On the Street with the Sartorialist

Yesterday was a really great day for me. Instead of slaving away in classes while both the sunlight and my youth seeped away, I took advantage of the beautiful weather and spent it exactly how I wanted. On a whim, a friend and I went to the last summer episode of It’s On with Alexa Chung! and then bounded over to Alice’s Tea Cup for a late lunch in the Upper West Side. Yes, we bounded. After that we attended a book signing at Barneys on Madison and 60th with Scott Schuman. Now if you don’t recognize his name, you shouldn’t worry, it could be that you know him less for his name and more for his fashion blog, The Sartorialist. I picked up a copy of his book, which I recommend if you’re a fan of his blog. Just something to get inspiration from on one of those days when you “have nothing to wear.” I’ve been in that mindset for a little bit of time now and being on a college student’s budget requires you to find new ways to look at your old clothes.

After that a group of friends and I went to dinner at a cheap Mexican restaurant before hitting New York’s favorite basement bar – the sorta place where the most eclectic group of people hang for that college dive atmosphere. Seriously, there are the Suits, Frat Boys, Hipsters, and others. You can’t stick out here – it’s the dirtiest, cheapest, most fun way to spend a night.

I swear I had a point to this blog. I also swear that one day I’ll actually begin a blog and finish it without you wondering what my point is. My intention when beginning today was to talk about the Sartorialist and his affinity for seeing beauty in the mundane. No, that’s not right. He simply sees beauty. Because his blog is not about fashion – though fashion is an obvious outcome within his pictures- rather the shots he takes are about inspiration. Inspiration from what’s right outside our front door.

So go inspire.

~Ferdinando

A Fellow Blogger

Hello, my lovely readers!

I apologize for our extended absence, we've been busy getting back into the swing that is college life.

We recently embarked on a journey to the MTV VMA's that were held on Sunday night, here in Manhattan. But this post does not have to do with the scandal's and drama's that, I'm sure, you have all at least heard about. I'm here to discuss someone else that was in attendance at Sunday's festivities...

I'm sure that if you follow our blog, you also follow others. One of my favorites is none other than, Perez Hilton. As cliche as it might sound, I find his blog to be addicting and check it on an almost daily basis.

The self proclaimed "Queen of all Media" posts the latest celebrity gossip, almost, as soon as it happens. Between his "additions" to the photos and the nicknames he gives certain celebrities, Perez acknowledges that his site is "Hollywood's Most Hated Website" and yet we can't seem to get enough of it.

Perez started his site five years ago and, now, rakes in 10 and a half million readers a day! For being the most hates Hollywood website, the fans certainly love it. While Perez has caused quite a stir amongst the Hollywood elite, he is very proud of the fact that he only blogs the truth and with his telling of celebrity exploits he, usually, finds a way to get a chuckle out of the reader.

So if you are ever just poking around on the internet, I recommend checking out perezhilton.com or his fashion blog cocoperez.com (of course, only do this if you are in need of a new addiction...)

~Hans

PS this picture was not taken by me, I found it on perezhilton.com

when Johnny Depp is right, he's right

“There's a drive in me that won't allow me to do certain things that are easy.”
-Johnny Depp

I would rather try and fail than never try at all.
Even better, I would rather try and succeed.

But not trying is never an option.

~Ferdinando

Hollister in Manhattan?

New Yorkers will never be silenced.

The Killing Nazi Business...

As Lt. Aldo Raine (played by Brad Pitt) so eloquently puts it "business is a-boomin."

Quentin Tarantino's latest cinematic adventure Inglourious Basterds is said to be his greatest film since 1994's Pulp Fiction, and in my opinion who ever says this, speaks the truth. Basterds is about (I don't know why I'm bothering to describe it, I'm sure everyone has seen the trailer and gets the jist of it, but nonetheless, I'm going to inform you all anyway...) a group of Jewish-American soldiers who are dropped into Nazi occupied France with the simple directions of killing Nazi's and to take no prisoners.

What the trailer fails to delve into, is the film's other plot line. That of the Jewish girl who's family is murdered by the Nazi's and her plan to, also, take down the main contenders of the Nazi party (ie Hitler and his successors).

I have no intention of ruining the movie for all of you, yet I feel I must warn any history buffs out there, Tarantino definitely takes artisitc license with this one. That is all I shall say about the plot.

Basterds is a highly entertaining movie and I recommend it to you now (unless, of course, you cannot stomache the sight of blood. If thats the case, be prepared to feel queasy). Roger Ebert describes the movie as "a big, bold, audacious war movie that will annoy some, startle others and demonstrate once again that he’s the real thing, a director of quixotic delights." I don't think I can say it any better, so I will leave you all here.

~Hans

OH! And Ferdinando, my dear, was that last post published because someone is feeling a bit guilty about a shopping addiction??

One Week of Danger

I’m going to say what shouldn’t be said. Youth and Beauty are fleeting. So, take heed, my friends. Go be both brave and stupid. Remember, being smart is not always the best choice. Live paycheck to paycheck and take that chance. I'm reminding you as I remind myself. This is your only chance. Fortune beckons.

"But I don't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin. "

- Brave New World, Aldous Huxley

~Ferdinando

American Ingenuity, Marc Jabobs!

"I was thinking about the good old days in New York, when getting dressed up was such a joy."

-Marc Jacobs

Being that Marc Jacobs created a Fall '09 line that paid homage to the great City of the 80's, I will pay homage to Marc Jacobs. I partly do this in respect for my close friend, whose close encounter with her favorite designer left her faint. Star struck? Hell no, we're New Yorkers! Designer-dazzled? You betcha.

~Ferdinando