October 2008
19 posts
"Our guy wants to look good, but he doesn't want... →
“Last week J.Crew menswear honcho Todd Snyder announced he was leaving his post to launch his own collection. Expect a smooth transition: His replacement is the brand’s senior menswear designer, Frank Muytjens, who has been at the company for four years, and earned his chops at Ralph Lauren, where he started out at RRL and went on to oversee outerwear for Blue Label. We spoke to the...
“…he also reminds us of a time before suits were replaced by messenger bags...”
– http://www.observer.com/2008/arts-culture/mad-about-man
Volta Shoes →
“Another quick post, this time to tell you about Mauro and Giacomo’s new shoe venture, Volta, coming from Milan and in selected stores worldwide by beginning of next year. Official release tomorrow night at 247 showroom, if you are anywhere near definitely come check out all the colorways.”
Charlie Rose interviews Ralph Lauren (1993) →
Advanced Style via Kempt →
“The new blog addressing this imbalance—under a slightly worse name—is Advanced Style, an on-the-street stream of pictures dedicated to “personal style that advances with age.” The folks here pull off tweed sport coats and painter’s whites with more conviction than you’ll get from anyone under 30.”