Blog thumbnail photo of “The Four Horseman” by Peter Stepanek www.skyhighart.com
Event footage shot on-the-fly with an iPhone by DC StyleSpot
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Men's Fashion: "Off the Cuff"
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Ignatious Joseph: The Shirt
Ignatious was kind enough to send me a lovely shirt to test out and I’m darn glad he did. It’s of course very well made of a luxuriously dense and fluid but lightweight cotton. It’s also unique, as are all IJ shirts, due to its collar. Joseph constructs only soft dress shirt collars, meaning there is no stiffness at all around your neck.
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The Fine Art of Going Sockless
The sockless look is very much in fashion at the moment. It’s all over the place, from glossy magazine ads to TV to runways. J.Crew, very much the bastion of today’s classic American menswear, has its models sporting Alden bluchers, vintage jeans and no socks.
Movies: "Arch Campbell"
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“The American”: 2 Stars: September 1
Heads turn when George Clooney makes a movie but I have a feeling his fans will leave disappointed after viewing his latest. “The American” looks like the kind of foreign film that played art houses in the early 1960’s. The characters don’t say much and do a lot of brooding and emoting
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“Machete”: 3 Stars: Opens September 3
Robert Rodriguez created a trailer for Quentin Tarrantino’s “Grindhouse” that turned into one of the best things in that movie. So now comes the full blown project—over the top, outrageous and great fun.
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“The Last Exorcism”: 1 Star: Opens August 27
Another in a long line of cheap movies hoping to exploit the “Blair Witch” success. Shot as a documentary, it follows a Louisiana Minister/Exorcist as he explains the tricks of his exorcism trade.
