Monday, 30 April 2012
The Dorchester on wheels
It will cost you less than half the price of a Ford Mondeo to buy this Bentley (use the money you saved for gas, you'll need it).
With the cost of train tickets being so ridiculous these days it would be cheaper to drive this into central London during 'peak' times than it would be to take the train; and you don't have to stand all the way.
In the original Ian Fleming books, James Bond always drove a Bentley.
It's like The Dorchester but on wheels; a true Gentlemans car.
Friday, 27 April 2012
Pierre Cardin; so BAD it's GOOD
Sometimes a brand is so bad it's good. Pierre Cardin is one of those brands. It's iconic in an ironic way.
Born on the 7th of July 1922 Mr. Cardin was the first ever designer to introduce a licensing system; in short he was the first ever designer to sell his name.
He was the original enfant terrible of the fashion world, he used to work at Dior (but left after police questioned him about 'leaked designs'), Jean Paul Gaultier cut his teeth at the fashion house. Its a brand bursting at the rafters with unknown facts and incredible stories.
Why oh why doesn't somebody come along and treat it to a re-vamp?
Stockists right now include Debenhams, Sports Direct and TK Maxx... grab it while you can; I'm certain somebody will come along shortly and treat it with the respect it deserves. Halston and Lanvin were in the fashion wilderness for years; look at them now.
For 70's porn star styling go for one of the belts which are widely available on ebay.
A Gentleman respects iconic/ironic design.
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Like Viagra for your collar
Why is it that every single man in the world owns a shirt but only about 1% own a pair of these?
Collar stiffeners (or collar stays) ensure the collar stays flush to the collar bone creating a smarter, slicker silhouette.
No question Don Draper has a few sets of these.
A floppy collar is not a good look. Smarten up.
Thursday, 26 April 2012
A Gentleman never gets wet in the rain
James Smith & Sons is a remarkable store which sells Umbrellas and has done since 1830. It’s the only Umbrella a Gentleman should be seen with. If you look at cost per use its a very easy purchase to justify. If James Bond wanted an Umbrella this is the store he would visit (poison spike optional). It’s a feel good purchase; you wont feel good trudging around town soaking wet looking like a drowned rat.
A Gentleman never gets wet in the rain. You’re not 12, get an Umbrella and get it from here.
Men carry cash
What kind of man does’nt carry cash? Do you know how cheap you look standing at the bar paying for your drinks using a debit card? You’re not 12. Men carry cash and they use a clip
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Incontinent rent boy
Where to start? Firstly to be honest I just don’t get it. Is it like women showing a bit of cleavage to court male attention? Are these guys showing a bit of ‘crack’ to solicit approaches from young men? Are times so tough they simply cannot afford a belt?
The look came from the ghetto in LA where poor families would pass down their brothers jeans; big bro was older and bigger hence the jeans would simply not fit and hang low. Not sure families resort to ‘handing down’ big bros jeans in the ghetto of the home counties where the look seems to prevail.
You just look like low-end rent boys advertising your goods for sale, or too poor to buy jeans that fit. Neither a desirable look duth make.
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