It is with great hysteria that any item made by CHANEL for men is greeted, so rarely do they appear. Newest on offer is a quite remarkable garment bag from the new COCOON range of lightweight nylon quilted accessories. It is available in two shades of brown, grey and black, and has red lining. But what is most important is that the double C logo is clearly visible on its front. If one is to carry ones garments in a CHANEL garment bag, one wants the world to know about it. (Photo by DEVIN BLAIR)
THE DAILY RECOMMENDATIONS
A GARMENT BAG FROM CHANEL
EIGHT OCTOBER, TWO THOUSAND AND NINE
THE MAGAZINE
THE MAGAZINE
N° 14
AUTUMN & WINTER 2011
The new, 14th issue of FANTASTIC MAN features the phenomenal fashion designer Mr. RAF SIMONS on the cover. Photographed at his home in Antwerp, RAF is seen wearing select pieces by RAF SIMONS and JIL SANDER – both brands he designs for. Other interesting men profiled in this issue include: the fabulous magician Mr. DAVID COPPERFIELD, the interior-decorator extraordinaire Mr. RICKY CLIFTON and the hailed London-based chef Mr. YOTAM OTTOLENGHI. Furthermore, FANTASTIC MAN explores new grounds in CHINA through a 37-page fashion reportage inspired by the stylistic characteristics of the men of Beijing. The remainder of the 268-page issue is full of absorbing stories, photographs of some gloriously useless PAPERWEIGHTS, style investigations, tips and tricks for the upcoming Autumn and Winter seasons, and a delightful new format in which we have conducted insightful conversations with three gentlemen of note: KIM JONES, DIRK SCHÖNBERGER and JOHNNY MARR, the famed guitarist of THE SMITHS. This new section is aptly titled ‘THE CONVERSATIONS’. Order now
FANTASTIC EVENTS
A REVISIT OF FABULOUS EVENINGS HOSTED BY FANTASTIC MAN
Periodically, FANTASTIC MAN hosts a marvellous dinner, proper cocktail or a full-out rumbling party. Please find below a small selection of past events that took place at rather exquisite locations around the globe.
An Intimate Cocktail, New York 2011 Disco Dance Party, New York 2011 The Super Show, Berlin 2010 The Super Show, London 2010 Absolut Fantastic, London 2009 No Labels, Stockholm 2009 Fantastic Man Fragnance Launch, Paris 2009 Fantastic Man No. 8 Dinner, London 2008 The Gentleman’s Jeans Launch, Paris 2008 Fantastic Man No. 2, NYC 2005 Fantastic Man No. 2, Paris 2005
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UNDERWEAR
Underwear is generally worn beneath another layer of garments and thus aptly called ‘underwear’. These delicious mesh numbers, seen above on three particularly athletic chaps, are the result of a collaboration between THE WHITE BRIEFS and FANTASTIC MAN. Made from lovely organic cotton the briefs, vest and T-shirt, are available to order from The White Briefs, and are available to purchase in shops round the globe. Whether they are received as presents, or bought for one’s self, they are to be worn – in any case – with utter joy. Order now
SHOPPING TIPS
The fourth edition of THE GENTLEWOMAN features fascinating conversations with women who are masters of their respective crafts, like actress Olivia Williams, author Jennifer Egan, fashion recruitment mogul Floriane de Saint Pierre, CEO Apollonia Poilâne, jewellery designer Gaia Repossi and actress Sofie Gråbøl. On a different note, the BUTT 2012 calendar features 47 hot guys, 3 particularly handsome statues and one suggestive helmet photographed by twelve BUTT friends such as Wolfgang Tillmans, Alasdair McLellan and David Benjamin Sherry. Furthermore, after a two-year hiatus, BUTT 29 is here. The extra thick, double issue is spread out over 144 pink pages. This issue of BUTT is a gay guy's A-to-Z of hot and fascinating homos.
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COMMENTS
edgar:
That carpet is amazing.
bas:
NO, I’m anti branding! Shouldn’t you have enough pleasure of the product without the brand logo lavishly displayed. And what happened to the lovely question of “Where did you get that?!” ?
Steve:
I’m a little shocked to declare…one wants that bag! It makes me want to drop my knickers and become a label whore…
Vincent:
It looks great but those logos clearly visible…….mmmmmm…. definitely no, unless you are the boy walking down the streets of NY that appears on the last issue of the magazine.
hiram morales:
ridiculous
Spence:
I’m an advocate for style, but not really status. It’s agitating that one should be a walking advertisement for something. If I have this special, beautiful object, say a Chanel garmet bag (it is very nice!), the idea is I should own it, not the other way around.
KILLSPENCER:
I believe that FANTASTIC MAN should show more views of this product so we can actually see the details, and really talk about the logo. I cant even see the logo. My products have no logo on the outside because I am like ‘bas’ above- Anti-branding….
Spraypaintedgold:
Does the rarity of chanel accessories for men transcend the “ridiculous” and “status” conscious branding? No.
Grrg:
I agree with blogger Mary HK Choi, who described the entire Cocoon line as “totally confusingly uggo.”
Chris Zhang:
who gonna use that?
Randall Todd:
I love this photo! I’m a fan of Killspencer’s products but I just love this image exactly as it is here – so not ecommerce-y. Continuing the love fest, I also love this quilted garment bag (the quilting done this way is not logo enough for people? Fascinating!) BUT I wouldn’t dare to own it, I’m already getting annoyed with it’s brandedness and would inevitably throw it out in a rapidly escalating pique of Coco fatigue.
tori:
Hi, I was wondering if you had any reviews or information on the site: yoursite, I saw it on a search for replica purses but didn’t know if it was any good or not, thanks!