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Blue Serge Shoes
An iconic French tennis shoe worn by the likes of style heros Serge Gainsbourg and JFK is finally making its way stateside for fall. Ironically, La Tennis Bensimon, as they call it back home, was...
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Thirty Five
A little history will get you a long way…although you usually have to pay for it. John F. Kennedy wore this watch for swimming for just under a year, and since then it’s passed from Jackie O to...
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Olivia Wilde Has an Unorthodox Approach to Swimwear
via Vanity Fair The Black Hole: Breaking: Courtney Love is out of her goddamn mind. [NYTimes] For Victory: Free & Easy takes a look at the triangle of fabric above the close of a buttoned jacket,...
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Time for Greatness
The JFK Library just put a wealth of info online for the 50th anniversary of the ’61 inauguration. The full tally includes over a thousand audio recordings and, most importantly for us, about 1500...
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Reasons to Steal a Car
via LikeCool Man of the Hour: Chris Cooper has seen a lot in his life, and he doesn’t have time for your crap. [NYMag] Fellas Who Are Good: The FBI pulled down the biggest mob bust in New York history...
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Kempt Man of the Hour: Aziz Ansari
via GoaG MOTHs are usually a pretty formal affair, but we’re can’t resist a well-executed crew neck, particularly if the occasion calls for it. In this case, the occasion is a Target gala at the Ace...
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Dusting Off: The Stylish Fallout Shelter
On October 6, 1961, President Kennedy directed American families to begin building bomb shelters to protect them from atomic fallout in the event of a nuclear exchange with the Soviet Union. We now...
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The Stat Sheet: Cardigan’s Dean Sweatshirt
It’s just finally starting to warm up, but we’re not quite into gray cotton sweatshirt territory just yet… Unless you’ve got one that’s been toughened up with a bit of merino wool, like this Dean...
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The Science Behind Scalping Tickets, Finding Tiananmen Square’s Tank Man and...
Petty Cash: The secret science behind scalping tickets—an industry that actually wouldn’t exist in a rational economic world, according to the Times. Whereabouts Unknown: Reopening the mysterious case...
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Style Icons Wearing Undershirts
Here’s a little history lesson for you: plain white T-shirts first appeared in the late 19th century, when some manufacturer decided to split the union suit into separates. And originally, they were...
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Seeing Hot Dogs While Smelling Like JFK
Today’s must-reads from around the Internet. Discerning legs from hot dogs, the played-out menswear stories of fall and digging up JFK’s coveted fragrance.»
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The Stat Sheet: Introducing the Ford by Unis
Unis has earned a lot of praise from the menswear set for their slim-cut, American-made Gio pants—and for good reason. But instead of resting on their Italian-twill laurels, they’ve unveiled an...
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Saluting the Enduring Style of JFK
On that fateful Friday in Dallas, 50 years ago to the day, we lost a president and a bona fide style icon. So in memoriam of the most stylish commander in chief this country has ever known, we present:...
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Ponchos, Burkman Bros and JFK in SI
Today’s must-reads from around the Internet. The greatest moments in poncho-dom, six things to know about Burkman Bros, the 1960 Sports Illustrated cover story on JFK and…»
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