De 'Pitti' in Firenze 01
De belangrijkste beurs in Florence is weer begonnen. Hier ziet u de trends die de komende tijd langzaam doorsijpelen in straat beeld. Het leuke is, dat iedereen het er over eens is dat het straatbeeld inspirerende is dan de beurs zelf! De komende dagen een aantal impressies met de belangrijkste trends.
Zomerschoenen
Wat gaat u met dit mooie weer onder uw pak of linnen broek dragen als het gekleder moet zijn dan de bootschoenen of drivingshoes. Onderstaand een suggestie: de bekende toecap in kleur snuff in suède. Deze kleur doet het perfect op de casual friday onder veel outfits, desgewenst te dragen zonder kousen!
The Great Gatsby en zomershirts voor € 150,-
Het is bijna onmogelijk te ontkomen aan de aandacht die door velen wordt gegeven aan de nieuwe versie van de film The great Gatsby. Één van de meest gequotte scènes onder de stijlfetisjisten is onderstaande. Om u in dezelfde stemming te brengen hebben wij een aantal typische zomerstoffen van Albini geselecteerd met een gewicht van 76 tot 133 gram die wij u aanbieden voor € 150,-
“I’ve got a man in England who buys me clothes. He sends over a selection of things at the beginning of each season, spring and fall.”He took out a pile of shirts and began throwing them, one by one, before us, shirts of sheer linen and thick silk and fine flannel, which lost their folds as they fell and covered the table in many-colored disarray.“They’re such beautiful shirts,” she sobbed, her voice muffled in the thick folds. “It makes me sad because I’ve never seen such—such beautiful shirts before.”-F.Scott Fitzgerald
Mille Miglia 02
2013 Mille Miglia Record Entry Numbers
BRESCIA, Italy – The 2013 Mille Miglia Storica tribute rally began Thursday evening here in a driving rainstorm, but the inclement weather did little to dampen the enthusiasm of a record entry of 415 starters. The list included a star-studded collection of film actors, musicians, major and minor celebrities, business executives, fashionistas, professional racing drivers and classic-car enthusiasts from around the world.
Mercedes-Benz, which signed on as a major sponsor of the event this year, brought a huge entry of cars, drivers, mechanics and support personnel. Steve Cannon, president of the company’s United States operations, was driving a 1955 300SL Gullwing – evocative of the model that Stirling Moss won the race in 58 years ago. Driving another 300SL Gullwing was the businessman and race team owner, Roger Penske, who campaigned that model as a young driver in American sports car races.
The Mercedes team also featured champion sports car drivers Marcel Tiemann, a five-time winner of the 24 hours of Nürburgring, and Bernd Mayländer of the German touring car and FIA GT series. There were also three former Formula One drivers – Jochen Mass, David Coulthard, and Karl Wendlinger.
Jaguar brought its Jaguar C-Type and XK120 heritage racing cars for a varied lineup of drivers that included the actor Daniel Day-Lewis; James N. Gianopulos, chief of Fox Filmed Entertainment; Salvatore Ferragamo Jr., of the Italian luxury goods company; and Michael Quinn, the grandson of Jaguar’s founder, Sir William Lyons.
Two historic Blower Bentleys were entered by the British factory – one of which was raced in the 1930 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race by Bentley Boy Sir Henry (Tim) Birkin.
Factory-supported efforts were also entered in the event by Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Maserati, Porsche, Aston Martin, Lancia, BMW and Bugatti.
The event is usually limited to about 375 vintage and classic cars that competed in the original 24 Mille Miglia road races staged between 1927 and 1957. But 40 extra starters were placed on a special list, eligible to participate in the 1,000-mile, four-day-long tour and competition which traverses northern and central Italy. Special list entries will not be eligible to score points toward the overall victory, according to Roberto Gaburri, the event’s president. The additional cars met the Mille Miglia’s requirements, except that “for various reasons did not participate in the famous historical races,” he said.
The 415 entries were culled from among 1,575 online registrations from hopefuls who were each willing to post the required entry fee of nearly $10,000.
(Courtesy New York Times)
Mille Miglia 01
Vandaag is de Mille Miglia begonnen, de meest stijlvolle autorace voor Heeren. The Mille Miglia Storica’s route essentially re-traces, with some minor variations, the race’s original course. This year, however, there is a deviation towards the areas affected by the earthquake in Emilia Romagna in May 2012. Organizers wanted to remember those who lost their lives and who suffered injuries and extensive property damage in the tragedy, which occurred during the final hours of the 2012 event just as the last competitors were returning to Brescia through the region.
The race passes through nearly 200 Italian communities from Brescia to Rome and back. Some 300 timekeepers are placed along the route, and more than 1,000 police officers will be on crowd control and security duty. In all, more than 2,000 people, most of them volunteers, have been involved in the organization process for this year’s event, including five inmates allowed special work release furloughs from Brescia’s prison.
(Courtesy New York Times)
Gekleurde broeken
Werd een tijd geleden de gekleurde broek nog geassocieerd met golfers en de conferences van Youp, nu hebben we het over een nieuw fenomeen. Smaller, korter gedragen en in combinatie met linnen jasjes en blazers. Wij kunnen de mooiste broeken op uw maten maken in werkelijk alle kwaliteiten en kleuren. Voor degene die minder tijd heeft, hebben wij ook een 'Of the Peg' collectie van katoenen en linnen broeken in onze winkel hangen van Hiltl.
Een Heer over pakken
'I am quite aware that I shall annoy some people by my insistence on correctness based on tradition in the choice of certain articles of clothing; that I shall be called a snob and out of date. My reply again is that the suit is the dress of a gentleman. If you are one, you will instinctively, almost unconsciously, uphold its standards. If you are not, you might like to be helped. Don’t forget, I was not born a gentleman. But I was born with sharp eyes that noticed what a real gentleman wore and a curious mind which enquired into the origins of his style. What I learned I am trying to pass on'.
Hardie Amies
The final Bugatti
The final Bugatti race car of the 1930s was the Type 59 of 1934. It used an enlarged 3.3 L (3257 cc/198 in³) version of the straight-8 Type 57's engine sitting in a modified Type 54 chassis. The engine was lowered for a better center of gravity, and the frame was lightened with a number of holes drilled in the chassis. The signature piano wire wheels used splines between the brake drum and rim, and relied on the radial spokes to handle cornering loads. 250 hp (186 kW) was on tap, and 8 were made.
