Johhny Depp Style: Individuality

Individuality is hard to come by these days. So often we see something we have seen before. Our eyes, narrowing with boredom, look upon ubiquity every day. And yet, there are the moments of pleasure; the simple smile on seeing something new, something unique.

Johnny Depp has exhausted most interpretations of the word ‘unique’ in his acting career. His roles are his own. He brings cocktails of personalities to his characters that both delight and surprise film fans. The same can be said of his style. (more…)

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Sporting Style, Part II: Center Court Sartorial

When Roger Federer steps onto the court, those not familiar with this dominating tactician may be forgiven if their first impression is that of just another pretty face who can hit a ball. The monogrammed blazer, patrician bearing and wavy hair all belie a masterful appreciation of what it takes to win on and off the court. Just as he rules the game of tennis, Roger Federer is reshaping the very look of the sport as well. If any athlete is making fashion news today it is he, and rightly so.
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Sporting Style, Part I: Lessons from the Tee Box

For too long the terms “sport” and “fashion” have rarely shared the same sentence, at least in a positive light. Latter day professional athletes have not exactly been the best sartorial role models. Some influences, like NBA-inspired gangland street wear, have left an entire generation of misguided youth to perpetually trip over their baggy, oversized jeans. (more…)

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John Edwards, a Fashion Icon?

John Edwards has come under a lot of scrutiny for his appearance on the cover of Men’s Vouge magazine, a publication that definitively runs counter to what he states he stands for. But if he can have a sense of humor about it we figure we can also take it on a lighter note, and thought it would be fun to check him out over time to see just how well this man makes the clothes.

 

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Funny Man Steve Carell Challenges Our Notions of Style and Image

It’s hard to look at Steve Carell and take him seriously. When you see him dressed impeccably in this grey suit with a beige tie as he did at the ShoWest awards you realize that he has the same drive to convey a professional, well put together image across just like the rest of us. Maybe we would buy that image if he did not play characters that appear to be an extension of his ordinary self, almost in the same way that Bill Cosby did on the Cosby Show. When we see Steve Carell on screen, in The Office, Evan Almighty or The 40 Year Old Virgin, his character is the guy who forces us to think of exactly why we put so much time into our appearance in the first place. (more…)

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