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94 motorcycle diary

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Jon Hamm shows dramatic genius on “Mad Men” but has also more than proven his comedic chops. In other words, he’s not just that guy in a suit.

Continuum winemaker Carlo Mondavi enlists a diehard band of thrill seekers for a coastal CA odyssey.

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Who’s who behind the scenes

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he California Dream…everyone has one, but not everyone gets to live it. Most people just sit back imagining this golden paradise. What would a perpetually 72-and-sunny life be like? They picture themselves driving down Sunset Boulevard in some insane car with the top down…a nice reverie for most as they sit in their cold offices, far, far away from the reality of life here. With the ocean as a backyard, would they really learn to surf? In this Spring issue of C for Men,

we present the California Dream, full-on. What could be better than dreaming it? Living it!

First off, there is our cover subject, Jon Hamm, an actor showing his dimensions, from his

starring role in the groundbreaking “Mad Men” series to his comedic turn in Bridesmaids and recurring visits on “Saturday Night Live.” A world away from his Missouri roots, Hamm has fulfilled his dreams. There could be no more fitting place to shoot him than at the most iconic of Hollywood locales, the Chateau Marmont—a place where dreams come true by the pool, at legendary parties in the Penthouse and on the patio. It was also the ideal backdrop for this season’s sophisticated styles—yet, they’re clothes that are still wearable and relatable.

What isn’t relatable is being a rock star (for most of us, anyway). The concept of performing on stage for thousands of people, night after night, is a bit foreign. But for some, that is the dream.

In our scrapbook-style portfolio, “Rock Steady” (p.104), we flash back to amazing Golden State moments for a medley of our most fabled bands and singers. The pictures preserve an era, a time long gone and well before the manicured music machine took over. These are talents that shined brightly (with some who, sadly, burned out too early).

The ultimate dream for many is a perfect California road trip. Be it from inside a classic Bentley, a fast Maserati or a vintage Ferrari, it doesn’t get much better than hitting the open road. In “Motorcycle Diary” (p.94), we take you up the coast. Starting in Venice Beach, a crew of 25 winds through Santa Barbara, into Big Sur…thru San Fran, then ends in Napa Valley.

Can you think of a journey more freeing or more fun? Take the trip with our Harley gang of renaissance men, and enjoy the ride!

In fact, that should be the whole point of life out west…Yes, it is a dream. And it includes taking advantage of all the aspects that make this landscape so special: the air, the sun, the ocean, the vistas along the way…and the road, with all of its bumps, that makes for one

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people who’s who behind the scenes of this month’s issue, plus their favorite california places

Nigel Parry “I never thought Jon [Hamm] would be so game to jump in the pool at the Chateau Marmont, fully clothed!” says Nigel Parry about his work with the actor for “No Ordinary Man” (p.76). The N.Y.-based celebrity lensman has shot everyone from Barack Obama to George Clooney for publications such as Elle, InStyle and Vanity Fair. C SPOTs • The Reel Inn in Malibu has the best fish in L.A. • Scott Conant’s new restaurant Scarpetta • The lifestyle at Chateau Marmont

Nate Christenson “Taking Harleys from Venice Beach up the coast to Napa with Carlo Mondavi and a great group of friends...I was in!” says Nate Christenson. The action and sports photographer followed the crew for “Motorcycle Diary” (p.94). C SPOTs • Live music on the Sunset Strip • P.C.H. San Diego has a much more laid-back feel than L.A.

Melissa Goldstein “Poring over these iconic photos of Robert Plant and Guns N’ Roses gave me a serious case of hair envy,” says C contributor Melissa Goldstein of “Rock Steady” (p.104).

The L.A.-based writer has covered arts and culture for the likes of Newsweek, WSJ Europe and GQ. C SPOTs • Deep dish at S.F.’s Little Star Pizza • Tacolicious in

Jenny Ricker

S.F. • Café Midi shop on La Brea

“Every time I see Jon [Hamm] I can count on spending the day with a real jokester,” says stylist

Tim Street-Porter

Jenny Ricker (“No Ordinary Man,”

“Vivi’s [Nevo] house was a joy to photograph,

p.76). The L.A. native has worked

hovering breathtakingly over Paradise

with Zac Efron, Lady Gaga and

Cove,” recalls Tim Street-Porter on shooting

Daniel Day Lewis, and she has

“Cliff’s Edge” (p.86). The British-born,

contributed to Vanity Fair and

award-winning architecture and design

InStyle. C SPOTs • Santa Ynez

photographer and author has two new interiors

Valley for wine tasting • The Art Deco

books out this year. C SPOTs • Coral Casino

Avalon Theatre on Catalina Island

in Santa Barbara • Big Sur, ideally the Post

• Shareen Vintage, downtown L.A.

Ranch Inn • The corner of Hollywood and Vine

Christenson: Jeremy Miller. ricker: erica gray. goldberg: Nick Gawith. Street-Porter: Annie Kelly

through Big Sur • North County

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n a recently televised Nike shredding ad, Hanni El Khatib belts out, “You don’t think like I think, you don’t fly like I fly…I got a thing.” That thing is a soulful new sound—think The Black Keys meets doo-wop—fed by his childhood in 1980s San Francisco, where he was an avid skateboarder. The half-Palestinian, half-Filipino singer/songwriter moved to Hancock Park almost two years ago and released his debut, Will The Guns Come Out, last fall. The album includes a handful of covers, including a rock rendition of Louis Armstrong’s “You Rascal You.” This month, the 30-year-old kicks off a North American tour April 6 at The Satellite in Silverlake and finishes May 12 at the Constellation Room in Santa Ana. hannielkhatib.com.

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nside a classic, white-shingled storefront at the Marin Country Mart, a trio of shops is the clutch stopover on the way up to Tahoe. The preppy, old-fashioned suite is home to the Post Office and Trading Post (which also sells candy and books), the menswear shop Unionmade (carrying outerwear, duffle bags and Levi’s) and the recently opened Barber Lane. Take a load off in one of the Napa leather chairs for a close shave, haircut or facial. Services from $35; 2001 Larkspur Landing Cir., Larkspur, 415-419-5260.

Groomers use D.R. Harris shaving cream and Edwin Jagger razors and brushes.

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What could have been a curious art book, The Dangerous Book Four Boys became even more intriguing when it was printed with James Franco’s scribbles, edits and reactions on page. In this original tome, the Palo Alto-born actor/artist/writer gives a first-hand account of male adolescence in CA, sexuality and the nature of masculinity.

With the U.S. Open just around the corner (at The Olympic Club in S.F., June 11–17), if you can’t impress your foursome with an accurate short game, at least you can tee off with Prada’s new gear. prada.com.

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Find this steaming Japanese dish and other seasonal plates at the new permanent location on a buzzing strip of Fillmore. 1527 Fillmore St., S.F.; haparamensf.com.

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Fish, Phaidon, $45, phaidon. com. Element Portable grill, $149, available at amazon.com.

hat could be better than fresh, local seafood, perfectly prepared at home? STEP 1 Download the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch guide or app to find out what’s local and sustainable. CA’s late spring/summer months boast Pacific halibut, swordfish, rockfish and shrimp (montereybayaquarium.org). STEP 2 Find a new go-to in The Silver Spoon kitchen’s recently released Fish: Recipes from the Sea. Or, marinate your filet in an S.F.-made S&S Brand rub (sandsbrand.com).

STEP 3 Fired up: The new Element Portable gas grill from Bay-Area brand Fuego folds to accompany you to any tailgate or barbecue (elementbyfuego.com).

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High Rollers Not far from where CEO and co-founder Steven Foster once panhandled in Haight-Ashbury in the ’60s, Lucky Strike will soon open its 22nd location. Venice Beachbased designer Ray Azoulay created the 22,000-squarefoot space with a photo booth, vintage checkers tables and a 40-foot bar serving Straus soft-serve ice cream, twice-cooked Belgian fries and gluten-free mac-andcheese bowls. 200 King St., S.F.; bowlluckystrike.com.

Pick up a pair of Paleolithic walrus or woolly mammoth ivory cufflinks from Monique Péan’s ’s new Homme collection— or create your own at the designer’s pop-up Fossil Bar, exclusively at Barneys New York in S.F. and Beverly Hills. moniquepean.com.

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Port Authority Warning: Not for barbecues or wine tastings.

Make a clean break from the season’s expected denim/polo combination in an all-white look from Ports 1961. The Toronto-born, N.Y.-based company, which recently launched a fashion-forward men’s collection, knows a thing or two about lasting trends.

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SHELF LIFE In Farther Away, sharp, contemporary voice Jonathan Franzen (Freedom, The Corrections) brings us closer to the experiences that have touched his life over the past five years, from a violent encounter in Cyprus to the death of friend and fellow author David Foster Wallace.

Ship Shape For brunch or beach, Louis Vuitton’s rubber-banded diving timepiece is a sophisticated balance of street and sport. louisvuitton.com.

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Divulging the best investment strategies, Art/Elier, an online marketplace and research hub, also offers affordable, original prints from talents who should be in your permanent rotation. artelierltd.com.

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An extreme sports wunderkind has a slew of new tricks

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t the modest home near Chateau Marmont where Olympian Shaun White resides, there will never be enough mantles for even a “bestof” his awards in both snowboarding and skate: two Olympic golds (2006, 2010), five-peat gold in the X Games, summer and winter Dew Cups and five Espys.

After all, the 25-year-old has been sponsored by Burton since age seven, the same age when he was discovered at the skate park by Tony Hawk (pro in both sports by 16). He has had plenty of years to rack up the trophies.

Since scoring a historic perfect 100 on his “victory” lap in the SuperPipe at February’s X Games in Aspen, the Carlsbad native has relished time spent in L.A. off the slopes. A portable ramp White purchased last year should prove invaluable as he segues to skateboarding season and preps for the upcoming X Games Los Angeles at the Staples Center/ Nokia Live this June 28. “I have to learn something brand-new in a short period to beat what they’ve [his competitors] been working on all winter,” he says.

Back in Hollywood, he also makes space for side interests, like cutting his acting teeth in last summer’s Justin Timberlake/Woody Harrelson/ Mila Kunis flick Friends with Benefits, and posing for a dapper campaign with high-style British retailer Mr. Porter. (The sartorial hook is not surprising; he sat front-row at men’s fashion week in Milan, and he’s been designing gear for five years now.) This spring, as he continues to work with his brother Jesse on new projects, we’ll see his latest in Burton outerwear; housewares for Target; just-launched Shaun White Supply Co. hard goods; and his goggles and Holbrook glasses for SoCal-based Oakley. Bloomberg Businessweek’s second “most powerful athlete of 2011”—White is only behind quarterback Peyton Manning—can also lay claim to his own flavor of Stride chewing gum, Whitemint: “We literally sat in a room, and tested, like, 10 different flavors, writing down our thoughts about the gum. I’m super involved in everything I do.”

That’s a different skillset from his famed Double McTwist 1260 trick, but no matter what he chooses to do, you can be sure White’s not going anywhere but up. •

FROM TOP White wears his Shaun White Signature Series Holbrook for Oakley. At the 2012 X Games, Aspen. Shredding in L.A. Shaun White Supply Co. Park Complete Blue Skull, $70, shaunwhitesupplyco. com. White, in Acne shirt, Orlebar Brown tee, Maison Martin Margiela trousers and Rivieras shoes, mrporter.com.

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Call of duty In the 30 months it takes to train a Navy SEAL, California might as well be hell on Earth by kelsey mckinnon

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n 1962, President John F. Kennedy authorized the creation of the Navy SEALs, an elite fighting force to conduct unconventional warfare on any terrain (the name is an acronym for Sea, Air and Land). Since then, the 2,500 active-duty SEALs have been highly effective weapons in the war on terror with the recent takedowns of Abu Ghadiyah in 2008, Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan in 2009, the Somali pirates and, of course, Osama Bin Laden last year.

Men looking to become SEALs are put through the most grueling military training on Earth. The centerpiece of the punishing BUD (Basic Underwater Demolition)/SEAL program that takes place in Coronado is “Hell Week,” where students endure 132 continuous hours of night swims without wetsuits, workouts with 300-pound logs, and long-distance soft-sand runs carrying a 150-pound IBS (an inflatable boat-small)—all on fewer than four hours of total sleep for the week. About 75% of them (many are college athletes) will wash out, while the surviving candidates go on to parachuting and SEAL Qualification Training (think nighttime over-water jumps, underwater combat and recon). After this nearly year-long ordeal, roughly 250 graduates out of an initial 1,500 are awarded the trident insignia and officially join the ranks.

During the following year-plus prior to deployment, in addition to linguistics (often Arabic or Farsi), the newly minted SEALs can expect to spend weeks in the Coalinga brush, stalking, sniping and carrying out mock assaults on IED (Improvised Explosive Device) factories. Off the coast of Kodiak, Alaska, they learn cold weather survival by submerging themselves in the frigid waters and then conducting re-warming drills.

AC (full names are classified), a SEAL who recently returned from his fourth tour in the Middle East says, “It’s definitely not a get-sexyfor-the-beach workout. This program is designed to push a man to his breaking point and beyond.” sealswcc.com. •

from top SEALs fast-rope the deck of a breached submarine. Training with a LAR-V Draeger closed circuit rebreather. Camouflage is essential in special operations. SEALs ride an IBS vessel.

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Tod’s No Code lace-ups, $545/pair, and desert boot (bottom), $565.

Foot by Foot Tod’s takes a step forward with Jefferson Hack

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he brand synonymous with the polished driving moccasin sends preppy footwear in a hip direction this spring with its new No Code collection.

Designed in collaboration with British magazine publisher Jefferson Hack, the Tod’s offerings include patent leather slippers and suede lace-ups in a palette borrowed from abstract artist Josef Albers. Each of the styles seamlessly transitions from day to night—and scooter to yacht—keeping time, in Hack’s words, with “the beat of modern life.” $495-$595; tods.com. edited by samantha traina men’s sPRInG 2012

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always knew I wanted to follow in the brand’s original footsteps by specializing in timeless shirts for both men and women,” says Equipment CEO Serge Azria of the statement-making unisex line made famous in the 1980s on the bods of Warren Beatty, Mick Jagger and Jack Nicholson. The effortless, put-together look returns with Equipment Homme this spring. $168-$238; Neiman Marcus.

Light blue Signature, $228, denim Signature, $168, and striped Caine, $168.

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STITCHED UP The answer to your everyday shoe: Cobra Society’s new men’s loafer, the Stewy—a classic that’s handmade in Spain with Castilian and Italian leathers.

L.A.-based footwear designer Alex Davis will add additional styles this fall. $595; thecobrasociety.com.

Jeffrey Alan Marks in Brunello Cucinelli

In a J.A.M. L.A. interiors pro Jeffrey Alan Marks is almost as well-known for his personal style as he is for designing major homes and commercial spaces.

YOUR LOOK Comfort with an emphasis on luxury.

My criteria: tailored, elegant, utilitarian. WHAT DO YOU WEAR TO MEET CLIENTS? A pocket square is key—it looks like you’ve gone the extra mile.

WHERE DO YOU SHOP? In L.A., Brunello Cucinelli (brunellocucinelli.com). His clothing is timeless.

I collect it. Tom Ford (tomford.com) for shoes. And, I buy all my workout gear from my good friend Luis Fernandez at Number Lab (number-lab.com). I also favor Button Down (button-down.com) and Wilkes Bashford (wilkesbashford.com) in S.F. jam-design.com.

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ON THE DOUBLE Local eyewear brand Oliver Peoples has enlisted musician Beck to mine his private stash of ’80s sunglasses in order to develop the Double Helix: a retro spring style featuring his replicated autograph and a “trick of the eye” striped color which changes from clear to pink to yellow, depending on the angle. $595; oliverpeoples.com.

Fashion’s latest unlikely bedfellows: Vera Wang and Men’s Wearhouse.

Wang has teamed with the discount suit retailer for an inaugural formalwear collection, Black by Vera Wang. Call us converts to her more fitted take on the penguin suit, available in both gray and black. menswearhouse.com.

WRITTEN BY MELISSA GOLDSTEIN, FLORENCE KANE AND ANNINA MISLIN. JOIE: HILARY WALSH. J.A.M.: MIKE ROSENTHAL. BLACK BY VERA WANG: COURTESY OF VERA WANG AND MEN’S WEARHOUSE

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INDUSTRIE DENIM 300 Grant Ave., S.F.,

L.A. brand Hudson launches Turbotech this month— a reactive, raw denim that molds to your shape and fades to a vintage wash in just days. hudsonjeans.com.

415-397-3800; industriedenim.com.

• UNIONMADE, MARIN COUNTRY MART 2005

Larkspur Landing Cir., Larkspur, 415-747-8013; unionmadegoods.com. • UNIS 138 S. La Brea Ave., L.A., 323-424-4425; unisnewyork.com.

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f you’re not geographically lucky enough to live near the North Beach atelier of Al Ribaya, where the tailor-cumshoemaker fields orders from the likes of Philip Kaufman and Green Day’s Tre Cool, check your local Levi’s for his new must-haves: limited-edition handmade Chukka boots crafted from canvas and horsehide. 1300 Grant Ave., S.F.; alsattire.com.

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CLEAN BREAK Band of Outsiders ventures into denim this spring. The new classic five-pocket silhouette is available in two raw, two washed, and one white style. $185$225; Saks Fifth Avenue.

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Pro surfer Kelly Slater and Quicksilver Inc. have joined forces on VSTR. The concept? Everything in the 40-piece sportswear collection should fit in the bag pictured here.

Slater has created clean looks that go from one climate to the next with ease (t-shirt hems have a built-in nautical rope for hanging dry). With talk of a freestanding SoCal store, VSTR has just begun riding the wave. $35-$395; vstr.com.

White jeans, $210.

WRITTEN BY MELISSA GOLDSTEIN, ANNINA MISLIN AND ALISON CLARE STEINGOLD. UNIS: ANDY J. SCOTT. UNIONMADE: ANDREW WEEKS. AL RIBAYA: DENNIS HEARNE

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Industrie Denim.

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Depth board shorts, $65, and Nomadic backpack, $395.

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Louis Vuitton polka dot tie, and striped tie, $205 each.

Prada tie, $195.

Louis Vuitton cufflinks, $555.

Yves Saint Laurent duffle, $1,525.

Kiton belt, $900.

Cartier watch.

Tod’s jacket, $1,825.

Etro shoes, $470.

Ralph Lauren briefcase.

Persol sunglasses, $360.

Mood Indigo Cobalt and denim-hued essentials hit the scene Z Zegna

Bottega Veneta case, $8,600.

Lanvin

Giorgio Armani boots, $650.

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Hickey Freeman shirt, $225, bow tie, $135, and cufflinks, $16, Streets of Beverly Hills.

Gucci

Brunello Cucinelli pocket squares, $130 each.

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FROM LEFT Kris Van Assche. The store carries everything from high-tops to suiting.

nter the new Dior Homme space: 2,200 square feet punctuated by lacquered shelving in blue and gray, and pierced by a staircase of glass and steel leading from the meticulous array of footwear and sports attire on the ground floor to suiting and formal items on the second.

The masculine paradise is the 65-year-old luxury brand’s third freestanding outpost dedicated to Artistic Director Kris Van Assche’s distinctive sportswear, sneakers, accessories and tailoring. “San Francisco is the perfect location for Dior Homme,” says Pamela Baxter, president and CEO of Christian Dior, Inc. and president and CEO of LVMH Perfumes and Cosmetics North America. “It’s a city at the forefront of the global technology sector, host to a modern, fashion-forward man.”

Inside, techie and luddite themes play hand in hand. A video screen loops runway shows and montages. Against that choppy movement, Hannah Stouffer’s wintry mural has a blanketing effect; abutting a panel of mirrors, a white hawk and ghostly counterpart sit suspended among a necklace of shadowy pine trees—a fitting reference for Northern California’s oft-mountainous terrain.

“My father was a nature cinematographer, and I grew up in the woods,” says the Aspen-born artist of her inspiration for the landscape, made with gouache, oil-based pens, latex and spray paint, and silver leafing. “I think in art there is such an attraction to people who draw and paint a natural setting—people love animals. It’s exciting and lustful.” Just like Dior Homme. 216 Stockton St., S.F., 415-391-1363; dior.com. •

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S.F. storefront.

Canvas duffle, $2,200. Floor-toceiling mirrors reflect Stouffer’s painting.

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from Dior Homme’s spring/ summer collection.

Stouffer works on her mural.

Steel watch, $4,900.

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FROM TOP Michael Kors, $225. Montblanc, $3,980.

ESQ by Movado, $250.

Officine Panerai, $11,400.

Bulova, $275, Macy’s.

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A 1953 Cadillac Series 62 coupe by Ghia—one of only two built—given by Prince Aly Khan to Rita Hayworth. ediTed by florence KAne men’s spring 2012

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A 1956 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa.

RIGHT The car, racing in the ’50s. BELOW The 1949 Alfa-Romeo 6C2500 Villa d’Este Coupe by Touring, and a close-up of its grille.

FROM ABOVE LEFT

A 1932 Lancia Dilambda Tourer

by Viotti. The Bertone Lancia Stratos HF Zero concept car, first unveiled at the 1970 Turin auto show.

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t’s no coincidence the country that gives us Brioni tuxedos, Cappellini chairs, Beretta shotguns, and plays host to the entire art world at the Venice Biennale, is one and the same. Italians know design. More to the point, they know beauty. (Lest we forget, Italy also gave us Sophia Loren and Monica Bellucci.)

At the Petersen Automotive Museum’s new exhibition, “Sculpture in Motion: Masterpieces of Italian Design,” on display until February, 2013, the focus is on Lo Stivale’s contributions to the realm of cars. And you might want to wear a bib because there will be plenty of drool.

Leslie Kendall, the man responsible for assembling the Italian exports and curator at L.A.’s Petersen—the nation’s premier automotive museum as well as one of the largest in the world—agrees that the key word here is beauty.

He stresses, “These cars are all prettier than they almost needed to be. But every body is absolutely right, absolutely correct for the chassis.”

Take Bruce Meyer’s 1956 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, designed by legendary coachbuilder Scaglietti: “It’s the ultimate example of sports racing coachwork with an incredibly sexy body.

You just can’t look bad in that car,” Kendall says. The Testa Rossa went on to become one of race cars with the most chequered flags in an already winning history of Ferrari. It also happens to come with a significant price tag—a 1957 Testa Rossa went under a Pebble Beach gavel last August for $16.4 million, the highest price ever for a car at auction.

Other standouts are the low-slung wedge of a supercar the 1970 Lancia Stratos HF Zero

by Bertone and the impossibly elegant and curvaceous 1947 Cisitalia 202 Coupe by Pininfarina, which, in 1951, became the first automobile ever included in the New York Museum of Modern Art’s permanent collection. (It’s also the car Kendall would most like in his garage at home: “It’s the definitive postwar vehicle; it has had more influence on car design than any other car, ever.”) Don’t forget to stop and admire the Cadillac Ghia and Pininfarina Ford, or marvel at the days of yesteryear when Detroit makers: 1. put a premium on design and 2. looked elsewhere when they knew they themselves couldn’t deliver it. Next stop, Italia. petersen.org. •

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The Drovers Dog custom Yamaha SR500 Surf Bike, price upon request.

LOS ANGELES DoubleDouble, 2012.

Stylish Australian brand Deus Ex Machina has opened its first U.S. outpost in Venice Beach. Beyond the array of custom rides (available with or without a board rack) and the artfully crafted surfboards shaped Down Under, the store also features apparel from the likes of Makr Carry Goods, an in-house coffee bar by Handsome Roasters and an illustrious name: The Emporium of Postmodern Activities. 1001 Venice Blvd.; deuscustoms.com.

TWO WAYS TO GET YOUR WHEELS SPINNING Abbot Kinneybased Linus designs with a ’50s French-meets-modern CA feeling.

This spring, the showroom adds a new rosewood hue to the sporty Mixte 3. linusbike.com.

Meanwhile, Horst A. Friedrichs’ book Cycle Style (Prestel, $25) surveys London’s biking set—tweed and all.

Mixte 3 in rosewood, $649.

Deep Impact An artist best known for his photographs of tricked-out cars with luxury logo-inspired interiors, Luis Gispert changes gears this spring at Ohwow gallery. “All Oyster, No Pearl” plays with assumptions of value via silver gelatin prints of disparate objects, Hydro-Stone sculpture, and his pièce de résistance, a 1984 Dodge Aries Sedan dipped in polished chrome. Precious artifact or piece of junk?

April 7-May 12; oh-wow.com.

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An LA Closet Design creation.

onolulu-born stylist-cum-design consultant, Lisa Adams is an expert when it comes to transforming men’s wardrobes—whether she’s finding the perfect backlit scheme to complement a collection of premium kicks or installing a walk-in with a coffee station, humidor, whiskey bar–even a putting green.

Working out of West Hollywood’s Pacific Design Center, her biggest challenge running LA Closet Design might be finding storage for the uniform of choice: “The California man tends to have an abundance of T-shirts,” she says. laclosetdesign.com.

WRITTEN BY MELISSA GOLDSTEIN AND ELIZABETH KHURI CHANDLER. MOTORCYCLE: COURTESY OF DEUS EX MACHINA. BOOK: COURTESY OF PRESTEL PUBLISHING. BICYCLE: COURTESY OF LINUS BIKES. CLOSET: COURTESY OF LA CLOSET DESIGN. CHAIRS: COURTESY OF LUIS GISPERT/OHWOW

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design MERCEDES-BENZ SL550 The brand released its SL more than 60 years ago. Now, for the first time, the roadster’s body is made almost entirely of aluminum, so it’s even sportier— and more fuel efficient.

Available now. From $106,375; mbusa.com.

BENTLEY CONTINENTAL V8 A new engine range means this coupe can go from zero to 60mph in 4.6 seconds. Available late 2012. Price upon request; bentleymotors.com.

Fast Company

BUGATTI VEYRON GRAND SPORT VITESSE With up to 1,200hp, the roadster has been enhanced with the maker’s Super Sport model (top speed: 268mph) in mind, making this the fastest convertible in the world. Available this summer.

Price upon request; bugatti.com.

The latest in luxury autos and supercars to satisfy a need for speed.

Start your engines...

From Runway to Roadway It doesn’t get smoother than a Maserati designed by Silvia Venturini Fendi. The two Italian style purveyors have teamed up on a limited-edition GranCabrio (think leather seats stitched with the double-F logo). Also the result of their cool collaboration: a jacket, scarf, sunglasses, baseball cap, luggage, portfolio and, fittingly, key holder. Buon viaggio.

Available now. Price upon request; maserati.com.

TUATARA Created by American company Shelby SuperCars, the übermodern, aerodynamic vehicle was designed to hit 275mph (oh, it’s on, Bugatti). Available early 2013. $1.3 million; sscnorthamerica.com.

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OFFICE SPACE Streamlined, modern work furnishings get the job done CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT Hans

J. Wegner desk, from $12,685, carlhansen.com. Restoration Hardware Sputnik chandelier, $795, restorationhardware.com.

West Elm magazine holder, $39, westelm.com. Flos Piani lamp, $296, flosusa.com. J. Rusten Cupertino credenza, $4,500, jrusten.com. Decorative molecule set, $75, huset-shop.com.

Thos. Moser Ellipse sofa, from $5,700, thosmoser.com. Poppin notebook, $12, ruler, $5, and tape dispenser, $8, poppin.com.

Eames chair, $1,621, dwr.com.

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A New Chapter N.Y.’s hospitality impresarios mix it up in L.A.

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he duo behind nightlife consulting firm Proprietors LLC can’t really complain.

For these downtown denizens (hey New Yorkers, that’s Death & Co. owner David Kaplan and business partner Alex Day), getting to Chapter & Verse, their new L.A. Arts District HQ/drink laboratory, involves “a grueling three-minute commute,” laughs Kaplan. This move means more time to play with beverages, innovate cocktails, design menus for restaurants (Stella Rossa in Santa Monica and all Rosa Mexicanas) and forge ahead with overhauls, whether in Mumbai or down the block (Bar & Kitchen, where they lovingly spent “an ungodly amount of time to give it an identity,” says Kaplan). While you can’t visit C&V like Demi Monde, their coffee bar-by-day/cocktail bar-by-night project in New York, opening this spring, the guys promise local developments.

Adds Day, “There’s a unique energy to the resurgence of the Arts District. It’s cool to be a part of that.” proprietorsllc.com. >>

At the test bar, Alex Day strains a Chapter & Verse special: Rye Whiskey, Amaro, Sherry, Benedictine, elderflower and bitters.

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OFF THE CLOCK CAFFEINATION Kaplan: Handsome Coffee is being served at Coffeebar (600 S. Spring St., coffeebarla.com).

There’s now a whole row right around Seventh Street.

COMFORT FOODS Kaplan: New York doesn’t hold a candle to L.A. for sushi, and my indulgence is Sushi Gen Restaurant (422 E. 2nd St., sushigenla.com) in Little Tokyo. There’s a line out the door for a screaming-crazy sashimi deal. However, sitting at the bar at Komasa (351 E. 2nd St., 213-680-1792) or Hama (347 E. 2nd St., 213-680-3454) is bespoke and ridiculous. Day: For Vietnamese noodles, Blossom (426 S. Main St., blossomrestaurant.com) is more comforting than my mom’s meatloaf. LUNCHTIME Day: Our office is across the street from Würstkuche (800 E. 3rd St., wurstkuche.com). I order bratwurst, though there’s that human curiosity about exotics like alligator or rattlesnake. We also have the great luxury to go for lunch at Bar & Kitchen (819 S. Flower St., barandkitchenla.com), where we work with the staff. And, you’ll never meet a restaurateur who curses more or uses more social media than Nguyen at Starry Kitchen (350 S. Grand Ave., starrykitchen.com)—like a little secret you get to know about. GROCERY RUNS Kaplan: Grand Central Market (317 S. Broadway, grandcentralsquare.com) is just fun, and so cool.

COCKTAILING Kaplan: The Varnish and Cole’s (118 E. 6th St., 213nightlife.com) are both staples. I live right next to and love Church & State (1850 Industrial St., churchandstatebistro.com), a phenomenal wine and date night place.

Right around the corner is Tony’s Saloon (2017 E. 7th St., 213nightlife.com)—everything a dive bar should be. ONLY IN L.A. Kaplan: An experience you can’t get anywhere else is Honey Pig (3400 W. 8th St., 213-380-0256) in Koreatown. It’s interactive and communal, plus, you eat like a king. •

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Grand Central Market dates to 1917. Alex Day and David Kaplan at Chapter & Verse.

Bar & Kitchen.

Church & State’s roasted marrow bone. The latest microroaster.

Würstkuche exterior.

Cole’s French dip. Tony’s Saloon.

Old-fashioned at The Varnish.

PORTRAIT: ALEXANDER KWONG. MARKET: COURTESY OF GRAND CENTRAL MARKET ARCHIVES. CHURCH & STATE: BRIAN LEATART. W WÜRSTKUCHE: PAUL SUN. BAR & KITCHEN: ROB POWELL

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SECRET INGREDIENT S.F.’s Cuong Pham has perfected a real version of the anchovy-and-salt condiment: Red Boat Fish Sauce—barrel-aged and first-pressed like olive oil.

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At TBL3, Chino Farms produce (top) becomes seaweed toast.

A challenge by food blogger ChuckEats propelled George’s at the Cove chef Trey Foshee to create San Diego homage TBL3.

A dozen exquisite courses featuring local farms are served in a setting where it’s cool to wear your Vans.

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That’s how many dining concepts have been named so far at Adam Fleischman and SBE’s brand-new Orpheum Theatre enterprise, Umamicatessen.

They’re teaming up with Bay Area ambassador of animal parts Chris Cosentino (Incanto, Boccalone) for Pigg; there’s a deli joint called The Cure; and, yes, an Umami Burger. 842 S. Broadway, L.A.

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ormer Quince sous-chef Galen Garretson opened Town Cutler on Nob Hill last year, and he has quickly become the in-demand knife specialist for A-list professional cooks. “Chefs want to hold and test and check a $400 knife before they buy it,” says Garretson.

His preferred selections include top Japanese brands Zanmai, Masamoto, Kikuichi, Kanematsu, Al Mar, Misono, Takayuki; and the esoteric German line F. Dick. Locally, custom maker Aaron Wilburn of Redding, California, hand-crafts Wilburn Forge culinary knives exclusively for Town Cutler.

Garretson takes pride in his sharpening classes, precision service and the education he imparts on the subject: “I recommend the Zanmai collection with a black Pakka Wood handle, and the steel blade Gyuto all-purpose. It’s what I use, and it’s my most popular knife.” 1005 Bush St., S.F., 415-359-1519; towncutler.com.

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STEAKS AT 7, GAME AT 9 In wine country, poker night goes all in

BY ALISON CLARE STEINGOLD

FEED THE KITTY A communal fund, over time, can purchase a table, clay chips or a bottle of Louis XIII. EVERYTHING ON THE TABLE For steaks, find a butcher who cares about meat (Lindy & Grundy in L.A. carry 100% grass-fed beef from Rancho San Julian, and Bryan Flannery Jr. of Corte Madera offers sustainably raised options).

Don’t hide a good cut under a blanket of sauce (even Peter Luger’s).

PRESS YOUR LUCK If you’re not a neat-nik, a pristinely formed ice sphere from Palo Alto-based Cirrus Press might rock your single-malt world.

BLIND BETS This being California, a

Louis XIII de Rémy Martin cognac, $2,300, louis-xiii.com. Cirrus 2-inch Ice Ball Press, $429, cirruspress.com. Corte Madera’s Flannery Beef Reserve 16 oz. Bone-In Kansas City Strip Steaks, $196/4, gilttaste. com. Hundred Acre Cabernet Sauvignon, $300. Cast Iron Gourmet candied bacon Couch Mix, $8, castirongourmetla.com.

Steve McQueen in The Cincinnati Kid, 1965.

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tasting of cult wines across Napa Valley (Hundred Acre, anyone?) or the world (Le Pin?) hardly seems too highfalutin.

A GOOD HAND Candied-bacon mix by L.A.’s Cast Iron Gourmet satisfies wee-hours munchies.

CLEAN HOUSE O’Gorman offers his WAF (Wife Acceptance Factor): Leave the dining room exactly as you found it the next day. •

CAST IRON: RAINBEAU SEITZ. FLANNERY BEEF: GILT TASTE. CARDS: ISTOCKPHOTO. THE CINCINNATI KID (1965): MGM/ENTERTAINMENT PICTURES/ZUMA

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or 15 years now, Christopher O’Gorman has been convening quarterly with his UC Berkeley pals for a night of 5-card stud, 7-card stud, hi-low, no-peeking…Texas Hold ’em…you name it. “In the old days, it was tequila, beer and steaks,” explains the Healdsburg native and current director of communications at Merryvale Vineyards/Starmont Winery in St. Helena. “Now, it’s a little more high-end. We get prime ribeye and porterhouse, and we’re all better cooks.

I bring some big-time wines to share.

Someone is in charge of a nice bottle of scotch, some cigars, and the game gets going.” Jealous? Create your own night of vice. Here, C for Men’s tips for getting started:

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MONTBLANC TimeWalker Chronograph Automatic, U.S. Special Edition, $3,900. Beverly Center, Los Angeles, 310-854-0049; montblanc.com.

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The intuitively designed Icon A5 oozes jet-set appeal.

Taking Off

Whether by plane, train, automobile (or rocket), the year’s hottest ways to get around will be departing from California BY MELISSA GOLDSTEIN

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ith the look and feel of a Bond vehicle, and the sensibilities of an iPhone, the Icon A5 is being billed as the Apple computer of personal aviation— an amphibious wonder poised to revolutionize flying by making it user-friendly. A collaboration between F-16 pilot Kirk Hawkins and Freebord developer Steen Strand, working in conjunction with designers from BMW, Porsche and Rolls-Royce, the aircraft features a 100hp motor, a futuristic two-passenger cockpit and

wings that fold out, toy-like, at the touch of a button. Thanks to a change in FAA light sport regulations in 2004, aspiring pilots need only 20 hours of instruction for certification (a third of the 700 orders already received have come from thrill-seekers who don’t yet have their Sport Pilot Licenses). The Los Angelesbased company is set to start production on orders by end of year, with delivery early 2013. Fasten your seatbelts. From $139,000; iconaircraft.com. >>

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XCor’s starship enterprise: The Lynx.

A Trekkie’s version of Silicon Valley, Mojave Desert is home to Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic testing and manufacturing facilities. VG’s much-heralded SpaceShip Two makes its maiden powered flight into space this year, with commercial trips due to commence from its New Mexico-based Spaceport America in 2013. More than 500 would-be astronauts have already signed up for the two-hour roundtrip experience, during which the jet-powered launch aircraft White Knight Two propels the SS2 to 50,000 feet, then releases the rocket ship for a spine-tingling Mach 4 ride—cue weightlessness—before returning to Earth. $200,000; virgingalactic. com. • Housed in a 10,375-square-foot hangar on Mojave Air & Space Port, XCor Aerospace is developing its own futuristic liner. The Lynx prototype is slated for test flights by end of 2012. While it won’t quite take passengers to infinity and beyond, it will transport them 200,000 feet high to the upper atmosphere. In 2014, The Lynx Mark II will venture to an altitude of 350,000 feet—aka the edge of space. xcor.com.

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FROM LEFT Fisker’s Surf, price to be announced. Tesla’s Model S, $49,900 after federal tax credit.

Palo Alto–based electric car manufacturer Tesla has already taken 8,000 reservations for its new Model S, a luxury four-door sedan that clocks 4.5-second 0-60, travels up to 300 miles on its lithium-ion battery and features a 17-inch flatscreen navigation console. Sold out through early 2013, the model will begin delivery later this year. teslamotors.com. • Fisker is readying an updated version of this year’s “it” eco-car Karma from its headquarters in Anaheim. Dubbed the Surf, the five-door sportswagon is set for late 2013 production and conceptually modeled after the Ferrari FF. It’s installed with the brand’s advanced electric drivetrain with range extender, enabling travel up to 50 miles on a pure electric charge, and another 250 miles using the gasoline engine. fiskerautomotive.com.

• If eco-friendly rides don’t prove sufficiently thrilling, Skip Barber in Salinas should get your heart racing. Driving enthusiasts can slide behind the wheel of a Lexus IS-F or Porsche 911 and test-drive the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca track’s famous Corkscrew (a turn which drops an equivalent of 5.5 stories). Not high velocity enough? Sign up for the school’s Formula racing program, which has launched the careers of Marco Andretti, Scott Speed, Jeff Gordon and more. skipbarber.com.

This spring, some Angelenos are preparing to travel outside the confines of their cars. The $930 million Phase 1 of the city’s Expo Line will connect downtown Los Angeles to Culver City—an 8.6-mile stretch comprising 12 stations (10 of which are new). When the 15.2-mile project is completed in 2015, it will encompass 19 stations, offering a 46-minute trip between downtown L.A. and Santa Monica at the height of rush hour. $1.50 base fare; buildexpo.org. • Operating at speeds of up to 220mph, the California High-Speed Rail project may sound like the thing of dreams, in a Eurostarfor-California kind of way, but the 130-mile segment connecting North Fresno to North Bakersfield is expected to commence construction before the end of the year. If all goes to plan, come 2017, you can take breakfast at Cecconi’s and lunch at Zuni Café without having to stow your portable electronics for landing. cahighspeedrail.ca.gov. •

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SpaceShip Two in-flight, and inprogress.

California’s High-Speed Rail will zip through the north-south divide.

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DRESS THE PART You’ll need more than Tom Ford aviators in your desert survival kit: a classic pair of swim trunks and a Pacifico-ready weekender.

Brunello Cucinelli trunks, $465.

Paul & Joe carrier bag, $805.

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HIT LIST

STOP, SHOP + ROLL Visit Modern Way, the oldest trove in town, for Mid-century Modern collectibles such as cabinets by Arthur Elrod and Clairtone’s Jetsons-esque Project G stereo. psmodernway. com. • Head to Hedge for an Eames dining set or a vintage ceramic lamp by Jane and Gordon Martz of Marshall Studios. hedgepalmsprings. com. • Wil Stiles stocks a smart array of Fred Perry polo shirts, J. Lindeberg golf pants and tailored suits from mod British label Merc against a backdrop of cruiser bicycles and wooden tennis racquets. wilstiles.com.

PARTY ON

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INVITES TO SNAG: APRIL 13-15 For The Guess Hotel, the fashion label will

move into the chateau-like Lake La Quinta Inn, where guests can soak up DJ sets by the pool, or hitch a ride to the festival via shuttle service. Building on last year’s event (which lured CA band Foster the People and Rosario Dawson to its Luxottica gifting suite), BMF Music Lounge will reprise its residence at a private mansion in Bermuda Dunes.

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The obvious suspects: Akron rock duo The Black Keys, west coast rap architect Dr. Dre with Snoop, and perpetual innovator Radiohead. Dance magic: epic French house maestros Justice.

Goosebumps, please: pitch-perfect dreamers Florence and the Machine and Bon Iver.

Compulsively listenable: S.F.’s lo-fi garage rockers GIRLS, sizzling bluesman Gary Clark Jr. and electro-pop by Metronomy.

ACE HOTEL: DOUGLAS LYLE THOMPSON. THE PARKER: NIKOLAS KOENIG. P&J HOMME: PAUL & JOE USA. THE BLACK KEYS: DANNY CLINCH. STORE DISPLAY: WIL STILES. HEDGE: DAN CHAVKIN

ay-Z and Beyoncé escaped to the Jonathan Adler–designed Parker Palm Springs’ Gene Autry bungalow last year, which is good enough for us. To wit, the in-crowd has flocked to the resort’s lushly landscaped environs since opening in 2004. Blend in with a vodka-spiked muddled lemonade poolside, and wait for the fashion crew to arrive (the Mulberry party will be there for the second year in a row). theparkerpalmsprings. com. • Nursing a pang of never-been-camping-guilt?

There’s the Ace Hotel & Swim Club for that. Of course, sipping sangria with the Brooklyn-meetsSilverlake contingency isn’t really roughing it, unless you count tent-like walls, record players and al fresco fireplaces as going without. acehotel.com. • With its ’50s-styled Technicolor façade, the latest addition to Chip Conley’s Joie de Vivre empire, The Saguaro, oozes Rat Pack appeal. Dine at James Beard Awardwinning chef Jose Garces’ Basque-inspired house restaurant, Tinto, and drink at his Mexico City-styled tequila bar, El Jefe. A private mini-festival (copresented by S.F. creative agency Hello Stranger and KCRW) will be staged in the hotel’s sprawling outdoor area. jdvhotels.com.

The Ace by night.

The Parker’s picturesque sunning area. The Saguaro’s colorful outlook.

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Dolce & Gabbana jacket, shirt and trousers, prices upon request.

Persol sunglasses, price upon request.

Frye boots, similar styles available.

Harry Winston watch.

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Prada shirt, $420, and trousers, $595.

Brunello Cucinelli scarf, $950.

hen Jon Hamm sits down for our interview in the lobby of Chateau Marmont, I tell him I’ve seen him walking his dog on my street in Los Feliz. “Oh, really?” he asks. “Do you have a dog?” Yes. “Have our dogs met?” They haven’t (my terrier likes humans but not other canines).

Turns out he and his longtime girlfriend, actress and director Jennifer Westfeldt, live just a couple of blocks away from me, and, for a minute, our neighborly chit-chat makes it seem like I’m just talking to Jonfrom-around-the-corner...a regular guy who wears white track pants and baseball hats and responsibly picks up after his rescue mutt, Cora. (Google it.)

Except Jon is Jon Hamm the actor: the clueless Dr. Drew Baird on “30 Rock,” “crazy, sexy sax guy” Sergio on “Saturday Night Live,” the voice you hear in Mercedes-Benz television and radio spots—and, of course, Don Draper of “Mad Men.” In fact, his fifth season as the complicated 1960s ad man (he won a Golden Globe for the role in 2008) began airing last month. The series has taken Hamm, 41, from relative obscurity (Remember him on “Gilmore Girls”? Didn’t think so) and made him a huge star.

But this didn’t happen without some brilliant maneuvering on his part. “When I got ‘Mad Men,’ I was immediately sent a million other scripts just like it,” Hamm says. “It’s kind of what Hollywood wants to do: ‘Oh, you can do that well, so let’s keep you doing it.’” He didn’t play their game; instead, he sought out characters who couldn’t be further from Draper (lately, that includes a recurring role on David Cross’ IFC show “The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret”). “The last thing I want to do when the show is over is do the exact same thing. You’re that guy who wears a suit on that show. And you’re also wearing a suit in this thing.”

Really, there are two Jon Hamms: the supremely talented dramatic actor and the charming goof who isn’t afraid of looking ridiculous for the sake of great comedy (see Sergio’s long hair, suspendered bare chest and skintight jeans). Try and think of another modern-day actor who can move between two personae so seamlessly with audiences loving him for both.

In 1995, Hamm left his hometown of St. Louis, where he’d been teaching eighth-grade drama, for L.A., first living with his aunt in Westwood, then as the tenant of an old soap-opera actress in Silverlake. He waited tables at the now-closed 72 Market Street in Venice while auditioning. He appeared on NBC’s “Providence” and David Mamet-created show “The Unit,” and in Westfeldt’s 2001 film Kissing Jessica Stein before landing AMC’s “Mad Men” continued on page 110

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“If I golf on really nice courses with really good players, I do better. That analogy carries over into work. You don’t want to be the person who sucks.”

Ermenegildo Zegna tuxedo shirt, $395.

Gucci bow tie, $165. Lanvin tuxedo trousers, $865. Montblanc cufflinks, $415.

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Surrounded by Dedon furniture and Case Study Sun Shades by Modernica, Nevo’s Weimaraner, Bailey, rests on the deck overlooking Paradise Cove.

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lusive venture capitalist Vivi Nevo often crops up at all the billionaire hotspots: Shanghai, St. Barths, Sun Valley. But the Romanian-born businessman’s Malibu abode perhaps provides ultimate respite for the famously private media investor (he has stakes in companies ranging from old-school Viacom and Time Warner to newcomers such as Twitter and Square).

Ideally situated on eight acres of cliff above Paradise Cove, Nevo’s low-key manse (which he purchased in May, 2009) is filled with elegant, minimalist furnishings. He has also augmented the domicile with a formidable art collection highlighting California artists Barry McGee, Retna and sculptor Aaron Young. Additionally, Nevo selected Modernist whiz Brad Dunning for the design; his projects include Demi Moore’s “tree-house” and a residence for Steven Meisel.

The kitchen, terrace, den, two bedrooms, multipurpose room and gallery space read like an encyclopedia of killer current pieces and vintage statements. Inside the entryway, a spidery wire chair from contemporary British lighting and furniture company Tom Dixon offsets a black-and-white painting by L.A. graffiti artist Retna. A Jean Prouvé coffee table in the master bedroom adds an industrial punch of weight to the airy arrangement of white couches, soft cowhide rug and floor-to-ceiling windows. Outside, an array of streamlined deck furniture by German-Filipino makers Dedon provide chill places to sit after a dip in the infinity pool.

Beautiful as they are, none of these pieces forgets its function.

Down a staircase to the ocean, you’ll find Nevo’s beach cabana, and makeshift surf board storage built by his friends. This is, after all, Malibu. •

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by Holly Hunt, custom marble coffee table

by Dunning, acrylic side table by Charles Hollis Jones and a painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat.

A makeshift surf board storage built by Vivi’s Malibu friends who like to surf in Paradise Cove.

Nevo’s beach pavilion and main house loom above.

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hatched the plan at Gjelina Take Away with my musician friend Butch (of southern-tinged rock band Butch Walker & the Black Widows): a motorcycle trip up the coast along Highway 1. It is the road less traveled because it’s a windy, cliff-hanging, single-lane path.

But it is, without a doubt, the most beautiful. The route would take us from Venice Beach to Napa Valley. It would then split off to Silverado Trail, Highway 29 and Sage Canyon Road. We called it The Prohibition Tour: homage to the guys who built the bridges we’d be crossing at a time when a beer or shot of whiskey or glass of wine—my family’s business—was forbidden.

We recruited our tight-knit crew of 25 or so friends to ride a mixed batch of Harley-Davidson’s finest. The group included singer-songwriter Chris Pierce, multi-instrumentalist and producer Jake Sinclair, actor Jordan Masterson, Harley-Davidson project manager Jeff Wick, photographers John Rossell, Josh Kurpius and Scott Nathan, and my wife Megan on the back of my bike.

FROM TOP The group meets at Intelligentsia Coffee to caffeinate before hitting the road. A parade of Harley-Davidsons wait for the trip to begin.

Butch Walker shows off his Elvis tattoo.

DAY ONE We rendezvoused at Intelligentsia on Abbot Kinney for coffee, before heading up Highway 1 around 9 a.m. We took it easy, stopping for a casual lunch and then continuing north until the sun was setting on Big Sur’s cliff-lined coast. Temperatures plummeted, and the road that hugs a 500-foot drop to the Pacific became a blackened path with no lights other than our bikes and the occasional pick-up truck cruising by. After about 45 minutes of darkness, we arrived at Big Sur Lodge to a warm fireplace and a few bottles of 2008 Continuum Estate, grass-fed beef steaks and mashed potatoes. That day set the mood: This trip was going to be all-time, rain or shine. And by rain, as we would find out soon enough, I mean small pieces of cold, face-piercing lead.

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onto Highway 1 in Santa Monica.

A sunset ride through Big Sur. Carlo Mondavi admires the view at his father’s Stag’s Leap residence.

Walker’s suitcase, locked and loaded for the journey ahead.

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we refueled and hit-up greasy hole-in-the-wall Ripplewood Cafe for breakfast burritos. As we ate, the clouds darkened. Check please! This was as close to the wild west as we would get, driving in borderline-hurricane conditions with three-dollar plastic rain suits purchased at the Chevron station that ripped off once the wind-speed picked up. Staying on our bikes meant leaning to the right. It was unreal.

Despite the weather, we let Scott Nathan talk us into Monterey Peninsula’s famous 17-Mile Drive—that scenic detour through Pacific Grove and Pebble Beach that passes by the iconic Lone Cypress tree perched along the rugged road. We decided to stop and grab a hot coffee at The Lodge at Pebble Beach before tackling 180 miles in sideways rain and S.F.’s rush-hour. I don’t think the hotel knew what to do when a group of 25 messy bikers dressed in black strolled in to order lattes.

Somehow, we made it to my father [Tim Mondavi]’s place in Stag’s Leap, Napa Valley, where my brother Dante and my buddies Pete Stearns and Geoff Okarma had been prepping an epic barbecue—tri-tip, mussels, corn on the cob and seasonal veggies.

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Santana of Complex magazine. Bixby Bridge. The ride back to L.A. Wine tasting on Pritchard Hill.

Capturing the moment at The Lodge at Pebble Beach. Jake Sinclair at Tim Mondavi’s house.

The group gets a winery tour.

The greenery of Big Sur Lodge.

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Jake Sinclair on the ride to Continuum.

Crossing the Golden Gate Bridge en route home. Seasonal vegetables at the Mondavi barbecue. Butch Walker performs at Kitchen Door.

Israel Wilder takes a break.

Mondavi pours a barrel sample.

“We called it The Prohibition Tour: homage to the guys who built the bridges we’d be crossing, at a time when wine was forbidden.”

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SIX CREATIVE FORCES ARE CRAFTING THE NEW ESSENTIALS THAT EVERY WEST-COAST MAN SHOULD OWN

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rivolity be damned; men’s style is nothing if not functional—the diving watch, the driving shoe— and, to add eye-catching flair to the canon of forms requires talent and a knack for detailing.

In varying degrees, California plays off these templates. Since Casual Friday here could well be Casual Everyday, smart, upscale basics are the name of the game. (The idea for Santa Monica-based Riviera Club was even born on the links.) Lightknit sweaters or breezy scarves by Spindle & Canister are equally Stanfordworthy and surf-savvy—and woven right here in SoCal. In fact, downtown L.A.’s manufacturing capabilities are second-to-none, notes Apolis Global’s Shea Parton, whose Common Gallery retail concept recently opened amid the hip grit of the Arts District: “In terms of small-run production, it’s a very good place to be versus New York for the garment world.”

As distinguished new names in apparel, the six designers profiled here all, in their first few years, offer creations that fit well and are built to last. “Would I wear it for a week straight? That’s the litmus test,” says

S.B. natives SHEA PARTON (brand director) and RAAN PARTON (creative director) champion “advocacy through industry.” The brothers partner with co-ops and artisans in new markets (Uganda and Honduras, for example) in order to manufacture products.

Each of their four lines has its own flavor: Standard Issue (made within 10 miles); Transit issue (travel gear); Collection (fairness-based); and Uniform (collaborations like Patagonia and Matteo).

the vision POOLING RESOURCES “Growing up, the proverb was teaching people how to fish as opposed to giving them fish.” The Apolis mission gives the fishermen a larger pond.

the brand

COMMON GALLERY Apolis’ new Arts District retail space in downtown L.A. serves as a platform for keynotes, dinners and exhibitions.

the goods

APOLIS GLOBAL PRODUCTS: JEFF WHITE. APOLIS PATTERN DISCUSSION: OLIVER KISH. RIVIERA CLUB PORTRAIT: COURTESY OF RIVIERA CLUB

Market bag, $68.

Standard Issue Civilian blazer, $248. Katin + Apolis striped chambray trunks, $128. Filson + Apolis Philanthropist briefcase, $396. 806 E. 3rd St., L.A., 855-4APOLIS; apolisglobal.com.

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JOE SADLER, DEREK BUSE and GREG ULLERY have garnered attention as of late for their prep-gonecool aesthetic—most recently with a CFDA x GQ menswear designer of the year award nomination. Look for a joint project with SoCal’s Lucky Brand this autumn.

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Three former lacrosse players who couldn’t find a good oxford, MICHAEL MAHER, MIKE ARMENTA and BARRETT PURDUM settled in S.F. and now run a custom-fitted shirting company in the Mission, where they live by three words: “handmade in California.”

MICROCOSMS OF CULTURE Says Maher, “In S.F., you walk into everyone: guys who got busted selling acid in the ’70s and investment bankers. They all work their way into the brand.”

THE FRAT PACK Spring’s ode to “the golden age of Palm Desert” sees Riviera Club translate Sinatra swing with happy-hourready relaxed prints, easy blazers and knockaround chinos.

DERBY DAYS Belts and a women’s line arrive this season.

The guys will also head to the Kentucky Derby in May for a three-week pop-up filled with seersucker ties, shirts and Panama hats. Says Maher: “We make an S.F. sort of f-you to the proper southern gentleman.”

MISSING LINKS “The idea started after we played a round of golf. We had a vision to create a menswear collection for a specific niche of the market.”

FROM RIGHT Pop 77 shirt, $185. Miramar Crew sweatshirt, $145. T Master shirt, $185. Unstructured blazer jacket, $245.

Spring jean, $160. rivieraclothing.com.

Jack oxford in white, $125. Slim wool neckties in charcoal, brown and navy herringbone, $72 each. Hunter silk scarf, $88. 383 Valencia St., S.F., 415-322-8773; taylorstitch.com.

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TAYO ABIDOYE never thought his Pepperdine degree would evolve into a deluxe menswear operation: “I originally said, ‘This wasn’t for me,’” he laughs. The 31-year-old Santa Monican hails from Ikeja, Nigeria— a city he likens to New York (“tons of people and filled with so much life”).

the talent Adam Lynch of Marine Layer, a San Francisco-based duo crafting 100% California-made shirts, wovens and hoodies stoking the spirit of the past. ecades gone also speak to SeaVees, a Golden State footwear company by two Santa Barbarans who must’ve been historical archivists in another lifetime (or will be in this one). Derek Galkin and Steven Tiller revived an obscure shoe from the 1960s and added sandals, sneakers, boots and slip-ons influenced by key dates, whether referencing the tenderfoot wanderers working the October, 1966 harvest in Napa Valley; or the SoCal members of the Baja Surf Club, who, in September, 1966, purchased Mexican huaraches to avoid stepping on sea urchins.

(09/66 is a low-profile take on the handmade staple.)

For them, the process distills heritage—“like looking at old photography. You see the white tee and chinos rolled up and the high and tight haircut and it still looks modern today,” says Tiller.

The nostalgic interpretations aren’t identical, but each of the following labels has its own man of style. Don’t call him trendy, though.

“At the base, we’re not a fashion company,” says Michael Maher of Taylor Stitch in S.F.’s Mission District. “We never want to show up at fashion week. It’s about the idea of design. It’s clothing.” •

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KNIT-PICKY “If you’re going to provide luxury, you might as well give them the best,” says Abidoye, who uses Loro Piana yarns and makes everything in L.A. The all-seasons blazers, cardigans and accessories appear tailor-fitted and forego excessive details. “Those distract from the real truth of the piece.”

the brand JUST STAYIN’ “During the recession, we decided to open a pop-up, and it just kept growing. It has more of a local feel for Malibu, which to thrive, you need.”

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SPINDLE & CANISTER STORE, NIGERIA PHOTO: COURTESY OF SPINDLE & CANISTER. ABIDOYE PORTRAIT, CARDIGAN, SCARF, V-NECK: JACKIE GOODLIN. MARINE LAYER PORTRAIT, SHIRTS (3): CHRIS ANDRE. MARINE LAYER BUS ON HIGHWAY 1: NICOLE PAULSON. SEAVEES SHOES: JEFF CLARK. FRED SEGAL INSTALLATION: DEREK GALKIN. SEAVEES PORTRAIT: COURTESY OF SEAVEES

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scarf, $274.

Luchs cardigan, $293. Olsen V-neck, $59. 3890 Cross Creek Rd., Malibu, 310-317-0055; spindleandcanister.com.

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DEREK GALKIN and STEVEN TILLER were branding pros who built on their Sperry Top-Siders success with a cool new launch. “We didn’t want to just make up a name. We wanted heritage that could be unearthed and not victim to trend,” explains Galkin. The pair found it in SeaVees, an obscure 1960s sneaker owned

by B.F. Goodrich tires. The line is now carried everywhere from Barneys New York to select J. Crew stores.

S.F.-based MIKE NATENSHON (right) roped in best friend of 22 years ADAM LYNCH, and the 33-year-old finance guys from Massachusetts tackled, as Lynch says, “Clothing made in CA and designed to be worn from 5 p.m. on Friday to Sunday afternoon— or, if you’re like us, you can wear it seven days a week.”

HOME TURF “Our stores reflect NorCal sensibility: We use what some people call retro colorways and looks that have been around for 30 years.”

RESPECTFUL REHABILITATION “Make design more relevant than it was back in the day. It’s how Brian Wilson’s influence in the 1960s has more reach now than it did then.”

FROM THE ARCHIVES Zero in on the cultural history of a date: SeaVees honored the 50th anniversary of the September, 1961 Peace Corps Act with an installation at Fred Segal.

The shop-in-shop features a special release (salt-washed canvas 09/61 Volunteer Plimsoll).

SOUP TO NUTS “We source the thread in L.A. and knit all our own fabric—a custom blend of Supima cotton and micro modal.

It’s a broken-in T-shirt from the very first day.” Opening boutiques in the Marina and this spring in Hayes Valley, says Lynch, “cements our relationship here.” A new batch of styles sold at Levi’s—shipped to all 48 of their retail stores—arrives in May.

SF-Made wovens, $90 each. Oatmeal jersey hoodie, $65. 2209 Chestnut St., S.F., 415-346-2400; marinelayer.com.

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02/60 Men’s trail boot in cactus, $198, recalls Squaw Valley at the dawn of the 1960 Winter Olympics.

09/65 Bayside moc chukka in tin gray, $118, gives a Haight-style spirit to the classic ankle boot.

10/60 Buck in ash, $168, named for a concert by west-coast jazz musician Gerry Mulligan. seavees.com.

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THE CONTINENTAL HYATT HOUSE, LOS ANGELES, 1975

Led Zeppelin was behind some of the most legendary rock-star-in-hotel lore—much of which took place at West Hollywood's “Riot Hyatt” (now the Andaz)—from John Bonham’s motorbike joyride through the corridors to Robert Plant’s “I’m a golden God” moment (loosely translated to celluloid for Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous, 2000).

The latter was captured by photographer Peter Simon: “He noticed a huge billboard advertising the release of Physical Graffiti,” says Simon.

“Probably a bit amazed and humbled by this massive structure and the acclaim that was finally coming their way in the USA, he very spontaneously spread out his arms.”

GUNS N’ ROSES CANTER'S DELI, LOS ANGELES, 1985

Outside L.A.'s late-night hangout, Jack Lue shot GNR's first photo session, which became art for the Live ?!@ Like A Suicide EP. It was following a series dubbed the Hell Tour: “They had car issues, no food, were borrowing instruments—any problem you can imagine,” says Lue. Later, at the peak of its powers, the hairband stayed loyal to its roots, performing at Sunset Strip hotspot The Cathouse (to an audience including David Bowie) even after anthems like “Sweet Child of Mine” had turned them into stadium-filling megastars.

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rom San Francisco’s psychedelic Summer of Love to Silverlake’s indie renaissance, music’s affair with the Golden State is an enduring one. In tribute, we’ve compiled a photo portfolio of legends captured living their California dreams, sourced with Rock Paper Photo, an online gallery co-founded by Live Nation and industry vet Guy Oseary. “People come here to be discovered, to be seen, to be heard and to be creative,” says Oseary. When asked to pick a favorite from the unforgettable images contained herein, the longtime manager for Madonna and former label head for Maverick Records didn’t hesitate: “Robert Plant, by Peter Simon. The photo to me says: ‘I’m here, and I've made it.’ What a beautiful moment in time.” •

dURaN DURAN SUNSET BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES, 1981

Fresh off the release of now-iconic single “Girls on Film,” Birmingham, U.K.’s favorite New Romantics hit Los Angeles for a debut showcase at The Roxy. Photographer Brad Elterman chauffeured the coiffed crew who, at the time, were most famous in Japan. “They didn’t know where anything was—except for their hotel,” says Elterman.

The hospitality evidently struck a chord: Guitarist Andy Taylor would go on to marry hairdresser Tracey Wilson at the Chateau Marmont, and John Taylor would move to L.A. with then-wife and aspiring actress Amanda de Cadenet.

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GRATEFUL DEAD HAIGHT-ASHBURY, SAN FRANCISCO, 1967

Arguably the most famous architectural landmark in San Francisco next to the Golden Gate Bridge, the Grateful Dead’s residence at 710 Ashbury was only inhabited by the band from 1966 to 1968.

When Baron Wolman photographed the godfathers of jam at the Victorian commune—rifles, paisley, hippie sunglasses and all—it was in the wake of the Summer of Love and upon the group's release from jail. “This photo was taken following a press conference they gave in the living room after being busted for pot,” says Wolman, who was on assignment for Rolling Stone. “I tried to get them to formally pose on the steps of their house—they were so wired that this is the picture that emerged. I have no idea why they were carrying weapons; it was part of the mystique, I guess.”

MICHAEL JACKSON BEVERLY HILLS, 1973

Motown impresario Berry Gordy moved the Jackson family from Gary, Indiana to Los Angeles when he signed The Jackson 5 in the late ’60s. Photographer Jim Britt snapped the burgeoning teen idol at a pivotal time, when he was on the cusp of launching his solo career with Got To Be There.

In the leafy environs of a Beverly Hills park, the self-styled Jackson struck a pose—a modest preview of the jawdropping, moonwalking choreography that was to come.

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THE CLASH IRV'S BURGERS, WEST HOLLYWOOD, 1982

Where do you take “the only band that matters” when it comes to town? If you’re Bonnie Schiffman, you shepherd the British punk pioneers—two years on from London Calling—to neighborhood mainstay Irv’s Burgers. “Mick Jones noticed that he was standing under the Irv’s sign that said 'Hot Homemade Meatloaf' and wanted to change places because he was a vegetarian,” says the lenswoman. “I’m in the street, ready to shoot—the drivers on Santa Monica Boulevard were not thrilled. We all loudly reassured him that the shot would be great and to stop acting like a fussy baby.”

JOAN JETT HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES, 1977

THE DOORS SUNSET SOUND STUDIOS, LOS ANGELES, 1967

You couldn’t dream up a more Angeleno beginning than that of The Doors: UCLA film-school alums Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek met by chance on Venice Beach in 1965, establishing a kinship on the spot after exchanging compositional notes. The Doors honed its psych-rock chops at L.A. club London Fog before graduating to resident band at Whisky à Go Go, where the group was spotted and signed by Elektra Records. Photographer James Fortune caught the band in a candid moment, taking a break from recording second album Strange Days.

Before she loved rock n’ roll (and hated herself for loving you), Joan Jett and her band The Runaways were fixtures on L.A.’s punk scene.

When Brad Elterman shot Jett outside the old Pussycat Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, it was at a time when the all-girl group was nearing legendary status in Japan and gaining notoriety in the U.S., headlining shows with opening acts including Cheap Trick and Van Halen.

“Even though we were friends, I was still in awe of her,” Elterman says of his Suzi Quatro-styled subject, who spent her formative years in West Covina. “I photographed an endless list of rock stars, and out of all of them, she was the coolest.”

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Groundbreaking New Wave princess Debbie Harry could have passed for a bleach-blond local were it not for her cool-as-ice downtown demeanor, freshly exported from New York’s storied CBGB. Following the release of a debut self-titled album, at a time when the band’s star was ascending, Michael Zagaris caught the group on its way back from Japan. He turned the focus on the Playboy Club bunny-turned-frontwoman. “She was the person your eye went to first,” says Zagaris. “She had almost a Marilyn Monroe-ish quality. She photographs even more beautiful than she is.”

BIG BROTHER aNd THE HOLDING COMPANY PALACE OF FINE ARTS, SAN FRANCISCO, 1968

Progenitors of San Francisco’s psychedelic sound, Big Brother and the Holding Company would become best known for inimitable lead singer, Janis Joplin, who debuted with the quartet at the historic Avalon Ballroom in 1966. “In spite of the fact that Janis had just come from the dentist and thought her novocain-filled cheek looked like a balloon—it didn’t—the band was, as usual, in a mischievous mood,” says Baron Wolman. “At the time we were all just kids wandering playfully down the rock-and-roll highway.”

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THE RAMONES ALTA LOMA ROAD, WEST HOLLYWOOD, 1978

“They looked out of place, especially during the daylight,” Brad Elterman says of Queens-bred rock heroes The Ramones.

“During the ’70s, punk kids would only come out at night.” When Elterman met with the band, who was staying at the Sunset Marquis, the group had recently released its highest-charting album to date, Rocket to Russia.

It was years before The Ramones grew into a full-blown pop culture phenomenon—backed

by Dee Dee’s rapid-fire “1,2,3,4” and myth of origin—but it was evident even then that the foursome could walk the superstar walk. “They all knew how to pose,” Elterman says. “I am sure that someone worked with them on creating those stances because they all seemed beautifully choreographed.”

SEX PISTOLS WINTERLAND, SAN FRANCISCO, 1978

London's hardest-rocking anarchists played a final show on January 14, 1978, drawing the curtain on a two-year run that left an indelible cultural mark. “The punk scene from L.A. had come up; the scene in S.F. came out—it was the first time everyone came together," says photographer Michael Zagaris. “There was sweat dripping off the walls.” In a state of erosion, the band had been grappling with infighting, a heroin-addicted Sid Vicious and a prickly frontman with the flu. Three days later, the Sex Pistols disbanded.

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in 2007. He got the Mercedes gig in 2010—one not without perks, i.e. the CLS63, perfect for a guy who’s not so into Ferraris or other sportscars. “It’s hard to drive those around and not look like a total tool shed,” he laughs.

(Like the Porsche-owning one he played in Bridesmaids?) “You attract a lot of attention in them, and that’s not my jam. The CLS is very fast and capable but doesn’t look that much different from a Beverly Hills mom driving to the farmers’ market.” His other car: a 1975 Toyota Land Cruiser.

The former high-school linebacker and offensive lineman now plays on a

fans have been rewarded for decades of suffering.”

Hamm hikes and plays tennis in Griffith Park, and, when he has time, which is rarely these days, tees it up.

“If I golf on really nice courses with really good players, I do better,” he says. “Because you’re focused and you’re like, ‘Okay, I can’t embarrass myself.’ That analogy carries over into work. When you’re with people who are really good, you don’t want to be the person who sucks. That’s kind of been the philosophy steering my career, as weird as that sounds: to work with people who inspire or challenge me in some way.” Case in point: Hamm’s latest movie, Friends with Kids (written, directed and acted in by Westfeldt; Hamm co-produced it and

“I’m glad it’s actually a rivalry now. I’m a fan of the underdog.

The Lakers will always have their fans, but now the Clippers’ fans have been rewarded for decades of suffering.” baseball team with some “guys from all walks of life.” After NFL and hockey (go Blues), MLB is third on the list of pro sports he follows. What about Albert Pujols, who also just left St. Louis and its Cardinals for Anaheim?

“He obviously got a great deal. He can be DH for the rest of his career and not have to play the field.” The purist in Hamm emerges. “I don’t like the designated hitter rule. I think it’s ridiculous.

But he’s a wonderful player and an incredible human being, so at a certain point, you’re like, ‘Alright, go get yours.’” Lakers vs. Clippers? “I’m glad it’s actually a rivalry now. I’m a fan of the underdog. The Lakers will always have their fans, but now the Clippers’

stars). The movie includes his Bridesmaids castmates Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig. It’s hard not to bring your A-game acting alongside two of the funniest comediennes in film.

He’s equally strong alongside women in more dramatic scenarios. Favorite “Mad Men” paramour? Not whom you’d think. “Rachel Menken [Maggie Siff] was a very interesting character. Midge Daniels [played by Rosemarie DeWitt], downtown boho gal. She was a kind of cool counterpoint to Don,” says Hamm. “But the most interesting love for Don is Betty [January Jones]. I think we’ve had the most experience with that kind of incredibly fractured and yet somehow charming relationship.

Theirs is a very strange one. I don’t know if we’ve seen the last of it yet.”

And we won’t see the last of “Mad Men” (Hamm directed the second episode of the new season) for two more years. The show’s creator, Matthew Weiner, has said it won’t go beyond seven. He’s also said he knows exactly how it will end. Weiner has brought up the fact that Don Draper would be in his eighties now, but setting the finale in present times is not necessarily a plot point. “I think that would be a terrible idea,” Hamm says. “Matt might chastise me, but I don’t think that was ever his intention.

I don’t want it to take a leap like that, but I also want it to have a definitive end.” On that note, our talk is finished.

Hamm gets up, smiles, gives me a firm handshake and a, “See you around the neighborhood.” •

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That evening, we threw a concert we called “The Best F#^king Harvest Party” at Todd Humphries’ seasonal comfort-food eatery, Kitchen Door.

Chris Pierce opened to a sold-out venue, then Butch Walker and Jake Sinclair played for a full hour. It was one of the finest shows Napa has seen.

After several beers and many glasses of wine, we all turned in our keys and taxied home, where we drank some more wine…

DAY FOUR Needless to say, the following morning was bad. Due to schedules and work commitments, we had to straightshoot 500 miles from Napa to L.A. in one day—something I’d never recommend. On a bike, it’s a two-day trip with ease and a threeday trip with leisure. Doing it in one with a hangover, at speeds of 115mph, is hellish. But at the same time, those wild moments are what make an adventure from start to finish—which is why we’ve already decided to make our ride an annual thing. At the end, my buddy Jordy put it best: The rain made us earn the sun. •

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On OUr COVer Ralph Lauren Purple Label cashmere sports coat, $2,995, and cotton sports shirt, $425, select Ralph Lauren stores, ralphlauren.com.

TABLe OF COnTenTs p.18 Ermenegildo Zegna Couture seersucker dress shirt, $445, and Ermenegildo Zegna linen sports coat, $2,165, Ermenegildo Zegna, B.H., 310-247-8827; zegna.com. John Varvatos cotton trousers, $298, John Varvatos, L.A., 310-859-2791; johnvarvatos.com.

Dior Homme silver link Chiffre Rouge A03 watch, $3,200, select Dior Homme stores, 866-675-2078. Bass shoes, stylist’s own. Persol sunglasses, similar styles available at persol.com.

Jewelry Box, p.50 Michael Kors mid-size Layton chronograph watch, $225, Michael Kors, L.A., 310-385-8350.

Montblanc stainless-steel sport chronograph automatic watch, $3,980, select Montblanc stores, 800-995-4810; montblanc.com. ESQ Sport Classic

C sTYLe mood indigo, p.46 Louis Vuitton silver and lacquer Damier cufflinks, $555, select Louis Vuitton stores, louisvuitton.com. Kiton navy blue leather belt, $900, kiton.it. Yves Saint Laurent navy nylon duffle bag, $1,525, Yves Saint Laurent, B.H., 310-271-4110.

Louis Vuitton, polka dot silk tie, $205, and striped silk tie, $205, select Louis Vuitton stores, louisvuitton.com. Prada cobalt blue satin tie, $195, prada.com.

Tod’s washed navy leather bomber jacket, $1,825, Tod’s, B.H., 310-2850591; tods.com. Etro navy and white leather boat shoes, $470, select Etro stores, 310-248-2855; etro.com. Cartier platinum Ballon Bleu de Cartier watch with alligator strap, $35,900, Cartier, B.H., 310-275-4272. Ralph Lauren navy alligator briefcase, $20,000, select Ralph Lauren stores, ralphlauren.com.

Persol sunglasses, $360, Sunglass Hut, sunglasshut.com. Hickey Freeman cotton dress shirt, $225, silk bow tie, $135, and silk knot log cufflinks, $16, Streets of Beverly Hills, B.H., 310275-5013. Giorgio Armani blue suede boots, $650, armani.com. Bottega Veneta crocodile case, $8,600, select Bottega Veneta stores, 310-858-6533; bottegaveneta.com. Brunello Cucinelli blue pocket square with red trim, $130, and chambray pocket square, $130, Brunello Cucinelli, B.H., 310-724-8118.

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by Movado, $250, Macy’s, macys.com.

Officine Panerai chronograph Luminor Daylight watch, $11,400, Officine Panerai, B.H., 310-228-1515. Bulova Marine Star collection stainless-steel watch with rotating ratchet bezel ring

and blue anodized bezel insert, $275, macys.com.

nO OrDinArY mAn p.76-77 Dolce & Gabbana plaid jacket, price upon request, white dress shirt, price upon request, and plaid trousers, price upon request, dolcegabbana.com. Persol sunglasses, similar styles available at persol.com.

Frye black boots, similar styles available at thefryecompany.com. Harry Winston 18-karat white gold with black alligator strap Midnight Big Date watch, $30,700, Harry Winston, B.H., 310271-8554; harrywinston.com. p.78-79 Prada white Popline dress shirt, $420, and khaki Popline trousers, $595, select Prada stores, prada.com. Brunello Cucinelli linen-cashmere scarf, $950, Brunello Cucinelli, B.H., 310-724-8118. p.80-81 Burberry London cotton check shirt, $195, Burberry, B.H., burberry. com. Hickey Freeman navy Bobby Jones flat-front trousers, $135, Streets of Beverly Hills, B.H., 310-275-5013.

Ermenegildo Zegna brown leather belt, $240, Ermenegildo Zegna, B.H., 310247-8827; zegna.com. Jaeger-LeCoultre Grande Reverso Tribute to 1931 watch, $8,000, Jaeger-LeCoultre, B.H., 310-734-0525. p.82-83 Ermenegildo Zegna white tuxedo shirt, $395, Ermenegildo Zegna, B.H., 310-247-8827; zegna.com. Gucci black silk bow-tie, $165, select Gucci stores, gucci.com.

Lanvin black tuxedo trousers with satin band, $865, Lanvin, B.H., 310-402-0580.

Montblanc stainless steel and black onyx square cufflinks, $415, select Montblanc stores, 800-995-4810; montblanc.com. Harry Winston 18-karat white gold with black alligator strap Midnight Big Date watch, $30,700, Harry Winston, B.H., 310-271-8554; harrywinston.com. p.84 Dolce & Gabbana plaid jacket, and white dress shirt, prices upon request, dolcegabbana.com. p.85 Salvatore Ferragamo navy wool suit, $1,890, select Salvatore Ferragamo stores, 800-628-8916. Ermenegildo Zegna white shirt, $365, Ermenegildo Zegna, B.H., 310-247-8827; zegna.com.

Gucci black silk tie, $185, select Gucci stores, gucci.com. •

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in 1956, a year before he landed the breakout role of rowdy Yates on the western series “rawhide,” Clint eastwood was managing apartments in Beverly Hills, auditioning by day and working at a gas station by night. after A Fistful of Dollars and Dirty Harry, it’s difficult to imagine eastwood as anything but a full-time ladies man who’s fast with a pistol and likes his steak “extremely rare” (Play Misty For Me, 1971). almost 70 films later, he has proven himself more than a macho icon: settled in Carmel-by-the-sea—just over the hill from where he was stationed as an army lifeguard during the Korean war— the 82-year-old star is fluent in italian, accomplished as a jazz pianist and practices transcendental meditation twice daily.

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