Blog Hopping

Just a quick FYI. Check out the guest post I did on our lovely friend Ashley's blog Hiking in Stilettos. Here's a preview:


Photo courtesy of Band of Outsiders.

CL

Take Us to Toddland

I can't even remember how I found Toddland. I think it was linked on some blog that was linked on a shop site that was mentioned on Daily Candy. . . or something. Anyways, how I found Toddland is not important. I'm just glad I found it because it. is. brilliant.

Toddland is a clothing site, but its hilarious writing, vintage photos and overall style keeps me coming back to it. Unfortunately they only sell menswear, but I'm seriously thinking about purchasing the conchord worksuit and getting it altered to fit. Here are a few other items Toddland has to offer:


And here's example of the writing that made me laugh out loud when I first read it:


Seriously, if you like this site even half as much as I do, then you're my kind of person.

Update: Thank you Toddland for returning the love!

CL

Nerd Boyfriend

Image courtesy of Nerd Boyfriend

We wanted to leave you all with a little eye candy for the weekend (for both the ladies and gents by the way. We think Mr. Newman is well worthy of a man crush).

We discovered this delightful photo via Nerd Boyfriend, "a shopping guide and style blog for the fashionably nerdy male." There are photos of the likes of Lucien Freud, Bill Cosby, Sir Ian Mckellan - all in their very youthful and dapper days- with subtle suggestions of how to mimic their style. It makes me wish I looked better in menswear.

And aren't nerd boyfriends better than the non-nerd variety? I have one myself and consider him quite the catch. They have the male version of je ne sais quoi.

Not convinced? Take a gander at Nerd Boyfriend and get back to us.

LL

Inspired By: Little Ashes

I'm not a fan of Salvador Dalí's surrealist paintings (however I do love his lobster phone) and I don't get what all the fuss is about over Robert Pattinson, but I would like to see him as Dalí in Little Ashes this summer.


Pattinson as Dalí, Javier Beltrán as García Lorca with Pattinson and Marina Gatell as Margarita.

The film follows the close relationship between Dalí and Spanish poet Federico García Lorca. The photo below right is what the two men actually looked like:

Lorca and Dalí. Dalí with his famous 'stache.

It seems odd that they cast a Brit to play Dalí (and Luis Buñel) - especially someone who doesn't look at all like the artist. But I won't be going to see the film for its accuracy. I'm just going for the costumes and set design. A good storyline and convincing acting would just be bonus.

What would you call that ribbon-like tie on Pattinson in the photo below? He looks like a non-Spanish matador. I'm also a big fan of the three-piece suit (don't even get me started on my love of vests), which seems to be prominently featured in the film.


The room in the photos below looks like something that would be featured in Domino magazine (R.I.P.). Check out the awesome wallpaper!


The trailer makes the film look like a Spanish version of Brideshead Revisited. Who's with me? Anyone else looking forward to seeing Little Ashes? Anyone know why it's called Little Ashes?

Photos coutsey of the official movie site and The Guardian.

CL

"Real Men Have Flamboyant Facial Hair"*

Proof that hawtness and mustaches do mix!

The return of the 'stache...and I'm excited!
Don't get me wrong, I've never been a fan of the Tom Selleck look, but when my bf starting growing out the hair on his upper-lip I saw potential right away. Okay, maybe not right away... but I'm totally sold now.
And I'm not just blinded by love, indie band members and actors (not just Johny Depp) are jumping on the 'stache wagon.

What's the verdict, fashionistas/os?


Member of Rogue Wave (style.com), Jason Schwartzman in The Darjeeling Limited (collider.com), Flight of the Conchords (brashmoustache.com)

*breadandbadger.com

LL