A photo story by Emerson Kay. One September evening in the Midwest: back roads, a bridge, a pool hall, and the jackets that went along for all of it.

What is a car coat? Flip through a few 1920s Sears and Montgomery Ward catalogs and the story turns around: the horsehide coat came first, the name showed up thirty...

Simon on his brand philosophy, setting up in Tokyo, the Shandong workshop behind the jackets, why he started his own brand, why his cuts have grown wider and shorter, and...

Fifty days in the first 3450 Maryam Horsebutt Engineer Boots sample. How the leather moves against the standard tea-core, the colour it turns off-angle, the first creases at toe, shaft...

One year in the Brake House 2690 engineer boot in burgundy: a colour almost nobody picks, a year of riding through Seoul on an Interceptor 650, the marks it earned,...

Two days at Leathers Day in Tokyo: the booths that stood out, from Allevole and White's Boots to Double Helix, and Real Simons among the Japanese names.

How the Amarillo belt came out of a purely personal want, and a first look at the samples for the renewed Garrison Tea-core belt.

A new engineer boot last, and an introduction to the Guangzhou workshop and the partner who builds every pair we sell.

Back from Guangzhou with the 3450 Horsebutt spec settled: Maryam horsebutt, a VIBRAM and Cat's Paw sole, and brass hardware targeted for launch.

The first 3450 sample built in Maryam horsebutt: why the leather decides as much as the last, an unstructured toe, a Cat's Paw heel, and where we take it from...

One year of hard daily wear in the Brake House 3530 engineer boot: how the tea-core leather scuffed and aged, how the Goodyear welt handled mud and rinsing, and why...

Zipper pullers and the hidden pocket, the curves of the D-pocket, sleeve stitching and taper, and a tone-on-tone lining. The final details we refined with Real Simons to get as...