Philip Crangi

I first became interested in Philip Crangi by his picture alone. It was some months later that I learned that he was actually an important designer of Jewelry. The Bearded man I placed next to the Buddah on my mantle-piece was fast becoming an icon of mine.

Philip Crangi graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design and since then has managed a successful career, collaborations with Vera Wang and Jason Wu and an odd obsession with taxidermy.

For GQ's 'Dress like a Rebel' series Crangi was asked about men wearing jewelry. He wisely suggests you start off with one item you like (on your wrist for instance) and add to it slowly. "BE A MAN, WEAR JEWELRY!"

Blog Alert: JONATHAN REID SEVIGNY

I don't often get THIS inspired from a blog, but when I do I tend to involve myself quite heavily in it for a particular time period. Jonathan Reid Sevigny is just so unbelievably talented.

His illustrations evoke a certain magic that is reminiscent of Salvadore Dali. Themed in childlike playfulness Sevigny still manages serious artwork, bankable artwork at that.

His work carries such candescence for me and I look forward to following him from here on out. I can see him illustrating for 'Coraline' and 'Corpse-Bride' themed movies. But to fully understand what I mean, have a look at his catalog HERE.

Great work! Below are just three of my favorite images from his website.

Jcrew: Styling perfection

It's not couture. It's not cutting edge or likely to be seen in a GaGa video, but it's what we live our lives in. It's how the day to day man dresses, or at least should. I started writing for Man of the Cloth for this reason. Below is a Jcrew shoot that in my opinion was styled perfectly to show you the trends and just how to wear them. The Denim on Denim is perfection. Exactly how you wear it without looking like an idiot who can't tell the difference between fabrics and colours.

Take note of the rolls and lengths, these are suggested so play with it. I'm seeing it here and there but it's scarce so you can be sure you're one of the first here in Cape Town to be exercising these styles. The key is that you don't have to have brand new clothes or expensive ones for that matter. Thrift! Alter! Experiment!

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