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Steve Mcqueen

This amazing bit of nostalgia was a letter Mcqueen wrote to buy back his Mustang from the film Bullit. Three years after attempting to buy back the Bullitt Mustang, Steve McQueen died of cancer and his collection of cars, motorcycles and antique toys was sold off. 

Chris Martin

Gary Clark Jr. "3 O'Clock Blues" Live @ The Soho House, NYC

It is not even 10am!

Bill Cunningham New York Trailer

The original Street Stye Photographer. The charming  gentleman Mr. Bill Cunningham.

Hey What He said!!!

I was going to write a review of the Menswear shows I saw during Fashion Week.  But Holland Cotter, the Chief Art Critic for The New York Times, summed it up beautifully,  in the Sunday Style Section. Juxtaposing fashion in art with a keen observation of the Spring 2012 Menswear shows made for a very “spot on “ commentary. 

The menswear shows had all the important parts, Americana, Soft Tailored Suits, Classic traditional clothing reinterpreted. Themes abounded there was nautical inspired , surfing inspired , military inspired, skateboarding inspired with a dash Preppy ( well more than a dash)and celebrity inspired ( James Dean at Michael Bastien).  All of it beautifully presented and in most instances very well made. 

Two great quotes, I will share;

1. “The only operative politics I could detect was Lookism: as in, this looks better than that, which doesn’t inspire large ideas.”

2. “The point is, there much more out there than camouflage prints and “Happy Days” reruns.”

Well said, Mr. Cotter.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/fashion/male-models-at-the-line-of-beauty-ny-fashion-week.html?ref=style

Hey! What he said!

Fashion week,  I observed random people chased by the new paparazzi the "Street Style Photographer", to be posted on the many Fashion Street Style Blogs.  So perhaps the scale is equal, everyone is a celebrity.  This is not a good thing. One would think that there would be so many different points of view being seen however it  doesn't seem original, that is not the important point, it is Menswear, one cannot "reinvent the wheel". The wheel is good. It just doesn't seem "authentic".  I prefer someone who tells me that he picks up his clothes up from the floor of his closet rather than lists the brands or the stores he bought it from.

There is a difference between a man with style and a character in a costume.

In this case a little known quote from Andy Warhol in response to his famous line "In the future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. "

I'm bored with that line. I never use it anymore. My new line is "In 15 minutes everybody will be famous.":

Malcolm McLaren Authentic creativity vs. karaoke culture

This need no introduction or explanation. Brilliant, poignant and very real.  I have been away and my return like Mr. McLaren's  word is straight no chaser. Look, listen , learn.

http://www.ted.com/talks/malcolm_mclaren_authentic_creativity_vs_karaoke_culture.html