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Menswear 2012: Definitely Not Run of the Mill

December 8, 2011

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I’m ashamed to admit, I’m a little late to the party. Run Of the Mill stopped taking orders for their shoes on 26 November, but yet here I am with a small write up because I do believe theirs is a shop that is definitely not run of the mill. Beautiful, well crafted and coming […]

Why Is Everyone (in Hollywood) Kung Fu Fighting?

December 5, 2011

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Asian pop culture began seeping into the West in the 1990s, with a stream of Japanese imports: “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers,” Nintendo’s Pokemon, “Iron Chef” and anime cartoons, notes Adam Ware, CEO of Mnet, a new U.S. cable channel featuring only Asian content. Decades of videogames like “Mortal Kombat” and “Street Fighter” have put martial […]

Culture Vulture: A Tribute to Drive

December 5, 2011

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Ryan Gosling. His watch from Drive. His suits from Crazy.Stupid.What’s not to Love?

Luxe Investment: Moschino Velvet Blazer

December 5, 2011

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I’ve yet to see Neal Caffrey in one but for his real life luminaries- Grant, Sinatra and Astaire (this Monsieur was buried in one),  it was de riguer attire for upstanding gentlemen. Before you allude the crassness of a velvet blazer to kings of pornographic empires, please remember that Hugh didn’t start the trend, it […]