Cannes Do: For anyone planning on doing some impromptu hobnobbing in Cannes, make sure to book one of these five celeb-magnet hotels.
Showing ID: Details makes the case for the return of a forgotten piece of men’s jewelry: the ID bracelet.
Started From the Bottom: The story of the greatest thrifter of all time, who began by trading a paperclip for a doorknob, and just bought himself a Ferrari.
Can It: Bon Appetit celebrates the technological advancements of man’s greatest ally: the beer can.
We’ve filtered through all of the online sale noise and graded your best options out there, should you feel inclined to do any menswear browsing this weekend…
For Looking Fashion-Forward to Summer: Opening Ceremony is knocking 20% off most of their spring wares with the code SpringFling20.
Discount: B
Sizes Available: A-
Selection: B+
For Princely Pants: Dockers is throwing a Friends and Family sale with 30% off everything, including their Alpha Khakis—which were recently spotted on British royal Prince Harry—with the code FF2013.
Discount: B+
Sizes Available: B+
Selection: A-
For the Swimmers: Get up to 60% off swimwear at Nordstrom, featuring one of our favorite trunk-makers: Orlebar Brown.
Discount: A
Sizes Available: B
Selection: B+
Never Force a Smile: Mining the style of sartorial stoic Jean-Lois “Jack” Kerouac, by way of A Headlong Dive.
On a Scroll: Pitchfork’s mixed-media treatment for their cover story on Daft Punk is even more spectacular than the duo’s sequined suits.
In da Club: Club Monaco makes a majorly #menswear move by releasing its fall 2013 lookbook on Tumblr.
Write It Down: Some of the greatest works of literature started as scribbled outlines—Flavorwire takes a look at some famous authors’ “planning papers.”
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It doesn’t get much better than this when it comes to dressing for the equally Mediterranean and glamorous climate of Cannes.
Yesterday, to kick off the cinematic festivities, Joel Edgerton showed up to the inaugural photo call as Cannes personified: an airy off-white suit with peak lapels, a crisp white shirt with collar open, an interesting pocket square and a pair of Wayfarers (he ditched them once the flashbulbs started popping).
Last time we checked in on the Gatsby crew, we were less than thrilled with the turnout, but we’re taking it all back with regards to Edgerton (the charcoal grays from Leo and Tobey still felt a bit out of place) and giving him top MOTH honors.
It’s worth the whole damn bunch of Palme d’Ors put together.
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Many questions can be definitively answered by simply polling the #menswear world. Like, how much camo is too much camo? (See here.) But for other queries, well, it seems that the jury’s still out.
Case in point: men’s sandals.
We’re not talking about your basic 10-buck flip-flops here, though. It was decided long before our time that those are to be relegated to beaches, pools, lakes—basically any venue with some combination of heat, water and increased exposure. No controversy there. Actually, it’s the leathery, designer-y variety that’s at the heart of this mess, pitting dapper blogger against dapper blogger.
A mess that we’re going to try to sort out, once and for all…»
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Seven’s the Key Number: The Times has discovered a seven-minute workout that is scientifically proven to work just as well as a long run followed by weightlifting and makes for a nifty infographic.
Guess Who’s Dapper: Well Spent finds a wealth of sartorial inspiration in the trad-ish style of legendary leading man Sidney Poitier.
How Fabric-lous: The gents at Hickoree’s Hard Goods have a knack for sniffing out the handsomest of deadstock Japanese textiles, and Hypebeast was lucky enough to tag along on one of their sourcing runs.
Custom Agent: For anyone wanting to outfit themselves in custom duds from head to toe, Cool Material has a good list of to-order sites making everything from suits to belts.
Blame it on spring fever, but we’re feeling for prints today.
So we couldn’t resist mentioning this floral popover from Engineered Garments. It’s just landed at Odin as one of two exclusive patterns from the label. Here’s what else you need to know.
The Story: The popover style of shirt has been gaining favor in menswear circles—bridging the gap between a leisurely button-down and a long-sleeved polo shirt—and going short-sleeve with this one manages to up the summery ante.
Who to Channel: A 21st-century Magnum, P.I.; a sport fisherman enjoying a post-catch daiquiri in the Keys (mustache optional on both accounts).
When to Wear It: On days as bright as the shirt—and not with a pair of these patterned shorts. One loud pattern is already pushing it.
Degree of Difficulty: Somewhat high. This shirt should be strictly reserved for the beach or places that unironically serve drinks with umbrellas.
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When it comes to shorts, we’ve always been of the mind that if you’re going for it, you have permission to get loud. (With the caveat: not at the office.)
And until recently, your only options were of the plaid or embroidered-critter variety meant for rebellious trads. But this season has seen more new patterned shorts on the market than perhaps ever. Stripes, ikat, paisley, liberty and batik prints. There are a lot more ways to get tastefully loud these days (which means you’ll want to outfit the rest of your body in a solid-color oxford cloth button-down, pocket tee or polo shirt—for the sake of everyone’s retinas, keep it to one pattern). So we rounded up our favorites of the bunch, to get you ready for the season.
Herewith, the 14 best patterned shorts out there right now.»
Kramerica, Inc: On the 15th anniversary of the Seinfeld finale, Vulture recounts the most mystifying throughline: Kramer’s revolving door of careers and schemes. The man TCB’d.
The Great Adsby: It’s the age-old Hollywood story: brand meets movie, two-hour commercial ensues. Fittingly, The Great Gatsby serves as a prime example.
Post Game: Step aside, “planking” and “Tebowing” and Harlem Shaking.” The newest video meme poised to sweep the Internet: “posterizing.”
And Now…: Behold the Vogue cover shoot of “America’s Favorite Bombshell,” Kate Upton.
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You might recall that about a week ago we broke the good news of Todd Snyder’s latest collaboration with SeaVees—resulting in the finest city-to-beach footwear you’ll find all summer.
Now we’ve got even better news: our comrades-in-style over at UrbanDaddy Perks are giving you essentially 30% off anything in the SeaVees webshop (including the aforementioned collaboration).
The Snyder stuff is decidedly more #menswear, with its Japanese twill and herringbone patterns, but there’s plenty more to like from the surfer-y shoemakers—including some beach-faded plimsolls, rubber-soled suede mocs and Baja-striped slip-ons.
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Travolta and Newton-John in Grease. Swayze and Grey in Dirty Dancing. Peck and Hepburn in Roman Holiday. Hell, basically any pair of characters in Wet Hot American Summer.
With the sheer volume of steamy summer romance we find in pop culture, you’d think we’d all be bumping uglies the second the temperature peaks above 70.
It would seem that falling madly in love with a stranger was totally acceptable—as long as it began and ended within the confines of June and August, on break from school, of course. Then we’re to believe that once your mandated summer breaks are a thing of the past, so are your chances for a casually balmy two months of abbreviated love.
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Style: some people have it, and some neighborhoods really have it. To show you what we mean, we’ve partnered with Cadillac to present Style Shifters—a five-part, in-depth look at what the hippest gents in some of the country’s coolest neighborhoods are wearing now. Our intrepid photographers have roamed the streets in search of the most stylish guys around. Herewith, a few photos of what they found...
Williamsburg, Brooklyn is home to some of the country’s best bars, coolest restaurants and, of course, some of the best menswear shops in the world. Naturally, you’ll find more than a few stylish individuals perched outside those locations (and no, not all of them are Billyburg hipsters). See what we mean below...
Oh, and up next: we take a peak at another handsome-as-hell neighborhood, the Mission District in San Francisco. Stay tuned...
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