Known primarily for its sporty pro outerwear, the new line of Arc’teryx Veilance ($175-$1,000) tops, coats, and pants combines tough, outdoor-ready fabrics like Gore-Tex and Paclite with more traditional cuts and syling, letting you dress your best no matter what the weather’s like outside. And no, we don’t know how you’re supposed to say “Arc’teryx.”
Click here for Arc’teryx Veilance website.
Of course your clothing says a lot about you and your life. But your home—furniture, art, objects that are functional or merely beautiful—expresses at least as much. “How we live is a much better reflection of who we are than the message we send by the clothes we wear. It’s a whole lot deeper,” says interior designer Colin Cowie. He suggests building a room around a singular statement piece. For example, this Ralph Lauren trunk speaks volumes (quietly) about your taste, maturity, and style sense. Likewise, an impressive piece of furniture can serve as a focal point. A big armchair can be a functional display for your needs at the time, depending on what you add or subtract from it—small pillows, for example, or a blanket draped across the back. Here’s how to begin.
Think big first, Spend your money where you can make the largest impact and the best impact on your lifestyle. An incredible mahogany table or leather couch is always a good place to start.
Set the tone by finding a great signature piece that will help you frame everything that goes around it so each subsequent rug or other accessory relates to that piece. Buying the best is not just about being showy. If you’re going to buy a piece, spend a little money and make sure it’s a good one that will last, because it’s the anchor to your room or home.
Make it versatile by decorating the leather chest featured here with photographs, a stack of books, or a plant. When you’re entertaining, set out a tray on the chest and use it as bar or buffet.
Photo: Ralph Lauren Home City Modern Trunk ($6,100), (888) 475-7674 or online at RalphLaurenHome.com
Ermenegildo Zegna has launched Zegna Colonia, the line’s latest fragrance for men:
With Zegna Colonia, the brand unveils its personal vision of ‘la Dolce Vita’. A parenthesis of peaceful happiness bathed in the warm embrace of the Italian sun. A snapshot of an elegant silhouette and the entrancing eyes of a man dressed in white linen, captured in the space of an instant.
Between confirmed elegance and affirmed casualness, Zegna Colonia captivates from the very first moment with the sparkling energy of Sicilian bergamot, brilliantly blended with neroli and cardamom. The seductive game continues with the mellow, powdery embrace of iris heightened with galbanum. The fragrance gently unfurls on an accord of musk, benzoin and cedar, the signature of this atypical and addictive fragrance.
Zegna Colonia by Ermenegildo Zegna is available in 75 ml Eau de Toilette and in a limited edition collection of matching grooming products.
Source: Ermenegildo Zegna
Hibiscus Print Crew Back View Shown.
James Perse’s Malibu Collection crew neck shirt are a lightweight jersey 100% Cotton. In part graphic inspired by Makapu’u Beach, the most famous bodysurfing beach in Hawaii. Short sleeve crew neck with hibiscus flower print on back. Makapu’u print on left sleeve.
Visit James Perse website for more info, www.JamesPerse.com
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