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11/20/07 ·

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Male Role Models, Outsiders on Sale, Packing Heat and More

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Big Dummies: The industry is betting that you’ll wear whatever Brad Pitt, David Beckham and Sir Steven Redgrave are wearing. Wait… who? [The Independent UK]\

Closeout: Online Band of Outsiders sale at Blackbird. [HelloBlackbird]

Strapped: The YMYL unisex gadget holster—so geek, so sharp. [Refinery 29]

The Sartorialist Diet: Having problems losing those last, pesky 10 pounds? The man behind the camera suggests Corona and vests. [The Sartorialist]

Gabardine and Gravy: Brooks Brothers serves up a sale as good as Grandma’s sweet potato pie—and there ain’t nothing better than Grandma’s sweet potato pie. [Click for Details]

04/01/08 ·

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Alien Slave Women, Woody's Legal Briefs and Lad Nouveau

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Space Case: Once, we were grown men who watched football and Westerns. Then, Sci-Fi fox Tricia Helfer snared us her Tholian web of leggyness.[OhNoTheyDidn’t]

Shields Up: In related news, Spock goes down hard. [The Observer]

Picking Numbers: Cathy Horyn starts off her morning congratulating her friends at 6267 on their new post as chief designers at Gianfranco Ferre, has a glass of red wine before lunch to celebrate, gets all moist about Scorsese. [NYTimes]

Crimes and Misdemeanors: Forget Beckham, marketing guru and American Apparel founder Dov Charney knows that no one can sell more underwear than Woody Allen. Too bad he didn’t ask permission first. [Radar]

New Kid on The Block: Given the criteria, we most likely qualify as “Lad Nouveau.” Call us that on the street and… well, let’s just say you’d better have good insurance. [Times UK]

“Well-Dressed Rebels”: ACL breaks down the stars of April GQ. [A Continuous Lean]

Better Than a Card: Earnest Sewn will be offering discount tattoos for Mothers Day. How come you never see moms sporting “Son” tats? [Paper]

10/06/08 ·

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Kempt Man of the Hour: David Beckham

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Here we have the latest convert to the cult of Tom Ford, - the fellow affectionately known the world over as “Becks”. Mr. Beckham obviously did some research into what the well-dressed MOTH is wearing, and wisely opted to adorn himself likewise. At a fragrance launch the other day he sported a three-piece, single-breasted, peak lapel sand and ochre stripe, silk and wool homespun check “Buckingham” model suit with a ticket pocket, white shirt, brown silk tie and brown calfskin wingtips all from Mr. Ford’s atelier.

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