Category Archives: Fashion
NYFW: New York Men’s Day F/W 2014 Photo Diary
Just before New York Fashion Week officially started, Agentry PR and Cadillac put on the first bi-annual New York Men’s Day to showcase the collections of seven emerging menswear designers.
See preview for each below with more come soon:
Bespoken
Bosideng
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NYFW: Michael Bastian’s Japan-inspired Collection For F/W 2014
Another New York Fashion Week season is among us, and it’s off to a fantastic start with Michael Bastian’s fall/winter 2014 presentation on Tuesday at the Rubin Museum of Art. Inspired by trips to Japan, Bastian’s collection ranged from casual to formal evening wear with different pieces and accessories made with kimono fabric (used in scarves, windbreakers and a kimono itself), or with ethnic and artful embroidery—such as a ‘Samurai armor’ fair isle turtleneck sweater, a track jacket with Mt Fuji on the back and a Godzilla cashmere sweater (which everyone will need right away).
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9 Stylish Leather Totes To Get Now
Whether it’s for everyday use or travel, you can’t go wrong with a good tote bag. Leather totes can be used year round, and are great for work if you need your laptop or have a lot of paperwork to carry. Step up your tote game with the various faux and real leather styles below:
Frye James Cut Leather Tote ($269, Neiman Marcus)
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Outfit: Black & Blue City Travel Style
No, not the Backstreet Boys album from over a decade ago, but just a simple styling approach with two of the most prominent colors/shades in the every guy’s closet for a city travel look.
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Street Style: The Bundled-Up Model
In this street style feature for Out magazine, I wandered around SoHo and found off-duty model Ryan Medel, of New York’s Major Model. He’s sporting an eye-catching mixed-stitch scarf from Brooklyn Industries, and added some casual luxury to his outfit with a watch and boots by Diesel.
See the full look on Out.com, and check out more street style on Vee Travels.
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Google Glass Gets Stylish Upgrade
Despite the Google Glass becoming a somewhat fashion week trend, the original futuristic/weird frame isn’t something for everyday style. So Google decided to up the ante and is releasing four “feather-light titanium frames” and two new sunglasses, all available with prescription lenses now. See the styles below:
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3 Quick Style Video Guides For The Modern Man From Perry Ellis
For its spring/summer 2014 campaign, Perry Ellis has taken a fresh and colorful take on previewing the brand’s upcoming collection with laid-back, fun ads (below) and three upbeat video guides to getting dressed. The first one below provides guys a view of different prints and patterns (polka-dots, plaid and paisley), while giving a little history:
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Preview: Herschel Supply Spring 2014
Inspired by sun-soaked beach days on the 1980’s, Herschel Supply’s Spring 2014 collection features new prints that include zebra camo (above), paradise florals, woodland camo and Nantucket salmon. New silhouettes joining Herschel army of travel good include the Jasper backpack (a two tone backpack with a taller and thinner shape, and with a mesh water bottle pocket on the side), Classic Mid Volume and three additional messenger styles join existing bags in mixed prints, tri-color blocking and bright pops of neon. The collection will be available at the end of this month, see a preview below:
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Outfit: Style Statement Headphones In Winter
Adding extra style and personality to a person’s outfit, headphones are a statement accessory and part of our daily lives. From my In The Bag series, I styled my Marley Liberate On-Ear Headphones (which I fell in love with for its mixed-media design of stainless steel, natural wood and the brand’s blend of reclaimed hemp and organic cotton) with a winter-ready outfit with on tones based off its color palette: blue, grey and brown.
Shot just before the winter storm hit, the UGG Ory boots would’ve had no problem handling Janus with its waterproof leathers and Thinsulate technology for warmth.
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Paul Smith’s Bohemian Collection At Paris Fashion Week FW14
Taking inspiration the “effortless style and hazy psychedelia” of Jim Morrison, Paul Smith’s fall/winter 2014 collection shows casual luxury at its finest. The core of the styles featured bohemian textile art and tapestry on jackets, scarves, suede ponchos and cashmere sweaters in a range of navy, camel, orange and burgundy.
Music symbol covered sweatshirts, jackets and sweaters we also part of the collection, and solid loose trousers, leather pants, oversized jackets and bags, and shirts with exaggerated lapels and sequin panels filled out the rest of the looks. For the shoes, the printed chukka boots and sneakers had to be my favorite:
Watch the full presentation below: Read the rest of this entry
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