We’re excited to be carrying a selection of rare and vintage Japanese menswear books and magazines from the private library of Author W. David Marx.

Men’s Club No. 185 — Heavy Duty Wardrobe (November 1976)

Japan invented an entire style in the 1970s called “Heavy Duty” — a fashionable mix of American outdoor items and collegiate classics. This issue is the bible of the look, filled with tutorials and editorials on the style in both Japanese and American contexts.