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After some technical difficulties and a multitude of scheduling conflicts, Phil and I were finally able to bang out two sessions for this extra-long 'sode.  We had a great time and found ourselves meandering throughout, but the main topics were as follows:

1) Brad Pitt is crushing custom looks (shouts to Haans!) on the press tour for Bullet Train including an instantly-infamous brown linen skirt followed up by a tailored rig anchored with Gucci Gazelles.
2) Apparently, #Sandlercore was a dominant TikTok trend with GenZ girls last summer, but this summer, it's resurgence has just made us feel better about looking like a slob, like, most of the time.
3) Everybody's talking about it, so of course, we had to add our two cents.  Brendon Babenzian's J.Crew is finally here.

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From Washed Media and the Sunday Scaries podcast, Will DeFries joins me on the episode for a great conversation.  We cover the following main topics, plus a whole lot more:
- Aimé Leon Dore just opened a gorgeous new store in London.  We talk about the shop's aesthetic and then revisit our experiences in ALD's other locations.
- Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker get married.  When you get married in your 40s, you're allowed to have a themed wedding.  What would our themes be?
- Tom Sachs x NikeCraft "General Purpose Shoe" releases next week.  How do we feel about the marketing?  What about the fact that the shoe is being made to seem democratic but will inevitably resale for thousands?

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Phil and I are back in the stu for Friday beers and a bit of chat.  On the docket today:
- The new King of CringeTok is ruining NYC
- Cauliflower crust pizzas
- Trends: What's here to stay and what's not
- Potential new cops and getting ready for a beach trip
- Plus more! I think... listen and find out

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Phil and I are back in the stu chattin' up a storm.  Topics today include: 

- Abercrombie & Fitch quarterly mags and marketing campaigns
- Insane Y2K fashion and why the late 90s and early 2000s produced such bad fashion choices
- Met Gala 2022
- Phil's latest biz cazh pickups
- Pretty sure some other stuff too

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Phil is back in the studio for a smashing good time.  We talked about the suiting looks we saw at the Grammys, specifically the proliferation of double breasted rigs and how the style has migrated from an IYKYK swerve to a mainstream move.  Should a DB be next on your cop list or does its current ubiquity signal that it's already on the downslope?  Of course, we also had to address the Biebs' oversized Balenciaga number.  Next up, I walk Phil through a couple of recent purchases from SSENSE that are definitely getting returned.  Finally, we spoke on some women's trends we're seeing out there which include: massive puffy pirate sleeves, red hair, and Panda Dunks.

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On today's podcast, I am in the booth solo dolo just like Kid Cudi.  It's chill though because Club Cool has a bunch of unanswered DMs from the last few weeks that I can answer right here in podcast format.  Topics include: breezy Black Tie footwear, swim trunks you should be buying, Hydro Mocs/assorted open-air shoes, and how to weigh trendiness with timelessness when making a splurge purchase and/or investing in a garment.

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On this week's episode, Clayton dials in and lets me quiz him on his favorite places to travel, what he and his wife are currently watching/reading/listening to, and what he's got cooking on the Traeger.  Then, we field some listener questions about style and fashion at large, diving in to some broader topics as well as doing our best to answer some more specific ones.

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Phil joins me in the studio on a Friday afternoon, and I proceed to talk at him for an hour.  First up, I give him the rundown from my most recent mall experience.  What was good?  What was bad?  What's the heritage "mall brand" that's usurping J.Crew as the de facto recommendation for stylish guys looking for inexpensive pickups?  What is happening at the food court?  All those questions and more get an answer.  Then, I highlight some "new" brands that I'm really feeling this year.  Phil adds his classic doses of incredulity and banter, per uje.

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On this week's pod, Clayton and I offer our insight in to this week's big news: LVMH's "Luxury Ventures" arm has made a minority investment in Aimé Leon Dore.  We give our initial reactions, then dive deep on what this could mean for the brand in the near and long term.  After a lengthy discussion, we turn our attention to another fashion world development: Rhuigi Villaseñor of Rhude has been named Creative Director at Bally.  On the surface, this seems like a head-scratching move for one of streetwear's biggest names so we do our best to figure out why it actually might make a lot of sense before offering up some other names in the space that we expect to be up for similar or even bigger appointments in 2022 and beyond.

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Phil's back!  We discuss some of this week's breaking news from the week, hear a big time announcement from Phil, and review the NYE television programming.  After that, we look back at our 2021 style resolutions, giving ourselves a PASS or FAIL grade, then look forward to what we're putting on the list for 2022.

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Phil gets in the studio with me on another Friday evening to shoot the shit about being an old person that wants to watch SNL with friends on a Saturday night.  We talked about the slew of legendary artists that stopped by Tyler, The Creator's Golf le Fleur pop-up shop in Malibu which sent us in a bunch of different directions, including one that ending up invoking Nelly's clothing line from the early 2000s, Vokal.  Next up, more Succession talk, specifically about how you can balance that Amalfi-Coast-vacation-suit look with one that works for business environments stateside.  In between and surrounding those conversations, there was a whole bunch of other good shit, so sit back, get dialed in, and come support us on Patreon while you're at it.

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Phil and I finally reconnect in the studio for a fresh episode, and our main topic today is paying tribute to the late Virgil Abloh and remembering his outsized influence.  Of course, we also had to fit in some other conversation, including but not limited to: the questionable accents delivered in "House of Gucci," sour beers, the mind-boggling way pants go from being your baggy ones to being your skinny ones, and how long it takes me to make a fashion TikTok.

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On today's podcast, Pat Allen of contemporary streetwear label Uni/Form LA, returns to the podcast to talk shop.  From inventory-driven growing pains to development timelines to revealing what's coming down the pipe, we cover a little bit of everything.  Enjoy!

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Today's episode includes the following topics:
- I got elbowed in the face at indoor soccer this week.
- Bill Clinton wore Aimé Leon Dore
- What does smart casual mean these days, especially when it's tied to a sporting event and the weather is warm?
- Replenishing the business casual wardrobe
- My SuitSupply experience and why we hate all of our suits and should get new ones.
- TheRealReal's brick & mortar is pretty tight.
- Nordstrom's strange shoe selection.
- Halloween costumes for 2021.

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This week's topics include:
- Recapping the weekend at Austin City Limits Music Festival
- Séfr Londré Trousers and vegan leather options
- Nike's internal meeting presentation leaks revealing aims for progress along with some interesting numbers
- R.I.P. Entireworld, but grab some boxers on sale now?
- Axel Arigato sneakers
- L.L. Bean's lackluster offering during their initial "Pre-Loved" sale via Instagram

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Clayton Chambers of the Sprezza newsletter (www.sprezza.xyz) joins the podcast again to talk Nashville, suiting trends in a post-pandemic world, and finally to share some insight on why menswear rental services are poised to become a major factor in our shopping routines.

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On today's podcast, Phil and I talk about the following:
- Kacey Musgraves' new album.
- Being careful when you inevitably date a superstar singer-songwriter because everybody is only going to pay attention to their side of the story.
- Discovering, live on the pod, that Kacey's ex-husband could theoretically tell his side of the story via song.
- Dying your hair and what it means for how you dress.
- Loafer talk, including Blackstock & Weber's upcoming J.Crew collaboration.
- Updating our Fall-Winter wishlists.
- How to buy Japanese brands from Japan and why we haven't done it yet.

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On today's episode, I bring up some questions I've recently had about famed 90s sitcom, Seinfeld.  Maybe you've heard of it?  Phil tries to help me answer those Qs before we get in to a breakdown of some our favorite and least favorite Met Gala looks.  Lastly, we tackle a listener question about how to elevate one's style while attending a big four Fashion Week.

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Up top today, I explain to Mr. Battaglia that I am playing in an indoor soccer league starting tomorrow.  This, naturally, presents the opportunity for sports shoes I did not yet own.  Useful touch!  Anyway, it's a perfect segue in to the other game of football, as we tackle what to wear to tailgates and college gamedays this year.  It's honestly pretty easy and straightforward until you get to the shoes.  Next, we respond to some listener prompts about how long certain vintage trends can be expected to last, PLUS we discuss everybody's favorite article of clothing: Socks.  Millennial No-Shows?  TikTok Tubes?  There's a third option you're forgetting, friends!  That about wraps it up for the day.

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On today's episode, we draw all of our content from listener questions:
- New Off-White Nike Dunks: thoughts and feelings, how to wear them, and are delivery guys really stealing all that many packages?
- Vegetarian cooking and recipes.
- Aimé Leon Dore Fall-Winter 2021 + why ALD is maybe officially "Supreme for Adults" and that's OK.
- Howler Brothers new stuff and my hand in what happens over there.
- The Fall Clothing Conundrum all of us living in temperate climates must face every single year.

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After finally overcoming some unfortunate events, the Clubhouse doors have been re-opened with a spicy new episode.  Up top, we have the two topics that we seriously just cannot quit, and believe me, I want to.  Kanye continues to make headlines though, so we have to talk about him, and the Off-White/Nike/Dunk hype trinity continues to land in shit as it slices through the zeitgeist, this time, apparently letting FedEx steal hundreds if not thousands of shoes.

Then, we get in to some trend talk with a rousing edition of "In or Out" followed by a stupendous sneaker conversation as we bring back "Hype or Heat."  After that, we get in to some chill chatter about dudes at the gym wearing outrageous headwear and other fitness-adjacent topics like how long is too long to look at yourself in the mirror.

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Today's pod is mostly Grade A banter as we get used to the new stu, but topics include:

- Olympics (ranking the big ones, Beach Volleyball, Sydney McLaughlin)
- House of Gucci trailer
- Queen Rih is a billionaire
- How do we feel about the pre-sale model for shoes and clothes?

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We are back for another edition of the Club Cool Podcast.  On today's sode, we hit the headlines.  First up, Kanye's dropping DONDA on Friday, and he blessed the 'Grom with a freaking Outfit Grid featuring a bunch of things we said were trending like six weeks ago, so if you don't mind, we're gassin' ourselves up a bit: Leather pants, check.  Blouson style jacket, check.  Big B Bottega, check.  Kanye still mattering a ton even when we want to quit him, check.  Next, I explain to Phil the realization I've had that Natural Wine is wine for.... beer drinkers.  Maybe?  Maybe I'm just on a new kick and excited about it.  Also, if LeBron wins another ship, he's gotta be poppin' Pet Nats post-game, right?  Finally, even though we weren't fully prepped and read on the column, we did have to give some coverage to Rachel Tashjian's GQ column, "Introducing the New American Sportswear," where she basically confirms that the dinosaur of a mag does know what brands people listening to and/or making podcasts are talking most about.

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We're back in the studio after a week off to shoot the shit and answer some listener questions.  Topics covered on today's pod include:

- Nike's nylon shorts will make you feel young but maybe too young if you pair them with Air Force 1s?
- The mesh shorts trend is one we will undoubtedly look back on and laugh at ourselves for.
- Why hasn't soccer permeated style & fashion the way basketball, tennis, and golf have?  Or has it?
- Too Hot To Handle shows us that even young British people now have perfect teeth.
- Bourdain
- Gossip Girl, xoxo
- Suiting for business and pleasure in the year 2021
- Girlfriends buying you clothing that you don't like and how to gracefully solve this problem.
- Bourbon Boyz
- Birkentstocks?

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Barrett and Phil are in the studio to discuss some trending topics of the week including the Louis-Vuitton-embellished Nike Air Force Ones Virgil Abloh just sent down the SS22 runway and why they're important.  PLUS, Justin Bieber is volume shooting on the Gram while vacationing in Greece, and Barrett has a special (and demoralizing) relationship with the Bode shirt that JB loves so much he posted four kit pics in a row while wearing it.  On the back half of the pod, Barrett reveals he's made a splurge purchase and finally picked up a pair of JMM sunglasses, so the dudes discuss why they cost so much from a production POV and if, overall, the shades feel like a WORTHY spend.

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On today's podcast, Phil and Barrett talk through reservation difficulties, the return of Espresso Martinis, and the satisfaction delivered by a charred vegetable on one's plate.  Then, the boys jump in to some show & tell/sneaker talk, as Barrett has been on a lukewarm streak of mediocre Ws.  Also referenced during this discussion: Highsnobiety's new article about collaborations killing the sneaker game (is it though?) and Union's latest Jordan IV release.  That convo segues in to a potential men's Mary Janes trend that's bubbling, and then finally they round everything out with an important burning question: Is it time to bring the button up back?

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Is anybody even reading this anymore?  We start out with some Yeezy talk.  As much as I want to be done with the guy, he remains a pop culture fixture, and the man still has his pulse on what's coming next with regards to fashion and streetwear.  You know we had to talk Irina and of course touch on the blue puffer jacket thing as well.  Next up: just what the hell is Virgil doing with these fifty near-identical Dunks?  Like, are they making a thousand of each of these or what?  This sort of seems too good to be true (copping-wise) which means there's a lot more going on here than meets the eye.  Virgil and Nike are both marketing geniuses, so don't write this off as a lazy throw-away just yet.  Finally, before we drop our vacay recaps, we give some attention to the Rowing Blazers x Seiko watches dropping tomorrow (today?).  They seem legit.  

After that, we talk Cali vacations, but mostly we just emphasize our shock/awe that anybody leaves there for here.  What the hell is wrong with you people?!?!?

Ok, that's it, love you, bye.

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Barrett and Phil convene after the long weekend to recap their joint staycation and expound on some additional candidates for "Perfect Vacation Shoe" that they didn't include last week.  They also take some time to explore why dive bars seem to be having such a moment right now before exploring their shared interest in Eleven Madison Park's new completely vegan tasting menu.  Last, but not least, they take a listener call from the hotline about what to wear to a non-team sporting event.  (Care to leave us a voicemail???  Dial in: 833-258-2266 or 833-CLUB-COO if you're a real one.)

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Phil and Barrett are in the studio to talk about their favorite swim trunk options and to discuss that tricky question of what shoes to throw in the vacation bag when you're trying to hit the pool, stroll the beach, and of course, still get kits off.  Also discussed: The best route to take from South Austin to the COTA race track.  Oh, yes, and Taika Waititi (the God of Love & Thunder himself) kicks off Hot Vax Summer down under with an epic balcony show for the paps.

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Barrett and Phil get together to talk about addiction to the SHOP app, break down Justin Bieber's disheveled new lewk, and give a review of Nike's new South Congress shop.  On the back half of the pod, the dudes discuss Brendon Babenzien's appointment as J.Crew's new Chief Menswear Designer.  Can the former Supreme creative director/brain behind Noah save the flailing brand?  Additionally, does this mean our old favorite mall stores are finally buying in to the demand for streetwear?  With Kanye's new Gap line coming soon and Jerry Lorenzo's ESSENTIALS line putting up numbers for PacSun, are we entering a potentially exciting era for these accessibly priced stalwarts of men's fashion?  Or, are these moves just another example of dinosaurs moving too slowly.  Is it too little, too late?  Time will tell, but it certainly seems like a conversation that will continue to bubble up.

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On today's poddington:
- Mea culpa on the duck face (@clubcoolpod)
- Cinco de Mayo
- Mother's Day
- Crawfish boil party debut
- Spray tans
- Aimé's lace shirt
- Drake's Chrome Hearts Rolls Royce
- Chrome Hearts FUCK hat
- Bill & Melinda's divorce
- Wearing giant logos makes you a terrible spouse and father

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Barrett and Phil are back today to give some much-deserved shoutouts at the top of the pod, but then they dive in to new brands that have some real zip.  Former Kanye West collaborator Mark Seekings has just launched his eponymous brand, SEEKINGS, a line that aims to pick up where Hedi Slimane left off when he exited Saint Laurent.  Can he inject enough 2020s modernism and his own flavor of California Cool in to a look some might call passé to have genuine success?  Next, Barrett brings up the heritage designer brand currently taking over your Explore Page, Bottega Veneta.  Creative Director and designer Daniel Lee has already been creating highly sought-after handbags for several seasons now, but his Puddle and Tire Boots have now become the latest larger-than-life status symbol for dudes looking to stunt in outrageous footwear.  Are these stompers a sign that its Bottega's turn to shine brightly in the menswear realm?  Join us for the conversation.

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Phil and Barrett join up in the studio for a great Friday pod featuring nothing but listener questions.  Topics include:

- Adding fashion pieces to a foundational J.Crew wardrobe
- Not looking like a dork on the golf course
- Hair styles including but not limited to the "Modern Mullet"
- Art, rugs, interior inspiration on Zillow, etc.
- Aprons
- adidas x South Park "Towelie" collab
- Amiri's whole deal

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Washed Media personality David Ruff joins host Barrett Dudley on this week's episode to discuss what's changed over the last couple of years on the shorts landscape, but first, the guys follow up on last week's discussion about Swiss performance brand ON Running.  On the back half of the 'sode, Barrett makes Dave play a round of the Circling Back Podcast's famous "Stan, Mute, or Cancel" with some of the season's hottest sneaker releases.

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Phil's back in the lab with Barrett at the Washed Media Studio to discuss how exactly Swiss performance brand ON Running managed to land themselves on the shelves of nearly every store imaginable and on the feet of half the people in the Home Depot gardening center.  To be honest, it's not totally clear, and there doesn't seem to be much information available about the label anywhere on the web.  So, the dudes also spend time talking about the new Hummer EV (kinda dope?), the new Land Rover Defender (definitely dope), and the new Nike store that's poised to open on Austin's South Congress strip.

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Clayton Chambers is a southern-born, Brooklyn-seasoned content creator publishing the men's fashion and lifestyle newsletter, Sprezza.  He joins Barrett on this week's episode to talk about everything from his initial turn at the helm of a successful tailoring-based style blog during the hashtag menswear era to why he considers a ritualistic post-dinner amaro an absolute must.  Barrett and Clayton also make their way around to other summer cocktails and spirits, cooking in cast iron, brands that are making waves, and spring style kit talk.

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Barrett and Phil are live in the studio this week to talk about the two haircuts you're allowed to have as a dude on TikTok, including the revamped 90s butt-cut á la Ryder Strong from Boy Meets World.  Next up, the dudes discuss the Dr. Martens x Rick Owens collaboration and how designer and contemporary diffusion lines have been replaced by collaborations with more accessible, mainstreamed brands.  In the second half of the podcast, the boys answer a listener question regarding a freezing cold office, talk shop about the Carlyle Group's purchase of END, and dive as deep as they can on natural and orange wines.

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Barrett and Phil are together in the studio to talk Grammys, specifically the dazzling performances, three of which were given by artists that made great strides in bringing leather all the way back (albeit in different forms than we've become accustomed to.) A COVID vaccine derailment happens somewhere along the way, as does a discussion on whether or not Barrett should get a giant butterfly tattooed under his chest a la Harry Styles. The dudes also talk about the potential rise of the Nike Foamposite basketball sneaker before considering how one is supposed to dress in their early forties.

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Barrett and Phil join forces to talk about the Queen (Latifah) on this week's podcast.  How does the conversation end up centered on CBS's The Equalizer?  Well, nobody is quite sure, but it definitely started with a segment on fashion films thanks to the recent photographs coming off the set of Adam Driver and Lady Gaga's Gucci murder film.  Next up, the dudes cover the latest outdoor brand to land atop the IG explore page, Arc'teryx.  And finally, the guys take a hotline call prompting them to discuss TikTok's overall influence on fashion and what the youths are wearing.

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On today's episode, Barrett and Phil breakdown the big news of the week involving a large scale sneaker reseller whose mom happened to be a high-ranking VP at... Nike.  This, in turn, leads to a wide-ranging discussion about the legitimacy of "collectibles" as a real asset class.  The dudes discuss digital highlights like Top Shot, the return of sports cards, and if these fads will go the way of Beanie Babies or be lucrative additions to one's portfolio.  Next up, the Nike talk continues, as it would appear that there is a believable conspiracy theory floating around about what the sportswear giant may have done to the US batch of "Fossil" Overbreaks, a sneaker that bears a striking resemblance to the ultra-coveted Tom Sachs Mars Yard.  Are the "College Greys" ACTUALLY just "Fossils" that got spray painted??  Who knew what and when???  Club Cool investigates.  

Finally, the boys check in on the hotline and play a few calls.

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Link to the Bloomberg coverage of West Coast Streetwear: https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2021-sneaker-investment/?srnd=businessweek-v2