Browsing All Posts published in »2015«

How to Dress Business Casual in 6 Looks

June 25, 2015

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The Business Casual dress code is one fraught with potential minefields and pitfalls simply because there’s no commonly agreed upon definition. While clothing doesn’t actually impact one’s competence and ability, perception of your professionalism is what should guide your fashion sensibilities when the boss suggests “business casual” for a short briefing over the weekend. If […]

Buyer’s Guide: 5 Affordable Cool Watches

June 24, 2015

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Let’s face it, watches can be expensive. In fact, Australian Economist Jason Collins currently attempting his PHD at the University of Western Australia recently wrote a thesis which opined that consumption of luxury wristwatches was a modern phenomenon which had a natural, evolutionary foundation – that of, to use Pick Up Artist parlance: “peacocking”. In essence, conspicuous consumption […]

Hotels Perfect (yet Affordable) for Summer 2015

June 17, 2015

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According to Susan Clayton, an environmental psychologist at the College of Wooster, the decoration of where you live, a permanent home or temporary like a hotel, defines you as a person: it because a distinguishing factor over identifying with living in some place boring. Her opinions are anecdotally supported by another academic, Professor William S. Sax who […]

Why Daredevil Matt Murdock is Your Ultimate Men’s Style Icon

June 16, 2015

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We all know the Daredevil’s origin story: blinded by a radioactive substance falling from an oncoming vision, loss of his sight heightens his remaining senses to superhuman levels and imbues him with a sonar ability serving as a convenient plot device to get around the inconvenience of a literally blind action hero. And so, while Matthew Murdock may […]

Design Inspiration: Oceanique Villas in Mui Ne, Vietnam

June 8, 2015

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Thanks to the fine work by the interior designers at MM++ Architects, you can take interior design inspiration from this Modern Beach House in Mui Ne, Vietnam. The architects My An Pham Thi and Michael Charruault (the two Ms obviously) are versatile in their structural artistry, able to work on traditional to contemporary architecture, from high end to low […]

Travel in Style: Tumi FW 2015

June 5, 2015

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Our content partners, The Millenary, recently attended the launch of Tumi’s Fall Winter 2015 collection and we were struck by how cohesive the designs were for the season. Founded by Charlie Clifford and inspired by his globetrotting days that saw him serving the Peace Corps in Peru, the fall collection is rich in colours and end-to-end […]

Sprezzatura as defined by Gabriele Pasini SS2015

June 4, 2015

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In The Book of the Courtier, Baldassare Castiglione defines Sprezzatura as “a certain nonchalance, so as to conceal all art and make whatever one does or says appear to be without effort and almost without any thought about it”. In essence, it’s purpose was to heighten the perception of the talents of a courtier in accomplishing […]

Three Easy Style Rules for Men

May 31, 2015

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People will judge you, the world is ultimately a superficial place- that’s the reason why there are models, supermodels and then us, regular Janes and Joes trying to make our way into the world. You should care about what people think because one good impression lasts a long time; therefore you should care about what you wear. […]

5 Legendary Chronographs You Need to Own

May 29, 2015

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As a metaphor, chronographs are a delightful mechanism which allow you to start and stop time in order to record its passing. As a matter of technical expertise, your actuation of that function doesn’t literally stop time’s relentless march, the small seconds counter continues to monitor time’s passage in real time. As a subject of […]

Get Ready for Summer: Know Thy Shades

May 25, 2015

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Know the different styles of Sunglasses Clubmaster: Also known as Browline style of sunglasses was popularised in the United States during the 1950s. Its association with intellectualism was the result of Malcom X’s exclusive use of several pairs in various designs from American Opitcal Sirmonts. By the time Bruce Willis wore a pair of Shuron Ronsirs […]