Nov 20
Vicodin for Social Exclusion: Social pain and physical pain are not the same thing. Also, scientists have a game to socially exclude people. ‘MYSTERIOUS ANIMAL’ ATTACKS BORNEO VILLAGERS: Sometimes average animals are mistaken for monsters. Nerval: A Man and His Lobster: The poet who used to walk a lobster. Ask a Bespoke Tailor: How Can …
Aug 11
gender, bespoke from Becca Kahn Bloch on Vimeo. gender, bespoke provides a glimpse into the closets and minds of a few queer women at Oberlin College, a small liberal-arts college in Oberlin, OH. Bespoke is a term that means “handmade” or “made to order,” and so bespoke clothing is different from ready-made clothing. Ready-made clothing is …
May 26
Renowned, notorious, depends who you ask, Saville Row tailor Tommy Nutter is being commemorated with a stamp. For those below the age of 30, a stamp is a little sticky bit of paper you affix to a letter. A letter is . . . Well nevermind. You have Google don’t ya? As for who Tommy Nutter is: …
Feb 18
I just picked up my new pair of bespoke boots made by Peter Feeney, who is working out of the dungeon at Trend Custom Tailors. These are heavy duty. I’ll be using them for work and putting about 30-50 km a week on them. They’re going to be worn and worn hard. In doing this …
Sep 16
These are semi-bespoke bird inspired shoes by IVLISA [flash, sound, be wary] and passed to me by Xenia of The Nouveau Shanty. One has a hard time looking at them and not fantasizing about being kicked in the throat. The leather sole caresses your cheek, the feathers tickle your Adam’s Apple. You’re lulled into a sense of aroused quiet, then BAM! That elegant …
Jun 12
Beyond the cloth and fit, I love bespoke for the participation it allows and relationships it creates. Not only with people but with objects. I have about three roles with most objects: Consumer, user and garbage creator. I buy a microwave, hit buttons until it breaks, then toss it out. I don’t understand how it …
Jun 03
I have my first pair of bespoke shoes. These were made by Peter Feeney, who apprenticed in Italy and is now working out of my tailor’s shop. They feel great, look great and the whole experience was a pleasure. The experience started with a series of foot measurements and then the ordering of some custom …
Mar 30
I wrote a short article with five links about bespoke for Aggregation Magazine 05. My article is here, the issue is here and the magazine is here. It looks fine on a desktop but the magazine is optimized for the iPad. So, if you have an iPad, this is the time to use it for …
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May 20, 1990: Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson’s remarkable Kenyon College commencement address on creative integrity.
川流不息 Endless stream by Singer 晴哥 on Flickr.
