HARD TO LOOK AWAY: KATE MOSS FOR ANotHER MAG

MENSWEAR INSPIREd WOMEN: SINGER AMERIE

Lazy Sundays are Working Sundays.

MICHEL MEN And we're movinggggggg...

SOOOO excited to show you guys the progress! i want you to melt! you have to melt.

get a little risky....browns, blacks and blues...

TOM FORD


LANVIN


MARNI


DRIES VAN NOTEN


ALL PHOTOS OF COURSE ARE FROM TOMMY TON.

PRISM LONDON: LOOK A LITTLE CLOSER

It takes a lot to convince me on anything. Especially with vision glasses. after all, i've worn glasses since the fourth grade. yes, i'm one of the blind ones, and once i understood the difference between the insurance and designer frames, I had been wearing GUCCI frames until my sophmore year of college. so in some ways, im a complete expert on this subject of style while being blind hahah. I stumbled recently upon a CREATIVE DIRECTOR Anne Laub of PRISM LONDON and her collection is nothing short of convincing. The glasses pretty much promote themselves and maybe for me what oliver peoples are to our lovely bankers.

THE NEW OBSESSION

THE LOST ART.

a few days ago, one of the twins and i went to a store in chelsea and fell into discussion with an old wall street banker about the lost art: the bow tie. think about it, how many men have lost their way due to the disaster of the casual fridays of the late 90s and early millennium. Very few men wear the look and a great percentage of them pull it off when they do. please remember, i am not a lover of the preppy dandy look for men. I do believe in a man not seemingly trying hard to match things together with funky colors and heavy tweeds. Its been done before. let's progress boys. here is an easy vid to master the lost art

MAXWELL: THE ART OF SMOKING

Favourite Monologue from a Favourite Actor: Edward Norton

WOMEN: MARION COTILLARD

menoftheday: MEN OF THE WORLD.

having a moment where i want to celebrate the men all over the world: not just in the americas, for making the world work.

David Gandy Style Guide For Men

THIS MAY BE HELPFUL :) ANOTHER DAVID GANDY WIN...WE'LL NOT DISCUSS THE UI DESIGN FOR NOW BUT I CAN FEEL SOMETHING GOOD COMING FROM THIS. IM STILL VOTING FOR GANDY AS BOND. THE GUY DOES HAVE THE EXPERIENCE OF WEARING SOME OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER AND WELL MADE SUITS IN THE WORLD.

BE A LEADER

In the last few days, I've been posting against what i would like this online notebook to be about. Although I do enjoy posting photography that is an inspiration for the brand, I must admit that it somewhat puts me in a category of other individuals blogging. I'm not a photographer, although I one day believe its something I'll be amazingly great at, I'm not a fashion editor because I could never not get in the action of creating. I'm a designer and my objective is to inspire the way that I've been inspired with the men who make this brand what it is. So I will return to my original objective to continue to call onto the men that make the world what it is. It almost sounds like some sort of a cult calling hahah, but it isnt. I was gratefully raised with four boys, two of which were older than me and happened to be twin men. What they have implanted in me I believe that the world does not always understand. I strongly believe, in the contrary, that a small percentage understands this burning sense of responsibility to pursue your goals, whatever they may be and the power created when you completely subdue yourself in the process. Without seeming like a Sunday morning preacher, I would like to make this change clear. This brand is about the men who are leaders, not just good looking followers. It's about the men who constantly go against the grain and do so wisely and with fear. They aren't fearless and that in every way makes them greater. There is this thing that I do sometimes and it may sound crazy but I will expose it anyways :) There are times that I stand inches near fast pacing cars to get a rush. That may sound slightly mental but, for me, it sort of represents the ability to play with something so extreme and walk away a winner. I guess other people do that with roller coaster rides or whatever and feel like they've walked away from an obstacle course. Where I am going with this, is the desire to constantly feel like this throughout every day of life. You constantly feel like your winning...no matter what--even if you happened to be fired just before rent time while you just completed the final phase of your product. It's about risk taking and absorbing and taking advantage of every piece of life. That is what I believe makes great leaders, innovators, lovers, builders etc. These men who are passionate are taking a risk that every other individual may never understand. For every great bridge there may have been a death to build it, for every great mastermind there may have been a moment lost in insanity. This is how the cookie crumbles, how the world works but the results remain the same. These risk takers become leaders and winners, so be a leader and continue to keep the world moving because without you...the rest of the world would be royally screwed.

INSPIRATION: KATE MOSS

spiritual guide...hhaha

MEN OF THE DAY: MATTHEW ZORPAS

"I grew up in Cyprus were the definition of “Man” is largely a strong, masculine, ripped body and emotionally distant guy , one who wears a pair of jeans and a t-shirt and have a job they hate. I’m not sure these descriptions are even close to my definition of a “Man”.
To me, being a man, is being able to do whatever you enjoy the most, work very hard to achieve your goals and at the same time take on board your family and friends. A "Man" is not necessarily the provider or the strong and unrealistic figure, but the loving, understanding and responsible. And lets drop the stereotypes, having style doesn’t make you “less of a man!”-Matthew Zorpas

HERE IS THE ESQUIRE ARTICLE ON ZORPAS, OR FIND MORE ON HIS TWITTER

(http://unnouveauideal.typepad.com


photocredit: Gleison Paulino

GQ OCTOBER 2010

I MAY NOT BE THE MOST CONVINCED WHEN IT COMES TO RYAN REYNOLDS BUT IM CONFIDENT THAT MY $5 WILL STILL GO TOWARDS THE BIBLE...

MICHAEL ZAVROS...ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER INSPIRATION

I PROMISE ONE DAY, I'LL COLLABORATE IF I DONT SEW AND SKETCH AT THE SAME TIME. MY FAVORITE VISUAL ARTIST ALONG WITH ROBERT LONGO....PUSH THE LIMITS AND COME BACK WITH SOMETHING BRILLIANT

Giving LIke I've Never Given.

For as long as i can remember, ive had a crazy obsession with Tom Ford. The obsession has its merits---after all i believe in designing for the audience, just as a good music artist creates music for his fans. To be completely vulnerable and pour yourself out for them is something incredibly remarkable. I can respect that about any person. It's not just about business or the methods of Seth Godin to woo your early adopters, moreso that you have a passion for living for them. If I looked at designing to create something good for me to look at, then i would feel like i had completely missed the point and failed. I believe its moreso about doing everything in your heart to fulfill this persons life. almost like a lover but in a more unconditional manner. so as i continue this obsession, as i have with every great artist, i'll try my best to continue falling in love, getting scared to get hurt and going deeper than i could have ever anticipated to give to the men what i've been chosen to give...


Beyonce going to a private viewing...the way the shows should be.

MATTHEW ZORPAS: WEARING A SUIT...W/O BEING A SUIT

LET'S BE HONEST...SOME MEN ALLOW THE SUIT TO WEAR THEM. HERE'S PR GENIUS MATTHEW ZORPAS DOING ALL THE RIGHT THINGS TO A SUIT IN LONDON.

ITS YOUR JOB TO MAKE EVERYTHING LOOK GOOD: NOAH MILLS FOR H&M

KONTEXTUR VIKTOR TOOTH BRUSH HOLDERS

HOW A MICHEL MEN MAN STORES HIS TOOTHBRUSH HAHAHAH....THIS IS GORGEOUSSsss and very very well designed. Atlason did the design for this product---out of the box thinking at its finest and remarkable $50-100 each (KONTEXTUR)

MR HARE: SHOES: FORGET CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTINS FOR MEN

here is london based shoe designer Mr. Hare's gorgeous shoes. Ive had this image on my mac for days now .and i had another 'wow' moment when i saw them again. Here are the Fitzgeralds that trump the christian louboutin obsession of men.

GET DIRTY: Clément Chabernaud BY David Roemer

GQ RUSSIA...ONLY THE GOD OF MENS MAGS CAN CREATE THIS :) HAHA

MAXWELL PRETTY WINGS: ONE MORE TIME

MAXWELL - Pretty Wings from JAMES LESTER on Vimeo.

click here

THE REAL MAN'S SWAG...

TONI TANFANI (by Tommy Ton)-blog link below

GET READY MICHEL MEN: CHECK YOUR MAIL

"SWEET DREAMS: LATE NIGHTS W/ MIRANDA KERR ON VOGUE ITALIA

FALL IS HERE AND SO IS THE NEEDED TRENCH.

BLACK MEANS EVERYTHING: RYAN KWANTEN COVERS GQ STYLE :)

IF MY WALL AT HOME PLASTERED WITH GQ COVERS IN FRAMES MEAN ANYTHING, IT'S THAT GQ IS A gOD IN COVERING REAL MEN'S STYLE. THE TEE, THE WHITE AMERICAN T-SHIRT HAS GONE BLACK AND IVE NEVER BEEN MORE PLEASED

MENS STYLE TIPS: STAY TRUE TO YOUR LOOK

show a little bit more love the next time you dress up, or go to the grocery store. if you've ever seen anyone who looks amazing you'll notice that there's an obvious personal touch added that makes the persons style their own. You may decide to invest in some david yurman jewelry to your collection or you may match a vintage pair of hard sole shoes to your look. Whatever the addition may be, i truly believe the key to adding the extra bit of 'punch' into your look is to make it your own. only when you believe it can you conquer it. Take a look at the photo above, and know that you can believe who is....what story he's trying to tell.

A RECENT MICHEL MEN ADDICTION BOW TIES: PART II

A RECENT MICHEL MEN ADDICTION: BOW TIES

little did i know that back in 2009, that one of my first MICHEL MEN sketches would be a preview of the MICHEL MEN start......so EXCITED...this is like a love story hahah