Singularities

Andrew sits down with longtime friend Jeremy Kirkland, host of the media company Blamo!, at his home in St. Louis for a conversation tracing Jeremy's path from entering fashion to building one of the space's longest-running podcasts. Together they revisit formative #menswear moments while discussing creativity, friendship, critique vs criticism, and authenticity. Along the way, Jeremy drop...

We could get used to these regular in-person pods. A month after traveling to ATX, Johan and Andrew link up in Kansas City for a shop event with longtime 3sixteen retailer Guevel. They recap the evening party and the 5k run the following morning, chat about legendary midwestern hospitality, look forward to what's coming up for the brand this summer and beyond, and touch a bit on the possible N...

Johan and Andrew find themselves back in Austin, TX two years after the opening party for Self Edge ATX to celebrate a new western capsule collection release. They discuss their contribution, a bootcut jean, and the process that went into designing a brand new cut. Andrew talks about upcoming changes and plans for the NY flagship store, and Johan touches on other upcoming projects for the brand. T...

With the release of their collaboration with Self Edge & Samurai right around the corner, Andrew & Johan link up to talk about the project. They reflect back on their close relationship with Self Edge over the years and how it opened the door for their own denim development, and the role Samurai played in their early days of falling in love with Japanese denim. They also reflect on how car...

After an extended break, Johan and Andrew connect to recap the last quarter of 2024, including everything that’s been happening in LA: moving warehouses, building a new flagship, and celebrating our opening weekend. They also field AMA questions sent in via Instagram and touch on what to and what not to expect from 3sixteen in 2025, perspectives on growth and expansion, new products and projects t...

This month, Johan and Andrew link up to talk about fatherhood. From looking back on their relationships with their own fathers and how it shaped the ways that they grew their own families, to thinking about how becoming dads affected their business, this podcast holds a lot of personal reflections. Johan and Andrew talk about shifting priorities, leaving money on the table to be better dads, and w...

Johan and Andrew traveled last week to Austin, TX to celebrate the opening of Self Edge’s newest location. While there, they took some time to sit down and chat about the city, their initial impressions of the store, and what Self Edge has meant to 3sixteen over the years. Andrew reflects on how partnering up at Self Edge over a decade ago helped informed 3sixteen’s approach to retail. Johan share...

As our SS24 collection continues to roll out, Andrew sat down with 3sixteen's lead designer Wesley Scott to talk about the season and how it came together. Wesley's been with the company for almost a decade and we wanted to take time to share about his journey with the brand and how his approach has changed - but more importantly, how it's stayed the same. We touch on his time in grad...

In this episode, Johan sits down with our good friend Josh Warner to chat about his journey towards creating Good Art. Josh shares about his upbringing and the joy of working with his hands from a young age, how loneliness breeds creativity, the benefits of ignorance and naïveté when it comes to starting your own company, and finding beauty in utility. Johan and Josh talk about our 20th anniversar...

Back in May of 2023, Johan & Andrew recorded an hourlong conversation that was supposed to be chopped up for short form video content; the intent was to share memories and anecdotes from our 20 year history in bite size pieces on social media. As we began to post these clips, we started getting inquiries on where the whole "podcast" could be accessed, which leads us here. We've t...

On the heels of our 20th anniversary collaboration with SF-based design and manufacturing company DSPTCH, Johan & Andrew chat with the company's founder, Rich Liu about his journey towards starting his own brand, the challenges he's overcome along the way and what makes him passionate about creating durable, functional goods. We also look back on our friendship over the years and how t...

A few weeks back, Johan and Andrew took your question submissions via IG and answered them together after their 20th anniversary party in NY. They chat about what it was like to close up Wilson's after a wild month of service, design inspiration for seasonal collections, how to stay relevant with long-time and newer customers alike, and close out with some sneak previews on upcoming products a...

Andrew links up with Cam Niederhauser, owner of Kansas City-based retailer Guevel and proud new dad, to talk about his journey into fashion. They talk about his first job at Baldwin Denim, the resurgence of new American raw denim brands in the #menswear era, and how blogging about the clothing he loves eventually led to selling the clothing he loves. Tap in for some reminiscing on past eras of men...

Johan and Andrew sit down on the day of their first day of service at Wilson's, a cafe concept that 3sixteen has opened in their NYC flagship, and take time to reflect on what's gone into getting it off the ground and what they hope to achieve with it. Thanks to our buddy Herman Yung for the photo of us on our first day of service. Our music is courtesy of GLOM .