FASHION: George Cleverley
You know what word I feel isn’t used enough? The word “bespoke,” in my opinion, needs to be used much more during conversation. Unfotunately, not a lot of things nowadays can be described as bespoke. These days, everything is about creating products that are fast, convenient and profitable. George Cleverly, however, is a company that takes [...]
TIMEPIECES: Omega Seamaster Ploprof 1200m
April 22, 2010 by ESM
Filed under Features, Style, Timepieces
This latest rendition of the Seamaster series from Omega is sturdy, hardcore and built for the true adventurer. Now, the only question left to answer is why the hell did they call it the “Ploprof”? It’s name is reminiscent of the sound your poop makes when it hits the toilet water. In reality, the watch [...]
FEATURE: John Varvatos Spring/Summer 2010 Collection
Fancy the Rock & Roll lifestyle? What about Rock & Roll fashion and style? If you do, then you’re just like me and love anything that comes out of John Varvatos’ collection. As a big fan, his spring/summer 2010 collection lives up to my every expectation. What’s even cooler is that his website doesn’t display the [...]
FEATURE: 3 Fashion faux pas for Easter
Easter is such a great time of year for everyone who is in a Christian faith tradition. From kids going Easter Egg hunting, to spending time with your family, Easter is a time to relax, enjoy and recount the many blessings you have received in your lifetime. For us here at ESM, we just want to [...]
STYLE: FCUK “Graded Sweater”
Ask any graphic artist and they will tell you – gradients will give depth to any design they work on. It will give a 2 dimensional image weight, show differences in coloring and just give the design.. more life. In the same way, gradients give fashion more life. Take for example, the “Graded Sweater” from [...]
STYLE: “Little Dume” button up from Hollister
Hmm, how can I best describe going into a Hollister store when you actually surf? It’s kind of like a mechanic buying his automotive equipment from the grocery store. It’s okay, but you wouldn’t want other people in your industry catching you do it. Fortunately for me, I write for Essential Style for Men, so I [...]
STYLE: Louis Vuitton Jeans Calf Leather Belt
To answer your question, no – I am not a proponent of spending over $500 on a belt. I am even less of a proponent of spending that much on a belt you wear with jeans. It’s mind boggling really. But by God man, I love looking at this belt whenever I am in the [...]
THE OTHER GUYS: GQ.com (UK)
I admit it - I kind of like the UK version of GQ better than the U.S. version. Maybe it’s because I’m a big fan of James Bond. Maybe it’s because I am a big fan of British designers. Maybe it’s because I really, really like Bentleys and Aston Martins. Maybe it’s because the UK version [...]
FEATURE: Do Ivy League t-shirts make you seem smarter than you really are?
Every once in a while, I like to challenge my brain with men’s fashion scenarios. For example: does shirt-cocking with a tux top qualify as “semi-formal”? Or, does popping 4 collars at the same time make you 4 times a doucebag or just one big douchebag? More recently, I asked myself this: Does wearing an Ivy [...]
FEATURE: Fashion Week, a 3rd person account (part 4)
So I finally got some rest and can give my full attention to finishing our evaluation of the 2010 fall fashion shows for Fashion Week on GQ.com. But before we start, let’s take a few laughs at the image below. As I mentioned in articles 1, 2 and 3 of the series, us ESM folks are broke, so we had [...]
