(rī)1 Whiskey Premium Rye Whiskey

Whiskey has been in heavy rotation lately. Today, Notcot introduced the newest premium grade whiskey to hit the shelves from Beam. “Bottled at 92 proof, (rī)1 features a light, slightly spicy flavor and a long, luxurious finish. Straight, the nose offers a gentle, peppery nod to its rye heritage. Cut with water, the scents of dried fruit and cinnamon push to the front, providing a rich palate experience.”

Bugatti Veyron “Chrome”

As if the Bugatti Veyron is not impressive enough, they introduced the ''chrome'' makeup of this supercar. You can be sure that everybody will turn around when this car passes by -and not to check out their reflection.

National Geographic Store

Retail Week: National Geographic opens on Regent Street, London from Retail Week on Vimeo.“Retail Week editor John Ryan visits the opening of the National Geographic store on London’s Regent Street and speaks to Worldwide Retail Store chief executive Pere Matamales about the unique concept.”

The Slipper

Slippers-which of course are bedroom footwear that may be worn in other parts of the house. There are different kinds for instance- Slip-on casuals, which were once considered house shoes by men who lived in castles.

Extending across several types is the Albert slipper, named after Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Queen Victoria's consort. A velvet slipper with a leather sole and quilted silk lining, it is worn about the house, particularly with black tie, as well as anywhere that smoking jackets are appropriate. Alberts are offered by all the major English shoemakers as well as a couple companies that specialize in them exclusively.

Lesser slippers tend to be of moccasin construction, where a single piece of the slipper's material simply extends under the foot. The pictured version is one half a dozen versions that were originally designed by Henri Bendell in the 1940's and are sold to this day as Belgian Shoes and, according to Alan Flusser in one of his older books, the leopard version is the one to get. 

Indoors ,that's the best way to treat soleless slippers. They'll give many years of service if they're worn on carpeting but a dozen blocks on city sidewalks will be the death of them.

Fall Socks : Argyle

One of fall's best socks are the argyle, the diamond pattern that was first seen when an anonymous Scotsman cut his tartan blanket on the bias to use as a foot covering. Argyles became popular with knicker-wearing golfers in the twentieth century and were brought to the U.S. by Brooks Brothers.

Today's argyles are a casual sock, not quite formal enough to wear with conservative suits but a perfectly appropriate bit of color year-round with odd jackets and sports clothing. My personal favorites are knit in both fine cotton and merino wool by Milan's (on order)Marcoliani . A man should choose the mid calf length for walking the golf course or other athletic activities where he won't be sitting down and inadvertantly displaying a bit of bare leg. Stick with the over the calf version the rest of the time.

Choose the usual seasonal colors for autumn. The cinnamon pair shown adds interest to khaki, corduroy and moleskin trousers. 

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Bamford Watch Co x Rolex

Online product customizers have eaten endless hours of productivity from business since they came to prominence with the help of Nike ID and its endless array of silhouettes and products. Now Bamford & Sons through the Bamford Watch Company changes the playing field for the Rolex - a market once only accesible by those with relations and funds to work with the short list of specialty shops working on GMT, Daytonas, and Submariners.

The Bamford Watch Company Online Rolex Customizer allows for the individual to modify the Rolex Submariner (Daytona, GMT, and others by request) by color options (face, wheel, date, and more) and bracelet (black PVD - essential). But like the small specialty custom houses, the price is not cheap. Expect to drop as much as 12000$US for the full treatment. (aquire)

Paisley & Tweeds

The breast pocket on the left hand side of a mans jacket should always be filled with a pocket square. And when the textured, colorful look of tweed jacketing calls for a more sophisticated visual than can be provided by simple white linen, it's time for silk, particularly paisley silk like the one from Drake's Londonin the photo. 

The kidney-shaped paisley is one of the world's familiar patterns. It originated in Persia, but its western name is taken from the Scottish town of Paisley which became the best-known producer of the design in the early 19th century. That may be because the inhabitants of Paisley did the best job of complementing tweed-the standard outerwear of the area. They definitely are credited with printing five color patterns at a time when the competition made do with two.

Personally, I think that multi-colored paisley makes the best silk squares. The complex designs let a man look refined and easy going about his dress at the same time, with squares that have grounds that relate to nothing else that he's wearing and multi-colored patterns that may complement shirt, necktie, jacket or all three. 

The untucked neckscarf

HRH Prince Charles demonstrates how to utilize an untucked scarf to fill a jacket opening when there's no necktie. A length of cashmere keeps the chest warm and the centers the viewers eye on the wearers face.

Most readers will want to use this technique with an odd jacket rather than a Chitrali Cloak from the Pakistani tribal areas. Said cloak costs but £30 ($45), which is unusually good value for twelve yards of hand loomed lambs wool, however the low cost is no doubt related to the 340 mile trip from Islamabad thats required to reach the town where they are made. Fortunately the royal publicity means we can probably expect to find the garments in the J. Peterman catalog next season.

Still, for now tweed jackets are considerably simpler to obtain. Cashmere scarves may be found at the same sources.

Thomas Pink : White Shirt Bar

“Thomas Pink’s new initiative, the white shirt bar… opened this week in Manhattan. (Those expecting a dress-code-restricted boozery, sorry to disappoint.) With 20 perennial styles to choose from (black-tie to casual oxfords) as well as six seasonal additions, the bar features a shirt menu and dedicated staff to figure out which shirt belongs on which customer.” Those men seeking the proper cut in a white shirt may find refuge in with Thomas Pink. Good to know for a nice quality and good fit basic.

The worlds largest mall :Dubai

As reported in this morning's DNR, the first phase of the world's largest mall opened this week in,where else?—Dubai. Despite the global financial crisis, Emaar Malls Group, which developed the 5.6-million-square-foot shopping center, expects it to receive 30 million visitors in its first year. Here, a brief list of what's on offer to attract them:

- 1,200 stores, including Versace, Burberry, Roberto Cavalli, Galliano, Hermès, Givenchy, Cerruti, Missoni, Tom Ford, and Ermenegildo Zegna
- A 10-million-liter aquarium with 33,000 animals, at least 30 of which are, apparently,very aggressive
- A 76,000-square-foot indoor amusement park called SEGA Republic, subdivided into themes including the Speed Zone, Sports Zone, and Redemption Zone
- An Olympic-size skating rink, open year round
- 14,000 indoor parking spaces

Tattersall for the Hunt

A tattersall is a regularly spaced plaid, usually a 1/2" rectangle that's a little taller than it is wide, combining two dark colored lines on a light ground. The pattern was named after Tattersall's, a London horse market founded in 1766 where blankets with the design were in common use.

Two hundred and fifty years later, the tattersall waistcoat remains a standard part of a man's formal and informal hunt garb, when foxes are the prey of the day. So tattersall worn under a tweed hacking jacket can come in handy for men who are or who wish to appear as if they are on speaking terms with a horse - even if the horse in question is one of the police mounts that are ridden around New York's Central Park. For the horse ranks higher than the dog in the hierarchy of costly pets, and where there are horses, there are females who dote on them.

That makes a tattersall waistcoat useful for more than one kind of hunting.