Menswear isn’t just fiat culture it’s lineage, heritage, and history forged in a time when standards, both monetary and moral, carried weight. Much of what we consider classic menswear tailored suits, sturdy boots, functional outerwear was developed under the discipline of the gold standard, when quality and durability reflected deeper values of restraint, craftsmanship, and continuity. These garments weren’t disposable; they were built to last, passed down, and imbued with meaning. Fiat culture, by contrast, has hollowed out this legacy, replacing tradition with trend, and reducing the modern man to a mass-produced t-shirt cheap, shapeless, and forgettable. In abandoning hard value, we’ve also abandoned the dignity of dress.