The 10 Best Overshirts for Fall

For crisp mornings and cool nights, for falling snow, and for the first days of frigid weather — an overshirt. It’s a staple that can stand alone as a light top layer, or function as a stylish mid-layer beneath a jacket when the temperature really drops. Check out our favorite overshirts and find one for your cold-weather wardrobe.

Everlane Chore Overshirt

Made from 8.6-ounce cotton twill, this shirt has two chest patch pockets and a relaxed fit. There’s a bit more room in the shoulders, chest and body for a greater range of motion.

Woolrich Flannel Overshirt

This cotton flannel overshirt has button-flap patch pockets and single-button cuffs. It’s has a relaxed fit and is available in a range of classic plaids.

Outerknown Blanket Shirt

Made from organic cotton heavyweight will, this shirt is sturdy, soft and breathable. It has two button-flap chest pockets and natural corozo buttons.

Filson Deer Island Jac-Shirt

This rugged shirt is made from 9.7-ounce brushed-cotton twill. It has button-flap chest pockets, side-seam handwarmer pockets and military-grade melamine buttons.

Shockoe Atelier Utility Shirt

Made in Virginia from 9.5-ounce herringbone fabric, this shirt has two chest pockets with snap closures, slash hand pockets and leather-backed buttons and rivets. It features tobacco leaf-stamped hardware in copper with a black finish.

Carhartt WIP Milner Shirt Jacket

This heavyweight shirt is made from a shaggy 13-ounce wool blend and comes in four versatile colors. The design has two chest pockets, two welt pockets and a collar hang-loop.

Ship John Townes Western Shirt

Made in Oregon from 10.1-ounce waxed canvas, this hard-wearing shirt features solid-brass cymbal snaps and traditional Western styling. It has two chest pockets and is availabe in sizes XS to XXXL.

Todd Snyder Corduroy Shirt Jacket

Made in New York, this overshired corduroy shirt is cut from 8-wale corduroy and features real horn buttons. It has a single chest pocket and is available in sizes XS to XXL.

Indigofera Fargo Shirt

This shirt is cut from 12-ounce selvedge denim from Nihon Menpu in Japan. The design has patinated brass snaps, double-needle stitching, copper rivets and an oversized fit.

Iron Heart Ultra-Heavy Flannel Shirt

This Japanese shirt is made with ultra-heavyweight herringbone flannel that utilizes Peruvian Aspero cotton yarn. It has a single-brushed outer and a double-brushed inner, so it feels super soft next to your skin, and it’s available in S through XXXL.

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The 30 Best Wallets for Men – Top Picks of 2019

Wallets come in all shapes and sizes but one thing is certain: they’re an essential part of every guy’s EDC. This guide covers the best wallets in a variety of styles, including slim and minimalist designs.

Editor’s Picks

Best Minimalist Wallet: Pioneer Carry Molecule Card Wallet

This card holder is cut from 10XD nylon ripstop fabric, which is made from a polyethylene yarn that, per weight, is ten times stronger than steel. The material is incredibly durable and lightweight, and it repels both dirt and water. Utilizing FutureForm core technology, the finished wallet keeps it shape without conventional stitching. It’s just the right size for daily necessities — it holds between four and six cards or folded bills in three slots.

Best Everyday Wallet: Tanner Goods Utility Bi-fold

Founded in 2006, Tanner Goods spares no details when crafting its range of wallets. Case in point: the company uses the same hide for each piece to ensure exact color matching. This American-made bi-fold utilizes from 3.5-ounce natural tooling leather. The interior features six slots for cards and one pocket for cash. It can be monogrammed for an extra $20.

Best Travel Wallet: Red Wing Heritage Passport Wallet

Cut and sewn in Minnesota from vegetable-tanned leather, this passport wallet features three full-length pockets for bills, a notebook or a passport, and two card slots. Red Wing released its line of leather goods in 2017 utilizing a range of leather from its own S.B. Foot Tanning Co. Understated on a whole, the brand’s logo is embossed on the interior of each piece.

Introduction

Wallets may come in all shapes and sizes but one thing is certain: they’re an essential part of a person’s EDC. Every wallet is designed to hold and secure daily necessities, including a driver’s license, cash, credit cards and other requisite cards.

Though the wallet’s purpose is simple and rooted in function, there are numerous styles that achieve this end, ranging from minimalist styles (card holders and slim folding wallets) to more classics designs (bi-fold wallets and tucker wallets). Exploring the best wallets in each category, this guide covers the 30 best wallets for men.

Types of Wallets

Card Holder: This non-folding slim wallet has at least one slot that’s sized for credit cards and drivers licenses. Many card holders will feature a center slot, and two exterior slots. They are perfect for carrying just the essentials: a few cards and some folded bills.

Slim Folding Wallet: Like the card holder, the slim folding wallet is a smaller wallet primarily designed to hold cards. Unlike the card holder, however, it has a bi-fold design. The interior slots are big enough for a few cards or folded cash.

Bi-fold Wallet: This may be the most traditional wallet style. The folding design is sized to hold paper bills unfolded in a full-length pocket. Most bi-folds carry slots for cards on the interior of the wallet.

Trucker Wallet: Inspired by the long wallets used by truckers and motorcycle riders, this wallet is the largest style. Usually, it features a snap closure, and the wallet may include a slot for bills, a zippered coin pouch and multiple slots for cards.

Passport Wallet: As the name implies, this wallet is sized to carry a passport and is ideal for international travel. Designs often include a slot for a passport, a pocket for currency and slots for cards.

Phone Wallet: Consolidating your carry, some brands offer a wallet with space to hold your phone. While design differs widely — some brands have a pouch, some use a grippy material, others secure it with hooks — the intent is the same. Most phone wallets also include slots for cash and cards.

Zip Wallet: This wallet style has a zipper to keep your valuables secure. Zip wallets come in many shapes and sizes and are simply defined by the presence of a zipper closure.

Best Card Holders

J.Crew Leather Card Holder

Cut from green Italian leather, this card holder features two exterior card slots and a central compartment for folded bills or other necessities. Relatively understated, the brand’s logo is embossed on the exterior of holder.

Leather Works Minnesota Front Pocket Flap Wallet

The majority of Leather Works Minnesota’s leather comes from Red Wing’s S.B. Foot Tanning Co. This minimal wallet is stitched together from two pieces of leather, creating three pockets for your cards and cash. Waxed nylon thread is used to increase the wallet’s longevity and monogramming is optional for $15.

Pioneer Carry Molecule Card Wallet

This card holder is cut from 10XD nylon ripstop fabric, which is made from a polyethylene yarn that, per weight, is ten times stronger than steel. The material is incredibly durable and lightweight, and it repels both dirt and water. Utilizing FutureForm core technology, the finished wallet keeps it shape without conventional stitching. It’s just the right size for daily necessities — it holds between four and six cards or folded bills in three slots.

Ridge Wallet Aluminum Wallet

This wallet can hold one to twelve cards in its RFID-blocking aluminum body. It comes with an elastic strap attached to hold your cash and it is easy to disassemble for cleaning.

Postalco Crossgrain Leather Flat Wallet

Made in Japan, Postalco’s Flat Walelt features four pockets, which hold up to 10 cards. The edges of the wallet are hand cut and polished according to a traditional Japanese leatherworking techniques, while the pockets are lined with pigskin.

Best Slim Folding Wallets

Sonnenleder Inn Credit Card Case

Cut from vegetable-tanned Sonnenleder leather, this folding wallet has three larger pockets (two internal, one external) and two smaller slots (both internal). The German leather with develop a unique patina over time, darkening with use.

Grovemade Leather Compact Bi-fold Wallet

This wallet holds between four and eight cards or folded bills and is sewn by Yonezawa Leather in Beaverton, Oregon. Made from American vegetable-tanned leather, the design is 30 percent smaller than traditional bi-folds.

Arc’Teryx Veilance Casing Card Wallet

For this wallet, Veilance teamed up with soft goods designer Shane Ellis, who also worked on the Oculus Go, Apple’s leather iPhone case and Patagonia’s Ascensionist Pack, among other things. The design can snuggly hold up to eight cards and features fine-grain, water-resistant Horween leather developed especially for Veilance. To achieve an incredibly low profile, the brand uses lamination instead of stitching to construct the wallet.

Yuketen Wallet

This hand-sewn wallet is made from horsehide and features a removable cash sleeve. It has interior slots for three card and a stamped Yuketen logo.

Ashland Leather Tony the Ant

Chicago-based Ashland Leather Co. was founded by two tannery workers with over twenty years of combined experience. This card holder utilizes dark green Horween shell cordovan, a top-tier offering from the Chicago-based tannery. It has four interior card slots and one exterior bill pocket, and features the brand’s logo embossed on the inside.

Best Bi-Fold Wallets

Joshu and Vela Billfold

This wallet is cut and sewn from natural Vacchetta leather in San Francisco. The design features two pockets for cards (which can each hold four cards) and a slot for bills.

Obbi Good Label Outer Bi-fold Wallet

Made from Ash Brown vegetable-tanned leather, this wallet has an outer bill slot and six interior slots for cards. This Singapore-made wallet features the brand’s logo embossed on the interior.

Tanner Goods Utility Bi-fold

Founded in 2006, Tanner Goods spares no details when crafting its range of wallets. Case in point: the company uses the same hide for each piece to ensure exact color matching. This American-made bi-fold utilizes from 3.5-ounce natural tooling leather. The interior features six slots for cards and one pocket for cash. It can be monogrammed for an extra $20.

Porter-Yoshida & Co. Wallet

Made from Cordura riptop fabric, this Japanese-made wallet is lightweight and durable. With a classic bi-fold design, it features six interior card slots, a zip compartment for coins and an interior key ring.

Makr Landscape Billfold Wallet

Cut from Madeira English bridle leather from Wicket & Craig, this American-made wallet features a unique interior with two folded card slots and one cash pocket. Each slot holds up to six cards and the cash pockets fits all currency.

Best Trucker Wallets

Billykirk No. 262 Small Trucker Wallet

Featuring hardness-grade leather and either nickel or brass hardware, this American-made wallet is small enough to fit into your back pocket. The interior features two slots for cards or cash and one zippered compartment for coins.

Voyej Galleon Americana

Showcasing natural American vegetable-tanned leather, this wallet features a snap-concho closure. The interior features two money slots, five card slots and either a zippered coin pouch or additional five card slots.

Studio d’Artisan 7416 Trucker Wallet

Made in Tokyo, this wallet is cut from 1.5mm Himeji leather sourced from the renowned tannery Shinki Leathers. The design features snap buttons, a zippered coin pouch, a compartment for bills and three card pockets.

The Flat Head Stockburg Mid-Length Wallet

This Japanese-made wallet utilizes tan steerhide leather and features a red pigskin interior. Hand-sewn with waxed cow tendon thread, it includes an internal zippered pouch, four card slots and a slot for bills.

Best Passport Wallets

Winter Session Passport Wallet

Cut from four-ounce vegetable-tanned, waxed Horween leather, this wallet has a simple one-piece design. The interior features a passport pocket, two card slots and one pouch for bills or receipts.

Filson Passport and Card Case

This English bridle leather passport wallet comes with a lifetime warranty. The interior features two card slots, a pouch for bills and a passport pocket.

Red Wing Heritage Passport Wallet

Cut and sewn in Minnesota from vegetable-tanned leather, this passport wallet features three full-length pockets for bills, a notebook or a passport, and two card slots. Red Wing released its line of leather goods in 2017 utilizing a range of leather from its own S.B. Foot Tanning Co. Understated on a whole, the brand’s logo is embossed on the interior of each piece.

James Purdey and Sons Leather Passport Cover

Made in Italy, this passport wallet has three card slots and two internal sleeves for a passport and bills. Made from vegetable tanned leather, the wallet features the brand’s logo embossed on the exterior.

Best Phone Wallets

Bellroy Phone Wallet

This phone wallet has a microfiber lining and chamfered edges. Along with holding your phone, the wallet has space for up to five cards and an extra SIM card. Available in eight colors, it is also backed by a three year warranty.

KikaNY iPhone Case

Founded in Brooklyn in 2009, KikaNY has garnered an international cult following for its sandals. Since then, the brand has expanded its offerings to bags, belts and small leather goods. This phone case utilizes soft waxy Italian leather and includes a slot for your phone and a card slot that can hold up to three cards. Made to order, it is available in four different colors.

Edward Field The Classic

Made in the USA, this wallet features Italian full-grain leather and a unique grip technology that firmly holds your phone without extra bulk. The interior features four card slots and a slot for bills or receipts.

Best Zip Wallets

Bellroy Card Pocket

This zip wallet can hold between four and 15 cards, along with coins and folded bills. It has a slot for a SIM card as well, and it is cut from three colors of environmentally certified leather.

Millican Travel Wallet

Made from a cotton-recycled poly blend, this zip wallet features five card slots, a zip pouch for coins, a pen loop and a slot for bills. Available in three colors, the wallet has a contrasting lining and zips flat for easy access.

Lotuff Zipper Credit Card Wallet

Manufactured in New England, this wallet features vegetable-tanned leather with polished and painted edges. Available in nine colors, the design has a solid-brass YKK-Excella zipper and two exterior slots that can hold up to 10 cards.

Hender Scheme L Zip Wallet

This Japanese-made wallet is constructed from supple calf leather. The design includes a main compartment, two card slots, and a coin pouch.

Leica and Fender Just Released a Very Limited Camera and Guitar Set

Leica and Fender just released a very limited camera and guitar set for legendary guitarist Andy Summers. The pairing is comprised of a Custom Shop Stratocaster and an M Monochrom camera customized for the Grammy-winning musician.

Summers, a former member of The Police, is a deft photographer who has exhibited work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, Beaux Arts Gallery in London, BLD Gallery in Tokyo and Milk Gallery in NYC, among other places. For the partnership with Leica and Fender, Summers literally combined his two passions. “After all these years of being obsessed with photography and the guitar, I now have the two things together for the first time,” he said in a statement. “I’ve always thought of my photographic experience as tearing pages from a book and then reshuffling the results into a new visual syntax, and the collage-forward design of the Leica M Monochrom ‘Signature’ is the physical embodiment of just that.”

The Leica M Monochrom “Signature” camera has a custom-wrapped leatherette collage of Summers’ monochrome photos, a glassy finish, silver chrome hardware and a red-line engraving of Summer’s signature. It comes with a Leica Summicron-M f/2 35mm ASPH lens with a vintage lens hood, a guitar-inspired camera strap and an Overweth bag. Available at Leica boutiques, it retails for $14,995 and is limited to 50 pieces.

The Fender Custom Shop Andy Summers Monochrome Strat is built by Masterbuilder Dennis Galuszka and features another custom-wrapped collage of Summers’ monochrome photos taken with Leica M cameras. It features a two-piece alder body, a one-piece riftsawn maple neck with a “’63 C” profile, 21 medium-vintage frets (with a red camera dot inlay at the 15th fret) and a bone nut.

“This Stratocaster guitar is also very inspiring,” Summers said. “The really incredible thing the Fender Custom Shop had to pull off was getting my photo collage on the guitar body. I still don’t know how they did it!”

The Monochrome Strat has three hand-wound Custom Shop ‘60s Strat pickups and unique Leica-style volume and tone knobs. It, like the camera, is limited to 50 pieces and retails for $12,500.

Andy Summers Monochrome Strat by Fender $12,500

M Monochrom “Signature” Camera by Leica $14,995

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These Look Like Your Favorite Leather Boots, But They’re Made in Japan

Now at Standard & Strange, you can pre-order a pair of great boots from John Lofgren. They look like your favorite American moc-toe leather boots, but they’re made in Japan. The also have a price tag that’s double what you’d pay for a pair made in the Midwest, but there’s reason for that.

John Lofgren makes some of the best vintage-inspired boots money can buy. His uncompromising focus on quality manufacturing and design elevates his footwear above much of the competition. “I’ve always loved boots and shoes. I really wanted to make a pair of engineer boots that would be the best available, and all parts to be ethically sourced and manufactured,” he told us. “I wanted to make the Stratovarius of Engineer boots if you will.”

While Lofgren’s quintessential engineer boots are still the cornerstone of his collection, but his Moc-Toe boots may be more familiar. They were developed from the last up and feature a Horween Whiskey Cavalier leather upper, brass Japanese eyelets and a Vibram wedge sole. Completely rebuildable, they are made with Goodyear welt construction and have a leather midsole and cork footbed.

To get a pre-order a pair — sizes range from 7.5 to 12 — put a $450 deposit down now. They deliver in February 2020.

An Interview with John Lofgren

John Lofgren is uncompromising in his line of Japanese-made footwear. We caught up with him to discuss the inspiration behind his brand, Japanese craftsmanship and his favorite shoe models. Read the Story

These New Levi’s Shirts Are Game Changing

In the last iteration of the Levi’s Wellthread x Outerknown collaboration, the brands released some seriously game-changing shirts. The Western shirts are made entirely of cotton — that includes the fabric, thread, buttons and labels. Because the garments are made solely from one fiber, they have the greatest potential to be recycled in the future.

Pure inputs — materials made up of one substance — maximize material efficiency in a recycling system, but very few garments available today fit that definition. Many fabrics — like nylon or cotton — are blended with elastane for stretch. And even if they aren’t blended, they may be sewn with durable polyester thread, utilize plastic buttons or metal rivets, include polyester backings inside the design or feature polyester labels and tags. All of these elements reduce the potential for recyclability at the end of a garment’s life.

Because of increasing rates of consumption, recyclability of garments is incredibly important. McKinsey and Company, a management consulting firm, found that “clothing production doubled from 2000 to 2014, and the number of garments purchased each year by the average consumer increased by 60 percent.” And, to make matters worse, a staggering 60 percent of all clothing produced ends up in incinerators or landfills within a year of being made.

These classic shirts, available in olive moleskin and indigo Ikat, are a major step forward in sustainable design. Currently, the apparel industry lacks the technology and processes to recycle garments on an industrial scale, but Levi’s is practicing producing single-fiber clothing so that the company will have success when society creates the proper grading, labeling, take-back and maintenance systems needed to make true circularity viable.

While this entirely cotton shirt is a first for the Levi’s Wellthread x Outerknown collab, the brands released a 100-percent polyester Sherpa Trucker in 2017. They also released 100-percent polyester board shorts — the threads, fabric, buttons, tipping on the drawstring, nylon pilot for a drawstring and iconic Levi’s Red Tab were all polyester ensuring it could be recycled as a pure input. “When it does go into a recycling system, it maximizes the potential material efficiency and it’s out to become a second-generation turned into first-generation material,” said Paul Dillinger, Levi’s vice president of Global Product Innovation. “And that’s not what any of the recycled nylon vendors right now are doing.”

This spring, Outerknown’s co-founder and chief creative officer John Moore reflected on meeting with Dillinger in San Francisco a few years ago. An afternoon was spent discussing ideas, exploring Levi’s Eureka innovation lab and laying the groundwork for the highly successful collaboration.

“As much as I want to call him a peer and a collaborator, Paul’s a great teacher,” Moore told us. “He’s so clear with his details, but he’s also so expressive with his tones. He can keep a great audience with the creatives in the room but also the business minds. A lot of people can share an anecdote, but Paul’s truly passing on the wisdom he’s generating at Levi’s and he’s really doing it in a way so others can carry that to their own organizations and practices.”

Western Shirt (Olive) by Levi’s Wellthread x Outerknown $128

Western Shirt (Washed Ikat) by Levi’s Wellthread x Outerknown $128

These Workwear Staples Are Made for Everyday Use

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Wardrobe basics brand Everlane now offers a collection of affordable workwear pieces that are essential for fall. Made from durable cotton twill, they’re designed to be incorporated into your wardrobe for everyday wear. The release features a coat, a shirt and some pants — check out the styles below.

This Affordable Chore Coat Is a Fall Must-Have

A workwear classic available in green, blue and tan.

Your Fall Wardrobe Needs These Chore Pants

Made with 8.6-ounce cotton twill.

Pick up This Affordable Overshirt Before the Fall Weather

Made from rugged 8.6-ounce cotton twill.

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These New Red Wing Heritage Boots Are Inspired by Vintage Hikers

Minnesota boot maker Red Wing Heritage released a new style inspired by vintage hikers. The Sawmill boot — Style 2936 — features a friendly 6-inch shaft, stitched moc-toe and hiking eyelets and hooks. Like Red Wing’s other styles, the boot is made using Goodyear welt construction, so it can be rebuilt, and it utilizes leather from the brand’s S.B Foot Tanning Company — Briar Oil Slick leather and Olive Mohave suede.

The Sawmill references Red Wing boots from the ‘70s Great Outdoors collection and includes performance-focused features like Vibram Lug TC-4 Plus soles, moisture-wicking linings, felt-wool footbeds and storm welting. Another nod to the hiker style is a deerskin collar for added comfort. Available in sizes 7 to 13, this boot costs $335 — very reasonable for a boot that’ll stand up to winter’s worst.

Sawmill (Briar Oil Slick) by Red Wing Heritage $335

Sawmill (Olive Mohave) by Red Wing Heritage $335

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Where to Find the Best Deals on Secondhand Clothing

Used clothes are getting a high-touch, high-tech rebranding. Not into “secondhand,” with its whiff of musty, crowded Salvation Army racks? Maybe “archive fashion” suits you better — especially given the number of apps and services cropping up to feed the growing fashion-resale space.

The first companies to champion the idea were women’s sites ThredUp and Vestiaire Collective, essentially peer-to-peer consignment shops, which both launched in 2009; DePop, Poshmark and TheRealReal followed in 2011. Menswear got its answer in 2013 with Grailed. The site was first to focus exclusively on men’s pieces, and offered a platform for buyers and sellers who were previously stuck haunting niche forums. Two years later, sneaker resale platforms StockX and Goat gave sneakerheads the chance to shop rare and hyped styles that were previously all but untouchable.

Of all the upstarts, Grailed has wielded the deftest touch, exploring the many possibilities in men’s resale. The strictly peer-to-peer marketplace (stores and brands not allowed) is shoppable via app and provides a distinct style POV, something noticeably lacking on other platforms.

“We never want to be a faceless and voiceless company,” says Lawrence Schlossman, brand manager for Grailed. “Everyone who works here, to some degree, is a fashion enthusiast.”

Grailed might have a definitive point of view, but it’s inclusive: buyers can find everything from rare designer pieces and streetwear to vintage clothing and traditional brands, plus expertly curated sales and collections from celebrities and fashion industry insiders.

Schlossman says that Grailed’s success, and that of the fashion resale industry at large, is due in part to “secondhand being rebranded as archive fashion” — the recalibration lifted a stigma and added a premium shine. Not to mention guys were suddenly able to see economic opportunity in their well-curated closets.

“Not only do a lot of these iconic pieces within the menswear canon, regardless of genre or designer, hold their value,” Schlossman says, “they appreciate in value as well.”

Here, five sites to know now.

StockX

A platform that allows sneakerheads to sell rare kicks, with valuation visibility to rival the stock market. StockX incorporates a social media element so buyers can showcase personal sneaker portfolios.

Who It’s For: Sneakerheads
Year Founded: 2015

Grailed

A peer-to-peer marketplace specializing in rare designer pieces, streetwear and vintage clothing. It curates sought-after garments that make it easy to discover hits from the past, and there’s designer education via the site’s blog.

Who It’s For: Menswear aficionados
Year Founded: 2013

Poshmark

The online equivalent of a flea market, with a staggering range of vintage, designer and run-of-the-mill apparel. Take advantage of the option to make an offer on any item.

Who It’s For: Deal hunters
Year Founded: 2011

TheRealReal

Unlike many peer-to-peer services, TheRealReal has inventory; it authenticates each item and prices accordingly. It’s more expensive than other platforms, but the upcharge is for peace of mind — it eliminates much of the guesswork out of secondhand shopping for you.

Who It’s For: Designer enthusiasts
Year Founded: 2011

Etsy

A favorite platform for makers, it’s also a go-to for vintage dealers specializing in everything from vintage Levi’s to rare Chimayo jackets to Fred Harvey-era jewelry.

Who It’s For: Vintage buffs
Year Founded: 2005

A version of this article originally appeared in Issue Nine of Gear Patrol Magazine with the headline “Secondhand Style’s Second Act.” Subscribe today.

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