Collecting Vintage Menswear Posters
Yesterday I was going through some of my old writings (thinking how they might make for an amusing volume of bedside reading), when I stumbled across an article, completely forgotten, that I did for The Rake a few years ago….
The Mantiques Of Nicholas Brawer
On East 72nd Street in New York, right next door to Ralph Lauren’s Rhinelander flagship emporium, rests the shop of Nicholas Brawer. Brawer offers an extremely refined selection of antiques geared towards men, especially those with sporting and military interests….
The Eternal Charm Of Vanity Fair Prints
Speaking of things to hang on your walls, does anything quite charm like a Vanity Fair caricature? The portraits of prominent men in every field of endeavor that ran in England’s Vanity Fair magazine from 1868-1914. There is a perennial…
Decorating Your Walls The Digital Way
On the recent Brooks Brothers post, a reader left a comment asking where he could find prints similar to the ones hanging on the walls of the store. I’m not entirely sure I understood the question— exactly what sort of…
The Ralph Lauren Grey Haberdashery Collection
The new spring catalog from Bloomingdales features a chic and polished masculine bedroom (save, perhaps, for the lavender sheets and pillows). The items are from Ralph Lauren and are a Bloomie’s exclusive called Grey Haberdashery. The name alone should appeal…
Very Plane Style
The third and last in a series of aviation-themed posts brings us to the point when things go too far and you get lost in the design equivalent of the Bermuda Triangle. I’m speaking, of course, about the extraordinary eyesore…
Come Fly With Me
Following up our last post about Harrison Ford’s plane accident (and the interiors of his iconic role as Indiana Jones), here’s a roundup of sleek and silvery airplane decor pieces for your desk, shelf or side table. They might even…
Devon & Devon Sinks: Where The Stylish Man Shaves
There’s plenty of stylish shaving equipment out there, but you still need a sink to complete the morning ritual. Enter Devon & Devon, whose basins and bathroom vanities have such appropriate names as Ascot, Empire, Jetset, Oxford and Bentley, any…
Paper Lions: The Works Of Art Dealer Georgina Kelman
When I moved to New York, Georgina Kelman was one of the first to greet me upon arrival. She and I had corresponded in regards to Dandyism.net, as she has a certain fondness for dandies, beaux, lions and wits of…
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By the time I graduated from high school, most of my life’s leitmotifs were already established. I’d discovered jazz and the Great American Songbook and had seen Mel Torme and George Shearing in concert. I’d also developed a fancy for…