Category Archives: Inspiration

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.  I wish I released it in Novem­ber / Decem­ber but who’s to say? 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 …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.  If you’re curi­ous to know how this came about, read here. If you’re look­ing to out­fit your home with …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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David Lynch | Style Icon

David Lynch is one of my favorite film direc­tors. Although Dune was a mis­take on a com­mer­cial level, it won’t dimin­ish his accom­plish­ments for Blue Vel­vet, Mull­hol­land Drive and the break­through tele­vi­sion series, Twin Peaks, among oth­ers. He also has a fine tal­ent in cast­ing female leads. But who knew …Read More »

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Nba Post Game Style | Durant, Nowitzki, Rose

After two games, Miami and Chicago are tied. Last night, D Rose made an appear­ance sport­ing a light weight, V neck sweater, embla­zoned with a rugby patch. Hard to tell, but it looks like he’s wear­ing a polo beneath it. An inter­est­ing com­bi­na­tion show­ing laid back prep, a com­mon theme …Read More »

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nba Style Review | Playoff Edition | D Rose Kicks It Off

With our home­town Bulls in the East­ern Con­fer­ence Finals verse the Heat, we’d be remiss not to take notice. There’s plenty cov­er­ing Der­rick Rose’s on court, breath­tak­ing skill set, but not enough men­tion regard­ing his still devel­op­ing sense of style. He might be 22, but we know he’s a fast learner. …Read More »

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If you’re look­ing for a cus­tom shirt, you’ve got mul­ti­ple choices these days. One of our favorites is Deo Ver­i­tas. To help cel­e­brate its revamped web­site and stream­lined order­ing process, we’re col­lab­o­rat­ing on a con­test. Take this short quiz and send us the results.

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Bears and Packers | A Look Back

Here in Chicago, we’re look­ing for­ward to one thing: Bears vs Pack­ers. It’s mind bog­gling they’ve never faced off in the play­offs with so much at stake, the win­ner going to the Super Bowl. Regard­less of the out­come, this will be a game that will be noted as their rivalry …Read More »

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Fashion and Film | The Eternal Bond

Fash­ion and film go hand in hand. Hard to say who inspires who, but there’s no argu­ment from me, that they make a ter­rific com­bi­na­tion. And here’s why.

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