Author Archives: Jay Wen

THE MOMENTS THAT HAVE DEFINED THE GENTLEMAN

  1775–1783: George Wash­ing­ton uses cryp­tic, ghostly tac­tics while serv­ing as commander-in-chief of the Con­ti­nen­tal army to avenge the British. (GENTLEMANLY or UNGENTLEMANLY–you decide on this one)     1880: The first safety razor, known as the Star, is patented in the U.S. (GENTLEMANLY) Photo: Creekstone.net    1896: The first pub­lished …Read More »

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The Great Heisenberg in Wallabees

Ever walk in the Wal­lows? Dis­cover how it feels to walk in the air …   Play the clip before pro­ceed­ing then scroll down to read. Buy your­self some Wal­labees this spring and shadow the great Heisen­berg.   Buy a snug fit­ting to pre­vent slippage–it allows the inner sole to con­form to …Read More »

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5 Facts on Denim

The denim jacket. I’d be right to say if there weren’t those, very few men that could pull it off and to whom the fol­low­ing facts may not apply but on the whole, men shouldn’t bother with them. Fact No. 1, denim on denim for men is almost always a blun­der …Read More »

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Boiler Room

At :47 sec­onds Ben demands a young schlep rock to “Get the **** out!”  You think Ben’s deci­sion had partly to do with the fact that young schlep rock was the worst-dressed can­di­date in the room?  I think so.  Shlep rock should’ve kept his mer­ci­less ego tamed. My Mother once taught …Read More »

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Shave Like Your Grandaddy | Off Duty by WSJ

The Wall Street Jour­nal is now on youtube and stir­ring con­ver­sa­tion about nil other than the gamut that runs from lifestyle to lux­ury, enter­tain­ment and fash­ion. The offi­cial chan­nel is enti­tled OFF DUTY. In this clip bar­ber Israel Leon teaches us folk how to use a straight-man-razor … Once groomed and …Read More »

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Socks Are Underrated

A man who dons fash­ion­able hosiery tells a story, shows he is mind­ful of leav­ing great impres­sions and pays homage to fash­ion.  Such a man under­stands dress­ing well vs. being well dressed.  The intre­pid under­stand­ing comes with age and a whole­some under­stand­ing of one’s soul.  Bertram Cooper knows pre­cisely what …Read More »

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In a Man’s Closet | 2012 Cool Weather Edition (10 Things)

I must pref­ace, I apol­o­gize for the lengthy post.  It’s well worth it. 1) It’s all in the bag. a. Alen­jan­dro Ingelmo duf­fle.  Much loved. b. Hold-all bag.  Much loved.  Brand?  Couldn’t say. “Any trav­el­ing man needs a holdall for those week­end jaunts or three-day busi­ness trips.”  (askmen.com) The plain toe derby’s, …Read More »

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George Clooney | The Meaning of Life

    Esquire has had the priv­i­lege to inter­view Clooney on mul­ti­ple occa­sions.  Clooney’s wise words always amaze me.  His gen­uine charisma imbues the world over. Check out the inter­view: Clooney | The Mean­ing of Life To delve deeper into Clooney’s mind, read George Clooney’s Thoughts for Today, cour­tesy of Esquire Mag­a­zine. With …Read More »

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2012 Color Trends | Retro Color Inspiration | Men’s Fashion

Pan­tone (global color author­ity) named hon­ey­suckle pink color-of-the-year (COTY) for 2011.  The hue sup­pos­edly encour­aged us to face every­day trou­bles with “verve and vigor”. For 2012 Pan­tone named Tan­ger­ine Tango as COTY and if you’re curi­ous to know how this came about, read here. If you’re look­ing to out­fit your home …Read More »

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Al Davis’ Sunglasses

On Mag­nif­i­cent Bas­tard it reads: “Q: What brand/model/style of glasses did Oak­land Raiders owner Al Davis wear? —Ray A: Al Davis likely took the sure answer to this ques­tion to his grave. A Google search says they are vin­tage Alain Mikli shades, but our best guess is these are vin­tage or cus­tom …Read More »

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