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…
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…
Today is the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, and in the spirit of things I’ve compiled a gallery of Ralph Lauren Home images that all have one thing in common: blue and white porcelain with mostly Chinese…
As a follow-up to my recent piece on carbon fiber for RL Magazine, here are a few lines of copy on carbon fiber, plus 10 items that show the breadth with which the material is currently being used in items…
Here’s a screenshot from the undersecretary’s office in the atmospheric film adaptation of John le Carre’s spy thriller “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.” The time is 1973, and the office blends the modern and classic in a compelling way. It also…
My latest feature for Ralph Lauren Magazine is on carbon fiber, which has increasingly become a signature material and design motif of the brand. It all began with the chair pictured above, which is still in production. But what exactly…
Most of the male animal kingdom engages in some form of display, often involving colors and plumage. Homo sapiens do it with their clothing. But there’s no reason sartorial display should be confined only to public spaces. The website Billionaire.com…
Yesterday the wildly popular website Proper Kid Problems kindly gave us a shout-out, and so we’re returning the favor with a little post aimed at the college guys out there. I saw this page in a design magazine and thought…
We first featured the work of San Francisco-based interior designer and Ralph Lauren alumnus Scot Meacham Wood in the early days of the blog (you know, about three weeks ago). Well on Wednesday Wood announced that this fall he will…
The recent post on serving trays brought out comments from a reader horrified at the thought of eating from a tray depicting a monstrous octopus (not to mention the shock of the $600 price tag). And so I dedicate…