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The Pinstripe Letter is a short weekly letter from the editor of Pinstripe Magazine — a single flowing read, not a link dump. It is written the way our editor talks: one honest take at a time, with nothing padded out to fill a feed.
Every Sunday it makes three calls. The pick is one thing worth buying — something the editor would spend his own money on, with the reasons stated plainly. The skip is the anti-pick: the thing the roundups are pushing that week that you should leave alone, and why. And the standard is one rule worth keeping — for dressing, spending, or living — that will still be true when the season turns. When there is a flagship guide, readers get it first.
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From Letter #1
Pinstripe is back, and stronger than ever. Every week in this letter, you get my honest opinions and my straight takes on everything we publish. No noise, no fluff — just what I actually think.
Start with the pinstripe guide. It’s the piece I love most, because pinstripe is the word I want you to think of when you think of success, wealth, and freedom. That word has always meant power to me, and the guide lays out exactly why.
Then take a look at this week’s watches. My pick is the Seiko 5 Sports SRPK97 — classic, masculine, and wide, a watch that sits right on a bigger hand. If you have thinner wrists, the Timex Waterbury Classic is your fit.
— Marvin Valladares, Editor-in-Chief, from Letter #1 (November 8, 2026)
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