Southern Sass: One Man. No Cage. Many Sharks.

3.09.2016

One Man. No Cage. Many Sharks.

Every week is Weekend Week.

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03/09/16

Every week is Weekend Week.

PERK ALERT

Oh, the Places You’ll Go. With This Bag.

Your Perks: 1) Moroccan goatskin leather bags that are naturally waterproof, or seaside-vacation-proof. 2) Shoes that were made in the heart of New York’s Garment District. Makes for quite the origin story. 3) Attractive pleasure-inducing devices that induce a lot of pleasure. They’re good at their job.




411:	Bags from Satch & Fable; shoes from XRAY; devices from LELO

SPRING IT ON

Your Guide to Everything Spring

It’s finally starting to feel like spring. Which means your need for spring style essentials, a definitive guide to rolling your sleeves and a gallery of women in the rain is at an all-time high. You’ll find it all in this here Spring Style Guide, along with a few other vital pieces of spring-related intel. Use it wisely.

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS

This Guy’s Got Shark Photography Down

What happens when you dive into the depths of the sea and approach sharks with a NASA-engineered 1,200-watt strobe lighting rig, and no cage? You get some damn good photographs and put them in a handsome coffee-table book, that’s what. Photographs that look like this...




411:	Sharks: Face-to-Face with the Ocean’s Endangered Predator by Michael Muller, $70, available now

DEEP CUTS

Meteor Knives Exist. These Are They.

Your knife checklist:

—Handle carved from a meteorite.
—A three-and-three-quarter-inch blade made from Series L Damascus steel.
—Both wildly and unnecessarily beautiful.

Yep, there’s your knife checklist.

SELECTING THE MOST FLATTERING KILTER

For Making Workouts Better-Looking

Waxed-canvas-and-leather duffels. Ripstop-fabric shorts. Italian-made fleece hybrid jackets. Are these products from the new brand Kilter necessary for your next gym trip? Of course not. Damn nice? Absolutely. (And hey, if you’re in LA, check out the new brick-and-mortar...)




411:	Kilter, online now

PUSH FACTOR

And Here’s a Salt-N-Pepa-Inspired Drink

So, this Southern-leaning Dallas restaurant came up with a drink inspired by Salt-N-Pepa. Meaning, if the ’90s Grammy Award–winning hip-hop icons have always sort of gotten you in the mood for gin, pink peppercorn syrup and Cocchi Rosa... well, you’re not alone.

GUESS WHO’S BACK

The Steve McQueen Ban Has Been Lifted

A year ago, the minds of Kempt decided it was getting a little trite to see Steve McQueen on every style-icon list around. So, he was banned—for six months, and then a year. Well, a year has passed, and Kempt is ready to welcome the icon back with open arms. But not without first proposing some alternatives...

TOPO THE LINE

All Your Good Sales Are Here

Jack Spade’s got all these classic trenches, sweaters, bags and such at up to 60% off, you see.
Topo Designs has puffer jackets and vests and other things you still may need at some point at up to 40% off. Happy acquiring.
Carson Street: it’s where a selection of wool and flannel trousers are 50% off. You’ll need them again someday.

THE AGENDA

Here Are This Weekend’s To-Dos

Pay whatever you want for the new They Might Be Giants album, bid whatever you want for a Damien Hirst or Roy Lichtenstein, binge whatever you want but maybe make it this new Netflix show, Flaked, starring Will Arnett...