The Elegant Scoundrel

Common Projects 2010

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:34:06 -0500

Common Projects is coming correct and coming strong with their 2010 Lineup, that has some really classy shoes available for a wide range of styles and tastes. Check it out for yourself after the break.

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Benny Gold Dough Boy

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:31:26 -0500

Benny Gold is a brand that ES definitely loves, and the Doughboy New Era was one of the most coveted item on our wishlists from last year, so its safe to say that we are more than happy to except this new edition of the classic now available from BG. Check it out here.

ERNST BENZ Limited Edition

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:17:41 -0500

Im always a fan of watches that manage to inject a little culture into what is normally a very standard affair of timekeeping. The ERNST BENZ Limited Edition does just that, even if its at a ludicris price point, but beggars cant be choosers I suppose.

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Architecture: The Black House

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:15:50 -0500

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BePositive Footwear Collection

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:57:32 -0500

Speaking from personal experience, its not always easy to find comfortable footwear for the office or work environment that retains its style and class without being overly casual, but BePositive teeters that line ever so nicely, with a solid collection of footwear for the business casual crowd, filling a void you didn’t even know was there. Available here.

Citizen Independent x Yoshio Kubo

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:54:19 -0500

Watches that are able to use interesting color without being too ostentatious are a rarity, but the latest collaboration between Citizen Independent and Yoshio Kubo is certainly an exceptional example of such coordination. The timepiece draws inspiration from military design, and is available here.

Friday Inspiration

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:14:10 -0500

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Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:47:24 -0500

Nom de Guerre S/S 2010

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:45:00 -0500

The brand is inspired by military garb ironically, but the actual cut of most of the clothes has a very vintage and upstanding feel to it, giving the whole collection a unique look I really haven’t seen in a while. That and I like the fact that I haven’t the faintest idea on how to pronounce the name. More info here.

Opening Ceremony Spring 10

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:42:00 -0500

What more can I say? Just look at these things, their freaking awesome. One model even comes with a zipper on the side. Tastefully done, and genius. Check it out .

FUCT SSSD 2010

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:40:00 -0500

FUCT seems to have come out of the closet with some class with the release of these hats, which have a definite polish to them that shows good craftsmanship from the company.

Marshall Headphones

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:38:00 -0500

The market for vintage well made headphones is quickly becoming saturated with newcomers, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing, as Marshall Headphones looks to be making some well crafted audio equipment for the lofi snob in all of us. More info here.

Gourmet Sedici

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:20:27 -0500

Sedici apparently means 16 in Italian, and these kicks are sure sweet enough to be named after the number. Check out more here.

The Weekly Villain

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:10:37 -0500

Jacques Mesrine was an architecture student from a middle-class family who went off to fight in the Algerian War while a teenager, and returned in 1959 with a lust for violence that only a criminal lifestyle could satisfy. In the early 1960s he re-invented himself as a flamboyant villain, the kind of man who would hold up a bank on one side of the street and then, with the police sirens hee-hawing ever closer, stroll across the road to rob another. It was a cop-baiting coup he pulled off on numerous occasions on his way to being declared by the French authorities as public enemy number one, a title he bore with undisguised delight.
Mesrine was also, as one police detective put it at the time, ‘a gangster with marketing savvy’. Even while in hiding from the police after his dramatic 1978 escape from La Santé maximum security prison in Paris, he would invite journalists over and feed them home-cooked dinners, fine claret and self-aggrandising stories. He became something of a cause célèbre, first for left-wing intellectuals – Jean-Paul Sartre endorsed Mesrine’s campaign for prison reform, which eventually led to the abolition of solitary confinement in France – and later for disaffected youth, who still today incorporate his name into rap lyrics.

Opening Ceremony Fall/Winter 09

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:00:22 -0500

Opening Ceremony’s new fall lineup looks nothing short of amazing. The shoes look functional, yet classy, and every other garment they seem to put out looks tailor made for anyone looking to add sophistication to their closet. More information on OC’s upcoming can be found here.

Brooks Brothers Mad Men Suit

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:57:12 -0500

Don Draper has seemingly overnight become the style icon of fashionable men the world over, and Brooks Brothers is doing what any good business would do under the situation, and capitalizing on that fact. The first piece they have made is a full suit inspired by Don Draper’s own style from the hit show Mad Men, and there is soon to be more, with accessories such as ties, shirts, and other articles ready to be purchased by the tasteful few.

Union Glashutte Watches

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:52:10 -0500

Perfectly walking the line between sophistication and simplicity, these watches are a nice throw back to a more refined time when watches weren’t over saturated with dials that you had no use for. Available here.

Lacoste Wool Mannish Hat Collection

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:49:13 -0500

Lacoste is a brand that is known more for its polos and shoes than head wear, but the lack of previous works don’t make these wool hats any less stunning, and the color combination’s aren’t too shabby either. Available here.

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Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:46:21 -0500

January Jones x GQ Magazine

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:45:10 -0500

Mad Men madame January Jones recently did a pictorial and interview for GQ magazine, and after reading it, you start to get the impression that she doesnt entirely like the character she portrays on the show. But then again, who would want to play a trophy wife of a successful yet unfaithful Ad Man in 1960’s New York? More pics and info here.