Yohji Yamamoto, Stüssy, and the Church of the Good Hustler
Why some of today's flyest knitwear's got balls. Pool balls, that is.
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In 1961, Robert Rossen adapted Walter Tevis’ novel The Hustler into a critically acclaimed film. Starring Paul Newman as the titular hustler, small-time pool shark “Fast Eddie” Felson, the narrative depicts a seedy New York City underworld of dim pool halls, high-stakes bets, and suited-up goons like Jackie Gleason’s Minnesota Fats who run things on the…