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FASHION: lanvin meets dance central

 

T-SHIRT: greenz' continuous gaming

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FETISH: space invaders watch

FASHION: the italian silver fox

"1 The pleasure principle 
So (over) secure are Italians in their masculinity that they permit themselves to indulge in a little light metrosexuality. There is an underlying Epicurean wisdom here: enjoy your clothing and you enjoy life. What is more, the ladies love it."

2 Investment of intellect 
The Italian male is not ashamed to put thought into dressing, and to be seen to have done so. He regards the British lack of engagement with such matters as witless.

3 Formality with sprezzatura 
The word above, like many of the best ones, has no exact English equivalent: in Baldassare Castiglione's 16th-century Book of the Courtier, it is used to denote a certain studied carelessness. Thus, even when both suited and booted, our hero is, as La Scarpa notes: "never rigid, always easy". He wears his clothes, rather than said clothes wearing him." 

(Hannah Bets, The Telegraph)

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MYKEA QUOTE SERIES: bret easton ellis (genius)

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CORPORATE ART: just draw it (2009)

 

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FETISH: moleskine bags

 

FASHION: ceo style guide aka silicon valley fashion? epic fail

 

"Thanks to Mark Zuckerberg, Silicon Valley took a big leap backward in the style meter. After Mark was named “10 Worst Dressed” by Esquire magazine, leading online fashion retailer Tobi.com decided to help other internet CEOs avoid a similar fate. From total makeovers to spring style updates, Tobi is starting the movement to get Silicon Valley on the map for fashion. Directed by Scott Hammel"

VIDEO: Bruno Ilogti's "Lookbook Battle: Round One" (2011)

 

PHILOSOPHY: tom ford

Tom Ford sez

"1. You should put on the best version of yourself when you go out in the world because that is a show of respect to the other people around you.

2. A gentleman today has to work. People who do not work are so boring and are usually bored. You have to be passionate, you have to be engaged and you have to be contributing to the world.

3. Manners are very important and actually knowing when things are appropriate. I always open doors for women, I carry their coat, I make sure that they're walking on the inside of the street. Stand up when people arrive at and leave the dinner table.

4. Don't be pretentious or racist or sexist or judge people by their background. 

5. A man should never wear shorts in the city. Flip-flops and shorts in the city are never appropriate. Shorts should only be worn on the tennis court or on the beach." (Tom Ford)

image and text courtesy of Another Man

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