Top 10 items of the month

Rounding up March's best items!

What’s up everyone! I’m finally home after my long trip to Japan. Excited to be back at the office writing classic segments that will resume next month, but until then, here’s a little recap of all of the content that went down in case you missed it or are a new subscriber to the newsletter:

WHERE I SHOPPED IN JAPAN

Updated my Japan shopping guide. Featuring 30+ stores that you should have on your list for your next trip.

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I MAY NEVER SHOP IN NORTH AMERICA AGAIN

How shopping in Japan has completely changed my perception on the in-store shopping experience.

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LOEWE WORK JACKET

I don’t care what this thing costs, just look at that wash. Incredible stuff! Seen this one in person and definitely needed to talk myself out of making poor financial decisions.

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SOUTH2 WEST8 + DANNER MOUNTAIN LIGHT

An oldie but a good one! Was surprised to see these still in stock over at Nepenthes Tokyo. If you’re in the area go visit and you might be lucky to scoop up a pair of these. Incredible in hand!

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CACTUS PLANT FLEA MARKET + NIKE

I usually don’t care much about the Nike and Cactus Plant Flea Market stuff but I was a fan of this one! This one has already dropped and I’m assuming it’s gone as this collab tends to sell out pretty quickly.

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STUSSY DUSTER COAT

There’s always room for a little Stussy in our lives. Classic trench with a leather collar. I mean, what’s not to like? Great piece, as part of their recent Spring ‘25 collection. This colorway is sold out, but there are a few sizes left of the all black version on their site. You’ve been warned.

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DRIES VAN NOTEN SUEDE SNEAKERS

Remember when I wrote about the Thin Midsole Renaissance last year? Anyway, the prophecy seems to be holding up because everyone is making some thin midsole sneakers right now. Dries Van Noten’s latest shoe is part of that conversation, and although I wasn’t a huge fan of the way they looked from the side at first, I did appreciate them more from the top down view—that squared toe box is a vibe!

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KAPPA + SEDAN ALL-PURPOSE TRACK JACKET

Sedan All-Purpose never disappoints when it comes to making a track jacket I want to wear, and this collab with Kappa is a continuation of that that thought. There were a bunch of other pieces that dropped alongside that you should go check out, but the jackets have to be my favorite.

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MINEZO SPORTS SHOES

Found this one randomly a few weeks ago. Handcrafted and made custom order, these shoes take a lot of inspiration from bowling shoes. They do it well though, it’s definitely leaning towards a more dressed up vibe, but I think that’s cool. Throw some oversized linen trousers with these and you just might have a hit on your hands.

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NIKE SPIRIDON + UNDEFEATED

I feel like I never write about Nike anymore, maybe things are feeling a little stale, but I don’t even think I am the right demographic anyway. At least right now. But when it hits, it hits! The recent Spiridon UNDFTD collab was great. Good colorways really do make a difference..

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UNDERCOVER PIN JACKET

Keeping it real, I actually not sure what the name of this piece is—if you do though, please let me know—I want it. Part of the recent AW25-26 collection, which was great in my opinion, so you should go check that out as well.

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NEW BALANCE ALLERDALE

This one has a lot of you in a chokehold right now, and while I do enjoy these, better options have been out there in plain sight. Conversations around Mephisto are popping up online, which is a shame because we don’t have much time before the potential hype machine does its thing. Alas, Mephisto has been doing this vibe forever now, but more dialed in a way that I think a lot of you would actually like. The homies are going to be upset that Mephisto is popping here too. Haha sorry brothers! Don’t get me wrong, the Adderdale is also a choice though. It’s good to have variety, we shouldn’t forget that.

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