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Behind The Scenes at Arc’teryx

Take a look inside the Everyday design team's studio, where attention to detail results in covetable gear

14 November 201915 November 2019

Presented in partnership with Arc'teryx

Many brilliant minds come together for each collection of functional, stylish outdoor gear released by Arc’teryx. To honor some of these people, the brand has been documenting behind the scenes, crafting articles and short films that offer fans a glimpse of the talented teams’ work. To begin, Cut From the Same Cloth introduces us to the Everyday design team and their studio, where innovation takes place every …

Menswear Label Willem’s Contrasting Artistic Influences

Ahead of the brand's first-ever NYC pop-up, we speak with founder Sean McDonagh

Evan Malachosky

6 November 20196 November 2019

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Menswear brand Willem—under the direction of founder and creative lead Sean McDonagh—reimagines staples with contrasting artistic influences. The newest collection, FW19’s Pavement Preacher, includes nods to Dash Snow, Glenn O’Brien, Richard Prince, and silhouettes from Clint Eastwood’s Pale Rider. When investigating “cowboy” style (which comes and goes), McDonagh saw an opportunity to address the root of its most recent resurgence. Brushing aside the trendier traits, …

Benjamin Benmoyal’s Clothing From Recycled Cassette Tape

Katie Olsen

5 November 2019

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For his collection called It Was Better Tomorrow, Benjamin Benmoyal hand-wove sculptural garments from recycled cassette tape, recycled yarn and Tencel. Benmoyal (a student at London’s Central Saint Martins) drew inspiration from his time in the Israeli army, the colors of Iceland and artists James Turrell and Olafur Eliasson, as well as brutalist architecture. The resulting garments are quite stunning, from their luminous quality to …