I had a fairly long conversation with @samerms for the paid tier of my Substack. Towards the end, Sam starts to interview me, so you’ll get some stories about my own style foundations and how I found menswear. We also discussed Sam’s favorite brands, forming our own senses of style, fatherhood and its impact, how to parse trends and authenticity, the power of a good pair of jeans, the dichotomy between one’s perceived threshold for spending on clothes versus another’s, addressing a spending addiction, and other topics.