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In this blog post I list the projects that I have worked on and I go into further detail in each section. On the first section you will see the overall picture, on the second one I have listed some blog posts related to the projects in chronological reverse order and in the last section there is a link to ALL the bugs that I fixed since April.
The big picture of what I have worked on in this last year is:
- L10n nightly updates for Firefox (finished in Q3)
- I fixed nightly builds and repackages-on-change as a contractor (Fall 08 and Winter 09)
- Multi-locale build for Fennec (Q4)
- WinCE localized build for Firefox (Q4-Q1)
- Machine setup and failures diagnosis (all the time)
- Central deployment of packages (puppet and OPSI - Q4)
- Some evangelization (Talks at Seneca and interviews - Q4)
- Localized Windows CE builds for Firefox (Jan 2010)
- Upload Fennec single-locale binaries in a sub-directory (Nov 2009)
- Install required libraries on scratchbox through puppet (Nov 2009)
- Blogging blitz - L10n infrastructure (Nov 2009)
- Individual locales for Fennec (Nov 2009)
- Multi-locale builds for Fennec (Nov 2009)
- Talk at Seneca about volunteer involvement (Oct 2009)
- Install required library on Scratchbox (Oct 2009)
- Initial involvement with mobile side of release engineering (Oct 2009)
- Fix queuing of partial updates generation after enabling L10n updates (Aug 2009)
- Deployment of L10n nightly updates (Aug 2009)
- Generating MAR files (May 2009)
- Generate partial & complete mars for nightly l10n builds on m-c (Feb 2009)
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Calendar View Options on Your iPhone
You have several choices as to how you view your iPhone's calendar. Your calendar has a List view, a Day view, and a Month view.
List view
As the name indicates, the List view presents current and future appointments in a list format. You can drag the list up or down with your finger. Or flick to rapidly scroll through the list. The List view pretty much compensates for the lack of a week-at-a-glance view, though Apple could certainly add such a feature.
Day view
The Day view reveals the appointments of a given 24-hour period (though you'll have to scroll up or down to see an entire day's worth of entries).
Month view
In Month view, you can see appointments from January to December. In this monthly calendar view, you'll see a dot on any day that has appointments or events. Tap that day to see the list of activities that the dot represents. It's just below the month in view.

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Some of the most picturesque parts of Kyoto are located in the eastern region of the city, across the Kamo River. Visiting the main tourist attractions of eastern Kyoto will fill a full day - a suggested itinerary is to work north from Kiyomizu-dera to Ginkakuji, passing through Gion, and visiting Yasaka Shrine and Nanzenji before following the Philosopher's Walk to Ginkakuji.
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Keihan Railway serves the entire area of Eastern Kyoto, offering easy access to every part of the area. It also connects the Eastern region to Northern Kyoto at Demachiyanagi Station, from which Shimogamo Shrine is in walking distance, or cross the street to Eizan Railway Demachiyanagi Station to go as far as Kurama. Keihan Railway travels south to Southern Kyoto, extending as far away as Hirakata and Osaka, and offering easy connections to Uji at Chushojima Station.
By subway[edit]
Travellers staying in Central Kyoto can easily reach the Higashiyama area using the municipal subway system's Tōzai Line. For tourists, the most convenient stops on this line are probably Higashiyama Station (north of Gion) and Keage Station (near Nanzen-ji). The subway is also convenient for those travelling onward to Otsu and Lake Biwa.
By bus[edit]
Numerous Kyoto City Bus routes traverse the neighborhood, particularly along the major north-south thoroughfare, Higashioji-dori. Route 100 is the most convenient for tourists: it runs from Kyoto Station to Ginkakuji, stopping only at major attractions. Useful local routes include #5, Kyoto Station – Shijo-Karasuma – Gion – Ginkakuji, and #206, Kyoto Station – Sanjusangendo – Gion – Chionji – Kitaoji (in northern Kyoto).
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Okazaki area[edit]
Maruyama Park area[edit]
Gion district (祇園)[edit]
The flagstone-paved streets and traditional buildings of the Gion district, located to the north-west of Kiyomizu-dera, are where you're most likely to see geishas in Kyoto, scurrying between buildings or slipping into a taxi. The area just to the north of Shijo-dori, to the west of Yasaka Shrine, is especially photogenic - particularly around Shinbashi-dori and Hanami-koji. Sannen-zaka ("three-year-slope") and Ninen-zaka ("two-year-slope"), two stepped streets leading off from Kiyomizu-zaka, are also very picturesque - but watch your step, slipping over on these streets brings three or two years' bad luck respectively.
Philosopher's Path[edit]
The Philosopher's Path runs from Ginkakuji down to Eikando, with many travellers choosing to end their journey at Nanzenji (or begin, should you choose to walk towards Ginkakuji). The sites are listed in the order you will pass them if you start from Ginkakuji.
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During warmer months, Japanese and foreigners alike gather on the banks of the Kamo River to drink and make merry. The area around the Sanjo Bridge is the most popular. It's a friendly, welcoming scene. In summer months, on Fridays and Saturdays, a group of fire dancers and drum players occasionally hold free performances.
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Merna L. Nobile January 20, 2013
January is a month of reflection for me, I remember how privileged I was to observe all the outstanding work and beautiful photographs of the past year. For the last time this year, I would be honored to congratulate you for your spectacular work and willingness to share with all of us, Happy New Year, Merna Nobile
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I just went to a friend's wedding this weekend and while it was a emotional, sincere and booze-filled good time, there was no roundhouse kicking at any point during the ceremonies.
As you can see by the pic above, that was a clear error. Especially when you consider that the groom is a games journalist in good standing. The pic's from Reddit and commenter anyja postulates that it's not actually a wedding, but most likely a staged shot on the Stanford University campus during one of the school's dance competitions.
You know what that means. Some lucky unmarried couple can still make this happen.
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This is far from a complete list -- just stuff that's on my mind due to events of this week:
1) Go to the CIAA tournament. I don't mean this year -- if you haven't been already, it's a little late for that unless you get in the car right about now to go see if J.C. Smith can win either or both of the men's and women's 2009 finals. But the tournament returns to Charlotte in 2010 and 2011. It's got a definite charm (here's my column about Friday night's action there).
2) Watch Stephen Curry play. In person. He can't be totally appreciated until you see the quickness firsthand. Everyone knows Curry can shoot, but what people don't always understand is that whenever there's a 50-50 ball on the court, he invariably comes up with it. His overall quickness is amazing, and congrats to Curry for surpassing John Gerdy's all-time Davidson scoring record today with 34 against Ga. Southern.
3) Read Jon Beason's blog (which you can do here). He's got a newsy item up there right now about his recent shoulder surgery, but scroll back a little bit, too, and read the Pro Bowl stuff. You can tell this is actually a blog that the athlete writes, not one of those that is "ghostwritten" by a bunch of image consultants. It sounds like Beason, and it's fascinating.
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"There's another reason they call it the chain of command you know." –Riley, recalling his military training.
"Because they tie you in chains if you don't obey it?" –Renee, taking a wild guess.
"Because the lives of everyone under your command weighs like a ball and chain around your neck." –Riley, remembering the troops who looked to him for leadership in the Gulf war.
"In light of this whole zombie plague I'm thinking they're going to have to redefine R.I.P to Rise in Putrescence." –Riley, recalling the usual gravestone markings.
"How about Rot In Pieces?" –Jessy, proving acronyms can mean whatever the reader intends.
"I can't help but wonder if this whole undead business is restricted to humans or if it affects animals too." –Riley, pondering the effects of The Wave.
"You do know humans are just another animal in the grand scheme of evolution right?" –Renee, showing off her intellect yet again.
"Ssh! Not so loud, you might tempt fate into having us find out!" -Heather, displaying an unusually superstitious fear of fate. (And of tempting the GM)
"Thomas Baker? An interesting name for a Bakery store owner." –Heather, musing over their new acquaintances name.
"Back in the day it was common for people to have last names based on their profession. Smith would be a blacksmith, Carpenter a woodworker, and so forth." –Renee, showing off her intellect.
"If that's true, then what about John Hancock?" Jessy, being a dirty old man, like usual.
"What made you think all these naked dummies were zombies?" –Renee, still amazed at Jessy's lack of control.
"Because normal people don't stand around naked in the rain?" –Jessy, displaying his "common sense."
"Do ya think we should offer any of these panties to Heather to replace her missing set?" –Riley, referencing the lingerie covering his windshield.
"And ruin the best form of entertainment around now pay per view is gone?" –Jessy, being a dirty old man like usual.
"Ya know, I never took Riley for the hearts & kisses boxer shorts type of mechanic." –Heather, commenting on Riley's choice of undergarments.
"Could be he was inspired by your short skirt and no undergarment approach to every day life?"-Renee, commenting on Heather's choice of no undergarments.
"Fists of Fury? I wonder if these bandits ever realized their intimidatin' name sounds more like the title of a gay porno?" –Jessy, pondering how much of a threat the prison gang truly poses..
"I'm going to do you a favor and not ask how you know so much about gay porno titles okay?"-Riley, not missing the opportunity to poke fun at the old man.
"Do yourself a favor and never visit one of those 24 hour video rental stores to make a phone call when your truck breaks down." –Jessy, remembering the first and last time he frequented an adult video store.
"Man I could really go for a burrito; do ya think Taco Bell still has anything edible in their freezers?" –Tommy, longing for fast food.
"I doubt it, the powers out across most of the country, and after a few months without juice their freezers are prolly pretty nasty."-Renee, reminding him of the unpleasantness of reality.
"It's Taco Bell, I doubt you'd notice any difference." –Heather, remembering her last unpleasant visit to the food chain.
"At least with most of the industrial plants off line the air pollution level of the world will go down. Soon you'll be able to smell a rose bush a few hundred yards away."–Renee, noting one of the few bright points to the collapse of civilization.
"Yep, before long everyone will be able to enjoy the scent of rotten cadavers on the evening breeze for miles."-Jessy, pointing out the unpleasantly obvious.
"Given their stench hides the reek of your cigars I can't rightly complain." –Heather, wishing Jessy would give up his nasty habit.
"I'd Kiss you Jessy, but after everything that's wound up in your beard of the past few weeks I'd probably catch the plague and become a zombie." -Heather Wilks, grateful for Jessy's brilliant landing location.
"That might jus be an improvement to both yer looks and yer attitude."-Jessy Hannaford, being his sarcastic self.
"Hey uncle you know why the zombies were all over the airport? Because they wanted plaaaanes!" –Tommy Booths, making yet another zombie joke.
"I have enough trouble with airsickness kid without you giving me pundigestion." -Riley, unamused at the endless string of lame zombie Jokes Tommy thought up.
"With how fast you go though bullets you should buy stock in an ammunition retailer." -Renee's advice to Jessy after realizing how fast he burned through over one hundred .9mm rounds.
"My chain of retail stores Hannaford's actually sells a large selection of ammo, firearms, and firearm accessories." –Jessy, his usual sarcastic self.
"Finally! Someone other then me gets covered in nasty crap!" –Jessy, relieved at avoiding being covered in dog puke.
"At least until you have to clean your nephew up anyway." –Heather, reminding him of the unpleasantly obvious.
"I can't imagine anything more disgusting then throwing up in a gas mask." –Riley Setson, commenting on the fate of an unlucky pilot.
"Really? How about crapping yer drawers in a hazmat suit?" –Jessy Hannaford, proving yet again things can always be worse.
"What the hell's wrong with that girl? She got some kinda death wish or somethin?"–Jessy Hannaford, commenting on Heather's daring acrobatics.
"I think she's trying to avoid the stench of your cigars uncle." –Tommy Booths, repulsed by the smell of his uncles' sewage dipped tobacco products.
In case you missed it, Session #6 may be found Here.
"Fly? Anyone can fly a plane, it's easy. Landing it in one piece, now that's a might bit trickier." –Renee Black, clarifying her piloting skills.
"That reminds me why they tell you to put your head between your knees when assuming a crash position, it's so you can kiss your ass goodbye." –Jessy Hannaford, remembering basic flight safety.
"And to think this time last year, my biggest worry was keeping my bowels move'n on a regular schedule." -Jessy Hannaford, reminiscing about the good o'l days.
"Hey, that's one upside of a zombie apocalypse; you're never constipated for very long." -Riley Stetson, proving there's a positive side to every situation.
"Don't think for a minute just because you're "go'in commando" it's going to improve your gun skills or our chances of gettin out of this alive." -Jessy Hannaford, commenting on Heather's lack of undergarments.
"Cheap talk from the guy wearing *my* panties on his leg." -Heather Wilks, pointing to her makeshift bandage adorning Jessy's leg wound.
"On second thought I might just get 'mself a preachers collar and a rabbi cap, jus in case." -Jessy Hannaford discussing the "spray and pray" method of full auto fire with Riley.
"You'd better bring a bible for your last rites as well, and shovel, 'cause if your "friendly fire" comes within spitting distance of me or my pups again, I'll bury your grizzled, dehydrated, jerky lov'n ass on boot hill!" -Heather Wilks, still fumed about Jessy's last full auto experience almost killing her.
"I see why they call her a hound master now, that gals one right bitch most'a the time."-Jessy Hannaford's quiet observation spoken to Riley.
The creation of intelligent magical weapons is not an exact science and there are occasional failures, as such think of causing a little more stress to your players by "rewarding" them with an insane magical weapon
Agrophobic, refuses to come out of the scabbard without a strength check to draw it.
Haemaphobic: afraid of blood, fight at a penalty against any blooded creatures but really good against undead, elementals etc
Schizophrenic, not just one mind in your sword, lets have half a dozen minds in there, all different and bound to cause confusion
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Lisu Elephant Camp in Chaing Mai, Thailand
The Morning Market and Farm Cooking School Chaing Mai, Thailand
Thailand is beautiful. It's sights and sounds and fragrances are unforgetable and while you occasionally stumble on tourist sctick, you'll probably love every minute of it. The hill tribes - insular ethnic minorities - put on quite a show for visitors; they have tourist villages as well as those they actually live in. They have wonderful costumes, but when you're not looking they dress much as other Thai. Not everything is for show, however. These tribes have been slow to adapt to the modern world and their health and education has suffered. Elephant camps help them care for the members of their tribal families and they really do take good care of their animals. One of the tribes, the Lisu, operated the elephant camp that so delighted the group I traveled with. When you see the pictures I think you'll see why this is one of my favorite memories of Thailand.
Another favorite memory is that of Thai cooking schools. Cooking schools in Southeast Asia tend to follow a pattern. The day begins just after first light with a stop at the local market to purchase ingredients needed for the day's lesson. Then it's on to classes which start early in order to avoid the intense midday heat. In Chiang Mai the school was in the country and part of a beautiful organic farm. Our instructor was a young Thai chef who brooked no departure from her agenda. She was about 4' 8" tall and if she weighed 85 pounds I'd be surprised. I don't quite know how she did it, but I'm here to tell you she struck fear in the hearts of some members of our group. Most of the men were there because their wives told them they had to be. The guys were known to horse around if cooking or weaving was involved. The highlight of my day was watching her watch them with an unblinking stare that prevented infractions before they could occur. She was there to teach, we were there to learn and learning did not include small talk, laughter or lack of respect for the food. I'll bear witness to the fact that her class was run with military efficiency - all dishes were prepared as directed and lunch was ready at noon. The other class didn't do so well. I heard lots of laughter over there and they were an hour late for lunch. That gave us lots of time to explore the old plantation and talk with the folks who helped with the gardens and kitchen prep work. I had a great time, but when I evaluated the day I became aware of a problem I would encounter throughout our trip - overcooked, dry meat. Today's recipe is based on the Tom Kah Gai recipe from the Farm School. I've reworked it in order to avoid dry chicken. This is a really simple recipe. Most of the ingredients can be found in supermarkets. The two items that might pose a problem are galangal and kiffir lime leaves. If a recipe calls for 3 kiffir lime leaves, substitute the peeled zest of 1 lime. If you are unable to find galangal - also called blue ginger - substitute an equal quantity of fresh ginger. The fresh ginger lacks the musky overtones of galangal, but it's a great substitute.
Tom Kah Gai
2 (14.5-oz.) cans coconut milk
2 (14.5-oz.) cans reduced-sodium chicken broth
6 kaffir lime leaves
3 fresh stalks lemon grass (white part only), bruised
2 teaspoons green curry paste
12 thin slices galangal
3 tablespoons Thai fish sauce
2 cups sliced white mushrooms
1 pound chicken breast or thighs, cut in 3/4-inch cubes
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
Garnish: fresh cilantro, green onion tops
1) Combine coconut milk, chicken broth, kaffir lime leaves, lemon grass, green curry paste and galangal in a large (3-quart) saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Add fish sauce. Simmer for 45 minutes.
2) Remove kaffir lime leaves, galangal and lemon grass. Add chicken and mushrooms. Simmer until chicken is cooked, about 7 minutes. Stir in lime juice. Ladle into bowls. Garnish with cilantro and green onion tops. Yield: 6 servings.


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Messrs Sam Lambert and Shaka Maidoh
If their job description is hard to define (try reading Mr Maidoh's entry in our Style Council directory), the dress sense of the Art Comes First duo is equally hard to pin down. It's a very contemporary take on menswear informed by every genre of black music from the last hundred years, from the suits of blues musician Mr Robert Johnson to the punk-reggae look of Bad Brains. Jazz, however, seems to be the dominant influence when Messrs Lambert and Maidoh create their clothes (they are essentially designers and stylists), which is why we refer to their style as 21st-century hard bop.
Monsieur Yves Saint Laurent
Now that the late French designer's brand is under the direction of Mr Hedi Slimane, and going from strength to strength in a quite different guise, it's easier to judge Monsieur Saint Laurent's enviable personal style. It's also intriguing, given that our era is dominated by Italian influences, to look back to a time when France was responsible for the last word in relaxed elegance. The enduring influence of Monsieur Saint Laurent, who died in 2008, is such that his rumpled cotton double-breasted suit, with its patch hip pockets and wide lapels, would have wowed the street-style photographers at the Pitti Uomo fashion fair this summer, and any summer.
Mr William Faulkner
The author of 20th-century classics The Sound and the Fury and As I Lay Dying wasn't just notable for his stream-of-consciousness literary style. His neat snow-white hair, salt-and-pepper Donegal tweeds and extravagant moustache epitomise the look of mid-century men of letters. Sadly his heavy drinking also corresponded to type. Aside from the pipe, the thing that most obviously dates the shot is the evident weight of Mr Faulkner's tweed suit, which looks to be radically thicker than anything made today. We also admire the formal, double cuffs on his shirt and the pocket square that echoes the colour of his hair, although the thought that misguided hipsters will feel emboldened to affect pipe-smoking is a worry. Better to interpret Mr Faulkner's look in a more casual way by wearing unstructured tweed jackets this winter.
Signor Walter Bonatti
These days Italian style broadly breaks down into two parts - either flashy designer chic or the elaborately tailored look of the Pitti peacocks. So the image of the late author and explorer Signor Walter Bonatti, shot in Cormayeur after his 1964 attempt to scale Mont Blanc, is a revelation. Tanned and slightly unkempt, his appearance is refreshingly simple thanks to the rugged plaid shirt and the canvas straps of his backpack. Signor Bonatti didn't just look the part, he was a serious climber and made the first wintertime solo climb of the north face of the Matterhorn. He was also a romantic and a purist in his approach to mountaineering, which he defined as "victory over your own human frailty". One could say much the same thing about dressing well.
Mr Leroy "Satchel" Paige
What does it say about the peerless elegance of the 1930s that baseball player Mr Satchel Paige looks more like a hip jazz musician than an athlete? The spear-point collar on his shirt and the loosely cut sleeves on the suit might give away the fact that Mr Paige was a follower of fashion, but the appeal of his clothes has endured even longer than his 40-year career as a pitcher, first in the Negro Leagues and then in MLB. He was famously cocky and charismatic - qualities that his outfit seems to eloquently project. A man's clothes should tell his story, and be relatively honest about it.
Mr Leonard Cohen
No, it's not the star of The Graduate. It's the Canadian singer-songwriter best known for "Hallelujah", a song that's been much covered, most notably by Mr Jeff Buckley. In recent years Mr Cohen has been quietly competing with Rolling Stones drummer Mr Charlie Watts for the title of the best-dressed gentleman in rock; he told his biographer, Ms Sylvie Simmons, "I was born in a suit." While Mr Cohen now does seem to live in a suit, in this shot from the early 1970s he's sporting a casual outfit that would still be ideal for a stroll in the park. The chunky rollneck is as relevant today as it was back in 1972, while the trench coat is worn casually in a way that's now unusual, but which relates closely to the garment's military heritage and informal origins.
Count Simone Rucellai
No one likes to be put in a box, but if a man must submit to a label then Tuscan aristocrat is surely one of the best. In the 30 years since this shot was taken, Count Rucellai has had to sell his mansion, Villa Triboli, so let's remember him as a young man proud to be the owner of a powerful BMW motorbike. The subtle appeal of his perfectly cut tan suit contrasts with the eye-catching helmet which, given the care that's gone into the count's hairstyle, seems unlikely to make it onto his head. We like the way that Mr Slim Aarons framed the shot with the building's three arches, but we admire the dark shade of the count's brown shoes even more.
Mr Aristotle Onassis
The late Greek shipping tycoon demonstrated that the combination of good taste and a great tailor (in his case the legendary Caraceni of Milan) are sufficient to overcome any physical imperfections that God bestows upon a man. Mr Onassis' elegance should bury forever the old myth that big men should avoid double-breasted suits, something that undoubtedly relates to his jacket's low buttoning point and the four-by-two or Kent button stance. It's said that the tycoon always wore a black tie because he believed the consistency ensured his clothes gave away nothing about his mood. Whatever the reason, the result is admirably simple - neo-dandies should take note. NB: this shot was taken in Paris, where Mr Onassis bought his famous statement spectacles from Bonnard and from François Pinton.
Mr Lucien Freud
Given their visual facility, it's unsurprising that many painters are snappy dressers. Mr Freud, one of the greatest British artists of the past 60 years, was no exception. In later years he wore a grey scarf so frequently it become something of a trademark, and he's also said to have had a penchant for extraordinarily expensive leather jackets from French luxury brand Zilli, but this shot from the 1950s speaks more directly to modern tastes - not least because of the way photographer Mr Cecil Beaton faithfully recorded the peeling paint on the wall in the background. Mr Freud's slim sweater and the sporty stripe on the side of his trousers lend his outfit a very contemporary air. While his style is worth emulating, his intensity is surely unrepeatable.
Mr Mark Ronson
This deejay, musician and record producer, best known for his work with the late Ms Amy Winehouse, has long been interested in clothes, but as he matures he's looking increasing well put together and less obviously showbiz. Perhaps it's the influence of his French wife, Ms Joséphine de la Baume, but the neat haircut, tailored trousers and simple blue blazer worn casually with a T-shirt are really working for him. They certainly beat the self-consciously youthful look he used to sport. Mr Ronson, like many men, looks his best when he's wearing tailored clothes in a way that makes it entirely clear he's not going to be spending the day in an office. Look no further for inspiration if you're dressing for a night out.
The Kennedy brothers
Their style legacy may not be as important as their political legacy but President John F Kennedy, Senator Robert F Kennedy and Senator Edward Kennedy remain the poster boys for sophisticated East Coast Ivy style. Their soft-shouldered suits are an inspiration for office wear, their tweed jackets an inspiration for weekend wear, and their swim shorts set the pace for beachwear.
Mr Dave Brubeck
The late Mr Dave Brubeck is a jazz icon, and the man behind Time Out, the genre's first million-selling album. As a star of the genre with the best-dressed musicians, Mr Brubeck needed to look good, something he initially achieved in soft-shouldered suits and skinny ties. However, and perhaps as a result of his Californian upbringing, he also had an affection for more casual styles, such as this vividly printed shirt.
Mr Dennis Hopper
The actor and photographer appeared in, and in some cases directed, the films that defined the cinematic image of the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. As you'd expect from a man who appeared in Rebel Without a Cause, Easy Rider, Apocalypse Now and Blue Velvet, Mr Dennis Hopper was keenly aware of the importance of creating the right look, whether with the perfect olive bomber jacket, or a great convertible.
Mr George Hamilton
These days Mr George Hamilton is best known for the depth of his perma-tan, but look beyond the teak-oil façade and you'll see a man with an unswerving devotion to dressing well. He was a customer of London's late celebrity tailor Mr Douglas Hayward, and still retains the firm grip on classic style that he's been demonstrating for more than 50 years.
Mr Howard Hughes
Fearless and pioneering aviator, engineer of genius, film producer and lover of beautiful women including Mses Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Ava Gardner, Ginger Rogers and Gene Tierney, the vastly rich Mr Howard Hughes had it all. And to top if off he also had an excellent sense of style, and looked as suave in softly tailored jackets and suits as he did purposeful in leather flying jackets and fedora hats.
Mr Alex Turner
The singer from Arctic Monkeys has come a long way from the 20-year-old who collected the 2006 Mercury Music Prize in a charcoal long-sleeve T-shirt and jeans. His current 1950s-inspired image (part biker, part teddy boy, part Elvis) became apparent at his band's appearance at the opening ceremony for the 2012 Olympic Games, and the result is as successful as their superb 2013 album, AM. He also knows how to smarten up when the occasion demands it.
Mr Johnny Carson
The idea that a chat show host could offer sartorial inspiration seems outlandish in 2014, but US television legend Mr Johnny Carson knew how to dress, and showed this over the 30 years he anchored The Tonight Show. Nearly half a century after he made a habit of wearing odd jackets with dark trousers it once again looks very relevant.
Mr Vittorio De Sica
Born in the Lazio region of Italy, Mr Vittorio De Sica grew up poor, in Naples, and remains a poster boy for the city's distinctive tailoring. Although he's best known for the neorealism of films such as Bicycle Thieves, he dressed like a gentleman in suits cut for him by Mr Vincenzo Attolini, the tailor at Mr Gennaro Rubinacci's shop London House. While his clothes were faultlessly formal, they also ensured that he looked entirely at ease, a combination that was, and remains, powerful.
Mr Warren Beatty
The Hollywood actor and director has combined a commercially and artistically successful career in the movies with five decades of political activism, and, at least until his 1992 marriage to actress Ms Annette Bening, a reputation as a prolific lover of beautiful women. Whether long-haired in a denim jacket or, as here, clean-cut in a sports jacket, he's always known how to dress with relaxed sophistication.
Mr Jamie Hince
The British guitarist, whose biography is curiously obscure given that he's married to one of the most beautiful women in the world, has been making records, first with Scarfo and now with The Kills, for the past 20 years. His dedication to rock'n'roll has never been in doubt, and his style reflects this. With his skinny jeans, winkle-picker boots, striped T-shirts and black leather biker jackets he reminds us that rebellion can be chic.
Mr Aaron Young
Born in San Francisco, but now based in New York, Mr Young is an artist who is represented by the Gagosian Gallery, and has shown at New York's PS1 and Whitney galleries, as well as the Serpentine and Saatchi galleries in London. His style varies between an exemplary take on classic Americana, in the form of work boots and well-worn double denim, and more dapper ensembles involving well-tailored black tuxedo jackets. What doesn't vary is his enviable (and presumably carefully cultivated) hairstyle.
Mr Peter Beard
This highborn New Yorker is the art world's answer to Mr Ernest Hemingway, having been inspired by Ms Karen Blixen's book Out of Africa to dedicate much of his career to recording his travels of the continent in the 1960s and 1970s. Dapper when out and about in New York, Mr Beard's style really clicks when he's in Africa, and dresses with a Bohemian air, mixing Western clothes with native Kenyan dress. In this photograph we admire how his attitude takes all the formality out of a military coat.
Mr Serge Gainsbourg
This late French singer was a man who seemed to sum up the notion of roguish Gallic charm. His good living - he smoked, drank and behaved with abandon - was legendary, and his sense of style correspondingly louche. As such he set a fine example for men who want to make tailoring their own, as he demonstrates here in a three-piece pinstripe suit worn without a tie or socks, but with his favourite white Repetto dancing shoes.
Mr George Lowe
A member of the famous 1953 British Mount Everest Expedition, which saw Sir Edmund Hillary and Mr Tenzing Norgay reach the summit of the mountain, Mr Lowe was a New Zealander whose role in the expedition was to direct the documentary films. While archive shots of Mr Lowe in a suit reveal he knew very well how to dimple his tie, he looks far more at ease reminding us that men started to wear goose-down jackets in order to be able to conquer the planet's most inhospitable terrain.
Mr Bobby Gillespie
The lead singer of British rock and dance band Primal Scream has maintained an admirably consistent approach to style over the 30 years since he first stepped on stage in Glasgow, Scotland. Inspired by the classic rock look of The Velvet Underground, Mr Gillespie continues to wear slim jeans, Chelsea boots and long hair even now that he's celebrated his 50th birthday. In this shot he also wears an eye-catching printed shirt with aplomb.
Mr Johnny Hodges
This Bostonian saxophonist was called "The greatest man on alto sax I ever heard" by legendary bandleader Mr Benny Goodman. And like many jazz musicians Mr Hodges had a talent for dressing that rivalled his talent for playing. His look varied from the generously cut suits of the 1940s to more Bohemian styles in later decades, but he was never better dressed than when in this textured double-breasted suit. The way he wears it with patterned socks, braces, an open-neck shirt and a cocked fedora is exemplary.
Mr Marlon Brando
In the 1950s, a decade that saw him nominated five times for the Best Actor Oscar, Mr Brando redefined the craft of acting, and what it meant to be a star. While his performance in 1953's The Wild One was arguably his most influential from a style perspective, creating the enduring biker look, it's his blue-collar clothes in On the Waterfront that really chime with this season's rugged, workwear-inspired outerwear. Mr Brando's casual style has things to teach men even if the closest they'll get to the waterfront is stepping onto their yacht.
Mr Robert Rabensteiner
Rarely do men in the fashion business transcend their role behind the scenes to become icons in their own right, but L'Uomo Vogue's editor in chief Mr Rabensteiner is increasingly in demand in front of the camera. He's renowned for mixing sophisticated soft tailoring with casual jeans, and introducing bold solid colours to his outfits. With these techniques he brings a modern attitude to fairly classic forms, something he deftly achieves with this three-piece midnight-blue dinner jacket.
Mr Humphrey Bogart
He might be best known for the white tuxedo he wore in Casablanca, or Sam Spade's rumpled suits in The Maltese Falcon, but in Tokyo Joe Mr Bogart played an ex-serviceman who returns to the Japanese capital after WWII in search of his wife, and his old businesses. The drapey suits Mr Bogart wears in the film now look rather dated, but the way that he wears his relaxed-fitting flight jacket is anything but.
Mr Jefferson Hack
The British journalist co-founded the magazines Dazed & Confused, Another Magazine and Another Man, oversees the hip website Nowness, designs the Tod's No_Code range of shoes and is a fixture at the menswear collections in Milan, Paris and London. His presence at the shows is as reliable as his taste for woollen overcoats, understated tailoring, scarves, super-slim jeans and leather boots. It's a look that has impressed supermodels Mses Kate Moss and Anouck Lepère over the years, and which makes us wonder how long it's been since Mr Hack last enjoyed pudding.
Mr Richard Avedon
One of the foremost fashion photographers of the second half of the 20th century, Mr Avedon, a New Yorker, enjoyed prodigious success under the mentorship of legendary art director Mr Alexey Brodovitch. As an expert in the image business, Mr Avedon knew that simplicity in dress is often the best option, particularly on formal occasions.
Captain Jacques Cousteau
The world's most famous diver, who was a sort of marine-oriented, Gallic version of the BBC's Sir David Attenborough, combined elegant bearing with an enviable line in casual wear. We admire his habit of wearing a signature red beanie, but his button-down chambray shirts are genuinely inspirational.
Mr Alain Delon
The French-Swiss movie star may be known for wearing elegant tailored clothes, not least his incomparable trench coat and trilby outfit in the 1967 movie Le Samouraï, but in 1966's Lost Command he demonstrated how to look just as stylish dressed down in army fatigues. We're also impressed by the modern look of his cropped haircut.
Mr Porfirio Rubirosa
As a faithful servant of Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo, and the unfaithful husband to five wives, two of who were enormously rich American heiresses, Mr Rubirosa was no role model. However, with a lifestyle that included playing polo, racing at Le Mans, and driving Ferraris, he has something to teach us about good living.
Mr Chet Baker
The US west coast jazz maestro, whose beautiful playing contrasted so strongly with his self-destructive lifestyle, wore simple clothes well. Back in 1961, playing his horn in Lucca, Italy, his long-sleeve polo shirt smartens up a pair of jeans. Fifty-two years later and this classic garment performs the exact same function.
Mr Errol Flynn
The Australian-born actor Mr Errol Flynn, whose 63-year-old outfit is only dated by the appearance of his pipe, was most often photographed in a jacket and tie. However, he looks far more at ease in this superb brown leather jacket, which reminds us that we've long promised ourselves a classic flight jacket.
Mr Arthur Miller
The New York playwright may not have enjoyed matinée-idol looks but, encouragingly, he still married Ms Marilyn Monroe. Here he sports a contemporary looking printed shirt, and a great pair of glasses, while maintaining a literary intensity. We like to think that it would still be a mixture potent enough to win the heart of a blonde bombshell.
Mr James Coburn
That this Hollywood tough guy had good taste is made clear by the cars he drove, which included a Ferrari Lusso and, famously, a 250 GT Spyder. It's hard to think of a better outfit in which to pilot a classic Italian sports car than a soft seersucker jacket, white shirt, slim tie and wrap-around shades.
Mr James Dean
The original teenage idol breathed style magic on most things he wore, from red bomber jackets to white T-shirts. Here Mr Dean lends some of his famous cool to a nautically inspired polo shirt, while demonstrating that the faff of blow-drying one's hair is repaid by the result.
Mr Phil Edwards
Mr Edwards, a legendary Californian surfer who'll be 75 this summer, surfed his first wave at nine, shaped his first surfboard at 13 and was surfing Hawaii's North Shore at 15. We're as impressed by the way his shorts balance style and athleticism as we are by the physical balance he demonstrates in this picture, taken at Virginia Beach in 1966.
Mr Edward Fox
The fact that the Duke of Windsor and The Jackal, two of the characters for which this British actor is best known, were beautifully dressed on screen is due in part to Mr Fox's interest in clothes. He remains impeccably turned out in Savile Row suits and handmade shoes, and only lets his sartorial guard down when he pulls on the worn corduroys in which he gardens.
Mr Neil "Bunny" Roger
Aside from his eye-catching Edwardian style this British dandy was also notable for being a WWII combat hero, and a dress designer. He ordered 15 suits a year from his Mayfair tailor, Watson, Fagerstrom & Hughes, and is said to have had four pairs of shoes made for every one. He rigorously maintained his slim figure (he had a 29" waist), the better to show off his unusual four-button suits.
Mr Tahar Rahim
This 31-year-old French actor, from Belfort on the country's eastern border, came to international attention in the 2009 film The Prophet, a tense prison drama directed by Mr Jacques Audiard. Although in the 2011 film The Eagle he wore an extraordinary camouflage suit made of animal skin we're more interested in Mr Rahim's ability to look both chic and relaxed, in an inimitably Gallic way.
Sir Mark Palmer
This British aristocrat now spends most of his time in rural Gloucestershire, but he was once a fixture on the London fashion scene. This was partly because he ran a model agency called English Boy, the USP of which was that the models looked like poets, but it was also down to the easy elegance with which he wore his velvet suits.
Mr David Beckham
The British football star has grown up in public, and part of that progression has been his developing sense of style. As he moves from the sports field to a more ambassadorial role his look is becoming increasingly formal, and he's frequently seen in slim tailoring that's entirely contemporary and entirely correct. His casual clothes are also becoming more stylish, and this combination is a masterclass in smart weekend wear.
Mr River Phoenix
The tragically early death of Mr Phoenix, who died aged 23 in October 1993, deprived us of both a great actor and a future style icon. In photographs he emerges as a man of grace and elegance. The image of him in a dinner jacket is a reminder of the spirit in which the tuxedo, the quintessence of male elegance, should be worn.
Mr Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
One of the preeminent modernist architects, Mr Mies van der Rohe was born in Germany, but left for Chicago in 1937. In his architecture he used the finest materials to create some of the 20th century's most beautiful buildings. He was no less exacting in his choice of clothes, as demonstrated by his exquisitely cut suits, at least some of which came from Viennese tailors Knize.
Lord Byron
It's a testament to Lord Byron's 19th-century romantic poetry that, despite his extraordinary life story, he remains best known for his literary talents. Although described in 1812 by Lady Caroline Lamb as "mad, bad, and dangerous to know" we retain a guilty admiration for his romantic exploits, as well as for the claret shade of his velvet robes.
Sir Jocelyn Stevens
In between buying and reviving Queen, a British society magazine that catalogued the rise of swinging London, helping to finance the landmark pirate station Radio Caroline, running a couple of daily newspapers and later English Heritage, Sir Jocelyn Stevens found time to hone a fine taste in floral ties and relaxed tailoring - it's a look that wouldn't be out of place in an ad agency today.
Mr Sidney Poitier
In 1963 Mr Poitier became the first black man to win the Oscar for Best Actor, for his performance in Lilies of the Field. It came at a time when Mr Poitier was politically active in the Civil Rights movement, and photographs of the period show him on marches impeccably dressed in a slim black suit, white shirt and black tie. However, he was no less elegant off-duty, as this relaxed outfit demonstrates.
Mr Joseph Gordon-Levitt
This Californian actor first won attention in 3rd Rock from the Sun, and is now best known for his supporting role in Inception. However, it's Mr Joseph Gordon-Levitt's natural, unflashy style that sets him apart from the vast majority of young Hollywood actors, as demonstrated by this exemplary weekend look.
Mr Pablo Picasso
As one of the greatest artists of the 20th century, Mr Pablo Picasso knew a thing or two about making a visual impact. Born in Málaga in Spain, and buried in France's Aix-en-Provence, he embodied a now-vanished Bohemian Mediterranean lifestyle, never more so than when sporting a hoop-striped T-shirt.
Sir Michael Caine
One of the sharpest dressers in 1960s London, Sir Michael Caine eschewed (perhaps as a result of his humble background) the era's peacock style in favour of the kind of restrained but energetic tailoring that's entirely relevant today. Sir Michael relied on the late tailor Mr Douglas Hayward, but thankfully suits in cuts such as the one above are now more readily available.
Mr Paul Simonon
Somewhere between the rock'n'roll excesses of The Clash (he played bass guitar and frequently wore sleeveless denim jackets with nothing underneath them) and the sartorial excesses of his present pinstripe gangster look, Mr Paul Simonon hit a style sweet spot - here setting a fine example in a denim jacket.
MR Jean-Luc Godard
Not only was film director Mr Jean-Luc Godard able to create a vision of timeless cool when he made À Bout de Souffle (who wouldn't want to be Mr Jean-Paul Belmondo with Ms Jean Seberg at his side?) but he has exhibited a very modern style throughout his career. No man ever lost his hair with such nonchalance.
Mr Waris Ahluwalia
Born in India, Mr Waris Ahluwalia emigrated to America as a child. Some years later and his jewellery line has gained as much attention as his acting career, the highlights of the latter being roles in two films by Mr Wes Anderson. But it's the ease with which Mr Ahluwalia wears clothes that inspires our greatest admiration, as he demonstrates here with a casual deployment of a blue trench coat.
Mr LOUIS GARREL
The 28-year-old Mr Louis Garrel comes from a cinematic family of film-makers and actors. He achieved worldwide recognition with Mr Bernardo Bertolucci's 2004 film The Dreamers and has been providing a masterclass in louche Gallic style ever since, something reinforced by his relationship with Ms Carla Bruni's older sister Ms Valeria Bruni Tedeschi.
Mr RYAN GOSLING
The obvious reason to deny that Mr Ryan Gosling is currently the most stylish man in Hollywood is jealousy, brought on by the look women get in their eyes when his name is mentioned. From the tuxedos he wears on the catwalk to the scorpion bomber jacket from Drive and the navy shirt he wore at Cannes last year, Mr Gosling is currently setting the sartorial pace.
Mr TRUMAN CAPOTE
The American author, most famous for writing literary classic Breakfast at Tiffany's, was a dandy whose frivolous image belied the gravity of his dedication to his occupation. His personal style was exuberant, and chimes with the prints available this season from Burberry Prorsum, among other labels.
The French artist, writer and intellectual was a man whose boldly creative spirit was always apparent, and entirely uncompromised by his fondness for suits and ties. The lean proportions of this soft-shouldered white suit wouldn't look out of place today. Although Mr Jean Cocteau once said, "Style is a simple way to say complicated things", we know looking this sharp isn't easy.
Mr Stefan Winkelmann
For an industry that is predicated on the idea of image, the auto world is surprisingly badly dressed. One of the very few exceptions is Mr Stefan Winkelmann, the German-born, Italian-bred CEO of Lamborghini. He is distinguished by his slim bespoke suits, spread-collar shirts, artfully dimpled Neapolitan ties and a penchant for brown suede shoes.
Mr JOE FRAZIER
The great boxer, who was narrowly defeated by Mr Muhammad Ali in the classic "Thrilla in Manila" bout in October 1975, enthusiastically embraced the fashions of the 1970s (including foot-wide lapels and platform shoes), but occasionally created a clothing ensemble every bit as devastating as the combinations he threw at his opponents in the ring.
Mr Clint Eastwood
When we're feeling lucky we aspire to look this good in a tweed jacket; Mr Clint Eastwood is simultaneously masculine and nonchalant in his semi-formal outfit. He demonstrates that tweed jackets work as outerwear, that there's no substitute for decent cloth and that an attitude is the ultimate accessory.
Mr Jean-Paul Belmondo
Mr Jean-Paul Belmondo was a leading light in French New Wave cinema and was acclaimed for his roles in Mr Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless (1960) and Mr Alain Resnais' 1974 film Stavisky. His style is anchored by two factors: his exemplary choice of clothes and the palpable sense that he doesn't give a damn. It's a potent combination.
Mr Robert Redford
Very cool in its own right, Mr Robert Redford's style really comes alive when he's in character, and never more so than when he was dressed by Mr Ralph Lauren for 1974's The Great Gatsby. Between the sumptuous suits and Mr Redford's aristocratic bearing, the film is a masterclass in how to dress up; the fully accessorised look is back in vogue this season.
Mr Gary Cooper
Born Mr Frank Cooper in the rugged state of Montana, this Hollywood star would have celebrated his 110th birthday this year. During his heyday, Mr Cooper's reputation as a snappy dresser was such that he was name checked in Mr Irving Berlin's 1930 song "Puttin' on the Ritz". His appeal lay not just in his enviable machismo, but in how he dressed appropriately for every occasion, from hunting with Mr Ernest Hemingway to lounging on a yacht.
Mr Clark Gable
The star of Gone With the Wind is remembered as an impeccably groomed smoothie, which conceals the fact that his studio, MGM, initially promoted his unpolished masculinity. Despite these origins few men have ever worn clothes as well as Mr Gable, whose appearance in his publicity photographs probably explains why the co-stars he enjoyed romantic success with included Ms Grace Kelly and Ms Joan Crawford.
Mr Ryan O'Neal
The star of the 1970 film Love Story, in which he appeared alongside the beautiful Ms Ali MacGraw, is a style icon whose look was particularly on-trend last season. The traditional collegiate clothes he wore in the film seemed to strongly influence the collections, which picked up on his character's taste for corduroy, tweed, sheepskin and chunky Aran sweaters.
Mr Gore Vidal
One of America's grand old men of letters, Mr Vidal made his mark in 1948 with his third book The City and the Pillar. A fine example of his ability to martial the English language was when, having been dropped by a punch from a famously pugnacious author, he quipped from the floor, "Words fail Norman Mailer yet again". It's somehow appropriate that this freethinker favours a relaxed soft-shouldered jacket.
Mr David Bowie
Sartorial chameleon Mr David Bowie could easily be five different style icons, but to our eyes his best-dressed era was the late 1970s and early 1980s, when he mined a seam of fashionable tailoring that demonstrates that it's possible to wear the traditional elements of menswear but make them entirely your own. Although few other men could carry off this sage-green suit, many could take a leaf out of his book with regards to the bow tie and plaid shirt combination.
The Duke of Windsor
Although the list of his other virtues is short the duke is widely considered to be the best-dressed man of the 20th century and his clothes were exemplary in many ways. He was best known for the suits that were superbly tailored for him, primarily by Mr Frederick Scholte on Savile Row.
Mr Gregory Peck
The Californian actor Mr Gregory Peck made his first film, Days of Glory, in 1944, and by 1949 he'd been Oscar-nominated for four different movies. Among his famous roles he played Atticus Finch in the film version of To Kill a Mockingbird, in which he set the bar high for men aspiring to wear off-white, three-piece suits, and Joe Bradley in Roman Holiday, in which he was sufficiently stylish to capture the heart of Ms Audrey Hepburn.
Mr Tom Waits
Mr Tom Waits' voice has been described by rock critic Mr Daniel Durchholz as "like it was soaked in Bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car". And the singer's style is correspondingly rugged, whether he's dressed in a suit or, as here, in classic workwear.
Mr Rupert Brooke
The floppy haired English poet behind The Soldier ("If I should die, think only this of me/ That there's some corner of a foreign field that is forever England") was a very modern character despite being born in the 19th century. In 1915 he died of a septic mosquito bite on his way to Gallipoli, but he found time before then to embrace a romantic vision of elegance that has a very contemporary appeal.
Mr Steve McQueen
Mr Steve McQueen is a style icon regular. And, to avoid being predictable, we really did try to leave him out of this one. But it just felt wrong. Come on, the guy starred in The Great Escape, Bullitt and The Thomas Crown Affair, loved racing motorbikes, married Ms Ali MacGraw, and wore chinos and Persols like no one else.
His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie
His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie was the Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. In fact, his full title was: His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah, and Elect of God. He was also, at the time of his reign, the most bemedalled ruler in the world. Befitting for someone who could trace his ancestry back to King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, Selassie could certainly rock up a regal look or two.
Mr Gianni Agnelli
Mr Giovanni "Gianni" Agnelli was an Italian industrialist, president of Fiat and, according to many at the time, the true king of Italy. While he ruled over the Italian economy and European high society during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, he was admired as much for his dress sense as he was for his business acumen. He mastered the art of sprezzatura - making the difficult look easy. His style trademarks included wearing a watch over his shirt sleeve (saves time) and leaving his tie slightly askew, or hanging over his sweater. It may have looked accidental, but Mr Agnelli wasn't a man to leave anything to chance.
Mr Cristóbal Balenciaga
Mr Cristóbal Balenciaga was the Spanish designer who, in 1937, founded his world-famous eponymous fashion house in Paris. He was responsible for dressing some of the most powerful women of his generation (the Queen of Spain, the Queen of Belgium, the Duchess of Windsor and Princess Grace of Monaco) and regarded as "the master" by many, including Mr Christian Dior and Ms Coco Chanel. A devotee to monochrome tailoring, Mr Balenciaga became synonymous with the sharp double-breasted suit.
Sir Mick Jagger
Admittedly, it shouldn't be too hard for a skinny, long-haired rock star to figure out how to work a look. Especially in the 1960s. But this Rolling Stone, along with drummer Mr Charlie Watts, nailed it immediately. And Sir Mick Jagger has continued to do so ever since. Admirably, he has happily shown that colour, pattern and a good fit can work for even the most red-blooded of us.
Mr Johnny Depp
Mr Johnny Depp exhibits a distinctive and eclectic personal style that's not easy to find among his generation of actors. His love of worn-in clothing, oversized dress shirts and heavy accessorising gives him a look that's part grunge, part Bohemian and part eccentric millionaire. Hats off.
Mr Marcello Mastroianni
Mr Marcello Mastroianni, the suave Italian actor, became synonymous with style after his role as the playboy journalist in Mr Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita, alongside Ms Anita Ekberg and Ms Anouk Aimée. There was substance to the man, too: he is one of only three actors in history to win Best Actor twice at Cannes. And he fathered a child with Ms Catherine Deneuve. Respect.
Lord Glenconner
Colin Tennant, Third Baron Glenconner, was famous for having fun. And who can criticise a guy for that? He bought the West Indian island of Mustique - most of us make do with just booking a hotel - and transformed it into a multimillionaire's playground in the late 1960s. A gregarious host, and close friend of Princess Margaret, Lord Glenconner dressed like the quintessential tropical patriarch, peppering his wardrobe with bright colours, tunics and wide-brimmed hats. And it somehow worked.
Mr Bob Dylan
Mr Bob Dylan has undergone many musical and aesthetic changes during his 50-year career. But there is no denying his genius and the way he can carry a tune and, more impressively, a lyric. There aren't many songwriters whose words have become anthems for civil rights and anti-war movements. One of the most influential cultural figures of the 20th century, we're going to be very superficial and just point out how good a man can look when he finds the right black leather jacket.
Mr Lapo Elkann
Mr Lapo Elkann, the manager of brand promotion at Fiat - a company once led by his highly stylish grandfather, Mr Gianni Agnelli - is by no means your typical Italian scion. His personal life has been as playful as his dress sense. A regular at all the best parties - as well as on Vanity Fair's annual Best-Dressed List - we love the way he takes all the menswear rules and throws them artfully in the air.
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There's a new kind of label hitting the fashion scene and we 're not not talking about Chanel, Prada or Burberry. We're talking about a line that's designed especially for guinea pigs, called Guinea Pig Fashion (how original). Apparently designing outfits for pets is nothing new and there is even a university offering a certificate program in pet fashion. One thing the market has been missing though, is clothing designed for guinea pigs, which Tokyo-based designer, Maki Yamada has managed to corner. She has produced a line that includes clothing and accessories for the little rodents. With everything from hats to hair extensions to costumes she has your guinea pig's wardrobe covered. Now all we need is a guinea pig stylist to set the stage, Rachel Zoe you interested?
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The Mazda Miata has been modified every which way, but I bet you've never seen one turned into a truck. I'm not talking about sawing the sports car's truck and reckoning it's a hauler— this is a complete 1934 Ford steel-body conversion. Why? How? ...Why?
With the 90's-modern wheels and gauges faces contrasting an even-more-retro body, miniaturized, the "truck" looks like it's built to run around an amusement park or shuttle kids up and down the mall. But I'd sure love to see it on an autocross course.
It's for sale in San Diego right now for about twelve grand. In the words of the seller (Al, apparently):
Original steel body, chopped, nice paint, currently sitting on Mazda Miata frame & suspension. Rebuilt Mazda 4 cyc, DOHC engine with 5 speed transmission. Fun to drive. Rear flatbed with built-in tool box, tilts, economical daily driver.
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According to the article on Guardian yes, they are back! The latest menswear shows in Paris and Milan confirm the return of the 1970s style to the catwalk but will it work for 2015? Not that sure!
Urban gents and moto-inspired menswear won't be happy with this new trend-to-be. Neither the minimal lovers.
70's have always been an idol for style but mostly in womenswear. Let's hope that moustaches won't come back either!
The only thing I like about modernized 70's look on menswear is the oversized trend, which we only see for coats. Not flared… Only oversized.
The Paris shows, which finish this weekend, saw an uptake of the wider trouser. Raf Simons – a designer influenced by street culture – and Valentino, a brand more at home in European mansions, don't usually have much in common, but both are behind the flares trend. Simons's came tight on the leg, pooling in volume over round sneakers. Valentino's were looser and worn with neat blouson jackets. St Laurent's show, a hot ticket in Paris on Sunday night , is likely to get behind the trend. Its creative director, Hedi Slimane, is always partial to a rock 'n' roll reference. (Quoted: Guardian)
If you ask me; wider trouser legs are fine. Volume in shoes is ok. Rock-n-Roll look is good too. Hats are always acceptable. But tight on the top part & flared on the bottom part trousers or jeans for men are not. Silky blouse… Oh god please no!
It was Gucci's show in Milan on Monday that really hailed flares as the new shape. While its creative director, Alessandro Michele, was yet to be officially installed as Frida Giannini's replacement, he oversaw the design team's edgy collection of androgynous 70s-influenced separates. The first model sent out on the catwalk signalled a sea change. Long-haired and slim, he wore a red pussybow blouse, sandals and high-waisted flares. (Quoted: Guardian)
"It's a shape that's been pushed by more progressive designers, and we've certainly seen it being adopted by the style set in London," said Damien Paul, head of menswear at matchesfashion.com. "I'm curious to see whether other men will respond to it." He's not the only one. (Quoted: Guardian)
I blame American Hustle for this!
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Inside a green billionaire's crusade
Tom Steyer is Virginia's $8 million man.
The California billionaire spent nearly that much from his personal fortune to make an example of Republican Ken Cuccinelli for his arch-conservative views on the environment. The sum is more than three times the investment that's been previously reported, and it nearly matched what the Republican Governors Association, the largest GOP outside spender, put into the Virginia governor's race. It is more money, on a per-vote basis, than the famously prolific conservative donors Sheldon and Miriam Adelson spent in the 2012 presidential election.
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Steyer's political committee, NextGen Climate Action, publicly entered the Virginia race in August by paying to air a wave of television ads produced by Democratic Gov.-elect Terry McAuliffe's campaign. The spots blistered Cuccinelli for launching an investigation into the research activities of a University of Virginia climate scientist.
( Also on POLITICO: Will Warsaw talks fuel a climate change pact?)
What unfolded in the ensuing months was an overwhelming flood of spending from the coffers of a single donor determined to inject climate into a race in which state education and transportation issues, and a federal government shutdown, almost certainly played a more decisive role. Steyer paid for $3.1 million in TV advertising, $1.2 million in digital ads, 12 different pieces of campaign mail, a field program that hit 62,000 households on get-out-the-vote weekend and even a Cuccinelli impersonator who showed up at public events carrying a briefcase of mock cash to attack the Republican's ethics.
During the final three months of the race, POLITICO had extensive behind-the-scenes access to Steyer's shadow campaign. Along with the smaller seven-figure sum Steyer spent in a Massachusetts special election earlier this year, his Virginia campaign represents a down payment on a sustained effort to defeat Republicans who question climate science — and activate voters who want government action on climate change.
Indeed, Steyer and his advisers say this is only the beginning. He has established himself in short order as the closest thing Democrats have to the Adelsons or the even deeper-pocketed conservatives Charles and David Koch. In other words, an individual with essentially boundless resources who is determined to force change upon politicians through the aggressive use of his checkbook.
( Also on POLITICO: Full energy and environment policy coverage)
Steyer told POLITICO after McAuliffe's 2.5-percentage-point win that he didn't consider his spending excessive in the least.
"One of my friends who is a Democratic governor and knew what we spent said, 'I think you overspent on this campaign.' But it turned out we didn't," Steyer said. "We kept going with what we originally thought we needed to do for the turnout, which was our whole goal."
The Steyer operation wasn't the only environmentalist outfit that played heavily in Virginia: The Virginia League of Conservation Voters PAC and the Sierra Club both invested money and manpower. Among the groups that cared about climate, however, Steyer's was surely the most extravagantly financed and the most ruthless.
( QUIZ: How well do you know Terry McAuliffe?)
The animated 56-year-old has exhibited a flair for the theatrical in his political activities: A fan of cowboy Westerns who named his son for a character in "Lonesome Dove," Steyer challenged a Massachusetts Senate candidate last spring to denounce the Keystone XL pipeline by "high noon on Friday." In Virginia, he paid to fly an airplane banner reading "Cuccinelli Says Go BYU" over an August football game between UVA and Brigham Young University.
In a memo distributed to potential financial supporters late in the summer, Steyer's top strategist, former Clinton White House aide Chris Lehane, said NextGen will build on its Virginia campaign by targeting multiple Senate and gubernatorial races in 2014 – and then playing hard in the 2016 presidential primaries.
"We want to establish a real presence in the early states to impact the candidates and make climate a top-tier issue, whereby candidates are forced to put forth comprehensive climate policies and address the issue," Lehane wrote.
The game plan
From the start, Steyer's campaign had two stated goals: electing Democrat Terry McAuliffe as the governor of Virginia, and creating a case study for making climate change an issue in high-profile elections.
( Also on POLITICO: U.S. carbon emissions keep falling)
A third, unstated goal has run through all of Steyer's political activities: turning a hedge fund investor from the Bay Area into a national political figure. Most megadonors prize their privacy. But before Steyer's team jumped into the Virginia race, it approached POLITICO about providing exclusive access to NextGen's activities for a feature story after the election. In 2013, the towheaded, all-smiles Democratic financier has participated in major profiles in both The New Yorker and Bloomberg BusinessWeek.
For all the attention his political spending has earned him, Steyer himself took a relatively hands-off attitude toward NextGen's Virginia campaign, deferring to a roster of blue-chip consultants that included strategists from the TV firm GMMB, the mail firm Mission Control and voter-contact firms Grassroots Solutions and Winning Connections.
One adviser likened Steyer to a "chairman of the board," who sets big-picture goals more than he dictates operational decisions. During a visit to Virginia in early August, as his consultants urged him to move up his plans to fund TV ads in the race, Steyer repeatedly said he'd prefer to follow Lehane's lead. "Have you asked Chris?" he asked at one meeting, shrugging: "I don't think my opinion on this is particularly wise or valuable."
( Also on POLITICO: Climate change hurts, report says)
Of course Steyer's opinion, as his PR consultant Mike Casey reminded him, is of great consequence to the group he funds. And in the big picture of the Virginia race, the onetime Obama campaign bundler handed down a few clear directives to his team:
Win the race by turning out apathetic voters. Force climate change into the campaign and seize a "mandate" on the issue. And don't just rely on television ads ("The whole thing about paid TV is you feel like you're doing something," Steyer mused skeptically to POLITICO over the summer, before going on to make TV ads the largest piece of NextGen's budget.)
From the outset, the challenge for Steyer's strategists was to make climate part of the Virginia conversation in a way that was relevant to voters in an off-year election. NextGen commissioned a poll over the summer from Benenson Strategy Group that tested 2,500 voters to reveal a stark conclusion: Virginians care about climate, but probably not enough for the issue to turn them out singlehandedly in a governor's race.
To reach the voters Steyer wanted to turn out – Virginians who may have voted in the 2012 presidential election or the 2009 governor's race but couldn't be counted on to vote this year – pollster Amy Levin urged the billionaire to put climate in terms that related to the daily lives of Virginians. She suggested talking about the effects of climate on asthma rates and food prices, and eschewing activist buzzwords like "climate denier" in favor of the charge that Cuccinelli "denies basic science."
( Also on POLITICO: Tom Steyer defends Terry McAuliffe's green credentials)
Erin Lehane, the field marshal of the NextGen turnout program, put it in these terms: "We've got to hit [voters] on a place where they have an emotional response, and their emotional response is to [the message], 'This guy's a wild man and we've got to do something.'"
Nuking Cuccinelli
When the NextGen digital and mail campaigns ramped up in September and October, that kitchen-sink approach was immediately evident, as the Steyer gang's message tore at Cuccinelli on multiple issues with climate at the center. "From wasting taxpayer money in a failed lawsuit against UVA because he disagreed with their climate change research to opposing birth control, Ken Cuccinelli is out of touch," read one mailer that went out in mid-September.
Multiple mail pieces that went out in mid-October noted not only that Cuccinelli disputes climate science "even though NASA and 98% of climate scientists agree that it is a real danger," they also said he wants "to eliminate all forms of birth control" and wanted to "let criminals, even those convicted of sexually abusing children, buy guns at gun shows."
( QUIZ: How well do you know Ken Cuccinelli?)
Digital ads explicitly appealed to voters who may not have considered themselves especially climate-conscious. At a post-election briefing for Steyer on Wednesday, digital strategist Tara McGowan showcased a series of Web ads beginning with the text: "I'm no environmentalist …"
In each case, the sentence ended with something like: "… but droughts are ruining my farm" or "… but science doesn't lie."
All the while, Erin Lehane's turnout operation was going door to door, particularly in Virginia's coastal Hampton Roads area and on six college campuses throughout the state, hammering away at the message that Cuccinelli is an extremist on the environment and, well, everything else.
By the end of September, they were sending out 50 canvassers a day along the Virginia coast, recruiting military veterans and African-Americans representative of the local community. By the end of the race, the field component of NextGen had collected 10,000 pledge cards on college campuses — asking voters to commit to participating on Nov. 5 — and hit 62,000 doors in the days immediately before the vote.
( Also on POLITICO: 2013: Year of the liberal billionaire)
"We are not talking to people with a climate-exclusive message," Lehane explained on Sept. 30. "We're saying, this guy is not representative because he denies science and then we kind of follow it up with, 'He opposes all forms of birth control and he does this and he does that.'"


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Educators Important in Military Children's Lives
By Rudi Williams
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HOUSTON, July 14, 2006 - It's important that teachers and other school officials understand factors affecting children of military families, a senior Army general said here yesterday.
A military lifestyle often is characterized by frequent moves and parents who are deployed for long periods of time, Army Gen. David D. McKiernan, commander of U.S. Army Europe, told attendees at the Military Child Education Coalition's Pete Taylor Partnership of Excellence Award dinner.
"The importance of teachers, principals and counselors understanding the differences between military and civilian children can make the difference in a child's life," McKienan told the more than 500 conference attendees. "It can also make a difference between labeling a student as a problem student and understanding the stresses at home and working with the child."
McKiernan noted that the Department of Defense Education Activity runs 109 schools in 55 communities in Europe, and each one is unique. The activity works with each community and adjusts school schedules to account for military activities, he said.
As the U.S. military adjusts its footprint in Europe and units and troops return to the United States, the education activity is heavily involved in the planning process, McKiernan said. "As our Army rebases in Europe and within the U.S., this type of detailed planning will be of vital importance to ensuring our children have quality schools and educational programs," he said.
During the dinner, McKiernan announced the five winners of the Pete Taylor Partnership of Excellence Awards. Taylor was a founder and chairman of the Military Child Education Coalition, a nonprofit group that works to better educational opportunities for military children. Taylor, a retired Army general, recognized the importance of partnerships between local school districts and their nearby military installations, McKiernan said. The awards recognize communities, educators and military installations that work together to improve education for military children.
Heidelberg school district and the Heidelberg military garrison in Heidelberg, Germany, were lauded for their program, "The Real World ... What are you doing?" The program aims to prepare students for college and careers.
The 52nd Fighter Wing, its 52nd Mission Support Group, and Bitburg High School in Bitburg, Germany, were lauded for their "Commander's Honor Roll" project, which recognizes students' scholastic achievements. The community projects will receive $1,000 each from MCEC to further their initiatives.
Fort Campbell, Ky., and several on-base and surrounding school districts received a community-partnership award of $7,000 in recognition and support.
Two Texas communities each received $5,000 to further partnerships: Fort Bliss and the El Paso Independent School District, and Fort Sam Houston and the Fort Sam Houston Independent School District in San Antonio.
Gen. David D. McKiernan, USA [http://www.hqusareur.army.mil/CGMcKiernan.asp]
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Military Child Education Coalition [http://www.militarychild.org/]
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Breaking news: "I am so sweaty!" was the new "Who are you wearing?" Sunday on the Emmys red carpet.
So the celebs slathered on the makeup, laced up the girdles and slid on heavy, long gowns... in time to go outside and bake in the oven! It was 103 degrees on the 2015 Emmys red carpet and we were amazed how many stars were ready to ditch all the interviews and head to the air conditioning. We would have had so much respect if like, Claire Danes just ran past every single camera crew on the carpet because she just wanted to go inside. [[328445371,C]]
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"We're both really hot," Allison Janney quipped to E!'s Giuliana Rancic. "But on the plus side I think I've lost a couple pounds! It's Bikram Emmys!"
Amy Schumer just straight up had to wipe the sweat off of Ryan Seacrest's face because the red carpet connoisseur was dripping. But at least it was a loving, gentle rub down. The red carpet is just so much better when Amy Schumer is around. [[328445311,C]]
Tatiana Maslany looked sexy in her white pantsuit with very low-cut front, but even with all that exposed skin she was still willing to alter her entire ensemble to get a little relief.
"By the end of the show I will have rolled these pants all the way up... I wish they were cut off shorts!" she said.
And when Rancic told Jane Krakowski that she couldn't complain about the heat because of her strapless dress, the "30 Rock" alum was ready to show off even more to just to get some cold air.
"I could bring it all out for some good a/c," the "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" star joked while gesturing to the top of her dress.
Basically, Cat Deeley, who described the weather as "hotter than hades," said it best: "We should all be poolside drinking margaritas, surely?!"
Watch "Fashion Police's 2015 Primetime Emmy Awards Special" on Monday at 8 p.m., only on E!
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