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Designers have gotten a lot more hip in the past few years, and along with the newfound cachet, we’ve seen a resurgence in the kind of minimalist style that rules most design firms with an iron fist. So for this week’s icon, we thought we’d turn the spotlight on one of the men who made the style—and, incidentally, one of the best American designers of the 20th century. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Charles Eames…
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The red bow tie is hard to pull off, but if you’ve recently lost your fortune and are wandering the city in search of authentic life, you might get a pass.
We wouldn’t normally recommend loafers with a suit—but in the case of the fictional idle rich, we’ll make an exception.
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Stockholm’s Rose & Born just posted this bow tie/plaid pairing that just about sums up holiday style. You’ve got loud patterns, offbeat styles and the kind of eye-popping fearlessness that plays a lot better around the winter solstice. Our only complaint is that they could do a better job of hiding that top button—but let’s not ruin the season by nitpicking.
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The Battle of the Bowtie: A symposium on whether men should wear bow ties. We’ll admit this much: it’s an advanced move. [Esquire]
The Khaki of Our Lives: Details sings the praises of Dockers’ Alpha Khaki. We wholeheartedly agree. [Details]
From the Source: A 90-second video opus on knowing where your clothes come from—wherever that may be. [Etsy]
The London Barber: Your good deed of the day, courtesy of a 40-year-old barbershop in need of a few repairs. [Keep Aaron Cutting]
via Noir FacadeThe Great Debate: A blogger summit on the question of popped collars. We’re going to go with “for medicinal purposes only.” [Esquire]
Endless Summer: The Free & Easy guide to summer, including aloha shirts, iced coffee and dogs. [Mister Crew]
The Name is London: More love for Theophilus London, including the words “girls write to me like I’m their diary.” [Details]
Mercury Style: The style of John Glenn. Apparently he knew his way around a bow tie. [LIFE]
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The Midwest Style put us onto this local crafter made good, a Mizzou student named Anna who happens to make some pretty good bowties. The cut is as trim and discreet as you’ll find, but she has a knack for finding tastefully intricate cloth, like this regatta print. The bad news: they’re all one-of-a-kind…so you may want to hurry.
Last night saw a pretty serious menswear face-off on in the midst of Paris Fashion Week, hosted by GrandLife and the Burkman Brothers and boasting an impressive number of leather jackets in attendance. Our favorite was found on Anthony Landerau, the director of European sales for Marc Jacobs and a man who knows his way around an accessory.
The main event here is the low-key bowtie, one of the more understated specimens we’ve seen. Together with the club-collared shirt, it’s playing the small-and-tweedy counterpart to the Indiana Jones-style jacket. Add in a classic Rolex on one wrist and a Kissi-esque wristband on the other and you’ve got a pretty complex salad of styles. Fortunately, he’s at the right party for it.
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Peachy Jean: Audrina lands herself a denim deal, meaning we can now see her own Hills in a national campaign. [E!]
It’s A Wrap: Alexander Olch offers up bow ties in Italian velvet, english wool and peruvian alpaca. Casual but mature, eternally preppy. [Men.Style]
Book ‘Em: The New York Times Magazine’s Design Issue cometh.. [The Moment]
Angry Inch: New neckties are showing a unit or so smaller, experts ponder if this perpetuates the trend of evolves the rules. [A Suitable Wardrobe]
Luxurious Hazard: Given last weeks close-call with Travis Barker and DJ AM, AskMen offers five things you didn’t know about plane crashes [AskMen]
**Over, Around and Through**: A foolproof video course on mastering the bow tie (repeat, memorize.) [Men.Style via SheKnowsBest]
**Ask Andy**: We dare you. Our bad fashion site of the day. [AskAndyAboutClothes]
**Black Top**: Refinery29 schools us on the bowler [R29]
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