I have to be honest with you: My first American-made jeans were completely accidental. I was twenty-three, penniless from my latest spending spree on limited edition hoodies, poking around a…
I was drinking coffee on Sunday morning watching Sophie color at the kitchen table while Jackson played on his iPad when Lauren walked into the room and saw me. Dark…
So this happens to me at the Kroger last week. I’m in line at the deli getting my half pound of turkey for lunch sandwiches that Jessica whips up for…
January last year I toured Red Wing boots factory in Minnesota. It was insanely cold that week – I swear they closed every heater before I got there – but…
So there I am Tuesday morning reaching up to grab my coffee mug off the top shelf before work, half asleep, when suddenly SNAP (yes I swear while writing these).…
Picture this: me standing in front of a mirror at a tailor shop in downtown Columbus wearing a brand-new $3,000 custom suit. And…it looks okay. Nothing special. It feels nice…
Last Tuesday I found myself sitting at my desk in our Chicago office with three separate article deadlines looming when my editor texted me. “Can you take that sustainable style…
Full disclosure: last year, my highest priced clothing purchase wasn’t a limited-release Supreme box drop or the Travis Scott Jordan 1s with the googly eyes. In fact, no one bought…
I’ll start this article off with a confession. Last weekend I went through every single pair of shoes I own. And I mean, I counted every pair. I didn’t say,…
I currently have three medium button-up polos hanging in my closet right now. They’re the exact same brand, exact same cut, bought six months apart. One fits my seven-year-old son…