I’m not being snobbish when I tell you that I’ve never considered Cartier as a watch manufacture. In fact, I believe that you would be hard pressed to find watch enthusiasts who would classify Cartier timepieces as haute horlogerie; and while aficionados will be spitballing premiere marquee names like Patek Philippe (the inventor of the […]
February 20, 2012
“Like a Boss” – It’s been a running internet meme but I’ve never quite found any of the mentions appropriate until I saw this: Monarch Playing Cards. I don’t have definitive information to make this determination but based on looks alone, I’m very willing to call it- these are the finest playing cards ever made. […]
December 23, 2011
Most of you should probably be done with Christmas shopping but if you’ve been remiss like I have, Mr Porter actually has some really great last minute gifts (and even if it doesn’t arrive on time, a late gift is better than no gift at all). This year, I got the wife something we could […]
December 21, 2011
I haven’t written in a while and it’s only because year end holiday planning and the clearing of 2011 work for new 2012 projects tends to make quick work of available free time. That said, inspiration interruptus, objects of beauty (women and well designed luxury goods) tend to pull me out of my stupor- today, […]
November 15, 2011
While Googling “Awesome keyboards” I came across this little tidbit tucked away 6 pages deep in search. I’m pretty sure even as I write this, the steampunked retrotastic data entry device must be rocketing up the search engine. Call me misogynistic, but nothing turns me on more than a babe lady in eyeglasses huddled over typewriter- in […]
October 5, 2011
If you’re like me, one time men’s luxury magazine editor (or dapper gent) and now corporate suit, you’re probably dying to add some colour to your otherwise drab but undoubtedly well fitted albeit crowd blending ensemble. The fact is, even if your boss is Adolf “Khaki or Grey only” Hitler incarnate, EVERY suit can be dressed […]
September 12, 2011
Trends come and go but Haefest is here to stay. Stylish not trendy, high quality materials, simple elegance and meticulous attention to detail has turned this New York brand into an independent brand of such craftsmanship that well established brand houses should sit up and take note. HÆRFEST : pronounced Har•vest (’härvist) bags come in Grey […]
August 30, 2011
Leffot The Fold Horween Shell Cordovan Wallet With renewed focus on slender silhouettes and slim cut suits comes whole new challenge- wallets that do not break the line of the suit. Judging by the number of “cut the junk out of your wallet” and slim wallet photo spreads out there in men’s magville, it’s a […]
August 29, 2011
One of the best things about living in the modern age is all the wonderful technology; the only better than that? Loads of opportunity to dress up your favourite high tech gadgets with designer sleeves and cases: Enter Hard Graft. Debuting in 2007, these “working class ex-advertising heroes” – admittedly without an iota of business […]
August 25, 2011
We’ve gotten to that point in men’s style that suddenly it has become socially acceptable for non optically handicapped individuals to don a pair of faux-glasses. While I hate that, I would hate equally (if not more so) if these gorgeous wood based glasses missed out on a style mention just because I didn’t want […]
February 21, 2012
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