Yves Saint Laurent Menswear Paris Menswear Fall 2010

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The Perfect Bag

When the new airline V Australia asked clothing retailer and designer Steven Alan to come up with the ultimate travel bag, the always-affable New Yorker turned to the online community for their suggestions. Traveling to Australia for inspiration, Steven blogged about his trip, using the website to tap the Twitter community. The upshot incorporates crowd-sourced high function with a clean look accented by the designer's playfully classic take on materials.

Read more on this great bag on Cool Hunting.

Giorgio Armani Men's RTW Fall 2010

Giorgio Armani tossed his beret into the bleachers at the end of his men’s wear show on Tuesday. It was a fitting gesture as the Italian designer’s tipped his hat to French style with a collection that took cues from the dapper personal style of Paul Poiret.

Much like the turn-of-the-century Parisian designer famous for his avant-garde silhouettes, Armani played with proportions – sometimes cropped, sometimes voluminous.

He also riffed on a military theme dating back to Poiret's époque, adding his own je-ne-sais-quoi via lush, textured fabrics. Sporting jaunty berets and horn-rimmed eyeglasses, models wore knitted peacoats over jersey pantaloons tucked into army boots or gaiters.

Each exit that followed featured more fluid pieces, from slouchy pants and plush sports jackets to the velvet evening suits that paraded for the finale. [Via]

Issey Miyake marry water and wood

Issey Miyake will launch a pair of limited edition versions of L’Eau d’Issey this March. The bottles in raw beech wood harvested from sustainably managed forests have gone under iron brushes to reveal the ridges, like driftwood. The wood is then polished, coated in a colored patina and varnished.

The fragrance L’Eau d’Issey pour Homme stays the same. Created by Jacques Cavallier in 1994, L'Eau d'Issey for Men is a woody aquatic fragrance with yuzu as in top notes, along with notes of bergamot, lemon and tarragon. A middle note is spicy and woody: nutmeg and water lily are an exciting and unexpected accord in this composition. An end note carries an intense woody scent which is sharp and enriched with tobacco, sandalwood, cedar, vetiver and musk.

The scent for women has changed. The Japanese designer proposes a new olfactive variation called L’Eau d’Issey ‘Fleur de Bois’. Created by Jacques Cavallier, the fragrance blends mimosa, rose, freesia, fruity notes, Virginia cedar, amber and musk.

There is a new kid on the block, MiN New York opens on Crosby

Everyone is buzzing about yesterday's article in the New York Times and , indeed, Crosby Street is a magical place. Every shop on this street is a find, so we are delighted to be one of the first to introduce MiN New York's new concept to you here:

A modern apothecary and showroom, MiN New York is a specialty shop that features men's grooming [D.R Harris, Taylor of Old Bond Street, Geo F. Trumper, Merkur-DOVO, MiN New York, etc.], fragrances [Linari, Czech and Speake, Panhaligons, Infusion Organique], accessories, home furnishings, and curiosities [antiques, atomizers].

A welcomed addition to the gems of SoHo, MiN New York inspires simple luxury in a New York minute. Concierge service for personal and corporate gifting is available by appointment.

MiN NEW YORK
117 CROSBY STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10012
212 206 6366
INFO@MiN.COM