I have received many questions from readers as to how the American classic shirt, the polo, should be worn. Should the polo be tucked in, left untucked or half-tucked- like most preppy suburbia kids tend to wear theirs. 
Aloha Rag invited What He Wears to visit their store located on Greenwich St in NYC. They have amazing pieces. You could seriously do some damage there! What I enjoyed most about Aloha Rag is there select exclusive items to New York. I love shopping at Barneys but sometimes you want to purchase something no one else will have. Hiding a Margiela shirt underneath a pile of 7 Jeans for the sake of exclusivity is draining. Who has time for that? 
Aloha Rag carries this awesome brand from Japan named Cassaves, which is exclusive to New York. Cassaves was established in FW 2007; characterized by its minimal and sharp style by eliminating the decorative and artfulness. Cassaves offers clothing that does not choose the wearer but draws out individuality of the wearer. Garments are simple but premium, based on functional design, and street-consciousness. When I was shown the Cassaves collection I was drawn to this white and navy hand-spotted polo. Most polo's offer an awful boxy silhouette unlike this exclusive polo, which offers a slimmer fit. Nothing worse than a polo that gives you the same shape as Sponge Bob. Another great exclusive available at Aloha Rag are these cool white and light-grey leather and suede sneaker designed by Raf Simons for Jil Sander that were made to fit Aloha Rag's white, bright and clean aesthetic. The sneakers are featuring a limited production run of fifty-five pairs in each style. Talk about exclusive!
Images have been released for the first ever Balmain Homme campaign and I'm in love. Karim Sadli photographed Clement Chabernaud for the campaign. I was very curious to see what the fall/winter 09 collection would look like. Judging Christophe Decarnin's work for Balmain's women's collection, I expected it to be avant-garde, but am pleased it's a classic, masculine and wearable collection; which was a smart move on Decarnin's behalf, especially during these economic times. I have read many saying the collection is "boring" but this collection will sell more without being smothered with obnoxious chachki's and a plethora of pleats. In my opinion, the clothes look cool and Clement looks cool in them. With that said, this collection will look great on anyone who is thin enough to fit in the clothes and may I add wealthy enough. The suit, trench, belt and jeans (you could never have too many jeans) are on my fall wish list. I would definitely hand the sales rep my AMEX and perhaps a lung for those pieces. After all you can survive with one lung.
Limited Edition Sperry Top-Sider- $129; John Varvatos at Saks- $225
Hi Everyone,
We will be recording a Full album (9 new tracks) in the summer of 2009 so expect it in stores around September.
WHW: Let’s talk a bit more about your burgeoning modeling career. You’ve walked for some big names: Givenchy, Hermes, and Versace, to name a few. Do you get nervous walking for such major luxury brands?
JB: Yes!! I get really fucking nervous. It’s weird because give me a mic or a guitar in a room of hundreds of people I am fine, but walking down a run way I shit myself lol. I think it’s because the designer has put their life into those clothes and if I fucked up I would be letting them down. It’s a lot of pressure lol!
WHW: Fashion week can be a bit much for stylists and editors hustling from show to show. I can only image how it is for a model. How do you deal with the fashion week madness?
JB: I love the madness. I wish life was that crazy all the time. I love meeting new people and going to strange places you wouldn’t normally go and in fashion week you get to do that.
WHW: How do you balance your time between your modeling career and your music career?
JB: I am very lucky in the fact that my band and my modeling actually help each other out. My music is obviously my first priority but they generally balance out pretty well. This summer I will miss some of the shows in June though as I am on tour!!!!
Josh Beech is represented by Models 1
always asked myself, "Is it cool for a man to carry a Birkin?" Is it not just a tad obnoxious? Another man known for toting about with a Birkin is tastemaker and musical genius Pharrell Williams. He's actually boasted about getting his Birkin special ordered and was photographed with it for Paper magazine's June/July 08 cover. Pharrell does not own your standard-sized Birkin. Why would he? Not only is it big enough to fit a toddler, but it's also purple alligator. The bag alone needs its own private jet and security. You might have noticed Pharrell dragging it along the floor in Madonna's 'Give It 2 Me' video. Fashion's golden boy, Marc Jacobs, has also been photographed carrying a Birkin as well.
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