Gear: Chapter 1
10/22/202558 min
Almost all clothes have something to do with the military. But one industry in particular has a lot to do with the military.
The first episode of the new season establishes how the American military came to be, and how they were dressed. To see images and learn more, go to articlesofinterest.substack.com
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
Listen up. Focus your attention on me now. Do not infuriate me and make me repeat myself. Do you understand me? Chapter one.
Avery Trufelman· Host0:10
Let me start with the basics, the most basic basics. Khakis, button-downs, crisp white T-shirts. These are all clothes that one goes to buy at Buck Mason.
Kyle Fitzgibbons· Guest0:25
And so if we think about what is a classic closet and what belongs within it, then our job as a brand is to make the best version of those archetypes.
Avery Trufelman· Host0:36
Buck Mason was founded in 2013 and has positioned itself to be a purveyor of classic, cool clothes that are so timeless they almost allude description. And I was in their Los Angeles headquarters with Kyle Fitzgibbons.
Kyle Fitzgibbons· Guest0:49
I am chief design and creative officer.
Avery Trufelman· Host0:54
Kyle told me that this brand's whole classic, cool vision was inspired by vintage clothes, which makes sense. I mean, clothes are considered classic for a reason. Kyle told me they keep a whole stockpile of vintage clothes in storage, but they brought out just a little section to show me. Wait. Oh. You're really not fucking around. I was let into a conference room that was dripping with old clothes. It was in piles on the table, it was dangling from racks, it was hanging from the walls.
Kyle Fitzgibbons· Guest1:22
The actual collection's a lot bigger than this.
Avery Trufelman· Host1:24
These clothes are the stuff of Kyle's work. This is what he and the other designers