The tasteful choice of charismatic actors for their campaigns continues for Prada. Harvey Keitel, Dane DeHaan, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Benicio del Toro are the models for this year’s Spring/Summer menswear collection. My jaw is on the floor. (pictures after the cut)
Let’s establish one thing – coats do things to me. Good menswear coats, tailored, with a perfect cut and a flawless fit, give me chills and make me sigh like a twelve-year-old schoolgirl staring longingly at her older-boy crush. After the overload of bright prints and early 20th century elegance from last year’s F/W collection, Prada seems to have decided on a return to minimalism and structure not only for the women, but also the […]
The prestigious Galéries Lafayette have a new addition to their array of luxury brands – but only for a little while. To celebrate the anniversary of the establishment of the Galéries, Miu Miu unveiled today a new pop-up store designed by architect Roberto Baciocchi. Located right at the entrance, the new temporary corner has its outside covered in diamond-textured glass and is decorated with bright portraits of the Resort 2013 collection. Inside, the sophisticated interior is […]
My exams are almost over and my best friend from Portugal is staying at my house for a week, so I couldn’t resist taking her to one of my favourite shops in Rome – Pifebo. Pifebo is a vintage store chain unlike no other. I’ve been to vintage stores in Lisbon and London, but this one is still my favourite and probably unbeatable. Since the school year is over and I am about to return […]
“These beings have no other status, but that of cultivating the idea of beauty in their own persons, of satisfying their passions, of feeling and thinking …. Contrary to what many thoughtless people seem to believe, dandyism is not even an excessive delight in clothes and material elegance. For the perfect dandy, these things are no more than the symbol of the aristocratic superiority of his mind.” Charles Baudelaire’s clear wording describes a generation and […]
I know I know… this is a really old campaign and I’m jumping on the bandwagon ridiculously late. But I just happened to have a copy of Another Man magazine around here which, we all know, is rather bigger than a standard A4 and has amazing paper and image quality. So I thought… what the heck! I might as well scan these four at 400 dpi. For your viewing and downloading pleasure! Don’t forget; in the slideshow […]
