This video from US Show Jimmy Kimmel Live! is worth a watch – in fact, it reminded us a little of a typical meeting with the Esquire fashion department.
March 11th, 2010
Although we should now be settling into spring, we don’t need too many reminders that we live in a country where the weather cannot be relied upon. Global warming has, let’s be honest, been a huge disappointment thus far. Luckily, help – and rather stylish help – is at hand… (more…)
March 11th, 2010
While Thom Sweeney is undoubtedly a modern tailoring house be reassured that its bespoke suits (they also offer a made-to-measure service) are put together the old fashioned way. What makes it modern is that Luke Sweeney and Thom Whiddett, the eponymous founders, understand the way men live in 2010, have an eye on the fashion scene (so can keep their clients looking contemporary) and are au fait with the concept of customer service. (more…)
March 11th, 2010
When kids are left to their own devices the results can be chaotic. They don’t, however, normally include death and wide-spread destruction as they do in Kick-Ass, the eagerly anticipated superhero film, directed by Matthew Vaughn and starring Aaron Johnson. Now, the graphic novel on which it is based has been reissued, and like the film, it’s not for the faint-hearted. (more…)
March 11th, 2010
Grizzly Bear, purveyors of ethereal, experimental and thoroughly excellent indie-pop and stars of our music portfolio in February are currently playing a selection of UK dates. Most of them have been sold out forever, but our spies tell us there are a few seats available at Warwick Arts Centre on Friday. If you haven’t already got tickets — or don’t happen to be in Coventry — here’s a chance to feel involved via this extended interview with multi-instrumentalist/producer Chris Taylor [far left] and vocalist/guitarist Daniel Rossen [far right]. And don’t worry, they’ll be back. (more…)
March 10th, 2010
In our April issue, we featured a selection of carefully selected shots from Rankin’s Cheeky exhibition but ran out of room – so here are the extras we promised. The exhibition, which as you might have guessed celebrates the naked female form, runs from 11 March to 12 April at the Annroy Gallery, London, NW5 (more…)
March 10th, 2010
The style bloggers: Jason Dike, Trendwatch
And no, this question isn’t rhetorical. With trousers creeping higher by the second, it’s only a matter of time before we reach the 3/4 length stage. It hasn’t happened yet, but it’s starting to pop up amongst the most influential crowd in Japan (aka the birthplace for trends like this). Even folks like Visvim’s founder Hiroki Nakamura (pictured above) are wearing trousers so high they’re cropped a couple of inches above boots. It’s a scary thought, but come next winter your friend with the 3/4 length umbro shorts could end up being the most fashion forward person you know. You’ve been warned.
March 10th, 2010
We will not lie to you: when Chris Morris got up to address the small audience before last week’s screening of Four Lions, his brilliant new comedy about a cell of hapless British jihadis planning a terrorist outrage, we experienced a tangible buzz of excitement. After so long away, the great enigma of British comedy was back in business. (more…)
March 9th, 2010
