The Material Review

Issue 169: Reverso Fun, Amarillo’s Circus Room, Turbulence, Death of the $150 hotel room, Everything’s a Drop, Advanced Toilet Technology, Mickey Drexler and Spotlight On: Loafers.

Stories worth reading. Stop indexing the internet.

Flip it and reverse it: the enduring fun of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Reverso

“The switchable dials coveted by collectors and celebrities alike” [FT]

Amarillo’s Circus Room Walks a Tightrope Between Past and Present

“Step right up for a night inside the oldest continually operating bar along US Route 66” [Texas Highways]

Why Your Next Flight Is Likelier to Hit Turbulence

“With climate change, the skies are becoming bumpier. Can today’s planes still keep us safe?” [The New Yorker]

What happened to the $150 hotel room?

“Inflation is forcing guests to choose between downgrading to a budget property or paying through the nose.” [WaPo]

The Highly Exclusive Way That Everybody Shops Now

“When everything’s a drop, what’s the point of a drop?” [The Atlantic]

Like Fancy Japanese Toilets? You’ll Love the Sound of This.

“Devices that conceal unwanted noises are the next frontier in advanced toilet technology. Would you like some peaceful birdsong, or perhaps a burst of artillery fire?” [NYT]

Mickey Drexler Wants to Build the Antidote to Big American Retail

[Vogue Business]

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

Barbour® X J.Crew Barn Jacket

Best Made Co. Gerstner 41D Founder’s Edition

Danner Larch Mt Denim Shirt

South2 West8 S/S Open Collar Shirt - Blue - Trout

Freenote Cloth Shifter Pant

ACL x Rivay

The ACL x Rivay Hat

Loafers

Crockett & Jones Harvard 2 Travel Loafer

Rancourt & Co. Beefroll Penny Loafer LH - Belgrade Camp Loafer - Dark Brown Rowdy Bison

Viberg Bristol - Black Alcazar Calf

Alden x Leffot Fifteen Penny – Brown CXL

August Special Augie Type-GS

J.M. Weston 180 - Nut Brown Lizard Leather