Archives » January, 2007

Poorly Slung

Dolce and Gabbana's low-slung pants

Signores Dolce and Gabbana are no doubt prolific. But, by wearing their trousers so low, their fertility is in grave danger of being crushed by their belt buckles.

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Truth in Advertising

Vivienne Westwood crap

Indeed, Ms. Westwood.

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Gripping

Dunhill driving gloves

Izzy wonders whether driving gloves are ever really necessary, but he’d splurge on this pair from Dunhill had he a red Ferrari with which to accessorize them.

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Back to School

Yale schoolboy scarfElizabethan schoolboy scarf

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The Paul Smith

Paul Smith Brown Suede Shoes

Brown suede shoes might not be terribly practical for this time of year, but if you can afford to shop at Bergdorf’s, you can surely buy yourself a flight to the southern hemisphere.

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Jesus Christs!

Jesus Freaks

Not only is the second coming of the 1970s upon us (as previously discussed), but the worst aspects, including this Allen-Ginsburg-unkempt-Jesus look, are being born again.   Itn the meantime, Izzy has begun building his own ark.

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Surgical Precision

Patrick Dempsey

With his skinny tie and sliver of a pocket square, Grey’s Anatomy’s Patrick Dempsey cuts a sharp figure.

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The British Invasion…of Italy

For the first time ever, British Savile Row tailors are showing their wares at Pitti Uomo, the annual showcase of Italian menswear.  Unsurpisingly, this has caused some Italian designers to get hot under their bespoke collars:

Gianluca Isaia, deputy head of the Italian menswear consortium Classico Italia, said that the Pitti show was “intended to represent menswear made in Italy. I would expect it to support Italian firms, not to offer a showcase for foreigners”.

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A Gigli Odd Idea

Dario Fo

Romeo Gigli, the Italian fashion house, just announced that Dario Fo, the Nobel-Prize-winning satirist, will galumph down the catwalk at their upcoming show in Milan.  But by inviting Fo, who in this beast of a shearling coat looks like a giant Gore Vidal, it isn’t clear exactly on whom the joke is supposed to be.

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Bruno Rand

Do you like our recent cashmere campaign? If you answer yes (and you’d better) then allow me to introduce you to the man responsible, Bruno Rand! Bruno is a fashion photographer based out of both Washington DC and New York City (although he often shoots in locations like Miami and LA). He approached us a little over a year ago about doing some work on our upcoming photoshoots. …

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