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Sat on the corner of Prince & Crosby in SoHo for a few hours last weekend. Here’s the result. Fun times for everybody. HD is up on vimeo, probably your best viewing experience.

Yuketen backpack, big fan. 

My friend Andrew has a daily show called “Today’s Look” and he invited me up to be his guest. If you’re not familiar with Andrew, he’s an adept stylist and as you can tell, has his own very unique style about him. In this episode, we go through a few different things, mostly about this blog and how it came to be. Take a look and be sure to visit Andrew’s site for more from his somewhat insane (in a good way) mind.

A few weeks ago, I met up with the Penguin team at their store in Soho to talk Chinos. Chinos are the jeans of the summer, particularly for those of us who can’t exist in over 50 degree weather. We shot and I styled a few looks for the summer—one for the office, one for the beach and one for the weekend. Think Nantucket, because I’m always thinking Nantucket. You can catch all the pics and some videos in which I wax on about chinos for a few minutes on Penguin’s site.

As an aside, I’ve been rolling in a pair of these chinos since the shoot and they don’t disappoint, just sayin’.

Russian history is the best history, that’s what I always say. Actually, I’ve never said that and I don’t even think it. It’s a fairly gruesome chapter of historical texts out there, but who cares? Russia had its fair share of monarchs over the years and after the Romanovs, Catherine the Great is probably the most widely known. She served as the Empress of Russia, with an irregular path to the top. She became the Empress Consort after the death of Empress Elizabeth and the ascension of her husband, Peter III. I wouldn’t say they had a happy marriage and nobody else would either since she was a major player in his deposition as Tsar. Once he was out of the picture, Catherine became the Empress of Russia. Get yours, Catherine. During her reign, Russia became one of the great western powers and enjoyed a golden age of strength, culture and prosperity. Her tenure as Empress was very complicated, but interesting, take a look if you can.

1. I’m the Empress Consort.

Coat by Valentino, suit by Balmain, shoes by Altuzarra

2. PSYCH! I’m the Empress.

Coat by Roland Mouret, dress by Dries Van Noten, shoes by Derek Lam

3. Has anybody seen my horse?

Coat by Rag & Bone, skirt by Rodarte, shoes by Ferragamo

Holden Caulfield was the first post on Textbook, so I figured why not re-do it since it’s been a couple years. Anyways, we all had to readCatcher in the Ryein high school and we all know it’s a good book. Holden plays the part of spoiled New York City brat who bounces from school to school and calls people phonies. He has a sister named Phoebe and hates Stradlater. So imagine a rich kid bumming around New York and there you go.

1. Stradlater SUCKS

Coat and scarf by Billy Reid, sweater by N. Hoolywood, pants by Michael Bastian, shoes by Band of Outsiders

2. Hey Phoebs

Coat and sweater by Andrea Pompilio, jeans and shoes by Junya Watanabe, shirt by Band of Outsiders

3. Pencey Prep

Coat by Billy Reid, suit by Michael Bastian, boots by Rag & Bone

More Stuff:

Arwen from Lord of the Rings, Catherine de Medici, Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones and the Post Index.

Greek and Roman mythology has its place, but Norse mythology is way better. Of the Norse pantheon of gods, the Valkyries take the top spot. Their job was to choose who lived or fell in battle. Half of those chosen would be taken to Valhalla, the kingdom of Odin, to prepare for the epic final battle of the world, Ragnarok. Crazy. The other half would go to Fólkvangr, a field ruled over by the goddess Freyja. The Valkyries would ride into battle to claim their soldiers and shuttle them to either place, pretty badass. More modern depictions of the Valkyries have them riding through the skies with shield and sword to complete their mission. In reality, they probably wouldn’t have cared what they were wearing but idgaf.

1. So you’re gonna go to Valhalla

Pants by Altuzarra, shirt by Balmain, boots by Lanvin

2. So you’re actually gonna to Fólkvangr

Dress by Versus, coat by Reed Krakoff, shoes by Versus

3. I don’t even know where you’re going, let’s just blow this popsicle stand.

Dress by Prabal Gurung, coat by Altuzarra, shoes by Dolce & Gabbana 

The people we met in Brazil were very kind, there was great architecture, beaches on beaches and more but the food, my god, the food. Raised Italian, there’s very little that could sway my opinion on my favorite cuisine, but I tell ya, Brazilian food is making an impressive bid for my top spot. Homer drool.

P’Trique spilled the bean to me, Ray, Laurel, Phil and a whole bunch of other kids. Charlotte Free is the new face of Maybelline New York.

“John Jannuzzi, I’ve got some newsy.”

Even though the wind was nearly non-existent yesterday, we still managed to have decent time aboard the Mar Mostro. We’ll be seeing the boat in action again today, but yesterday was the ProAm race so we all got to go aboard and pitch in a little here and there. I haven’t been on a boat like that in a very long time, in fact, I think the last time may have been the time when I fell off. Into Long Island Sound. In November. That was cold. 

Hopefully the wind picks up today, but in the meantime, here are a few pictures from the boat. 

(sweet typeface, bro)