A 60-Second Designer Breakfast
I’ve enjoyed this ritual for months now, partly based on a recommendation from a Parisian nutritionalist, and I have never felt better in the morning hours. It seemed right to share this formula since… Read More
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Endymion: A Men’s Fragrance to Remember
It is the final day in Brussels at the esteemed House of Degand, which I am attending for the book signing of the stunning talent, James Sherwood’s “A Perfect Gentleman” book (celebrating the… Read More
How the Necktie Conquered the World
The necktie is a powerful gesture and sometimes we may underestimate its effect. After being commissioned by Parisian Gentleman to write about this complex “strip of fabric” that can say so much with so… Read More
The Comeback of the Century: Dressing Well Again
_______________________________________________________________________________________________ DON’T TAKE YOURSELF SO SERIOUSLY…REALLY? Perhaps this message to “lighten up” our attitude about almost everything began in the 1980s with the book Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff–It’s All Small Stuff by Richard Carlson. This… Read More
London — Magic and Tragic
London oozes culture from the cracks of its pavements. History and liberty abound; yet, perhaps London stands alone as the place in the world that unveils the highest level of the opposing states… Read More
Machu Picchu — Feels Like Fantasy
On my trip to Machu Picchu, this is what I saw upon first approach…A fortified Inca town in the Peru Andes Mountains, thought to be built in the 1400s (exact date unknown). … Read More
Ode to Paris
France was on my mind today when a sort of a bitter-sweet nostalgic mood came over me. I guess it was a longing for the Paris of the past to stay strong and… Read More
The Thing About Awards
I’m not an awards-type person, but like having the chance to recommend addictive blogs. These awards on WordPress seem strange because how can you win an award just because one person says so? Still,… Read More
Sartorial Notes on Elegance and Vulgarity
Some things must be experienced to be understood…such is the case with elegance and vulgarity. However, if it is possible to paint a picture with words of these opposite concepts, then I… Read More
Hello Tokyo — A Stylish Rickshaw Ride
Join me and a rather well-known, ever-elegant, Parisian Gentleman… – Time to disembark. Surrounding the Temple, the grounds are serene… —Who would have thought that the 10 minute walk to the Temple Grounds… Read More
What Inspires?
Each of us is an artist. If you accept that art is defined as works produced by skill and imagination, then it makes sense to speak of ourselves as creating art in whatever… Read More
