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Photography: Danny Clinch
Good, old Gentleman’s Quarterly made the right call when they dubbed John Varvatos the “Designer of the Year”—the title fits him like one of his blazers. As the paisley-clad Simon Doonan of Barney’s notes in GQ’s panegyric on Varvatos, “John’s rustic outfits make guys look even more butch rather than less so.”
Indeed, Varvatos doesn’t design to please the refined palettes of editors and critics…
Royal Hue: Once upon a time, the king put on a pink blazer… [AFP]
Staying Power: The unheralded inventor of the collar stay—still with us at 82-years-young. [The Materialist]
His and Hers: 65 solid rules for style from a site for Transmen. Fancy that. [Transitional Male]
Broad Stripes: Paul Smith plans launch more of his uniquely curated stores to St Petersburg, San Francisco, Antwerp, Rome, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Istanbul and the pi‚àö¬Æce de résistance, Leeds… like “Leeds” Leeds? [VogueUK]
Strategize, Strategize, Strategize: Holiday shopping with gal pals Fern Mallis and Simon Doonan. [NYMag]
The Little Black Book: BlackBook takes on Evan Rachel Wood as only they can. [Fashion Copious]
Really? Simon Doonan defends Ed Hardy, rendering us speechless until tomorrow morning at the earliest. [NY Observer]
Strong Goop: Gwyneth Paltrow makes for great parody. So great that it took us a while to realize this was fake. [Vanity Fair]
More from the Swedish Chef: The G. I. Joe trailer gets Sweded, with the help of an army of toy tie-ins. [Vulture]
