Entries from May 2008

May 14, 2008

A Continuous Lean on Flickr

Just a little note of housekeeping —if you are a Flickr user please take this opportunity to join the ACL Flickr pool and contribute anything from your sartorial obsessions to Americana to screen grabs of Mr. Chuck Bass. The group photos are displayed in the lower section of the right sidebar, adding a very enjoyable visual [...]

May 14, 2008

Woman of the Hour | Julia Restoin-Roitfeld

In addition to being a muse for Tom Ford and certified fashion royalty, Julia Restoin-Roitfeld is my Woman of the Hour.

Photo via Wireimage.com

May 14, 2008

SIGNALS

Mr. O’Reilly looses his shit | YouTube
Jamie Johnson: the rising cachet of declining wasps | Vanity Fair
Alex P. Keaton & Malcom X share a love of skinny ties | Men’s Vogue [Pictured]
Carpet Crawlers, The Air That I Breathe, And the Healing Has Begun. My updated mixtape | Muxtape
Leave it to the professionals. ACL’s pal Mr. [...]

May 13, 2008

Flickr Find | JFK

Flickr Find is a weekly column of interesting things found on the amazing and inspiring photo sharing website Flickr.
Long revered for his enduring style, JFK is the focus of this week’s Flickr Find. All images are public domain from the National Archives.

May 13, 2008

Chuck Bass the Fixer

I have been patiently waiting for my opportunity to post something on the prepfest that is Gossip Girl and last night I got my chance. Let me preface this conversation by saying that I generally toggle between PBS, The History and Military channels, so my fixation with Gossip Girl is as strange to me as [...]

May 12, 2008

Urban Camping | The Mobile Power Conundrum

Urban Camping is a reoccurring look into the products, services and experiences that enhance the city living adventure.
If you live anywhere outside of New York City your car provides you with everything from secure storage space to a mobile charging station, something city dwellers could only dream of. Recently the problem of on-the-go recharging [...]

May 12, 2008

SIGNALS

Earnest Sewn designer Scott Morrison eats at Mr. Chow, Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, McDonalds, Florent, Brass Monkey and August among others | New York Magazine
Sperry Top-Siders + Williamsburg = Ironic Preppy | Fashionista (Wonder how long until they catch on to Blucher Mocs?)
Three Martini lunches, Lucky Strikes and office Romance —Jonathan Kelly anticipates the return of [...]

May 11, 2008

Weekend Video | Peep Show

The British comedy Peep Show recently returned for its fifth season and the first episode was hilarious. My favorite scene is posted below and the complete episode (in three parts) can be seen here. It seems that every week I find something interesting or funny on the BBC. I don’t understand why the broadcaster doesn’t monetize an [...]

May 10, 2008

Weekend Video | The Barbera Episode

I enjoy drinking wine, only problem is know very little on the subject —so it is sort of like fumbling around in the dark. I have discovered over the last few years that my favorites are the Bordeaux and Barbera varieties. My good friend loves the videos from Gary Vaynerchuk of the wildly popular Wine [...]

May 9, 2008

Obsession | Land Rover Defender

In my opinion nothing tops the Land Rover Defender in terms of the combination of ruggedness and style . It is on my list of things that I must possess at some point in my life. My desire to own a Defender is up there with my crazy fantasy to take European delivery of a [...]