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  • Style Commerce Writer, GQ
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This Indie Jewelry Brand Lets Your Freak Flag Fly High

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By Gerald Ortiz 
| GQ
Jewelry can be so personal. It’s the flecks of personality in an outfit, the layered notes of character that fill out your daily ensemble. Yet whether it’s a household name or a nascent label, I find that most men’s jewelry brands rest on the same motifs. So what’s a guy to do when he’s tired of looking like most other dopes in curb chains? Aside from questing through flea markets for a vintage piece with an inimitable aura, few jewelry labels stand out like Maple.
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This Indie Sunglasses Brand Doesn't Care What Shape Your Face Is

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By Gerald Ortiz 
| GQ
In the 2010s, Chris Mart, founder of Akila, was sketching dozens of eyewear designs for other brands, most of which would never get produced. “At some point, the sketches stop being enough,” he says. He wanted his ideas to come to life, naturally he wanted to hold and wear the frames he was crafting, so he started his own eyewear brand.
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The Best Summer Clothes for Men in 2026

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By Gerald Ortiz 
| GQ
Surviving the punishing summer heat is tough enough—dressing for it with an iota of style is like playing the season on legendary mode. The best summer clothes for men, though, will help you barrel through the swelter like a Twitch streamer speed-running Super Mario. We’re not saying they'll ensure you'll make it to fall entirely sweatless, but we are saying that you’ll at least feel as cool as possible with them in your warm-weather wardrobe.
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