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by Beau H.

The Friday Find: The 3sixteen Trucker Jacket Takes a Fresh Look at a Menswear Classic

Best trucker jackets for men.

For as much as the menswear pantheon — and indeed, this weekly Friday Find series — is about diving into the unknown or the unexpected, sometimes, you needn’t look far to find the right gear and goods, especially when it comes to the best fall style essentials. That leads us to the effortlessly cool trucker jacket shown above: It comes from a brand that’s had some serious buzz among fans of high-quality denim for years now.

Hence, why you might not need to look far to know what NYC-based 3sixteen denim is all about. But that doesn’t mean a host of 3sixteen Fall/Winter Arrivals aren’t worth a closer look at the moment, especially if you’ve tried out the brand (or read about ’em on this blog here).

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The new-meets-old 3sixteen Umber Twill Trucker Jacket reaches back into the past to bring you an updated spin on a classic, using the Lee 101 trucker jacket as inspiration. Known first as the 101J and introduced in the 1930s, Lee claims the style as the first true trucker jacket of sorts, and the legend grows from there.

To craft the 3sixteen Umber Twill Trucker Jacket, the modern denim-focused upstart kept design details like its rounded flapped pockets, adding touches like hidden front panel pockets and reinforced elbows. Not a bad way to update a classic, ehh? The boxy fit that hits above the hip is accented by broader shoulders, just like road-ready riders might have worn one of the best trucker jackets back in the day.

Even more crucial in terms of durability and fall-ready style is the Umber shade of garment-dyed 100 percent cotton twill, which should only prove softer over time. Gunmetal YKK shanks add durability to this handsome and hard-working jacket, the kind you can wear with ease atop a white tee and alongside black denim and tan leather boots.

The layering possibilities are nearly endless when it comes to classic workwear style, and your new favorite trucker jacket should certainly live up to your investment this season.

by Beau H.

The Friday Find: These 3sixteen Selvedge Jeans are a Fresh Take on Classic Men’s Blue Jeans

Best selvedge jeans for men.

It can sometimes be tricky to improve upon a classic, especially if that classic piece happens to be a set of the best selvedge denim for men. A workwear staple for decades, the blue jean is as all-American as it gets, and yet, between fit and fabrication, some of the very best denim jeans for men get even better when in the right hands.

In the case of today’s Friday Find — a deep dive into an underrated style staple by a buzzed-about but underrated brand — the good folks at 3sixteen have you covered with the 3sixteen CT-101xs in a richly crafted stonewash, a nice change of pace from typical dark blue selvedge denim.

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The New York City-based label goes deep in the world of the highest-quality denim on the market, and in this case, the 3sixteen CT-101xs boast stonewashed 12oz. denim in an agreeable weight for multiple seasons. The denim itself is stonewashed evenly for a crisp, clean and light fade, making the 3sixteen CT-101xs a solid go-between from dark blue or black selvedge denim and true light wash jeans.

Crafted with impeccable care, that makes the casually rugged 3sixteen CT-101xs a soft yet durable pair of jeans with a classic tapered cut that should work plenty well on most body types. Details like standout USA-made craftsmanship are a surefire sign of quality, along with the use of exceptional denim fabric sourced from Okayama, Japan — a country that knows a thing or two about the best blue jeans.

The 3sixteen CT-101xs can just about do it all in matters of casual style, whether paired with a classic henley and a cardigan, or with a crisp Oxford shirt and a lightweight navy blazer for a dash of seasonal, high-low style. Given the investment-level price of these stylish men’s jeans ($290, to be exact), versatility is the name of the game in terms of wearability — make your next denim-centric wardrobe upgrade happen with the fresh nature of the 3sixteen CT-101xs, my friends.