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Posts from the “menswear.” Category

nyfw // americans in paris.

Posted on February 16th, 2012

Designer Todd Snyder has been working behind-the-scenes for quite some time now.. he helped re-define menswear as J.Crew’s men’s director of design in the 2000s. He left in 2008 to start his collection and re-introduced his namesake label in 2011.


When I received the invitation to Snyder’s most recent presentation, I did a double take when I saw the address. I knew of LV Wood as a wood & floor furnishing shop, thanks to my friends in the interior design and home improvement world. It couldn’t have been a mistake so I trekked into Flatiron to check out the fall presentation. When I walked in.. I knew I was in the right place. Location is everything.

You can still see Snyder’s love of quality materials and English tailoring but the collection was balanced by knits and more casual elements.


What do you think about Snyder’s “Americans in Paris” show?

Categories: fashion., menswear., new york fashion week.

before & after // shoe shine.

Posted on February 8th, 2012

Shoes after stomping around the Tuileries during Paris Fashion Week in September:

 [[ gladiator sandals // cole haan loafers // j.crew alden wingtips ]]

 

Shoes [after a shoe shine] before New York Fashion Week in February:

 [[ dress shoes // h by hudson boots // j.crew alden wingtips ]]



A nice shoe shine makes all the difference.


Another fashion week in New York just started and I am swamped with lots of work [which is never a bad thing]. Look at for tweets at @the_modman and Instagram shots at @the_modman as well for frequent updates. Can’t wait to update you on all that is going on.

Categories: fashion., menswear.

the best of // milan men’s fall 2012.

Posted on January 23rd, 2012

Its great that the menswear business has been growing and expanding, especially the past few seasons. Shows at Pitti Immagine and men’s street style have been getting extra special attention [with good reason], which can only mean one thing: brands have to up the design. My favorite 10 collections from Milan for Fall 2012 include Bottega Veneta, Burberry Prorsum, Calvin Klein Collection, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Jil Sander, Missoni, Neil Barrett, Valentino and Z Zegna. Why these 10? They’ve updated staple mens clothing [ie. suits, button down shirts, coats/jackets and accessories] for the modern man.  [[ Z Zegna was an absolute delight. The colors, silhouettes and proportions were spot on for me. ]] [[ Bottega Veneta: Thomas Maier took suits to another level with cutout shapes and borders…

Categories: fashion., menswear., runway trends.

spotted // in the new york times.

Posted on December 3rd, 2011

I was out shopping two weeks ago with Karen and it was the most random day. We stopped by Barneys to see if there were any Céline Boston totes [in medium], grabbed coffee/tea and macarons, bumped into Bryanboy outside Bergdorf, visited the Bergdorf/Marc by Marc Jacobs/Teen Vogue event and was shot by the Bill Cunningham. That next Sunday, I hunted down a Sunday Times but didn’t find anything. My surgery + Thanksgiving totally occupied my mind for the past two weeks and I completely forgot about it until Karen texted me a few minutes ago to tell me about this: [[ New York Times // On The Street, Off Leash ]] “Young men showed no signs this fall of being shoved back into the…

Categories: fashion., holiday., menswear., photography., style journal.