What to buy this week
First look at Thom Browne + ASICS, a brand I'm quietly obsessed with just restocked the best sweatpants ever, linen shirts for business and pleasure, and more great recommendations
Happy Thursday everyone! We have a packed letter with recommendations, so let’s not waste any time.
In today’s letter:
Your first look at the upcoming collab with Thom Browne and ASICS
A brand I’m quietly obsessed with just restocked my favorite sweatpants
J.Crew’s new Rollneck Remix program
A pair of selvedge jeans that I keep recommending to my friends
Linen shirts for business and pleasure
A denim jacket from James Coward that’s coming home with me
and more
Before we dive in, Corridor is having a Sample Sale in Brooklyn, New York this week. If you’re a fan of good quality menswear, need a new pair of pants, or a fantastic knit for the low, then you should definitely go.
Sale ends on Sunday! Good prices, all sizes. All the details for the sale can be found here. I have alerted the homies over at Corridor that they should supply cookies to any SNLetter reader so make sure you ask for one when you stop by.
THOM BROWNE + ASICS
I don’t think anybody expected for Thom Browne to cook up a collaboration with ASICS, but we’re here and I couldn’t be happier. This collaboration might feel simple but it’s very Thom, and that’s why it works.
Debuted during Thom Browne’s Fall ‘26 show, the ASICS GEL-Kayano 14 gets reimagined through the eyes of Thom Browne in his typical color palette that we’re so familiar with.
There’s still some time before these drop, which gives us the opportunity to stack the necessary funds for when they do release on March 2nd.
Now, how much are they going to be? I’m not entirely sure. I heard whispers of being closer to $300 which is double of what the regular GEL-Kayano 14 goes for. Pretty on brand considering that this is going to be a more premium collaboration that needs to fit into the brands price point. Nevertheless, I’m excited.
J.CREW IS REIMAGINING THE ROLLNECK
The Rollneck sweater is a J.Crew staple. Every menswear bro in their early 30s that has a nice little job with a good circle of friends and his new found passion for 35mm film either has one or wants one. The girls love it too. It’s universal.
While you can get one pretty easily on their website right now, J.Crew is looking to step things up by continuing to innovate this wardrobe staple. To do so, J.Crew created The Rollneck Remix, a program that worked with 5 emerging designers to let their design ideas come to life through their own unique Rollnecks.
Featuring designs from Eckhaus Latta, Patrick Taylor, Tanner Fletcher, BUCI NYC, and Collina Strada. Some I know, some I don’t, but I think this program is already doing it’s job because I’m discovering and learning about new brands. Also, it’s fun to see that J.Crew isn’t afraid to give more creative control because we end up with something a little bit different—which we all need more of right now.
The Rollneck Remix is set to drop on the J.Crew website at 9 am EST, Friday 12th, 2026.
Oh, also what's crazy is that it seems as though J.Crew has quietly trademarked the word Rollneck. Isn’t that kind of wild? I’m not sure when that happened but they are definitely going all in on this one.
IS THIS THE PERFECT SWEATPANT? MAYBE
On October of last year I had returned from a trip to Japan where I had discovered what I believe are the perfect sweatpants. Obviously calling anything “perfect” is subjective, but they work for me exactly how I need them to. The fit is right, the cotton terry is incredibly soft to the touch, and the best part is they are below $100! It’s almost unheard of.
You’re going to be annoyed when I tell you that I’m gatekeeping this info for SNL subscribers though. I’m simply doing this because I don’t want to blow these up. I swear, nobody knows about these and I want to keep it that way, so we’re keeping it hush hush on the other side of the door.