Beautifully Made

Gentlemen should always dress this way and take me home at the end of the evening.

Shot by Derrick Santini for Rake Magazine.

L'Amour Fou

Always impeccably dressed, Yves St. Laurent was a fashion icon in his own right.

A Moveable Feast

Eye contact/candy

Traffic stopping. Heart stopping. Men should always look this good.

Hugo/Hugo Boss Fall ad campaign.

Avant la haine

Lui : Sais-tu ma belle que les amours Les plus brillantes ternissent Le sale soleil du jour le jour Les soumet au suplice J’ai une idée inattaquable Pour éviter l’insupportable Avant la haine, avant les coups De sifflet ou de fouet Avant la peine et le dégout Brisons-là s’il te plait Elle : Mais je t’embrasse et ça passe Tu vois bien On s’débarrasse pas de moi comme ça Tu croyais pouvoir t’en sortir, En me quittant sur l’air Du grand amour qui doit mourir Mais vois-tu je préfère Les tempêtes de l’inéluctable A ta petite idée minable Avant la haine, avant les coups De sifflet ou de fouet Avant la peine et le dégout Brisons-là dis-tu Lui : Mais tu m’embrasses et ça passe Je vois bien On s’débarrasse pas de toi comme ça Lui : Je pourrais t’éviter le pire Elle : Mais le meilleur est à venir Ensemble : Avant la haine, avant les coups De sifflet ou de fouet Avant la peine et le dégout

He: Did you know my darling The most brilliant loves tarnish The dirty sun of day to day Subjects them to torment I have an irrefutable idea To avoid the unbearable Before the hatred, before the blows Of hissing or lashing Before the sorrow and the disgust Let’s break up now, please She: No, I kiss you and it passes You can see You can’t brush me off like that You think you can leave there By leaving me hanging From the mighty love which must die But you see I prefer The inescapable storms To your measly idea Before the hatred, before the blows Of hissing or lashing Before the sorrow and the disgust Let’s break up now, you say He: But you kiss me and it passes I can see One doesn't brush you off like that He: I can avoid you the worst She: But the best is yet to come Together: Before the hatred, before the blows Of hissing or lashing Before the sorrow and the disgust

Breathless, Speechless

Purrrrr...This is just porn for a woman who appreciates a thing or two about a well-dressed man--lots of well-dressed men, and one or two in his skivvies.

Watch the behind the scenes video here:
http://www.dolcegabbana.com/dg/backstage-winter11/campaign-man/

I don't believe you

There is no guarantee--no written contract nor spoken promise will keep a heart or mind from wandering. Anyone who says, "I would never cheat on you," probably just hasn't had the opportunity. I never felt like I could leave that kind of commitment in the hands of others to promise me because I don't think anyone is capable of keeping it in the face of certain temptation. My mechanism for accepting this uncertainty and combating it is once again to look no further than myself and strive to be the best in every way I know how, thus leaving less room for someone to want to look elsewhere. I guess this practice makes sense in the context of how I chose to live--taking responsibility for everything that happens to me.

It's great for self-improvement, but it's not an easy religion. At times, I am exhausted by it. Not sure it's really that healthy actually. I am always trying to read what the other person wants and attempting to fulfill it. When I'm faced with something I just can't achieve, I am not particularly good at handling that limitation.

Greatness

Michael Bastian's Fall 2010 collection is beautifully put together and incredibly relevant. It's preppy, grunge, and thuggish at the same time. The transformation of the plaid shirt into something a little more formal is brilliant. And the Love/Hate gloves? Genius.

Au Fond Je Sais

Deep in our hearts, women love the idea of an English gentleman in the country. Something wonderful about all that old world refinement and manners out in the untamed open air. Bergdorf Goodman captured my imagination with their 2008 men's catalog, which I unearthed while cleaning out my bookshelf. A perfect story. Please allow me to indulge a little...

The trousers. The shoe. The vintage motorcycle. Very sexy.

Absolutely dashing, though I could do with an oxford rather than loafers.

Atlas shrugged

What makes a man alluring? It's in the way his clothes fall on him (and how many buttons are done up on his shirt). It's in the way he walks. It's in the way he takes up the space around him. It's in the things he chooses to surround himself with. Most of all, it's in the way he orders my wine at dinner. When it's done right, it kills me every time.

It's in the Details, Part 2

Layering in menswear is an art. Here are some masters.

Photos by Tommy Ton for GQ

It's in the Details

Some photos captured by Tommy Ton for GQ from Pitti Uomo. Ah, I love it when men get the details right.

Saint Ann

Swaths of fur over blazers, half-untucked shirts, and great belts. Ann Demeulemeester strikes the perfect balance for her menswear collection.