Habermas 2069: Black Bridle and the Buckle Nobody Wanted to Open Again
The Habermas 2069 in black English bridle: the latch built for lawyers who were tired of the buckle, and how the bag is made, finished and cared for.
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The Porsche 356 Was Never Supposed to Have a Roof
The first Porsche was an open roadster by design. The coupe came after. What that sequence says about analog objects built for sensation rather than shelter.
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What a Portfolio Piece Is
I don’t build portfolio pieces to sell them. A wild Louisiana alligator portfolio — burgundy exterior, prune Italian vegetable-tanned lining, custom Italian solid brass hardware. What it is and why it exists.
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Summer Menswear Events and Trunk Shows — Why Most of What’s Shown Won’t Last
Henry Poole visits New York in June. The Armoury runs its trunk show circuit through summer. The bespoke argument is everywhere this season. The briefcase is the one piece the conversation keeps skipping.
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On Carrying Something That Refuses to Disappear
The first entry in the Marcellino Ledger — field notes from the bench on craft, materials, and the quiet decision to carry something that refuses to blend in.
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Thurgood Marshall Argued Brown v. Board in a Suit He Couldn’t Afford
Marshall traveled between 50,000 and 75,000 miles a year through the Jim Crow South with death threats and no hotel room. How he showed up anyway—and why it mattered.
