Market Week Recap - New York Summer 2023

What you know them for: Maybe the best knitwear in the world; old-ass loopwheel machines; The Bear; a cult underwear following; heavy sweatshirts.

For those who love that shirt and need it right now, there are other colors. (Also, rest easy because The T-Shirt isn’t going anywhere.) For the “I liked Merz before the Yes Chef Era” crowd, I’m sorry. Toothpaste and all that. I get it. Your corner is a bit cooked. I’ve been there, I’ve written about this, I’ve thrown full-on tantrums. Feel free to do the same. But here’s the thing: Merz makes other stuff, a lot of it, and *everything* is done just as well as those t-shirts. And I’m not just talking about their apostle-inspiring underwear or their knitwear, which is also returning in a big way (keep an eye out for the new crewneck, the Ringer Tee all other Ringer Tees think they are and the zip vest). They’ve got some killer big ol’ double-pleat chinos in the pipeline, a full range of slutty-adjacent buttonless polos done in jersey, terry and pique cottons, and even a sneaker done in collaboration with Novesta.