Articles – Well Spent

Headlands Handmade Valet Tray

May 20, 2013

So, you’ve finally perfected your EDC. Good work. Now, where are you gonna keep it when you’re not carrying it around? This Valet Tray from Headlands Handmade is crafted in California out of full-grain vegetable-tanned leather. Finished with hand-tied leather knots, the tray is great looking way to keep your EDC organized when the D is done. Read More »

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Corter Travel Wallets

April 2, 2013

By Michael Nolledo

Two things to keep in mind when traveling abroad: don’t drink the water, and don’t lose your passport. Fortunately, there are preventative measures that can be taken, like stocking up on bottled H2O, and getting yourself one of these Travel Wallets from Corter Leather. Intelligently designed to keep you organized, the wallets feature a main slot for your passport, another for your travel documents and two more for credit cards. Read More »

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The Friday Find: Cause & Effect Sale at Need Supply

March 22, 2013

What’s on sale RIGHT NOW.

For those unfamiliar with Cause & Effect, here’s a brief run-down of everything you need to know about the brand and the man behind it. Go ahead and read it, I’ll wait… Finished? Great. Need Supply’s got a handful of C&E belts and cases (including a few exclusive styles) for 25% – 45% off. Read More »

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The Friday Find: La Matera on Huckberry

March 15, 2013

What’s on sale RIGHT NOW.

Some of you might remember Nick’s post about La Matera from a few weeks back, but for those that don’t, they’re a NY based company that make some seriously gorgeous belts and wallets out of vegetable tanned leather and ethically sourced Argentinian fabrics. And now, they’re on Huckberry. Read More »

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Apogee Handmade Folded Wallet

March 12, 2013

By Michael Nolledo

Have you ever thought about origami? Like, really thought about it. When taken out of the context of elementary school, it’s actually a beautiful craft; equally creative and technical. Kind of like leathersmithing. And kind of really like this Folded Wallet from Apogee Handmade. Read More »

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Seven Questions: Corter Leather

January 23, 2013

Eric Heins, aka Corter Leather, is an easy guy to like. Affable, unassuming, and as down to earth as they come, he’s one of those people you just can’t help rooting for. That he’s also insanely talented doesn’t hurt either. Over the last three years, Heins – a self-taught designer, maker and company owner – has grown his one time bedroom-based business into a full-on, and highly respected, brand. And yet, despite his myriad achievements, he remains just as approachable as he ever was.

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The Friday Find: Unionmade Fall Forty Sale

January 18, 2013

What’s on sale RIGHT NOW.

I don’t want to oversell it, but the Fall Forty Sale currently underway at Unionmade might just be the greatest sale of all time. Countless brands (Gitman Vintage, New England Shirt Co., Post O’Alls, Filson, SNS Herning, Howlin’ by Morrison, Unis, The Hill-Side, Quoddy – just to name a few). Hundreds of products. And all of them 40% off. Read More »

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Winter Session Billfold Wallets

December 13, 2012

It’s almost a shame to keep these new Billfold Wallets from Winter Session in your pocket. I mean, they’re so damn handsome, and so sturdily constructed, that they should be flaunted, not tucked away, all pressed-up against your ass. Oh well, I guess they’ll just have to be your own little secret – the special thing you keep hidden in your pants. Read More »

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Good Giving: 50 Under $50

December 3, 2012

Welcome to the 2012 Well Spent Holiday Gift Guide. Like the 40 Under $40 guide from last year, and the 25 Under $25 guide from the year before that, the following is a collection of goods that are not only affordable and US / first-world made, but also offer some utility, and will last. Hopefully it’ll help you cross a few people off your shopping list. Here’s to a healthy and sane holiday season.

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Good Giving: 50 Under $50, Pt. 5

November 30, 2012

The fifth and final installment of the 2012 Well Spent Holiday Gift Guide.

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Good Giving: 50 Under $50, Pt. 3

November 28, 2012

Part three of the 2012 Well Spent Holiday Gift Guide. Enjoy!

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Good Giving: 50 Under $50, Pt. 1

November 26, 2012

Welcome to the 2012 Well Spent Holiday Gift Guide. Like the 40 Under $40 guide from last year, and the 25 Under $25 guide from the year before that, the following is a collection of goods that are not only affordable and US / first-world made, but also offer some utility, and will last. I’ll be posting 10 products a day for the next five days, so keep checking back. Here’s to a healthy and sane holiday season. Read More »

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Introducing: NorthernGRADE Chicago

October 10, 2012

For as long as there’s been a NorthernGRADE, I’ve been a fan of it. Launched back in 2010 by Pierrepont Hicks and J.W. Hulme, the Minnesota-based event has grown from an intimate gathering of American-made-o-philes to a full-on menswear mecca. And now, it’s coming to Chicago. I’ve had the great privilege and pleasure of working directly with PPH to co-produce the Chicago premiere of the pop-up, and if I do say so myself, it’s shaping up to be quite an event.

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The Friday Find: Avund Goods on Huckberry

October 5, 2012

What’s on sale RIGHT NOW.

If there’s one thing I like more than finding out about a new handcrafted leather goods company, it’s finding out about them when they’re on sale. The brand’s called Avund Goods. They’re based out of Savannah, GA. They make an array of great looking veg-tanned leather wallets and phone cases. Read More »

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Friday & River McGraw Slim Wallets

August 23, 2012

Two blog-post-about-a-wallet cliches I’m attempting to avoid while writing about the McGraw Slim Wallets from Friday & River: 1) a Costanza joke (because of the McGraw’s slimmer than average stature), and 2) a bad pun about not having to empty your wallet to get it (because of the McGraws’ reasonable price). And, I totally just mentioned both… Oh well. Read More »

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The Friday Find: Mismo Leather Goods at Opumo

August 3, 2012

What’s on sale RIGHT NOW.

Mismo – noun – a high-end Danish accessories label. Leather Goods – noun – small, portable wares made from cowhide or other animal skins. Sale – noun – a reduction in price. Get some – phrase – a colloquialism, meaning to procure an item or items for one’s self. Read More »

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Hickoree’s Summer Sale

July 9, 2012

I was going to make Hickoree’s Summer Sale this week’s Friday Find, but then I realized there wouldn’t be anything left by then, so you’re getting the heads-up today. Don’t say I never did anything for ya. Tons of brands, plenty of sizes, and markdowns as high as 70%. Looks like the weekend’s come early. Read More »

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Moose Brand Phone Sleeves

June 21, 2012

A Chromexcel iPhone sleeve? More like iWant! Sorry. The Phone Sleeve from Seattle’s Moose Brand is crafted from a single piece of Horween Chromexcel leather, which is folded and sewn closed. Simple, practical and tasteful, the sleeve is like a leather version of the phone it’s designed to keep, except, you know, without the phone part. Not my best. Read More »

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