The Material Review

Issue 067: Cheap Cashmere, Prada Marfa Turns 20, Why People Don't Dress Up To Go Out, Golf Shirts, Winter Boots of the Future, Spotlight On Watches and Travel Guide: New Zealand.

Stories worth reading. Stop indexing the internet.

Is cheap cashmere worth buying? We put it to the test.

“Brands such as Quince, Uniqlo and Naadam sell cashmere sweaters for as low as $60.” [WaPo]

Prada Marfa is 20. It’s never gone out of fashion

“Artists Elmgreen & Dragset reflect on the success and symbolism of their Texan ‘designer store’” [HTSI]

Why Don’t People Dress Up to Go Out Anymore?

The informality that dominates in most public spaces today has been brewing for quite some time, our critic explains, and speaks to a broader cultural shift. [NYT]

A WSJ Reader Complained About Men’s Golf Shirts. So We Went Hunting for Better Ones.

“Many men now wear golf shirts to the office. Many of those shirts look decidedly average. Our value-shopping columnist tracked down winning designs for around $100.” [WSJ]

6 Emerging Shoe Brands Making the Winter Boots of the Future

“The next generation of bad-weather stompers might hail from the foothills of the Dolomites or the outskirts of the Finnish woods.” [GQ]

A shortlist of things we’ve got our eye on.

Polo Ralph Lauren Tick-Weave Sport Coat

Drake’s Red Cotton Long Point Collar Work Shirt

Tough Traveler ZAM Tote

Vans Premium Authentic Reissue 44 LX Duck Canvas Vintage Yellow

Kestin Mhor Short

Watches

Timex Atlantis 100

Naval Watch Co. FRXB014

Sea-Gull 1963 Reissue

G-SHOCK DW5000R-1A Origin

Unimatic U4S

New Zealand

Stay: Blanket Bay Lodge, Glenorchy

Lunch: Amisfield, Queenstown

Shop: BONZ, Queenstown

Fun: Glacier Heli Hike, Franz Josef

Dinner: Otahuna Lodge, Christchurch

Drinks: Man O’ War, Waiheke Island