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This laundry list of requirements is a far cry from the range of men’s fashions today. Then, the aim of proper dress was to avoid expulsion. But from the ashes of the “rolling cape square” rose a new class of stylish males, the precursors to today’s fashion plates and metrosexuals. Along with a mantra of fashion alpha male-ism, these early males were influenced by the traditional drive for perfection which already pervaded the athletic fields, music halls and classrooms of Old Harvard...
...Mountain termed ‘flamboyant peacock shows,’ doesn’t mean that men don’t take advantage of the opportunity to flaunt a few feathers. With TV shows like Bravo’s Queer Eye for the Straight Guy glorifying the newly stylish male, customers are flocking for fashion help. “Sometimes I really have to work from the bottom up,” Mountain says. “I’ll want to get someone into a slimmer jean and they’ll have huge boxer shorts...
...Translated into English by Vertical Inc. as an eight-volume series of stylish, $25 hardcovers, the third installment was released this month. Though Tezuka's characters are cartoonishly cute and he frequently inserts goofy humor, the series also explores adult themes of romance and violence. Literati and pop-culture mavens alike will enjoy this manga masterwork...
...When the stylish but unsuspecting Briton Ilse Crawford, 42, set out to design the popular club and hotel Soho House in New York City's trendy meat-packing district, she drew from retro archetypes and craftsmanship to stay loyal to the history of the building and the neighborhood. Wedding the kitschy and luxurious (picture 33 crystal chandeliers) to the sleek and modern (think ceramic bathtubs but in a boudoir), she hung velvet curtains in the rooms and draped the club in an Arts and Crafts palette of peacock blue, teal and green. The result was a modern playground...
...Stylish women can now spray on instead of pull on. The Air Stocking, released by Nissin Medico in Japan last year and now available in the U.S., is applied like spray paint and makes legs appear to be covered by hosiery. Company founder Yoshiumi Hamada says he got the idea for the product while speaking to a female co-worker who complained of wearing hosiery in the heat. Air Stocking costs around $28 a can (yielding 20 to 25 applications), comes in three colors and washes off with soap and warm water. --By Tamika Edwards