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I been around the world thrice times, I mean what I say / From that Panama sun to France's Champs-Élysées / Grind so deep-rooted, I can't turn away
Luxurious garms made of corduroy, sheepskin, and athletic mesh made for any Mission that may arise. Deathwish adds a Bay Area Style Soldier to the lineup. Clothes you could wear to be tried at The Hague. It’s a real barnburner this week.
TUESDAY MEANS WAR
TACTICAL UPDATES
UPPER UNIFORM
Deli Squad Soccer Jersey by Quartersnacks
We’ve highlighted plenty of football (soccer) jerseys in the past, and for good reason. The athletic material is perfect for all kinds of different Missions, the silhouette is one of the only sports jerseys that works with any outfit, and they offer lots of fun elements to freak a design (badge, sleeves, sponsor, back hits, YEAH BABY!). This one is dope on it’s own, a classic Quartersnacks banger paying homage to New York skateboarding with just the right amount of detailing and the lovely footy-inspired QS logo. But this particular jersey “hits different” for anyone that had the pleasure of rolling through Tompkins Finest Deli (or its previous iteration, Avenue A Mini Market) on the way to or from a session at TF. Abruptly shuttered and turned into a smoke shop like so many important Third Places in the modern world, the legacy of the go-to bodega for so many skaters from all over the world can live forever. They merged Tompkins Finest Deli with Tompkins Square Park to create Quartersnacks FC’s hypothetical shirt sponsor, Tompkins Square Deli. Whether you rock this one to rep QS, TF, or the banging BEC you had at the deli, this is a signal to fellow Soldiers worldwide. Salute.
LOWER UNIFORM
Stained Grey Cord Trousers by Mfpen
There are many times that we get Dressed and then realize we have to switch out one or two items because head-to-toe corduroy just isn’t a great look. That said, corduroy is the best of the best and every Soldier should have a Garm Locker full of it - hats, shirts, pants, shorts, sneakers, jackets. Plurality is intentional - a Soldier can never have too much corduroy. No two corduroys are alike, no two corduroys age the same, and the seemingly endless number of wales make it imperative that you embrace the variety and build up a stock that’s entirely You. Corduroy pants are the most common form, and there are so many great ones out there. Mfpen snapped on these ones, using a garment washed grey cord with a wide-ish wale and applying a pre-distressed “stain” effect to give them a little Personality. Some hate a pre-distressed jawn, but we actually think it helps Soldiers be a bit less precious with their garms and actually Wear their shit. It’s easier to let yourself fuck up some expensive pants if they look a little fucked up to begin with. And Soldiers should be fucking up their garms, whether they’re inexpensive or High Fashion, because clothes are made to be worn and life is meant to be lived. Buy a pair of these and go roll around in the mud or something.
FOOTWEAR
Classic Ultra Mini Boot by Ugg
Most Soldiers are going to hate this one, and that’s fine, because we’re here to spread The Good Word, not to please the masses. There is simply no greater level of comfort and Swagger than a Real Soldier in thUgg boots. We were first awakened to the idea when Jason Segel rocked them in I Love You Man. His character was the epitome of No Fucks Given in an era when Everyone Gave Fucks. We were in our formative years and Figuring Things Out, so it was refreshing to see a portrayal of a motherfucking Man that seemed to embody self esteem and confidence. Stepping out in public wearing the most iconic women’s footwear takes Big Balls (not the DOGE weenie) and we wanted to do that. A few years later we worked up the Courage to go for it, asked our wife to buy us a pair, and we were imbued with Ultimate Manhood upon sliding our feet into the sheepskin comfort for the first time. We were early, per usual, and we were extremely excited when Palace (TWR’s #1 Outfitter) collaborated on some ridiculous thUggs of their own. We certainly recommend hunting down some Palace jawns if you can, but it’s also fine to grab the stock thUggs as an introduction to The Movement. Stunting can come later after confidence is built. Either way you go, get cozy in thUggs and unlock a whole new level of Man from within.
FIELD NOTES
SOLDIER OF THE WEEK
Deathwish Skateboards
Much is made lately of skateboarding’s stagnation and fixation with Olds and fear for the future. It’s all valid, but so is the fact that no skateboarding company Gets It better than Baker/Deathwish. There’s a reason they’ve stayed up while all their contemporaries kook out and upstarts continue coming and going. Baker gets the bulk of the shine but Deathwish is quietly one of the Coolest brands out there. The addition of Hill Man Chris Athans to go alongside Style Rulers like Brian O’Dwyer, Sean O’Connor, and Yuri Facchini shows that Ellington and Greco have never taken their finger off the pulse of what matters in skateboarding - Cool Skaters Looking Cool and Doing Cool Tricks. You’ll always be timeless when you focus on knowing and scouting Cool, and we should pay a little more respect to our OGs that still get it and keep skateboarding moving forward.
ENEMY OF THE WEEK
Palantir Streetwear
Palantir, Peter Thiel’s Surveillance and Murdering Company, makes clothes! Finally! Who could resist some Shitty gym shorts or a Basic hoodie emblazoned with the logo of a corporation that was started by the CIA and exists only to surveil the world and commit war crimes via Artificial Intelligence? Bonus points that the line seems to be headed by an absolutely Based software engineer who does off-brand Zyn and has very Sick personal style! Hell yeah! The World is doing Great!
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I have a nice photo of the Tompkins Deli cat
WKND makes some interesting looking cords that might be worth some recon. I'm gonna work on securing some and will report back. Good night and good luck.