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my favorite rain jacket is on sale at penfield. the gibson. sizes and colors are limited, but it’s marked down from $160 to $96. that’s a steal. i have the navy. i ordered one in olive. it’s pretty much the only rain jacket you’ll need all summer.
somewhere between being called the “it city” and now, nashville got really really annoying. more people moved here. more condos were built. more people. more cranes. more people…you get the idea. we are a growing city on steroids. it’s madness.
with this influx of people and traffic came this weird obsession with showing pride in nashville. hats and clothing popped up out of nowhere bearing nashville’s name or likeness. most of it i’ve shrugged at, but last week i saw a shirt that i absolutely had to have: this black nashville flag shirt from project 615. kudos to the designer that came up with it. if you don’t know the band black flag and their iconic logo, here’s what the original looks like:
black flag were one of the founding fathers of hardcore punk. like most other punk bands, they were all about a little anarchy. in the early 2000’s, nashville had some of that same rebel spirit which is a big reason why people started calling nashville “cool” and the “it city.” we’ve lost that in recent years. my hope is that one day we’ll get some of that swagger back that made us so special in the first place. this may be just a clever t-shirt, but i like to think it’s a homage to the pre-boomtown nashville. whatever it is i dig it and will wear it with pride.
if you’re reasonably hip (meaning you pay attention to cool shit) and exercise on occasion, then you’ve probably heard of outdoor voices. they are a newer sportswear brand out of austin, tx and they’re awesome. (i’ll get to that in a second.)
here’s how the story begins…last month i set out to get a new hoodie. i wanted a lululemon hoodie, but the only hoodies they currently sell make you look like you’re from the future. you would think they would have a go-to hoodie that they sell year round, but they don’t. (if anyone working at lulu corporate reads this, please make a note. thank you.) anyway, i had heard good things about outdoor voices, so i decided to purchase the champ track hoodie. it shipped the next day and was here in no time.
when i got it, i fell in love. it’s everything i wanted in a hoodie. i could wear it to the gym or out on the weekend. in fact, i wore it for an entire weekend and then washed it that sunday night because i had worn it so much. i washed it on cold and hung it to dry. a couple of days later, i put it on and it felt like it had shrunk. long story short i emailed the company and they sent me a brand new larger size hoodie without any questions.
their responsiveness blew me away. they were on top of it immediately i.e. answered my email quickly and shipped the new one right away. not many companies operate that way anymore. thank you outdoor voices for your badass customer service. i’m a fan and will be for life. you can check out the rest of their stuff here. it’s tight (i don’t think people still say that but whatever).
i recently saw drive. it’s easily one of the best films of the year. a couple of things worth noting: 1) the soundtrack is incredible – sets the mood of the film perfectly. 2) the scorpion jacket ryan gosling wears in the film is custom made and inspired by korean souvenir jackets from the 1950s. 3) the boots are a cap toe boot made by stacy adams. 4) the jean jacket is vintage levi’s. 5) his watch is a replica of a patek phillippe and currently not for sale. 5) the bag he uses in the film is a large filson duffle. 6) sunglasses are selima optique.
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