The Material Review
Issue 198: Menswear's Value Shift, Rage-Inducing Tech, Rolex Pepsi, Ferris Bueller, Garage Sales, New Viberg x David Coggins Collab and Spotlight On: Post General
Stories worth reading. Stop indexing the internet.
“The Middle is Very Seductive”: Inside Menswear’s Value Shift
The 40 Most Rage-Inducing Problems in Tech
“The bugs, broken apps, and nightmare customer-service bots we can’t escape, presented as a blessed and sacred addendum to Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical on AI” [The Ringer]
Rolex Fans Hope for Another ‘Pepsi’ Revival
“The blue and red variation of the GMT-Master II was removed from the brand catalog, but it wasn’t the first time.” [NYT]
“You Killed the Car”
“A Ferrari and a distinctive Highland Park home combined for an iconic scene in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. This adapted excerpt from a new book details how it all went (crashing) down.” [Chicago]
The Whimsy and Heartbreak of America’s Garage Sales
“For $100, I bought bric-a-brac that explains a nation.” [The Atlantic]
A shortlist of things we’ve got our eye on.
Frizmworks Melange Check Work Shirt
Paraboot Barth
Sunspel Lightweight Cotton Poplin Blazer
Portuguese Flannel Punta camp collar shirt
Harold Denim Hang Short
Viberg x David Coggins
The Outsider IV
Post General
Quick-Dry Hoodie Towel
The Lunch Cooler Tote
Carry-On Backpack
DOUBLEWALL FLIP-TOP BOTTLE 300ml
The Shopping Basket Cooler Tote