tom ford – a single man




went to tom ford’s single man this week, the good thing is that i didn’t know anything about it, haven’t see the trailer or knew anything about the cast so…

you can be skeptical about some fashion designer turning into director but here we’re talking about tom ford turning director, meaning everything is as “over the top” as the clothes he makes and the universe he has built around himself…

so, it’s very gay (no prob with that) it’s very beautiful (no prob with that) and there is all the tom ford cast from models, to glasses, to suit and even a perfume (no prob with that) but no terry thank god whatever, it’s a wonderful movie and surely one of the most visually striking for a long time… by pp

CATEGORIES: must see films

brinell hard drives: German hard drives with a bit of french finish

the german manufacturer brinell is offering something more than the usual half-a-terabyte of storage in a grey plastic case. the 1.8in Purestorage XS series comes in options of macassar wood and leather, each material set against chrome trim. the drives are entirely USB powered and are available with a 160GB raw capacity. the larger, 2.5″ products measure 109 x 74 x 13mm, weigh 180g and contain a 500GB drive. a bit over priced (around £200) and a little too late perhaps given the cloud computing trend ahead but why not?by kt

CATEGORIES: design, objects, perfect gift

the honda EV-N concept: micro car fulled by solar roof and battery powered electric motor

looks like honda did a better version of the Cinquecento than fiat did itself
this car is so cute it could only come from japan!
solar roof deck keeps the battery charged.
there is also a unicycle included that store in the door. no coordination required.

i’m buying one of these the day it comes out, and i highly recommend throwing away that SUV and getting one of these as well. next thing to do… buy some stocks in honda. by kt

CATEGORIES: cars, earth related

the catorialist: one of the top 100 influencers


o.k. this has to be the funniest take on the self-obsessed poser of the century, hilarious. the only thing this blog lacks is perfectly composed/cropped/edited pictures of the owner plastered around in seemingly “unaware moments” pondering life in general and his gargantuan tasks ahead of him, otherwise dead on. one of the posts on the catorialist reads:

“you may remember the first shot I did of burnie a couple of months ago. at the time, i did not know her name nor anything else about her but i was taken by her overall look (little did i know of that which she was capable!) i found her this time enjoying the sun on a warm los angeles morning walking seemingly without a care in the world.” by kt

CATEGORIES: musings, read

The Wooly: New yorks latest down-and-out hot spot


the somewhat hit-and-miss decor of the wooly. nice vintage wallpaper mixed with a feeling of drywalls and quick cheap construction. its unfinished as eric himself admits…


grrrowl!!


the wretched financial district has finally gotten its break… right in front of city hall park! after smith & mills (technically tribeca) and the Warren 77 bar comes the wooly to save the poor soles that live there. the space itself, located in the wollworth building, is very haphazardly done by the very man that has just recently done the windows at colette for the house of waris. the space aside, as with all places, it’s the people that make the joint… not the place itself. some trigger happy editors have already compared it to the jane hotel bar, but i must say the place itself is no where near as cozy and atmospheric as the jane.

what is nice is that there is a small stage for performances. it’s quite intimate and the crowd is cool and easy. we once saw mark borthwick perform his agit-atmospheric music there. last night the wooly was the hosting grounds to the lovely fashion designer (and better half of photographer barnaby roper) camilla staerk’s christmas party. the ruffian christmas party was also there, and others who have strolled through the joint include: charlotte ronson, sean lennon, PP lepou, derek blasberg, milla jovovich, kimberley norcott, rebecca guiness, waris ahluwalia, and dd from tomorrow started. by dd

CATEGORIES: backstage, ny places

genius drunk

such a good design for such a good idea, the pneumatic corkscrew (no screwing anymore though). you stab the cork you press and the air that is shoved in the bottle is having the cork to pop, pretty simple, we just had to think about it. and you can get it from dean and deluca for less than a screwpull. great christmas gift for daddys by pp

CATEGORIES: perfect gift

what comes around goes around



our friend jean luc godard once said that “the matter it’s not where you take things from, but where you bring them to”… well not very far in this case but it’s enough to be great.
so, i love the original, i love the new version and i can’t wait to smell those pretty byredo perfumes that i’ve seen all around for a while but never been able to put my noze on. by pp

CATEGORIES: fragrance, perfect gift

debbie harry – blondie: from playboy bunny to the originator of new wave

debbie was at one point a dancer at union city and a not so great playboy bunny

in the late 60’s debbie worked as a secretary at the BBC radio’s new york office
this is how they dressed at the BBC back then.

stein and harry named the band blondie after the wolf whistle men often yelled at debbie from passing cars

dirty harry: the coolest image i have ever seen of debbie harry

image by warhol:
debbie’s stage persona of streetwise, sexy, cool became so closely associated with the group’s name that many came to believe debbie’s name was “blondie”

that of course lead to partner, chris steins aggravation an to this now-collector, pin!

so beach-y

nabokov’s lolita-paper back: given/signed by debbie harry and the so “innocent” brooke shields… or actually 2 savvy charlatans since there is no proof of the signatures

debbie harry at her best… love the knee pads

ok so maybe only blondie could save jersey, but even she was originally born in miami (florida) and was adopted by her to-be family in new jersey. in any case KL got us all curious now and we had to search it out. here’s the collage, or rather the barrage, of blondies retro-pix and a quote from debbie in the no exit tour book, hope you enjoy:

“hi, it’s deb. you know, when i woke up this morning i had a realization about myself. i was always blondie. people always called me blondie, ever since i was a little kid. what i realized is that at some point i became ‘dirty harry’. i couldn’t be blondie anymore, so i became dirty harry.” by xy

CATEGORIES: music, naughty stuff