The Material Review
Issue 183: Baseball Scorebooks, Anatomica, Drake's White-Labeling, A One-woman Ultralight Operation, Club Sandwiches, The Best Pen, Withnail's Coat, Buck Mason x McGregor and Links from the Feed.
Stories worth reading. Stop indexing the internet.
For Those Keeping Score, an Ancient Baseball Art Lives On
“Scorekeeping has been long endangered, but the re-emergence of scorebooks says a lot about why baseball itself is having a moment in 2026.” [Sportico*]
Anatomica Paris – menswear for the disciplined dresser
“The shop where function will always trump fashion” [FT]
Everything Drake’s white-labels
How ‘What Happened’ Makes the Most Sought-After Backpacks by Mountain Pros
“Slovenian alpinist Neza Peterca turned a lifetime of design, sewing, and repair experience into an all-custom technical backpack brand” [Field Mag]
Club-Sandwich Confidential
“The trusty club is having a moment. An inside look at how some of the most exclusive restaurants in the city are riffing on a classic” [Air Mail*]
The Best Pen Can Only Be Stolen
“And steal them I have.” [The Old Ghosts]
Withnail’s Coat & I
“He may have boasted tailoring from Hawkes of Savile Row, but Withnail’s coat has a much more complicated history.” [On The Row]
A shortlist of things we’ve got our eye on.
Rivay Italian Tour Knit Sport Coat in Navy
Freenote Cloth Bodie - Japanese Twill - Selvedge Stripe
Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical 250
Yuketen Italian Blucher w/ Vibram Tuscany
imogene + willie x Richter Goods tonal striped pearl snap
Stòffa Jeans Brown Foxfibre® Cotton Twill
Buck Mason x McGregor
Drizzler Jacket in Red
Drizzler Jacket in Khaki
From the Feed
The most intense shoe salesman you’ll ever meet
Talk Talk - Live at Montreux 1986
Big Bear Bald Eagle Live Nest - Cam 1
live at montreux forever!
The JSN tweet still makes me laugh dude was really out there in clown shoes and never noticed