The Material Review
Issue 054: Ralph's Presidential Medal of Freedom, Georgia O’Keefe At Home, Bamonte's, Pro Chess' Jeans Controversy and A Spotlight On Blazers.
Stories worth reading. Stop indexing the internet.
Ralph Lauren Makes Fashion History With Top Civilian Honor
“After decades of being nearly synonymous with American fashion, the 85-year-old became the first fashion designer to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.” [NYT]
Georgia O’Keefe At Home
“Inside the painter’s life in New Mexico” [The Atlantic]
What Magnus Carlsen’s Jeans Have to Do with Chess
“The fuss around the grand master’s wearing of denim pants to a tournament is a reflection of tensions within the game.” [The New Yorker]
Saucy Beast
“In Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where almost everything has changed, a 125-year-old Italian restaurant is hotter than ever. Welcome to Bamonte’s” [Air Mail]
Jeans in the White House? President Carter Made It So.
“He projected authenticity not just through his actions, but also with his uniform.” [NYT]
A shortlist of things we’ve got our eye on.
Carhartt Work in Progress OG Santa Fe Coat
Kamakura Shirts Straight Point Oxford
Oyster Performance Cooler
Outerknown Nomad Baggy Chino
Factor's Cashmere Slit Pocket Crew in University Gold
Blazers
Drake’s Tobacco Cotton Linen Games Blazer
The Anthology Goodman Jacket - Camelhair
Sid Mashburn Ghost Blazer
J. Mueser WM Brown + Harris Tweed Waverly Jacket
Vintage Ralph Lauren Doeskin Blazer