Hipster Style

As I am currently working in Williamsburg and Ravi lives in the LES, it is only fitting that this post [and a good amount of posts to follow] is dedicated to Hipster Style. Sorry for the pic, the dood was a little tall...

This here is an example of Hipster style done right--the signature slim fitting jeans, but paired with a crisp button up rolled to the elbows, brilliantly brought together with a pair of white Jordan IVs. Of course the ironic-intelligent horn rimmed glasses and full beard finish off the look. Oh yea, and he's got an iPhone in his hand. HUGE points in the gangster category.

How to lace up your Wing Tips

Aight this entry is for all you corporate studs. In business, you dress for the details...the cuff links, the type of knot, your pen and so on. So I want to talk about you're basic wing tip. The key to looking fashionable is not just about the shoe itself, but also how you lace em up. Don't let the douche bag at the store lace up the shoes, take the time to lace them your self. A sleek and always appropriate way to lace wing tips is the "straight lace". Below are some instructions on how to do it yourself.


Lacing Technique:
1. The lace runs straight across the bottom (grey section) and the ends are fed into both bottom eyelets.

2. One end of the lace (blue end) is fed straight up the left side all the way to, and emerges from, the top left eyelet.

3. The other end (yellow end) runs straight up the right side, emerges and runs straight across the second set of eyelets.

4. The same end (yellow end) works its way up and across back and forth through the remaining eyelets.

10 Rules of Style

Ite I’ll break this section in. Basically what we are doing here is posting interesting fashion choices that we see, people rocking ill outfits, peoples rocking horrible outfits, what we think is hot, what’s not, what’s sexy, cute, horrendous, awkward, silly, blah blah blah. And by we I mean E.Poon, Ravi and myself, Atif.

Here is a list I saw in Details magazine. It is the 10 rules of style by Isaac Mizrahi. I’m just posting it, its not my opinion-so there are some things I agree with and some I don’t. I’m gonna leave it open to discussion. Yeah, posting a comment will take away 3.5 minutes out of your oh so busy day but I’m curious to know what you guys think about the shit we post here, so comment below!


1. Never ever carry a computer case. Use an attaché, a backpack anything. It doesn’t matter what you are wearing-a laptop back will wreck it.

2. A leather jacket has air quotes around it. That's its problem. If you wear one, you have to do it in an unexpected way. If a guy wears it out on a date I'm going to barf.

3. Fat in the new black. There is something fabulous and incredibly sexy about it. Besides people with lots of muscle don’t usually look good in clothes.

4. It’s good to have a signature-if it’s something you’ve always done and you’re not just doing it because everyone else is. I’ve always worn my collar up. And I wear one of the French cuffs on my shirt turned out. People are always trying to fix it.

5. You shouldn’t match your socks to anything. You should unmatch your socks to things.

6. You may as well be gay if you’re going to start coordinating outfits with your girlfriend.

7. Style is all about commitment. If you see someone wearing a little bit of jewelry, it looks wrong. Wear either a giant diamond ring or nothing at all. A small one just looks wimpy.

8. If you have to go to a formal event, wear a classic tuxedo. Everybody should go to Ralph Lauren and invest in a good one. Or go to Savile Row and have one made. It wont ever go out of style. You would have to work with a stylist so closely if you were to wear a tuxedo in a new way- so just don’t. Do not wear rentals, and do not wear “alternatuxes.”

9. What they do in Europe is scary. Do not emulate European men. It’s a little too stylish. It’s not just Italy, it’s the whole continent. A lot of the men dress thematically-almost as if they’re in costume.

10. Plastic surgery never works. You automatically become a drive-by. If anyone looks at you too closely, they will know that you’ve done it-which makes you look about 70, no matter how old you are. Use wrinkle creams and get facials. I didn’t say it wasn’t ok to be vain. Vanity is a virtue.