New Kids: Details runs down the four new menswear labels you should know, coming out of NYFW.
Full Bast: Slam x Hype catches up with #menswear messiah Christopher Bastin to talk Gant Rugger and Pitti Uomo.
Well Scent: Well Spent chats up the makers of their favorite rough-and-tumble soaps and room fresheners: Juniper Ridge.
Fashion Police: Bullett shines the street style limelight on the most stylish cops patrolling the tents at NYFW.
via Visual OptimismCome Out Swigging: A supercut of every drink ever consumed on Mad Men. It’s as dizzying as it sounds. [Slacktory]
Literary Advice: Valet assembles a handsome fall reading list of new releases for the modern man of letters. [Valet]
In Theory vs. On Paper Bills: Mobile wallets are either the future of commerce, or just a solution to a nonexistent problem. (We’d appreciate less bulk in our back pocket, for sure.) [The Atlantic]
Look Sharp: Gant Rugger designer Christopher Bastin is still on his epicurean crusade. Now he’s designing butcher knives. [Bon Appetit]
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This is the bottom of Lapo Elkann’s shoe.
The pic comes from Gant Rugger designer Christopher Bastin, who nabbed Elkann’s tuxedo slippers for the label’s holiday lookbook shoot. The inscription reads, “Dedicated to my friend Lapo Elkann,” in case you were wondering. Naturally, when you’re the heir to the Fiat fortune, you make a lot of friends.
It’s something to keep in mind the next time you’re talking shop with a world-class shoemaker. We’re guessing they charge extra for cursive.
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Suit Up: A wardrobe guide for the creative fields. We’d say you need a good deal more than one blazer, but that’s just us. [The Significant Other]
Under the Rug: GQ sits down with Christopher Bastin, the gentleman behind GANT Rugger. [GQ]
The Creeping Short: Boast bemoans the gradual lengthening of the tennis short. The word “shant” is used. [Boast USA]
The Desert of the Real: A crop of hot rods race across the Bonneville salt flats. Beautiful. [The Selvedge Yard]
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Be Prepared: The latest preppy touchstones, annotated by Gant Rugger’s Christopher Bastin. [GQ]
The Talented Mr. Delon: The Bengal Stripe digs up a bizarre world French version of Talented Mr. Ripley, with plenty of mid-century style along for the ride. [The Bengal Stripe]
Into the Mouth of Madness: A journey into the dark heart of Ron English’s studio. He must really like McDonald’s. [It Drew Itself]
Straw Poll: The trad community agrees: it is now safe to doff your Panama hat. [A Suitable Wardrobe]
This snap comes from Gant’s Christopher Bastin, who used this pic to design last season’s collection. We’re calling it “raft chic.”
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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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