Masculine Chic

Since I've been posting a lot of feminine fashion recently, I thought I should take a little time out for the boys. As a follow up to my post about the fall 2013 J.Crew fashion presentation, I thought it might be interesting to look at how the menswear director for J.Crew, Frank Muytjens lives at home.  Lonny magazine featured his Brooklyn apartment and Elle Decor took a look at his upstate New York weekend home.  Both are filled with various vintage finds and inspiration that often makes it way into the men's collection. Both spaces also remind me of his office which I included in my book Creativity at Work.  Maybe I'll post a few of those pics next.  To read the whole Lonny story, click here and for Elle Decor, click here. 

Photos via Lonny, ELLE DECOR, and Brooklyn Mag

Bastian of Chic

I don't attend any men's fashion shows but if there was one I did decide to attend, it would be Michael Bastian.  I love his modern take on preppy male clothing.  His chic style also extends to his West Village apartment.  You might remember it from the September 2008 issue of Domino magazine.  It still looks just as good more than two years later and he is often still photographed at home.  Most recently for Esquire magazine who has profiled the debonair designer for their March 2011 issue.  There is even a blog dedicated to the designer entitled My Affair with Michael Bastian.  It's one thing to write a blog.  It's quite another to have someone write one dedicated to you.  Wonder if the author attends the fashion show. 

Photos by Melanie Acevedo for Domino and Ian Allen for Esquire