Stimulating Ideas: Claudia Schiffer and Joseph Gordon-Levitt reenact Buñuel’s Belle de Jour in this month’s GQ. So that’s why foreign film is important. [Men.Style]

The Wait is Over: At long last, Zubaz pants are back in vogue. Huzzah! [Star Tribune]

“Sock-Gate”: England’s Health Secretary has a lot to learn about proper foot care. [Peterborourgh Today]

Big Game: Join a denim hunter on the trail. [PSFK]

Down Market: The gathering financial storm probably won’t make it easier to get dinner reservations at New York’s better restaurants, but at least your waiter will have a MBA from Wharton. [NYT]

A Pinch of Saffron: Look, we’re as confused about aesthetic and practical value of these “T Takes” mini-movies over at The Moment Blog as the rest of you. But this one here has Saffron Burrows, so… [The Moment]

Dapper Data: We’re backing up to this leather-bound hard drive. [Crave]

Poking Holes: A blogger vents his three-button rage. [Permanent Style]

Spring Scrum: Enjoy this preview of Ralph Lauren’s latest Rugby collection. [Rugby]

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. [WWD]

NFL Lock Out: Football may ban excessive hair use, putting an end to those Thors and rastas of the gridiron. [Styledash]

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. [NYTimes]

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. [The 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. [WWD]

The Holy Grail: Bring on the male birth-control pill. [Altpenis]

In a few weeks—that’s May 4th, for the curious—the fine folks at A.P.C. are trotting out a new denim style called the Petit Standard, and we thought we’d take a closer look. It’s got a lot of what you’ve come to expect from the brand: five pockets, slim hips, narrow legs that pull in at the bottom to keep things looking straight—all in the dark raw denim they’ve made their name on.

The Petit Standard lowers the waist a little, so you can tuck in without feeling too buttoned-up. Since it’s raw, you should expect the usual training period, but that wouldn’t faze a die-hard denimhead like you.

If you work at it, you should have them broken in by next summer.

Mama Mia: Still queasy about ScarJo’s engagement to Ryan Reynolds? Wash it all away with these Italian GQ shots. [Pophollic]

The Wild Bunch: Take a gander at Hussein Chalayan’s line for Yoox.com. [Racked]

Alphabet Soup: While your at it, peek at D-Line and A-Line by Tass Standard. [We Are the Market]

Little Blue Pills: Sean Combs, always a honest and demure representative of his tasteful brand, calls Sean Jean, “fashion Viagra.” [News24-San Antonio]

The Coming Storms: We are just as fascinated and scared by the prospect of Chloë Sevigny designing men’s clothes as we are about high-waisted jeans for guys. [Brandish]

We Got Spirit: Spend your Monday pretending you’re a High-School quarterback and poor over these cheerleader shots. [eBaum’s World]

More Obamamania: Donatella Versace dedicates her newest men’s collection to Barack Obama, swinging several crucial states back to McCain. [NYMag]

Dumping Iron: Seems big muscles are out of style. Again, we effortlessly ride the crest of the newest trend. [Ask Men]

Low Standards: We understand when people want to play it loose. But there’s a limit. [Gawker]

Antipasti: The first round of men’s Milan shows is served. [DNRNews]

Penalty Box: Seems breezing through the offices of Vogue didn’t turn Sean Avery into the chic, natty gentleman some hoped it would. That’s okay. He’ll still look the same in his Ranger’s uniform…or his Flyers uniform…or his Sharks uniform…or his… [NYPost]

When Is it Okay for a Man to Cry?: Read this handy list before tearing up. Point of fact, we’re crying right now (sat on sandwich). [Art of Manliness]

One of our favorites from this summer’s capsule show has popped back onto our radar. Mjolk just gave us a peek at their Autumn/Winter line and, just like at the capsule show, we like what we see. The Sherlock-Holmesy overcoat in the middle has a nice, shoulder-heavy silhouette and we can never see enough flannel. Pay particular attention to the small-collared, high-waisted fellow on the right. It’s a look you’ll likely be seeing more and more of.