NEWS IN STYLE DIARY

The undeniably rising American designer Mark McNairy has been feeding the news feeds of the blogosphere for weeks now with teasers of the New Amsterdam Spring/Summer 2012 collection. People are really obsessed with his original shoes and now with the clothes that come with. It’s American classic menswear completely revisited with a new and very personal twist. The prints are more than unconventional : zebra, camo with flowers, pop-leo and smileys all give a youthful reinterpretation to american classics : that’s McNairy‘s signature ! Read the rest of this entry »

Isaia is born in the 50s in Napoli, Italy, and has since always conveyed the italian sartorial tradition at its best. The Isaia man “loves to love, loves to be noticed and isn’t afraid to stand out”. He’s stylish and his style says he gives a damn. He’s self-confident and convincing. He’s almost arrogant. The Isaia guy wears double-breasted jackets and all sorts of Scottish-like checks. And he suits up to go fishing. Full FW 2011 lookbook after the gap ! Read the rest of this entry »

Many of you now know that I suffer from frequent fashion obsessions that I only care with an extremely dangerous diet that consists in not eating for a month or two so that I can afford the garment in question. The danger with my latest obsession so far is that I’d surely die before sparing enough money to even afford one sleeve of it. I mean one sleeve of a Burberry Prorsum tailored camel coat. Or a Burberry London one. They are just THE piece to get for FW 2011. It would keep me warm while going to work suited up. I need one. Diet mode on. Read the rest of this entry »

When Maison Martin Margiela gets Ivy inspired, the result is obviously terrific! This cream sweater from Maison Martin Margiela is a knitted cricket inspired sweater with a navy and red striped V-neck. It is the perfect complement to a light blue oxford button-down and a khaki chino unlike the picture hereabove. 

When Maison Martin Margiela gets Ivy inspired, the result is obviously terrific! This cream sweater from Maison Martin Margiela is a knitted cricket inspired sweater with a navy and red striped V-neck. It is the perfect complement to a light blue oxford button-down and a khaki chino unlike the picture hereabove.
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I know we are in the very middle of Summer and it is maybe the ultimate time to kit for the beach. Let’s look at the other side of the Altlantic, at the foot of Christ the Redeemer atop Corcovado. Founded by two young men Harry Brantly and Max Leese in Rio de Janeiro in the summer of 2005 with the the launching of Lopes Mendes Frescobol beach bats, FB Collection draws its inspiration from this Brazilian name for the sport played non-stop along the beaches of Brazil since the 1940s. Read the rest of this entry »

Fully dedicated to the Pop Art culture,  Peter Blake is internationally known for having designed nearly everything from Swatch watches to greatly famous 1967 Beatle’s Sgt Pepper album cover. In 1961, he painted Self-Portrait with Badges in which the artist was wearing a badge-spattered jeans jacket over a red Fred Perry polo shirt with distinctive striped collar (see below).This was no more than the premise for a collaboration on a limited edition of polo shirts. Read the rest of this entry »