Joseba Elorza

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Gift #2

Timex Military Watch

American Workwear via Japan

As mentioned a couple of weeks ago in my post about the resurgence of the flannel shirt, it's fairly clear now that if you want great looking American workwear clothing, you pretty much have to go to Japan to get it. A couple of days ago, A Continuous Lean (my source for many things sartorial) turned me on to a Japanese store called MAPS that carries some amazing stuff. Only problem is, you have to make a trip to the land of the Samurai to get your hands on the stuff. I'm in the market for a new jacket, so here are a few of the ones I like. I may be taking a trip soon:

LA with Horns

LA interior designer and shop owner Kelly Van Patter's Mt. Washington bungalow:

James Joyce

It's tough to live up to that name, but London-based artist and designer is giving it a shot. Instead of penning literary masterpieces like his namesake predecessor, the modern Joyce produces limited edition prints, works on various commissions, and creates all around great looking work:

Love Him or Hate Him #3

I know people who've never gotten into or understood Nick Cave. I think they're crazy. He might very well be the baddest man on Earth. Have a very good weekend.

Inspace

Need to do a photo shoot in London? Call these guys:

Found Neutrals

Will Steacy Sees Things Like I Do

I think. I only know him through his photographs, his quick testimonials, and his blog (which is to say, not at all), but I have a feeling our perspectives and sensibilities cross over quite a bit.

Gift #1

As I come across good-looking gift ideas, I might post them here and there. Here's a nicely designed bottle opener by Steven Blaess for Alessi:

American Farmer

I've often thought about doing a coffee table that documents the faces of antique dealers. They (I guess I can say we) are an interesting breed. We're gypsies of sorts - traveling backroads for old treasures, kicking through fields of dust, picking through piles of junk, selling our wares in sometimes ugly conditions at antique shows. The cigarettes, the sun, the wind. The road food. It's all created some incredible faces out there in antique land.

Farmers, on the other hand, aren't gypsies at all and spend most of their lives on one large parcel of land - tending cattle, raising chickens, growing cotton, etc. etc.. My family has a farm in central Louisiana, and one man has run the show there for the past 50+ years. His face, like many antique dealers, would fit perfectly in Paul Mobley's new book, American Farmer. Over the last decade, Mobley has visited nearly 200 farms and ranches documenting the lives and faces of those who nurture and sustain this great American land. A few of his shots:

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