Baxter Finley

Reed Pages: Issue No. 01 available now@Baxter Finley Barber & Shop

Manufacturing in New York

Selectism recently posted a great discussion with Adele Berne and Mike Kuhle of Epaulet (Baxter retail partner), Eunis Lee (also a Baxter retailer), Mordechai Rubenstein, and Roy Dank.

Undoubtedly, the recent and regularly publicized trend for Americana has created new reverence for locally made and manufactured garments. A number of brands following that notion regularly escape our full attention. To that end, Cary Randolph Fuller spent a bit of time chatting with a few of the folks in New York dedicated to Big Apple production. Read the Q&A HERE

GQ Magazine: The 50 Most Stylish Men of the Past 50 Years

GQ has compiled a pretty solid list of the 50 most stylish men of the past 50 years - From Cary Grant to Paul Newman, George Clooney to Andre 3000, GQ presents the fifty most stylish men of the past half century and tells you how they pulled it off.

It's very inspiring to see your favorites, and the occasional, "oh yea, he WAS pretty sharp"

A few favorites ...

 

 

BLOG: Bulgogi Brothers

A few weeks ago a buddy sent me over to Bulgogi Brothers to check out a cool Porsche post. Ever since then, its a daily read. I know ... adding ANOTHER blog to your daily roll ... and you already don't have the enough time to follow the existing blogs you read is hard to do - trust me, edit one out and add this one.

Excellent photography, great topics and edit. I usually find myself going to ebay right after I check out his recent posts.

 

Gainer Magazine February 2010. Herbal Mint Toner is No.1 at Isetan Men’s

Gainer Magazine (Japan) did a round of grooming products in the Feb. issue. We are proud to get the #1 spot for our Herbal Mint Toner at the prestigious Isetan's Men's Shop in Tokyo. 

 

Defentive Touch: Best of 2009 Wrap Up

Definitive Touch has done several year end BEST OF 2009 wrap ups - with the Top 10 Collaborations of 2009 catching our eye. Thank you for the consideration!

What to Wear When You're Kicking Someone's Ass...

...and other stuff learned from Confederacy’s Ilaria Urbinati.

One thing is pretty clear when you walk into Confederacy in Los Angeles: the place is run by folks with impeccable taste. One of them is co-owner-cum-celebrity-stylist Ilaria Urbinati, who opened the sprawling three-building shop with her business partner Danny Masterson (yes, he of That 70’s Show fame) in the L.A hood of Los Feliz last year. From the store’s weathered wood beams and tin ceilings to its expertly-edited collection of clothes (think racks of Rag & Bone and hard-to-find designers like Conference of Birds), Urbinati outfitted the space with a distinctly masculine and rustic feel that’s not-so-indigenous to its locale. We caught up with her recently to find out what item every guy looks good in, when and where to throw on a suit, and the one shirt she wishes L.A. locals would trade in their douchey-tees for.

READ THE Q&A WITH ILARIA HERE AT GQ.COM

kobe does L'Uomo

 

The MVP steps out of the gym and get the cover and a pretty cool spread in L’Uomo Vogue. Rocking Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Giorgio Armani, of course his zoom IV's.

Kobe's got style! maybe that is what this dude is tripping over. Check out more via SN

Wallpaper top 40

A special hat tip to Bernard at Acquire Mag for making the top 40 list over at Wallpaper.

Check out the list to see who else is hot, influential, and cool.

Hand Signals at The Stork Club - by ACL

Hats off to Michael at A Continuous Lean for this awesome post - His Life magazine archive posts are always little gems, but this one takes the cake.

The Stork Club was a famous Manhattan night club that was founded by Oklahoma native and ex-bootlegger Sherman Billingsley (ed. note: amazing name), and operated continuously from 1929-1965. The NYC hot spot — which was located on 53rd Street near Fifth Avenue — was a destination for celebrities, artists, writers and wealthy people in general. You might remember The Stork Club from an appearance in the second season of Mad Men when Don and Betty infamously attended a party hosted by Jimmy Barrett.

While cruising through the LIFE archive, I found a mesmerizing series of images of Mr. Billingsley demonstrating his own brand of nightclub-code via hand gestures. The full set of images are below.

LIFE caption: Closeup of Stork Club owner Sherman Billingsley w. hand on tie, one of his elaborate signals to his nearby assistant which means “No check for this table,” while sitting w. patrons over his usual Coca Cola, in the Cub Room.

LIFE caption: Closeup of Stork Club owner Sherman Billingsley pointing down, one of his signals to nearby assistant which means “Bring a round of drinks,” while sitting w. patrons over his usual Coca Cola, in the Cub Room.

LIFE caption: Closeup of Stork Club owner Sherman Billingsley w. palm up on table, one of his signals to nearby assistant which means “Bring a bottle of champagne,” while sitting w. patrons over his usual Coca Cola, in the Cub Room.

LIFE caption: Closeup of Stork Club owner Sherman Billingsley tugging at his pocket handkerchief, one of his signals to nearby assistant which means “Get them a bottle of perfume” (ranging fr. $7.50 to Chanel at $150) while sitting w. patrons over his usual Coca Cola, in the Cub Room.

LIFE caption: Closeup of Stork Club owner Sherman Billingsley w. hand to nose, one of his signals to nearby assistand which means “Not important people” or “Their check is no good.” while sitting w. patrons over his usual Coca Cola, in the Cub Room.

LIFE caption: Stork Club owner Sherman Billingsley (2R) flashing one of his eleborate signals (5-fingers spread out on L hand) to his assist. Gregory Pavilides meaning that music in the main dining room is too loud, as he chats w. patrons over a Coca Cola, in the Cub Room.

LIFE caption: Closeup of Stork Club owner Sherman Billingsley w. hands interlocked & thumb up, one of his elaborate signals to nearby assistants which means “Get them out & don’t let them in again” while sitting w. some annoying patrons over his usual Coca Cola.