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If you ever get the chance to hang out with Matty Matheson, you should absolutely take it. The guy is as funny and gregarious as he seems. He’s also refreshingly honest, opening up about his Covid-era crisis. “I got really scared about not being able to provide for my family because I was only playing half the game,” he says. “I was only talent. I was like, ‘Holy fuck, I don’t have a job. I’m not self-reliant.’” 

After that, the already expansive chef, restauranteur, and actor started expanding again: into things like punk music and growing his own vegetables — “easily the coolest thing I do,” he says. He’s actively trying to make the world better — to move through it more softly. Which makes him more than just a great hang; it makes him a pretty good dude. (And if you’re into that, check out Matheson’s guide to eBay shopping.) Hit the link to read Sam Hockley-Smith’s complete Matheson profile. Read more

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As part of Highsnobiety’s 20th birthday celebration, we published a book: The Incomplete Vol. 2: A Guide to Creative Collaborations, produced in partnership with gestalten (and, incidentally, available on Highsnobiety.com and the Highsnobiety iOS app). Obviously, the whole thing is about what it looks like for brands to work together. Here, Jian DeLeon gives us a look at how those partnerships will work moving forward, as the digital realm becomes a more and more viable place for companies to get people’s attention. Read more

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There was a time, not so long ago, when there was only one good shoe. It was a dark period — one dominated by the Stan Smith, say, or the Converse All Star. These days, things have changed. Stylish people now simultaneously appreciate the flat shoe, the leather shoe, the skate shoe, the running shoe, the designer shoe, even the toe shoe. Boat shoes and flip-flops are suddenly as cool as running sneakers produced by Saucony and Brooks. Dr. Martens boots, Dries Van Noten's Suede sneakers, dad shoes, and Maison Margiela tabi slip-ons prosper out of season. 

Though this presents a problem for footwear companies used to leveraging trends for profit, it also represents an increasingly exciting (post-)sneaker culture. And so much the better, News Director Jake Silbert writes, this is trends ceding to taste. Read more

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Staying in the footwear realm, Silbert also identifies a burgeoning trend: everyone and their dad is wearing Maison Margiela’s GAT sneaker (or one of its many imitators). The Margiela German army trainer originated in the late ‘90s as a cornerstone of timeless bro fashion: comfortable, serviceable, and chic. Menswear guys were already aware of the shoe’s many merits. Now, the TikTok crowd is plugging in. And to them we say, welcome. Read more