Study For An End Of The World No. 2

In March of 1962 Swiss artist Jean Tinguely was invited by NBC to Las Vegas, NV to do one of his metamechanic art installations.  Tinguely was best known for his self destroying kinetic art or, as the average person would say, "blowing a bunch of shit up in public".  His 1960 piece Homage to New York had partially failed in front of a large crowd at The Museum of Modern Art so you can imagine how he felt while working on Study for an End of the World No. 2 a mere two years later.  Luckily, photographer Allan Grant was on hand to document the entire thing for Life Magazine.  While in Las Vegas Tinguely and his entourage went to the city landfill to gather necessary materials and stayed at The Flamingo to assemble some of the work itself aka party their asses off.  Regardless of how you feel about Dadaism there is no denying that Tinguely was as badass as he was crazy.  One man's trash...

[All pictures courtesy of Life Magazine.]

-L.A.S

1937 National Association Of Merchant Tailors Of America Convention

Where can you find an incredible gathering of stylish chaps?  A 1937 Tailors Convetion of course.  Now presenting a LIFE Magazine Archive gem...

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New Haven, CT 1954

Nina Leen snaps Irving Press (front L) and Paul Press (front R) as they pose with their store clerks.

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Rifle Marksmanship

Nothing really style related, just a pretty amazing Life Photo Archive find courtesy of photographer Gjon Mili.  The movement captured below is truly incredible.

-L.A.S

This Guy, This Look

I wrote about this guy back in fall highlighting him as my inspiration for the upcoming season.  Those sentiments still hold true today and I figured I'd give him the redux he so obviously deserves.  I mean, look at this guy - he is killing it like first degree murder.  You won't catch me wearing my sunglasses indoors because I have some semblance of manners, but pretty much everything else is good to go.  Prep, Ivy, jazz, too cool for school, a little something for everyone, whatever - perfect.

-L.A.S

Conde Nast Cocktail Party 1937

Back when the magazine giant, credited with creating the lifestyle magazine, had money to spend on things like boozin'...

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

[All pictures courtesy of the Life Magazine Archives.]

-L.A.S

Tony Curtis' #1 Girl

The GQ Eye ran a pretty stylish shot this morning of style icon Tony Curtis with his first wife, Janet Leigh.  Mr. Curtis, famous for roles in such classics as Some Like It Hot and The Defiant Ones, has been married six times.  Despite all those lovely ladies there has never been a doubt about who was indeed his favorite...

-L.A.S

[Editor's Note: There are literally 42 pictures in this equally ridiculous and awesome series.]

Take Coastal

The ACC (both the original and expansion schools), including my own Alma Mater, had it going on back in the day. Who said only those Ivy dorks kept it slick?

[All pictures courtesy of the Life Magazine Archives.]

-L.A.S