When Mr. SAM HODGE from Sydney, Australia, recently found himself stranded in Tokyo and discovered that “it is too cold for my Australian feet here”, he ran out to buy some extra fabulous socks in a lovely acrylic/cotton blend, from a brand called GREENCOVER. Very handsome!
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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
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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
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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
World Man About Town:
“extra fabulous socks in a lovely acrylic/cotton blend”. How many things are wrong with this sentence? :-)
Alexander:
Dear ‘World Man About Town’,
As much as it’s nice to see comments from fellow readers, I’m beginning to wonder what it is you’re contributing to this site with comments such as the one above. For someone who’s a self-titled ‘World Man About Town’, did you ever consider that your perpetual (and often completely unnecessary) banter would present you as someone who is the furthest thing from such a title?
Thom Smith:
Alexander, the public nature of the ‘Daily Recommendation’ welcomes discussion and controversy. Even though I don’t always agree with the views by World Man About Town or others, his opinions are witty and well argued and his is one rather good blog that raises question about accepting fashion.
You should read the comments that people write in similar platforms such as the GQ style website, which can be offensive and rude. These are a walk in the park…
Oliver:
Have to agree with Alexander. If I wanted WMAT’s opinion every day I would read his blog (note: I don’t).
P.S. Cool socks!
Local Boy At Home:
Who needs comments anyway.
herb:
as there are different sorts of fantastic men featured in the magazine, some who are duds and some who are studs (who they are is one’s preference), the comments should reflect this as well. for the record, though, i would like to add that these socks are horrid.
christopher B:
I was excited when I saw the heading ‘psychedelic socks’ but the tie dyed pair you presented us with are lumpen and blotchy. I prefer my psychedelia geometric and sharp looking.
Paul Durcan:
Here’s to freedom of speech! Your comment made me read WMAT’s site and it rocks.
And, yes, these socks are horrid! Not all fashion is good just because it features in a magazine. Well done, World Man.
christopher B:
I don’t like the layout of World Man’s blog. What’s up with the black background? it makes all the images look mucky.
Mimi:
Ah Australia, the home of the lumpen UGG boot. Why do they persevere in their quest to make feet look as ugly as humanly possible? It does say a great deal when Zara refuses to open a store in the entire country…
By the way, WMAT is a sartorial genius with impeccable English.
Mr Cheap Date:
I think black backgrounds save watt hours and therefore the planet and quite possibly our futures? I could be wrong. That’s why we use Blackle not Google in work anyway.
On the socks…I LOVE the left one, not so keen on the right one… er, he joked…
Lineage of Influence:
Surely the point is that these socks are sh*t?
They’re touted as something that’s recommended by Fantastic Man yet are a blend of man made fibers and they look awful, how exactly is that good? Buy 100% cotton socks, or better still 100% Cashmere (or a blend) and you’ll get a better product.
Surely that’s WMAT’s point?
I imagine everyone comments on here because they care about fashion in one way or another and that’s the singular point in the matter? We’re given the opportunity to comment and many of us do? Different horses for different courses and all that chaps…
Mr. ADAM ROBERTS:
I agree with Alexander and Oliver. Commenting is all well and good when necessary, but there’s a fine line between that and shameless self promotion which just proves irritating.
iPad Transfer:
I agree with the 3 bucks being too much. I remember when Cydia apps were almost all free. It almost feels like they are charging for everything on there anymore. It”s slightly depressing.haha. “Well said?” Uh, no. He”s full of crap. The two websites look WAY too similar, and shows a complete lack of design originality on Google”s part. Did either of you even look at them? Technically it is not a free service because you still need to pay for a very expensive iPhone 4 when the other iPhones cannot get the service for free even though they are capable of it. ^the lag is thanks to the introduction of ios4.x. I couldn”t stand it on my 3GS and had to upgrade to ip4, yet ip4 still lags, the memory management is so horrible. sj messed up big time…works well for me., not many don”t work .. but its a little annoying you can”t scan through the clip. If it crashes or gets stuck half way through you have to watch the whole thing again.