Adrien Brody’s relationship with J.Crew all started with a sweater. Specifically, one that he owned way back in high school. “It was such a great piece,” Brody told GQ in a call. “It was quite well ...

Duck boots, barn coats, and turtleneck sweaters seemed deeply eccentric in the sunny, laid-back suburb of Silicon Valley where I grew up, in the eighties and nineties. These garments—among the ...