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14 Best Hoodies for Style, Comfort, and Warmth

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You might not know anything about the Apple Vision Pro, but you probably have at least seen the picture of Cool Hunting founder Josh Rubin wearing an Eyn Vas hoodie while testing it. That’s because it’s how most of us—and by us, we’re including you—look most of the time (or want to look, anyway). A hooded sweatshirt can be a statement piece, but you’re also probably wearing one over your pajamas, while working out at the gym, or pulled over your head on a long flight. Most of us keep our hoodies around for years. There are so many different fabrics, cuts, price points, and styles, that you can never have enough hoodies in your closet.

Do you find yourself overwhelmed? Is it mentally and emotionally difficult to replace the threadbare one in your closet right now? We’re here to help make it easier. The Gear team waded through a ton of hoodies—OK, it wasn’t hard—and picked our favorites at every activity and price point you can imagine. Need to complete the look? Check out the rest of our buying guides, including the Best Barefoot Shoes and the Best Merino Wool Clothes.

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August 25, 2024
Chanel’s New Celeb-Endorsed Audio Jewelry Is Powered by Master & Dynamic

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No doubt picking up on the trend of wired 1990s-style earbuds—must-haves for those craving nostalgia tech from an era they may not have been around for—Chanel has dropped a “jewelry watch,” where the bracelet transforms into a necklace that hides a physical connection for earphones.

The Première Sound Watch is a riff on the brand’s Première watch, created in 1987, but with a long sautoir necklace with detachable earphones and a quaint 3.5-mm jack—but, fear not, the set also comes with 3.5 mm to Lightning and 3.5 mm to USB-C adapters, for those who prefer more up-to-date tech in their phones.

The whole “luxury meets Lana Del Rey” creation (available September 2) started two years ago as a sketch by Chanel watchmaking studio director Arnaud Chastaingt, who was fooling around with the concept of shoehorning audio kit into products worn as accessories. While the watch and necklace elements could be taken care of in-house by Chastaingt and his team, Chanel wisely turned to Master & Dynamic—a brand with form when it comes to collaborating with luxury marques, including Louis Vuitton and Celine—for the audio expertise.

Chanel’s Première Sound Watch features removable wired earbuds made by Master & Dynamic.

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Speaking of which, the headphones feature a 6-mm planar diaphragm and 11-mm beryllium-coated dynamic drivers with a frequency response of 20 Hz to 20 KHz, so not too shabby. The wire itself houses a remote for volume control, play/pause, answer/hang up, and skip forward and skip back, as well as a microphone for taking calls.

Water resistance for the wired buds, however, is just IPX3—so merely splash proof. The 18K yellow-gold-coated quartz watch on the Première (with an octagonal case inspired by the stopper of the No. 5 perfume bottle) fares much better, with a water resistance of 30 meters, should you be foolish enough to go diving with a piece of wearable audio jewelry that costs £12,600 in the UK or $14,700 in the US.

If only Apple had known, when it removed the 3.5-mm headphone jack from the iPhone in 2017, that it was going to start a future backlash where wireless earbuds like the ubiquitous AirPods would be considered so lame, entire Instagram channels would be devoted to young, hip people signaling their youth and hipness by wearing wired earbuds, simultaneously looking cool while shunning convention, better technology, common sense, and general convenience.

You see, you have to suffer for your Y2K nostalgia. After all, how else can you remember what it was like to rock a Walkman or first-gen iPod when you weren’t there in the first place? Well, at least now, Chanel and Master & Dynamic have stepped into the fray, offering a chic option for those growing weary of their impossible cleverness of juxtaposing stylish clothes while rocking cheapo headphones.

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August 23, 2024
The Best Gender-Neutral Clothing Brands (2024): Tested and Reviewed

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The fashion industry writ large reinforces gender norms in many ways, but there’s one every one of us encounters daily: gendered sizing and styling. A faceless entity decides what a man or woman should look like, and if you don’t fit either mold or identify with either label, that’s your problem. Thankfully, there’s a growing segment that offers tools to opt out of that binary.

Gender-neutral and gender-inclusive clothing brands offer a wider range of fits and styles than you might find at a traditional company. These companies make clothes for queer, nonbinary, and trans bodies of all shapes and sizes. I’ve tested and worn dozens of these and whittled down my favorites below.

Every garment in this list links to its manufacturer and also some other retailers that carry these garments. On some third-party retailer websites, the items we’ve highlighted are placed in gendered clothing sections, which is disappointing considering it’s 2024 and these items are explicitly gender-neutral. I’m just giving you a heads-up so you’re not surprised to see the gender-neutral underwear I recommended get categorized as “for women” at Amazon.

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Both&

Both& offers a wide assortment of tops and bottoms based on a sizing system the company developed independently. Rather than using existing size frameworks, Both& developed its signature length-to-width ratio by surveying its community, asking people what they liked and didn’t like about the way traditionally sized clothing fit their bodies.

The result can be seen best in its signature tees. Not only are they made from durable heavyweight cotton, but they also hang on your body in a way that creates a silhouette that steps outside the shapes that gendered garments often reinforce. The Khazeel tee, for instance, hangs in such a way that it easily conceals the presence of a binder, while the drop shoulder cut hangs off of, rather than skims, the body.

TomboyX

I’ve been a TomboyX wearer for years now and can’t help but sing its praises. With everything from shorts, briefs, and thongs to bras and outerwear, I’ve never had a TomboyX garment that disappointed. Underwear can be tricky for queer and trans people for any number of reasons, but TomboyX has a wide variety of cuts and fits, with sizes that go up to 6X.

I’m a big fan of the bikini briefs and boy shorts for everyday wear, and the 9-inch shorts for wearing around the house or under skirts. The bra selection is also one of my favorites of any company on this list. TomboyX offers traditional number-letter sizing on some of its bras but offers standard S to 4X type sizing on other bras. If you’ve had trouble finding a bra that fits, I can’t recommend the all-day bralette enough. It offers support and breathability, plus fits perfectly under any top.

Wildfang

Originating in my hometown of Portland, Oregon, Wildfang has been a mainstay of the gender-neutral fashion scene for years. Its founders sought to break free from gender norms and offer clothes that can be feminine, masculine, neither, or all of the above.

With inclusive sizing going up to 4X on some garments (unfortunately, some top out at 3X) and including tall sizes, it’s pretty easy to find things that will fit your body no matter your body’s shape or gender presentation. Some of the pants do tend to have a higher crotch than you might expect, even on the larger sizes, so you might have to size up on those depending on your proportions—or get the tall size.

I’m a huge fan of the high-waisted coverall. Not only do you get to wear a flight suit like an astronaut or space miner, but they’re fashionable, come in a variety of vibrant colors, and fit so well you’ll want to wear it all the time even if it’s way too warm out to be wearing a full-body coverall.

Another mainstay of my wardrobe (and my partner’s) is the essential cropped button-up. As just an outer layer, it can turn a sports bra and a pair of pants into an outfit, and the fit hangs off your body rather than squeezing it or circus-tenting off of it like traditionally sized men’s button-ups can.

Thistle and Spire

I’ve historically had a complicated relationship with lingerie. If it fits my bust, it doesn’t fit my shoulders; if it fits my waist it doesn’t fit my butt, and so on. I could write a dissertation on the lingerie brands that have failed me. Instead, I want to highlight my new favorite: Thistle and Spire. If you’re active in online sex worker (OnlyFans, Fansly, etc.) communities, you’ve seen some of these garments, for good reason.

Thistle and Spire offers inclusive sizing and size details on its garments that tell you what you need to know about how each item fits. A part of the reason for that is its dedication to offering garments that will make you feel hot no matter your size, gender, or sexual orientation. And you’ll see that dedication reflected in the models wearing each garment. Finding lingerie modeled by someone with a body that looks like yours is an extremely affirming experience.

Thistle and Spire’s entire catalog is ornate, sexy, and creative, but my favorite is the Medusa set. The bralette fits my bust (and shoulders) perfectly and offers a high degree of adjustability to make sure it fits the body just right. The same goes for the matching bottoms. Here’s another thing Thistle and Spire does that feels like it should be impossible: the lingerie is comfortable. It supports my body where it needs to be supported, and it’s comfy to wear for long periods, so much so that you’ll want to wear it everywhere—you can!

Just throw on some pasties (Thistle and Spire offers these too) and you can wear the bralette as an actual top. They even ship in a mesh bag you can use to wash them (in delicate mode).

The Fluxion

Shopping for a binder is hard. The best results you’ll get come from stores that take your measurements and custom-make you a binder made for your specific body, but that can take a long time, and it’s expensive.

When shopping for binders for my partner, hearing about the wait filled them with dread. So I set out to find a middle option: a binder that fits them the way they want and ships in a shorter time frame. That’s how I found the Fluxion.

The binders are durable and well-made, with sturdy stitching on every seam, and a comfortable cotton lining inside a Lycra shell. It feels like a tight swimsuit material, and during testing I found it does a great job of binding a large bust on a small frame, or a medium bust on a large frame. Because they’re made from Lycra, they do stretch out and need to be washed to get the tautness back. That’s something you don’t have to worry about as much on binders made from non-stretch fabrics or custom-made binders like those offered by companies like Shapeshifters.

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June 15, 2024
Panerai’s Submersible Elux Lab-ID Dive Watch Generates Its Own Light Show

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Additionally, the novel deployment of “lume” has become something of a power play in luxury watchmaking: It’s only a couple of weeks, for instance, since IWC announced a concept watch that is entirely aglow, while instances of lume as an aesthetic medium, rather than something functional, have abounded in recent years.

But where Panerai is going with the Supermersible Elux Lab-ID, we don’t need lume. Instead, a host of LEDs illuminate the watch’s functions, powered by electricity generated in the movement.

A push-button on the left side of the case switches the lights on; pressing it again turns them off. And that simple concept is something the brand’s special projects team, which operates under the moniker “Laboratoriao di Idee” (shortened to Lab-ID), has spent eight years bringing to fruition, says Pontroué.

“They have a brief which can basically be written on a stamp: It has to give the time, and it has to have patents,” he says, stating that patents themselves are the ultimate goal, as much as the product that emerges. “It’s the only project where we have no idea of the deadline. We know it can be very expensive, and the failure rate is very high. But it’s not merely about introducing something new for Panerai, it must also be groundbreaking for the industry.”

The first of four patents for the Submersible Elux Lab-ID (we’ll call it the Elux for short) relates to its activation button: A safety device protects it from both impact and water pressure. “Without this, the pressure of the water when you’re diving could push it down inadvertently, so a component underneath it protects that,” says Anthony Serpry, Panerai’s head of R&D, who heads up the Lab-ID skunkworks.

Serpry says his team has around 150 projects on the go, but only a few will see the light of day. One more of these is the watch’s blue-ish case material, which is also patented. A form of ceramized titanium that the brand has named Ti-Ceramitech, it comprises a titanium alloy that’s subjected to plasma electrolytic oxidation (applying a high pulse of current within an electrolytic bath), which generates a thick, scratch-proof layer of blue ceramic across the surface. “The patent is covering the material development and especially the titanium alloy composition, to reach the blue color,” says Serpry.

But the real business here, of course, is the light show. A handful of high-end watchmakers have previously experimented with mechanically powered light-on-demand, among them HYT, De Bethune, and the jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels, but with limited results—a dull glow for a few seconds.

Panerai’s tech, on the other hand, lights up scores of micro-LEDs throughout the watch’s display, with a stated capacity of 30 minutes’ glow time. In fact, the illumination should last as long as the wearer keeps moving: The Elux is a self-winding watch, and the oscillating weight that winds up its movement also winds the mechanism to make it glow.

It does this by packing in extra barrels, which are the cylinders that contain a watch’s mainspring, its store of energy. Most mechanical watches have one of these—the Elux has six. Two power the timekeeping; the other four generate electrical energy via a minuscule—but powerful—dynamo device.

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June 15, 2024
Swatch Drops Three New Earth-Based MoonSwatches (We Want Two Of Them)

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Less than three months after the launch of the Snoopy MoonSwatch, Swatch has this morning dropped not one but three new models, this time all based on our home planet.

The new watches, according to Swatch, have been inspired by the fact that “all throughout history, people have wondered what the world looks like from above”.

Mission on Earth Lava takes its bright red hue from volcanic molten rock, with the chronograph seconds hand in orange, as a nod to the Omega 1968 Speedmaster Moonwatch “Ultraman” model.

Mission on Earth Polar Lights is vivid, almost neon turquoise representing the Aurora Borealis—the natural phenomenon where charged particles from the sun interact with molecules in the Earth’s upper atmosphere to produce the signature light show. Its dark blue dial has tiny silver-colored flecks inspired by aventurine glass dials, something of a trend in watchmaking right now. The distribution of these flakes is different on every model.

The bright red Mission on Earth Lava boasts a chrono seconds hand in orange, as a nod to the Omega 1968 Speedmaster Moonwatch “Ultraman”.

Photograph: Courtesy of

Mission on Earth Desert is the least striking of the three, as its beige tone is supposed to evoke the seas of sand on the planet’s surface. The key hook for Swatch is that all three natural phenomena can be seen clearly from space.

The news comes right after TAG Heuer released a revamped F1 watch, which some consider to be its reply to the MoonSwatch, despite it costing $1,350, considerably more than Swatch’s offering. TAG’s Formula 1, which appeared in 1986, was at the time viewed as the brand’s answer to the cheap, original Swatch which had revolutionized the market three years earlier—but boasting a much higher spec.

The reborn TAG Heuer Formula 1 | Kith is a limited-edition collaboration with Kith, which marks the first time TAG Heuer has ever co-branded a watch dial. Featuring Kith’s “Just Us” slogan on the dial, it’s a clear nod to the watch company’s keenness to engage with Gen Z consumers.

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June 12, 2024
IWC Pilot’s Chronograph Ceralume 2024: Price, Specs, Availability

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After months of trial and error, the final result, achieved by working with the same specialist supplier that creates IWC’s existing ceramic cases, was a ratio that found “the optimum balance between mechanical properties and luminosity.”

That was far from the only hurdle to clear, however. While standard oxide ceramics are sintered in a normal, oxygen-rich atmosphere, it turned out that under those conditions, the Super-LumiNova would degrade: It needed to be fired in a special mix of inert gases. “This was really challenging, because that’s not the standard way of sintering zirconia,” says Brunner. “I would say this was the most difficult part.”

Cleverly, despite the mix of zirconia with Super-LumiNova, which have different densities…

Photograph: IWC

… scratch resistance on the concept watch case is exactly the same as standard ceramic.

Photograph: IWC

Having figured out how to make the case and ensure a smooth even glow, the IWC team then had to make sure the end result lived up to the same standards of durability expected of a normal ceramic watch, famed for their scratch resistance and surface hardness.

Other watch brands, including Bell & Ross and Zenith, have created fully- or partly-luminous watch cases by infusing fiberglass, quartz, or carbon polymers with Super-LumiNova. But none had attempted it with ceramic until now. “When you have ceramic, the scratch resistance and durability is on a completely different planet,” claims Brunner.

“When we mix zirconia with Super-LumiNova, as material scientists, we call it [a mix of] structural ceramics and functional ceramics. Structural ceramics give the physical stability of a material, and functional ceramics a certain function, in this case the luminosity,” says Brunner. “When you mix two of them together you will probably lose some of the mechanical stability, because when you have 100 percent zirconia, you have full strength.”

“What we found out is that in terms of hardness, measured with Young’s modulus, we are at the same level. So the scratch resistance will be exactly the same as a standard ceramic. We reduced the fracture toughness a little; if you drop 100 pieces, the risk of breaking some of them would be higher when you introduce Super-LumiNova. But the reduction is surprisingly not that dramatic. We did all the [normal] testing internally, with the shock tests ranging from 25G to 5,000G, and it passed all the tests.”

The longevity of the Ceralume watch’s luminous glow is a direct function of the sheer amount of Super-LumiNova present; despite being interspersed with ceramic, it is capable of absorbing a significant amount of energy from sunlight.

The case, meanwhile, is impervious to UV damage. “It depends on the sheer mass,” confirms Brunner. “If you imagine, normally in a standard watch, you have hands and maybe some indices that are in Super-LumiNova, which is a very low amount—fractions of grams. Here we’re talking about a whole case, and also in the strap you have more Super-LumiNova.”

The strap, Brunner says, is comparatively simple to engineer, without the concerns of sintering, shrinkage, and color fastness. “Of course, one important thing is to get it completely homogeneous. That’s always difficult when you mix, say, a plastic or a resin with hard particles,” he says.

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May 30, 2024
What Is Lyocell Fabric, and Is It Eco-Friendly?

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I sleep on a lot of bedding. It comes with the territory when you test bed sheets and comforters for a living. I’ve slept on everything from bamboo and silk to plain-weave cotton, but there’s a term I’ve seen quite often in bedding materials that I didn’t know much about: lyocell. So I had to know. What makes it different from other bedding materials? Is it more comfortable to sleep on? Are the cooling and eco-conscious descriptions I often saw accurate? What’s Tencel, and is it different from lyocell?

Lyocell is a cellulose-based, man-made fiber similar to fabrics like rayon with purported eco-friendly benefits in the manner it’s manufactured. Is it the magic solution to eco-friendly sheets? No. But it’s a move in the right direction, and there’s plenty of opportunity for lyocell to become an even more eco-conscious choice.

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Lyocell has a cellulose structure, similar to both rayon and cotton, so it isn’t a synthetic fabric. But while we harvest cotton from a plant, lyocell and rayon are man-made fibers that take wood pulp and transform it into a fiber and eventually fabric. “The process is called wet spinning,” says Karen Leonas, a professor of textile sciences at the Wilson College of Textiles at North Carolina State University. “It takes wood pulp and makes a slurry, and then makes it into a filament, then into a fiber.”

The process for the two is different enough that rayon and lyocell are labeled by the Federal Trade Commission as separate fibers. One of the biggest differences is output. Making rayon uses different, harsher chemicals that can’t be reused, while lyocell is known for its closed-loop production processes that reuse almost all of the solvent to make more lyocell.

Leonas says lyocell is a better choice than rayon because of the different chemical choices in its manufacture. Namely, she says rayon production uses carbon disulfide, which is toxic to both the environment and the people working on the wet spinning process. Lyocell production does not. “There are solid found technical reasons from the chemical point of view that make it more environmentally friendly and less toxic to workers,” she says.

The words Tencel and lyocell are often used together, or sometimes interchangeably. Where lyocell is the fabric, Tencel is the brand. It’s owned by the Lenzing Group, which makes a specific trademarked Tencel Lyocell fabric. “It’s like cornflakes versus Kellogg’s,” Leonas says. You can find lyocell in all kinds of bedding, from sheets to our favorite mattress.

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May 25, 2024
5 Best Rain Jackets (2024): Cheap, Eco-Friendly, Hiking, and Running

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I also like Lululemon’s Cross Chill ($198), which has a very slim fit and is made from nylon and Lycra with a polyester lining. However, it’s just not quite as soft or stretchy as the Showers Pass jacket. All runners sweat, but our tolerance for cold and damp differs (my husband doesn’t even wear a rain jacket!), so your options are a little more flexible. I’m also currently testing the Tracksmith Downpour ($400), which, for its exorbitant price, gets you a PFAS-free DWR on a 3-layer jacket with many excellent features like a brimmed hood and a 360-degree mesh panel for breathability. I want to test it for a few more weeks in the horrible Oregon rain, but were it not for the cost, I would probably consider this the best jacket I’m testing right now.

Best Rain Jacket for Biking

As much time as I spend in the rain, I never get quite as soaked as I do when ebiking my two children to and from school. If you’re a dedicated cyclist who spends hours training outside, you will probably be better off with a lightweight, high-visibility jacket that can stretch as you move and vent heat. However, if you’re an everyday bike commuter, you likely want a less technical jacket.

Cleverhood is an independent, Rhode Island-based company, and its signature garment is the biking-friendly Rain Cape. The rain cape is OK, as it can fit over your heavier clothes without too much fuss. The anorak is my favorite, ho. Like the cape, it’s cut very generously to allow for a flannel shirt and a small down jacket underneath. It’s cut longer in the back to cover my tail as I’m riding. It also has a protected flap under the front zip so I don’t get wet when I open it up, and an enormous kangaroo pocket that’s handy for stowing my shell gloves, masks, and even bike locks in a pinch.

I also like that the hood is designed to fit under my helmet, which means I can move my head and neck around a little more easily. I do have to note, though, that I now have several Cleverhood jackets and have busted the zipper on one of them.

★ Alternative: If you bike a lot on the road, then you probably want a stretchy, high-visibility cycling jacket. Showers Pass is also great for this, and the Cloudburst jacket can also be worn cycling (without a hood, as you will probably be wearing a helmet).

Best Rain Jacket for Hiking

This year, Arc’teryx completely redesigned its classic line of Beta jackets. The standout feature is a new PFAS-free Gore-Tex expanded polyethylene (ePE) membrane that keeps wind and rain out, and lets sweat vapor escape. In addition to being lighter and thinner, it’s also more sustainable than the previous Beta jackets.

Arc’teryx notes that the new jacket took two years to develop and now has four layers: a soft backer fabric to wear against the skin, the ePE membrane, the recycled nylon face fabric, and a C0 DWR coating (C0 refers to the fact that there is a total absence of harmful fluorocarbons). Comparing this year’s Beta to last year’s Beta, I can feel that this year’s Beta is lighter, the interior is softer, and overall the fabric is more flexible. I wore this on all-day hikes in the spring on the Oregon coast, with high winds and pouring rain, and it kept me dry underneath. I particularly like features like the very strong rubberized cuffs that stay put over my gloves.

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May 2, 2024
TAG Heuer Kith Formula 1 Watch 2024: Prices, Specs, Availability

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Concessions to modernity include sapphire crystal instead of plastic for the dial covering on these new models, and high-grade rubber straps instead of the plastic of old. The range includes five versions with stainless steel cases (two of which have black PVD coatings to match their bezels), and five featuring cases in the original Arnite, in fun colorways designed in partnership with New York-based Kith.

Ronnie Fieg, Kith’s founder and an influential figure in today’s streetwear and sneaker world, is also a passionate collector of vintage TAG Heuer Formula 1s. The all-plastic versions, plus two steel versions with bright blue and green bezels respectively, are exclusive to Kith—find them in New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Toronto, Hawaii, Tokyo and Paris, or on its website.

But expect to move fast, because if the MoonSwatch is any precedent, the scalpers will move faster—notwithstanding the fact that at $1,350, the new Formula 1s are five times the price of a MoonSwatch.

But they are rare: there are only 250 examples each of the Kith exclusive all-Arnite models, and 350 of the two steel Kith exclusives. The two models with black-coated steel cases, also with green or blue bezels and straps, are exclusive to TAG Heuer stores (and will not be online), and limited to 825 pieces each.

Finally, the version with a stainless steel case and bracelet, and black bezel, is shared between both brands, and limited to 1,350 pieces. All models feature quartz movements and 200-meter water resistance, just as the originals did. There is also, according to TAG Heuer’s press release, a boxed set featuring all ten watches, though the brand has yet to confirm how and where it is available.

As well as featuring Kith’s “Just Us” slogan on the dial, the watches are also co-branded, with “Kith” replacing “TAG” in the watchmaker’s logo—the first time TAG Heuer has ever co-branded a watch, and reflective of the company’s keenness to speak to the Gen Z consumers that are meat and drink to brands like Kith.

Indeed, modern TAG Heuer, owned by LVMH, the luxury conglomerate, since 1999, has been going through its own series of rebirths in recent years. These have included the development of its high-end Connected smartwatch; the introduction of lab-grown diamonds for high-end models; attempts (ongoing, but as yet unsuccessful) to revolutionize hairspring production with nano-technology; a recent reintroduction of its long-dormant eyewear business; the introduction, with Citizen’s help, of solar-powered models; and multiple changes in both management, product and pricing strategy.

Just under 5,000 watches will be available in total from this pimped F1 reissue, spread across 10 limited editions. However, unlike the MoonSwatch, some will be available online.

Photograph: TAG Heuer

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May 1, 2024
16 Best Recycled and Upcycled Clothes (2024): Leggings, Sneakers, T-shirts

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I love clothes, but the fashion industry is having a crisis all on its own, on top of the trash crisis and general climate crisis we’ve been dealing with for decades. Textile waste and other plastic trash is polluting our oceans, lining both city and rural streets, and harming animals that are trying to go about their day. We can reduce our own plastic usage, especially swapping single-use plastics out for reusable items, but some fashion brands have figured out how to turn some of that trash—mostly plastic bottles and old clothes—into new shirts and accessories.

Sustainable fashion is a growing category, and it isn’t perfect, but it’s a start. These are our favorite clothes made from recycled materials that we’ve tested. Be sure to check out our other product guides, like the Best Recycled Bags, Best Everyday Products Made of Recycled Materials, and the Best Reusable Products.

Updated April 2024: We added a Carve Designs sweater, Swedish Stockings tights, and new slide slippers from Verloop. We’ve also updated prices and links throughout.

How Plastic Becomes Thread

Most companies use “post-consumer” plastic, which means it comes from plastic that has been used and recycled. “Pre-consumer” means it comes from waste in the manufacturing process before anyone ever buys it. Plastic bottles are collected, dried, shredded, and turned into tiny pellets. Then the plastic goes through an extruder machine, which spins and pulls it like taffy to turn it into yarn. This still uses a lot of energy and resources, but it produces far less waste. Everyone needs clothes, so they might as well be more sustainable.

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April 22, 2024