10 Cigar Topics For Conversation

I'm noticing a return of the cigar.  Could it be that 'e' word that's plaguing the news lately?  Are we cashing out and lighting up?  

Here are 10 cigar subjects to share over your next puff:

1.  120 year old Swiss cigar house Villiger sold 600 million cigars in 2007 worth a total $148 million.

2.  Don't use your Zippo to light your cigar.  Use wooden matches or cedar spills.  Your sentimental Zippo will leave its lighter fluid taste and odor on the cigar.

3.  Cigar houses are encouraging politicians and media 'not to accept at face value the facts being served up to them day by day by the highly organized lobby (the WHO and EU).' as efforts to create a 'smoke free society' continue. Heinrich Villiger

4.  Puff not toke

5.  Cigar bands are popular collectors' items.

6.  Cigarillos are popular among hipsters, Europeans and some aficionados yet scorned by others.

7.   A 5-inch cigar should smoke for 20 - 30 minutes.  A 7.5 inch cigar may last for over an hour.

8.   A cigar is done when you've finished enjoying it.

9.   Sugar occurs naturally in tobacco.  Darker wrappers contain more sugar.

10.  Sudlaj Napoles, the second woman in history, won the title of Champion Cigar Sommelier at the International Cuban Cigar Festival in Havana this past February.

source:  moodie report, cigar clan, simply cigars, cigar aficionado

ebony wooden match holder 

10 Men's City Bags

If your job or educational activities are such that you need to carry a bag about town try to make it as unman purse as you can.

Here are ten city bags that may get you carried away:

1. Vancouver

2. Jas M.B.

3. Roots

4. Vancouver

5. Ally Capellino

6. Vancouver

7. Fontanelli

8. Ally Cappellino

9. Vancouver

10. Cole Haan

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What's going on in Iceland?

There's always something poetic that evolves out of a nation coming to its crossroads. Contemplate MaJiKer.

For more on Iceland see lofi.tv

8 Tips for a Living Room Layout

1. The classic - useful in front of a picture or large window
2. For a long narrow space
3. The right angle creates its own domain in a small space
4. Practical for a larger living space
5. Smaller cocktail tables give a lighter look
6. Works well in large open plans or a fairly small room
7. An optional arrangement for smaller spaces
8. An arrangement for a room too small for a full-sized sofa



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Flannel shirts and Fleet Foxes

Unfortunately,  I missed this gig at WWU on Saturday the 18th.  Oh well, I can still say I saw the Beastie Boys at the Commodore and Nirvana at the Forum.

7 Looks for Men's Watches

Choosing a watch is like choosing lingerie. There are certain criteria that must be met.

1. sexy yet practical

2. stylish yet comfortable

3. intriguing yet specific

4. appropriate yet adaptable

5. sophisticated yet crude

Here are my 7 top drawer pics for watches:

1. Franklin Weisz

at MoMA online

2. Bulgari Calibrio

at Bulgari online

3. Oberon

at Tokyo Flash

4. Lip LCD

at GPL Ltd. online

5. Rolex Oyster Perpetual

at fine jewelers

6. Movado Museum

at fine jewelers

7. Nooka Mirror Mesh

at Nooka online

12 Hats for Men

My husband has been looking for a new hat since a rainy, windy visit to San Francisco this past February. I didn't think it would be so difficult - somewhat reminisce of me looking for jeans.

Here are 12 reviews of what he's tried:

1. Paul Smith

2. Jackson

3. Irish Walking Hat

4. Fiddler's Hat

5. Bowler

6. no explanation

7. Newsboy

8. Derby

9. Toque

1o. Toque

11. Burberry

12. Jackie Stewart circa 1973

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How to charge 20K for a sofa

From the don't you wish you thought of that file comes the Gran Khan sofa.  The sofa, designed by Francesco Binfaré and manufactured by Edra, consists of a luxuriously soft leather hide with uncut edges resting atop a 118" x 43" Gellyfoam frame.

$19,770

You may remember the white plastic garden chair from the June don't you wish you thought of that file.

$380 per chair

9 Women To Inspire You

Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months. Oscar Wilde - one of literature's most fashionable scribes

So if your fashion inspiration is as done as the Fall leaves try these inspirational icons on for size:

1. Marilyn Monroe

Can a turtleneck look sexier?

2. Melissa Auf der Maur

Leggings and Frogging

3. Janis Joplin

Velvet, lace and layers of jewels - very Givenchy

4. Greta Garbo

The Scarf

5. Jill Kennington

The Leather Trench

6. Marianne Faithful

The Maxi Coat and Clutch

7. Sophia Loren

Winter Beach Hair

8. Brit Ekland

The Baby Doll and Loafer

photo here

9. Debbie Harry

Pale

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7 Excuses to catch that last minute flight to NYC

YSL Uptown Seventies Chic

photo decades

1. Yves Saint Laurent investment opportunity - collectors are abuzz with the YSL treasures to be found at the Manhattan Vintage Clothing Show - bring cash for the most negotiating power and go for the 70's stuff (Oct. 10 - Oct. 11).

Alexander McQueen

photo FIT

2. Something unseen was seducing you - "Gothic: Dark Glamour" at the Fashion Institute of Technology - expect Givenchy, Eiko Ishioka's gowns from 1992's Bram Stoker's Dracula, Alexander McQueen, Thierry Mugler and John Galliano.

Babar being shot at

3. A childhood friend was in town - Babar - you haven't forgotten your favourite pachyderm have you? "Drawing Babar: Early Drafts and Watercolors" at the Morgan Library & Museum

Nooka Zoo watch

4. You had to buy a watch at the MoMA Store - MoMA has some of the best designs available under one roof.

Installation at the Met's Superhero exhibit

5. Superman needed you - "Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy" at the Met

Gramercy Park Hotel

6. You were entertaining business clients for lunch - Gramercy Park Hotel roof top patio

Adbusters issue 79

7. You had to see an authentic 'hipster beard' with your own eyes (I prefer the hipster moustache) - any coffee shop in Brooklyn