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The 10 Best Men’s Topcoats are Long and Layerable

The 10 Best Men’s Topcoats are Long and Layerable

We may only be at the beginning of winter, but if you haven’t broken out the big coat yet, consider yourself lucky. There are many varieties of big coat—puffers, ski coats, parkas—and while we’re into all of them, when we think about big coats, we think about topcoats. The men’s best topcoats are those you can fit any number of layers underneath. They tend to be long, and should, for the sake of the season, be fairly heavy. Your grandparents wore them, old Hollywood celebrities wore them, and we wear them today for the very same reasons: Whether you’re stepping out in a suit or your softest old hoodie and jeans, throwing on a topcoat over it all will keep you so much warmer, and help you walk a little taller. To help you layer up like history’s most advanced dressers, we’ve gathered up 10 of our favorites below. The Winter Topcoat Hit List American Trench Highlander Balmacaan American Trench The Highlander Balmacaan Made in New York from an impossibly handsome gun-check cloth from England’s …

The Ultimate Abercrombie and Fitch Shopping Guide of 2024

The Ultimate Abercrombie and Fitch Shopping Guide of 2024

Here’s a question for y’all, vis-à-vis the Abercrombie and Fitch comeback we keep talking about: at what point, exactly, is a “comeback” complete? It feels like a little clarity would be helpful here, because at this point, Abercrombie has been quite good for quite some time. There’s something of a formula to how they’re getting it so right: classic staples are imbued with a bit of volume and a dash of archive inspiration, and everything clocks in at prices that won’t make you blanche. After a few years in the wilderness, Abercrombie’s clothes now feel nostalgically like how mall brand clothes used to feel—substantial and well-made, yet easy to wear from day one. As a result, these days they’re kind of appealing to, well, everyone. Their baggier pants are a favorite among those both veterans of and newcomers to the Wide Arts, while their knitwear catalog contains plenty of all-time classics, and their basics are just as considered as those four times their price. This all adds up to mean that you can easily turn …

The GQ Guide to Shopping Banana Republic in 2024

The GQ Guide to Shopping Banana Republic in 2024

For those that haven’t checked GQ.com recently, Banana Republic is, quite simply, very good again. There are multiple reasons for the brand’s resurgence, but the short version goes like this: a couple of years ago, the big-box retailer started mining its storied archive, embraced the styles that made it a household name in the first place, applied some of the world’s finest fabrics to those exact styles, and proceeded to drop a whole slew of them every season since. These days, the brand shows no sign of easing up. Looking for some Rat Pack-worthy polos in surprisingly luxe blends? Banana Republic has you covered. Voluminous pleated trousers with just the right kind of drape? Ditto. Summer knits that will age infinitely better than the weekend decisions you make while wearing them? A seemingly endless supply, each rendered in more dazzling fabrications than the last. PRODUCT QUICK LINK LIST Luxurious Knits We’ve been consistently impressed with Banana Republic’s knitwear program and it’s undoubtedly among the best things that the brand has to offer. Spring and summer …

Aw, Filson Put Your Dad’s Ultimate Holiday Wish List on Sale

Aw, Filson Put Your Dad’s Ultimate Holiday Wish List on Sale

The expert gift-givers at Filson know that you never wait until the last minute to check off the finickiest names on your list. Not only will the results be unpredictable, but dilly-dallying can get real expensive real fast. The middle of October isn’t typically primetime for holiday-season deal-hunting, but every now and then we encounter a sale that’s both too good to pass up and expressly designed to please the pickiest recipient of all: dear old “I don’t want anything” dad. Which brings us back to the good people at Filson, who right now—right this very second—are offering once-a-year bargains on a massive array of their most legendary products. More than 350 of them, in fact—and they didn’t leave out the heavy hitters. Included in the mix are the brand’s nigh-indestructible tin cloth jackets, equally durable (and equally GQ-approved) duffel bags, and a grip of cozy-ass flannels that would be just as comfortable shingling a roof as they would be lazing about on the couch. As an added bonus, almost everything Filson makes boasts a …