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04 Jun 15:56

Foregoer Ultralight Packable Daypack

submitted by Jonathan Tayag

Finding an EDC pack with that “just right” balance of capacity and weight is no easy feat. Once you start looking into bags big enough to carry all of your gear, they usually end up being uncomfortably bulky.

The Foregoer backpack, with its spacious 25L capacity, versatile compartments, and ultra-light nylon construction, is not like most bags. The minimal hardware and nylon fabric on the Foregoer don't just keep the bag lightweight, either. Its shell happens to be resistant to wear and waterproof as well, ensuring the safety of your gear in poor weather.

When you're not using the bag, it folds up easily for self-storage. It packs down so small and weighs so little that it can be worth it to carry along in another bag or in your luggage when you travel. The Foregoer pack is available in two sizes (25L and 35L) to suit your carry needs at the link below.

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03 Oct 14:43

Jidenna and the Complex Reasons for Dressing UpJidenna is an...

by breathnaigh


Jidenna and the Complex Reasons for Dressing Up

Jidenna is an up-and-coming pop star who dresses like a walking #menswear tag–he favors crisply tailored suits, nice shoes, and archaic accessories. His hit song “Classic Man” (if you listen to it, it will get stuck in your head) talks about dressing well but keeping an edge: “You can be mean when you look this clean.” Jidenna published a manifesto that mentions bespoke tailoring; he writes aphoristic lyrics like “I don’t want my best dressed day in a casket.” Jidenna walks the thin line between cool as hell and corny.

So I was interested to hear Jose R. Mejia, who’s worked with Jidenna, on the Point podcast talking about Jidenna’s dandy style and its potential subersiveness:

“There’s an interesting psychology to taking into consideration how you present your self to the world, in particular as a black man, and whether or not that has a positive effect or negative effect on how you’re perceived. It’s ultimately not about respectability politics, it’s ultimately not about “I’m going to dress up so people think I’m somehow safe or more digestible as an individual.” But I do think it’s about a certain level of self respect, self love, and self care and wanting to at the end of the day look different and look flashy in your own way, and build a movement around empowering people to do whatever it is that they want to do whether it’s wear a three-piece suit every day or wear a ton of jewelry, whatever the case may be. It’s affirming of people’s own individualized freedom to present themselves how they want. To be like “This is how me and my crew do it, and that’s just that.”

One of the lines he says often in the press is there’s a few mentors of his who’ve always told him “Don’t dress like what you do.” And to present yourself in a way that doesn’t let people read you immediately….

There’s something to be said in not showing your hand, and treating life a little like a poker game and keeping your cards close to your chest.“

The entire discussion with Mejia is worth a listen–it touches on really interesting ideas about what you wear and what that means or doesn’t mean about you today.

-Pete

Photo via the Stanford Daily.