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by Beau H.

The Friday Read: Buck Mason’s USA-Made T-Shirts, Glendalough Gin & LCD Soundsystem

Folks, it’s time for another edition of the Friday Read, as we roll into what promises to be a lovely summer weekend here in New York City. What’s on your weekend shopping and reading list? Hopefully, that includes a healthy dose of perusing Buck Mason menswear, as I’ve found myself doing quite frequently. After all, the brand just started making its best-selling T-shirts in the United States, at a famed Pennsylvania factory, as I wrote about yesterday on the blog.

Shop USA-made tees now at Buck Mason

That’s certainly one way to kick off the weekend properly, and I’ve got another idea as to how to kick off my own weekend. Later this afternoon, I’ll be trekking up to Queens and to the lovely, historic Forest Hills Stadium for a momentous mini-music festival of sorts, headlined by none other than one of my favorite bands: New York synth pop and dance rock heroes LCD Soundsystem. I’ll assuredly be dancing my way into the weekend — how about yourself? In the meantime, here are a few other reads and style picks to get your own summer day started properly (led by Buck Mason menswear, of course). Cheers, my friends.

  • Speaking of rugged and expertly crafted T-shirts, here’s another one for. I find myself living in Filson pocket tees this time of year, and I wrote about a new favorite T-shirt over on the blog earlier this week. If you love the brand as much as I do, drop a comment below. Here’s to a major wardrobe upgrade, yes?
Shop Filson tees right now
  • As part of my many freelance writing pursuits, I’m endlessly fortunate to be able to travel the world covering spirits, menswear and more. In fact, if you recall correctly, I visited Dublin and lovely Wicklow earlier this spring with Glendalough Gin. It was the trip of a lifetime, and I wrote all about foraging for gin botanicals with Glendalough over at Maxim late last week. Cheers, indeed!
  • And last but not least, you know what this weekend is, right? It’s Father’s Day weekend, and I’d also recommend you shop my picks for the best Father’s Day gifts from Huckberry right now, as covered over at Maxim. Dad deserves it, right? Yessir.

Well, my friends: That’s going to wrap it up from me today. Here’s to an eventful summer weekend, a wonderful Father’s Day and plenty of stylish shopping selections in your future. As always — thank you for reading!

by Beau H.

The Friday Read: Abercrombie & Fitch x Tretorn, Oars + Alps and LCD Soundsystem

Is it tough to believe we’re kicking off another edition of The Friday Read here at The Style Guide? If your answer is “Yes,” then we’re in the same boat. We’ve had a lot going on here in Brooklyn, from exploring the borough in style to getting you prepped to dress for your next Sunday brunch (we really do love our brunch here, tell ya what), plus busy times at my day job in fashion PR. It’s all fun and games though, and the fun is set to continue this weekend — I’ll be dressed in spring road trip style to head to Indiana to visit my best friend from college, Mr. Stephen Brook. Check out his work covering Notre Dame football and area sports, if you’re a fan of the Fighting Irish. And if you want to keep up with all the action, follow yours truly on Instagram or check in with The Style Guide on Facebook. Know that in other #menswear matters, I just finished a rather extensive — and I mean, extensive — feature for GearMoose covering the best men’s backpacks; keep your eyes peeled for that one.  For now though, let’s start the weekend nice and early with a few choice men’s style (and music!) reads. Enjoy!

  • Upgrade your grooming game in a big way with Oars + Alps and the brand’s handy, easy-to-use and nearly essential Athlete’s Grooming Kit. I’ve had the chance to test it out over these past few weeks, and I’ve been quite pleased with the results — check out my recent feature on the Oars + Alps Athlete’s Grooming Kit for yourself!
  • We love talking all about spring style essentials here at The Style Guide — and when it comes to your new favorite sneakers for spring and summer, Abercrombie and Fitch x Tretorn might just take the cake. It was excellent to learn about the new collaboration’s updated take on the classic Tretorn Nylite Sneakers for The Manual, and I’d urge you to pick up a pair while they’re around.
  • If you haven’t gotten around to listening to two (two!) new LCD Soundsystem songs, please take this chance to do so. The eclectic NYC indie rockers helped define a new era in the resurgent NYC rock scene thoughout the 2000s, and they’ve returned to the fold with festival appearances in recent years, plus an April residency at new venue Brooklyn Steel to boot! So, it’s nice that new music is here — with more to come, if our luck holds up!

One last thing before you go:

  • In need of a new favorite everyday carry piece? Namely, an essential and slim wallet? The TGT Army All Over Deluxe Wallet could be just the wallet to buy for you — and it’s with that durability and versatility in mind that I wrote about it for GearMoose. Enjoy, and let me know in the comments if you end up picking it up!

We’re all finished up for this week, folks. Time for the weekend! Stay tuned for tomorrow’s Style Pick of the Week, and check back on Monday for more #menswear.