Tesla Model X

Set for release in 2014, the Tesla Model X is the company's new Crossover which will be available in both rear and all-wheel-drive. So just how fast will you be able to get the kids to soccer practice in the Model X? The AWD model is said to hit 60mph in just 4.4 seconds which is as fast as their top of the line Model S sedan. If you want one early, Tesla will be releasing a "Signature Series" model in 2013 and pricing is said to be between $50,000 and $70,000. 

The Sunday Drive….2012 Ferrari California

While its probably not the most loved of all the Prancing Horses in Ferrari's current lineup, we've got a little bit of a soft spot for the polarizing California. This year the California drops some weight and gains some added performance with 30 more horses than the previous generation giving it a 0-62 time of 3.8 seconds. Design-wise the car gets a bigger crayon box to play with an increased range of colors, two-tone finishes, and three-layer paint technology.

RRL Spring/Summer 2012 Leather Envelope Wallet

RRL makes the old, new. It’s what they do. There is of course that lingering question, why not just buy the real-deal original at half the price?  We won’t attempt to answer that right now – some of us enjoy hunting down vintage, some of us don’t. Takes all sorts right? Anyway, onto this Italian vegetable tanned leather wallet from the Spring Summer 2012 collection, which of course has been aged. Everything the label presents needs to feel passed down rather than straight of the production line.We like the Concho snap, giving it a bit of Southwest flavour and the overall clean appearance avoids it looking too faux-vintage.

Context tells us “The SS12 RRL collection pulls inspiration from historical marine surplus, turn-of-the-century American engineer’s garments and the life of British archaeologist T.E. Lawrence.” Get your olden days bill holder at Context.

The Thursday Cocktail Recipe…for the Weekend

Angostura Collins
Recipe adapted from Jamie Boudreau, Canon, Seattle
Makes one drink

Ice
1 ounce fresh lemon juice
1 ounce rich simple syrup (2:1)
1 ounce Angostura bitters
Chilled soda water
Strip of lemon peel

In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine the lemon juice and simple syrup. Shake until chilled, about 10 seconds. Strain into a Collins glass filled with fresh ice. Gently pour the bitters over the sour mixture to create a layered effect; top with soda. Garnish with the lemon peel. Serve with a straw.

Simon Spurr Autum/Winter 2012 Collectio

We’re again transported to back into the 20th century with Simon Spurr’s Autumn/Winter 2012 collection looking to the military and the London street photography of Robert Frank as foundational muses. A whole segment of Frank’s London shots from the ’50s focused on foreboding bankers moving about in a foggy financial district, and there’s definitely menace to the monochromatic palette and silhouettes seen here.

As a contrast, there are elements in tribute to Tommy Nutter’s 1960s revisions of the traditional suit, giving the sharpness of all the austerity something to cut around. The most noticeable feature in this regard is a dramatically enlarged houndstooth pattern that shows up on blazers, coats, sweaters and even an entire suit. Some breezy plaids also lighten the mood, making for a balanced set full of stuff we’d like very much to own.

SPOTTED: Jay-Z Wearing A Jaeger-LeCoultre Tribute To 1931 Reverso At Carnegie Hall

Jay-Z and his watches.  Historically, he's been an AP man.  He even had a limited edition watch created in his honor, and donated his personal Audemars Piguet Las Vegas Tourbillon to charity, which ended up selling for $220,000 to this man.  Then, with the release of Watch The Throne, the world heard him say "New Watch Alert: HUBLOT" (he can be seen wearing a Hublot Classic Fusion in the video).

Then, over the summer we saw Jay wearing one of the coolest watches on this green earth, the incredible Richard Mille RM027 while sitting courtside at the US Open.  After that, we spotted a Rolex GMT gifted to an engineer on his Watch The Throne album with Kanye West.  And now, after Jay-Z's historic two night gig at Carnegie Hall (all for charity, we might add), we have some new watch alerts, including one you may not expect...

Jay-Z began both nights in a white tux and black bowtie, and what appeared to be an Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Tourbillon Chronograph.

Then, he switched to a black jacket for most of the concert.  The watch he is wearing here looks like a Jaeger-LeCoultre Tribute To 1931 Reverso in rose gold, a super elegant, chic watch.  This would be the first time we've seen Jigga in a JLC, and we gotta say, we really like it.

Rich Neeley Designs iPhone Book Docks

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Do you long for a time when books actually had pages you had to turn, could be read in the sun and didn’t require a power source? Yeah, so do we. Digesting the classics digitally is convenient, but it’s not anywhere near as satisfying as the tactile and sensory experience you get from a physical book. Unfortunately, books can’t send text messages, post pictures to Instagram or reply to emails. The predicament is over now thanks to Rich Neeley Designs. By combining novels like Christopher Robin, the Steve Jobs Biography and Dracula with an iPhone charging cable, you get a dock to charge your iPhone that’s worthy of being displayed. $42+

Read more: Rich Neeley Designs iPhone Book Docks | Cool Material http://coolmaterial.com/tech/rich-neeley-designs-iphone-book-docks/#ixzz1mMhmt2zj

Robert Geller Autumn/Winter 2012

The Sunday Drive….1989 Porsche 911

DRIES VAN NOTEN MENSWEAR COLLABORATES WITH GIJS FRIELING FOR F/W

For their F/W 2012 runway show at the Grand Palais in Paris last week, Dries van Noten had five painters steadily working on a 30m long mural. The mural gave life to the collaboration for the seasons prints by recreating the work of typographer Job Wouters (aka Letman) and Dutch artist Gijs Frieling.

The Thursday Cocktail Recipe…for the Weekend

1.5 ounces Vieux Carre absinthe

2 ounces Rye Whiskey

3 dashes Peychaud's Bitters

1/2 teaspoon sugar

Shake with ice and strain into an old-fashion glass (or an egg-cup), garnish with lemon peel.

Mark McNairy for Standard Brogue Boots

Mark McNairy teams up with Atlanta-based retailer Standard for a trio of brogue boots. The first two are 7 eyelet and leather-soled. One features tan grain with red wool flannel while the other is brown grain paired with hunter green wool flannel. The third version is black grain with navy wool flannel. It also features 7 eyelets, waxed leather laces and a white Vibram Cristy sole.


All three are available in-store and online for $485.

Video: LANVIN Spring/Summer 2012 Ad Campaign by Steven Meisel

Pharrell still surprises us and aside from producing music, continues to satisfy his creative inner beast with other interesting projects. The latest one you see here below – he produced the music to the new Lanvin Spring/Summer 2012 Ad Campaign. The imagery and video was produced by Steven Meisel. Lanvin once again surprises with an interesting and unexpected ad campaign this season.

“An exotic and festive dinner party.
Who will take a bite of the forbidden apple?: the angel or the snake???
You can always count on Lanvin to shake up the party!

Music: 18 year old Bronx, NY-born artist Maxine Ashley first caught the attention of super-producer Pharrell Williams on YouTube. Immediately impressed with her signature sound, soulful vocals with an edgy pop attitude, he signed her to his record label, i am OTHER entertainment. “Cookieman,” written and produced by Pharrell, is the first single off of Maxine’s upcoming debut album.”

Martin Greenfield Clothiers Fitting at Ace Hotel for NYFW

The Boardroom at the Ace Hotel, New York City, will host fittings by East Williamsburg’s Martin Greenfield, who GQ has called “America’s Greatest Living Tailor.” Why a fitting service at the Ace Hotel? In their words: “We are inspired to offer our guests and friends to experience a fitting with this classic menswear icon in the convivial atmosphere of The Boardroom at Ace New York. It’s a tailor fitting, but it’s also an experience that embodies our passion for dressing well, and for meticulous attention to detail — just one of many traits that comprise Mr. Greenfield’s legend.” The Greenfield Fitting Service will run at the Ace Hotel New York from February 10 – 12, by appointment.

Superbowl Sunday…..

People at the helm of Apple, like Jony Ives and the late Steve Jobs, tend to get all of the credit for the company’s constant innovation. Startups like the Nest Learning Thermostat and Flipboard, which were both founded by Apple alums, proved though that Cupertino’s talent pool is incredibly deep and certainly capable of innovating in all kinds of categories.

In2technologies is a new player in the home theater space, developed by former Apple Audio Lab head Tod Beauchamp, and Sony engineering exec Mike Fidler. Together, they have re-thought the home theater in the same way Jobs approached personal computing, with the goal of making make home audio systems more consumer friendly and easier to setup. Their Unity all-in-one home theater system combines a left, right, and center speaker sound bar with, a TV stand, dual subwoofers, DVD/Blu-ray player, and iPad/iPhone dock into one cohesive unit, which then connects to a flatscreen using a single HDMI 1.4 cable. Wireless rears are also included for a fully immersive 5.1 surround sound experience.

That tight level of integration allows consumers to setup an excellent sounding home entertainment system in under 15 minutes. It’s also quite space-conscious, and oozes with Apple-esq aesthetics. The final cost for this breezy beautiful setup is still undisclosed, but don’t expect anything less than $1,000. You didn’t think sleek convenience like this would come cheap, did you?

The new 911: Development of Porsche Identity

The Porsche 911 has been the pride and joy of the prestigious automaker for decades and continues to set the bar for what a sports car should be. With this video, we get to see how the brand and its 911 have evolved over the years. “Our identity is the 911. This is especially true, even in the 21st century. Instantly recognisable and originally engineered for the racetrack, it continues to stir the emotions today, just as it did in 1963.” Video below.

The Panerai 448 and 449 S.L.C.: Two Special Edition Radiomirs

Last year’s release of the Historic Collection 1950 Luminor PAM 00372 , with its ecru lume and Plexiglas crystal, had salivating Panerai aficionados running to boutiques to get on waiting lists. This year’s Radiomir California and S.L.C. Special Editions should continue to feed the addiction for vintage-inspired Panerais. The two models, known by their references, PAM 00448 and 00449, respectively, are faithful versions of two famous Panerais of the 1930s.


The California and S.L.C. models are differentiated by dial only. The former features the famous Arabic / Roman numeral dial that was originally made as a sample dial that Panerai used to show the different markers that could be had on their watches. Legend has it that a buyer from California liked the hybrid dial so much, he ordered it that way. The latter is a minimalist dial with the simplest of markings that was first created in the ‘30s to test out the radium luminescence.


Besides the dials, the 448 and 449 feature the familiar 47mm steel Radiomir case with wire lug strap attachments and, for these boutique editions, blue-edged hands and a thick Plexiglas crystal. The cases have the word, “Vintage” engraved below the 6 o’clock strap loop and the word, “California” or “SLC” engraved on the rehaut above 12 o’clock.


500 of each Radiomir Special Edition will be made and sold through Panerai boutiques only. No word yet on pricing but we suspect the Panerai faithful will line up with wallets open. Standard editions of each are also available but with sapphire crystals and white hands.

Check out the Leaf Cigar Lounge….

www.theleafcigarlounge.co

The Thursday Cocktail Recipe…for the Weekend

1 ½ oz Catdaddy, 3 sugar cubes, 1 oz soda, 1 dash Angostura bitters, ½ oz lemon juice, ¾ oz grapefruit juice, ½ oz rum. Muddle sugar, soda and bitters. Add other ingredients & stir. Serve over ice in a highball, garnish with orange slice.

Cole Haan LunarGrand Wingtip

Today we take a closer look at the much talked about Cole Haan LunarGrand Wingtip. The Nike Lunar outer sole has become very popular over the last year and we all know what has happened with the classic Wingtip Brogue ever since the heritage trend really hit us. Putting the two together seems like the right next thing to do.

Our opinions are split on t he shoe. Never having been a big fan of hybrids, we do understand the thinking and even the ideas behind the new silhouette – offering a classic, yet comfortable, shoe with a nice twist. Only time will tell how successful the shoe will end up being. Cole Haan being owned by Nike, it is interesting seeing their sharing of technology across the board. We have seen it with AIR before and now Lunar is next.

Priced at 248 USD, the Cole Haan LunarGrand Wingtip shoe will come in overall 5 colorways, exclusively at the Cole Haan New York store from February 10th, 2012.

Cole Haan SoHo

128 Prince Street

New York