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08/22/11
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What's What

The 12 Original Playboys of the Jetset Sixties – Part 4

Alfonso de Portago

Part One — Death of The Original Playboy: Gunter Sachs, Porfirio Rubirosa
Part Two — Style & Grace: Gianni Agnelli, “Baby” Pignatari, Alessandro “Dado” Ruspoli, 9th Prince of Cerveteri.
Part Three – The Americans: Howard Hughes, John. F. Kennedy

Part Four: “Easy on the Curve”

In this five-part series, Kempt celebrates “The Original Playboys” of the jet set era – a self-proclaimed ‘elite breed of professional pleasure seekers’ who fascinated the world. Part four highlights two men who went hard and fast right up until the very end (which came all too soon): Alfonso de Protago and Prince Aly Khan.

Read more on the fast-living playboys…»
 

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08/10/11
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Big Picture

Ayrton Senna, In Pictures

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The F1 doc Senna is finally coming to American shores next week, so we’ve put together a pictorial salute to Formula One and one of the greatest racecar drivers who ever lived. Buckle up.

The man, the myth…and so on»

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06/29/11
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LinkOut

Astrid Berges-Frisbey is Confounded By Her Bedspread

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The Pinup: That Emma Stone seems like a nice girl. [Vanity Fair]

Sir Jackie: A handy guide to Jackie Stewart, an icon of 60s-era F1 racing. See you in Monaco… [Driven]

Shoes, Glorious Shoes: The Bengal Stripe infiltrates the dark seedy world of the Loake cobbling factory. (Ok, it’s neither dark nor seedy.) [The Bengal Stripe]

Under the Brim: A radio-powered look at New York’s iconic J. J. Hat Center. Handsome, as ever. [WNYC]

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03/04/11
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This Sporting Life

The Dogs of Spring

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We know, there’s a lot going on in the wide world of sports right now. And even though you’re probably balancing your time between keeping an eye on spring training, scouting the combines and predicting early sleepers for your NCAA bracket, we’d be remiss not to alert you of arguably the year’s most intense sporting event: the Iditarod 2011.

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07/15/10
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Speed Freak

Running in Circles

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Don’t be fooled by the gullwing doors, the spaceman racing suit or the dungarees. This picture’s from 2010, not 1971, snapped by one Laurent Nivalle this month at Le Mans, where there seemed to be an unusual number of Citroen-style coupes in evidence. Steve McQueen would be proud.

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06/24/09
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Speed Freak

Silver Rocket

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So far, hydrogen cars haven’t been much good for consumer use, but they’re always game for a little green PR. And, as we just discovered, they can go very very fast. This one just got up to a hair shy of 200mph on the western salt flats. It’s a record for H2, but a little short of the 760mph you can get up to if you’re willing to resort to jet fuel. Not to say we wouldn’t mind a speed trial or two…

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05/11/09
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Always On Time

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Steve McQueen’s gotten a lot of cred as a style icon in the past few years, but memorabilia has been pretty hard to come by.

But a few of his more iconic items are going on the block, specifically a pair of his prized racing watches. This HEUER Monaco might be our favorite watch in the world. It’s a relic of the European racing culture McQueen loved, and they genuinely don’t make them like this anymore.

Of course, a $10,000 starting price will give anyone second thoughts, but it’ll be interesting to see who comes away with it.

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04/01/09
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The Past

Speed Racer

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Although it’s mostly disappeared from genteel Eastern culture, racing was once one of the main force pushing the limits of technology, mechanical know-how and human endurance. Not bad, considering a lot of them were working without windshields.

ACL points us to these Le Mans shots taken over the course of the annual 24-hour competition. These particular snaps are from ’53, and it shows in the remarkable confluence of ties, hats, and short jackets. Just because they’re on the track doesn’t mean they can risk an open collar. Once upon a time, these were working clothes.

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