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Uniqlo’s Affordable Sister Brand Drops Stylish Basics Steeped in Vintage Military Surplus

GU teams up with Engineered Garments for the first time to bring workwear- and military-inspired essentials to masses.

Sneakers Are Out, Real Shoes Are In

At least according to Vogue’s Daniel Rodgers. “I want to incinerate every last sneaker I own,” he writes. “I want to walk ...
Glamour

Millennials’ Favorite ‘Green Jacket’ Is Making a Comeback

Now, almost 15 years after it was once the end all, be all of millennial style, it appears the ubiquitous Green Jacket is making a resurgence. From high-end fashion houses like Prada and Victoria ...
SlashGear

5 Military Surplus Gadgets Civilians Can Buy For Under $50

When you want a functional and durable item, grab it from the Military Surplus store. There are several items available from these stores that are exclusively for those in the military, but there are ...
Variety

Trump’s Pentagon Slams Netflix’s Gay Military Drama ‘Boots’ as ‘Woke Garbage’: ‘The U.S. Military Is Getting Back to Restoring the Warrior Ethos’

Officials at President Donald Trump’s Pentagon are not fans of Netflix’s “Boots,” a real-life military drama following a closeted gay teen recruit. Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson called the ...
New York Post

Pentagon blasts ‘woke garbage’ Netflix after release of new gay military series ‘Boots’

The Pentagon is stomping on Netflix amid the release of “Boots,” its new series about a closeted gay Marine recruit, blasting the streaming giant as “woke garbage.” Trump administration officials ...
TheWrap

Pentagon Slams Netflix’s ‘Woke Garbage’ Gay Military Series ‘Boots,’ Vows to Restore ‘Warrior Ethos’ to the Military

With less reporters on her hands inside the Pentagon, Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson expressed her disdain for Netflix’s gay military series “Boots.” The Pentagon press secretary said in a ...
IndieWire

Norman Lear’s Timely Swan Song ‘Boots’ Shines the Light on Military Homophobia — but Not Brightly Enough

Exploring Marine life in the Bush era from the viewpoint of a closeted teen, "Boots" has plenty of heart, but it’s not necessarily always in the right place. Created by Andy Parker (“Tales of the City ...
Yahoo

‘Boots’ Review: Netflix Military Dramedy Is an Entertaining but Sexless Binge

There has been a long, tense relationship between queer identity and military service in the United States. Just think of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” or the recent transgender military ban. Based on the ...
The New York Times

‘Boots’ Is a Sensitive Military Dramedy

Set in 1990, this Netflix series follows a young gay Marine recruit terrified of being outed. By Jen Chaney In the first episode of “Boots,” arriving Thursday on Netflix, a Marine recruit named ...
Rolling Stone

‘Boots’ Tells the Story of a Closeted Marine. Its Creator Nearly Was One

Hollywood tends to portray life in the military through one of two lenses: propagandistic sagas or scathing polemics. Boots, a Netflix original series premiering Oct. 9, takes a decidedly more ...