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Tyler Watamanuk is a writer and producer.














How much wood? (Dirt, 2024)


David Sedaris is still having a hoot getting dressed(GQ, 2021)

The man who makes wood come to life(Upsate Diary, 2019)

Nice Paint, Is IT Ralph Lauren?(DIRT, 2024)

Devendra Banhart wore an Issey Miyake dress to record his new albuM(GQ, 2024)

The Ekstrem Chair Isn’t for Everyone, but It’s More Comfortable Than You Think(DWELL, 2023)

Simon Rich on glory days, his “turning 40” book(Dirt, 2024)

The life-changing magic of “knolling”(DWELL, 2023)

Bless this mess(Dirt, 2023)

Wes Lang and M. Shadows on Avenged Sevenfold’s new album art(GQ, 2023)

An ode to Ed Ruscha’s personal style(GQ, 2023)

I’m a Tiny Beanie, and This Is My Modern Life(The New Yorker, 2022)

Turnstile’s Franz Lyons on Making Never Enough and his AIR JORDAN OBSESSION(GQ, 2025)

When did soap, once simple, get so complicated? (New York Times, 2018)

THE EASY ESCAPE OF TINTED EYEWEAR
(SSENSE, 2021)






Tyler Watamanuk works as a writer and producer.

He lives in New York's Hudson River Valley and writes about design, style, and culture. (Also, some humor.) Currently, he is a contributing writer for GQ

He has covered menswear and men's style for the magazine since 2017. Over the years, he has written about everything from Ed Ruscha's personal style to the rise and fall of the Balenciaga Triple S. He's been lucky enough to chat clothes with the likes of David Sedaris, Gillian Jacobs, Devendra Banhart, and more.

, and writes the design newsletter Prune

Prune is a newsletter about design and interiors. He previously wrote the "Sitting Pretty" column for Dwell and the now-defunct Garage Magazine. In 2023, Sitting Pretty was acquired by Dirt Media and rebranded as Prune.

 for Dirt Media.

His first book, Bigger Than Fashion: How “Streetwear” Conquered Culture, is forthcoming (November 18, 2025) from Simon & Schuster. 

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His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, Architectural Digest, W Magazine, Vice, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, and others.


Contact: watamanuktyler@gmail.com  







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Sing Sing Original Music, Bryce Dessner




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