When you’re a jeans and t-shirt guy like me, it doesn’t hurt to have Happy Socks to change things up.

(Via Esquire)

…is taking cues from modern graphic design: gradients and solids with varying levels of transparency.

Laugh now, but I think Dior is onto something.

(Via The Sartorialist)

Inquiringmind™ Magazine presents their guide to mens fall fashion – The Fall 2008 Buyers Buyble.

Greg Washington and crew always do a great job of executing any feature on inqmnd but this year I witnessed their hard work up close (lots of late nights at the T+L office). The result is as stunning as some of the price tags on the gear. After all, this isn’t so much a buyer’s guide as it is a style guide, complete with great copy on the history and importance of each piece.

While most style guides tend to be too trendy there are staple pieces in this one, specifically the leather bombers and boots, that are timeless. And even the exceptions — the flannel may be a bit over the top for my taste — are pieces I’m sure I’ll see being sported around Toronto soon.

Subtraction: Clothes Make the Design Director
“This morning I woke up and dressed myself all wrong. I don’t know why, but I dressed like an idiot. I put on a short-sleeved, collared shirt that, once I arrived at the office, seemed entirely inappropriate for the workplace; a pair of light brown corduroys that somehow seemed more ill-fitting today than anytime I’ve worn them before; and a pair of black, Chuck Taylor All-Stars-style sneakers more fit for a playground than a meeting room.”

The illustrations here are spot-on when you compare them to the originals.

Samuel L. Jackson even stopped by to show some love, rocking the “It’s not easing being green” track jacket, brown cords, and Adicolor Kermit’s. The baddest mf in show biz also looked like he was the stylist mf as well.

Needless to say me and the boys (and lady) at Blast tried to sneak in some off hand paparazzi shots. Enjoy and support your local kick artists.