Postmodern Gentleman » Nike

the east

PMG — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:56:53 +0000

I’m not a huge fan of steampunk, but the basic premise is cool: the mixing of old world aesthetics with “newer world” sensibilities. Ultimately, I think the draw of steampunk is the fact that it let’s you dress up in your favorite olde thymey (see what I did there?) clothes, but still have the convenience of flush toilets and airships that double as robots. You know, basic things.

I’ve then wondered what it would be like if modern warriors had old (and I mean old) way styling. Taking it a step further, why not have the warrior look good while layeth-ing down the smack? Back in the day, battles were pretty much the equivalent of a rave: you really wanted to stand out so you could brag later about how many footsoldiers you smited. So then: armor with a fine blazer? Why not? AR-15 in a Gucci handbag? Makes sense to me.

Here’s my take on what a fashion-warrior would take into battle. First, the East. A samurai with style. A shinobi with snaz. Etc.

Nike Air Trainer III “Viotech”

White Mountaineering jacket

Glock 19 – Compact and deadly, like a bad burrito

Felt Tk1 Track Bike – he can’t ride into battle on a broomstick, can he?

Gucci Shoulder Bag – for keeping battlefield trophies

Mr. Bathing Ape Camo Tie

A Bathing Ape Hat

Armor, 17th Century – duh.

Next time: England prevails.

“man” of style: planter’s peanut

PMG — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:16:45 +0000

Blogs often point to an ideal man as inspiration. You’ve got the old standbys like Steve McQueen and Paul Newman. More “edgy” blogs might call upon Nick Wooster or Josh Peskowitz. Some will evoke the name of ancestors.

For today’s highlighted style man, I prefer to call upon an anthropomorphized peanut.

This Planters spot ran over the holidays and I always really liked the look and feel of it. It’s very “Fantastic Mr. Fox” another movie which I love partially because the animated animals seemed to have great style. Yes, I’m saying that a peanut and a fox have great style.

Look at the form fitting jacket, the french cuffs and gloves. The monocle, cane, and top hat just scream “Hipster Runoff”, too.

It’s actually quite disconcerning.

But don’t think Mr. Planters (is that his name?) is just into high-end suits. In another commercial, we see he’s a sneakerhead too.

Yummy.