The Tuesday Dispatch: Style Recommendations from the Front Line
They say that we couldn’t smoke in this bitch and we fucked around and still rolled up
We highlight a local Portland hat maker, a very good pair of jorts, and some all terrain Asics in this week’s recommendations. Our Soldier of the Week is a sharp dressed skater, and our Loser of the Week is a notorious piece of shit. Tuesday Means WAR !
TACTICAL UPDATES
HEADWEAR
LA No. 27 Club Puff Cap by Tron 444
We weren’t hip to Tron 444 til last week. We were In The Field when a Commando walked by in one of his bangers and we had to flag him down to learn more. This hat violates so many TWR guidelines that it should make us physically ill, but this jawn is greater than the sum of its parts. First of all, repping the generic LA or NY MLB logo is the lowest form of “style” when someone isn’t actually a resident of that city (Poser Shit) or fan of those teams (Bandwagon Shit). Trucker hats were once a staple of the skateboarder’s uniform, but this important silhouette had been co-opted by the cringiest boys and girls around, emblazoned with stupid Shit like a brewery logo or “CIAO!” Judah Friedlander is rolling over in his grave. Finally, smoking cigarettes gives you cancer and we’re not with that. We know many Smoking Soldiers, and we don’t judge, but we can’t back it. All that said, this hat is absolute fucking Heat just like the rest of Tron 444’s Time Travel Supplies. The puff embroidery cigs, complete with brown “tobacco” embroidery on the top of each stick, almost make us want to take a puff. Time for a zoot!
LOWER UNIFORM
Embroidered Baggy Denim Shorts by Kinetic
Kinetic is Everyone’s Local because they care and they’re consistent. Sometimes it’s just that simple. Part of their consistency is hitting us with top quality apparel throughout the year for each and every season. Of course they’ve got us covered with some brand new jorts for the tail end of summer. They come with the signature Kinetic class in two options of denim washes with a subtle logo embroidered just above the back pocket. Pair them with the previously featured soccer shirt and some 480s for the full effect. Skate shops are pillars of the community in so many ways, but they’re underrated for offering good quality garms at affordable price points that keep Soldiers looking fresh without going broke.
FOOTWEAR
GEL-Pickax by Asics
TWR hasn’t historically paid very much attention to Asics and similar core athletic brands that dabble in Fashion Shit (e.g. Saucony, Hoka, etc.). If we’re honest, the Ronnie Fieg era tainted things for quite a while. But a few years ago, they banged us all over the head by launching their skate program with the coolest skaters, filmers, photographers, and designers in The Industry. Suddenly, Asics chillers crept into skating the same way Tiagos were many skaters’ gateway drug to the wonderful world of the New Balance 990. Spotting a few bangers In The Field put us on to some innovative Shit happening across the Pacific. The Gel-Pickax puts a classic running upper on an ultra rugged boot-style sole. They’re colored up in trail-inspired earth tones with a mix of outdoor-ready textiles. This could’ve very easily been overdesigned into a true abomination, but they went right up to the line and came away with a Very Sick looking silhouette that works with all fits and in all environments. Unfortunately, the Gel-Pickax isn’t a staple in the line, so check eBay to scoop your own pair.
FIELD NOTES
SOLDIER OF THE WEEK
Danny Dipp for Grand Collection
Grand Collection dropped an edit featuring two sharp dressed motherfuckers skating tastefully in their latest apparel. Brian Reid is a well-established Style Soldier, but this is the first time we’ve seen Danny Dipp and we’re stoked for more. His garms cut a very proper silhouette, with pants that never go too baggy and shorts that tend to be huge without being enormous. We’re big fans of him pairing a nice big pair of shorts with crew socks and Tiago 1010s. Regardless of what you’re wearing up top, this combination will always look great in footage. Danny rode a combination of Palace and Edgelord boards throughout the edit - we hope the Palace footage was the recent stuff because he looks damn good in their garms.
LOSER OF THE WEEK
Jason Cauchi aka Jax Taylor
“Jax Taylor” has finally been taken off our television screens after more than 12 years of cocaine-induced carnage across many different Bravo franchises. Just one reunion to go and hopefully this idiot disappears forever, though Jax seems to have a cockroach-like ability to never fucking die. No failed reality television star has ruined more lives than Donald Trump, but Jax has left a trail of wreckage that’s truly incomprehensible. Bravo should be ashamed for enabling him for so long, but we’re not surprised given the losers they’re replacing him with on season 3 of The Valley. We love trash TV but we’d love it for producers to cast slightly less trash human beings. We’ll have more to say about his bar merch and lift shoes in a future post, but for right now we just wanted to say Go Fuck Yourself, Jason.
You’re now up to speed on the latest from the battlefield. Use this intel wisely and pass it on to others who may need our guidance. We can’t win the war unless we’re in it together.