Category Archives: Style Icons

Gangnam Style in Gingham

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- Below the Han river is a blend of East­ern and West­ern cul­tures that only the Fash­ion Ora­cle may describe. The area falls within the Gang­nam dis­trict and is heav­ily con­cen­trated with nou­veau riche fash­ion heads. It is here that you may find artist PSY seek­ing the Fash­ion Ora­cle to ques­tion …Read More »

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR. BOND

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  As 007 cel­e­brates his 50th anniver­sary on the sil­ver screen, an exhi­bi­tion looks at the British secret-service agent’s style through the years © 1964 Dan­jaq, LLC/United Artists Cor­po­ra­tion (left) SPECIAL AGENT | Sean Con­nery as James Bond with the Aston Mar­tin DB5 in the Swiss Alps, ‘Goldfin­ger,’ 1964. Mr. Con­nery in …Read More »

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A MILESTONE IN HOOPS FASHION

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FASHION MILESTONES OF THE 2012 NBA POSTSEASON WHERE WHAT YOU WEAR MATTERS MOST Leg­ends of NBA fash­ion Fash­ion­able celebri­ties & cri­tiques Best dressed coaches & cri­tiques Best dressed play­ers, what they wore & where to buy …   Every decade has it’s own mem­o­rable take­aways and we’ve some note­wor­thy men­tions regard­ing …Read More »

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THE MOMENTS THAT HAVE DEFINED THE GENTLEMAN

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  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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George Clooney | The Meaning of Life

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    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

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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

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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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Tom Ford Comes Clean

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Tom Ford talks about escap­ing the city, shun­ning fame and find­ing true hap­pi­ness. A very open and insight­ful inter­view for the fash­ion designer icon and first time film direc­tor. Return to our home­page to learn more about cus­tom dress shirts.

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Style and Film | Drive

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I’ve seen Ryan Gosling’s new film, Drive, and that ele­va­tor scene still rings true. There are plenty of moments that jolted me from my seat, along with test­ing my patience for a scene to unfold. Regard­less, it pays homage to past film noir mas­ter­pieces along with a few from the …Read More »

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David Lynch | Style Icon

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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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