Affluenza: November 7

I find myself wanting to link to literally every single thing featured on Contemporist, a blog featuring minimalist architecture, furniture, and interior
design:

http://www.contemporist.com/

So I decided to cut out the middleman (me) and just link to the site itself.

"This one's a keeper," as Billy would say. The site can be a bit numbing if taken in large doses, but I highly recommend bookmarking or subscribing to the site, especially if you like the sort of stuff I feature here, or enjoy being my friend.

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Opus Shelving:

http://dwr.com/productdetail.cfm?id=10360&Prfrm=1&cmp=AFC-GB9049936277

"Can be used outdoors and in wet environments."

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Stella McCartney's Funnel Neck Coat:

http://www.net-a-porter.com/product/23231

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For a guy, there is no bigger act of self-deception than buying a trenchcoat. In our minds, we know we look like Alain Delon in Le Samouraï...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:LeSamourai.jpg

...but after a few weeks we have to admit to ourselves we look like The Commish.

I try to be pretty populist when it comes to fashion--am I using that word right?--but I feel like wearing a trenchcoat is one of those rare instances where you just need to intrinsically have the ability to pull it off or you'll never get it right. (See also: no socks.) If you have to ask yourself if you're the right person for a trench, you're probably not.

However, I can't imagine anyone looking bad in this awesome Phillip Lim Inspector Trench:

http://eluxury.com/estore/browse/product_detail.jsp?id=11458965

I mean, even brocephus here looks awesome, and he's some Mennonite kid in jeans.

Sure, it's a cold grand, but if you're the sort of person that thinks a thousand bucks is too much to spend on a coat that makes you look like a fucking badass and a stone cold killer...well, have a nice life.

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While I was unsuccessfully trying to find a picture of The Commish in a trenchcoat, I discovered this blog entry from an adorable gay black Australian teenager. He makes the point I've been making for years, that Michael Chiklis seems to be aging backwards:

http://www.wrongteam.com/2006/02/some-guys-get-better-with-age.html

They should put that image on the one-dollar bill, so whenever a dude is feeling down he can reach into his wallet and know There Is Hope For All Of Us.

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Jeremy Cowart's photography:

http://www.jeremycowart.com/

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These Obelisk chairs and sofas are pretty neat, even if they would get dated pretty much the second they were delivered:

http://www.allermuir.com/products/product.aspx?sqs=fVZ4s6dMgH%2bHkoN7KRviI%2bz6srkLCplz

Your coke dealer will LOVE them, though.

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Leesa Leva, Illustrator:

http://www.leesaleva.com

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David Friedman Photography: Halloween 2007

http://www.davidfriedmanphoto.com/halloween/

I wish this was what The Sartorialist were like.

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This retractable-roof stadium in China is based on a magnolia blossom, is awesome:

http://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl/2007/11/05/estadio-qi-zhong-2007-tennis-masters-cup-shanghai/

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The Kyle Knit Button Scarf, by Mike & Chris:

http://www.chocosho.com/Kyle+Knit+Scarf-Mike+&+Chris-80186.asp

I like everything I've ever seen by Mike & Chris, by the way.

Fun trivia: The lady wearing this scarf makes a living as a model. It's true!

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An article about Henry Cyril Paget, the 5th Marquess of Anglesey

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=490013&in_page_id=1770

At the very least, look at the hilarious picture.

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Kor Water Flask:

http://www.iloveuma.com/detail.aspx?ID=1097

I really like these. I almost bought one at Resto last year, but then I looked into the future and saw it all-but-forgotten on my nightstand, the top missing (probably under my bed), with a thin ring of dried cherry Kool-Aid around the bottom, and I decided to save myself $30.

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It never even occurred to me that a hookbox needed to be designed at all, much
less made Mod:

http://www.dwr.com/productdetail.cfm?id=11874&Prfrm=1&cmp=AFC-GB9049936277

It's cute--I'd prefer plastic to ceramic--but: $270? God, fuck OFF, DWR.

("Works great in multiples..." Nice try, assholes!)

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ModernCat, "cat products, cat toys, cat furniture, and more…all with modern style":

http://www.moderncat.net/


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