Sandro Goes West

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It’s a good day for the wardrobes of American men when purveyors of contemporary French style, Sandro, opens up a store here. Which, until last night, had only happened 4 times before. And only in New York City. Their first non-Big Apple locay opened with much fanfare last night in…Vegas! No really, Las Vegas. Which [...]

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Tommy Hilfiger Surf Shack Kick Off and Pop Up Shop Tour Announcement

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Tommy Hilfiger kicked things off for their limited Edition Surf Shack collection/rare-art surf board set in style on Wednesday night at NYC’s No. 8. “I’m excited to celebrate the launch of our Summer 2013 Surf Shack capsule collection and partnership with Art Production Fund,” said Tommy Hilfiger. “The collection represents the Tommy Hilfiger brand’s love of blending East Coast [...]

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Limited Time: London Bespoke Shirt Fitting Sessions in NYC

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New York is in for a treat this May because one of London’s finest and most respected purveyors of bespoke dress shirts, Budd Shirts, are sending their classically trained tailor to NYC at the end of this month. James MacAuslan will be touching down in Manhattan on the 27th of May and will be taking fit sessions [...]

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Carrera Ignites!

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At its very first “Ignition Night” in the U.S., European sunglass brand Carrera took guests on a guided tour of its history, from the “Carrera Panamericana” road race that first inspired founder Wilhelm Anger in 1956 to the “racing attitude” of its 2013 collection. Celebs and tastemakers like Olivia Wilde, Louise Roe, Derek Blasberg, Dani [...]

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Darren Criss in Richard Chai Does Met Punk Chaos, Coutured

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Dressed in custom Richard Chai, Essential Homme cover man Darren Criss gives Gatsbian punk in a windowpane tux, inky black shirt and ever so bouffanted, silk, medium-width tie. Quite a far cry from last year’s textured charcoal tuxedo, Elvis pomp, you’ll note his hair stays shifted a beat on over to motown with the tight, [...]

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Style Icon: Model Garrett Neff in Head to Toe Ferragamo

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Last night, Ferragamo celebrated the launch of L’Icona, an online project curated by photographer, Claiborne Swanson Frank, (which goes live today), in recognition of the 35th anniversary of the iconic Vara with a party in New York City. What you’ll find in the project are portraits of some of the world’s most modern and iconic [...]

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From Beijing With Love: Dior Homme Takes Their Fall 2013 Runway show to Beijing with New Looks!

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Models are tall, but runway shows are short. How’s that for irony? Or better, how is that for a reason to experience the Dior Homme Fall 2013 runway show again…except this time in a new venue and with three brand new looks? That’s what happened on April 25th, at the Museum Central Academy of Fine [...]

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Michael Bastian + Uniqlo: Men's Polo Shirt Collection

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Some exciting news for both you and your dress-up-casual, summer 2013 wardrobe—a new partnership between Michael Bastian and Uniqlo. With laser-like focus, Bastian has crafted a collection of 16 polos that range from simple black to more statement stripes and all-over-patterns. Something for just about every summer affair here, and at just $19.90, (yup, just [...]

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Cole Haan Loves You

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The fine people at Cole Haan wanted us to let you know that the whole “Friends and Family” Sale they’ve got going on from now until April 15th includes all of you lovely readers of the Essential Homme Magazine Blog. So here are the details: 30% off all full price items online or in the [...]

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This April: Uniqlo Pop Up Shop Details

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Bumming around NYC any Saturday in April? Keep an eye out for the traveling UNIQLO pop up shop on wheels (nerdy-chic computerized rendering above). There, you’ll find the latest UT collection (currently featuring the artwork of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring and AndyWarhol) in addition to some personality flavor by way of musician Danny Brown, artist Curtis Kulig [...]

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