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“Taavo Somer”
04/11/08 ·

Scene

Kempt Man of the Hour: Michael Stipe

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Photographed by our fearless lensman, Patrick McMullan.

R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe, last seen layering it on like a motherfucker, has always been distinctively dressed, but we’ve never seen him looking quite as natty as he did at the Food Bank for New York City’s anniversary awards gala at the Chelsea Piers the other night (where we also spotted a stylin’ Isaac Mizrahi).

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05/08/08 ·

LinkOut

Spray-On Man, Timepieces and Ice Goes Orchestral

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A Free Man: Spend time with Taavo Somer, the crunchy-but-crisp creator of Freemans. [NYMag]

Keep it Simple, Stupid: A preview of the stylishly restrained new label Dillon and Co.. [Men.Style]

Price Check: So what exactly is selling at Steven Alan these days? [We Are The Market]

Vocab Test: The ABCs of denim. [Complex]

Super Bling: Seems the Super Bowl ring is a bit much for some of the New York Giants. [WWD]

Stink in a Can: No matter how brilliant this ad is, we’re still not using body spray. [Fleshbot, NSFW ads]

Backseat Driver: From the seat of his town car, Style Guy gets all political on us. [GQ]

Time Machine: Smart shoppers can buy the limited-edition Mercedes SL63 AMG and an IWC watch for free. Bargain! [Hypebeast]