Askov Finlayson Explorer Pants

The Minneapolis retailers launch their first-ever trousers designed for ambitious treks around the Land of 10,000 Lakes and beyond

Not only has Minneapolis shop Askov Finlayson (named for two towns in northern Minnesota) launched a new website, it’s also just introduced its first-ever branded product with the Explorer Pants. We first chatted with co-founders and brothers Eric and Andrew Dayton in 2012, when their store in the North Loop neighborhood was just under a year old. Now, the industrious brothers are channeling the state’s …

Topo Designs Mountain Pants

The Colorado outdoor attire brand introduces a full-length version of their well-loved cotton ripstop shorts

When Topo Designs dropped their Mountain Shorts a few months back, CH was on the horn with Topo co-founder Mark Hansen in seconds. And after a summer of wear—most recently on the Trans-America Trail—they are hard to beat. Needless to say, CH staffers were excited to see the Colorado-based brand introduce a longer version of the favorite shorts earlier this week. Made of lightweight 100% …

Publish Jogger Pants

The LA-based fashion brand reintroduces their casual ripstop cotton pants

As a longtime believers that loungewear can be both stylish and acceptable outside one’s home, LA’s Publish is excited to see the current “comfy-boy” phenomenon continue to strike certain corners of the menswear world. So, to perpetuate this introduction of sportswear into the upper echelons of fashion—with a capital F—today Publish reintroduces their elastic-cuffed Jogger Pants in a range of new colors. A solid way …