Month: June 2011

my favorite things: ucef hanjani from a generic man

describe your style in five words:
erik satie meets sergio leone

what are you currently wearing?
white jeans by marc jacobs, my old white cotton button down shirt by helmut lang, no socks, my white generic man naval shoes
white leather and bamboo whip from kiki de montparnasse

any fashion tips for this season?
avoid the system

name one person, living or dead, whose style inspires you:
living: jarvis cocker
dead: my grandfather

what are you into now?
music: lee hazelwood, Lars and the hands of light, syd barrett, gonzales
film: documentaries seems to be all I watch these days
food: still japanese, but sans radiation
drink: krug, anything from joto sake
cars: 1954 maserati AG6, 1976 rolls royce corniche coup, 1964 ferrari Lusso
instruments: vintage gretsch semi hollows, hand made acoustic guitars from spain
hobbies: galaxies, carrera classic slot cars

where did you get your generic shoes?
in LA

what do you love the most about them?
well made, unbranded and hand crafted

ucef hanjani a few of my favorite things from generic surplus (blog) and the makers of generic man. for style profiles go to generic surplus, ca. by xy

CATEGORIES: eye candy, fashion mens, foot fetish

MONUMENTA 2011: ANISH KAPOOR

once again anish exhibits in paris but this time at le grand palais. here we have an idea of how it looks from inside.i saw it without looking at previous pictures of the exhibit and it took me by surprise.the feeling when your inside is definitely not expected;the intensity of the red varies with the exposure to daylight. when i visited the exhibit it was late during the day and the corners inside the piece where dark creating the illusion of a deep black whole… at first the experience can be overwhelming as you are adapting to the surroundings but once you take a moment to walk around you can actually appreciate the piece. the sound inside and the echoes created by the walls are also something to hear for yourself. i really enjoy kapoor’s work because he values the interaction of the piece with the audience creating a different take from each individual.if you happen to be in in paris or planning to visit make sure you stop by le grand palais and see it for yourself. by ac

CATEGORIES: art

purple sale: am i the only one?

i haven’t even been going there lately but am i the only one sick of “purple diary” and seeing that stupid “emporio armani” ad appear on that blog every other 4 posts? i mean god, i know olivier’s got to eat but how desperate can he be? it looks as if they put 2 year old’s in-charge of advertising. “yes sir. i’ll plaster your ad up my friends ass”… if i even liked armani id be hating them now. this is a sure way to turn off your fans and build new enemies… the frequency alone makes giorgio seem like a bloated horse-fly chasing your shit-stained bike in tulum! and as for purple blog, lets face it, all it had going was candid “soft porn” pictures of purple models (sandwiched between olivier’s desperate cry-for-help to be accepted as mr. cool) which has lately been replaced with soft porn pictures of olivier and his new boyfriend terry. may i recommend we remove purple from our “check out” list please? by ar

CATEGORIES: fashion, read

meow!


if i was a girl and had the body i’d be wearing one of these everyday of my youth, and just to prove it i’m gonna wear one starting tomorrow. the catsuit of course helps as the backdrop, but the necklace wins the show for me  ; ) by xy

CATEGORIES: eye candy