Jon Naar

zak bush: I’m curious to talk to you guys about surfing on the East Coast back in the day. How did you first get started? tom dugan: Surfing came into my life through surf magazines. I moved to Long Island from Ohio in the summer of 1965 and, for some reason, I had already been…

Each year around springtime, we take a trip out to Japan to catch up with old friends, check in with our stores, and revisit a few of our favorite restaurants. This year’s trip began with an amazing event at Ba-Tsu Gallery celebrating the work of photographer Jiro Konami, carried on with our store staff as…

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…

The latest collection from our ongoing partnership with iconic Japanese bag maker Porter, titled the “Reflective Line,” puts a focus on functionality, versatility, and durability. Consisting of five silhouettes—a Weekender bag, 3-Way Briefcase, Backpack, 2-Way Tote and Wallet—the collection features convertible straps that allow the bags to be worn or carried in various positions while…

Earlier this year we partnered with Japanese photographer Jiro Konami on an exhibition titled “New City,” in which we curated photos of his taken in New York City and put them on display at Batsu Art Gallery in his hometown of Toyko, Japan. We decided to bring the exhibition back to NYC, except this time…

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…

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I remember that there were only two or three photographers there. I was shocked, because these surf guys were like rock stars to me. I’d seen so many pictures of them riding all these daredevil waves. For me, surfing was a nerd’s way of having a sport in my head visually—taking these photographs was my…