May 24, 2012

Video: Get Ready for the Man Up Pop-Up Shop

The Man-Up Menswear Pop-Up Shop arrives in San Francisco at the end of the month. In the meantime, the dudes behind the destination for guy’s clothing and accessories from such local sources as AB Fits, Paul’s Hat Works, Taylor Stitch, Unionmade Dry Goods and Beckel Canvas have put together this snazzy little video showcasing the Man Up ethos. Guys running around town in cool clothes, driving cool cars, with 70′s cop show tunes in the background like they’re involved in some kind of very stylish caper – that’s something we can certainly get behind.

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SF Indie Fashion Video: Boys in Aussie Bum (and Not Much Else)

Boys in itty bitty bathing suits? That’s what strutted down the runway during the Aussie Bum segment at Charity Fashion Show last weekend. Note to self: attend more fashion events featuring Australian men’s swimwear lines.

Yes, teensy swimming togs are frightening on the vast majority of the populous (be sure to ask us some time about our accidental visit to an all-German beach in Spain – now that’s a place to spot scarring men’s bathing suits if ever there was one), but we can handle it just fine when cute boys and runways are involved.

P.S. One of the models gets a little overzealous with his end-of-runway posing somewhere around minute three. Consider it your Tuesday afternoon show-and-tell courtesy of us. With shows like Daisy of Love on television these days, it’s comparatively pretty tame. But it was pretty hilarious to see live…

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Styling the Modern Man Comes to W Hotel

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This weekend, it’s all about the boys during the 2nd annual Styling the Modern Man event at the W Hotel. Be sure to rsvp via one of the methods above if you’d like to attend the festivities tomorrow night.

In addition to the gala on Thursday evening, Friday is filled with daytime and afternoon presentations on men’s style, including appearances by celebrity hairstylist Kevin Josephson, interior designer David Mast, On the Fly, Artificial Flavor and Wrath Arcane.