Mar 18, 2009

Spring Fever: 6 Best Mens Spring Summer Jackets

The sun was warm but the wind was chill. You know how it is with an April day. Robert Frost
Layer. Layering is a great look for '09. Keep the spring chill out by layering your cardigan, waistcoat and comfy t-shirt with one of these looks in men's jackets.

1. Jil Sander
at Brown's UK online

2. vintage US military jacket
at military surplus

3. Lanvin
at Brown's UK online


4. vintage military liner
at military surplus

5. Comme Des Garçons
at Brown's UK online

6. vintage tuxedo jacket
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Mar 13, 2009

Handsome Furs - They're A Band

Handsome Furs - Face Control
Violent Femmes and Soft Cell share a ride back from a Canadian autumn bush party in the back of Gary Neuman's van.  Listen to the Montreal husband and wife duo here.  

Inspiring Design: Thighs, Breasts & Lips


1. The Champagne Coupe
Claimed to be the breast of a number of women: Helen of Troy, Marie Antoinette, Madame de Pompadour, Madame Du Barry, Empress Joséphine and Diane de Poitiers
Rumor has it that prospective members of Les Folies Bergère were subjected to the champagne glass test - a coupe fit over their naked breast determined who was eligible.  If the cup runneth over, her luck had runneth out.
2.  The Barrel Tile
Once hand made by potters by molding and smoothing handfuls of clay over thighs.  The half-rounded shapes were then baked in the sun before application
3.  Bocca sofa
Designed in 1970 and re-issued in 2004 by Studio 65 for Edra.  The famous sofa is rumored to be inspired by Marilyn Monroe.  Height 33", Width 82", Depth 29"
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A Slip Of The Foot: 5 Men's Sneaks

For 2009, what's old is new again. 70s surf chukkas, 80s hip hop sneaks, 60s trainers.
Here are 5 shoes to get you started.
1. Nike Air Sabaku
2. Adidas Tokio
3. Lanvin Hightops

4. Miharayasuhiro Puma

5. Vans Chukka
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Mar 6, 2009

3 Countries 3 Architects 3 Noninvasive Designs


1. The Herd - Mazama, Washington
AIA award winning firm, Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects, designed six vacation rental huts off the ground and set them on short wheeled legs thus preserving the meadow that had been damaged by 80 years of overgrazing by horses.
2. Tree Sphere - Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
Tom Chudleigh wanted something different. To live in and among the trees, to move into and inhabit the forest without taking it down. The spheres, Eve and Eryn, are suspended by rope over old growth forest in a bio-mimicry fashion. See past post (July 2008) Tree Spheres - Micro Compact Vacation Rentals
3. Aldiana Club Med - Dakar, Sénégal
image copyright Édouard François
French architect and urban planner, Édouard François, finds inspiration in flora. Transplanting his vision from the Potager aquatique concept (Festival international des jardins de Chaumont-sur-Loire, 1999) into elevated peanut shaped pods for the Aldiana Club Med, Francois gives the luxury traveller a taste of living in harmony with nature.
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Mar 2, 2009

8 Men's Glasses: An Impressive Spectacle

Give your eyes a break and grab some specs.
Here are eight trends in men's eyewear for 2009.

2. vintage - try Paul Smith Spectacles for similar
3. 3.1 Phillip Lim eyeglasses
4. vintage - try Cutler & Gross for similar
5. Moscot
6. vintage - try Persol for similar
7. Moscot
8. vintage - try Mosley Tribes for similar


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Mar 1, 2009

The Best Homemade Macaroni and Cheese Recipe


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Macaroni and Cheese

What you need:
  • 1/2 lb. (approx. 3 cups) dry pasta ~ a short substantial shape, like fusilli, macaroni, penne, or 1 inch shells
  • 2 Tbs. butter 
  • 1/2 cup chopped red onion
  • 2 medium cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. oregano
  • 1 tsp. nutmeg
  • 2 cups low fat cottage cheese
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk or plain yogurt
  • 2 cups (packed) grated cheddar
  • 1/2 cup (packed) grated asiago
Optional ingredients:
  • 1/2 cup cooked fish ~ tuna, salmon, halibut
  • 1 bunch fresh spinach
  • 1/4 lb. mushrooms, sliced
  • a handful of sunflower seeds
How to do it:
  • Preheat oven to 350 F.  Lightly grease a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
  • Cook the pasta until just barely tender (about 7 minutes).  Drain thoroughly, and transfer to a large bowl.
  • Melt the butter in a large skillet and add the onions.  After sautéing for about 5 minutes, add the garlic (and optional mushrooms).  Stir, cover, and cook about 5 minutes.  Stir in optional spinach if desired, and remove from heat.  Add to the pasta.
  • Stir in cottage cheese, buttermilk (yogurt), asiago, nutmeg, oregano, black pepper, half the cheddar and optional fish.  Taste to adjust seasonings, and spread into the prepared pan. Sprinkle with the remaining cheddar.  Sprinkle with a touch more nutmeg and optional sunflower seeds, and bake uncovered for 20 to 30 minutes, or until heated through.
Serves 4
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Feb 24, 2009

Not Another Diamond In The Rough

The Diamond Centre 

In its rough state a diamond is fairly unremarkable.  The act of polishing a diamond and creating flat facets in symmetrical arrangement brings out the diamond's hidden beauty in a dramatic fashion.  The Diamond Centre has taken a vintage cut (think Mazzy Star and The Raincoats) and recut it into a modern shape, accentuating the fire and brilliance while preserving most of the original crystal.  

Feb 23, 2009

Trend Spotting - The Tuxedo Jacket


A 123 year old symbol of sophistication, your tuxedo jacket aka dinner jacket, shouldn't be hanging in the back of your closet till the next 007 theme party or your burial. Pull it out and put it on with your favourite t-shirt and jeans and watch what happens.

How to wear your tuxedo jacket?

Wear your tux jacket casually with jeans. For some great casual tuxedo jacket looks try William Rast, Costume National, Iceberg, Neil Barrett, Alessandro Dell'Aqua, Miharayasuhiro
Wear it with any of these shirts.

vintage loose fitting military tank

vintage Dutch military undershirt dyed black

Japanese military officer's wool undershirt

Buddhist Punk


Russian naval shirt
vintage Metallica t-shirt

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Feb 17, 2009

Things to do in Portland

Inspired by some fabulous online Portlanders I decided to take a trip to the city with the grandiose motto; 'In livable cities is preservation of the wild'. Having just less than 24 hours during a very cold January I plopped myself down in the Pearl District and let my five senses lead the way.
SIGHT

Stacy Reynaud

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside bring your laptop, have a coffee and be visually soothed by the thousands of titles

vintage Apple Macintosh computer at Powell's Technical
Stacy Reynaud

Powell's Technical Books sits just outside the North Park Blocks at 33 NW Park Avenue. A feast for techies that holds the most obscure Dover collection I've seen. Don't miss the vintage Apple computers (circa 1984) and the IMSAI 8080 (circa 1975).


the common area at The Ace Hotel Portland
Stacy Reynaud

Not only is the Ace Hotel, 1022 SW Stark Street, a great place for people watching, it's a great place to stay. Sandwiched between two of their sister companies, Stumptown Coffee and the Clyde Common, the Ace Hotel provides an exceptional boutique hotel experience.

Herman Miller, vintage industrial artifacts and handmade soap.
Stacy Reynaud

Until May 19th you have the opportunity to 'stick it to the man' with your room key. Leave your corporate costume behind. View more photos of The Ace Portland on our Flickr Photostream here.
SOUND


830 East Burnside Street
Stacy Reynaud

The Doug Fir Lounge serves 299 of Portland's uber cools their music seven nights a week. Across the bridge from the Pearl District so cab it, skate it or take one of Portland's biodiesel buses.

511 NW Couch Street

Remember the arcade? Across the street from Upper Playground is Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade. You can finally beat Sinistar while downing a few pints listening to an Industrial Dj and having the Portland Pinball League compete behind you. What more could you ask for, really?

203 SW 9th Avenue
Stacy Reynaud

With vinyl record sales up by 50% in 2008 you'll need to pop into Jackpot Records. Admit it, those CDs should really be recycled into something useful anyway.

TASTE

Parsnip cake with cream cheese frosting and clove ice cream at Clyde Common


Portland is an epicurean's dream. Local Microbreweries (Terminal Gravity), creameries (Rogue Creamery), trophy class trout and fresh produce are found readily. Vegetarian friendly Portland offers more than a cobb salad hold the meat on the menu.

Stacy Reynaud

So many restaurants and so little time. Arriving in Portland later in the evening, I dined at the hotel restaurant, Clyde Common. My meal was a wonderful half order (yes, you can have a half order) of pappardelle with cranberry beans, sage, rosemary and granapadano. For dessert, I savored every inch of a Parsnip cake with cream cheese frosting and clove ice cream.

interior of Clyde Common
Stacy Reynaud

Full from the night before I shot back a few cups of French Press in my room and inhaled a croissant from Whole Foods. I gloriously snacked on a slice of Rocco's Pizza for lunch - 949 SW Oak Street.
SMELL

820 SW Alder Street
Stacy Reynaud

I love the smell of a cigar store. Tobacco in its raw form smells divine. Rich's Cigar Store carries over 200 blends of tobacco not to mention Euro design mags.


Pearl District
Stacy Reynaud

In my short time there I felt that Portland really was living up to its motto. A pedestrian friendly city, which, in turn, doesn't have that big city smell.

TOUCH

333 SW 10th Avenue
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Redlight, with a sister store in Seattle, offers up some great finds. With vintage clothing representing over seven decades on the racks, the texture and color alone in this store are enough to set Liberace rolling. For the trained eye, 1970s Lanvin dresses can be found for less than $20.
apparently, bmx is not the bike of choice in Portland
Stacy Reynaud

Street art is pretty much on every corner in the Pearl District. Classical, modernist, brutalist it's there for you to touch.
Let Portland be your best kept West Coast secret. Did I mention there's no state tax?
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