Posts by Kevin Harson
EXCLUSIVE: Cultured Magazine to Launch Cultured at Home in October
HOME RUN: Cultured Magazine, the independent art, design and architecture magazine that broke onto the scene in 2012, is gearing up to launch its first volume of Cultured at Home. Slated for October, the new annual design-focused print edition will be guest edited by Alexandra Cunningham Cameron, curator of contemporary design at the Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian…
Read MoreItalian Sustainable Shoe Brand and Consultancy ACBC Sells Majority Stake to Swiss Fund
MILAN — Italian sustainable shoe brand and consultancy ACBC — known for its modular sneakers engineered with a zipper system that ties together the sole to several variants of the upper part — has found an investor. The company said Thursday that it has sold a majority stake to Gyrus Capital, a European investment firm operating…
Read MoreThis $550 Dive Watch Breathes New Life Into a Scuba Classic
Dive watches, much like crustaceans, cephalopods, and other creatures of the deep, come in a myriad of different species and subspecies. These include sleek desk divers (pro-spec underwater watches that are refined enough to wear with a suit); beefy ultra-deep divers (ones whose XXL cases are water-resistant to 500m or more); GMT divers (ones with…
Read More26 Ways to Dress for the Beach, According to the Most Stylish Men of All Time
A wife pleaser with a whole whack of dangly chains (and maybe a trim tuft of chest hair)? Yes, thank you, more please. Rethink Flannel The Beach Boys, 1962 Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images You might associate flannel shirts with lumberjacks in the dead of winter, but as the Beach Boys so smartly demonstrate here, they’ve…
Read MoreThese Seven Albums Created Modern Stand-Up Comedy
Early in his career in New York, playing Village basket houses, he was a crossover act, popular with largely white crowds, performing a cerebral, conceptual act that a modern viewer would understand as improv play. He hadn’t ever quite fit in the Chitlin Circuit tradition of Black comedians playing to mostly Black audiences, like his…
Read MoreFellas, It’s Time to Secure the Gucci Bag Mom Deserves
Moms—the really good ones—spend all year long thinking about you. If you’re emotionally fulfilled and intellectually nurtured. If you’re stretching yourself just enough to squeeze the good stuff out of life. If you’re eating your veggies, texting your dates back, and wearing sunscreen. So for Mother’s Day, it’s worth returning the favor—even just for a…
Read MoreBasicNet Names Alessandro and Lorenzo Boglione Co-CEOs
MILAN — The Italian BasicNet, parent to K-Way, Superga and Sebago, among other fashion companies, has set in motion its succession plan — and it’s all in the family. The publicly listed company said Thursday that Alessandro and Lorenzo Boglione, sons of BasicNet founder and president Marco Boglione, have been appointed co-chief executive officers of…
Read MoreRimowa’s High-tech Meets Handmade Aesthetic Store Opens on New Bond Street
LONDON — Luxury brands are flocking to New Bond Street and Rimowa is adding to the shifts. The German luxury luggage brand opened its new store on the street after relocating from down the road. The new space spans across five floors with a dedicated area for client care that includes repairs such as telescopic…
Read MoreJonathan Anderson’s Dior Men Debut Is Sooner Than You Think
During the annual LVMH shareholders call on Thursday, Bernard Arnault confirmed the news that the fashion world has been anticipating for months: Jonathan Anderson is the new artistic director of Dior Men. The LVMH kingpin also disclosed an unexpected scoop: Anderson’s debut is only two months away. The designer is set to unveil his vision…
Read MoreThis Plaid-Wrapped Asics Collab Is a Picnic Blanket for Your Feet
When it comes to selecting collaborators, Asics doesn’t copy any other sneaker brand’s playbook. Despite its recent mainstream hits, the Japanese maker has always largely catered to a niche audience and seems to value finding collaborators with the same ethos. Whether that’s eclectic brands like Bentgablenits or gorpy gods like Haven, they’ve got a great…
Read MoreI Was Halfway Through ‘The Pitt’ When My Father Died. Here’s What It Was Like to Finish It
Early in season one of The Pitt, a middle-aged woman is forced to come to terms with her father’s imminent death from natural causes. When we first meet her, she’s something of a problem patient, repeatedly rebuffing our hero, the twinkle-eyed resident surgeon Dr. Robby, when he tries to explain that any more attempts to…
Read MoreMinnow, the Family Lifestyle Brand, Teams Up With Feed for Limited-edition Tote
Minnow, a family lifestyle brand, has partnered with Feed, the mission-driven line of bags founded by Lauren Bush Lauren. They have created The Mother Bag, a limited-edition tote designed for moms and those on the go, that also gives back. The blue-and-white gingham tote is available only on Minnow and Feed’s websites, retailing for $125.…
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