Youth Monuments
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Apr 02, 2013
#OccupyYourCloset
Read more →Take a look in your closet. What do you see? Shoes, clothes, jackets, scarves, belts, perhaps an ascot if you're feeling fancy. Think about how much you've spent on all of these items. It's probably quite a lot -- and -- unless you've made a conscious effort to support American Manufacturing, chances are that most of your closet was made in a foreign land. The recession has hit everyone hard, with tensions boiling up so much that we saw massive protests in the form of the Occupy movement. We're not suggesting everyone run up to city hall and start protesting again....
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Mar 21, 2013
Status of the Buttersoft Hoodie
Read more →Since mid-February we've been completely wiped out of inventory. We've been getting a lot of calls and emails inquiring about the status of the Buttersoft Hoodie. Are we making more? Has the run of melting soft butter fabric ended? When is it coming back in stock? We felt that it would help everyone to touch base in the form of a blog and just let y'all know where we're at with our famous hoodie -- but first allow me explain how we make clothes over here in downtown Los Angeles. Each time we run out on something completely we get the...
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Jan 15, 2013
Top 5 Men's Ready to Wear Styles: #3 The 3/4 Sleeve Henley
Read more →The 3/4 sleeve Henley is a top that anyone can rock. It's simple design will impress all with its cultured yet never over designed look. Add in our trusted and true tri-blend fabric and you've got quite possibly the softest henley to date. Our take on the classic henley also features 3/4 sleeves which make harken back to the baseball raglan, featured as #4 on our men's ready-to-wear list for a reason. This piece will never go out of season or style. In fact use the secret code 007 for 10% off your next order when you purchase the henley!...
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Jan 08, 2013
Top 5 Men's Ready to Wear Styles: #4 Baseball Raglan
Read more →We may be a bit biased in our opinion here, but nothing is more classic than every adaptation to a true American tradition: baseball. The culture of baseball has found it's way in and out of fashion regardless of the love for sports. Not a day goes by where I don't see a baseball cap worn by someone -- usually sporting a team that doesn't even play baseball. It's a timeless look that just works, plain and simple. Likewise, the two-tone baseball raglan is just as iconic an item and should be added to anyone's wardrobe. Simple, defining,...
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Jan 04, 2013
Top 5 Men's Ready to Wear Styles: #5 Hooded Raglan Henley
Read more →Men are simple yet practical creatures. We like our showers hot, our cars fast, and our food bacon. With that said this quality can be found in men's fashion where functionality often trumps style. Sometimes, however, simplicity and style meld together to create an achievement in design that even Dieter Rams would applaud. Enter the Hooded Raglan Henley: At it's core the garment is a lightweight hoodie. Thin enough for layers, yet warm enough to comfortably survive a chilly Los Angeles night. This hoodie is perfect for the guy who wants a versatile look. From the back it's a hoodie,...
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Dec 17, 2012
Exciting Venley News
Read more →Hello everyone, as we're approaching mid-December I'd like to reflect on some of the things going on with our company. As most of you have probably noticed, we've taken a step away from Youth Monument and are now Venley. We're really excited by this change and have launched a wonderful flash sale on Jackthreads to mark the occasion. Click on that link and you may still find time to get in on our new line at amazing Jackthreads exclusive prices: Designed, created, and manufactured in Downtown Los Angeles, Venley surpasses the boundaries of men's ready-to-wear apparel. With its roots in...
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Nov 19, 2012
We're Trending: Layer Cake
Read more →I was just in New York last week, visiting my family after the destruction of Hurricane Sandy. My whole neighborhood looked completely unrecognizable to me as the area was in it's early recovery phase from the natural disaster. Even though I went to school at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, my thick skin quickly subsided after living in Los Angeles for 2 and a half years. A constant 80 degrees of perpetual warmth covers my body year round. I'm free to live a life of wearing whatever I want, one layer at a time. It's this kind of attitude...
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Nov 07, 2012
Worst 5 Restaurants in Los Angeles: #5 Umami Burger
Read more →I'm following up the top 5 restaurants in Los Angeles with the worst 5. The first up on this list is an extremely popular burger chain, Umami Burger. Now, before you send in the hate mail please just read this blog post and understand my point of view. I love burgers. I care for every aspect of the burger experience to form a grade. Golden State is my go to place for a perfect, classic adult burger. Carney's is for when I'm craving that old-timey burger feel only properly satisfied inside a train car on Sunset Boulevard. The Apple Pan...
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Nov 02, 2012
Top 5 Restaurants in Los Angeles: #1 Animal
Read more →If you are a vegetarian than this restaurant is not for you. If, on the other hand you enjoy indulgence that's heavy on the flavor and light on the wallet than this is the place for you. Now I'm not here to say that this place is cheap. You'll probably pay around $40/person with alcohol if you do it right, but it's always an adventure. You honestly get to dig into the depths of the menu anytime you visit Animal, which is hard to do at other "expensive" restaurants like say, Jar where one steak will cost about $28.00. Hell,...
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Oct 31, 2012
My Dinner with Sandy
Read more →We locked all the doors and windows trying to protect ourselves from the robber known as Sandy, or at least the surviving looters. The house was stocked to the brim with canned corn, canned beats, chocolate, frozen steaks, frozen chickens, four jugs of sealed clean water, and leftover brisket from the night before. I put one axe in the attic and one under my bed, in case a sudden flood left the first floor uninhabitable. We turned off all the lights so as not to be disappointed when the power eventually did shut off. Like my father always told me,...