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12/23/11
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The Dog Days

Yes, the holidays are chaotic: stores are packed. Traveling is a nightmare. Hangovers come in size XXL. But they’re also whimsical: the sweaters. Drunk Santa. Singing about snowmen.

Our advice? Embrace it all. Like an adorable doggy video on Kempt, it only comes once a year.

To that end, we’d like to tip our hat to the folks at Bergdorf Goodman for the short film Unleashed, which features a pack of dogs running wild through Bergdorf’s various departments in search of the perfect gift for their owners. Maybe it’s the eggnog talking, but we think it perfectly encapsulates two dominant themes of the holidays: chaos and whimsy.

Note: Film is best viewed after three to five glasses of eggnog…»
 

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12/08/11
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Big Picture

Antarctic Style from Captain Scott

Today’s lesson in Antarctic style comes from the crew of Captain Scott’s Terra Nova Expedition, circa 1910. We’re particularly impressed by the turtlenecks, the high boots and the beagle.

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10/14/11
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Paz de la Huerta Is Playing a Thumb Piano

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Wild Days, Wild Years: Patti Smith is still pretty awesome, it turns out. [The Moment]

I Think I’m Going to Ralph: As a break from his comprehensive Ferrari collection, here’s an enormous picture of Ralph Lauren’s Jeep. [Driven]

The Perfect Rugby Shirt: The cotton wizards at Columbiaknit have stitched together a rugby shirt. If you’re in the market, you won’t find a better one. [Archival Clothing]

And Just Because It’s Friday: Here’s a video of feeding time for 100 dogs on an aristocratic English manse. [GOOD]

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09/01/11
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The Biz

The Dogs of Menswear

Shipley & Halmos

Shipley & Halmos’ new e-commerce site went live this morning, with a familiar crop of fall/winter gear and a few clever quirks. For instance, apparently they’re getting into the dog business.

Leading off the one-of-a-kind Things section was Momo, bearing the inscription, “comes in usually groups of 4-6, ‘Dog’ is a wonderful edition to any home.” Which, true enough.

Our sources confirm that Sam & Jeff are both dog owners, but this particular gentleman belongs to the site photographer, who brought his one-of-a-kind assistant along for the shoot, and ended up inspiring some offbeat commerce. $18,095 seems a little steep…but we have to think he’s worth it.

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01/21/11
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This Sporting Life

Out Come the Wolves

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File this one under “more intense than football.” The Grande OdyssĂ©e dogsled race finished up yesterday, after eleven days and more than 600 miles of canine-powered trekking over the French and Swiss Alps. The winner was a Slovakian rookie named Milos Gonda, the dog-sledding equivalent of the Green Bay Packers.

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07/09/09
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Big Picture

Dog Days

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We would have thought that golden retrievers were some of the animals least in need of outerwear…but evidently Moncler disagrees.

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03/17/09
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Bad Idea

Dogs of War

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All luxury eventually curdles into self-parody, as Karl Lagerfeld can attest. And when it does, it’s never pretty.

But by the time you’re putting a bowtie and leopard print shorts on a dog, the game is pretty much over. What happened, Cavalli?

Then again, when you start being name-checked in rap songs, turning to canine fashion may be the only sensible move left.

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02/03/09
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Current Affairs

Good Dog, Good Dog

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Recreational cloning cleared a big hurdle last week, when a grief-stricken Boca Raton woman cloned her dead Labrador for a price tag of $150,000. Clearly it’s not for everyone—or at least not at that price—but the possibilities are exciting.

School mascots can be kept alive indefinitely, guard dogs can genuinely be identical, and we can engineer a whole new ending for Old Yeller. But the most pressing question has yet to be answered: can you teach it new tricks?

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08/07/08
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Jolie, Jameson, and a Clone Army of Dogs

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Mrs. Pitt: Kanye’s ghost-blogger posts a long awaited Angelina Jolie photoset on the heels of his MSG gig. [Kanye’s Blog]

Wise Words: Jenna Jameson shares what life has taught her…no, really. [Esquire]

I’m the Face If You Want It: The future of plastic surgery can be accurately summed up by the term “pillowface.” [NYMag]

You’re the Man Now, Dog: Old Yeller can now be cloned indefinitely, or duplicated to build a clone army. Not that we’re doing that. [MSNBC]

The Flame Still Burns: A flash-assisted history of the Olympic Torch. [NYT]

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02/26/08
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Glenn’s New Gig, On Point in Brooklyn and The Body’s Youth Movement

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Creative Direction: href="http://men.style.com/gq/blogs/styleguy/2008/02/yes-i-can.html">GQ’s
beloved Style Guy settles in behind his new desk. “Mazeltov.” says
us. [WWD]

All Points East: Our favorite fashion adventurers
head to the distant, savage shores of Greenpoint. [Refinery29]

Mating Habits: While Petra Nemcova surprises no one
by taking up with Sean Penn, Elle “The Body” Macpherson (born March
29, 1963), keeps us guessing by with a possible link to Julian
Schnabel’s 21-year-old son. Insert joke about cougars and High-School
daydreams here. [ href=" http://www.styledash.com/2008/02/26/sean-penn-and-petra-nemcova-elle-macpherson-and-a-21-year-old/">Style
Dash]

Local Boys Big in Japan: Kempt faves href="http://www.getkempt.com/scene/fashion-week-hangover-2.php">Loden
Dager preview their Uniqlo designs with a href="http://www.getkempt.com/the-biz/fashion-week-hangover-1.php">Tim
Hamilton collection on the way. [Racked]

Puff’s Revenge: Mr. Combs will be sending Ms. Lopez
Sean John baby clothes for her newly arrived twins. This is no way to
treat the woman who helped you stash your piece from the cops. [ href=" http://mediaoutrage.com/2008/02/26/diddyim-sending-sean-john-baby-clothes-to-j-lo/">Media
Outrage]

Bidding War: Our guess; this is as close as you’ll
get to getting under Kiera Knightly’s skirt. [ href="http://www.clothesoffourback.org/product_info.php?products_id=1091">Clothes
Off Our Back]

Hush Puppies: Now that German police dogs have shoes,
it will harder than ever to convince them that they’re not people. [ href=" http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/D/DOG_SHOES?SITE=MOSTP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">AP]

Hold Your Breath: That Hedi Slimane/LVMH joint
venture is looking more and more like a reality – knock on wood. [ href="http://threadtrend.com/2008/02/25/hedi-slimane-returning-with-a-fall-2009-signature-line-lets-cross-our-fingers/">Thread
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