May 2012
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Thug Life
These mugshots from the 1920’s remind us that a well-dressed man is half the part. All about the grift. (via Kottke)
That last shot, especially, seems taken directly from the pages of GQ.
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Small Trades
Irving Penn’s Small Trades makes me wonder what kind of uniform I could wear to indicate I’m a writer without, you know, looking utterly gaff.
Recently these were recreated using people from in and around Spitalfields Market. I believe whilst in London I’ll be getting my hair cut by this gentleman.
April 2012
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Hey guy cutting your toenails at the gym
Hey there,
Man, life sure gets busy, doesn’t it? What with work and hobbies and keeping in shape, things just back up on you. Take me, for example. This morning I left the house and I totally forgot to eat. Just plum forgot. And you, well you clearly forgot to cut your toenails.
I’m going to guess this is something you normally do in the morning, because if it was something you meant...
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And the zipper was born
While I’ll always be more of a button man, I can appreciate the qualities behind a well-made zipper (see: Filson bags). Today, if the Google Doodle is to be believed, marks the anniversary of the birth of the zipper’s creator, Gideon Sundback.
Here’s to you, crazy zipper man!
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Pencil Sharpening, Fish, and Liking Things
Because this is David Rees, and because it is about $15 pencil sharpening, it’s impossible to watch this video and not think “This is a giant ironic something and I should view it ironically”. But it’s much better to watch it and think, this guy really loves pencils.
It reminds me in some strange way of Robin Sloan’s app essay, “Fish”, where he...
March 2012
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International Women's Day
March 8 is International Women’s Day. Some people would have you believe that there are no more issues surrounding the equality of women, but they tend to be male and, well, very stupid.
I’m not here to tell you which of those many issues deserves your attention. I’ll leave that to my dear personal friend, Patrick Stewart.
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The Division of Gravity
Rob Chiu is a commercial director and photographer, working out of London, who also directs short films based on his own stories. That description, as you’ll find out from the video below, doesn’t begin to do his work justice.
The Division of Gravity tells the, yes, well-worn tale of a couple falling apart, but does so with so much visual panache and honesty that it feels fresh. As a...
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Orvis wool/cashmere blend sweater
I’ve been seeing sweaters with this chest pocket detail popping up. Seeing, and approving. (But, alas, not buying.)
On sale now at Orvis.
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February 2012
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Now you wear mine
(via Kottke)
Photographer Hana Pesut had couples change clothes for a photoshoot. To paraphrase Blackadder, “You have a woman’s body m’Lord!”
Reminded me of when we did this:
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Peter Parker by Annie Wu
via Flickr
WatchNot the 1s have a few things to say about your style choices.
You obviously loved it because you bought it But you wasn’t thinking what to wear it with Now you’re walking around town and it looks embarrassing This ain’t a debate about whose clothes are better It’s about wearing two things that go together You rocking Polo pants and rock a Polo sweater It’s a shame...
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What do clean shoes mean? →
Ethiopia has a thriving shoe-cleaning culture – sit at a cafe for more than 5 minutes and someone will offer to clean your shoes – offering something to rest your feet on whilst you wait. Cleaning crews sit around big bowls of sudsy water scrubbing shoes back to perfect whiteness. Clean shoes as a signifier of status.
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Made Better in Japan →
Ever wonder why the best denim or “American” sweatshirts were coming out of Japan? Well, now we know. (via Kottke)
None of this would be particularly surprising—blue jeans, college sweatshirts and other American fashions were then popular the world over—if not for the fact that Tsujimoto and others like him would go on to design and construct versions of iconic American wardrobe...
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Mad Men Season 5 Fashion Predictions →
The Sew Weekly (via Kottke):
As soon as I learned that Mad Men was coming back to our television screens on March 25th, the tie-in theme was added to The Sew Weekly editorial calendar (March 19th is the week, to be precise). By far, this had been one of the most requested challenges — especially from my four lovely 2011 contributors.
Only the women for now. Might take it upon myself to think...
January 2012
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One step away from a Snuggie overcoat
The incomprehensibly named Dress Pant Sweatpant from Betabrand (which seems to make clothes in the insufferable “clever” category:
At first glance, Betabrand’s latest creation looks like pair (sic) of fine charcoal wool slacks. Which they are, except for the wool part.
Now look closer; better yet, slip on a pair. They’re made from high-end French terry fabric, which has...
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He Dresses Like He Played →
I was sitting here at my desk looking at some of these pictures — like the one that says January 12th, with him and Derek Jeter. Michael Jordan has money. Even in these clothes, he looks like he has money. But it’s weird because he obviously doesn’t spend a dime of it on a tailor. Anyway, I’m looking at this, and people kept coming over to see if I was OK. I had to change my...
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Predictions for Men's Style 2012
1. There will be a rash of style blogs featuring photos of men wearing t-shirts and sweatpants. Or maybe only one. If only one, this person will get a book deal. The book will be sold in Urban Outfitters and called I Dress for Success.
2. The blog Ryan Gosling Wore This will be created and also be turned into a book. Just to mess with us Gosling will take to wearing a lot of plaid and funny...
December 2011
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The Rise of the NBA Nerd →
Grantland is full of so many good things to read that, if you’re not there every day, I don’t know why you have an internet connection.
For the people who notice this sort of thing — and it must be said that the backpack is something you’re meant to notice — the change Durant encapsulates is both surreal and ironic. The bag is never removed, worn with the safety strap fastened,...
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Not a Gift Guide
Because it’s December, suddenly every single site has been inundated with gift guides. I don’t know, or at least I hope I don’t know, anyone who turns to a gift guide when making a decision about what gift to purchase whom.
I’m sure that most sane people will be quick to point out that these guides are nothing more than a “Things We Like” post, justified by...
November 2011
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Buying Glasses: Warby Parker and Ray-Ban
The glasses at the top are my new pair from Warby Parker. I decided to go with the Monroe frame. The middle pair are the ones I’ve worn for about the last three years – Ray-Ban Wayfarer frames I bought off eBay with prescription lenses added later. And the bottom pair are Wayfarer II non-prescription sunglasses that I also bought off eBay.
Warby Parker, in case you don’t know, is...
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Men in Tights
In a recent article for Grantland, contributing writer Wesley Morris wonders about the absolutely bizarre phenomenon of baseball managers wearing player uniforms during games. (Even my wife, a person who has never sat through an entire baseball game, or even an inning, finds this “absolutely hilarious”.) He frames it around the former manager, and eventual owner, of the now Oakland...
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Vancouver in Colour: Fred Herzog
Looking around Vancouver, with its fleece and GORE-TEX and endless glass condos, it’s hard to imagine it’s the same city that captivated Fred Herzog to shoot in colour. His photographs, slightly revolutionary at the time when people still believed all art photography should be black and white, seem to capture a bizarro Vancouver, one we’re unlikely ever to see again.
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No offense, dude
But your legs are ridiculous.
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Ryan Gosling is on Blast
Meghan O’Keefe, over at Hello Giggles, explaining from a woman’s perspective why Ryan Gosling needs to stop:
You’re like Derek Zoolander, dude. You know, you’re really, really, ridiculously good-looking. You’re one of the few men I can think of who can do anything to his hair and I still would find you attractive. Also, you’re not too pretty. You’re gorgeous, but you still look...
October 2011
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Club Monaco: Made in America?
Club Monaco is easily my favourite mall brand - in the last five years it’s become the only store of its kind that I’ll even bother browsing. Most of my shirts, for example, are from Club Monaco. A Continuous Lean has just posted about his collaboration with the brand, for a line of pieces that are made, as per his calling card, in America.
No offense to Michael Williams or...
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Occupy Now
It’s a popular misconception to think that anything that is happening is only happening now, by which I mean that “for the first time in history” is an overused thought.
Regardless of what you might think about the Occupy movement occurring around the world, it’s utter foolishness to contend that this is somehow a product of people “now”. Memo to Rush Limbaugh...
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This Town Will Make Jeans Again
Cardigan is a small town of 4,000 good people. 400 of them used to make jeans. They made 35,000 pairs a week. For three decades. Indeed, they were so skilled at making jeans, it was the very last jeans factory in Britain to close.
David Hieatt is the man behind the Do Lectures and, as such, knows a little bit about getting things done. And one of the things he’s getting done is...
September 2011
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Experiment: No Shampoo
A few days ago I was out with a man who had truly lovely hair. When queried about it he revealed his secret - no shampoo. I’ve heard people claim that most modern shampoos are absolute terror for your hair, particularly those using sodium laureth sulfate. For years I’ve only used shampoo and body wash that doesn’t contain it, but I’d never considered simply not washing my...
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Objects of Desire: Hard Graft Personal Pouch
Hard Graft makes things I can’t afford. Like most such things, this does not stop me from wanting them.
Personal Pouch
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Adam Kimmel x Carhartt x Roden Gray
I can’t afford a single thing in Roden Gray, but that’s no reason to hate them. The styling is tight, and apparently I look like one of their employees. Now they’ve made a video of the above collaboration, and if you ignore the guy with the acoustic guitar rolling a goddamn cigarette at the beginning, it’s pretty great.
August 2011
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Samsung | Ad Fail
I don’t know who Brett Fahlgren is - he’s probably a very nice guy and he runs a “style” blog, which, like most other style blogs, features stories about electronic meat thermometers. Samsung has tagged him along with another fellow to blog at their Wonder Exchange…god help me…about things us men are interested in. Things like baseball and meat and baseball...
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Engagement Photos | Next Level
These are making the rounds, and three people, including my wife, sent them to me within 24 hours. But I’m not seeing a lot of attribution, so please visit Amanda Rynda’s tumblr and show her some love.
Apart from the zombie, these are a great example of some casual elegance. Lovely.
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Noah Lambert | Wallet
This two seam wallet by Noah Lambert is, in a word, gorgeous. As seen on Swiss Miss.
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MISTER BEYERS: CASTE PROJECTS POP-UP SHOP! →
This looks quite the thing.
mrbeyers:
The studio that my wife Hanahlie and I run together, Caste Projects, is opening up a one month temporary design shop and open studio workspace. The opening of the space will conincide with the launch of a small collection of furniture and home-wares, as well as a curated selection of…
July 2011
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WatchAdvanced Style
There’s a certain sameness going around right now, and these ladies are saying no to it. Via Nowness.
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A 2011 Midsummer Mix
Is today midsummer? No. If you go by the complete hooey that summer begins on June 21st, then today is nowhere near the midway point.
But really, why does summer “begin” at the end of June? Does that make sense to anyone? (Don’t come here with your longest day of the year stuff, either. Yeah, I’m looking at you, solstice people.)
But wait! According to Wikipedia,...
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Turning 35
About a month ago I turned 35. This is a real age, and yes, by this I mean that all ages up until this point were quite fake. 35 is unequivocal. Recently, magazines have been fudging the timeline by positing lists like “The Brightest 37 under 37”, but I don’t think anyone is fooled. Do something even remotely noteworthy at 24 and you’re hailed as a conquering hero; do...
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