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The Offcuts #003: Taking the blog offline with my first warehouse sale, your weekly menswear round-up, and what's in my cart this week.
One of the best things about this blog is connecting to the people that read it. The support that you’ve provided over the years by reading and subscribing was enough to take this blog to the next level, and I did that by creating a physical space that brings SNL to the real world.
I wrote about this space about two years ago. Since then, readers, and friends have stopped by to discover brands they’ve never heard of, try on different clothes, and just hangout. The reaction to this space has been overwhelmingly positive, but I want to bring more than just discovery, I want it to be a place where you can also buy a highly specific curation of items, clothes, and whatever other things that might feel special to me at the time.
So, that’s exactly what I did, and that’s how Teste was born. I’ve had this space for 2 years and now it’s time for an upgrade, so I’m clearing out my warehouse by letting go of a lot of stuff for the low, so this way I can make room for new stock that will be available at my new location and online this fall.
This coming weekend, June 20-21, the space will be open to the public for two days in Montreal, Canada for a warehouse sale. I’ll be selling clothes, footwear, and objects that I’ve picked up during travel in the last few years. We’ll also have a selection of goods from Nolan Daniel White at the pop-up and some other friends as well.
Prices will be low, we’ll have stuff between the $25-$250 range with some exceptions for those truly special items.
Stop by and say what’s up, grab a drink, and shop for great clothes for the low.
Hope to see you soon!
Welcome back to The Offcuts! A series of random fashion thoughts, recommendations, and everything in between.
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN MENSWEAR
RIP to Nigel Cabourn: one of the best to ever do it. An absolutely devastating loss for menswear. If you’ve never had a chance to wear one of his items, I suggest you do so, it’s just really great clothing, and it’s wildly available. Those who know, know.
Human Made to acquire Undercover: I think the craziest thing I learned from this deal is the fact that Human Made generated $89.14 million in 2026, a 26.8% increase from the previous year. Crazy. Not really surprised because that brand is everywhere in Asia. Either way, it looks like Human Made might be interested in becoming bigger than fashion, and this acquisition is a sign of that.
Paris Fashion Week is just a few weeks away, so expect full coverage right here on the blog with exclusive releases, runway moments, and showrooms throughout the week.
What are we doing here? The evolution of the Explore Page Warrior is reaching levels never thought possible. The machine is exhausted and those depending on it are clawing at the wall trying to keep that engagement up. It’s something that we should obviously ignore, but the damage the algorithm is doing is something that shouldn’t go unnoticed. Keep clear!
Knicks won and I love to see it. I will say, I was big on the Spurs during the season, but it was New York’s moment, so you have to be happy for everyone in that city right now. Huge win for the culture.
Nike’s latest Knicks campaign was directed by Josh Safdie, so you know it’s about to be a banger. I mean, the brand feels like it’s been asleep for a while now, but I’m digging this new energy Nike is putting out right now.
Speaking of the Knicks, is Landry Shamet the next it guy for menswear inspiration? I don’t know, but who ever is dressing him is doing a good job — white socks with the loafers is questionable, but I will remain silent until further notice.
Last week I included the The Broken Arm x Salomon in the latest Summer Footwear letter. It’s a shoe that looks amazing from the top down view, but then you see it from the side, and all of it starts to crumble. I’m still undecided on it, but now there seems to be a bit of controversy surrounding the imagery that was used for the collaboration. Looks like it was taken from an album cover by The World is a Beautiful Place. I don’t know, but Broken Arm seems to have deleted that post since and has still not addressed the allegations. Mistakes can happen, but what does it mean when you remain silent?
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WHAT’S IN MY CART
Summer is a busy time to revamp that wardrobe, and I’ve been looking around. Here are my favorite items that are in my cart right now.
Premium French linen tees from Batoner to minimize any sweaty situations. It’s going to be really light, and that’s The beige/brown one is calling my name.
New hand-dyed swim trunks from Bather are awesome. If you’re hitting the water at some point this summer you might as well do it in a pair of swim trunks you actually like. Each pair was hand-dyed by Toronto-based artist Jefford Lam, where he dyes each trunk individually in Indigo, creating a one-of-a-kind textural pattern throughout.
The fit on these selvedge jeans by ONI Denim is looking good. Plus, I love a little bit of ecru during the summer.
This Welders Stitch hat by Sexhippies is an absolute need — sexhippies is a hilarious name for a brand.
A Living Taste just restocked the all-black Plasticana clog. These are for the heads. The Vert color is also very fresh.
These cotton & hemp blend pants from Barbell Object reminds me of boxing shorts — that thick elastic waistband, which is sort of mimicked at the back of these pants are really cool. I think the most important part is the fabric construction: the hemp properties gives this cotton fabric much more breathability while keeping things light for those hot days.
I’ve been looking for a very simple, slim, black leather belt. I don’t want any bells or whistles, I just need it to be low-key. The Slim Oval belts by Maximum Henry are handcrafted in New York, and you’re able to customize the color of the leather and the brass buckle to your liking. Might be just what I’ve been looking for. I would also recommend checking out their full belt selection.
What’s better than 1 t-shirt? 2 of em. The Real McCoy’s reversible shirt is unlike anything you ever had in your closet.
Comme des Garcons makes some really good wallets. They just dropped a transparent snakeskin collection that I think is awesome.
I’m all in on these bags by Anthony Calydon. No release date yet, so hit that IG follow to stay in the loop.
Insanely disappointed I slept on the Henry Johnson Souvenirs drop. There are a few still left on the site, but not the ones I really wanted… This is is the ideal amount of fun from a t-shirt I want right now. Hopefully we can see a new drop soon.
It’s no Matthew shirt, but the Beach Ombre shirt is pretty damn close. These are already sold out on Stussy, but I found them over at Lost & Found here.
Three exclusive shorts from Orslow for Blue in Green. Below the knee, great colors, and a nice wide fit for that maximum comfortability. Doesn’t get much better than that.
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