But there’s one section that stands out: my eight jackets with corduroy-lined collars. To me, the corduroy-collared jacket should be as much of a staple as any dark-wash jeans or white T-shirts.

But now, James’ company, Soma Bags, is providing a solution: backpacks equipped with solar panels that charge a reading light. What started as a small-scale project with some discarded cement ...

While corduroy will forever make us think of Mila Kunis in That ’70s Show, last year’s reworked cords have a more subtle nod to the decade. The return of cords was solidified when The Row gave this ...