SIGNALS | A Continuous Lean. - Part 2

SIGNALS

Jun 20th, 2011 | Categories: SIGNALS | by Michael Williams

  • Tumblr has a #menswear tag and apparently I’m on the board. [Tumblr Menswear]
  • I witnessed the hard work that goes into getting these photos. [STREETFSN]
  • The next America’s Cup will have some pretty innovative TV coverage. [The New York Times]
  • Speaking of Tumblrs, have you seen Evel Knievel’s? [House of Evel.]
  • Humble and earnest with massive photos of U.S. made goods. [Simple Threads] [Pictured]

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SIGNALS

May 23rd, 2011 | Categories: SIGNALS | by Michael Williams

  • You can have every issue of Playboy dating back to 1953 on your iPad for $8 a month. I personally subscribe for the articles. [iPlayboy] [Likely NSFW]
  • These folks do just about everything right. Much respect. [Schoolhouse Electric]
  • Like a battle-hardened Native American JJJJound. #daywrecker [Them-Thangs]
  • A week later and I no longer secretly hate Eric Yang for having an X100, as I now have my own. [The Material Review] [Pictured w/ friend]
  • So so so good… a blog that is “for the ladies,” but I think it is just for me. [Tomboy Style]
  • UPDATE (BONUS): Bergdorf Goodman has a Tumblr. The future is now. [The Bergdorf Goodman Swipe]

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SIGNALS

May 16th, 2011 | Categories: SIGNALS | by Michael Williams

  • Gear Patrol co-founder Eric Yang got his hands on a Fujifilm X100 and I secretly hate him for it. [Gear Patrol] [Pictured]
  • Fellow Clevelander Eric Kvatek found a congressman’s old Vietnam-era field jacket in a thrift store. [Dispatches]
  • Foster Huntington started a new site that I would have named “My Favorite Stuff, Which When Neatly Laid Out in a Photo, Happens to Coincidentally Look Like A Less Violent Version of Everyday Carry but With Homeowners Insurance” [The Burning House]
  • Things I recently learned: Valet has a new column and Sid Mashburn wears a Rolex Explorer to the beach. [Wants & Needs at Valet]
  • American-looking (but actually foreign) college students entertaining themselves with nothing but a phone booth c.1959 [LIFE] [Thanks Andy]

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SIGNALS

Apr 25th, 2011 | Categories: SIGNALS | by Michael Williams

  • E-tailers are using “editorial content that shepherds visitors through the corridors of male personal style.”  [The Wall Street Journal]
  • Shameless plug for our Tumblr of material pursuits. [The Material Review] [Pictured]
  • Valet gets in on the EDC action with pocket knife recommendations [Valet]
  • Mark McNairy’s wife interviews him while he is trying to watch Dirty Harry. [House of McNairy]
  • David Pogue reviews the Fujifilm x100…thereby making it even more elusive. [The New York Times]

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SIGNALS

Apr 18th, 2011 | Categories: SIGNALS | by Michael Williams

  • Guy Trebay’s insiders guide to Milan. [The New York Times]
  • Mesmerizing video of the making of a Marc Newson for Ikepod hourglass [Nowness]
  • Images from the Civil War in 3D [LOC on Flickr] [Pictured]
  • Blue jeans and a white button-down. Lunch with Natsumi from Lark [Sokokashiko]
  • Calling cards are undergoing a bit of a revival. We like it. [The Wall Street Journal]
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SIGNALS

Feb 28th, 2011 | Categories: SIGNALS | by Michael Williams

  • An impossibly cool take on fighter Jack Dempsy’s style. [Details]
  • Hunter S. Thompson, another satisfied customer. NSFW [YouTube]
  • Nice looking British military watch for sale. [TimeZone] [Pictured]
  • I hope you all have had a chance to meet Mr Porter. [Mr Porter]
  • A look inside the Red Wing factory. #saltoftheearth [Red Wing Shoe Co.]*
*Red Wing is a client of Paul + Williams. #fulldisclosure
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SIGNALS

Nov 7th, 2010 | Categories: SIGNALS | by Michael Williams

  • Everything you ever wanted to know about paper bags. Pretty interesting stuff actually (via Nick S.) | [MoMA]
  • The Aussie brand Deus Ex Machina could be the coolest in the world. Something I think Sean Sullivan agrees on. | [Conversation on Cool]
  • Wondering where to get Nucky Thompson’s suit? Look no further than Martin Greenfield [The New York Times]
  • A great looking watch on an equally great website. Tudor Heritage Chrono — yes please!  [Most Exerent] [Pictured]
  • Shameless self promotion: follow ACL on Twitter and Facebook. You either will or won’t be sorry.

UPDATE: Check out my first (in an ongoing series) of photo journals for GiltMANual.

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SIGNALS

Sep 30th, 2010 | Categories: SIGNALS | by Michael Williams

  • The Mid-Century modern homes of New Canaan | [Preservation Nation]
  • Mag Lite is still made right here in the USA | [NPR]
  • Lake Erie Trad. T magazine visits O’Connell’s in Buffalo | [The New York Times T]
  • Beautiful photos from Bert Teunissen. $20 and you own it. | [20x200] [Pictured]
  • Prada “made in” collection | [Cool Hunting]
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