Art Style

Is this painting from 1910 or 2010?

Egon Shiele, Self Portrait with Red Eye, 1910

Early signs of man's punk rock attitude.

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Tech Style

I'm not really one for gadgets.  I prefer the good ol' days - before cars and electricity.  When toys were made out of wood and dangerous metal.

But here's one gadget I'm pretty excited about.  It was a Christmas present, from my parents, aaawww.

 

Gold lego brick iPod speakers!

The sound is surprisingly good for small speakers. 

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Interior Style

Good style extends to my living space.

  

A yoga blanket that I 'stole' from my mom.  It's heavy and sturdy but soft and comfortable.  A deep, dark purple, with flecks of many of other colors.   Not just a work of folk art.  It's a solid blanket, made for survival.  I will take it with me (when I run into my fallout shelter) (when I ride horseback across the west) (when I escape NYC after the zombies/aliens/robots invade).  You get the idea.  

And it looks really good in my room.

Are there animal prints in my house because I'm Italian?  

Or am I Italian because there are animal prints in my house?

I may never know.  But done right, animal prints = super stylish. 

Hard to tell from the photo, but this is a very quality woven cotton fabric.  

It brings a lot of life to the simple, classic style of the apt.

Center of Inspiration

The arts are always in style.  

Lincoln Center! 

One of my favorite places in NYC. 

Lincoln Center always inspires me.

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Organic Style

London Plane Spring/Summer 2011 collection.

All about bold camo patterns.

oh, wait... that's a London Plane Tree

in Central Park, one day after a snowfall.

Camouflage.  Our friends over at Fashion Beans were talking camo months ago.  Military inspired fashion will continue.  It suits the current world climate.  

Prada Window Display

As cool as some of the designer camo/military pieces are, it's hard to beat real vintage military gear.

My favorite dirty old thrift store for military gear (and Mad Men ties):

Church Street Surplus

327 Church St. @ Canal

On a more serious note - veterans have it pretty rough.  Support the troops.
Here is some information on veteran's charities.

- American Institute of Philanthropy - Our Veterans Deserve Better...

- Veterans Charities Ratings 

Dancing Shoes

A seriously good pair of shoes. 

All Saints 

Class. Punk.

The Holmes Shoe

Let your dreams outgrow the shoes of your expectations.

- Ryunosuke Satoro