A haiku about the heatwave in the NE United States:

Anyway, let’s tap into today.

This is an LA based cashmere brand founded in 2007 by a guy (Greg Chait) who received a cashmere blanket as a gift in 2002, made some stuff for himself, and then Maxfield in LA started selling it. The rest is history. Note that I said cashmere brand, not just knitwear brand.

The Elder Statesman Dume Crew — New Olive

Heavyweight 100% cashmere in a muted, earthy olive that sits somewhere between military and moss. The relaxed crewneck silhouette has enough room to layer under a shirt collar without fighting the knit. Made in Los Angeles, this is the kind of piece that gets better with every dry clean and holds its shape season after season.

The Elder Statesman Oak Cardigan — Mustard

A heavyweight 100% cashmere cardigan made in Italy, cut with a relaxed fit and a clean button-front closure. The mustard reads warm and rich in person, the kind of color that looks considered rather than loud. There is no embellishment here, just the weight and drape of the cashmere doing the work.

The Elder Statesman Dume Stripe Rugby — Fern & Granite

Heavyweight 100% cashmere in a rugby cut, with a seasonal fern and granite stripe that makes the color story feel earned rather than borrowed. Made in Los Angeles, the body is relaxed and the stripe pattern runs horizontal with enough contrast to read across a room. It sits in that rare zone where a bold piece still looks like it belongs to a grown man.

Shorts. I know I’m usually anti, but it’s simply too hot out to not dig into the shorts bag right now. And fortunately these aren’t aggressively priced for their quality.

Vuori Kore Short Unlined 7" — Blue Sea

Built from a recycled polyester and elastane blend with four-way stretch, the Kore Short moves without any drag and dries fast enough to go from a workout to the rest of the day without a change. The 7" inseam hits at a length that works on the street, not just at the gym, and the unlined construction keeps things light when the city turns into a sauna. Slash pockets, a back pocket, and a drawcord waist cover the basics.

Vuori Cypress Vintage Short 7" — Blue Sea

The Cypress is built from a French terry cotton fleece with ribbed panels at the side, giving it a throwback athletic cut that reads more like a vintage gym short than modern activewear. The 70% cotton construction has a softer, more lived-in feel than a straight performance fabric, and the 7" inseam keeps it out of basketball-short territory. A back zip pocket and front slash pockets round it out.

Butter Goods Alpine 1/4 Zip Sweater in Ash

A 12.5oz French terry fleece in a cotton and polyester blend, built heavy enough to have real weight in the hand but cut clean enough to wear beyond the skate park. The quarter zip sits at the chest without any hardware bulk, and a small embroidered logo on the front keeps the branding quiet. The ash colorway reads like a washed-out grey that works with just about anything on the bottom.

Butter Goods Seersucker Striped Shirt in Brown

Butter Goods runs the seersucker here in a cotton and polyester blend, with the puckered stripe texture doing the visual work instead of any print or graphic. The cut is relaxed with a straight hem and a single breast pocket with cheeky embroidered detail, keeping it in that workwear-adjacent zone that Butter does well. A woven label on the placket is the only other mark on the piece.

Do you have a $800 fire burning in your wallet? I’ve got two ideas on how to extinguish it…

Crockett & Jones — Sorrento in Desert Suede

Built on Last 391, the shortest loafer last in the Crockett & Jones lineup, the Sorrento is a short-vamp penny loafer made in England using an unstructured construction, a lightweight rubber sole, and no toe stiffener. The shoulder insole holds its shape without the bulk, and the desert suede keeps the color story warm and summery. Size down half a size from your usual, as the strap sits further down the vamp than a standard penny.

Crockett & Jones Salcombe — 2 in Snuff Suede

The Salcombe 2 is a leather-lined, wholecut loafer with an inset apron and box-stitch detailing, made in England on a last that keeps the silhouette as clean as a summer shoe gets. The snuff suede is tanned with a repello process and fully Scotchgarded during tanning, giving it genuine water and oil resistance that holds up over the life of the shoe. A gum-colored rubber wedge sole handles the comfort side without adding any bulk underfoot.

Also look at how funny Crockett and Jones are…. this is their sale page.

This is some 🔥 garb, right here. This pant from Rails presents like a jean (first image) or a light wash cotton chino (second image). That said, it’s really a light cotton/linen blend upscale jogger with a drawstring… Throwing a thin knit on (because your office AC is on blast and out of your control) covers up the drawstring, and you’re golden for in-office comfort all day long.

You’re welcome.

Rails Callum Pant in Medium Wash Indigo

The Callum is a 74% cotton, 26% linen twill in a slightly tapered straight leg, with a drawstring waist sitting behind a clean flat front. The medium wash indigo reads like a broken-in jean from across the room, but the linen content keeps it light and breathable when the temperature climbs. Inseam runs 30.5 inches and Rails recommends true to size. XS is currently out of stock; S through XXL are in.

Rails Callum Pant in Ecru — $148

Same cotton-linen twill construction and tapered straight leg as the indigo, with the ecru landing closer to a warm off-white than a true cream. It reads like a light wash chino from a distance, which is exactly the point. A good option for anyone who wants the look of a dressed-up summer trouser without the stiffness.

I love to squander hours of my time at night on a variety of apps (including but not limited to Reddit and YouTube) that could be better spent sleeping.

The nice humans at Hatch gifted me a Hatch Restore 3, which I’ve been using for the past three weeks. It’s definitely my path to getting my phone out of my bedroom at night, which is my ultimate goal. When moderation fails, more drastic measures are needed.

Without an alarm clock, I got to make the excuse that “my phone is my alarm.” Even when I got a regular alarm clock, it did a hard reset when the power went out. So I got to use the other excuse “well what if there’s an outage the night before a can’t-miss alarm?”

This thing is connected to WiFi, so as long as power comes back, then it gets back on time, and I wake up to my alarm. I’m still putting a phone alarm on for the first few weeks, but I’ve now delayed that alarm for 20 mins beyond my Hatch alarm to really test it.

I’m liking what I’m dealing with… After a month of Hatch-only alarms, the phone’s going in the bathroom or kitchen overnight.

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