out of sight

Damn, this is style. I can’t pull of hats for shit, but I’d like to think in the next life I am that ready-for-a-fight Italian kid in the back left.

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i wanna recreate this flick-anybody got a kangol?

My new favourite jumper. It’s green and it reminds me of rain. Only Irish need apply.

Head’s up trend followers. The ‘New Vintage’ or ‘Dark Nostalgia’ is the movement of the moment for the ladies and gentlemen of Brooklyn. To become a ‘New Antiqurian’ I suggest stapling some road kill to the walls of your loft and dressing and acting like you’re a character from a P.G.Wodehouse novel. Jolly. More pics here.

Handerpants - for men who like to wear outerunderwear.

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Reacting to the economic downturn, Nomenus Quaterly - I never heard ot it before either -  has slashed its print run from 50 to 10, but increased the price tag from $2,500 to $6,500. The publication - I best not call it a magazine, I just did - features original or hitherto unpublished work form fashion designers and fine artists. The painting above is one of Lucian Freud’s. Others featured in the current issue include Hussein Chalayan, the Costume Institute and Katie Peterson’s “All the Dead Stars” - a map which records the locations of every dead star in the universe. Check the website, at no cost, for more.

Holy hot kebabs! Hair-hats are so Hoxton and so now. More incredible creations here. This little pooch is my favourite - the model ain’t bad either. [thanks, Aine]

“Oh hello, it’s the Human Enigma! Just a’riding the rails with his MC Escher legs, lesbian biker jacket, and pants that will be confusing alien archaeologists for millenia to come.”

The fashion bitches at Vice nail it.

You’re never too old to be stylish, but no matter what the age, some people just try too hard. Coming straight out of the Sartorialist’s blog-school here comes a sartorial blog dedicated to older fashionistas, called Advanced Style, based, of course, in New York. Mostly visual yawn, apart from the peach above.

Dinner and alocohol aren’t the only things you can get out of a can. No sir. You can get also your clothes from a can - Fabrican. This technology has been in operation for a few years and it allows you to spray your clothes on to your body. No idea what it would be like to wear, but it reminds me of the time I woke up late for a meeting, opened a can of beans and threw them on my (Adonis-like) torso. More information over on Fabrican. [Thanks, Aine!]

Because McGuyver was my first hero. (Not happy with alternative spelling)

Fashion photography from Philip Toledano over on Behance. Some beautiful photos and models. I don’t think the extras do much for the gallery shots.

Haven’t seen this photo of Miss Monroe before. Damn, she was fabulous. Omid concurs, no doubt, nodding his head, smoking an expensive Persian cigar.

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Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter collection for Tokyoites. A new find for Out of Sight - Drop is a Toyko based fashion, culture mag - actually I’m not entirely sure what it is, but there’s some sweet pics of quintessential Japanese mix-and-match originals. [thanks Sabine]

The incidence of Japanese men as herbivores.

This is a subject that interests me greatly, the feminisation of masculinity. Now Conor would no doubt be appalled, him being a warrior from a Napoleonic age, resurrected and armed with a paint brush, by such theories, but ever since my first year in London when I noticed the prevalence of pink in men’s fashion the influence of both sexes on each other has intrigued me.

You could put the pink preference down to a fashion trend, concocted by female fashion designers at a particular time, perhaps Aine would know more on this angle. But, yesterday I read a piece in the Japan Times about how more young men are becoming herbivores (soshokukei). Now by herbivores farm animals are not what’s being implied, rather it is a phenomenological term which has been attached to men who display traits which diverge from traditional notions of masculinity (referred to sometimes as carnivores in Japan). Here’s how herbivores, mostly young men, are classified in Japan.

• They are not as competitively minded about their jobs as men in older generations.

• They are fashion conscious and eat sparingly so they can stay thin and fit into skintight clothes.

• They are chummy with their moms and often go shopping together.

• They are not interested in dating girls, having relationships, or even having sex (choosing from a plethora of “self-help” toys instead).

• They are very tight with their money and often carry several retailers’ “point cards” around, declaring that those who don’t pinch pennies are stupid.

It’s quite funny to think that being chummy with your mum is somehow the antithesis of masculinity, but I understand what is meant. The report even suggests a positive correlation between self-esteem and having their nails look nice.

From my own unscientific observations in Japan, some of these points seem evident. When I wander into say Comme Ca it’s inevitable that I immediately sense that I look like shit compared to the staff, who don’t have a hair out of place and all look rather well and happy, suited and surrounded in stylish clothes, much like a cow in a Kerrygold ad, or a pg in shit.