Here is the audio file from my speaking about the ethics of fashion on Sirius XM Radio a couple of weeks back. Doing radio is hard, so hopefully it makes sense! Just click and the programme actually kicks in at a minute and a half. You first hear me around the 11th minute mark. http://www.justloveblog.org/audio/2017/Just%20Love%202.15.17.mp3…
Sir Alexander Arnold Constantine Issigonis designed my first car, the Morris Minor 1000. He also designed that most iconic of cars, the Mini. Here is a beautiful short film about a stylish young man reengaging with the genius of Sir Alec: http://petrolicious.com/coming-of-age
As is clear from both V&R and blog posts, I am a huge fan of Huizinga’s Homo Ludens. As I’ve said before, it is a theoretical work I believe largely true. A recent profile of Karl Lagerfeld, and his astonishing capacity for work at 83, has a colleague observe: “He like games. Sometimes I…
I don’t wear sneakers save when going to the gym. However, news about collectors and the exclusivity of certain kinds seems to be hot news (https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-collectible-sneaker-game-a-guide-for-obsessives-and-beginners-1484849746). Huizinga (see V&R Chapter 6) identifies collecting and joining clubs as a trademark way play builds civilisation.
So much fun: I now drive a Fiat 500 Abarth. Here is the great historian of the motor car, Jay Leno, discussing the Austrian engineer Carlos Abarth and throwing around one of his cars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywmtrrFf4xo
Later today I am being interviewed about V&R and a half hour radio segment will air this Saturday on Sirius XM Radio. Tune into the Catholic Channel — that’s Channel 129 — either at 11 am EST or between midnight and 1 am Saturday morning (EST). If they give me an audio file I will…
I came across a really good article today by Alice Hines (http://vestoj.com/my-brand-loves-your-brand/) which also meant I discovered Vestoj.com. This site has great graphics and is stuffed full of content for all interested in a thoughtful account of the role fashion and design play in our lives. At the risk of losing readers, it’s a must-visit…
Short, but a detailed and interesting read about the history, meaning, and business of fashion: http://1granary.com/magazine/issue-4/conversation-fashions-biggest-homme-daffaires-didier-grumbach/ I’ll get his book and tell you what I think soonish.
is the tag line for a series of beautiful car videos at Petrolicious.com. All interested in the art of the motor car will love this collection of videos. To get you started: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m32xJVFT2xI.
This link is to a very interesting video on the vintage/re-sale market for sneakers. V&R Chapter 1 sketches Hume’s argument that adornment relies on hierarchy and inequality. This Insider Business video shows that is as true on the street as at a Chanel fitting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhluyCvzsTs.