End of a trend

Patagonia's decision. More seriously, of course, the verdict in Minnesota. Also, 7 other things worth your time.

A couple of years ago, my wife got me a Patagonia vest for Christmas.

It was kind of a shared joke, because I like these vests, but I’d also written about how they had gained a reputation for being the "unofficial uniform" of Manhattan "finance bros" —especially co-branded versions of the vests with investment bank or tech company logos opposite the Pat…