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05/15/13

Kramer’s Illustrious Career, Gatsby Sells Out and Kate Upton Strikes a Pose

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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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05/14/13

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Sophie Vlaming Is Ready for the Beach

Sophie Vlaming via The Libertine

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05/14/13

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A Head Start on Your Summer Kicks

SeaVees

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.

Get a closer look at our favorites after the jump.»

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05/14/13

The Past

Dusting Off: The Summer Fling

Flings

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.

But we don’t think that has to be, and here’s why…»

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05/14/13

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Warm-Weather Footwear, Watching Earth Age and Streaming Daft Punk’s New Album

Daft Punk

Tone Daft: Stream Daft Punk’s new album a week before it hits record stores.

Hot Stepper: Valet has your 30-second primer on your warm-weather footwear options—which basically seem to be something suede or cotton.

Time Flies: Time has worked with NASA to compile satellite images of the drastic geographical changes just about anywhere on earth in the past 30 years.

Star Power: If you’ve ever wondered why every single barn you’ve ever seen is painted red (FE203, to be exact), Smithsonian has the answer: dying stars.

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05/13/13

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Edita Vilkeviciute Is Caught in a Fishing Net

Edita Vilkeviciute via Fashion Copious

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05/13/13

Dress Code

Sunglasses for Your Summer Plans

Sunglasses

Next weekend marks the unofficial start to summer—which means it’s time to kick your summer preparations into high gear right now.

And above all else, you’re going to need to pick up the right pair of shades for wherever it is you plan on summering—because the sun in Cannes requires a different UV protection than the sun you’ll encounter on the music festival circuit. So we put together a handy guide for your summer’s eyewear-related needs.

Choosing your sunglasses according to your summer plans.»

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05/13/13

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More of the Season’s Most Dapper Swimwear

Venroy

Admit it, you can already hear the beach calling… The sand between your toes. The salty sea air. The bikinis… One day soon enough, though, it’ll all be reality. And you’ll need to be prepared.

Luckily, our friends at UrbanDaddy have tipped us off to just the solution: the ever-handsome swimwear selection at Venroy, now finally available in America.

Designed by two Australian surfers-cum-master-boardshort-craftsmen, Venroy has been churning out beautiful swim trunks in Sydney since 2010. And up until now, that’s where they’ve stayed. But as of May 1, the pair has begun shipping to their friends across the Pacific (read: us). The hand-tailored shorts hit that elusive upper-knee sweet spot and come in colors like “guava” and “honeysuckle,” which should have you ready for the approaching seminudity.

A couple crunches might not hurt either.

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05/13/13

Good Idea

Considering the Unlined Blazer

Unlined Blazer

The trick to spring-summer dressing is pretty much the opposite of fall-winter: the less layers, the better.

And one way to remove a layer while still pulling off a tailored look is to opt for an unlined blazer—preferably in the airiest weave you can find.

The giveaway of a good unlined blazer is the taped seams (our bearded friend here is doing a good job of demonstrating this, by showing the neon-taped interior of his blazer). Most blazers don’t have finished seams because they’ll never see the light of day once the lining has been sewn in. It’s a neat trick—the taped seams—but mostly a good sign of what you should be looking for in a lightweight blazer.

And we have taken the liberty of rounding up the eight finest unlined blazers on the market right now.»

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05/13/13

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Le Corbusier Style, the Sartorialist Gets His Own Show and Talking Raw Silk Ties

Le Corbusier

Round Frames: Dwell remembers the iconic style of legendary architect Le Corbusier.

Sart Show: GQ talks to Scott “the Sartorialist” Schuman about his upcoming web series on AOL and why he always looks so angry in photos.

Baby, I Like It Raw: Die, Workwear takes a very detailed and serious look at the many charms of a raw silk tie.

Time Capsule: T Magazine gets a sneak peek at Mr Porter’s new series of capsule collections being unveiled weekly through June 4.

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05/10/13

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The Friday Kemptress: Isla Fisher

Isla Fisher

All eyes are on The Great Gatsby this weekend, and here’s why you should be paying special attention to Myrtle Wilson…»

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05/10/13

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The Weekend Sales Report Card

Sales

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 That Movie Release Party: Just in time, Brooks Brothers is offering 25% off all merchandise—including their entire Gatsby-inspired collection—with the code FNFBB6.
Discount: A-
Sizes Available: A
Selection: A

For a Little Style and Substance: Save 20% on all regularly-priced merchandise at Chicago-based menswear purveyor Haberdash, with the code MAY20.
Discount: B+
Sizes Available: A
Selection: A-

For a Last Minute Mother’s Day: Enter the code SPEEDYDELIVERY at steven alan by 4:59PM today, and get free messenger service in Manhattan for purchases over $150. Trust us, Mom will appreciate it.
Discount: A
Sizes Available: N/A
Selection: N/A

More of the good stuff on sale after the jump.»

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05/10/13

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Style Icons and Their Mothers

Here’s your last reminder that Sunday is Mother’s Day, gentlemen.

And to kick off the weekend of maternal appreciation right, we turn to some of our favorite style icons for some dapper inspiration on how to get into the spirit of filial gratitude…

With this handsome montage of style icons hanging out with their mothers.»

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