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Canali Spring Summer 2012 Menswear Collection Taking visual cues from Indian tunics, the Spring-Summer 2012 collection of fine Italian menswear from Canali is a wardrobe of fitted suits and well cut blazers. Classically elegant garments available in dusty rose tones, orange and pink evoke for me the spirit but none of the gaudiness of Miami Vice. […]
June 23, 2011
Dress Above Your Paygrade with Uniqlo Fall Winter 2011 Uniqlo has been a great equaliser when it comes to the style-affluence divide. Remarkably affordable, the Uniqlo Fall Winter 2011 lookbook gives us many options for dressing above your paygrade and although I’m not a big fan of their styling in their Fall Winter campaign shoots, […]
June 20, 2011
The Monsieur Curates: Prada Spring Summer 2012 Men’s Collection I’ve never been a fan of golf (it’s a good walk wasted) but I am loving Miuccia Prada’s take on golf apparel and it reflects majestically in her Spring Summer 2012 men’s collection. While the high trend factor tends to go against the baseline Monsieur ethos […]
June 19, 2011
Debuting at Milano Collezioni in 1986, Giuliano Fujiwara is a brand that shares synonymy with minimalism. This year, Giuliano Fujiwara celebrates its 25th anniversary and with Masataka Matsumura leading the creative direction of the company since 2005, we’ve often been treated with layered looks and while Matsumura is often a sartorial illusionist, he is also […]
June 16, 2011
Know Your Fabrics: Flannel, Velvet, Corduroy and Tweed Whenever style junkies like myself write about what makes a damn good suit, we often take for granted that many of you out there might not really know about the variety of fabrics and textures out there that could help you make that perfect 2 or 3 […]
June 15, 2011
Still on a house hunt in Melbourne (they say it’s a down market- sure, there are a few bargains but nothing that screams STEAL), I must admit that the biggest stumbling block for me is often looking for that blank canvas I can completely remake for my own. Sure, I could redecorate and strip a […]
June 15, 2011
Go the Fuck to Sleep as read by Samuel L Jackson While I don’t endorse cussing, I do enjoy Samuel L Jackson (Pulp Fiction) narrating this mock bedtime story, capturing a hilarious range of emotions as the voice of a father struggling to get his child to sleep. Touted as a bedtime story for tired, harassed […]
June 14, 2011
The Monsieur’s Intelligent Read: Why Being Wrong Makes You Feel More Right The Misconception: When your beliefs are challenged with facts, you alter your opinions and incorporate the new information into your thinking. The Truth: When your deepest convictions are challenged by contradictory evidence, your beliefs get stronger. When our bathroom scale delivers bad news, we […]
June 14, 2011
“You Look Great” and Other (white) Lies What do we say when someone is sick? “You look great” is a popular option. Nice try, but patients can see right through this chestnut. They know they’re gaunt, their is hair is falling out in clumps, the colostomy bag needs emptying. The only thing this hollow expression […]
June 14, 2011
Canvas bags in order of work-worthiness Heritage Leather Co. 16 Inch Mason Canvas Bag 1. Stylish canvas bags are great dual purpose accessories for men who want to keep personal belongings to a minimum- Great for weekends and passable (depending on how heavily waxed or treated the canvas has been) for weekdays at the office, this […]
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