the drinking man’s scotch?


i couldn’t help but spot the new adverts for the dewers drinking man’s scotch. it looked better seeing it at 50 miles an hour, but still. its so 70’s which is right on. but as always with these big things, horrible choice of model (especially once you see the film) the over stretched english actress claire forlani sporting a scottish accent (hell who will know?) and tagging on some what of a good 70’s color, a bad version of a could be great hair do, and last a line that i’m not sure i buy. could have been a great one but it wasn’t to be. funny enough dewers or grants were actually my choices of affordable scotch when pockets were empty, i surely would have taken them over johnny walker red, but sporting the line “a drinking mans scotch” is a bit of an over statement for the dewers white label. an a for effort, it beats many of the others out there. by dd

CATEGORIES: what to drink

New York Places: Ceft Coalition at The Leadbelly Oyster Bar in Lower East Side

the handsome julian steel

the ceft coalition… the coalition at work powered by a le labo candle

iberian duo rocio mira and carolina pimenta

miss samantha vacca

  ucef hanjani and swedish director johan renck

lina wahlgren… swedes can smile too

rachel roo and kate elkin

pierre jeand’heur, photographer karen collins, and ucef hanjani

architect/fashion designer dragan mrdja

molly mcmullin aka popina and skater stud jake lamagno of the hunt nyc

the ever-happy alara karakas and kira dikhtyar

ucef hanjani and poppy gordon

julian steel of la esquina

vincent escalas at the choros section

karen collins and ucef hanjani

the leadbelly is the newest installment in the lower east side by the creators of the fat raddish, and ruschmeyer’s in montauk. “ceft coalition is a musical collective led by internationalist buff ucef hanjani. the collective includes various friends, producers and selectors who have came together in NY in the past decade for special appearances at 675 hudson, sunday sessions, frying pan, cielo, leadbelly and capital. here you can hear an exclusive mix of vintage and new electronic tracks with reggae/funk roots.” –herewegonow

all photos courtesy of carolina pimenta for the leadbelly. by xy

CATEGORIES: ny places

top 10 gifts of 2012: our gift to you, great gift ideas for the holidays – ver 2.0

for generous gifters, lotuff and clegg leather duffel bag $1,050 – ak

brandy pipe $22 to sip in style – dd

leica m-e camera to shoot xmas memories in good focus $5,450 – cp

block lamp by design house stockholm $129 – m+m

‘the fretless wonder’ – the incomparable les paul custom gibson $5,739 -wn

chemex glass coffee maker for $45 to be awake in 2013 – ars

tom ford tuscan leather eau de parfum $205 at saks fifth avenue – m+m

criterion’s release of pier paolo pasolini’s trilogy of life $63.96 – sv

macbook pro 13″ sleeve in brown $97.42 – cp

any one of these kufa tables $340 + shipping from guyana- ak

happy holidays everyone!

by ts staff

CATEGORIES: perfect gift

non gendered reality per saint laurent

i absolutely love the current revisit and further integration into life of the gender/non-gender issue. i might note i am very much a girl, i can’t help but look girly even if i don’t dress so, and i like many a-girly perk, at the same time i don’t like intensional guidelines, and  i feel like the future of identity is finally positively being explored in a way that is infiltrating life. girls who like girls who like boys who like girls? wut? like whoever you want, dress however you want. mix up your boundaries, have fun, be serious. that’s the way it should be. that’s an attitude that makes me love new york, do what you want and no one cares.

and here are some stunning pix of saskia de brauw shot by hedi slimane for his recent Saint Laurent menswear campaign. by kl

CATEGORIES: fashion, musings