Jean Touitou Hates Normcore and Other News
- Kempt Staff
Today’s must-reads from around the Internet.
Thread Count: See how your madras gets made. Required reading. [Ivy Style]
The Decline of the $40 Khaki: See how low-end retailers are cutting back in the face of rising cotton prices. [Businessweek]
It’s a Nice Bowtie: Breaking: a midwestern gentleman wears a bowtie. [The Midwest Style]
Blue Jean: APC’s Jean Touitou shows up for a video interview with Cool Hunting. Still hilariously blunt. [Cool Hunting]
Jean Genie: Jean Touitou says incredible arrogant and provocative things in an interview, including, “I’m not trying to be arrogant or provocative.” [WSJ]
Iggy Forever: Some of the 70s coolest rock stars try on four-figure suits for T Mag. Take note: only Nick Cave and Brian Ferry wear their own. [T Magazine]
On the Mountain: A well-photographed trip up Denali, circa 1959. [Archival Clothing]
Across the Sea: A handsome screenprinted poster, raising funds for relief in Japan. If you were looking for a way to give, this is a pretty good one. [W+K Studios]
Deal With It: Jean Touitou just started beef with the entire country of China. Good luck with that. [Hint]
Handsomeness Personified: Steven Alan is looking pretty good these days. [Selectism]
It’s Science: A dating site does some data analysis and works some questionnaire-related wonders. For starters, if she likes the taste of beer…you’re probably going to have a pretty good first date. [OkCupid]
”Awesomeness” Doesn’t Count: Russ Fischer provides some pretty compelling reasons to get excited about a Logan’s Run remake, starting with Ryan Gosling. [/Film]
A Good Pour: We’re guessing this counts as a low-budget shoot [AnOther Magazine]
The Man Himself: Michael Williams sits down with Jean Touitou of A.P.C. [A Continuous Lean]
Left Breathless: An examination into the style of Jean-Paul Belmondo, quite possibly the coolest Frenchman ever. [The Selvedge Yard]
Happiness is Easy: The secret to lifelong happiness is contained beyond this humble link. (Bourbon is involved.) [The Awl]
The occasionally cantankerous A.P.C. honcho Jean Touitou just sat down with Hypebeast’s Eugene Kan to expound on the state of modern clothiers. But when the conversation turns to America, he gets a little carried away and moves towards nationalist body snark. We’ll forgive him for choosing Serge Gainsbourg over the Ramones, but this requires an explanation»