Wonder of Wonders: Dita Von Teese’s Wonderbra campaign hits the internet. [FashionIndie]
Max Power: Kempt favorite Takashi Murakami stops by to explain maximalism and drop the first highbrow P-Funk reference we’ve ever heard. [Esquire]
Team America: The Shipley & Halmos kids discuss Olympic uniforms.
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A Woman and a Gun: Naomi Campbell is terrifying people for a good cause in this photographer’s take on racism in modeling. [Show Studio]
*Photographed by our fearless lensman, Patrick McMullan.*
When someone shows up to an A-list fashion clusterfuck—in this case, the other night’s CFDA Awards—dressed like a metrosexual maharajah on meth—in this case, *Vogue* editor-at-extra-large André Leon Talley—you should of course avoid having your picture taken with said person at all costs. For one thing, clownishness of costume on such a grand scale is highly contagious, and will more than likely rub off on anyone who touches it.
**Suspending Judgment**: A dissenting opinion on the current popularity of braces forwarded through exemplars like Urkel. [Casanova Peasant]
**A Waist of Money**: Speaking of keeping your pants aloft, this belt will set you back a cool $18,000. [NYMag]
**Classic Cut**: 501 jeans, the collector’s edition. [Retro To Go]
**Imitation of Life**: If you thought Zac Posen was already a little Stepford creepy… [Fashion Visa]
**Cut Corners**: Small-time hood Wesley Snipes breaks some lesser laws. [Manolo for the Men]
**Image Maker**: Valentino’s new men’s line will take direct inspiration from the house’s founder. Shocker. [DNRNews]
**Cutting Edge**: At Hong Kong Fashion week the models are fully trained in the ancient arts of self defense. [Monsters and Critics]
**Buyers Beware**: It doesn’t matter if you’re a buyer for Bergdorf Goodman with millions of dollars of purchasing power, the ability to save or destroy fashion labels and a lifetime in the industry—if Beyonce needs to sit, they’re making you stand. [The Observer]
**A Match Made in Heaven**: Rumors are swirling that the bombastic, unpredictable fashion diva Naomi Campbell and bombastic, unpredictable semi-fascist dictator Hugo Chavez are now are getting all Nic and Carla. Lovers of democracy beware. [Fashion Mag Daily]
**House of Missoni**: Angela Missoni heads to the family photoalbum for inspiration. [DNRNews]
**Style Revolution**: Hugo Chavez tells Naomi Campbell that his personal sartorial inspiration is Fidel Castro. Was there ever any doubt? [Contact Music]
**Courtly Graces**: Blended-malt feminist offers hung-over invective against men holding doors for women. We’ll remember to lock it behind us next time. [Arena]
**High-Def Drams**: Speaking of malts, check out the first web video channel dedicated to whiskey. [Singlemalt.tv]
**Not Just Fridays**: A quick tutorial on business casual. [London Times]
**Stop, Hammer Time**: Baggy vs. binding as Times editors discuss the relative merits of denim fits. [The Moment]
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 and 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...
Style. The Mission’s got it. Union Square’s got it. But each of them goes about having it in a different way—the Mission rocking a more bohemian coffee shop vibe, Union Square hosting some of the best higher-fashion shops (and shoppers) on the West Coast. We rounded up a few of the most stylish folks from both. Have yourself a gander below…
Forget everything you know about Miami style. Today’s Miamian is more LeBron James than Crockett and Tubbs—as you’ll soon see in our next edition of Style Shifters…
