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City In Focus - New York Off The Beaten Path

By jacquelineluxe · September 28, 2009 · 0 Comments ·

NEW YORK - This quintessential fast paced city offers enormous explorations on every front. From it's infamous Broadway shows, five star restaurants, haute couture designer shopping and of course some of the most glorious site seeing ever - if you are a tourist. But like with any big city, you may want to explore it's cultural offerings off the beaten path. Find that unique spa, or that up and coming designer boutique in Soho.

Well here are a few off the beaten path picks for you oh so hungry travelers who want to see New York City in the fall.

A New York Spa That Will Delight The Senses

OHM Spa - a serene day spa seven floors above Fifth Avenue at 29th St. in New York City, is not your usual spa. That's because most spas try to deliver a standardized experience. If people compare notes, you both got the same thing.

The owners of Ohm Spa, Kathy Yan and her husband Jonathan Ho, have a different approach. They are both physical therapists. They understand that all spa therapists have their own style and strengths, and that all massages and facials don't have to be the same.

Ohm Spa's atmosphere is soothing and comfortable for both women and men, with calming blue and white walls and chocolate brown curtains. The manicure room has excellent views of the Empire State Building.

Discover The Hidden Fashion Talents

Ann French Emonts, former Broadway costume designer, turned boutique owner, has a love of vintage style and selects special pieces for each season. In addition, Darling features its own private label dresses, named for fashion icons Marilyn, Audrey, and Jackie, among others. Darling sales staff can also assist you in finding the best bra or foundation for even the most daring décolletage. Lacy lingerie and fun jewels will complete your visit.

Exotic Foods Are Just Around The Corner

LAND - With two great locations (both on the west and east side), this quaint Asian-fusion ambiance, is a quintessential New York City hot spot. On a mid-September afternoon, with the large front doors open, one can't but enjoy the big city in this off the wall exotic restaurant. If you're looking for some authentic, spicy Thai food, then this might be the place for you!

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It's Time To Man Up To The 2010 Porsche Panamera

By jacquelineluxe · May 19, 2010 · 0 Comments ·

We always thought that the Porsche was one of those vehicles that was just for the snobbish single guy at heart. Now Porsche (manufactured by the respective German luxury auto maker Piëch) is extending itself once again towards the family market. Hey guys do get hitched, have families and aren't single forever. And with an ever expanding market in this area, Porsche alongside their SUV, has now branched into the dubious "four-door coupe". With a new adult category, with families in mind. This plush maven can seat up to four fully grown adults. It's spacious interior has plenty of room for you and your 2.0 kids. With 400 horsepower under the
hood, and a look that will generate gasps from every by stander. Driving this car will soon label you the 'coolest dad alive' on this side of town. A far better stretch then that 'single egoistical' guy who drives that Porsche.

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Guys Can Hang Cool In Dior Homme, Helmut Lang & Levi's 501 Jeans

By jacquelineluxe · July 14, 2009 · 0 Comments ·

DIOR HOMME

While Kris Van Assche explores new territory on the runways, Dior's Hedi Slimane–inspired staples continue to sell nicely. The fit of Dior denim is as spot-on as ever, and in that endless competition among labels to dream up the coolest signature detail, Dior's back-pocket "scar" stitch is still the benchmark. To keep things fresh, creative director Van Assche has recently introduced some intricate new washes and treatments to the line—the one seen here, for instance, carefully extracts indigo to expose the cotton's original natural hue. The results? The most artfully faded jeans on the market.

HELMUT LANG

As you probably know, erstwhile denim guru Lang has abandoned fashion for pursuits such as making art, raising chickens in Montauk (an art in and of itself), and working out. Meanwhile, his former label, which is now owned by Link Theory, is under the creative control of Habitual founders Michael and Nicole Colovos. Their five-pocket slim-leg jean is carefully coated with resin then baked in an oven to give the denim the appearance of an afternoon spent working in the auto mechanic's shop.

LEVI'S 501

The 501 may seem like a sacred, untouchable artifact, but it has actually changed with the times. As America's bellies have become fuller, so has the cut of the 501: It's still the same straight-leg shape as 60 years ago, but there's now a bit more of it to love. Those who prefer their classics unadulterated will be pleased to learn that Levi's recently reissued the 1947-model 501, complete with selvage denim. The fit is the same as the one Grandpa had, though the near-$200 price tag would probably give him a heart attack.

Source: Men.Style.com

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Tagged with: jeans, mens fashion, designer wear

Top Men's Dress Shirts -Those Worth Rolling Your Sleeves Up For

By jacquelineluxe · May 17, 2010 · 0 Comments ·

1. Ascot Chang

Ascot Chang began selling custom shirts at its Hong Kong shop in 1955, and has since opened stores from Shanghai to Beverly Hills and New York, along with a host of shops near its home base. With the single exception of a frankly tacky label, Ascot Chang shirts are all about the details—single-needle tailoring, French seams, and mother-of-pearl shell buttons among them. There's also extra fabric over the gusset—the largely decorative piece of material that connects the front tail to the rear—which gives the shirt an uncluttered appearance and creates the perfect spot for a monogram, if that's your bag. This may be the best price/quality ratio on the market.

2. Charvet

In 1838, Charvet opened the world's first shirt shop on Place Vendôme in Paris. After 171 years, the process has been refined, but the pursuit of perfection remains the same, with Charvet's almost bewildering wealth of options (6,000 fabrics, from gabardine and a tissue-thin batiste to chambray and denim, and an unlimited amount of style combinations) alive and well. They'll happily make you a bespoke Egyptian-cotton pajama shirt, should you desire. And Charvet's single-needle stitching is ultraclean, with particular attention paid to the marriage of each element of fabric, whether patterned or not. There's also a trademark square-vented bottom and a specially designed collar strategically reinforced to point in the front but remain soft and comfortable on the sides and back—which should go some way toward keeping you relaxed when it's time to pay for the thing.
Price: $595-$1,500 Lead time: 4 weeks Minimum order: 1 Made in: France Collar options: 10 Cuff options: 13 Fabrics available: 700 Web site: None (phone 011-33-1-42-60-30-70)

3. Turnbull & Asser

If Charvet is the gold standard of French shirting, Turnbull & Asser holds the same title across the Channel (and, more recently, in Beverly Hills and New York, where its outposts include a new presence at the Bloomingdale's flagship in Manhattan). Over the nearly 125 years since its founding, Turnbull & Asser has established a bespoke service that offers patrons (various Bonds, Prince Charles) quintessential British style—usually starting with a three-button cuff, a spread collar, and no pocket. The company also manages to combine the best of old- and new-world technology: Shirts made from patterned or striped fabrics are cut using a special laser to ensure that the yokes, placket, sleeves, cuffs, and collars mate perfectly, and everything's made with mother-of-pearl buttons, which are fastened to the shirt by a machine that coats the attaching thread with heated adhesive to ensure that the bloody buttons stay there indefinitely.

Price: $350-$495 -turnbullandasser.com

Source: Men.style.com

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Mr & Mrs Willis Get Tangled In Wedding Bliss

By jacquelineluxe · June 16, 2009 · 0 Comments ·

Is it cool, freaky, artistic? Or just a regular honeymoon for the newly weds Bruce Willis and Emma Heming. Whether Bruce is flaunting his stuff in his underwear. Or Emma is trying to go from her 'good girl' looks, to a bad ass vampirella look alike. The couple seemed to want to try something controversial and different to label their new public image. The racy pictures were published as the latest editorial by W Magazine. So playing John McClane isn't enough for you hey Bruce? It just proves to us what a poor girl has to go through to prove her love to this 'Live Free or Die Hard' kind of guy.