San Francisco
Taylor Stitch
Workwear-rooted American menswear, garment-dyed and built to break in. Quietly one of the most consistent rotations on the West Coast.
The Brands
A short list, on purpose.
The brands we keep coming back to — houses making the kind of menswear that holds up after a season of wear. Mostly American; the rest, worth the exception. Click through to shop everything they currently make.
Los Angeles
Buck Mason
California essentials with an East Coast eye — the slub tee, the vintage denim, the field jacket you'd actually wear in the field.
Orange County, CA
Freenote Cloth
Family-run, made in America. Western and workwear traditions translated into selvedge denim, chambray work shirts, and the kind of heavyweight knits that justify the price.
Brooklyn
Knickerbocker
Made in NYC, mostly in their own factory. A tighter range than most — fatigues, knits, the occasional jacket — done with conviction.
Ventura, CA
Iron & Resin
Moto-rooted Americana. Waxed canvas, heavy cotton, and a wardrobe that's more at home on a bike than at the office.
New York
3sixteen
Japanese fabric, American construction. Best known for their selvedge denim — built to be worn hard and re-photographed at year five.
New York
Alex Mill
Modern American basics from Mickey Drexler's son, run with the same eye for fabric and fit as J.Crew at its peak. Polos, henleys, chinos done quietly well.
Nashville
Imogene + Willie
Nashville denim shop turned modern workwear label. Custom-fit selvedge jeans and garment-dyed work shirts — pieces that feel right after a year of wear.
New York
Aimé Leon Dore
Teddy Santis's NYC label that bridges streetwear and considered sportswear. Collabs that landed (New Balance, Porsche), knitwear and outerwear that punches well above its price.
New York
Stoffa
Made-to-measure, pulled-back tailoring with Italian fabrics — chore coats, trousers, knitwear cut to spec. The closest thing on this list to a quiet luxury house.
Florence, AL
Billy Reid
Southern American tailoring rooted in vintage cuts and hand-finished detailing. CFDA-honored, and one of the few menswear designers making clothes you'd wear to a wedding in Birmingham.
Atlanta
Duck Head
Southern prep, made well — chinos, oxfords, and the kind of unfussy basics that have been a staple in the South since 1865.
USA
Time Catcher Clothing
Faithful reproductions of mid-century American menswear — 1950s Italian-collar shirts, vintage-spec cuts, small batches. The label for guys who'd rather find the original than buy the new.
Cincinnati
Velva Sheen
American tee specialists since 1932, now run by the Japanese label that revived the originals. Loopwheel-knit on the same antique machines — the kind of plain tee that's anything but plain.
Niigata, Japan
Snow Peak
The apparel line from Japan's most considered outdoor brand. Sulfur-dyed coveralls, technical fabrics with workwear restraint — outdoor heritage without the gorpcore costume.
New York
Wythe New York
Peter Middleton's NYC label — tonkin prints, ringer tees, rugbies, the occasional western shirt. Vintage-spec American sportswear with the patina built in. Sits in the Drake's adjacent corner of the shelf.
Portland, Oregon
Dehen 1920
Heritage Portland knitwear and outerwear since 1920. Knit varsity cardigans, motorcycle jackets, made-in-USA wool — the kind of pieces that turn up better at year ten than they were at year one.
Toronto
Outclass
Toronto-based sportswear — clean classic-with-a-twist shirting, ripstop pants, prints with a bit of wit. The Canadian voice in the catalog, priced in USD.
Kobe, Japan
The Real McCoy's
The Japanese repro studio for mid-century American military, sportswear, and leather. Buco (their motorcycle sub-line), baseball uniforms, deck jackets — researched, sourced, and stitched as if they were the originals.
Albstadt, Germany
Merz b. Schwanen
German loopwheel-knit specialists since 1911. Slub pima cotton tees, plant-based beanies, tennis socks — the patient, made-in-Germany sister to Velva Sheen, at a friendlier price.