Arts + travel

10th October 2011 A great book by Josh Sims that came out a little earlier this year…of course we love the cover featuring Gregory Peck in superb shades. A chapter is included on the iconic Ray-Ban aviators immortalised in Top Gun. Other staple men’s garments discussed include the mac, the trench coat, and classic shoes such as brogues, all of which have shaped the way men dress today.

In the UK the book is widely available priced at £19.95. CN

The Museum at FIT in New York City

1st October She wears 10-inch heels and doesn’t fall over (impressive!); Tom Ford calls her ‘probably the most stylish woman living’; and as a collector of Couture, she has the best.  Daphne Guinness has worked, and inspired, some of the world’s greatest couturiers, including Karl Lagerfeld and Valentino, and she was privileged to call the late Alexander McQueen a close friend. An exhibition of her fabulous personal couture collection has opened at the Museum of The Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.

More than 100 garments from her collection (Chanel, Dior, Givenchy) are on view, along with films, videos and some of her extraordinary accessories, from Philip Treacy’s hats to Christian Louboutin shoes. Daphne Guinness, on view at The Museum at FIT, provides exciting insight into an original fashion icon. A”must see” if in New York City! Until 07 January 2012. www.fitny.edu JG

21st September 2011 Taschen, the publisher of books on art, architecture, design and photography has opened an impressive store in the heart of Amsterdam (another excuse to visit this wonderful city). With shops in many idyllic capitals around the world including Paris, New York and Copenhagen, the new flagship in P.C. Hooftstraat  showcases the entire range of books available from the publisher….look out for one on eyewear which we will be reviewing soon….CN

Taschen Store Amsterdam, P.C. Hooftstraat 44, 1071 BZ Amsterdam, Netherlands

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