the tin man

(left to right)
Robert Downey Jr., Clive Owen, Edward Norton, Daniel Craig,
David Beckham, Sean "Diddy" Combs, and Matthew Goode
The gray suit is the new khaki suit for summer.

shorts or leggings? how about both!

Looks from Comme Des Garçons, Givenchy, and Veronique Branquinho
Spring/Summer 2009

Next spring keeps getting trickier and tricker.

sweat until my clothes come off

Looks from Roberto Cavalli, Neil Barrett, and Missoni
Spring/Summer 2009
The menswear shows started this week in Milan and it looks like an oversized grandpa sweater is essential for next spring. Chunky sweaters for spring? I guess hell will have officially frozen over by next year.

the invisble knot

Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem, and Ryan Gosling
at the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards

Does this mean neckwear is officially out for formal events?

pinot noir, possibly?

Clockwise: Looks from Jil Sander, Versace,
Burberry Prorsum, and Veronique Branquinho

I wonder what would be the Pantone number for that shade of a purple-red that's not quite oxblood nor full on deep cabernet. Plum, fig, merlot, whatever you want to call it, I like it. I like a lot. However, I think it's a little tricky to wear with my skin tone without making me look like some spilled a glass of red wine on me. It's a color you don't see people wear often, but I'm glad it made its presence known at the menswear collections in Milan and Paris.

do you know the soulja boy dance?

Can you imagine attempting to learn a new dance on national television, much less a tricky, hip-hop inspired maneuver that everyone under the age of 16 knows by heart? Natalie Portman, I love you just a little bit more.

trend alert: who wears short shorts?

Michael Bastian
Thom Browne
Lacoste

I hope this doesn't mean the Gap will be offering hot pants in the mens section next spring.