Shoe Contact Before Eye Contact
During the initial contact with a person, we probably all have our own personal checkpoints that we consciously or unconsciously run through. I read a quote: “I make shoe contact before eye contact” – and couldn’t help smiling, because this is exactly me; for me, it’s the shoes (and watch). I find the shoes being probably the most important piece in an outfit, but sadly I must admit, often also the piece that is the most neglected.
Hygge
As I am writing this article, it is the day after the worst snowstorm that I can remember for the past 10 years. The kids’ school and kindergarten are closed, I am working from home and my wife has taken the day off because it is impossible for her to reach her workplace. Outside, the snow lies in high dunes, the driveway is no way near cleared and it is cold as hell.
The Worst Question
This story originally appeared on the Gents Cafe Newsletter. You can subscribe here. “If you were to choose…
What Makes an Icon, an Icon?
Making a post the other day with the pictures of a Land Rover Defender, one word kept popping into my mind: "Icon". But I couldn’t stop thinking, what makes an icon?
To me, the word, the description, the designation “Icon” has lost a bit of its significance – it is being thrown around left and right, and almost immediately a given product seems to have achieved “iconic status”; and it’s a shame.
Fall Is for Barbour
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Secret clubs
Imagine the situation: it’s around midnight, you arrive at a poorly lit door with a small shutter, knock…
Show me your home bar, I’ll tell you who you are
When Mad Men aired in 2007, it introduced a new generation of TV viewers to old-fashioned cocktails like…
The original pre-mix
I vaguely remember the first time I ever laid eyes on the iconic triangular bottle with the mesmerizing,…
Steve McQueen: the everlasting style of an icon
Menswear or style?On one hand there are strict rules to be followed; on the other hand, almost everything…
Two men, a race car and a square faced watch
Two guys, Steve and Haig, went to a race in France in 1970. It sounds like the start…