The Clotherie Spring 2010

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“PERFECTING THE ART OF DRESSING WELL SINCE 1969”TM

48 hours in Paris De-Nimes Histoire It’s Gotta Be The Pants Suns Broadcaster, Tom Leander

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It’s spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you’ve got it, you want – oh, you don’t quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so! ~MarkTwain~ Welcome to the Spring 2010 edition of The Clotherie Magazine.

Mark Twain had it right. Spring seems to open our hearts and minds again after a long winter. At The Clotherie, we could not have been more excited to display our new spring and summer collections as they began to arrive.

So much color! So many cool new takes on the classics. The season’s hottest new trend: hybrid sports jackets to be worn with jeans, linen pants and casual shoes. These versatile items work in the office or at weekend social events. They are not traditional looks but blur the lines and can be dressed up or down to suit the occasion.

This spring, The Clotherie man is always stylish and modern in the classic sense. We had you in mind during our travels to the world’s fashion capitals to see the latest collections from Canali, Ermengildo Zegna, Jack Victor, Eton, Nat Nast, Zanella and many others. We seek out the very finest and most elegant new looks within the latest collections. Some seasons it is a challenge to find new and exciting things, but not this spring. The challenge was to temper our enthusiasm and stock only those items we were absolutely sure you’d be pleased with. Many styles continue to evolve for men including narrower lapel widths on suits and sport jackets. For the younger at heart, trim, straight-leg denims and cutting-edge hybrid shirts rock a new vibe throughout the store.

The Clotherie was proud to receive several tributes this season including the exclusive honor by Esquire Magazine as an "A-List Men's Specialty Store" in the country in the big spring edition; selection by Esquire Magazine and the Italian Trade Commission to attend Pitti Uomo in Florence, Italy; recognition by Esquire Magazine as an "Italian Style Leader"; and the prestigious "Best Men's Store" award for the 12th consecutive year by Ranking Arizona.

We would like to thank each and every one of our customers for your votes, loyal patronage, and support. Please enjoy our spring publication. We want to thank our world-class vendors and our local partners who make this publication possible. As a locally owned specialty store, we encourage you to support our Phoenix/Scottsdale friends at Hyde Park Jewelers, Dana Law Firm, All American Fine Outdoor Furnishings, Rave Fabricare and Scottsdale Lexus. We’d like to see the magazine expanded further for this fall and encourage our friends to join us in the next issue to release in early autumn. Just let us know!

With heartfelt thanks, Greg Eveloff P. S. Please join us in our Soul4Sole Charity Event by bringing in one pair of slightly worn shoes to receive $100 off the purchase of $500-$800. Bring in two pairs and receive $300 off a purchase of $800 or more. One certificate per customer, not applicable to previous purchases, sale merchandise, special order, gift cards, or alterations. Must bring in shoes at time of purchase to receive offer. Expires May 30, 2010.

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34 Behind Closed Doors

a new era of

elegance

fashion

by pa t r i c k mcmur r a y

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Denim jeans and attire have been associated with the range of heavy industry to high fashion and have become one of the most versatile and enduring clothing styles in fashion history. Hollywood stars like Katherine Hepburn aided denim’s progress through fashion in the 70s. And now, Savile Row tailors champion its continuing success, as they cut denim suits for some of the most famous names in the world. But what of its origins? Denim and Jeans have traveled the world.

Captured in denim which Americans invented, commercialized, stylized, and popularized (in a word, Levis) is American Wild West culture. But the fabric was adopted from another continent by early Americans, who created functional, hard-wearing work gear. At the same time, they introduced a style without the aid of catwalks and drop dead handsome models.

Mr. Jacob Davis, a tailor from Reno Nevada decided to put copper rivets on the corners of his denim trouser pockets to prevent them from ripping. Unable to cover the cost of patenting the idea, he sought help from prosperous clothing distributor Mr. Levi Strauss. Mr. Strauss added his own style by putting the garment label on the outside rather than on the inside. Voila! a new style was born.

Denim (derived from De-Nimes in France) had already been styled into bell bottom trousers and worn by Italian sailors from Genoa and given the name Geans (Jeans).

These trousers had very practical applications. If a sailor went overboard he could easily slip off his trousers without his feet getting caught, and thus, stood a better chance of staying afloat.

De-Nimes Histoire The history of Denim The style has gone from De-Nimes, to Denim, from Genoa to Jeans, from France to America, and traveled the world.

Style knows no cultural or geographic boundaries.

Experience the histoire of denim.

Did you know maverick screen actress Katherine Hepburn, whose long-term lover was Spencer Tracey, took the extraordinary step of ordering bespoke denim jeans from her late

lover’s

Savile

Row

tailor?

Katherine was ahead of her time.

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business

The quote below, from Hunter Thompson, seems to have been the motto of the last decade. Globalization, together with new technology, made everything move at lightspeed. Deals were done in days, industries reconfigured overnight. Peter Drucker told us we should build companies like tents, expecting nothing to last and everything to change. So we all became 24-hour road warriors, heedless of time zones and jet lag.

Is it just me, or do I hear a slight sigh of relief that, at last, everything has to slow down a little?There might be some good reasons for doing so. In one experiment, volunteers were asked to read a number of statements about a criminal. Some were false — and they were in color. At the same time, numbers crawled along the bottom of the screen, rather like stock prices or headlines on news channels. Some of the volunteers had to write down each time they saw the number 5.

When the session finished, the volunteers who’d had to look for the number 5 differed in several significant ways from the rest. They more frequently mistook false statements for true ones. That, in turn, meant that they decided the criminal’s sentence should be twice as long as that recommended by the less distracted volunteers. It didn’t take much — merely a search for the digit 5 — to change, quite radically, the precision and quality of the volunteer’s reception of information. With few mental resources available, that they made bad judgments was inevitable. Careless thinking costs lives.

When I first read about this experiment, my first thought was: that explains the banking crisis. Most business people I know are distracted by signals and data a lot more complex than looking for the number 5. Their Blackberries, mobile phones, email, texts, newspapers, radio, and the ubiquitous news stations all demand attention and often response. Everything is urgent — and that’s before you even begin to grapple with face-to-face relationships. No wonder all those bad deals got done

on rotten terms, by executives who didn’t grasp the full implications of their actions. If they look like they didn’t know what they were doing, perhaps it is because they didn’t. Being busy is not the same as paying attention. Indeed, the experiment would suggest they may be polar opposites.

The brain is attracted to movement, and the entrepreneur has a bias for action. The combination can be devastating. Many of us would rather do anything than sit still and think. Few of us know how to do it, not because we’re stupid but because it’s hard.

When I worked at the BBC, I used to schedule thinking time for myself, but it was never something I could do at my desk. Instead, I’d leave the office and walk around the block for twenty minutes. The beauty of that was that twenty minutes is short enough that you can’t seriously argue — you can’t afford the time. But it is long enough to comb through a lot of knots and tangles in your head.

The other night I was dining with a business leader who knows the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown well. I argued that he should find a new speech writer, someone who understood the need for mindful optimism and inspiration. “No,” said Brown’s friend, “what he needs is a good night’s sleep. The man is simply exhausted and distracted.” If that frightens you as much as it does me, think how your employees must feel, if they see you in the same condition. If the economic downturn means that we all slow down a little, that may turn out to be the smartest strategy of all.

Because the economy certainly won’t recover until we do.

Margaret Heffernan is the author of The Naked Truth: A Manifesto for Working Women.

by margaret hef f ernan

Upside

the of a

Downturn

“Faster, faster, faster ’til the love of speed overcomes the fear of death.” photo courtesy of Brax

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WHILE SUITING AND FORMAL-WEAR TRENDS FOR MEN AREN'T SEASONAL AND PLAY OUT OVER SEVERAL YEARS, 2010 SHALL ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ MARK A DISTINCT CHANGE IN THE DIRECTION OF MEN'S SUITING. IT COMES DOWN TO A COMBINATION OF FACTORS, BUT ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ THE LIKES OF THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN, THE END OF THE 'MANOREXIC' ERA, AND WOMEN'S 1920S AND 1930S REVIVALS ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ WILL ALL PLAY A BIG PART. BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE, IT'S THE FIRST AND LAST THAT WILL BE THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE, AS ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ WELL-GROOMED MEN LOOK FOR INVESTMENT FASHION PIECES AND TURN TO THE CLASSICS FOR INSPIRATION.

A Suitable Time by t odd t uf t s

What elements should you look for?

The Cut Just because there’s a move away from the skinny boy suit isn’t to say that the slim look is also out. Suits which seem like they barely leave you room to breath might not be the look going forwards, but as we return to classic suiting, let's not forget that the most classic suit is the English one, and that the best English suits have always had a slim, military cut to them.

Consider suits in 2010 and beyond — the perfect fusion between classic tailoring, classic looks, and the modern masculine silhouette; • broad shoulders • a slim waist • slim trousers

Double Breasted Suits If there’s one thing I’m interested in adding to my wardrobe in 2010 it’s a modern, double-breasted suit. I only have one in my suit collection, and it’s a Tom Ford for Gucci piece. It’s extremely elegant, but only because of the tailoring work done on it last year that took it from an American box-cut to a slim piece of perfection.

And that slim cut is precisely what you should be looking for in a double-breasted suit, this year. Broad shouldered with a slim waist, 2010’s double-breasted suits trump most that current generations will be familiar with. They’re no longer about hiding a plump figure but are now tailored to highlight the perfect masculine shape: the V-shaped, well worked body.

When selecting a double-breasted suit look for the Kent cut, named after a style popularized by the The Prince George, Duke of Kent, where a longer lapel line extends into the waist. This will convey height and, if cut correctly, a slimmer waist.

Three-Piece Suits Let’s face it, the waistcoat has long been a dead item for most men, but thanks to a resurgence in its popularity in men’s street wear, the suit’s waistcoat is back with vengeance. Well, not quite vengeance, but it’s back, it’s subtle, and it’s classic.

And that means that in 2010, we’ll witness the return of the three-piece suit, and I couldn’t be more happy. That's because the three-piece suit has been one of the most under-utilized parts of a man’s wardrobe over the last forty years.

The three-piece in 2010 is all about cohesion. Forget the mismatching style prevalent in the early parts of the 20th Century and the 1980s. The return of the three-piece means that the waistcoat has to be conservative and, thus, in the same fabric as the suit’s other two pieces. If you do want to venture outside the realm of three matching pieces, stick to a similar color palette and avoid any pattern except for stripes. You may want to pair a pinstripe black suit with a pinstripe charcoal waistcoat.

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CLASSIC PATTERNS If we're returning to the classics, then it stands to reason that we're also returning to classic cloth patterns. Moreover, the coupling of the classics with the current men’s fashion revitalization means this is the perfect time to reintroduce patterns into your wardrobe (if you haven't done so already).

The following are classic suit patterns perfect for this season.

Houndstooth Suit Herringbone Suit Glenurquhart Suit/ Prince of Wales check Pinstripe Suit Rope Stripe Suit Those feeling even bolder may lean towards a chalk-stripe, though it has an early nineties feel to it.

Yes, suits in 2010 are all about classic elements but there are still plenty of factors away from the trend elements that you have to contemplate. Consider all of the following before making an investment in a suit this year.

Four Buttons or more Please don't. I've yet to see any four button suits offered in 2010. If you’ve got them, now is the time to replace them.

BUTTONS

CONSTRUCTION

The amount of buttons a single-breasted suit jacket should sport is really a matter of personal preference, but let me offer the following.

The Shoulder A lot of suit terms can be mixed and matched, but I’m a fan of something I’ve always called the British rolled shoulder. Others might call it something else, but it is effectively based on where the shoulder padding finishes. A lot of Italian and US based designers prefer to have the shoulder padding finish precisely where the bone does. A British rolled shoulder has the padding extend over the shoulder and roll down into the sleeve and figures into men’s suiting as another visual trick — this time designed to make the shoulders seem broader and the arms better built.

One Button A single button falls into the realm of a fashion suit; it’s been a trend before and will go out again. And there’s a reason for it: within reason, the more buttons a suit jacket has, the taller a gentleman looks (yet another of the visual tricks a suit can perform). So it stands to reason that a single-buttoned suit does the opposite to conveying stature. So unless you’re over 6’ 2”, I’d suggest you avoid a single-buttoned suit.

Two Buttons My preference for a modern suit. It conveys height, slims the waist, and fits perfectly within the realm of fashion and classicism.

Three Buttons Very much a look of the 1990s, it’s making a come back and has been seen amongst the tailored wares of some prominent American designer collections this year. Three buttons convey a greater sense of height than a two button suit, but are harder to pull off. I own several, and wear most of them in a fashion-forward sense. Definitely one for the more confident looks.

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Vents This one is really simple: choose a suit with two side vents. The only time to break this rule is if you're buying a dinner suit.

When tailored correctly a suit jacket with side vents is always preferential due to the perfect silhouette it can provide.

Lapels Since the mid-twentieth century, notched lapels on a suit have been the staple, but as we return towards classic tailoring in 2010 we’ll see a return of the peaked lapel. Last at the fore of fashion in the 1920s, the peaked lapel is another of the great visual elements of a men’s suit. It helps convey the much coveted V shape.

That said, notched lapels aren’t out of fashion, and both are an equally good investment.

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WHICH CLOTH SHOULD YOU PICK? The Wool Suit The clear favorite for suits. My personal preference is towards a super-wool, with a thread count somewhere between 120 and 150. I tend towards 150, as it’s often perfect on both cold and hot days.

In more extreme climates you’ll need both Winter (200 thread count) and Summer (100 thread count) suits in wool.

The Cotton Suit Cotton can make a beautiful suit, but make no mistake, it’s best only as an informal or fashion suit and, unlike wool, is going to crease like anything. I find it best in colors which aren’t black and gray, tending towards navy and tan.

The Linen Suit So many men simply don’t understand linen, and it’s often those who had the luck of a childhood in Europe that may ever truly appreciate it. But a linen suit can be perfect for those hot, humid summer days. Shy away from linen in browns, and wear it in colors such as white and cream, and you’ll stand out in a crowd of otherwise dull suit wearers.

One final note on linen: don’t be scared of its penchant for creasing, it’s all a part of the fabric’s charm.

THE FABRIC YOU BUY YOUR SUIT IN WILL BE ONE OF THE ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ BIGGEST FACTORS IN THE PRICE YOU PAY, BUT SELECTING THE ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ RIGHT FABRIC WILL ALSO PLAY A BIG FACTOR IN WHETHER ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ YOU BUY AN INVESTMENT PIECE OR A ONE SEASON WONDER.

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DION ST YLE • QUALITY • SER VICE

w w w. d i o n n e c k we a r. co m

health

by jane t groene

Fit to be Teed With golf more popular than ever, massage therapists are seeing an increasing number of hackers, many of them unnecessarily in pain. Fortunately for serious players, golf massage is offered on more and more spa menus. Even more specialized are targeted massages for golfers in the 11-39 age group, the approximately 20 percent who are women, and those golfers age 50 or over who are likely to have additional problems such as arthritis.

Massage therapists who see a lot of golfers know there are subtle differences between golf massage and a general sports massage. How can you make sure your therapist (1) prepares you for play, (2) puts tired muscles in repose after the golf game, and (3) maintains your muscles for powerful, pain-free golf games in the future?

Iris Casteen, lead therapist at Stillwater Spa in the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point at Bonita Springs in Southwest Florida observes that “golfers tend to gravitate to us once they’ve had a bad game.” Her challenge is to get golfers into massage therapy before their first play at the resort’s famous Raptor Bay course, educate them about their bodies, and then keep them on the right path. Because most of her clients are on vacation, they may not have played golf for some time, or may not have done proper warm-up and stretching before the game.

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Certified in Reflexology, Acupressure, Aroma-Reflex, Shiatsu, and Watsu, Iris takes a strong Asian path in her therapy. Her focus is on the mind, body, spirit connection. “I start golfers with a relaxation massage, perhaps with assisted yoga, after the flight and before their first round. Communication is so important,” she explains, “Not just in learning how the client feels physically, but about their expectations from a therapist. As I work, we talk. Often a client doesn’t know that, for example, a tingling in the sciatic area has been caused by a golf posture.”

Casteen gives her clients total attention, not just as golfers, but as part of the total resort experience. On their first visit to Stillwater Spa, she explains the ritual of spa and the importance of steam, sauna, and the Swiss shower, followed by massage to balance theenergy system. She blends the longrepetitive strokes of European massage with Tuinai (Chinese push-pull massage) and Thai massage (assisted stretching).

She also suggests aromatherapy. For golfers, she uses lavender, camomile, magnolia, rose hip, or geranium. Often she devises a custom scent blend and she may

also add music to the session. Her goal is to summon all senses to put the client in a state of total relaxation. With golfers, she usually has to deal with lower back issues, and she often finds shoulders “screaming for relaxation.”

At this point, she uses therapeutic massage, a blend of East and West, hot and cold, with accent on cold. It’s helpful, she finds, to use Shiatsu, with focus on the gluteus area, and she also uses trigger point release. She finds neuro-muscular release good for the lower back. While a 50-minute session is helpful, she prefers 80 minutes, especially for a golfer’s first session with her.

When asked how she works with older golfers, Iris emphasizes the totality of massage for the game as well as other problems, such as arthritis or bursitis. She also works with younger golfers, who can choose from Stillwater Spa’s teen massage menu. Casteen finds younger players more resilient but also less experienced with crisis areas. They need more instruction in knowing the connection between their golf game and their bodies, she observes.

“Lastly, it all begins and ends with the feet so I recommend Reflexology for everyone including golfers.,” says Casteen.

health Ariel Quinones is a licensed massage therapist at The Spa at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate in Florida, where there are two, 18-hole, championship golf courses. World headquarters of the David Leadbetter Golf Academy, the resort is frequent host to some of the top names in professional golf and it’s also popular for golforiented business conferences. Quinones’ clients are likely to be expert and frequent players, many of them with a support system that includes instructors, coaches, and personal trainers.

“It’s essential that we see the golfer before inflammation occurs. At that point,” he says, “There’s little we can do except to work groups of muscles in areas other than the inflamed site. The human body was created to heal itself in many ways, so we try to educate athletes to listen to their bodies. They can come to me for maintenance but they must be responsible for preparation. With proper warm-up and stretching followed by massage to prepare muscles, tendons, and ligaments, I can bring a golfer up to 100 percent performance from a premassage potential of only 60-70 percent.”

At The Spa at the Omni, the women’s area has a Jacuzzi and wet sauna and, in the men’s spa, steam and dry sauna.

Quinones urges clients to start with these, then he begins with contract-relax steps to increase circulation. His golf massage differs from his sports massage, in that he goes directly to the deltoids, the four rotator cuff muscles, calf muscles, gluteus medius and maximus, and the lattissimus dorsi. He, too, recommends 80-minute session rather than the more popular 50minute massage.

As he works he tries to educate clients about their anatomy and physiology and how it all relates to their golf game. He advises them in warm-up and stretching,

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Fit to be Teed Golf’s Top 10 Stress Points According to John R. McCarroll, M.D., board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and member of the American College of Sports Medicine, the injuries most frequently suffered by amateur golfers, from greatest to least frequent are:

followed by a massage and adequate hydration before and during the game. Then he advises re-hydration, sauna, and massage after the game to bring muscles back into balance.

LMT Jane Frances is with the athletic club at the AAA 4-Diamond Peabody Orlando.

The hotel doesn’t have a golf course but, as host hotel for the annual PGA Golf Expo, it accommodates many serious players, including local golfers who belong to the Peabody Athletic Club.

She urges golfers to come to her pregame for a massage that prepares the lower back, shoulders, hips, legs, and elbows for the stresses of the game. “The lumbar region is the fulcrum of the coil that goes with the golf swing,” Frances explains. If they don’t stretch properly or are tightened up from a long flight to Orlando they are already hurting when she first sees them.

“I use warmth and cold, deep tissue massage, and I like stone compression therapy to sink heat deep into the muscles,” she enthuses. Frances also focuses on circulation in knees and hamstrings. She finds positional release good for elbows.

While she works, she talks about the importance of a thorough warm-up and stretching. A lot depends on how often a golfer plays, Ms. Frances finds. A frequent player is more in tune than the monthly player. In any case, she starts with a sports massage to loosen up restricted muscles and urges golfers to get a massage after the game.

Ms. Frances, a Reiki master and licensed facial specialist, recommends that golfers have a one-hour aloe facial mask for deep hydration, and she also incorporates Reflexology into a golf massage. “We are like chefs,” she smiles, “We throw everything into the pot that will address the client’s concerns.

We listen with our ears and our hands.”

1) Lower back 2) Wrist 3) Elbow 4) Shoulder 5) Knee 6) Neck 7) Hip 8) Ribs 9) Ankle 10) Foot The most common causes of injuries in amateur golfers, says Dr. McCarroll, are: • Too much play or practice • Poor swing mechanics • Hitting the ground • Overswing • Poor warm-up • Twist during swing • Grip or swing change • Fall • Bending over putt • Cart-caused injury • Hit by a ball Janet Groene is an award-winning writer, columnist and author of more than 25 books, including the Open Road Travel Guides' Caribbean edition.

autos

by t odd t uf t s

Ferdinand Porsche A His t or ica l Look a t The Mos t Iconic Name in Ra cing

THE ORIGIN On September 3, 1875, Ferdinand Porsche is born in the Bohemian town of Maffersdorf. In 1889, after attending grammar school there and the Staatsgewerbeschule (State Vocational School) in Reichenberg, he enters his father’s business as an apprentice plumber.

The following year, The Lohner-Porsche electric car is presented at the World Fair in Paris. The wheel hub engines of the young engineer Ferdinand Porsche bring him international attention. In the same year, he develops an all-wheel-drive racecar, as well as a hybrid petrol/electric vehicle — a world first.

By 1906, Ferdinand Porsche had become the Technical Director at Austro-Daimler in Wiener Neustadt. At the age of only 31, he is responsible for the model range of one of Europe’s largest automotive concerns. Three years later, Ferdinand’s son, later known as Ferry, is born on September 19th in Wiener Neustadt.

Ferdinand then began his long love affair with car racing. In 1910, The Austro-Daimler touring car designed by Ferdinand Porsche scored a triple victory in the Prince Henry Trials. At the wheel of the winning car sits none other than Ferdinand Porsche himself.

By his 48th birthday, Ferdinand becomes the Technical Director and a Board Member of the DaimlerMotoren-Gesellschaft in Stuttgart. He soon designs the legendary Mercedes Compressor Sports Car. Immediately, the 2-litre racecar developed under his aegis wins the Targa Florio. The Mercedes-Benz S-Type models he designed continue to dominate international motorsports through 1927.

In 1931, Ferdinand Porsche opened an office for engineering and consultation on engine and vehicle design in Stuttgart. Created for such renowned manufacturers as Wanderer, Zündapp and NSU are not only entire vehicles, but such trend-setting detail solutions as the Porsche torsion bar suspension.

THE BEETLE The year is 1933 — a tenuous time in Germany. For Auto Union, Porsche develops a Grand Prix racecar with a 16-cylinder engine in mid-ship configuration. The rear-engine vehicle concept designed for the compact car (Type 32) developed for NSU is ultimately incorporated in the Volkswagen Beetle. The following year the company receives an official order for the design and construction of a German Volkswagen. Only one year later, the VW prototype is test driven. The Ur Beetle is assembled in the garage of the Porsche villa in Stuttgart.

In 1935, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche is born in Stuttgart. He is the eldest son of Ferry Porsche.

Over the next 9 years, Ferdinand oversees construction of production facilities for Volkswagen and is instrumental in the growth and popularity of VW’s Beetle. During the year 1939 Porsche built long-distance endurance competition race cars nicknamed The Berlin–Rom-Wagen. These incredible racers are considered the forefathers of all later Porsche sports cars.

Owing to the wartime conditions of 1944, Ferdinand moves the Porsche KG engineering office to Gmünd in the Austrian province of Carinthia. Two years later, under the direction of Ferdinand’s son Ferry, design of an all-wheel drive Grand Prix racecar – the ‘Cisitalia’ (Type 360) — is begun for Italian industrialist Piero Dusio.

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THE FAMED PORSCHE 356 IS BORN At the age of 72, Ferdinand realizes his family’s dream. In 1948, the 356 becomes the first sports car to bear the Porsche name.

No. 1, as it is known, is roadcertified in June. Just one month later, the lightweight mid-engine roadster wins its first class victory at the Innsbruck Stadtrennen.

With the class victory of a 356 SL at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1950, the young sports car manufacturer Porsche wins international acclaim. That same year, with the 356 in full production back in Germany, company founder Ferdinand Porsche died at the age of 75.

In 1953, the infamous Porsche 550 Spyder debuts at the Paris Auto Show. Powered by an extremely quick 4-camshaft engine, the light and agile racecar scores countless international triumphs.

THE 356 WRITES ITS LAST CHAPTERS In 1956, coinciding with the company’s 25th anniversary celebrations, the 10,000th Porsche 356 leaves the factory. At the Targa Florio, the Porsche 550 A Spyder logs an overall victory for the first time.

Throughout the early ’60s, Porsche dominates the European racing circuit with more overall victories at the Targa Florio and the 12 Hours of Sebring. One year in Formula 2, Porsche finishes first, second, and third in the 150 Miles of Aintree in Great Britain. In 1962, the 50,000th Porsche, a 356 B, rolls off the assembly line. In Weissach, the first segment of the new test grounds becomes operational. In Formula 1, Porsche wins the French Grand Prix.

PORSCHE 911 — THE LEGEND ARRIVES In 1964, Porsche 911 launched in the previous year as the 901 goes into series production. Two years later, presented as the Safety Cabriolet, the Porsche 911Targa is introduced and enters series production. In 1968, Porsche achieves its first overall victory at the 24 Hours of Daytona with the Type 907-8. The grand successes of the previous year at the 1,000-kilometre race on the Nürburgring and the Targa Florio are repeated. The 911T wins the Monte Carlo Rally. The following year, Porche again wins the Monte Carlo Rally, the Targa Florio, and for the first time, wins the World Championship of Makes with the 908/02 and the new 917.

More Porsches were introduced over the next four decades, including the 914, 924, 928, 944, 959, Boxster, Carrera GT, Cayenne, Cayman, and the all-new Panamera but none have enjoyed the loyalty or longevity of the famed 911, now entering it’s 46th year in production.

THE PORSCHE PRINCIPLE The Porsche Principle is Porsche’s Magna Carta. It is based on values and philosophies that, together, create added value. The Porsche Principle is about a company that consistently goes its own way. In public life. they decline subsidies. Social acceptance is paramount to Porsche. On the business base issue, Porsche is committed to Germany and is proud of the “Made in Germany” cachet. Porsche has definite ideas on how they develop and produce their vehicles. In addition to maximum costeffectiveness, vehicles must comply to the incredibly high standards Porsche established for themselves. Quality, environmental protection, and safety are what counts most. Porsche integrates their suppliers in the development process from the very first new car concept. The Porsche Principle is also about responsibility to the customer, and to Porsche’s heritage — a heritage rooted in motorsport, where Porsche has written history on the track. Porsche concentrates on what they do best: building sports cars.

The author’s 2004 Porsche 911 C4S

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JAMES DEAN and the PORSCHE 550 The year is 1954. The Porsche 550, already famous in racing circles, was soon to earn international fame.

James Dean received his big movie break in 1954 when he was chosen to play Cal Trask, the leading male role in the film East of Eden (1955).

Quickly following East of Eden, James was signed to play Jim Stark in Rebel Without a Cause (1955), the film for which Dean is best remembered.

Immediately following the filming for Rebel Without a Cause, Dean played the lead role in Giant.

As Dean's movie career began to take off, James Dean also started to race cars. In March 1955, Dean raced in the Palm Springs Road Races, and in May of that year, he raced in the Minter Field Bakersfield race and the Santa Barbara Road Races.

Dean liked to go fast. In September 1955, he replaced his white Porsche 356 Super Speedster (pictured above) with a new, silver Porsche 550 Spyder. Dean had the car specialized by having the number “130” painted on both the front and back. Also painted on the back of the car was “Little Bastard,” the nickname given to him by Bill Hickman, his dialogue coach for Giant.

On September 30, 1955, James was driving his new Porsche 550 Spyder to an auto rally in Salinas, California when tragedy struck.

Originally planning to tow the Porsche to the rally, Dean changed his mind at the last minute and decided to drive it instead. While Dean and Rolf Wuetherich, Dean’s mechanic, rode in the Porsche, Dean had friends follow him in his Ford station wagon, which had a trailer for the Spyder attached.

As if a warning of things to come, en route to Salinas, Dean was pulled over by police officers near Bakersfield for speeding around 3:30 p.m. Two hours later, around 5:30 p.m., they were driving westbound on what is now called State Route 46, when a 1950 Ford Tutor pulled out in front of them. The driver, twenty-three-year-old Donald Turnupseed, was traveling east and attempting to make a left turn onto Highway 41. Unfortunately, Turnupseed had already started to make his turn before he saw the roaring Porsche traveling quickly toward him. Without time to turn, the two cars smashed nearly head-on.

The injuries among the three involved varied greatly. Turnupseed received only minor injuries. Rolf Wuetherich, the passenger in the Porsche, was thrown from the Porsche and suffered serious head injuries and a broken leg, but survived the crash. James Dean, however, was killed in the accident. Dean was only 24-years-old.

Hard to believe and a fact often forgotten, East of Eden was the only James Dean film that had been released before his death. Following his passing, Rebel Without a Cause, the film for which Dean is best remembered, hit movie screens. Giant was also released after Dean's death.

James Dean was already somewhat famous for his role in East of Eden but his death and the release of Rebel Without a Cause catapulted him to cult status. Forever frozen as the talented, misunderstood, rebellious youth, James Dean remains the symbol of teenage angst.

Many car collectors wonder what happened to the smashed Porsche. After the accident, the crumpled car toured around the United States as part of a driver safety presentation. En route between two stops, the car disappeared. In 2005, Volo Auto Museum in Volo, Illinois offered $1 million to anyone who currently had the car. So far, the car has not resurfaced.

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humor

by m ad dog

25 Words or I’m starting to feel verbose. Yes, even

with that short first sentence. It’s like someone’s taken the “ommunicati” out of communication, leaving us a nice short con, which is succinct and to the point, and

Less • • • •

They’re quick.

Easy to read.

No messy detail.

Easier to digest than a baby bird’s breakfast.

that’s all that matters in these days of brevity, sound bites, and bullet points. No one wants to hear or read detail. If it’s not skimable, it’s not worth the two seconds of time you can devote to it. It’s Reader’s Digest Condensed communication and you’d better get used to it, because it’s here to stay.

Blame technology and computers. It’s either that or we all woke up one morning having caught ADHD during the night, and no one cared because it didn’t come from a pig, didn’t start in Mexico, and most of all, it wasn’t a slow news day. Short of adding Ritalin to the municipal drinking water, I fear there’s not much we can do about it.

Unlike hemlines, when attention spans shorten they never go back.

You can trace the problem back to the first word processor that added a toolbar button to create a bulleted list. Well, you can trace it back, if you’re one of those rare people who can look back at something that happened more than five minutes ago without the aid of a Decade in Review article or the Top Ten Critically Important Events of the Last Century in Ten Words or Less. Suddenly, there was no reason to

Next came text messages, which are limited to 160 characters and, since that’s just too verbose for emoticons, Twitter, which maxes out at 140 characters per tweet, as they so cutely call a message. It’s like the CliffsNotes version of a Classics

Then along came PowerPoint, the Kodak Carousel of the 21st Century. Now business reports, presentations, and lame jokes that everyone passes around but no one laughs at are created in PowerPoint, because it turns out that, in spite of what we said each time someone put us to sleep looking at photographs of their vacation, we miss slide shows.

A PowerPoint presentation is supposed to be supportive, a display of visual notes to look at while someone rambles on- I mean, elaborates on- like a public outline. But not anymore. Nowadays, the PowerPoint is all you take in, because you are too busy checking email and Facebook on your cell phone to listen to someone talk. Hey, whoever’s giving the presentation should be damned happy you’re even glancing up and pretending to read the five words they typed in for each slide.

But wait! There’s less! Writing letters went out and emails came in, and except for a few select grandparents who actually put dates, salutations, capitalization, punctuation, and closings in their emails, communication became shorter and shorter until the perfect email evolved — one that has all the information contained in the Subject line.

Illustrated comic book. You remember CliffsNotes, it’s the study guide that was so obsessive about shortening things that it took the useless space and apostrophe out of its name.

I wouldn’t be surprised if you can get an SMS version of Moby Dick sent to you now.

Of course, it will be easy to recognize, it’s the one that came from “clfsnts” and reads: “Whale bites man. Man hunts whale. Whale kills man.” At that rate you could fit all of Melville’s books in a tweet and still have room to learn what he ate for lunch when he wrote Billy Budd.

So imagine how it feels to be writing 800 words or so here. That’s more than 35 tweets, which is fewer than the average daily output of someone on Twitter who wishes people cared about what he reads, sees laying on the sidewalk, and thinks about his new mouthwash. It makes this feel like a filibuster, like something as bloated as a balloon in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade that’s eaten baked beans for a month.

But hey, I’m nothing if not adaptable. I can keep things down to 140 characters if I

write sentences with subjects, predicates,

have to. But where will it end? We can cut

and other hazy terms you vaguely remem-

out all vowels (thnx), use a number to

ber from high school which had to connect

replace several letters (gr8t), and use LOL

in a logical, flowing manner, when you

as often as possible, because it has one

could instead make a list of random mini-

less keystroke than a smiley face emoti-

thoughts and non sequiturs. I mean, really,

con, but if we’re really going to shorten

why use a sentence when a clause or frag-

communication, we need to take it down to

ment will do? Yes, bullet points rule.

its essence — to the one character that gives you the feel without any of that icky, extraneous, boring content. Yes, punctuation. Plain and simple. !

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Got it?

travel

by nick ryan

The City of Light, it is called — La Ville-

lumière — the most popular tourist destination in the world. It is a place of lovers and painters, intellectuals and bohemians, and some of the finest shopping anywhere in Europe. A gourmand’s delight, its cobbled streets have rang to rebellion and protest, yet take on a magical air come the fall of dusk.

Take a weekend break to Paris to reveal its secrets, both ancient and modern.

48 Hours in

Paris Day 1

09.00 Paris is a city split and defined by its great river, the Seine. The waters down which the Vikings once sailed now pass beneath iron footbridges and the stone of La Pont Neuf — painted by Rodin and feature of numerous films — before flowing around the Île de la Cité, past the famous church of Notre Dame, and out towards its mouth at Rouen.

Here is where you orientate yourself. The north, or right, bank of the river was traditionally the richer, grander side, and the left, poorer and more avant garde: the land of bohemians.

Getting around is easy: within central Paris, use the Metro, bus, or RER trains. Buy a Carnet (10 tickets).

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10.00 - 15.00 If you feel energetic, walk from your hotel — Paris is a city best experienced on foot — or take an open top bus tour. Your two-hour ride will take you past all the main sights, including the Champs-Elysees, the Eiffel Tower, Sacre Coeur, the museum at the Louvre, Notre Dame, and the Pompidou Centre. The Cityrama tour allows you to hop on and off the bus at stops around the city over a two-day period (this way you can visit all the famous stops in one day, should you wish).

After getting your bearings, take a chance to hop out at Montmartre and the famous church of Sacre Coeur, lording over the rooftops of the city below. The acoustics are outstanding. See if you can attend a service. Then amble down the steep cobbled hill to Montmartre, home to street artists and buskers.

This is where Picasso once spent time as a penniless artist (even selling his paintings for meals). Nowadays, you have to pay for the food, but a three-course meal with a glass of wine won’t set you back much. On your way, stroll past the famous Moulin Rouge, which still hosts its nightly can-can cabaret.

16.00 Head into Le Marais for a spot of window shopping. Once a favourite of French kings, it fell into decline after the Revolution, but now it's back in fashion, and the old royal mansions have been restored. Wander down Rue St Antoine, one of Paris' oldest streets, once used for jousting. Henri II was fatally wounded here by a lance in 1559, when a wedding party for his daughter got a bit out of hand.

Keep and eye out for the delis in this Jewish area, with their amazing pastrami, and remember that it tends to be quieter on Saturdays.

19.00 As dusk draws down, head towards Place Vendôme, via Tuileries Gardens near the Louvre museum. Down rue Danou, a side street not far from the Ritz where Lady Diana last stayed, is Harry’s Bar. Finish your evening in style at this hangout for Hemingway et. al. and the birthplace, they say, of the Bloody Mary drink.

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Day 2

Paris

09.00 For something rather different, head over to Père-Lachaise Cemetery (Cimetière du Père-Lachaise), one of the most visited cemeteries in the world. It’s a fascinating experience to wander the cracked but magnificent tombstones and mausoleums of the great and good of history. Jim Morrison’s grave/shrine is here, as is Oscar Wilde’s once-desecrated statue, and singer Édith Piaf’s tomb, among others.

12.00 The call of the Rive Gauche — the Left Bank — make the Latin Quarter a must-visit. It’s lost a little of its original bohemian charm, with the advent of cheap touristy restaurants haggling for your trade, but La Maison de Verlaine does a fine kir (a mixture of white wine and cassis) thrown in as part of its “menu” dinner, which will includes the ubiquitous French onion soup, steak au poivre, and luscious profiteroles.

As you near the river, take a moment to step inside Shakespeare and Company. Paris’ most famous bookstore also operates as a lending library. Breathe in the atmosphere of literary greats and the era of jazz as you thumb between the tomes.

The upstairs also serves as a makeshift dormitory for travellers, known as tumbleweeds, who earn their keep by working in the shop for a couple of hours each day.

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16.00 Travelling further south brings one to the Catacombs, a network of subterranean tunnels and rooms. An eerie spot to reflect on the city’s grim past of wars and plagues, as you stroll among the bones of the dead and witness on how the French Resistance once hid beneath the streets.

18.00 By now, the pull of the high-class shops and restaurants of the Champs Elysees, Paris’s main thoroughfare, should be irresistible. Delve into the perfumeries or admire the designer stores such as Louis Vuitton with its exterior built as a massive suitcase.

Le Touqet's will feed you like a prince — and charge like one — or you can easily grab a street bagette and Orangina for, pretty much, small change.

As the night draws in, take a tour up the Arc de Triomphe, built

by Napoleon to celebrate his military victories, now a monument to French war-dead. From here, gaze out and soak in the myriad twinkling lights of Paris coming alive once more.

Nick Ryan is author of Homeland: Into a World of Hate (Mainstream Publishing & Routledge NY)

Suns Broadcaster, Tom Leander Tom Leander has been a fixture on the local sports broadcasting scene in Phoenix for over a decade. At the start of the 200910 season, Leander returned as the Suns’ play-by-play broadcaster for all Suns games televised on My45, but his roots with the organization begin much deeper.

A ball boy for the Suns from 1976-78, Leander served as studio host/producer of “Suns Gametime” and the Suns’ halftime shows for UPN 45 beginning in 1993. In the years that followed, he would hold the same responsibilities for the Suns pregame, halftime and postgame shows on Cox 9 and would also host the franchise’s weekly magazine show, “Suns Jam Session,” during the 2002-03 season.

In 2003, Leander netted what he says he considers his dream job, moving from the studio to the broadcast booth as the Suns’ play-by-play broadcaster for all games televised on My45.

Leander still has the opportunity to host, as well, doing so pregame for all FS Arizona telecasts.

Leander says his interest in broadcast goes as far back as his days in high school where he came to the conclusion that he was more likely to earn a career doing play-by-play than by playing the game itself. His career as a broadcaster would ultimately begin at his alma mater, Loyola Marymount University, where he

did three seasons of radio playby-play for the school’s men’s basketball team.

After graduating from Loyola Marymount, Leander’s career would ultimately bring him to Phoenix where, in addition to his work with the Suns, he has amassed an abundance of television play-by-play experience that includes eight seasons with the Arena Football League’s Arizona Rattlers, six seasons with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, two seasons with the Continental Indoor Soccer League’s Arizona Sandsharks and six seasons of backup duties for Suns games on Cox 9.

Leander says working with the Suns has been a perfect fit, growing up in the Valley as a kid and now having the opportunity to watch one of the NBA’s most entertaining teams up close and personal for each and every ballgame.

Tom Leander, along with six other broadcasters, is presently wardrobed by The Clotherie.

fashion

Celebrare L’Italia The Clotherie travels to the heart of fashion in Italy

The Clotherie was privileged to join an elite group of independent retailers, selected by the Italian Trade Commission, to visit the beautiful Umbrian countryside in October. Cast in the shadow of Tuscany, this beautiful region was lush with rolling hills, small towns, valleys, and renowned factories producing the finest knitwear. In January, The Clotherie was honored to join Esquire Magazine publisher, Kevin O’Malley, and staff, along with several prominent independent retailers, for the Pitti Uomo show in Florence, Italy and men’s fashion week in Milan. The trip was abundant with fabulous sights, food, fashion, friends, and a memorable trip to the historic Ermengildo Zegna mill. The pictures mark the memorable moments enjoyed by all.

Mikki and Greg Eveloff shop for cashmere scarves in Umbria, Italy.

The entrance to Pitti Uomo Pitti Uomo, a menswear show in Florence where the trends for next season are debated over by the world’s top buyers.

The entrance to Casa Zegna.

Greg poses with Kevin O’Malley (publisher of Esquire Magazine) and fashion colleagues Murry Penner and Ellen Levy while visiting the art-adorned home of Luciano Bernardini, CEO of Magazine International.

A beautiful color display of fall 2010 sportswear from SAND.

Ermenegildo Zegna Fashion Show in Milan, Italy.

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Greg with Eton’s Erik Wilkinson.

MASON’S unique display of their new fall collection at Pitti Uomo.

Umbria is the beautiful, mountainous region of Central Italy, borderd by Tuscany to the west..

Linda, our guide at Casa Zegna, displays the archived fabrics from the past 100 years.

Greg and Mrs. Roberto (Eva) Cavelli.

The impressive sight of the Duomo in Milan.

Greg with Robert Aldrich, executive vice-president of Ermenegildo Zegna.

One of the many spectacular fashion shows in Florence, Italy.

Murry, Greg, and David Levy attempting to throw a giant snowball to the Swiss Alps!

Our Zegna guide in at the mill in Trivero shows us how thistels are used to soften the fabric.

Greg inside Casa Zegna.

The Fall 2010 Missoni Fashion Show in Milan.

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by hendr i k pohl

It’s gotta be the

Pants MEN'S FASHION IS OFTEN PORTRAYED AS ONE THAT ALWAYS PRIORITIZES QUALITY OVER EVERYTHING _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ELSE. STYLE, AFTER ALL, CAN BE ACHIEVED BY EVEN THE SIMPLEST PIECES. BUT WITH ALL THE PRICEY _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ PREMIUM BRANDS ON THE MARKET NOWADAYS, IT CAN GET DIFFICULT TO TELL BETWEEN THE LABELS _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ THAT ARE WORTH BUYING AND THE ONES THAT ARE JUST COSTLY. TO HELP YOU SPEND WISELY, _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ HERE IS A LIST OF SOME THINGS THAT EVERY PREMIUM PAIR OF PANTS SHOULD HAVE. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

It Has to Be French You probably know your fly zippers and closures, by now. After all, they are standard on every pair of Levi's and department store jeans. But the everyday kind of fly closure isn't exactly the best there is. Just ask any man who has his pants made by a tailor, and he will tell you that the bespoke have a better way of doing things up: the French fly.

While the term may conjure all sorts of images about luxury and European fashion, it's not really very technical. A French fly is simply a tab closure that's attached to the fly side of the pant as an extension on the waistband. You simply fasten it up to the button on the other side and you're done. What's so special about it, then?

First of all, it helps the front of your pants stay flat. The usual button-only closure has a nasty tendency of bunching up in front around the button, especially when you're wearing the softer cloth of a formal trouser instead of denim. French fly closures equalize the pressure all around the waistband of the pant, which in turn, helps keep it flat all around.

Secondly, it's a sign of quality. These French style closures are typically found only on bespoke clothing and high-end trousers.

They're tedious to assemble, but worth it, as they lengthen the lifetime of the pant by reducing pressure on the zipper and transferring it to the waistband. If you see this on any pair of pants in the men's section, they're that much more worth buying at that three-digit price on the tag.

You may have noticed that many of the distinguishing marks of worth-your-money men's fashion also have something to do with quality. Buying well known premium brands isn't just about riding the trend; it's for your own good.

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Special Seams Quality is the primary consideration in men's fashion, and that means looking at seams in the pants you buy. The strength of the seams is one of the determinants of quality for any pant, and have a great effect on how long the pants will last.

Ordinary department store variety pants have very ordinary seams, where two panels of fabric meet and are sewn together. True quality, however, demands better seams, where each seam is taped or has piping, and is then pressed flat. It's a small, discreet addition that exponentially increases the life span of the pants, no matter the style.

Taped seams are a standard component of any bespoke trousers, and chances are good that the tailor will put them in, even without your asking. If you're buying from a men's retailer, it's a good indicator of the quality of the pant, because it says something about the attention that the manufacturer pays to the details. This detail is far from trivial, as it drastically enhances the durability of the garment.

Luxury of Lining One of the many hallmarks of luxury men's fashion is lining.

From lined jackets to high end luggage lining, anything with good lining is most probably expensively luxe. But it's not without reason, and it's a rule that holds true for trousers as well.

At their cheapest, trousers have just one layer — no lining.These are the mostly polyester blends you're likely to see at discount stores. On the other end of the price (and quality) scale are trousers lined from the waistband to right above the knees, to add durability and comfort to the garment. Additional lining on the waistband and the body of the pant itself also go a long way in extending its lifetime by distributing the wear across a greater area. phot o cour t e s y of BAL L I N

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High end and low tech don’t normally go together, but put aside your preconceptions. There are plenty of reasons to go cowboy at the Triple Creek Ranch in Darby, Montana. This Relais & Chateaux-member property, set in big sky country, is owned by Intel CEO Craig Barrett and his wife, Barbara. Guests not only get a Rocky Mountain escape but a chance to tour the Barrett’s own 23,000-acre ranch retreat and admire their private art collection.

Charleston Place, a historic hotel in Charleston, South Carolina, gives guests a chance to create their own works of art. An easel, sketch pad and charcoals are available for the asking. Inspiration? No problem. The architecture and gardens of this jewel of a city offer budding Picassos inspiration in spades. Charleston Place opens doors — literally — to some of the finest private antebellum homes in America. A local historian is your personal tour guide for this exclusive look-see.

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