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GQ’s 50 Most Stylish Men
7 favorite shots from GQ’s 50 Most Stylish Men of the Past 50 Years
(The descriptions are great too if you click for full size.)
via fashion blog Maison Chaplin, which I discovered on Nick’s blog, and I do tend to listen to anything dear Nick recommends.
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"We Like the Same Things and I Like Your Style"
Girlcrush: Zooey Deschanel.
Below, the video for “Why Do You Let Me Stay Here,” a song by her band with M. Ward called She & Him. Give it a listen, it’s irresistible. In fact, pretty much the whole album is downright lovable, one of my favorites of 2008. (Lyric in the post title is from the song.)
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Stripes
(Also, boy triplets has never looked so fun. Actually, I don’t know if they are triplets or not, but either way there’s no way three boys would ever dress alike! Ah the fantasy of editorial photography.)
A look started, you might say, by one Gabrielle Chanel, as seen in Coco Before Chanel.
(PS- I am obsessed with Audrey Tautou.)
top two photos via this blog, illustration by Garance (who interestingly put a Barbour-ish coat on her illustration very similar to the parka on the girl in the photo above! Good look!), and still from Coco Before Chanel.
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Funny I Should Mention That…
Funny I should mention the comparison of Madewell (as a J. Crew women’s-only store) to the J. Crew Men’s Collection yesterday, as I just came across this spread about the J. Crew Women’s Collection store in the fantastic Lonny Magazine today! I didn’t even know about it!
I obviously am dying to go, but I just have to say, I still don’t think it’s on par with the men’s store. But maybe that’s just because this particular style is not my thing really, and I love the style of the men’s store. Still, thought I’d share!
I do love this striped bathroom, which is actually based on the one in Jenna Lyons’ home.
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Madewell
Once again, as with the Garance + Scott romance that I just now uncovered, I just figured out that Madewell is owned by J. Crew. Now it makes total sense! I loved the windows and storefront and knew someone smart had to be behind it, and anything owned by J. Crew is probably going to get it right with Mickey Drexler at the helm and Jenna Lyons leading the creatives.
The brand, which is named after the defunct American workwear label they took over, is J. Crew’s women’s-only more casual and bohemian line.
J. Crew has been only on the up and up the past few years, so I have no doubt that Madewell will get there, but at the moment I don’t think it’s look has quiiite fully evolved. The merch has gotten better over the past year, and there are some great basics, but it still isn’t obsession-inspiring.
Also, in comparison to the creative, extremely well-curated TriBeCa J. Crew Men’s Store (below) that was born fully-hatched with every detail in line with its message, it leaves much to be desired.
However, I will say that they’ve inspired glimmers of loyalty in me (and hope that they will end up super cool) simply because they sell my favorite French tennies- Bensimons!!
Above, a fave look from the website.
At top, a spread from Boston Common magazine. Men’s Store photos from NYMag and complex.com.
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Street-Style Romance
Am I the last person in the world to know that Garance and Scott Schuman are dating?? I mean I suspected it since they frequently mention each other on their blogs and travel together, but I finally googled it and it is confirmed. What a 21st century couple… two power-bloggers dating! And taking the fashion world by storm!
Do you think they just dress up and take pictures of each other when they are alone?
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High Maintenance
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Paris Hotel Boutique
I love this antique Edwardian pendant with a piece of a letter on one side and a portrait on the other. What a wonderful idea. Clearly I have somewhat of an obsession with handwritten letters anyway, for their sentiment and beauty, and incorporating a little snippet of someone’s handwriting takes the locket concept to a much more personal level. Apparently, this was the woman’s brother.
It’s from the Paris Hotel Boutique, which has lots of wonderful stuff in addition to antique jewelry. I can waste a lot of time browsing their offerings, including this vintage Gucci horse goblet:
These suitcases…
This old cast iron shaving mirror and tray (for some reason I am nostalgic for the era I didn’t live through in which shaving for men was a much more decorated ritual, with shaves done by barbers, pretty razors, shaving cream brushes, etc., it was quite a handsome thing and elevated a mundane task)….
and odd, fascinating bits like this antique French hand warmer, which, according to the translation, you boiled in hot water to warm it up. Again, way to make a boring thing pretty!
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Two For the Road
I recently watched Two For the Road and couldn’t get enough of the styling and visuals– the colors, the outfits, the scenery, the cars, it’s all pretty much perfect. It’s the kind of movie that makes you want to live IN it. Interestingly, Design*Sponge featured the movie on their “Living In” column, which shows you how to give your home the same style of the movie, as though you were… living in it. I absolutely love the feature. Below, the blog equivalent of a “retweet,” with images from their post, as well as more stills I grabbed off the netflix.
I love a good old document. And I love that there used to be passports for couples!
An awesome British racing green car and belted trench never hurt anyone’s look. Also notice plaid suitcase with leather trim.
Love the sneakers, they’re like my fave Bensimons! The preppy classic button-up + sweater doesn’t look so staid with cute sneaks + sexy hair.
A very pretty picnic.
Red, white, and blue = a classic combo. Those American flag makers knew what they were doing. Although, they probably just copied the French and British. Also, why can’t cars still be painted with these one-tone pure lacquer colors? Rather than like, pearlescent glittery colors?
I even like the canvas bag in the foreground with the leather straps.
