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Today, on the East Coast, the weather has finally, mercifully shifted toward autumn. Time to break out the sweaters, the coats, the tweedy blazers. If you're looking for inspiration, Esquire's Luke Guillory highlighted four style "trends" for fall that we endorse. His story has specific recommendations, as well as an extended reference to the German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. In other words, visit the story for the philosophy, stay for the fashion. You can read it below. – Michael Sebastian, editor-in-chief Plus:
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A definitive guide on what we're shopping—from prep to power suits, we're betting big on the classics. |
Listen, if you're here looking for the inside scoop on trends, let me tell you a secret: They don't exist. At least not like they used to. The zeitgeist has shifted. I mean, as long as I'm using the term zeitgeist—closely associated with Hegel, though he used the more classical and uncompounded German: "Geist der Zeit"—why not throw a big philosophical bomb in here. We are living in an era of antithesis to the classic trend cycle (the thesis) in which designers then editors then buyers literally dictated what the masses would wear. Trends used to be Esquire giving you the scoops, like "Barney's is stocking a new up-and-coming Italian designer named Giorgio Armani." Now "trends" are grown men on TikTok posting green-screen videos saying, "Bro, here's how to ride the big-pants wave this fall." Neither really takes hold of the general public. Everyone dresses how they want now, and they usually dress poorly. I don't say this to be pessimistic or yell into the void about how men shouldn't try to be trendy (though I believe that). I say it to tell you: This is Esquire's own trend forecasting. |
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For all that's been said about menswear swallowing up workwear as an aesthetic these past few years, inducting chore jackets and cargo pants into the canon of must-have pieces, boots are a completely different story. Boots have always been cool, even if you don't actually clock in for shifts at the lumberyard. Eighties rockers and '90s rappers knew the virtues of a solid boot. They ran in them, so the rest of us can walk with swagger.
While there exist several big-name boot brands with cultural cachet, Wolverine, established in 1883, is refreshingly uncool. Largely ignored by fashion types, Wolverine's boots have been free to just be damn fine work boots that offer comfort and durability at sweetheart prices. The workhorse of the brand, the Floorhand, is an unsuspecting boot that holds it down against more iconic stompers like the six-inch Timberland and the 1460 by Doc Martens
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You've heard of a bull in a china shop. A panicked naked guy crashing through a toy store is basically the same concept. If that premise from Roofman sounds funny, then writer-director Derek Cianfrance has done his job. With Roofman, he wanted to try making you laugh. (And only cry a little, maybe.) The movie (out October 10) stars Channing Tatum in the true story of Jeffrey Manchester, a serial thief who earned his nickname from burrowing into the tops of fast-food joints after hours and making off with their cash. He was caught by police and went to prison, then enhanced his legend by staging a jailbreak. While on the run, he stayed out of sight for months by living inside the false ceilings and back passageways of a big-box retail store. Apart from his crimes, he was a pretty good guy. Among Manchester's misadventures was the moment a toy-store manager (played by Peter Dinklage) arrived a little early one morning and caught him in the midst of a furtive men's-room sponge bath. That's what triggered the bubble-covered naked scramble. The creation of that particular scene seemed like a good place to start as Cianfrance discussed his penchant for tales of crushing responsibility, why he hasn't made a film for five years, and his hope that Roofman might prove he can lighten things up. |
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