Boots

The cold is here and soon  you will be wearing boots and moving thru the grey New York winter. I have always been game for that "Travis Bickle"style combat boots bought at my favorite Army Navy Store. However I saw these at a store in Alter , Bklyn and at $225.00  they are badass.

Alter Brooklyn

http://alterbrooklyn.blogspot.com/

Savage Grace : Kanye West

 I think this is an interesting and very honest art project from Kanye in collaboration with Spike Jonze. It speaks volumes about how complex he is. I  love to see the man and the artist he will become. I am a Kanye fan for life.

Men's Store

BlackBird in Seattle , WA  is a great  store  culmination of classic men's clothing like Woolrich, Filsons, Red Wing mixed with new designer with Opening Ceremony Robert Geller , Ance, Diet Butcher and vintage. You can shop directly at the store or online. Blackbird also has a blog that you can follow after the jump and an online store.

Charge Trenezada Leatherman

Eloquence must be grounded on the plainest narrative. Afterwards, it may warm itself until it exhales symbols of every kind and color, speaks only through the most poetic forms...

Ralph Emerson


http://www.leatherman.com/argentum/collection/

 I have feature this tool on this blog. Now I am providing the details. A common tool made more beautiful by Argentine Silversmith and Artist Adrian Pallarols. This pieces part of a collection of pieces were made to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Leatherman.

Destroy your clothing

Wear it till it falls apart. Wash it, Mend it , patch it. Wear it some more. Wear it until it is destroyed.

Destroy your clothing.

Tuxedo Jacket

A Tux jacket... this is the only photo I kind find so this dude looks like he is trying to tattoo his way out of square's ville. But alas lets not miss the point. This item becomes less precious . Wear it while you are having you M 65 Jacket cleaned.

A poor is the man
whose pleasures depend
on the permission of another

Khaki pants

Khaki pants are a staple that come out of the British Military in India. This is the only version you should every own.. Flat Front. buy them get them custom tailored. I have two examples of how they are worn best.

Must haves

Every man should have a pocket knife or better yet a Leatherman Multi-tool
along with their Iphone, and Wallet. The ideal is that it is given to you by your Father, passed down through the family or even your old Boy Scout Knife. No Swiss Army ....

The Must Have

The list

A Perfect White Undershirt
A Duffle Bag that you have beaten up on your own.
M-65 OD Jacket
Rayban's Sunglasses
A Classic Wrist Watch
A Pocket Knife
Desert Boots either the classic color or variations.

Fuck the blazer.

I love the Vietnam Era M-65 Field Jacket. Everyman should have a version of this. I pared it with some simple looks. Love!

Interesting moody girl and boy stuff.

Martin Greenfield Documentary

This is a short about a custom tailor in Brooklyn.

Lessons from a Tailor. Directed by Galen Summer from Ed David on Vimeo.

YSL New fragrance.

Assembly New York

http://assemblynewyork.com/


Thunder Perfect Mind

For What is inside of you is what is outside of you
And the one who molded you on the outside has made an impression of it inside of you
And that which you see outside of you
you see inside of you
It is manifest and it is your garment.

Bruce Springsteen

Early Springsteen at his finest.

Early Bruce Springsteen

Men and Life

1001 Rules For My Unborn Son

Required reading .

Nude Beaches

The Rules to Nude bathing

1. Bend at the knees.
2. Always bet on the side of inhibition and discretion called The Way of the Towel"
3. Woman should always be encouraged to be naked but should follow rule 1 closely.
4. Never run except in an emergency ( doesnt apply to women)
5. When crouching to talk to someone follow rule 2
6. Cameras and single men are to be avoided. A single man with a camera on a nude beach should be drowned.
7. You can only wander around once naked pretending you lost your towel. ( doesnt apply to women)
8. No foreplay in public areas see the first part of rule 2
9. Put sunscreen on your genitals
10. Don't stare and for god's sake never ever point.

Valet | 3 Questions for a Bespoke Shirt Tailor

Valet | 3 Questions for a Bespoke Shirt Tailor

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Martin Margiela L’incognito Sunglasses

These sunglasses came from the Margiela trend to black out the face of the models in their Look books. The original version of course was more literal and I though that it was extreme but brilliant take on that idea. Then I saw these which combine the idea with a Ray Ban and thought Genius!!

Again a brilliant collaboration of ideas.

Available @

/www.oki-ni.com

Desert Boots Shoes/ Stussy + Dr. Martens Collabo

Stussy Deluxe x Dr. Martens Desert Boot have a new collabo. The boot comes in three suede colorways – brown, grey and black. All three feature a white outer sole and a accent color, which is featured on the mid-sole, laces and on the heel. The boots will hopefully be released

Still Life

Frank Sinatra said
“Cock your hat - angles are attitudes.”
Still Life NYC & Still Life Reserve

Since Fall 2006, the Still Life store has been home to an range of original hat designs- by creative director and owner, Frenel Morris. The design that has become his signature is the
"Stingy Brim typically have a shorter, "stingy" brim and the back of the brim is distinctively more sharply upturned as a result. ...

Check out the shop
http://www.stilllifenyc.com

Say hello to Ghost and Pussy for me.

Men and Friendship

Listen to this heartfelt tribute.

Femme

This site is not about women ... it is about men I talk about clothing, technique, men who have "sway" and watches, (regardless of the multiple abilities of the cell phone, a man should have a watch).

However, I found some images that I love of woman that are clothed ... I love woman, beautiful woman who wear men's clothes. Not masculine women' s clothes but their man's clothes. .... it suggest a subtle longing . I remember when I would pick an ex's t shirts and his smell was so fantastic that I would wear them with not much else.

I may talk about things you should buy your woman to get her scanitly clad... maybe.

Muddy Waters

Outfit

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Savage Grace

This is the man for me.. he did himself. He style was a combination of fit, form and function and great sense of self.

The blogger from A Continuous Lean posted an article he scanned of Mcqueen from Sports Illustrated.

http://acontinuouslean.com/2009/03/24/steve-mcqueen-in-sports-illustrated/#more-7244

Pharell

Outfit

I like to put together a look based on classic pieces .. it may be boring but two shoe option ( weather ) add a fantastic watch , aviators and a classic motorcycle ... Yup the panties are off.

Savage Grace

Enough Said.. the panties are off.

Technique

There does not seem to be a formula to wearing the break in a trousers or jean. I tend to like a break that covers the back of the shoe. I think the popping your kicks out look lacks vision and ruins the line of the pants. But their are naysayers on this point . These are some great examples that manage to keep some of length in the trousers without looking like you couldn't make to the tailor. However a "Bigger" guy needs to go for a more long lean, clean version of this and short guys should stay away for it entirely.

These trouser are some of the great options available at this store in ttp://sslosangeles.blogspot.com/