tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170386903201730997Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:22:22 +0000http://www.jaredpaulstern.com/noreply@blogger.com (JPS)Blogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170386903201730997.post-8470233934991567422Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:24:00 +00002009-07-22T20:20:55.548-04:00Tropical weight wool and two-tone sport shoes: a lesson in warm weather elegance from the Great Duke of Windsor, pictured here in Lisbon shortly after the outbreak of World War II. Notice also the four-button stance of the double breasted suit jacket with the lapel rolling to the bottom button, thereby enhancing the height of a man not terribly statuesque. DBs with fewer than the traditional six http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jaredpaulstern/~3/9mw_S0gxIIw/from-archives-duke-of-windsor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JPS)0http://www.jaredpaulstern.com/2009/07/from-archives-duke-of-windsor.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170386903201730997.post-5228503201806446716Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:46:00 +00002009-07-22T20:20:00.556-04:00I recently had a chance to take the wicked new 2010 Jaguar XK roadster - 385 hp, 0-60 mph in 5.2 seconds, F1 paddle shifters and all - available this August for a spin and had a bit of fun channeling Steve McQueen (with his D-type, bottom) and Clark Gable (XK-120, below) along the way. While in possession of the ragtop I stopped by a painfully hip art opening on the beautiful Bard College campus http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jaredpaulstern/~3/VOj9VMU7GP8/channeling-gable-mcqueen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JPS)0http://www.jaredpaulstern.com/2009/07/channeling-gable-mcqueen.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170386903201730997.post-5107750772340490600Sun, 17 May 2009 16:15:00 +00002009-05-16T12:45:04.182-04:00ClassicsStyleIncluded in Antiquorum's Important Collectors' Wristwatches auction on June 11 in NYC is the King of Cool's 1967 Rolex Submariner. McQueen wore the watch for many years (right) and it can be seen on-screen in his very last movie, 1980's The Hunter.Years ago I switched my Submariner for a GMT Master II, in order to add a dash of color, but I would gladly trade it in for this one. Antiquorum has a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jaredpaulstern/~3/6bLxgsNQRAI/must-have-steve-mcqueens-rolex.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JPS)0http://www.jaredpaulstern.com/2009/05/must-have-steve-mcqueens-rolex.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170386903201730997.post-3299009929319515364Sat, 16 May 2009 14:21:00 +00002009-05-16T12:45:20.573-04:00StyleAs demonstrated by Fiat heir Lapo Elkann, photographed for a Vanity Fair portfolio titled "Fortune's Children." Not everyone is enamored of Lapo, but few can deny the man has sprezzatura to spare. Here he is dressed to the nines while piloting the tender of his famous grandfather Gianni Agnelli's yacht, the Stealth, off the coast of Cannes.On the few occasions when we've hung out with Lapo, he http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jaredpaulstern/~3/B77YyteuHZc/how-to-drive-speedboat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JPS)0http://www.jaredpaulstern.com/2009/05/how-to-drive-speedboat.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170386903201730997.post-9066736666554660540Thu, 14 May 2009 00:57:00 +00002009-07-22T20:22:22.445-04:00Stupid-RichThe kids at Gawker went crazy for our "World's Richest Asshole" nominee, Germany's Prince Marcus von Anhalt, though some quarreled with our nomenclature; "World's Biggest Asshole With Money" was one of the kinder emendations. Whatever you want to call him - The Prince of Doucheness springs to mind, though he prefers to be known as "Prince Germany" - there can be no doubt that the demonic http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jaredpaulstern/~3/emkGHRcn67s/portrait-of-ahat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JPS)0http://www.jaredpaulstern.com/2009/05/portrait-of-ahat.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170386903201730997.post-8499262877337864681Sun, 10 May 2009 01:55:00 +00002009-07-20T12:28:33.931-04:00Stupid-RichTo be sure there's plenty of competition for that title, but we think Germany's Prince Marcus von Anhalt (above) has a pretty clear shot at it. Born Marcus Eberhardt in 1969, he started out as a butcher, went into the brothel business, did some time for tax evasion and human trafficking, then bought himself a title (from Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband): Prinz von Anhalt, Herzog zu Sachsen und Westfalen,http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jaredpaulstern/~3/D-VqAFmmIeE/worlds-richest-ahole.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JPS)1http://www.jaredpaulstern.com/2009/05/worlds-richest-ahole.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170386903201730997.post-5098301901608371032Mon, 04 May 2009 18:19:00 +00002009-05-04T15:05:53.375-04:00Chaseholme (above), a beautiful and historic estate adjacent to reclusive Catcher in the Rye author J.D. Salinger's compound in Cornish, New Hampshire has just come on the market for $1.15 million. Salinger, 90, has not published any new work since 1965 and has not been interviewed since 1980, but according to his biographer Paul Alexander he's been known to take an interest in local affairs. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jaredpaulstern/~3/k2wDmDbNDV4/want-to-be-jd-salingers-next-door.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JPS)0http://www.jaredpaulstern.com/2009/05/want-to-be-jd-salingers-next-door.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170386903201730997.post-2461817375522914494Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:33:00 +00002009-05-16T12:38:08.722-04:00CarsIs this the time to buy a $10 million Ferrari? Well, yes, because it's only in times like these that people need to unload such things. Otherwise they'd never sell, because ultra-rare Ferraris are one of the few things guaranteed to increase in value. On May 17, RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby’s will be selling this 1967 Ferrari 330 P4 at its Ferrari Leggenda e Passione event in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jaredpaulstern/~3/uvtQNN_Ewc8/time-to-buy-10-million-ferrari.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JPS)1http://www.jaredpaulstern.com/2009/04/time-to-buy-10-million-ferrari.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170386903201730997.post-8690371937358718876Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:24:00 +00002009-04-20T15:21:27.841-04:00Real_EstateContinuing on our celebrity real estate kick, we now present to you the $40 million Georgian-style brick townhouse Madonna just snapped up on Manhattan's Upper East Side.Reminiscent of a London townhouse, the 26-room classic Georgian residence is notable for its extraordinary 57-foot width, making it one of the widest houses on the Upper East side, its 3000 sq. ft. garden bordered by tall trees, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jaredpaulstern/~3/558fkNWz8ek/welcome-to-madonnas-new-40-million.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JPS)0http://www.jaredpaulstern.com/2009/04/welcome-to-madonnas-new-40-million.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170386903201730997.post-3641613573392362693Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:03:00 +00002009-04-20T15:21:08.853-04:00Real_EstateThe waterfront Miami Beach mansion rocker Lenny Kravitz just listed for $2.8 million (above) may not be to everyone's taste, but it's perfect for a louche rock star who doesn't mind a little secondhand shag carpeting.At Kravitz's behest, designer Michael Czysz spent over $1 million turning the 5,700-sq.-ft. 1950s spread into a "sleek, throbbing James Bond-esque den of seduction." It features a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jaredpaulstern/~3/XN88PiO2DGQ/inside-lenny-kravitzs-bond-like-lair.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JPS)0http://www.jaredpaulstern.com/2009/03/inside-lenny-kravitzs-bond-like-lair.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170386903201730997.post-775648617520325510Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:41:00 +00002009-04-20T15:59:02.817-04:00LuxuryStyleMy new weekly column for Luxist, The Classicist, now has its own category on the site. Devoted to timeless style, enduring elegance, and true, built-to-last luxury, topics so far have included Savile Row's Anderson & Sheppard; classic London leathergoods firm Swaine, Adeney, Brigg; Panerai watches; luxe clothing co. Loro Piana; and the Henley Royal Regatta (top). You can see all my Classicist http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jaredpaulstern/~3/8CHJ_y4xcv8/introducing-classicist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JPS)0http://www.jaredpaulstern.com/2009/04/introducing-classicist.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170386903201730997.post-1770429576768547765Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:30:00 +00002009-04-20T15:19:23.492-04:00ClassicsStyleWhen William F. Buckley Jr. went to the great Lyford Cay Club in the sky a year ago today, an era of authentic WASPy style died with him. If you want to get technical about it, Buckley wasn’t really a WASP (because he was Catholic not Protestant), and his wasn’t so much style as anti-style, but in the decades when he rose to prominence as a conservative provocateur par excellence, such http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jaredpaulstern/~3/BYDyMEBHZnM/style-salute-william-f-buckley.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JPS)0http://www.jaredpaulstern.com/2009/03/style-salute-william-f-buckley.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170386903201730997.post-3560269297291930661Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:53:00 +00002009-04-20T15:17:32.330-04:00StyleThe fellows over at Condé Nast's Men.Style.com (the online home of GQ and Details) asked me to compile a feature and slideshow on the most stylish moments in the six decade history of the Cannes Film Festival - focusing on men of course. Doing the photo research was the most fun part, if a trifle exhausting.Making the final selection of 20 slides involved some tough choices, and many deserving http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jaredpaulstern/~3/oygZOvD-200/most-stylish-moments-in-cannes-history.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JPS)0http://www.jaredpaulstern.com/2009/02/most-stylish-moments-in-cannes-history.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170386903201730997.post-6146770880128344098Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:57:00 +00002009-04-20T15:58:37.841-04:00LuxuryIf you're in need of a luxury fix head over to Luxist where I've been writing daily posts on style, luxury and all things related. Asprey shotguns (top), vintage Ferraris, single malt Scotch, Francis Bacon paintings, rare Rolex watches - you name it, as long as it's expensive and (hopefully) worth it. You can see all my posts here.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jaredpaulstern/~3/Gev5Y8HG1Hg/scenes-from-luxe-life-on-luxist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JPS)0http://www.jaredpaulstern.com/2009/01/scenes-from-luxe-life-on-luxist.html