This time, the boots—once again made by ultra-cult designer Carol Christian Poell's Viennese cobbler—were polished.That says a lot about the clothes they accompanied. Hamilton pushed the tailoring for Fall 2009 in New York Fashion Week, streamlining the silhouette, narrowing lapels, shrinking collars.But influences real or imagined aside, what really...
Earth Hour: Switch Off the Light for an hour
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As part of the effort to to take action on Global Warming. Earth Hour has been transformed into the world’s first global election, between Earth and global warming in 2009.For the first time in history, people of all ages, nationalities, race and background have the opportunity to use their light switch as their vote – Switching off your lights is...
Mens Car Review: Porsche Boxster for 2009
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Whether you like it or not, Porsche Boxster has been around for a dozen years, evolving slowly but steadily in the time-honored Porsche way.Indeed, this popular mid-engine roadster--forever enshrined as "the car that saved Porsche"--has seen only one major update so far, during model-year ’05. That update was highlighted by more power, classier interior...
2009 CFDA Nominees
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The CFDA Awards are to fashion what the Oscars are to Hollywood - a really big deal. This year, for the third year running, Marc Jacobs is nominated for Womenswear Designer of the Year alongside Rodarte's Laura and Kate Mulleavy and Narciso Rodriguez.Jacobs is also nominated for the second year running for the Accessories Designer of the Year prize,...
Man Fashion: Dress Shoe of the Day
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Hugo Boss Levi 50127355 (Men's) - Black LeatherThis classic loafer features a leather upper and metal ornamentation for a sophisticated look. Features leather linings and outsole and is lightly padded for comfort.It's good both with office look and weekend looks on (Jeans and blazer or jacket) Metropolitan look if I may say.Wears this shoe: To dance,...
Man Fashion: Watch With No Time
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What if your watch, instead of showing you the time, it show you the activities? Such as one hour for lunch, two hours for shopping, 5 hours of work. The Mr. Jones watch (a bargain at just $145) comes with a daily planner installed, kind of."The dial shows a breakdown of what average people do on an average day, so you’re able to see what you yourself...
Man Tech: Special Underwear
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What if I tell you not to change your underwear for five days? No way! But soon you will able to do this, of course if you want to. Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata is slated to test this new kind of underwear during his current visit to the space station. The "state-of-the-art" undies were designed "to reduce the smells in normal clothing, absorb...
Man Gadgets: Movie Emotion Jacket
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Want to have better watching experience when you walk into movie theaters next time? As we slowly move to digital projectors and film makers start to experiment with 3D more, Philips Electronics are demonstrating one such experiment that takes the form of a jacket at the World Haptics Conference 2009 this month.The researchers have modified a tight-fitting...
Man Fashion: New Golf Fashion Trend
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If you follow golf tournament closely, you will noticed new fashion trend. Yes, a new fashion trend among Tour Players is the BIG, BOLD Golf Belt Buckles. These belts are reminiscent of the western style buckles.Tour players can now express themselves fashionably. The first golfer that I noticed wearing such a belt buckle was Anthony Kim. The large...
Man Fashion: Green Boots from Timberland
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Wanna play a part in support green campaign? Now you will have wider choices. US shoe maker, Timberland is putting trashed tires back on the streets this year when it releases Timberland boots and shoes made with recycled tire rubber.The material comes from Green Rubber, a Malaysian company that has developed a method for devulcanizing waste tires....
Man Gadget: Next Fashion Phones with Solar Power
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As the whole world is concern of Global Warming, well, we really have to. Scientists are telling us, we have to act now before it’s too late and they are worried some countries may not comply, and that is scary.Solar Powered Phones, Next Top Fashion Phone...
Man Fashion: Recession Suit?
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While I was tried to look for some men fashion updates, this report attracted my attention. Yes, RECESSION SUIT. I was wondering what was this recession suit all about.This was basically talked about what you dressed to work a couple of years ago compared to current economy situation. This thing came to my mind was shopping for budget suit and accessories...
Man Fashion: Dress Shoe of the Day
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Kenneth Cole New York Deal Me N for Men's - Black LeatherThis leather slip-on features a modern style ideal for today's business man. Available Colors: Taupe Leather, White Leather, Black Leathe...
6 Tips on Get Your Dream Haircut
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To look and feel your best, a good haircut is essential. The correct haircut can bring you self-confidence and satisfaction. A proper haircut can flatter the face, bring focus to the eyes, and minimize flaws. Most importantly, a haircut is a reflection of one’s personality. And as such, the better the cut, the more confident you feel. Here are 7...
Man Fashion: Sneaker of the Day
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Adidas Samba for Men's. The most popular indoor football shoe, established for high performance and leisure use for more than 30 years. Upper: K-leather for excellent ball feel and fit. Lining: Synthetic.Outsole: Non-marking outsole for use on polished indoor surfaces. ...
Man Fashion Tips: Men Dress Suit Care
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Decision in buying a dress suit for yourself is fairly simple, but there are other more critical consideration beside dollar and cents. Yes! How to take care of your dress suit. So dress suit care should be on the top of your to do list once you purchase your suit. Some of the suit care that you might want to consider: dry cleaning, tailoring, storage...
Man Fashion: Spring Fashion
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Spring break is a time to reflect on the year so far, take time off, and definitely catch up on some needed fashion tips. So, whether you're staying at home and are looking for some comfy, relaxing clothes, or going on a trip and needing some style guidance, fashion is never too far away.Penny SaverIf you're not into spending a ton of money, take...
A Gorgeous Timepiece From Maitres du Temps
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Maitres du Temps “Chapter One” watch is beautiful… and has features up the wazoo. With its manual tourbillon movement also comes a chronograph, retrograde GMT display, day of the week, moon phase, retrograde date, and the time of course. Look for it to make its debut at this years Baselworld. So what else you need?Technorati Tags: Man Fashion, Designer...
Couple Pajamas, Anyone?
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A perfect pair of couple’s pajamas. Graphic and textile designer Frédérique Daubal has created this sleepwear set called 1+1 (LoveMe Before, LoveMe After) as part of The Love Design Exhibit in Milan, Italy.Digital photos of an attractive couple have been printed on to 100% cotton nightwear--a boxer-wearing man on ‘his’ 2 piece pyjamas and tank and...
P&G and D&G = ??
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High-End Cosmetics. Yes, you’ve gotta give ‘em credit for taking the risk, as Proctor & Gamble are indeed gambling during one of the toughest economic times in decades to venture into the luxury cosmetics market with Dolce & Gabbana.This is not your or your mothers’ Max Factor or CoverGirl, as prices for “Dolce & Gabbana The Makeup” include...
Mens Fashion and Body Types
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We all have our set of challenges when it comes to finding clothes we find flattering on ourselves, otherwise known as dressing for your body type. But if chosen well, the right clothes can hide the features we don’t like about ourselves and accentuate our best ones. Let go through some if not all of the fashion tips to live by when dressing for body...
Man Travel: How To Shop like a local in Milan
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Milan isn't Paris. At times it doesn't even feel like Italy. There's a sense of the Germanic to it, as a walk around the sprawling Parco Sempione on a Sunday afternoon will attest. Men in forest-green loden coats and Bavarian-style hats with feathers. Serious women in big fur coats. Unsmiling children.Warm up your shopping muscles with a visit to...
Man Fashion: Adidas Y3 Sneakers
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Yohji Yamamoto and Adidas are back at it with one of my favorite collaborative collections of the year! Once again, Yamamoto has added his own inventive touch to a fully comprehensive collection of sport and style-fused sneakers alike, as we see a great mix of textures, fabrics, heights and potential uses. As always, the Adidas Y-3 collection can...
