The style bloggers: Jason Dike
The ‘test shots’ series from director Jake Davis captures stylish folks against scenic backdrops – all aided by music from the likes of Grizzly Bear, and was originally created to conicide with the menswear trade show season. It’s very much a Sartorialist 2.0 affair. Whilst a project like this is easy to get wrong, the clothes and personalities on show are engaging enough to distract you from the fact that you’re watching a man tug on his clothes and pirouette for a minute. jakedavis.typepad.com/jakedavis
March 12th, 2010
We’re more than a little excited about the release of Kick-Ass, directed by Matthew Vaughn and starring Aaron Johnson, Nicolas Cage and the fabulous Chloe Moretz as the foul-mouthed junior assassin, Hit Girl. And we’re not the only ones by the looks of things – French Connection has released a special range of Kick-Ass T-shirts for those harbouring a super hero inside. Kick Ass is released nationwide on 2 April
March 12th, 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
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
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
The style bloggers: Hynam Kendall
Kitsuné Maison, the musical minds behind some of the biggest acts of 2009 including La Roux, obviously weren’t happy with ridding you of all your money on music downloads, and look set to empty your wallet of even more cash with the opening of the new Kitsuné temporary clothes store on Omotesando in Tokyo. Stocked with their own-brand totes, sneakers, shirts and apparel, in a sort of toned-down East London aesthetic, the lifestyle entrepreneurs seem to be as adept in fashion as they are in music. www.maisonkitsune.fr/clothes/special/boutique-tokyo/ (more…)
March 8th, 2010
We’ve followed Marc Newson’s career ever since we ate at Coast, a restaurant he designed in London in the mid-Nineties, and saw shots of a concept car, the 021C, he created for Ford back in 1999. Newson’s Ikepod brand of watches launched around the same time, and, amazingly, looks almost as far out and futuristic now as it did then. We recently met Newson to hear about his new timepiece, the Hourglass, which really is a big hourglass. (more…)
March 8th, 2010
