Distractions

morgan collett: You were born and raised in Oahu. How long were you there before you came to Newport? danny kwock: I lived in Oahu until about seventh grade. Then I moved to Cali and ended up in the San Fernando Valley, of all places. mc: This is the early ’70s? dk: It was about…

colin tunstall:  How was soccer this morning? peter sutherland:  It was good. I always love playing this time of year. It’s cold and I feel some kind of energy from that. We just celebrated our ten-year anniversary. Hopefully we’ve got ten more! ct:  So you’ve been playing with the Chinatown Soccer Club from the get-go? …

We first met Tim Barber inside the lobby of a hotel in Japan two years ago. He was in Tokyo hosting the opening of his solo exhibition “Blues” and invited us to come along. We’ve kept in touch ever since, and after hearing that he was continuing the series with “New Blues,” we decided to…

asmeret berhe-lumax: What does photography mean to you? malin fezehai: I think for me, photography is a way of telling stories. And it’s an excuse for me to partake in other people’s realities. abl: What stories do you find the most important to share and tell? mf: It varies. I think some stories I’m drawn…

In 1951, Sukejiro Kaihara established Kaihara Textile Mills Ltd. with an investment of 1,800,000 yen (the equivalent of roughly $5,000 USD back then) and 34 looms. Twenty years later, the company became the first in Japan to offer rope-dyeing in-house—a process that’s key to creating the dramatic fading effects of well-worn, raw denim. Today, Kaihara…

We’ve been to Japan countless times, but our most recent trip was a special one. We took a trip out to Shikoku, the hometown of one our old friends Kohei Chiba, who’s a legendary surfboard shaper and the owner of 303 Surf. He graciously invited us into his shaping bay to watch him hand-shape a…

thomas bettridge: What’s your process like when you’re taking these Polaroids? Do you just wander around with a camera? lucien smith: When I originally started them—when I was doing them in New York—I was always going on these bike rides in the early morning, or late at night, while I was walking home. At first…

Introduced in 1951 during the Korean War, the M-51 parka was designed to keep soldiers warm from the Korean peninsula’s cold weather and freezing rain. The rugged design featured a removable heavy liner jacket paired with a weather-resistant cotton-nylon outer shell to provide both warmth and protection from the elements. The “fishtail” moniker often associated…

Offered in a multitude of styles, lengths, and fabrics over the years, wool coats are hard to beat when it comes to the bitter winters of New York City. When made right, they can keep you just as warm as any puffer without the added bulk. For Pre Spring ‘18, we’ve designed our Morgan Wool…