Earlier in the week Popnography was obsessing about Daniel Craig's perfect package in his perfect khakis in the new James Bond movie, Quantum of Solace. And while we can't say that his package, or those khakis, have been forgotten, we're moving on today in our break down of Bond's classic style to the most synonymous outfit in the 007 wardrobe, the tuxedo.
Tuxes today seem like a chore to have to wear, but boys should remember that there's hardly an outfit out there that, when done right, makes you look as good as a tuxedo does. That being the case, here's how to do it without looking like a cater waiter:
The easiest rule of thumb for the tux is to just go classic. A traditional tux may scream boring, but if it's perfectly tailored with the essentials -- notched, peaked lapel, bow tie, cumberbun if you wish -- it's going to look great. Just remember that at some point in the night that jacket is going to come off, so keep the shirt pristinely white and slim on that body you work so hard to maintain.
Most labels out there do their version of a tux, the most perfect of which come from the likes of Tom Ford and Dior. But, look to labels like Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren for equally impressive tuxedos at a fraction of the cost. And speaking of price, just suck it up and buy one. What's the point of renting every time you need one when a good tux will last for years? Surprisingly, tuxedos are even versatile enough to wear with a cool tee and tennis shoes. So, again, lay down some cash and get your own.
As we noted yesterday, gays aren't always keep to stick to the classic, so if you're one of those divas who just has to steal the spotlight from the bride, here are some suggestions on how to update the tuxedo:
Instead of a notched lapel, try for a slicker, but appropriately slimmer, shawl collar. For your jacket (and jacket only) there's always the white dinner coat or a velvet smoking jacket, and, if you really want to stand out in good way, opt for a midnight blue tuxedo (for Inspiration, Gucci makes a beautiful version). Still dark, still classic, but with just a bit if snap. Band of Outsiders also makes a perfect hipster tux if you're one to go against the traditional grain. And, as we see time and time again on the Hollywood crowd, the long tie is now perfectly acceptable for a tux. Bond would never do it, but if you do, make sure the color and fabric of the tie match your lapel.
Now you know how to go both casual and chic like Bond. Next up we'll tell you how to elevate it all with the perfect 007 accessories.
Though some would say it's far too early to be thinking about Spring fashion, here at Stylelist we are always looking for something(s) new to obsess over and we've found plenty in the Spring/Summer 2009 Dior accessories look book we just received.
These days men's jewelry can be somewhat overdone, especially when all we're looking for is a tasteful representation of our stylish, yet simplistic queer selves. So we were delighted to find this Dior brass and lacquer necklace. It's reminiscent of a dog tag, which, while hot in our military fantasies, doesn't quite make the same refined statement as the updated shape and design of the Dior offering.
Also among the pages of Dior delicacies were these retro-inspired calf-skin belts: The geometric buckles are eye-catching enough for queer taste, but throw on the hot pink variety and it's 'mo fab, 'mo fun. Pair with these white calfskin derby shoes and the '80s-glam look you've fashioned might just be too hot to handle. Winter hasn't even arrived but with offerings like these, Dior already has us X-ing off the days on our calendars until the first day of spring (shopping).
While we don't have any control over how early the holiday season arrives (each year it seems to creep up closer and closer to Halloween), with Out's 2008 Gift Guide we can offer you some sage advice regarding the purchasing of presents that your friends and family members will actually want to receive.
With categories like Gadgets, Spirits, Entertainment and Fashion you'll be able to find something for even the pickiest person on your holiday shopping list. Perhaps a pair of Dior Homme high tops for your boyfriend or Shanghai Tang Double Fish Martini Glasses for the neighbor across the hall who has never once complained your loud late night activities.
We also have a section on gift giving etiquette to help you tackle the trickiest and most delicate of situations, such as the most tactful way to handle gifts that you just don't want. And this is only the beginning! We'll be a whole second set of Out's 2008 Gift Guide in the weeks to come, featuring the hottest luxe items, advice, and etiquette. You'll be gaily prepared no matter what holiday you're celebrating this winter.
David and Victoria Beckham were apparently robbed by their housekeepers' son. Once off with the loot, the 25-year-old then sold the items on eBay, where Tory and Jackie Adams -- Posh's parents -- noticed the goods for sale and alerted the Becks. [Times UK] Gossip Girl hottie Penn Badgley admits his favorite skincare line is Pevonia Botanica'sLigne Homme. He especially likes the Homme Age-Defying Caviar Balm. It would take something like an Age-Defying Caviar Balm to keep up that youthful high school look. [Teenage.me] Ford model Randy Johnston passed away on October 11th of unknown causes. You might recognize his face from the 2007 Dior Homme campaign, and he'll be seen in next month's i-D with Lara Stone. [The Cut] Plaid is in for fall (duh). Specifically Black Watch. Get your Scot on! [Material Interest]
Open for business: Den's Shipley and Halmos pop-up store.
We asked Project Runway finalist Rami Kashou -- who has his own storefront in Los Angeles -- to take us shopping. Here's his report:
Maxfield (8825 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, (310) 274-8800) is my favorite specialty and high-end designer boutique in LA -- a veritable one-stop shop for a fashionable life. I can find anything from a unique belt, candle, or accessory to the most elegant, show-stopping suit guaranteed to fit me like a glove. I especially love their selection of shoes and brands that I have not seen elsewhere in Los Angeles. The merchandising of the boutique is meticulous; I love when I walk into a store to shop and everything is visible. I tend to raid through every single piece before I decide what I will buy. Last but not least, Maxfield is my favorite place to shop simply because it is a place for the artist in me. It is the kind of place I want to go to and admire the work on the racks as though I were in an art exhibit.
As pictured: 1. Rose classic button-down shirt by Lanvin, $400 2. Charcoal one-button blazer by Lanvin, $2,49 3.Charcoal cotton peaked-lapel vest by Kooks, $620 4. Green long-sleeved shirt by Volga Volga, $580 5. Gray five-pocket jeans by Dior Homme, $600
Spring fashion continues with new collections from some of our favorite designers in Paris (Louis! Dries! Dior!). And--good news--man purses are showing up in the City of Light, too! [The Cut] and [Men. Style.com]
And, here's a nice tidy round-up of the trends from Milan because we were too busy celebrating gay pride with tens of thousands of our closest friends to write one of our own. [Refinery 29]
Two more images from David Beckham's Armani underwear campaign have been released, much to our excitement. He's just so so yummy. [Towleroad]
The poster boy also wrote a nice little blog about his bulge. We've noticeable already done so...[David Beckham Blog]
To our heart's dismay, Stefano Pilati kicked off Paris Fashion Week with a video runway show featuring Jack Houston for YSL's Spring 09' collection. Yes, it's so avant garde, but how dare they deprive us of our models! [The Cut]
First Vivienne Westwood sent that bear of a man down the runway, then
DSquared2 showed their collection with a noticeable absensce of white
models, and now, in Yohji Yamamoto's Paris show, he used old men as
models. Yes, we may be losing eye candy at the hands of social
commentary, but I think designers are finally starting to make
statements about the lack of diversity in the fashion world. [The Cut]
Ok, keep it together when I tell you this, but, It is with great
anticipation that I report that Dior Homme is reportedly trying to get
Hedi Slimane back at their label. [Fashionista]
Just in time for a less humiliating summer is The Mangroomer, a foldable back hair remover. Isn't that what boyfriends and best friends are for? [Haute Concept]
La Perla has just release a new men's fragrance called Hedo White. The fragrance notes include lemon, bergamot, grapefruit, pear,
watermelon, ginger, cardamom, cypress, patchouli, musk, tonka bean and
cedar. Hooray, lots of fruit for fruits! [Now Smell This]
I can handle the belted waist for men (it looks surprisingly masculine), but the wedges Fendi showed in their men's show? Your Stylelist will have to veto. [Time UK]
But he approves the classy leather clutches that showed in Milan and continue to come down runways in Paris. [Fashionista]
Check back after the weekend for more on all the fashion mayhem in Paris!
Ever since Hedi Slimane left the helm of Dior Homme, rumors have been flying about his next big foray into fashion. Will he return to LVMH? Is he launching his own line? Is Hedi Slimane (who was spotted in Soho last weekend by your Stylelist) collaborating with Diesel? WWD reports today that Diesel rumors might be closer to reality than good old fashioned gossip. Today's issue says, "Diesel may be preparing to launch a Red Collection to be designed by Slimane." [WWD, British Vogue]
On May 13th, the GAP will roll out it's Artist Editions T-Shirts designed by contemporary artists like Chuck Close, Jeff Koons, Marilyn Minter, Kiki Smith, Cai Guo-Qiang,
Barbara Kruger, Ashley Bickerton, Kenny Scharf, Glenn Ligon, Rirkrit
Tiravanija, Kerry James Marshall, Hanna Liden and Sarah Sze. When did the GAP start getting creative? [WWD]
Designer Nicole Farhi was robbed at knife point at her home in London. The two muggers made off with a $15,800 ring, a watch and foreign currency. [NYP]
Tom Ford, superstar designer and quite possibly the sexiest man in fashion, designed the costumes for Santa Fe Opera’s production of The Letter. Ford is currently building a home in the area, so designing the clothes was the neighborly thing to do, right? [Queerty]
Former Dior Homme designer Hedi Slimane is rumored to be in talks with former employer LVMH to start his own design house. We love you Hedi! [DNR News]
Prada to sell itself on the Milan Stock Exchange. [DNR News]
Pantone picks Blue Iris as "Color of the Year." The World continues to turn. [NY Times]
GF Ferré, the younger (read: more affordable) Gianfranco Ferré line that you probably haven't heard of, has two new designers at the helm: Stefano Citron and Federico Piaggi. [WWD]
The NY Times hops on the holiday sweater bandwagon. See? Your Stylelist isn't completely off. [NY Times]
Grooming gadgetry helps you brush better. That means, less stanky breath and more kisses under the mistletoe. [NY Times]
Cole Haan will celebrates its 80th anniversary in 2008 with collaborations with designers from architecture, industrial design, jewelry and sculpture. Perhaps the footwear and accessories brand will finally break free from its laced-up image. [WWD]
Your Stylelist ran into Hedi Slimane, the former Dior Homme designer, at the Apple Store in Soho on Sunday. He was buying the new operating system. I was too shy to take a photo with him or let on that I recognized him while we were chatting. He's so cute and doe eyed in person. Designers. They're just like us! (Hedi! Call me!)
Kris Van Assche tapped Chanel's Karl Lagerfeld to photograph his first Dior Homme advertising campaign, further severing the ties between Dior Homme and Hedi Slimane—who used to photograph the collection in addition to his design duties. Divorce can be so cruel. [WWD]
Is Topshop moving to NYC? Rumor has it that England's cheap-chic answer to H&M (and purveyor's of Kate Moss' line) will sign a lease for a Manhattan store in December. Yay? [Fashionista]
Dai Fujiwara, creative director of Issey Miyake, loves his Dyson vacuum cleaner so much that he designed a stage set with the cyclone/wind tunnel idea in mind. Now that is a runway presentation that I would love to see. How many waifish models will withstand the winds and not topple over? It's like Survivor meets America's Next Top Model! [WWD]
Did Coach rip off Hermés' horse and carriage logo? Signs point to yes! [Fashionista]
Each week, it seems like another celebrity announces their plans to hop into the fashion world to produce a line of mediocre clothes. The latest to join the fun? Kanye West, who desribes his line, "Pastel," as "classic with a touch of Pop Art." Could Kanye please say something that doesn't sound like a purse flying out of his mouth? The man isn't helping his hetero street cred when he says things like that. [WWD]
Todd Oldham, interior designer and host of Top Design on Bravo, was named creative director of Old Navy. Will Old Navy clothes begin to look like upholstery? [WWD]
Giorgio Armani unveiled a new co-branded cell phone with Samsung, a couple months after he denied reports that he was jumping into the electronics market. The phone will launch in Armani boutiques and limited electronics stores in Europe in November and other markets in 2008. The cost? $915. Will it be worth the wait? Time goes by, so slowly! [Fashion Week Daily]
Former Dior Homme designer Hedi Slimane chatted with the French newspaper Le Monde and dished about his split with Dior and why he is tired of designing for men. [WWD]
GQ editor, Jim Nelson dishes on 50 years at the esteemed fashion magazine for men. Cocktails in the office everyday at five? Oh, the good ol' days! [NY Daily News]
Gianni Versace's niece Francesca Versace will debut her first collection, Francesca V, at Paris Fashion week. [Guadian UK]
Stefano Pilati will stay at Yves Saint Laurent for a few more years after signing his life away to the Gucci Group in a multi-year contract. Do you think they made him sign the contract in blood? [Fashion Week Daily]
Tom Ford throws down the gauntlet in the London Vs. Paris fashion debate. "In terms of French culture, if you think about what the French are
producing in terms of fashion or architects or painters or musicians,
they are quite far behind what the British are producing," he told the Independent. "When you think of Paris you think of Karl Lagerfeld who is not French. And you think of Marc Jacobs who's not French and Stefano Pilati who's Italian." He's got a point. Maybe we'll see a war of the fashion houses! Burberry vs. Dior in a well-dressed smackdown. [Jezebel]
Dior names a new president. Like you knew the name of the previous president. [Fashion Week Daily]
Oscar de la Hoya admits to knowing the woman who is selling the "fake" drag photos to the tabloid media and aims to put the legal hurt on her. But the plot thickens. Radar dresses up as Nancy Drew and investigates! [Radar]
David Beckham is designing the stage costumes for the Spice Girls Reunion Tour? Say it ain't so! Who comes up with this crap? I guess the guy needs something to do since he was can't play with any balls except his own for the rest of the soccer season. [Vogue UK]
International Herald Tribune fashion critic says she wanted to "strangle Marc Jacobs with [her] bare hands" for making her wait two hours for the show to begin. Jacobs threatens to show in Paris in the future to have a few more weeks to prepare for the show because the NYC Fashion Week was pushed forward to accomodate the Jewish holidays. [Radar]
Are you willing to pay $375 for a single issue of a magazine? What if it promised to feature naked photos of Marc Jacobs, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, Mariah Carey, Drew Barrymore, Naomi Campbell, Scarlett Johansson, Christy Turlington, Gisele Bündchen, Jamie Dornan and Selma Blair. Still not worth it? How about if the magazine comes in a gold Louis Vuitton monogrammed cover? [WWD]
Diddy's commercial softcore porn to promote his new fragrance for women, Unforgivable, is banned by MTV. The actress looks like she'd rather be writing her grocery list than making out with Diddy. Radar has the video for your viewing displeasure. [Radar]
T Magazine: the NY Times style magazine stalks the head of Christian Dior, Sydney Toledano. I love investigative journalism. [T Style]
Each time you flip through a celebrity rag, every star hides from the paparazzi behind the same tired styles of sunglasses—a large, plastic, Jackie O' number or barely-there framed aviators . While the frames might be thin, the pieces that slide over your ears are usually massive and overly bedazzled with a designer's name or monstrous logo.
That's why we love Dior Homme's ultra-sleek, two-tone, thin-framed specs. The metal and resin frames aren't just slim around the lenses, but the width is consistent throughout. And don't worry about obnoxious logos taking center stage on your temples, the Dior Homme frames feature a pared down "CD".
The color combinations also tickle our love for Dior Homme. A deliciously '80s black metal and red resin with smokey gray lenses reminds us of Michael Jackson in Thriller. The pair in black metal with khaki resin if you live in your chinos or fancy a pair that compliments your military-inspired garb. The silver palladium metal with black resin compliments the trends of metallics that appeared in numerous collections—including D&G's fall collection.
Sir Elton John to play a dinner in Paris to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Christian Dior. Please tell me he's going to wear a John Galliano gown! [WWD]
Burberry sues London Fog alleging that the company knocked off its iconic check pattern. Have the fine folks at Burberry been to Canal Street? [NY Post]
Details chats with the handsome head of Dior Homme, Kris Van Assche. He rides a motorbike. [Details]
American Express is selling tickets to some of Fashion Week's biggest shows. The elitist quality of Fashion Week being a "by invitation only event" just sank. [Fashionista]
Shiseido sells the Zirh men's skincare line back to its former owner. Maybe he can rescue it from being an irrelevant mens brand. [WWD, sub req'd]
Read the photo diary of Dior Homme's former designer and visionary, Hedi Slimane. Through his eyes, Amy Winehouse still needs to go to rehab, yes, yes, yes. [WWD, Hedi Slimane]
The Devil Wears Prada: The Musical? Say it ain't so! [Fashionista]
Adidas decided to continue it's sponsorhip of the T-Mobile cycling team in the Tour de France despite their star cyclist's failed drug tests. WWD already made a Kate Moss joke about how drug scandals aren't the career killers they used to be, so I'm not going to repeat it. [WWD]
Katie Grand takes the helm at Mulberry as creative director. [Fashion Week Daily]
Dior without Hedi Slimane: Meet the new head of Dior Homme, the handsome Kris Van Assche. [NY Mag]
J.Crew to launch a high-end (read: expensive) line this fall called J.Crew Collection. Good move considering J.Crew shares Cashmere with the luxurious Loro Piana. But will anyone buy it? [Fashion Inc.]
The Versace-designed apartments in The former Plaza Hotel overlooking Manhattan's Central Park have been sold. But the $70 million penthouse is still available. [NY Mag]
Improve your fashion vocabulary. Learn the language to decode the 840 pages of Vogue. [UK Guardian]
There are skin care products and then there are designer skin care products. The difference? Designer products not only make your skin look better, but they make your dopp kit and bathroom counter look trés chic.
Consider the Dior Homme Dermo System, designed by former Dior designer Hedi Slimane. The six piece, well-edited collection of products tackles the needs of men's skin and addresses the influences of genetics, hormones and environmental stresses that affect skin while packing powerful anti-aging benefits. The products feature two patented active ingredients: Ecdysone and Vitamin E Phosphate.
Ecdysone: Regenerates microlesions and cell regeneration, refines skin texture, and strengthens the skin barrier.
Vitamin E Phosphate: A soothing antioxidant that strengthens the skin's natural protection against freeradicals, oxidation, etc.
And the masculine black, white and steel packaging is so chic, you'll want to keep it on display in your bathroom.
Gay men love fashion, and fashion loves gay men. Is it something in our jeans? Celebrating this long tradition, Stylelist exists to offer advice, tips, and the occasional catty observation on celebrity style coups and faux pas.
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