Drops: Coachella 2009 Line-Up
Coachella April 17th-19th
The list for the bands and groups performing at this years’ Coachella Festival is once again massive and sprawling. The groups are as varied as The Clipse, Yeah, Yeah Yeahs, Public Enemy , The Bloody Beetroots and TV on the Radio. Check out the entire three day list after the jump.
I’m in the building. Anyone want to help me with VIP?
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Drops: Lil’ Wayne – Prom Queen
Prom Queen
The Handbook: Slim Down Your Shirt (13/30)
A trimmed down button-down makes you look taller and slimmer. Just ask Scott Sternberg, the designer for Band of Outsiders, who’s perfected the art of the razor-sharp yet still relaxed oxford shirt.
“You’ve got to tow the line between fitted and tight. A tight shirt pulls in places it shouldn’t and unless you’re really slim you probably can’t pull that off,” warns Sternberg. “A fitted one-or at least a Band shirt-has higher armholes and a defined waist so you don’t look like a shapeless blob.”
Legacy
words can’t express your contribution to this family… to this world.
we carry the legacy on our backs and look forward to you looking over us.
i appreciate the time you spent with me… and my wife. we are better because of that.
as a family we will carry out our name and continue to build.
i love you
KD
The Handbook: Do Some Pushups (12/30)
Not a big gym guy? No worries. When it comes to a simple workout, your best option is the humble pushup. They were good enough for your dad, even your grandfather, and for good reason. A barometer of personal fitness, pushups test your body’s core strength, engaging muscle groups in your abs, hips, legs and of course, chest and arms. The goal should be about 40, but those (especially in the beginning, can be broken into four sets of ten). Now drop and give us 20.
Fortune Cookie
The only way to have a friend is to be one
Stimulate the Economy: Kanye West for Louis Vuitton Sneaker
PARIS – Marc Jacobs and the Louis Vuitton men’s studio director Paul Helbers have some design competition this season. Kanye West, who was sitting front row at the Vuitton show, has designed a line of five LV sneakers. Only one design, above, was featured in the show – a monochromatic midtop with no frills, save for a quilted flap in the back, all the easier to tuck pants into. “The inspiration came from a jacket with a huge collar in the movie ‘Dune,’ ” West says. “Most sneakers focus on the tongue, so I wanted to do something different.” West knows whereof he speaks: he says he has no idea how many shoes he owns, but he does know that he routinely needs to send shipments off to storage. The LV-meets-Kanye kicks will be available at Louis Vuitton stores in June.
Song of the Day: NIN – Discipline
Discipline
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The Handbook: Write a Thank You Note (11/30)
As Anna Post of the Emily Post Institute explained to us once, it’s not that expressing your gratitude in an e-mail or text message is wrong exactly, “but sending a hand written note shows you took some time.” Translation: It simply means you’re lazy and cheap, while a card is “a real, tangible expression of your appreciation.”
The Adventures of… MTG – A New Birth Of Freedom
Tuesday January 20th 2009, Was defiantly a day to remember. It was not just this day that made the week special for me, It was the whole weekend.
Being In D.C from January 18th – January 21st showed me that the United States, a country with desperate needs can come together and be on the same page as everyone in the area.
MTG
Swipe: Rough Waves, Tougher Beaches (NYtimes)
By MATT HIGGINS
SUNSET BEACH, Hawaii – They are known as the Wolfpak or simply “the boys.” They use fear and their fists to command respect in the surf along the North Shore of Oahu, a seven-mile stretch of some of the world’s most renowned waves. At the celebrated Banzai Pipeline, they determine which waves go to whom, and punish those who breach their code of respect for local residents and the waves.
The Wolfpak’s members have tried to soften their image with charitable works, but they have learned that a hard-earned reputation can be hard to shake.
The Handbook: Fight Vintage Funk (10/31)
Buying vintage clothes is one of the best ways to find pieces with style and quality for far less than you’d pay today. But often they have that tell-tale smell emitting from them. The fix for that vintage funk is a lot closer than you think.
Sports Sound Off: Philly Lays an Egg
PROPS: Homage Clothing – Ryan Vesler
Quote of the Day: Pablo Picasso
“Good artist copy, Great artist steal.” (c) Pablo Picasso
The Handbook: Fold a Pocket Square (9/31)
Traditionalists argue that menswear is a game of inches—that the smallest details can make or break a man’s look. While we may not be tried and true trads, we definitely subscribe to the less-is-more theory. Like when it comes to pocket squares. Yes, you should sport one. No, you don’t need fancy origami pleats.
Song of the Day: Outkast – Git Up Git Out
Git Up Git Out
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