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How to Dress Like Sting in Quadrophenia
Even for the most skilled dressers, assembling a killer outfit sometimes requires a little more inspiration than the average online shopping experience provides. Enter Roxana Altamirano, the genius behind Nerd Boyfriend, the style blog that offers step-by-step instructions for re-creating ensembles worn by icons ranging from Michael Caine to Richard Gere (see full list here). Now she's guest blogging on details.com every week. Have a hero you want to see featured? Leave a note in the comments and we'll see what we can do. That's Sting as the mod gang leader Ace Face in Quadrophenia, the 1979 film loosely based
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Food + Drinks
How to Drink Punch (with Recipe) by Charles Dickens
Today marks the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens' birth. While the English novelist is best known for the invention of such memorable (and memorably named) characters such as Ebenezer Scrooge, Oliver Twist, and Miss Havisham, the literary giant was almost as famous in his day for another creative talent: punch making. He served punch at the countless parties he hosted, taught guests proper punch concoction technique, and frequently invoked the punch bowl in his books. With punch in vogue today, and popping up on the menus of pedigreed cocktail bars across the country, we're honoring the memory of Dickens
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Style
Guerreisms: Behind the Look of the Modern Dandy
Every week, the street-style expert behind the blog Guerreisms brings you another colorful character from the sidewalks. Name: Shaun Paige What are you wearing? Everything vintage, except for Levi's corduroys and Cole Haan shoes. What should every man have in his closet and why? A cool pair of shoes. You can select a great outfit around a great pair of shoes. Does anything you're wearing have sentimental value? A cameo pin given to me by my mother, who passed away eight years ago. Also on Details.com: Guerreisms: Behind the Look of the Lumberjack Student Guerreisms: Behind the Look of the
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Style
Editors' Pick: Cutler and Gross Tortoiseshell Eyeglasses
The slightly irregular shape of these circular frames by the classic English eyewear brand flatters any face. The store also offers a terrific variety of vintage frames and sunglasses. $440; cutlerandgross.com Also on Details.com: Glasses You Need to See Armani's New Eyewear Collection See-Through Frames
Art
Culture Calendar: NY Fashion Week, NBC's Answer to Glee, and Jeff Mangum Live
Art and Museums Taylor Mead at Churner and Churner, New York (through February 18) Prolific underground artist and Warhol scene icon Taylor Mead's latest series of drawings—inspired by his "Fairy Tale Poem"—are on display at the Manhattan gallery. Also featured: a collection of paintings from the 1980s and '90s influenced by Mead's urban bohemian lifestyle. Christopher Boffoli: Big Appetites at Winston Wächter Fine Arts, Seattle (through February 23) Boffoli juxtaposes hand-painted figurines with staged photographs of food and drink to create humorous multimedia canvases depicting mundane daily activities in bizarre surroundings. George Harrison: Living in the Material World at
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Fashion
Editors' Pick: Falling Line Tie Bar by Nikolai Rose
This subtle accessory carried by the limited-edition fashion site Of a Kind will sex up any shirt-and-tie combo. $115, ofakind.com Also on Details.com: Five Ways to Loosen Up Black-Tie From the Details Editors: All the Small Things Upgrade Your Shirts and Ties
Sports
Object of Desire: Ducati Diavel Cromo Motorcycle
Maybe you thought you needed racing leathers or, worse, chaps. Or maybe you worried about looking like you belong in a Vin Diesel movie. But most likely, if you haven't drooled over and dreamed about a motorcycle, there's a simple reason: You haven't met the right mount. Ducati Diavel Cromo, ducati.com That changed for me when I laid eyes on Ducati's Diavel Cromo, which just made its first appearance on American soil at the New York International Motorcycle Show. The Diavel has become one of the company's hottest sellers since its introduction in 2010, and while the new Cromo has
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Style
Editors' Pick: Hermès Pajamas as Streetwear
Look 37 from the Hermès spring/summer 2012 runway show combines lightweight pants, mandals, and a dark-blue pajama top with white piping. We think this is the pajamas trend done the right way—luxe, unexpected, and without a hint of the Hef. hermes.com Also on Details.com: Paris Report: Hermès Spring/Summer 2011 From Milan, the Details Fashion Editors' Fashion Week Photo Diary From Paris, the Details Fashion Editors' Fashion Week Photo Diary
Sports
Everything You Need to Know About 3-D TV
How does it work? What happens if you don't wear the glasses? And why isn't the Super Bowl broadcast in 3-D? Tech maven Tobey Grumet answers these and other questions. Aviator-style 3-D glasses by Gucci. How does 3-D TV work? All 3-D TVs are also regular old 2-D TVs—with a feature designed to recognize 3-D content and automatically switch to that mode. The two most popular (and affordable) types for large-screen TVs are generically known as Active and Passive, which simply refer to how the 3-D effect is created. Active glasses use liquid-crystal shutters (and batteries) that rapidly sync each
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Style
In Defense of Stationery: Why You Should Give a Damn
Guest bloggers Seth Putnam, Cam Niederhauser, and Jeff Kieslich of The Midwestyle share fashion tips every week this month. It must have been like pulling teeth, but my mother would be damned if her kids didn't learn how to write a proper thank-you note. And when I got a card this year from my nephew Hank, I knew my sister was doing battle with her own kids. This makes me unspeakably happy—because in the days of email, emoticons, and text-speak, attentive communication usually flies out the window. Alexander Woollcott's letterhead. Anchor cards with bandana-lined envelopes from Terrapin Stationers. Done well,
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The Daily Details Continues
