On the Rogue Again

Model Taylor Rogers is wearing an OAS La Place shirt ($120) and Shwood Eyewear Kinsrow sunglasses ($199), both from Fontenelle Supply Co., and signature Italian flannel wide-leg pants ($160) from Banana Republic. Special thanks to Ben Mars for the 1972 MGB roadster and Johnny Gomez for the location.

Writer: Hailey Allen
Photographer: Joelle Blanchard
Special thanks to: Mayim Yael and Scott Obstarczyk

Now that spring is here to melt your frigid heart, it’s time to bust out of hibernation and break a few rules. Hit the road. Set out on a rugged adventure. Get outta Dodge, already, and don’t look back.

Trends on TikTok have spiraled into very nuanced niches, but who cares? You contain multitudes. So channel Walt Whitman and step into your eccentric-cowboy-meets-rogue-billionaire alter ego. This is the starring role you deserve.

Calling Cary Grant: The bright suit modeled by Nate Carter will make you feel like a newly minted government agent ready to run. Find it at Lowery’s Designers’ Fashions; price available on request. The shirt and shoes are his own, and the 1953 Beechcraft Model 18 plane was provided by Brian Aukes and Dave Jensen.

Roll credits: Drive off into the sunset in style with a Schott cowhide jacket ($995 from Fontenelle), Nttitudoo striped canvas pants ($97) and a 1950s Navajo ring by H. Cortez.

Cruisin’ country: If you’re going for Ryan Gosling, try a mashup between his roles in “The Place Beyond the Pines” and “Barbie.” Model Ben Mars is wearing a Freenote Cloth riders jacket ($450), Freenote Cloth Hawaiian shirt ($190), Taylor Stitch chore pant ($128), Red Wing heritage classic moc boots ($299), all from Fontenelle Supply Co., and his own Ray-Bans. He’s riding his own 2014 Triumph Scrambler.

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