E / Armani Jeans
I like denim dark, narrow and fitted to the ankle. I’ve been buying Armani jeans for years and could very well live in them. Wear them with a tight vintage t-shirt and you’re set. Armani.com
B / L'Air du Désert Marocain by Tauer Perfumes
An olfactory marvel that sets me dreaming equally of Rimbaud’s illuminations and the limitless soft blue horizons of the West, L'Air du Désert Marocain is the perfect fragrance for sky gazing on a late summer afternoon. Andy Tauer describes this masterpiece as powerful, sensual and pure. I couldn't agree more. Tauerperfumes.com
C / Zebra Motif Yellow Classic Swim Shorts by Paul Smith
The perfect cut and fit for swimming, yoga, or a quick match of tennis. Paulsmith.co.uk
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D / Aldous by Mykita Mykita makes some of the most stylish sunglasses on the planet, and the new Decades Sun line, released this April, includes these favorites of mine. Mykita.com
PART OF THE FUN OF LIVING in San Francisco is the way one’s style sense tends to be influenced as much by geography as by the trends of New York, Europe, or Asia. The excitable expanses of land and sea, the perpetual shifts of dense fog and sparkling sunlight, and the cool mystique of being surrounded by Victorian architecture on the furthermost edge of the West leaves one free to develop a style that can be both practical and smart. One of my favorite poets, Charles Olson, wrote that “an American is a complex of occasions, themselves a geometry of spatial nature,” and nowhere is this truer than here in California. When I think of summer, I think of fresh flowers, cool breezes and al fresco dining, and a time to reawaken to the richness of life. The following are some of my top recommendations for summer.
F / Crystal Syphon Family Evil
No summer gathering is complete without good music. Family Evil is the much anticipated release by Merced’s Crystal Syphon, a popular sonic fixture in northern California’s psychedelic ballrooms of the late 1960s. Despite several record labels having expressed interest in the band during their heyday, they never got around to releasing an album until now. Limited to a pressing of 500 copies, Family Evil is a rare offering of vintage original mayhem! http://www.roaratorio.com/25.html
VHCLE MAN
2012
