Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Ode to an American Great: Dennis Hopper, 1936-2010.


Screen Test from Andy Warhol's The Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys, 1964. RIP.

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

On the Subject of American Classics: The International Travelall.








In (the) Details: J. Crew.


Details check in with Jenna Lyons, Frank Muytjens and Andy Spade on two words J.Crew knows well, American Classics. Click HERE for their short list for summer.

On the Desk of: Secret Forts.

things on my studio desk at this moment.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Pictures of Pictures of: Jasper Johns.

A longtime hero of mine. iPhone photos of photos from the catalog accompanying his 1996 MoMA retrospective.


Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Debatable: 3Sixteens, Six Months in.

Up over at Denim Debate now is the most recent installment of this year-long saga of a man and his jeans. Or is it a chapter in the epic tale of men and their jeans? Either way, get over THERE and check it out how my 3Sixteen's hold up during my very specifically calibrated 24 oz. Banquet challenge.

The Long and Short of it: Hanover Pebble Grain Longwings.


The longwing has certainly come 'round again. My father wore them most every day of his adult life. He did his residency at Johns Hopkins in them. He wore them to my little league games on weekends. I'm sure most father's had a place in their closets for a pair.
Mark McNairy's soled them in redbrick. Winn Perry has their double waterlock sole for inclimate Portland days. Blackbird offers a shortwing. I've been very much wanting a pair of the waxed tobacco longwings Alden did for J. Crew and although a very sound investment, I've yet to press go on it.
Bringing me to this recent find. US made Hanover "LB Sheppard" signature pebble grain longwings. Didn't pay a lot for 'em but they'll do the trick. For now.

Object Effection: Edition L'Orange.

*Caran D'Ache Pen
*Yuketen Triangle backpack
*Petzl climbing knife
*Rolex
*Jielde signal lamps




Monday, May 24, 2010

He and I Both: "Thirteen" Live, Johnny Cash.

Iconic: The Brooklyn Bridge, 1883.

Opened this day in 1883. The oldest suspension bridge in the US.
The bridge's main span over the East River is 1,595 feet 6 inches.