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Yigal Azrouel

Usually, clothes get broken in through casual overuse, which explains why your Mass Maritime shorts are butter-soft, but also developed a casually un-battened hatch for your cargo. Giving you classy clothes, worn-in classily, Yigal Azrouel.

From an Israeli-born French Moroccan and "self-taught expert draper", YA's latest drop features an upscale take on the "lived-in" look with its "deconstructed" casual wear, arrived at via heavy, repeated washings pre- and post-stitching, resulting in a line that looks as if you just threw on whatever was crumpled up in your room, assuming your room was littered with custom-tailored high-end fabric. Winners start with a threadbare cotton grey-/white-striped three-button longsleeve, a fleecy cotton purple 'n' white gingham checked polo, and a ringspun cotton "double-faced" reversible tee: one side gets black & white stripes, while the other's stark canary yellow -- perfect for when you can't decide whether to hit the poetry slam or express a certain immediacy at a stoplight party. Heavier torso-coverings include two shawl-necked options, either a soft wool one-button aqua sweater w/ royal blue chest pocket or a crumpled cotton peacoat; there's also a grey washed cotton slip-on cardigan and a black five-pocket jacket made of "crushed leather" -- devastated, yes, but considerably better off than the cow.

If you're stepping it up a bit, they've also got paper-thin black patch-pocketed blazers, and blue-striped linen pants w/ a baggy "ultra drop crotch" -- sure, they're no alma mater shorts, but they've still got plenty of room for your poop deck.

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Yigal Azrouel (Emailed on May 19, 2009)

At Stel's: 334 Newbury, btw Mass and Hereford; Back Bay; 617.262.3348

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