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The Way I Dress

The Way I Dress

A truly charming video from menswear retailer, Mr Porter about Waris Ahluwalia, an actor and jewellery designer based in New York, known for his dapper personal style. You might also recognize him from the Wes Anderson film The Darjeeling Limited as the character of the train conductor. His jewellery line is called House of Waris. Online [...]

Go on boys, Shop like a Hipster … you might like it.

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I found a very Hipster blog and I think it’s pretty genius. Hipsters have a knack for digging up old photos of screen icons and past legends, but this one has gone a step further and added a “get the look” shopping section for each retro photo. It’s called Nerd Boyfriend but we all know [...]

Young Creatives looking for Financing should know about Kickstarter

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Here’s a tip for any young creatives looking for some financing. Kickstarter is the world’s largest funding platform for creative projects with tens of thousands of people called ‘backers’ pledging millions of dollars each week to projects in music, film, art, technology, design, food, publishing etc. This is not a lending or investing operation. Project creators keep 100% ownership and control over their work. Instead, [...]

MEN’S JUMPSUITS: Why, oh why are they a thing of the Past?

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“The ultimate fashion climax”. Wait, what? I’m not sure which I find more amazing; the jumpsuits themselves, the absolute seriousness of the bearded models or the advertising copy… Take a closer look at the small print in these priceless advertisements from the 1970s, describing the fashion ‘climax’ a certain generation would probably rather forget. “Fits [...]

The Lost Subculture of Elvis Presley

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What are the Swiss known for? Beautiful lakes and great skiing? Multiple languages and offshore accounts? Founders of the Red Cross and being the only country in the heart of Europe to resist fascism? All good points. But did you know that Switzerland was also the birthplace of an extreme rebel youth subculture, based on an [...]

I’ve Been Told I Should “Tap into my Male Audience”

I frequently shop in the men’s section, I often substitute meals with bowls of cereal and I’d rather be punched in the face than call customer services. Oh and I’m often suspicious that my friend’s cat is plotting to kill me. Four good reasons why I think I identify with the opposite sex and thus [...]

5 Fashion Don’ts for Dudes

1. Designer Label Overkill MTV did a huge service to men’s fashion by bringing us Jersey Shore, the reality series following an embarrassing breed of Italian Americans. Thanks to the show, men have finally begun to see the light and veer away from the Ed Hardy counter. The overly tanned and greased up cast members, [...]



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