Closet & Pocket: Recent Episodes
David
Closet & Pocket: the podcast that covers everything you can wear on you and carry with you. Join me, David, every week, to hear me discuss my latest gear pickups and thoughts on trends in the fashion and style industries.
The Closet & Pocket podcast, where I discuss everything you can wear on you and carry with you.
On today's episode, I talk about why I’m so passionate about buying used, and how perhaps we should strive not for “minimalism”, but “suitabilism”.
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Additional show material:
“Minimalism” documentary IMDB page: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3810760/
GQ article on how buying used means finding your own style: https://www.gq.com/story/sustainable-fashion-personal-style
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The Closet & Pocket podcast, where I discuss everything you can wear on you and carry with you.
On today's episode, I discuss some of the items I’d love to wear or carry (or at least try out) but for one reason or another I just can’t bring myself to.
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Product links:
Alternatives to dedicated pocket knives:
The Jetsetter: https://amzn.to/2XdvMwG
The Alox Pioneer X: https://amzn.to/2NP0bhC
The Minichamp: https://amzn.to/32OF43i
Montblanc Legend Spirit (please note this is a link for Fragrancenet, a service I’ve used many times to find excellent fragrances at great prices; you’ll simply need to search for the Montblanc Legend Spirit): http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=fKGosUIvlp4&offerid=507761&type=3&subid=0
Additional show material:
Knife-related YouTube channels:
BladeHQ: https://www.youtube.com/user/KnifeHQ
Knife Center: https://www.youtube.com/user/knifecenter
Nick Shabazz: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM_f7DAr6zzIHHYggsq8CrA
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The Closet & Pocket podcast, where I discuss everything you can wear on you and carry with you.
On today's episode, I discuss some of the latest gear pickups I’ve been enjoying since the start of 2020.
Time stamps:
4:30 Victorinox knives 8:00 Longines Master Moonphase 12:10 Montblanc Meisterstuck 146 22:40 Finding the perfect leather overnight bag
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Product links:
Please note that while I may receive a small portion of the proceeds from a purchase you make from these links, I have received nothing in return for featuring these products on my show in the first place.
The Jetsetter: https://amzn.to/2XdvMwG
The Alox Pioneer X: https://amzn.to/2NP0bhC
The Minichamp: https://amzn.to/32OF43i
The Longines Moonphase from their Master collection: https://www.jomashop.com/longines-master-watch-l29094926.html?nosto=cartpage-nosto-2
Saddleback Leather slim briefcase: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-9173069-13648635
Saddleback Leather side pocket duffle bag: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-9173069-13648633
Filson small duffle bag: https://amzn.to/2Smubns
Montblanc 146 fountain pen (make sure you check for your desired nib size): https://www.jomashop.com/montblanc-146-plat.html
Additional show material:
Hodinkee podcast with Stephen Pulvirent’s “Focus On Why” resolution: https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/our-watch-resolutions-for-2020
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The Closet & Pocket podcast, where I discuss everything you can wear on you and carry with you.
On today's episode, I talk about the Tommy Hilfiger brand, focusing on how important it was to me as a teenager growing up in the 1990s and what significance the clothes hold for me now.
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Additional show material:
The story behind the Tommy Hilfiger billboard: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/tommy-hilfiger-success-billboard?amp
Still talking about the Tommy Hilfiger racism scandal decades later: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.highsnobiety.com/2015/10/07/tommy-hilfiger-racism-scandal/%3fformat=amp
The story behind the turnaround of Tommy Hilfiger after the brand peaked in the 1990s: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2014/12/10/turnaround-tommy-how-hilfigers-once-dead-brand-had-its-biggest-year-ever/amp/
Information on the Macy’s/Tommy Hilfger distribution deal: https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/26/business/26retail.html
Snoop Dogg on SNL wearing Tommy: https://www.nssmag.com/en/amp/fashion/18592/tommy-hilfiger-launches-tommy-jeans-archive-capsule
Aaliyah’s iconic photo for Tommy Jeans: https://www.buzzfeed.com/amphtml/briangalindo/18-epically-90s-tommy-hilfiger-moments
DesignersDirect in 1997 as captured by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/19970620180604/http://www.designersdirect.com/
This was the jacket I couldn’t stop thinking about (I receive nothing if you end up buying this…): https://www.grailed.com/listings/12276040-tommy-hilfiger-x-tommy-jeans-vintage-tommy-hilfiger-windbreaker-jacket
Information on Amazon distribution of Tommy Hilfiger: https://realmoney.thestreet.com/investing/stocks/what-macy-s-j-c-penney-and-amazon-mean-for-pvh-sales-14976885
Unfortunately, others seem to agree with me on my assessment of Tommy clothing’s place in the market, in the US at least: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAnAmerican/comments/9n9x0r/how_are_tommy_hilfiger_clothes_perceived_in_the/?utm_source=amp&utm_medium=&utm_content=comments_view_all
3Q 2019 PVH results: https://www.pvh.com/news/feature-articles/PVH-3Q-Financial-Results
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The Closet & Pocket podcast, where I discuss everything you can wear on you and carry with you.
On today's episode, I cover the trends from 2019 that I think are either “here to stay” or “going away” in 2020.
Show links:
Rumored Jordan x Dior collaboration: https://footwearnews.com/2019/focus/athletic-outdoor/dior-nike-air-jordan-1-collaboration-1202872387/
Bark & Jack “Has the Rolex Bubble Burst?”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD3nbWcb7VQ&t=298s
“Anything Goes” going away in 2020? Maybe it’ll just morph into a twist on the classics. From GQ’s Will Welch: “A Suit for the Suitless Era”: https://www.gq.com/story/suit-for-suitless-era-editors-letter-september-2019
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