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There’s a reason the open road has been a fixture of American mythology for a century, and there’s no denying the appeal. The Interstate rewards a certain kind of wardrobe: pieces built to log miles, earn patina, and look better at the motor lodge than they did at the trailhead. Laced with warm oranges, tans, and reds, we’ve assembled this guide of provisions to be worthy of whatever mile marker comes next.
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Iron & Resin Interstate Jacket
Our California neighbors at Iron & Resin have been turning early-American workwear into modern provisions for over a decade, and the Interstate Jacket is pulled right from the utility coats worn by laborers of the early 1900s. Structured but relaxed, it layers clean over a flannel and stands up to whatever the road throws at it. And this California Camo colorway sets the tone for the whole guide.
Wildsam Field Guide: Route 66
No guide called Interstate is complete without the Mother Road itself. Wildsam’s back-pocket field guide covers the 2,400 miles between Chicago and Santa Monica with road trip itineraries, town profiles across eight states, and interviews with neon preservationists, curio shop owners, and muffler-man experts. It’s easily the most earned spot on any dashboard.
Case Axe Handle
Case has been making pocket knives in Bradford, PA since 1889, and the Axe Handle is their first all-new slipjoint pattern in years. Co-designed with award-winning custom maker Bill Ruple, it takes its name from its distinctive profile and carries the new BR’135 pattern stamp. At 4 inches closed, it’s a proper medium-sized EDC folder.
Brigg Leather x Iron & Resin Handmade Belt
Iron & Resin has worked with Andy Magallon of Brigg Leather & Supply for seven-plus years, and it certainly shows. Handmade in Southern California from 10oz vegetable-tanned harness leather, the belt comes with a solid brass buckle on Chicago screws, so you can swap it out whenever you feel like it.
Merz b. Schwanen 215 Loopwheeled Classic Fit T-Shirt
Yes, chef. Jeremy Allen White’s Carmy single-handedly made this German-made tee the most talked-about white shirt in menswear, and for good reason. Loopwheeled on traditional circular knitting machines that produce fabric at a slow, artisanal pace, the 215 is 100% organic cotton cut in a tubular, close-to-body classic fit.
Iron & Resin Rider Pant
The Rider Pant is built for the long haul, and it shows. Cut from 14oz white-line cotton selvedge denim woven on traditional shuttle looms, with custom INR hardware and a classic five-pocket build, the boot cut fits clean over a worn-in pair of boots (if blucher mocs aren’t your thing). And the indigo is sure to age beautifully as well.
Yuketen Italian Blucher w/ Vibram Tuscany
The blucher moccasin had its moment in the ’50s and ’60s as a dressier take on the boat shoe, and Yuketen’s version might be the best we’ve seen. Handcrafted in Italy on the brand’s beloved 1950s last, with Opera full-grain flesh-out leather tanned in Tuscany and a tough as nails Vibram Tuscany sole underfoot.
Hamilton American Classic Intra-Matic Chronograph H
Hamilton’s racetrack history doesn’t get the same love as its Khaki Field lineage, but the Intra-Matic Chronograph H is here to change that. This newly released reference pulls directly from the late-’60s motorsport era when Hamilton was developing one of the first automatic chronographs, with a gradient dial and period-correct pump pushers that feel like they’re pulled straight from a pit lane. And it’s a proper driver’s watch at 40mm.
