Archive for October, 2009

Don’t fear the turtleneck »

Turtlenecks get most guys uneasy about appearing too ‘dad-ish’ or frumpy professor, but this is a misguided fear. Turtlenecks, when a flat color and a simple weave, create a nice frame for that pretty face of yours. Of course, shy away from super thick, cable knit turtlenecks with reindeer and snow flakes knitted on them. [...]

YSL Manifesto – Cool for a Friday »

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 [...]

Buy This Book Today »

Dressing the Man: Mastering the Art of Permanent Fashion by Alan Flusser. This book is a veritable gold mine of great ideas, influences, explanations, and guidelines for timeless fashion. I got this book about 9 years ago, and it goes without saying it has been and will continue to be absolutely correct about every bit of [...]

Stylish’ Vids »

Style is not all about clothes but also about who and what you fill your life with. It’s a full time committment, but something that becomes second nature the more you aware you are of yourself and the world around you.

I’d like to talk about two facets of a stylish life and how the clothes [...]

Our Favorite Fall Fabrics »

The warm weather has passed for the year and with it the v neck craze that took over the streets of New York. But never fear, a proliferation of leather motorcycle jackets has taken it’s place on the back of every stylish person from here to LA. I’ll admit, I have a brown one and [...]

The Shoe Guy »

Back in my days of driving everywhere and lazing around campus, a pair of shoes lasted seemingly forever. They may get dirty but never worn out. That was before New York City. Walking in this city does to shoes what driving in LA does to car tires. It’s unbelievable how quickly a pair of shoes [...]

Amelia + Hamilton Watches »

Came across this ad on 52nd and Madison this morning. The Hamilton Khaki Field watch is a perfect match for Hilary Swank as she plays Amelia Earhart in the new biopic coming out later this month. The leather band and thin, simple face of this watch harkans back to the aviator watches of WWII, which [...]

Good stuff for the fall »

Style is not all about clothing, but about a Lifestyle of refinement and personal growth. And Fun. So here are three things that will bring some spark to these chilly evenings.

Kafka Was The Rage, by Anatole Broyard, is a memoir about living in Greenwich Village post WWII. It’s the story of a young man who [...]