For two hundred years pink meant money and power, and men wore it without thinking twice. Josh Sirlin on how a color changed sides, and on making a rose you cannot get anywhere else.
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Green was the hardest color in the world to make, and then it was the deadliest. Josh Sirlin on arsenic, Victorian dye houses, and what a real green still costs.
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Rise decides where your leg appears to start, and a tailor cannot fix it afterward. Josh Sirlin on the one measurement worth taking before you order anything.
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It started as underwear and became the most worn garment on earth. Josh Sirlin on the plain white t-shirt, and how to tell a great one from a cheap one.
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Never had a cavity. Still broke six teeth. Josh Sirlin on gold crowns, the oldest dental material there is, and choosing the right material for the job.
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Black jeans are harder to make than blue ones, and almost nobody says so. Josh Sirlin on sulfur dye, over-dyeing, and how to keep black denim black.
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A hotel group named for a flower in a man's lapel, and a friendship that started with a customer buying a jacket. Josh Sirlin on the Tollmans and real luxury.
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Running Black Bear Brand taught me more about leadership than anything else in my life. Josh Sirlin on setting the standard and refusing good enough
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Most people think fashion design is sketching pretty clothes. It is not. It is problem solving. Josh Sirlin on how he designs every Black Bear Brand piece.
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Chasing the woman you love is really about becoming a man worth choosing, then showing up like it every day. Josh Sirlin on presence, effort, and dressing like you mean it.
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Launching Black Bear Brand WOMAN is one of the proudest things I have done. Josh Sirlin on women’s style, real craft, and the biggest western moment in decades.
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A clear head is the most underrated advantage a man can have. Josh Sirlin on choosing clarity, discipline, and being fully present for your own life.
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Self reliance is one of the deepest sources of confidence a man can have. Josh Sirlin on the short list of skills that pays off for the rest of your days.
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The best life I know is not about having more. It is about having better, and less of it. Josh Sirlin on fewer, finer things and the rituals that hold a life together.
Categories: Style, Menswear, Culture
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Health is basic maintenance of the one machine you cannot replace. Josh Sirlin on the simple habits that carry you for a lifetime, and the recovery uniform he lives in.
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Western wear is the most honest fashion America ever produced. It did not start on a runway, it started on the ranch. Josh Sirlin on cowboy style, past and present.
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Blue jeans did not become the most iconic garment on earth by accident. They earned it on the big screen. Josh Sirlin on denim, film, and the fade that turns your life into the movie.
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Most men get beach style wrong, all loud prints and flimsy fabric gone in a summer. Josh Sirlin on ease with real substance underneath.
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Masculine style is not a costume or a checklist of brands. It is character made visible. Josh Sirlin on quiet confidence, and the one jacket he points every man to.
Categories: Style, Menswear, Style & Heritage
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A boyfriend jean is the easiest jean to look great in, and the easiest to look sloppy in. Josh Sirlin decodes the relaxed denim family and how to wear it right.
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