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The poet Walt Whitman once rhapsodized:
Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.)

But that apologia for inconsistency surely doesn’t excuse Sean Penn’s combining a 1950s rockabilly pompadour with a nineteenth-century-style shirt and tie.  To Izzy’s eyes, chronological contradictions can be the most disagreeable.
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Having already discussed the greased hair of movie villains such as Gordon Gekko, Izzy was amused to see a satirical news story in The Onion titled “Nation’s Slicked-Back-Hair Men Rally Against Negative Hollywood Portrayal.” It begins:
Thousands of members of the slicked-back-hair community gathered in Hollywood Monday to protest the film industry’s longtime trend of […]

Presidents Bush and Putin recently met in Russia for some tense, and ultimately failed, talks on security issues including NATO expansion and Iran’s nuclear weapons program.  Unlike in former, happier times, the two came suited for battle, if subtly.  Bush wore a Texas-style Don’t-Tread-on-Me belt and a dress shirt with two front flapped pockets (just […]

Pictures have surfaced of Tim Hamilton’s capsule collection for fast fashion retailer from Japan, Uniqlo.
Tim Hamilton explains the collection to We Are The Market:
“Merging refined elegance with youthful energy, this collection took as a source the modern, playful images of Bruno Munari’s photo-reportage. Finding humor in the industrial, modernizing settings of 1930s Europe, Munari shows […]

Creative Recreation is a footwear label designed by a trio out of the O.C. in California.
They aim to fill the gap between leather dress shoes and athletic sneakers. Their entrepreneurial spirit has lead to great innovative styles for their peers to wear how they choose. This has caused confusion in the categorization of […]

In this week’s Style section of The New York Times, reporter Eric Wilson waxes poetic about chic NY boutique Opening Ceremony. “Opening Ceremony is primarily known for carrying avant-garde pieces from fairly obscure designers and for its house label designed by Mr. Leon and Ms. Lim. But it also embraces experimentation, selling a Target […]

We were recently introduced to design label Modern Amusement and eagerly await their Spring/Summer collection.
The label has California dreaming in it’s DNA with references to upper crust lifestyle and sun-drenched beaches through clean, unpretentious and comfortable clothing. Their Spring/Summer 2008 collection is entitled Imaginary Proposal and includes the labels twist on wardrobe staples from […]

Hush Puppies has entered the collaboration fray by introducing their Guest Designer Series to coincide with the brand’s 50th anniversary.

Hush Puppies is teaming with stylist Phillip Bloch to a 2 shoe collection of dress shoes. The ‘Mensa’ shoe is a classic wingtip in leather and suede or all suede combinations. Meanwhile, the […]

Gnarls Barkley is a music duo with great beats and a unique style their they own.
The duo is made up of a music collaboration between DJ Danger Mouse (government: Brian Burton; known for The Grey Alubm) and rapper/vocalist Cee-Lo Green (government: Thomas Callaway).
Check out their newest video which was banned by the folks at […]

The ultimate accessory.
Luxury fashion house Hermes has teamed with high performance car maker Bugatti for a fool-proof collaboration that will add style to any guy.
The Bugatti Veyron Fbg par Hermes is an ostentatious, uber-luxe vehicle that has been decked out (already hard to do on a Bugatti) by Hermes. Hermes is globally regarded as […]