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Bring On the Night: From Office to Off-Duty in Two Minutes Flat

2. DITCH THE TIE... At the office, keep your jacket buttoned whenever possible. It makes you look professional. And thinner. Suit, $648, by Banana Republic. Shirt, $60, by Zara. Tie, $125, Black Fleece by Brooks Brothers. Shoes, $1,350, by Ralph Lauren. Socks by Pantherella. Pocket square by Michael Bastian. Glasses by Giorgio Armani. Portfolio by Coach.

Every weeknight, bars and restaurants fill up with guys who look like they just zombie-walked out of a cubicle. Don’t be one of them |SOURCE: GQ|

Givenchy continues to push forward with Riccardo Tisci‘s street-ready gothic vision, the latest offering of which comes from the footwear department. In straight black, these luxurious mid-top leather padded sneakers stand out with contrasting materials giving an overall textured look to a clean silhouette. An adjustable metal buckle strap adds a layer of sophistication, while [...]

The latest classic piece from New York-based designer, Thom Browne is a standout for its channeling of all-American prep into a signature red, white and blue colour-scheme making it a timeless casual piece for the modern man’s wardrobe. With the torso made from thick wool and sleeves in coarse-grained premium leather, the jacket is padded [...]

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London’s Serpentine Gallery has unveiled plans for the twelfth annual Gallery Pavilion commission, this time designed by Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei. The design enables visitors to go beneath the Serpentine’s lawns to explore the history of its previous Pavilions. Inside the cork clad room, there will be 11 columns to characterise the [...]

Matthew Dear’s latest audio/video excursion combines the upbeat title track from his new ‘Headcage EP’ with mesmerizing abstraction from London-based director Morgan Beringer. The upbeat future-pop and signature Dear croon of “Headcage” meet shifting quasi-geological patterns, which eventually morph into hazy, near-perceptible flashes. Certainly a turn towards the light, following Dear’s work for 2010′s ‘Black [...]

- If Peter could be anything, he’d probably be a beetle – The 2011 BAFTA award winning short film from Mikey Please. For full festival and awards info visit TheEaglemanStag.com Support the new film IndieGoGo.com/MartynMyller Follow twitter.com/#!/MisterPlease for updates CREDITS: A FILM BY: MikeyPlease.co.uk MUSIC COMPOSITION:Benedict Please (TheBookshopBand.bandcamp.com/) MUSIC PERFORMANCE: BenedictPlease.co.uk & myspace.com/StringbeansQuartet SOUND DESIGN: [...]

Famous watchmaker Frederique Constant has recently added a new luxury timepiece to its Runabout collection. The 34-mm watch boasts a 42-hour power reserve, a silver dial with guilloche center decoration, hand-applied Arabic hour markers and a sapphire display back. It is available in stainless steel or with rose gold plating. Called the Runabout Moonphase, the [...]