Is it us, or is PETA getting kind of wacky lately? We first noticed it with their bizarre hatecrush on the Olsen twins, but a few tin-eared pickets later, they seem to have gone completely off the rails.
Let us be perfectly clear: Protesting is one thing, but stealing George Clooney’s man musk to create a Cloon-flavored meat substitute is just creepy beyond words.
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We’ve been scanning our latest tumblr obsession The Impossible Cool for a while, and we’ve detected a couple of patterns.
First, in addition to the usual actor suspects—Mr. McQueen, Mr. Clooney—there’s a healthy spattering of genuine genius, including Robert Altman and our personal favorite, Mr. Kurosawa. For all the cross-cultural fun we’ve had over the past twenty years, it’s easy to forget he was the first one importing American staples like the shoot-em-up western to eastern shores.
Second, they’re almost all sporting shades.
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AskMen just put up its list of the 49 most influential men of the year and, naturally, we’re furious we didn’t make the list. Of course, we would have been the only blogger other than Kanye…
Now that we’ve gotten over the initial shock, we have to admit it’s pretty good work. It’s got its share of our favorite movie stars—The Cloon (22) and Robert Downey Jr. (4)— mixed in with who-the-hell-is-that picks, like Jonathan Ive (23), the design mastermind behind the iPhone, and Rob Kay (8), the brains behind Guitar Hero. On the style front, Kempt favorites Thom Browne (43) and Tom Ford (4) also weigh in, although we’re surprised Ford is so high and Browne is so low. Maybe the accountant look isn’t as popular as we thought.
But any list that puts Kanye two spots ahead of Ben Bernanke can’t be all bad.
Like any business, show business has a lot of inner workings that they would prefer you didn’t see. Unfortunately, thanks to some loose branding, the celebrity endorsement racket is getting a very public airing.
The lovely Charlize Theron has been appearing in ads for Raymond Weil for a while now, but apparently she had a little trouble keeping her brands in order and accidentally showed up at a film festival wearing a Christian Dior watch. That bit of brand treason may end up costing Theron $20 mil if Weil’s lawyers get their way. Oops.
Kempt bids a fond farewell to Sydney Pollack today, a filmmaker who made his name on restraint, subtle humanism and consummate professionalism. In short, a man in full. As his recent co-star George Clooney put it, “Sydney made the world a little better, movies a little better and even dinner a little better. A tip of the hat to a class act. He will be missed.”
White Wash: The massive DKNY advertising mural turned
Soho icon at Manhattan’s Houston and Broadway is, like all the other
signs of the neighborhood’s 80s heyday, not long for this world. [
NFL Lock Out: Football may ban excessive hair use,
putting an end to those Thors and rastas of the gridiron. [
Chaste Bunnies: The Philippine version of Playboy
will be a fully-clothed, demure affair with, “maybe one nipple,” here
and there. No fun. [Canadian Press]
Forever in Blue Jeans: Mike “Muffin Top” Albo
searches for recession-proof denim. [
Panic at The Mexico: Emo kids are facing systematic
beat downs south of the border and uniting to defend their rights and
feathered hair. March on, wasted youth. March on. [
Daily Swarm]
Forged Signature: Refusing to let a little thing like
legal permission hold it back, an Italian clothes maker bravely
strikes out on its own to create the George Clooney collection. [
The Holy Grail: Bring on the male birth-control pill.
[Altpenis]
Je Le Lis Pour Les Articles: Naughty, naughty Amy
Odell loves French Playboy almost as much as we do. [
Whew, That Was Close: For one horrid moment we
thought George Clooney was about to join the celebrity-clothing-line
craze. Thank God for hoaxes and hearsay. [
Flip Floppers: Desperately fashionable Men.Style
reverses its position on mocks – looses several key superdelegates.
[Men.Style]
Against The Grain: Sit down with out-of-the-box
outerwear makers Wood Wood. [
Manifesto]
Dapper Don: Mr. Mort shows the Ivy League how it’s
done. [A
Continuous Lean]
Free Tibet: A strangely eloquent protest you can wear
to the gym. [V
Magazine]
Advantage, You: If nothing else, at least you can
beat Andy Roddick at Wii. We’re sure the girls will be impressed. [
American ApparelShe Was a Young American: Come for the impassioned
defense of American Apparel mastermind Dov Charney. Stay for the
sexpolitative photography. [
Fancy a Game of Footy?: Solid unisex, yes unisex,
kicks from Jonathan Saunders and Goa. [
Report]
Francophila: French women – now more sexual than
ever. C’est Magnifique! [
Changing Seasons: In Spring, a young man’s fancy
lightly turns to thoughts of seersucker. [
Suitable Wardrobe]
Our Girl Friday: It’s been a long workweek. Don’t you
think you deserve two minutes of Rachel Bilson being impossibly cute?
[Nylon]
Sex Change: The TMagazine site has switched
over from women’s fashions and a shot of Natalie Portman to a George
Clooney pic and menswear stores, which is pretty much an even trade.
[The Moment]
Unintelligent Design: A sartorial history of the
cinematic caveman. [
Caught Red Handed:
Colin Farrell tried to steal someone else’s model girlfriend because,
hey, why not? [
Courtly Love: Our favorite low-tops ever go back to
their roots. [
Leading Man: Sure, Daniel Day-Plainview may have
milkshake last night, but with his shawl-collar tux and styled arm
candy, Dr. Ross walked away with our award. [
Fit to Be Tied: Speaking of the Oscars, a few
attendees, including Scientology’s unofficial co-pilot Ms. John
Travolta, can’t manage a bow on their own. For shame. [Manolo
for Men]
Sparkle, Sparkle: Dear Diablo Cody, remember that
those snarky, insipid style critics have a job to do and tearing you
apart is just part of it. It’s nothing personal. As far as we’re
concerned, you’ll always be the second or third hottest former
stripper to win for best script. [
Fashion Life]
Hand Me Down: Adrian Grenier says vintage style is
good for Mother Earth. Damned hippie. [
Watch out for Klingons: Ted Baker goes zoom! zap!
bleep! bleep! in your underwear. [Retro to
Go]
The White Pages: Social injustice, the class system
and America’s yawning racial divide arrived bundled with P.C. Richards
circulars this Sunday. [
**”Help Us, George”**: If A-list Hollywood can’t end your 40-year civil war, no one can. [AP]
**FutureSex**: It may never amount to love, but at least a robot won’t ask you to shave your stubble. [Sun Herald]
**Bull Market**: No fool he, Tommy Hilfiger holds back on his IPO due to the falling Dow. We, meanwhile, watch Apple tumble. [Bloomberg]
**Red Carpet Disaster**: Ok, we _totally_ didn’t know this “Cojo” guy was a dude. [Forbes]
**Unmanned**: Narciso Rodriguez, who’s had a strong showing for the guys over the last few seasons, pulls his upcoming men’s collection without comment. [FWD]
**The Square Mile**: London’s men keep it sharp. [Vogue UK]
**Kiki’s Capsule**: Kirsten Dunst trains her little, blue sights on a signature fashion line. [The First Post]
**Highway Fascist**: Roll like Il Duce for around $2,000,000. [BBC]
**Deep In The Heart of Texas**: The Daily News writes, “Tony Romo punts Jessica Simpson.” Given his position, we would have called it, “intentional grounding.” [NYDN]
**You Look Like $4,257**: A complete price breakdown of MOTH Patrick Dempsey’s Versace ad wardrobe. [FWD]
**Public Affairs**: Hilfiger to lead parade of fashion IPOs this year. [WWD]
**Man of The Moment**: On what is quickly becoming our (second) favorite blog, Adam Kimmel takes over T‘s Pitti Uomo coverage. [The Moment]
**Billionaire Bling Club**: Pharrell teams up with Louis Vuitton for jewelry line. Be afraid/excited. [Now Public]
**Name Dropping**: “Yeah, aren’t you the guy who’s not getting through my security checkpoint?” [StyleDash]
**Slimboy Fat**: Clooney rocks the wide look, perhaps hastening the eclipse of the skinny tie. She Knows Best [Magnificent Bastard]
**Aussie Love**: Heath Ledger squires model Gemma Ward. Not bad for a balding single dad. [Nimoy]
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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...
