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  • Having A Topping Time

    Style | Culture  

    Image via Slim Aarons

    Socialite Alice Topping poolside in Palm Beach proves that some WASPs do indulge in the art of the recline (ca. 1959).

    Mar 15, 2010 | Permalink | (11) View Comments or Pen Your Own

    aron left a comment on 3/29/2010 at 9:03 AM:

    i love the color of the pool. jump right in!


    CLG23 left a comment on 3/16/2010 at 1:59 PM:

    So glad women in Palm beach dont dress like this by the pool these days. I miss being home!


    Davitta left a comment on 3/16/2010 at 11:59 AM:

    A Privileged Life is one of my all time favorite Assouline books, and this is one of my favorite photographs from that book! White bikini bottoms with a gray cashmere sweater, stunning.


    JFD left a comment on 3/16/2010 at 11:29 AM:

    Hey, it’s 1959. All bathing suits from then looked kinda funny to contemporary eyes. And it wasn’t meant to be a pinup picture, I don’t believe. The picture (except for that, which isn’t that bad) is remarkably contemporary looking, that’s why we forget it was taken in 1959. And has that fabulous vibe.


    abc left a comment on 3/16/2010 at 7:35 AM:

    The bathing suit is horrible - like most have said…it looks like a diaper. Great pool though…


    Christian Bourasseau left a comment on 3/16/2010 at 12:18 AM:

    The dog’s pose is fantastic!


    EdoubleM.blogspot.com left a comment on 3/15/2010 at 7:44 PM:

    I like the pic a lot too! I mentioned that before its just the white bathing suit bottoms demand a lot of attention and it seems from my observation that they look padded in the back. I do get the reason behind your post I love the palm tree scenery in the background and her relaxing demeanor. The little dog is the cherry on top! Believe me I get it. Keep up the good work my friend!


    The Boss left a comment on 3/15/2010 at 2:16 PM:

    Fred—Just to be clear, I dig the photograph and most importantly the calm, relaxing demeanor she possesses. It just threw me for a loop when my eyes gravitated to her bottom.


    F.E. Castleberry left a comment on 3/15/2010 at 1:35 PM:

    Gentleman, that’s a bathing suit bottom—but beside the point.  Focus on the overall vibe of the photograph…the details like her sweater, the toy dog, the pool (I could really go for a swim right now).


    EdoubleM.blogspot.com left a comment on 3/15/2010 at 1:31 PM:

    Yeah what is she wearing down there?! Wonderful pic besides the Depends that she has on.


    The Boss left a comment on 3/15/2010 at 10:38 AM:

    It appears she’s wearing a diaper. Gross.


  • Dixieland Jam

    Culture  

    Image via Slim Aarons

    An impromptu concert in Rome with American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong, Earl “Fatha” Hines on piano and Jack Teagarden on trombone playing with the “Rhythm Kings” (ca. 1948). The tweeds, repp ties and peak lapels are just as inspiring as the music.

    Mar 4, 2010 | Permalink | (1) View Comments or Pen Your Own

    EdoubleM.blogspot.com left a comment on 3/4/2010 at 11:19 AM:

    This is too cool of a picture!


  • Slim Aarons

    Style | Culture  

    Image via Slim Aarons

    Famed socialite photographer Slim Aarons (right) knew how to mingle with his WASP subjects as seamlessly as he photographed them.

    Mar 3, 2010 | Permalink | (3) View Comments or Pen Your Own

    F.E. Castleberry left a comment on 3/3/2010 at 4:22 PM:

    Ok, looking into this when I wander over to University.


    Connetiquette left a comment on 3/3/2010 at 11:58 AM:

    The Boss is right- Sherwin is great.


    The Boss left a comment on 3/3/2010 at 10:32 AM:

    Fred—Make sure you get in touch with Sherwin (at Rugby) while you’re in NYC. That man is the very essence of what the brand is all about.


  • Hunter Parrish

    Culture  

    Hunter Parrish was in the running for the lead in High School Musical (and rumored to be the favorite)—a trilogy gig that would produce mounds of cash and fame for Zac Efron. But he pulled out. So it seems only fitting that in 17 Again, Parrish plays an insecure high school bully that repeatedly pounds on Efron. He’s not losing sleep over the lost millions though—afterall, those millions came at the cost of being typecast. A recent role in It’s Complicated put him in esteemed company with Alec Baldwin and Meryl Streep. Up next for Parrish is a sixth season playing entrepreneurial young pot dealer Silas Botwin on the Showtime hit Weeds.

    Image via Peggy Sirota

    Hunter wears a Band of Outsiders toggle coat ($1,800), Champion at Vassar College bookstore hoodie ($50), Steven Alan shirt ($168), Black Fleece tie ($150), Save Khaki khakis ($100), sneakers by Converse by John Varvatos ($110) and Smart Turnout socks. Read the entire GQ piece for more on this rising star.

    Feb 26, 2010 | Permalink | (5) View Comments or Pen Your Own

    Jay Hopkins left a comment on 2/28/2010 at 8:59 PM:

    I really like this.


    Christian Bourasseau left a comment on 2/27/2010 at 1:28 AM:

    Perfect look, I like how he’s ruining his chinos!!!!! Save those kahkis! lol, Awesome picture.


    EdoubleM.blogspot.com left a comment on 2/26/2010 at 5:35 PM:

    I remember this shoot I bought the magazine just because of this spread. It was a cool shoot and just like Connetiquette (BTW love the name) and her/his co-workers it was all for inspiration.


    Connetiquette left a comment on 2/26/2010 at 3:27 PM:

    This pictures is hanging up on our inspiration wall at work smile


    abc left a comment on 2/26/2010 at 1:50 PM:

    Excellent socks…


  • Truman Capote

    Culture  

    Image via Otto Bettmann

    Feb 25, 2010 | Permalink | (5) View Comments or Pen Your Own

    Ian left a comment on 6/1/2010 at 2:27 AM:

    Yes, I admire PSH’s portrayal of Truman Capote. He is currently one of my favorite actors and one of the best actors around. Toby Jones portrayal of Truman in the film “Infamous” was also quite excellent. A funny coincidence that two films about the same period in Truman’s life were filmed at the same time. Which is the truer interpretation of Truman’s character? Both films agree that he fell deeply in love with Perry Smith and that love destroyed him.


    F.E. Castleberry left a comment on 2/27/2010 at 7:49 PM:

    Have any of you seen the Philip Seymour Hoffman’s portrayal in Capote?


    Ian left a comment on 2/26/2010 at 9:53 PM:

    Those penetrating eyes! His ‘In Cold Blood’ is the only novel that made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up: first it recounts a horrific senseless slaughter of a entire family and second it is so exquisitely well written it is almost painful. Unlike my post, which is painful because it is so poorly written. Ha!


    S.N. Carpeaux left a comment on 2/25/2010 at 11:48 AM:

    I adore this photograph. That is all.


    Christian Bourasseau left a comment on 2/25/2010 at 11:21 AM:

    Great picture., great pose, great shirt and bow tie!


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