Came across these today, thought they were pretty wild. The Portland-based company is called Shwood and they hand-make sunglasses out of wood drawn from locally sourced and sustainable lumber yards.

The glasses look very similar in design to Raybans, the Canby design more or less mirroring Wayfarers, while the Govy takes a squarer approach to [...]

We all know someone who buys custom dress shirts. The uncle who goes to Singapore and get a dozen shirts made, or the Grandfather who had his whole wardrobe stitched in London 40 years ago, or the banker friend who gets all bespoke from Madison Ave. It’s the pinnacle of fashion and style. And now [...]

In other news, I guess I wasn’t even in the finalists for the Penguin model search. I guess I’ll stick to writing! Oh well. On to the next project…

I saw this via trendhunter and I’m not sure if it’s real or just a concept, or perhaps a concept that will soon become real. I hope [...]

…and most of then aren’t too impressive. But these really struck me as both clever/original and really well illustrated…the art is fantastic. They, and many more, are all available here. I’ve been into the long sleeve T with a graphic T over the top lately…middle school style. It’s a nice way to add some color [...]

As you could likely guess, I’m not a huge fan of NFL Football. Never been my sport of preference. But alas, Jets fervor has (now, had) taken hold amongst we commoners in NYC. I spent my Sunday over on 19th St. watching the Jets and then the Saints. I’m not here to commentate about the [...]

There is always something interesting going on in New York City. This past Tuesday I got turned on to the Two Man Gentleman Band, a dandy duo of folksy musicians who happened to be performing at Superfine in DUMBO. These guys are a riot. Not only are they complete Dandies, but they are great musicians [...]

I tagged along with a friend who needed to pick up some last minute gifts yesterday and found myself in the newly opened, literally closet sized, NYC outpost of K Chocolatier.

K Chocolatier is the new line of luxury chocolates made by Diane Kron, who has been making chocolate for the stars (Andy Warhol, Jackie [...]

I bought a bowler hat last November because I’ve always wanted to be a hat guy, but didn’t want to fall in line with the fedora trend. I wore it a few times but the constant strange looks and weird comments eventually turned me off from it. Apparently I was about a year too soon. [...]

Rock and Roll never dies, and it’s styles don’t either. I came across a magazine ad for Guess’s new line ‘The Portrait of Rock’ and it looked pretty interesting. Turns out it’s just what it claims to be: a high fashion take on what is always on the shelves at Trash and Vaudeville – studded [...]

Thought I would leave you with some cool shots from the YSL Manifesto on this cool and damp Friday afternoon. Nothing really to say about it except that the photography and design are rad and the juxtaposition of the skin with the clothes leads to some interested effects. Check out the site too for a [...]