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In Guess Mens Spring/Summer 2014 Review

Not Necessarily Thinking Of The Season You're In: Guess Mens Spring 2014 Preview

Posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Forget that it's almost winter outside! It's summer somewhere on this earth right? When we look at the über-latest fashion online it has a way of playing a mean trick on us sometimes. This is mainly in part to the fashion industry always being 6 months ahead. Rightfully so too! You can't necessarily offer Spring 2014 clothing on March 21. By the time it would be manufactured, it would sort of be obsolete. However, we may have visions and insight into the next season before the season we are heading into gets into full swing, but it's the stores that snap up back into full tactile tangible retail reality.

Don't call me a hypocrite but I am about to highlight mens Spring 2014 from Guess. I could be doing this in order to make you either yearn for Spring or maybe, for my more realist readers, implore you to enjoy the wonderful fashion offerings this season and start your spring wardrobe kitty from now.

Guess 2014 continues to give what Guess gives best in my opinion. What that is is up-to-the-minute clothing to fill those nooks and crannies of a season's wardrobe. Rooted with denim as its core, the spring 2014 collection from Guess has further embraced the more liberated style conscious man by offering up what I like to call more 'user-friendly clothing'. By that I mean clothing that a man can make interesting should he choose to cuff a sleeve to the elbow to show an over-dyed contrasting cuff or undo a denim-colorblocked button down in order to showcase its dress up or down versatility.

What's also nice about the Guess Spring 2014 collection is that many of the pieces have a lived-in appeal with nods to the sort of distressing and broken-in quality you'd find in grandpa's old trunk in the attic. The tees are witty and playful with several kaleidoscope-esque graphics printed onto soft washed surfaces. Even the burnt-out hoodies and sun-bleached effect plaids have a 'please wear me' softness to them that seem easy and uncontrived. Something to look forward to as the winter coats are shed (and maybe some winter pounds). Your countdown to spring has already started even if shorts and tanks are still a couple of equinoxes away.

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Dave White

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In Aloha Rag Sample Sale

Horde Your Money At Your Own Risk: Aloha Rag Sample Sale

Posted on Thursday, November 7, 2013

You may not be thinking of stuffing stocking just yet but you may just want to stuff some cash in your wallet and head on over to the Aloha Rag Sample Sale. The sale which starts today at noon boasts up to 80% off on past seasons and stocks of labels like Saturdays NYC, Factotum, Carven, Margiela and 3.1 Phillip Lim. See the flyer below and see to it to head on over to 545 Greenwich Street #2A from today thru the 10th 12PM - 6PM.

Dave White

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In 300 Joules Food and Drink

Art For the Palette: 300 Joules Liqueurs

Posted on Monday, November 4, 2013

Gentlemen may prefer a nice stiff apperitif but sometimes it takes a true gent to appreciate a well-mixed cocktail. Especially if that certain gent has an attuned sweet tooth and a penchant for the aromatic and flavorful.

The cold weather is upon us which, if you're like me, puts ideas of cozy drinks and comfort food on the brain. So whether you're a gent that likes a bit of sweet with his spicy cigar, one who likes to have a little sweet liqueur to sip with those cupcakes to surprise his lady, one who likes a bit of sweet to liven up the palette after dinner or one who will just look for any excuse to down alcohol, enter 300 Joules Liqueurs.

There's something for the spicy gentleman and the tart fellow in you (and your other half might love them too). These are artisanal liqueurs with three sharp distinct flavors of ginger, lemon and cinnamon. Each harbors the flavor of its key ingredient so keenly that they create perfect pairings with nothing more than your favorite champagne or simple liquor to really taste how infused they are. They are also a perfect liqueur to enjoy over ice or to bathe your favorite dessert in as the flavor melds nicely to baked goods leaving behind the rich flavor of the key ingredient along with a sweet fragrant aroma. Definitely a liqueur to stock and experiment with and one that will be sure to prove that even the most devout of traditionalists with savor this sip of something sweet.