Okay guys it's October 1st, time to clean your "White" Bucks and put them away. We had fun, see you next Summer. (pic. via Hudson Bay Co.)
Friday, September 30, 2011
RUGBY IS BACK ON THE ISLAND
I hear you thinking...... "again a post about Rugby?" Yes, again I found these pictures on their Facebook page and as you maybe already know I really like the way they visual merchandise their products. How simple a piece of garment may look the VM team of Ralph knows how to get it "alive" These pictures are from the recently opened Rugby Store in London. See for yourself and enjoy!!
Foreign or Exotic?
re-post
Shappi Khorsandi, a female British-Iranian stand-up comic says that "Exotic means the same thing as foreign, except you don't dislike it."
Exotic conjures up images of the far east or the New World. It is exciting colourful, sensuous and maybe a bit sexy. Foreign means something from another culture, but the word somehow lacks the exciting emotive power of the other word.
I am convinced that the English pronounce the word 'foreign' with a certain acidity. When we say the word 'foreign', there is a slight tightening of the mouth and a subtle narrowing of the eyes.
I have mentioned before about the different reactions of British and Americans to shoe removal in Scandinavia and the Far East. Expatriates in Japan and other Asian countries usually love removing their shoes and often bring the custom back, while many expatriates in Scandinavian countries find it really irritating. I suspect that the exotic/ foreign distinction at work.
When a tourist in Thailand has to go barefoot in restaurants and guest houses in Thailand, it is exotic. It is a taste of the colourful and sensuous east. On the other hand, when the same person is on a business trip to Norway and his Norwegian business partner makes him walk about the house in socks, it is foreign. Just like all the other foreign things he hates like undercooked steaks in French restaurants, bossy German policemen, overpriced everything in tourist areas and disdainful Italian waitresses.
Foreign is different, but it has a familiarity to it. Shoes-off in Japan reflects the beautiful alienness of that whole culture, shoes-off in Sweden just reminds you of those irritating fussy people back home (like me) who make you take your shoes-off to protect their carpets.
Nevertheless, we have to challenge our prejudices. We may find that steaks served very rare can be pleasently different. We may find that Germans do have a sense of humour and those Italian waitresses are quite pretty even if they think you don't deserve to be in their restaurant. And you may find that even if Nordic people are fussy about their floors, it actually makes a lot of sense taking shoes off.
Shappi Khorsandi, a female British-Iranian stand-up comic says that "Exotic means the same thing as foreign, except you don't dislike it."
Exotic conjures up images of the far east or the New World. It is exciting colourful, sensuous and maybe a bit sexy. Foreign means something from another culture, but the word somehow lacks the exciting emotive power of the other word.
I am convinced that the English pronounce the word 'foreign' with a certain acidity. When we say the word 'foreign', there is a slight tightening of the mouth and a subtle narrowing of the eyes.
I have mentioned before about the different reactions of British and Americans to shoe removal in Scandinavia and the Far East. Expatriates in Japan and other Asian countries usually love removing their shoes and often bring the custom back, while many expatriates in Scandinavian countries find it really irritating. I suspect that the exotic/ foreign distinction at work.
When a tourist in Thailand has to go barefoot in restaurants and guest houses in Thailand, it is exotic. It is a taste of the colourful and sensuous east. On the other hand, when the same person is on a business trip to Norway and his Norwegian business partner makes him walk about the house in socks, it is foreign. Just like all the other foreign things he hates like undercooked steaks in French restaurants, bossy German policemen, overpriced everything in tourist areas and disdainful Italian waitresses.
Foreign is different, but it has a familiarity to it. Shoes-off in Japan reflects the beautiful alienness of that whole culture, shoes-off in Sweden just reminds you of those irritating fussy people back home (like me) who make you take your shoes-off to protect their carpets.
Nevertheless, we have to challenge our prejudices. We may find that steaks served very rare can be pleasently different. We may find that Germans do have a sense of humour and those Italian waitresses are quite pretty even if they think you don't deserve to be in their restaurant. And you may find that even if Nordic people are fussy about their floors, it actually makes a lot of sense taking shoes off.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
An Odyssey Through Southeast Alaska
http://www.summitpost.org/an-odyssey-through-southeast-alaska/747192
Please visit my website
http://www.hiking4health.com/
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
WALLACE & BARNES INSPIRATION
Archival staples: vintage fabric swatches and old-fashioned
sewing needles
Tools from another time: vintage tape measures and tailors'
rulers, the standard-bearer for precisely measured fabric and
pattern arrangements
Snapshots of the past: a pocket album (circa 1975) of classic
black and white photographs of New York City
Relics of a by-gone era: inspirational typography, taken from
old hotel laundry service tags
A homage to history
The perfect patina: timeworn (and well-used)
workbench clamps
Heirloom quality: antique tools and trimmings from the trade
J.Crew introducing Wallace & Barnes, a collection for men inspired by the traditional workwear, old military uniforms and classic outdoor gears. A few years back Frank Muytjens, head of J.Crew men's design team, was rummaging around an old antique shop upstate New York, where he stumbled upon a shoebox full of photos. When flipping through them, he came across a snapshot of two men fishing. Written on the back was only this: Wallace and Barnes, 1928 and a name was born. Click here for the collection of Wallace & Barnes.
Monday, September 26, 2011
TOMMY TON OR TOMMY "TAN"
Is this a new trend............ Tan color?
Tommy Ton shot the guys in the streets of London and as you can see they all us a tan color in their outfit. As per Wikipedia "Tan is a pale brownish, tawny shade of brown. The name derived from tannum (oak bark) used in the tanning of leather. The first recorded use of tan as a shade name in English was the year 1590" So now you know get yourself a tan!
Ellen and Sally's Pictures of the High Sierra Trail
https://picasaweb.google.com/100947735931229008274/HighSierraTrail?authuser=0&feat=directlink&gsessionid=6CJDWbtXiOiN8iYKi0Cwjg#slideshow/5656363203218594610
The trip report is on the thread link below
http://mtsanjacinto.info/viewtopic.php?t=3156&start=0
Please visit my website
http://www.hiking4health.com/
Saturday, September 24, 2011
GANT RUGGER FRAME IT
GANT Rugger teamed up with illustrator Andrew Mashanov, a young Russian who lives in Moscow. Andrew interpreted the FW11 looks, and for 18 days in a row those looks will be published on the GANT Rugger site along with some words from the designer Christopher Bastian.
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