A watch that'll give you the moon--plus a couple of beauties that settle for the time
| Horology buffs tend to go nuts for grand complications, so you should expect to see plenty of paper bags and Epsom salts at today's Patrizzi & Co. auction in New York. On offer: a Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon, the... |
First Impressions of Albert Hammond Jr.'s new line of suits
| It was a long time coming—the news was announced back in August 2008—but Albert Hammond, Jr.'s suit line finally hits the racks at Confederacy today. Ilaria Urbinati, who co-owns the L.A. men's shop and worked with the sometime Stroke on... |
The most fun you can have in Alabama without a 12-gauge
| The most attractive aspect of Porsche's new four-door Panamera, which we plugged in our Fall Trend Reports, may well be a feature that debuted in the Carrera last fall: the seven-speed marvel of modern engineering called the PDK. A recent... |
This Just In: Vanishing Elephant at Oak
| What's in a name? In the case of Australia's Vanishing Elephant, not much. The year-old company's clothes are deceptively, appealingly simple. Until you take a closer look, that is. A waxed cotton anorak has shades of Penfield, except that it... |
Uniqlo's 'tech support
| Now that the days are turning brisk, your ordinary undershirt won't cut it. Head for—where else?—Uniqlo, further cementing its all-things-for-all-people status with the new Heattech line. Heattech's technical fibers actually help generate and retain warmth by absorbing body moisture—its movement... |
A few new scotches worth a try (preferably with Advil handy)
| The Classic Malts Collection boasts an enviable lineup of single malts from all over Scotland, so when the company debuted 11 new limited expressions this week, we took notice. After a lot of sipping—and a full day of recovery—we've managed... |
Basquiat draws a crowd
| Creating the new "Jean-Michel Basquiat" line, which hits London's Dover Street Market tomorrow, was not exactly a simple process. The Inoue Brothers (whom you may know as the world's leading London-based, Japanese-Danish design team) started with polos, jackets, sweats, and... |
What to wear with your blacked-out Rolex, Balmain tees, and Air Yeezys
| Good luck finding the clothes in stores now or anytime soon—debut date and even season are still heartily TBD—but Kanye West's first Pastelle lookbook shots have just hit the Web. (They're likely authentic; the man himself has worn some of... |
Prada's Architectural New Collection
| For its latest line of T-shirts, Prada has found a notable way to differentiate itself: enlist the design help of world-class architects like Rem Koolhaas and Herzog & de Meuron. Well, sort of. Koolhaas and co. didn't really design the... |
Our award for the best Japanese avant-garde animated dolls goes to...
| ...Undercover designer Jun Takahashi. (Who else?) GILApple, an animated short featuring Takahashi's homemade dolls, was one of several entries in last week's Shaded View on Fashion Film Festival, overseen by capital-F fashion blogger Diane Pernet. Popcorn flicks these flicks ain't,... |
