The Material Review

Issue 063: Does Fasting Work?, The Man in The Perfect Suit, American Vintage in Tokyo, The Eagles Fan With 300 Jerseys, J.Crew x Barbour and Spotlight On Boots.

Stories worth reading. Stop indexing the internet.

Does Fasting Work? The Strange Results of Living on Soup and Water for a Week

“At an old-school European wellness clinic, I had the best worst experience of my life.” [Esquire]

The Man in the Midnight-Blue Six-Ply Italian-Milled Wool Suit

“A perfect suit, made by an expert tailor out of superlative fabric, would do nothing less than transform me.” [The Atlantic]

The best American vintage is ‘sitting in Tokyo’

[KCRW]

The Eagles Fan With 300 Jerseys (and 200 Hats)

“Dave Bergner’s streak of wearing a different jersey every day — at 151 days and counting — has other fans calling him a good-luck charm ahead of the Super Bowl.” [NYT]

The Candy-Colored Shelves Infiltrating the Neutral Millennial Home

“How USM, the once-staid Swiss office furniture specialist, turned shelves themselves into a work of art.” [GQ]

A shortlist of things we’ve got our eye on.

Herman Miller Spout Sit-to Stand Table

Drake’s Red and Green Madras Check Cotton-Linen Two-Pocket Work Shirt

Quaker Marine Supply Co. Swordfish in Brown Waxed Canvas

Jackman Big Waffle Crew Neck

Carter Young Newman Peacoat

Boots

R.M. Williams Gardener Commando

Russell Moccasin Co. Big Cambo

Viberg Uplands Chukka

Alden Indy Boot in Color 8 Shell Cordovan

Red Wing Irish setter Moc Toe No 8875

J.Crew x Barbour

Limited Edition Barn Jacket