Holiday Travel – How To Arrive in Style by Monocle
I’m such a big fan of Monocle. And the current issue (December 11 / January 12 issue 49) does not disappoint. While the entire magazine is always a visual treat and full of insightful, educational, and thought-provoking material; I always love how they shoot and style their fashion section. Sophisticated, clean and chic with an emphasis on smart pieces from incredible brands.
One of my biggest pet peeves about travel (particularly air) is the utter lack of regard and effort that more and more passengers put into their travel attire. It’s become a veritable romper room in the terminal with adults dressing in their sleep or “play” clothes. This issue of Monocle brings us, How to Arrive – London (p.214 – 225); featuring outfits chosen for both style and comfort when you hit the airport. As we all begin to pack to head home or on vacation for the winter holidays this week, Monocle provides a few great ideas on how to look when you step off your plane or train. Of course I’m particularly loving the Alden boots (so comfortable and practical for your trip), the Valextra luggage (super chic!), and you can never go wrong with a cable knit cardigan.
The Dec / Jan issues also breaks down Monocle’s 100 people, products, places and puppies (cute!) that will shape and improve 2012. It’s fantastic reading material while you’re traveling to your destination. I highly recommend picking up a copy of Monocle for the full spread of How to Arrive – London, including looks for her. And a subscription is clearly necessary, no?
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[Photos by Emma Hardy via Monocle]
Loading ...Daily Lust: TravelTeq Trip Sound Suitcase
This may be the worlds first perfect carry on. The TravelTeq Trip Sound suitcase doubles as a chair for when your flight is inevitably delayed (especially if you are flying United). It stores your laptop with an easy access door, can charge your phone, and comes with speakers to play your music! I told you, it is the perfect carry on. Available at TravelTeq for, €495.
Daily Inspiration: Natures Beauty
David and I are in Palm Springs for the weekend and went for a long drive around Joshua Tree National Park. If you’ve never been there, I highly recommend it. Such incredible beauty thriving in a pretty harsh environment, like the Joshua Tree pictured here.
[Photo by Drew Cartee]
Daily Inspiration: Divine Moments
Taken by David’s iPhone at Angkor Thom while we were in Cambodia last year. We turned a corner in the temple and both had our breath taken away with this image — the light, setting, and the monk’s beauty were just perfect. A few moments later this young monk turned and smiled at us and I felt the most incredible sense of warmth, calm and joy.
[Photo by David Stazer]
The Lost Art of Air Travel
David and I spent the last week at my mother’s house out in the country of western Massachusetts. She literally has cows and horses within ten feet of her front door. It was a great trip — with the exception of the air travel. It constantly amazes me how horrific the experience of flying has become.
Whenever we travel domestically I joke with David that its like riding the bus. Most airport domestic terminals are relics of the 80′s and 90′s (or worse) that have had little investment to modernize their interiors and amenities. And then you have the added, and typically more offending, displeasure of how people present themselves when they are flying. It seems that “comfort” and the oft heard excuse of needing to dress for the ease of passing through security has simply turned into laziness and sloppiness. You know what I mean — we’ve all seen it action and gasped. It appears to be getting worse. I saw more men wearing tank tops and “wife-beaters” in the airport this past weekend than ever before.
There is a time and a place for everything (well, most things…) and the airport is definitely not the place for a man to wear either of those items. Ditto the apparent need to wear flip-flops from San Francisco to Boston. Not the time or the place. This is just not the context we need to see your feet, dude. We’re not in Thailand.
My point is that it doesn’t take a lot of effort to put something on that is both presentable and appropriate (and not offend others with your lax appearance), which will also get you through security with minimal discomfort and hassle. But it seems that a large cross-section of America just can’t be bothered with any effort. And I find that incredibly disturbing.
What does it say about our society that the most practical way to fly is in dirty flip-flops, oversized basketball shorts, and a tank top? That such a large portion of our population not only doesn’t care how they look but also how they are perceived? And that once through security one’s first priority is grabbing a venti frozen mocha latte with extra whip or making a b-line to the Dunkin Donuts kiosk?
Has civility, ambition and respect been totally lost?
Well Mapped
Totally missing London today. But with this fantastic London type map by Bold & Noble you will always be there.
San Francisco Living
Louis Vuitton x The Selby: The Journey of a Man’s Wardrobe, Part 3
Louis Vuitton and The Selby teamed up to create and present a pictorial documentary and advertising campaign for the Louis Vuitton Fall 2010 men’s collection. In part 1 of this post, we looked at Louis Vuitton in France. In part 2, we looked at The Selby’s shots of creative professionals in New York City and Shanghai. In this part: London and Tokyo.
This collaboration absolutely spectacular. You need to check out the The Journey of a Man’s Wardrobe presentation at Louis Vuitton as well as Todd Selby’s favorite shots at The Selby (under special projects).
There’s too much good stuff for one post, so I’ve divided it up in three:
Part 1: Paris (Lous Vuitton’s design studio and runway show); Asnières (Louis Vuitton family home and bag workshop)
Part 2 (this post): NYC (Ruben Toledo, Andre Balazs, Waris Ahluwalia); Shanghai (Michael Lin, Les Suen, H. Koon Wee)
Part 3: London (Tim Marlow, Jamie Campbell Bower, Tyrone Wood, Oliver Clegg); Tokyo (Verbal, Tatsuya Matsui and Yasumichi Morita)
Louis Vuitton x The Selby: The Journey of a Man’s Wardrobe, Part 2
Louis Vuitton and The Selby teamed up to create and present a pictorial documentary and advertising campaign for the Louis Vuitton Fall 2010 men’s collection. In part 1 of this post, we looked at Louis Vuitton in France. In this part, we look at The Selby’s shots of creative professionals in New York City and Shanghai.
This collaboration absolutely spectacular. You need to check out the The Journey of a Man’s Wardrobe presentation at Louis Vuitton as well as Todd Selby’s favorite shots at The Selby (under special projects).
There’s too much good stuff for one post, so I’ve divided it up in three:
Part 1: Paris (Lous Vuitton’s design studio and runway show); Asnières (Louis Vuitton family home and bag workshop)
Part 2 (this post): NYC (Ruben Toledo, Andre Balazs, Waris Ahluwalia); Shanghai (Michael Lin, Les Suen, H. Koon Wee)
Part 3: London (Tim Marlow, Jamie Campbell Bower, Tyrone Wood, Oliver Clegg); Tokyo (Verbal, Tatsuya Matsui and Yasumichi Morita)
Louis Vuitton x The Selby: The Journey of a Man’s Wardrobe, Part 1
Louis Vuitton and The Selby teamed up to create a pictorial documentary and advertising campaign for Louis Vuitton’s Fall 2010 men’s collection. It’s a totally fresh and unpretentious way to share Louis Vuitton’s creative process and runway show and brilliant to use creative professionals around the world as the faces of the collection.
It’s absolutely spectacular. You need to check out the The Journey of a Man’s Wardrobe presentation at Louis Vuitton as well as Todd Selby’s favorite shots at The Selby (under special projects).
There’s too much good stuff for one post, so I’ve divided it up in three:
Part 1 (this post): Paris (Lous Vuitton’s design studio and runway show); Asnières (Louis Vuitton family home and bag workshop)
Part 2: NYC (Ruben Toledo, Andre Balazs, Waris Ahluwalia); Shanghai (Michael Lin, Les Suen, H. Koon Wee)
Part 3: London (Tim Marlow, Jamie Campbell Bower, Tyrone Wood, Oliver Clegg); Tokyo (Verbal, Tatsuya Matsui and Yasumichi Morita)
