(February 2013)
Grooming
Celebrity Hairstyles, Beards, and Skincare: An Insider's Post-Oscars Analysis
Celebrity hair stylist Diana Schmidtke has worked with some of Hollywood's biggest A-list names, including George Clooney, Matt Damon, Robert Pattinson, and Liam Hemsworth. Here, she shares her observations about the latest grooming trends and reveals exactly how Oscars host Seth MacFarlane achieved his smooth, babyface look.
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Wheels
Meet the World's Most Expensive New Car: The Lykan Hypersport
Already own a Porsche? Bored by your Ferrari? Got $3.4 million burning a hole in your pocket? The new Lykan Hypersport from W Motors should pique your interest. The new sports car comes standard with some ridiculously luxe details like bucket seats with gold threading and diamond-encrusted headlights. And to answer your next question, yes, it goes fast—as in zero to 60 in 2.8 seconds with a top speed of 250 mph.
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Shopping
What's on Your Wrist: Matthew Singer of Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman
Whether it's flashy or unassuming, you can tell a lot from a man's watch. Here, we bring you a glimpse of horological inspiration from a top tastemaker. In this edition: a fashion director's graduation gift.
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Books
How Dennis Hopper Got the Psycho Frank Booth Role in Blue Velvet
Guns, motorcycles, mug shots, drugs, paintings, madness. Even by Hollywood standards, Dennis Hopper led an extraordinary life. Just his youthful friendships—with James Dean, Elvis Presley, and Vincent Price—and his drug-addled contributions to counterculture flicks like Easy Rider and The Last Movie would be enough for most biographies. But then there's his role in Apocalypse Now, his career-defining moments as a psychopathic gas-snuffer in Blue Velvet, and his respectable art-world side career.
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Street Style
Street Style: Porkpie Hat and Matching Shoes
Melodie Jeng, the photographer behind the blog The NYC Streets, snaps men's street-style pics for The Daily Details blog. Check back every day to see new looks and vote in our weekly Like the Look? reader's poll.
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Food + Drinks
Trend Watch: Bottled Drinks and Cocktails on Tap
This spring, the coolest cocktail orders are premade libations from master mixologists. Cracking open a cold one just got a whole lot sexier.
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Health
Ask Dr. Jake: Can Smoking Pot Cause a Stroke?
Jake Deutsch, M.D., is a veteran ER doctor and a contributor to The Daily Details. Send your health questions to Ask@Details.com. We'll publish the answers here every week.
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Street Style
Street Style: The Coat Makes the Man
Melodie Jeng, the photographer behind the blog The NYC Streets, snaps men's street-style pics for The Daily Details blog. Check back every day to see new looks and vote in our weekly Like the Look? reader's poll.
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Celebrity
Willem Dafoe on Wes Anderson's Technique, Working With Prada and Mercedes-Benz, and Marina Abramovic's Dirty Jokes
Ever since his breakout role in Kathryn Bigelow's (Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty) first feature film, the 1982 drama The Loveless, Willem Dafoe has packed his acting résumé with an impressive and wide-ranging filmography that includes Platoon (1986), Wild at Heart (1990), The English Patient (1996), Shadow of the Vampire (2000), Antichrist (2009), and the Spiderman franchise. He plays the bad guy very, very well (most recently he lent his devilish glare to the new Mercedes-Benz commercials, pictured above), but he's also taken on some unexpected characters, like The Life Aquatic's meek and insecure Klaus. You'll see the Wisconsin-born star
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Shopping
Shop Talk: AMI Boutique in Paris
French designer Alexandre Mattiussi's first store, in Paris' Marais district, has the same easy elegance as his two-year-old line. Designed by Studio KO (the team behind the updated Chateau Marmont), it's full of warm, offbeat notes like a herringbone parquet floor, leather-topped display tables, and an armoire repurposed as a shoe rack. 109 Boulevard Beaumarchais, Paris
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