© @studio_silvery_

“When I receive an item, it’s sold instantly,” says Damien Robardey, a young Parisian who sells jewelry on Instagram as @studio_silvery_. “It all started two or three years ago,” he adds, “and now it’s at its highest point.” Click through to Robardey’s page, and you might notice a familiar follower: Highsnobiety editor-in-chief Noah Johnson. 

Needless to say, you’ll want to get ahead of this trend before everyone else catches on. “People in Japan are the first to discover this and stock up,” says Gauthier Borsarello, a sort of savant in Paris’ vintage scene. At some point, everyone else will figure it out, “and it will be too late. Everything will already be in private collections.” Read more

© Mattias Björklund Bremer / Goodspeed

If you really think about it, a bag is “a glorified sack,” as Goodspeed founder Conor Utri puts it. But all the more reason to glorify the sack. A soldier’s helmet bag and personal effects pouch, the newsman’s shoulder bag, the fisherman’s carryall tote: these are the foundation of Goodspeed’s soft shapes, reborn through panels of washed canvas and thick metal straps wrapped in pop-color grips. 

Utri’s bags are born of workwear's usefulness and elevated by the grace of good taste, as much an outfit accent as a reliable everyday carry. Read more about the designer’s ethos — and why a bag should never be an afterthought. Read more

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After a decade of dishing out viral hits, Lil Yachty isn’t exactly thirsty for exposure. He’s also quite busy, plowing through a five-month-long tour schedule that began in February, designing Nike collaborations, releasing music videos, and managing his Concrete Boys rap collective and clothing label.

So why is the 27-year-old gleaming from ear to ear, two middle fingers held up, posing in PLACES+FACES’ mesh baseball top? Simple: because, to him, PLACES+FACES is a brand that everyone should know. Read on to discover more of the indies Yachty has thrown his weight behind, just because he wants to. Read more

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This week, The New York Times asked: Is it still OK to wear camo in the current political climate? To which we say: if you can’t tell the difference between a political statement and, say, Rihanna in baggy pants, you might have bigger problems. Recent brands who’ve jumped on the camo wave include Stone Island, Ralph Lauren, and Valentino. Hit the link to hear more about the trend that never really goes away. Read more