Every week, Boss Hunting’s editors spend far too much time scouring the web: in search of the coolest gear, food & drink, and destinations worth trekking to across the globe.
In our latest edition of ‘Good Finds’, we’ve got hemp jackets made in NYC, the latest prestige TV series from Taylor Sheridan, XXX and plenty more.
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Slou’s Hemp ‘Studio’ Jacket
If my tirade in this September’s first edition of ‘Good Finds’ didn’t make it clear, I’m a bit obsessed at the minute with all the deconstructed suits cropping up across the fashion spectrum.
We’ve seen this phenomenon playing out at a range of budgets and scales: whether it’s the matchy-matchy knit suiting of Loro Piana (in case you’ve got a spare $7,500 lying around) or the less conventional, yet more approachable fare of a label like Venroy.
For something sitting comfortably between those extremes, I really enjoy Slou: a relatively new label out of New York, whose mantra is “to make thoughtful garments for modern living.” The brand’s ‘Studio’ jacket (available in white or sage-green) exemplifies this effectively.
Basically a three-button work jacket cut with a high-rolling collar, I’d wager it can be thrown over most of the casualwear you’re already excited to wear as we get further into summer. Or, for a look that is polished enough to be worn out to dinner on weekends, consider pairing it with the matching self-belted trousers.
Breguet Type XX Chronograph Ref. 2067 (Now In Rose Gold)
When it comes to watches, I’ve long been a fan of precious metal chronographs: a hilariously paradoxical combination, considering the practical origins of this historic time-keeping complication.
There are already loads of great watches in this particular niche (Vacheron Constantin’s 47101 in yellow gold is one I think about constantly), but Breguet’s latest Type XX makes a strong case for itself at the pricier end of the spectrum.
To all mechanical intents the same flyback chrono that Breguet relaunched in 2023, the big updates here are a blue dial with denim-esque sunburst finish and bidirectional ceramic bezel. Both details are handsome accompaniments to the Type XX’s 42mm case, which gives off a real ‘large and in charge’ look now that it’s made out of rose gold.
Landman (Streaming November 17th)
Recommended by our resident cowboy-core scholar Garry Lu, Landman is the highly anticipated new TV series from Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone, Sicario, Hell or High Water) that arrives on Paramount+ next month.
Based on the award-winning Christian Wallace podcast Boomtown, the show is set to follow Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris — a crisis executive at an oil company operating in West Texas.
In classic Sheridan fashion, the new series is populated by a cast of “roughnecks and wildcat billionaires,” whose wheelings and dealings in the world of Big Oil make for a rich backdrop against which viewers can expect plenty of primetime drama.
Demi Moore, Jon Hamm, and Andy GarcÃa co-star. Check out the full trailer above.
Satisfy ‘Rippy’ Running Shorts
When my colleague Andrew Udovenya explained that his contribution this week was gear from yet another urban running label, I’ll admit I felt a wee bit sceptical.
Fortunately, that reflex quickly gave way to a sensation of relief because now we get to share Satisfy, a relatively unsung Paris-based athleticwear brand, with the BH readership.
Founded by runner Brice Partouche, Satisfy’s big advantage is in how it manages to infuse charm and daily wearability into clothes that are, primarily, performance-wear.
The brand’s ‘Rippy’ running shorts, constructed using a 100% nylon shell, are indeed hi-tech but the accompanying colour, texture, and outturned label make it great fun to wear even when you’re just popping out for a coffee.
A Night At The Opera (Queen Album)
Though new and/or underrated recommendations are something we love to focus on for ‘Good Finds’, there’s nothing wrong with occasionally revisiting an old classic. And among fans of British stadium rock — my colleague Andrew evidently being among them — it doesn’t get much more classic than Queen’s A Night At The Opera.
The fourth studio album from Freddie Mercury’s legendary rocker quartet, it is best remembered for the spawning the single Bohemian Rhapsody: arguably the Queen anthem that, in 2021, Rolling Stone also dubbed one of its ‘500 Greatest Songs Of All Time.’ That single, producing using nearly 200 tracks of overdubs, encapsulates the crux of A Night At The Opera‘s appeal.
An album that is inspired by flights of baroque, prog-rock, and metal fancy, it is the sound of Queen at the peak of its powers. Or, as one contemporary critic put it, music from a “band of hungrily competitive individualists on a big roll of friendship and delight.”
