The New York Times’ City Room Blog wrote an interesting article on Barbara Mensch’s book South Street and the photography exhibit that is currently being held at the South Street Seaport Museum. The show is centered around pictures of the gritty Fulton Fish Market and the people that worked there in the late 1970s [...]
From the Desk of… is a window into the world and workspace of some of ACL’s most stylish friends.
In addition to being a talented filmmaker, designer, artist and bespoke clipboard maker, Alexander Olch is the subject of this week’s From the Desk of… column.
Mr. Olch’s description
This is the first studio I ever rented - and [...]
Flickr Find is a weekly column of interesting things found on the amazing and inspiring photo sharing website Flickr.
Is there a better character than the Ampersand? The elegant symbol is my Flickr obsession for the week. The complete set of images can be found here.
I’m dumb. Why didn’t I go to Coachella? The Indie rock festival was this past weekend near Palm Springs and I am getting all sorts of reports of amazingness — which is prompting me to resentment, jealously and loathing. My biz partner Ali was lucky enough smart enough to go and she said the festival [...]
Is there a more ubiquitous bag in New York than the canvas duffels that the bankers carry? I noticed the bags frequently around the city and would always try to find a store that stocks them. I was sure that I would be able to get one on the Upper East Side, but alas no [...]
The BBC recently aired a facinating program where Stephen Fry painstakingly recreates the Gutenberg Press. You can find the complete series of videos after the jump.
Part One
This past week J. Crew Group C.E.O. Mr. Millard Drexler was a guest on Charlie Rose. He provided great insight into the retail world, specifically that of The Gap and J. Crew Group. I was mesmerized by the interview and it made me feel as if I was friends with Mickey — or in someway [...]
We have been having beautiful weather here in New York City, the type of weather you hear about from your friends that moved to LA. The difference is, we only get a few days of it every year. So I say, get away from your computer and do some people watching and day drinking. I [...]
Every so often you discover a brand that fits perfectly with your style for a certain time or a certain place. The Japanese company WHEREABOUTS does that for me. The pleasantly disheveled collection screams relaxed summer and the line makes perfect sense for a place like Los Angeles. WHEREABOUTS would totally be my look should [...]
I have been thinking for a long time about getting a place upstate. Maybe something in a sleepy town in Sullivan County. I’ll get myself a nice old pickup truck to haul stuff around. I know just what I want the place to look like — a classic Saltbox. My mother grew up in one [...]
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