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I needed some new shades for summer and per the law of expensive sunglasses* I wanted to spend as little as possible. After suffering a devastating blow with the loss** of my second pair of Shuron’s, I needed stylish but cheap replacements. A quick Etsy*** search for “deadstock sunglasses” served up a lot of great options. The best deals in my opinion were the above pictured offerings from shop, American Deadstock. The price, $16, is Urban Outfitters, but the quality is Ray Ban. I literally have nothing else to say, stop reading and go buy some they’re good, happy Thursday, bye.

*”If they’re expensive, consider them lost or destroyed at a rate inversely proportional to their cost.” e.g. $400 sunglasses are lost/destroyed within a year, while $40 sunglasses last 10 years.

**It was the cleaning people in my office. I know they took them. Are you reading this Lucy? I fucking know it was you, Lucy.

***Etsy, the world’s largest online assortment of poorly knit goods, iPhone cases, found-item jewelry, and dead person clothing for cats, women, and people.

For The Discerning Few recently posted an interview with founder and designer of the iconic J. Keydge slack jacket, François Ferdinand. It’s a good read for anyone interested in the trajectory of a niche market product like J.Keydge over the past few decades. I’ve been wanting to get my hands on one since a piece about them on IvyStyle some years ago. Unfortunately, they’re a bit hard to come by stateside. For now, I’ll continue to recite the bloggers’ prayer and hope for my size to appear on eBay. 

That good horween leather. The homie Shawn from form•function•form hooked it up with a custom fob for ye’ olde Mansh’. Love this thing (the one with the keys on it). Clip it to my belt loop and hang it in the back pocket. I hope this becomes a standard model soon…

Check out the shop for more bench-made leather goods. Highly recommend.