Comme des Garçons Parfums Amazingreen Kaléidoscope
To celebrate Comme des Garçons Parfums’ latest fragrance release, the fantastic; Amazingreen (full review), POSTmatter.com have created an interactive journey into kaleidoscopic abstraction. In true unorthodox Comme des Garçons style, the video evokes thoughts of the lush exuberance of nature, the arrangement of green notes such as palm tree and jungle leaves, green pepper and dew mist juxtaposed with industrial notes of silex and gunpowder... Read More
Comme des Garcons AMAZINGREEN
Comme des Garçons AMAZINGREEN is a new, unisex, ‘green’ fragrance launching in July 2012. As with nearly all Comme des Garçons fragrances the ingredients and subsequent scents are often unusual yet brilliant. AMAZINGREEN is no different with its signature scent of gunpowder! It reportedly captures the explosions of smoke and flint, combined with green notes and the effervescence of spices. TOP NOTES: Palm tree leaves, green pepper,... Read More
The Rail: Smart vs Casual
By combining A ‘smart’ and B ‘casual’ the individual can arrange an ensemble of extreme versatility. This weeks issue of The Rail* looks at intwining both of these elements to create concept that is not restricted to day or night. Reinforced by a wax coat the indigo denim and cashmere cardigan offer solidarity in comfort. While the white shirt and monkstrap boot portray a smart alternative. Creating what is the perfect combination of both... Read More
Fragrance warfare: retaW Fragranced Room Tag
The concept of ‘Fragrance warfare’ has just been reignited by Japanese brand retaW with their Fragranced Room tags. An idea first realised with Comme des Garcons with their ‘Guerilla’ fragrance – a fragrance that comes equipped with additional sponge-like bottles to spray and leave where you will – and continued by Cire Trudon with their Boules Puantes (Stink Bombs), the retaW Fragranced Room Tag allows you to add your choice... Read More
Comme des Garçons: We can find beautiful things, without consciousness.
Comme des Garçons have announced a new fragrance, Comme des Garçons, set to launch mid November. Constructed linearly, the fragrance opens with the man made organic composites of aldehydes and safraleine, opening up with hawthorns and derivations of lilac, before exploding in a riot of flower oxides, then finally succumbing to notes of industrial glue and brown scotch tape with hints of musk and stryax. Purposefully taking a bottle that has been... Read More
Comme des Garcons x Hussein Chalayan present Airborne
Airborne, also the title of the Hussein Chalayan Autumn Winter 2007 collection, was developed with Comme des Garçons Parfums as an olfactory representation of Hussein Chalayan‘s journeys from Cyprus to London. “We started the process by dissecting all the possible smells from the Northern Cypriot topography, from flowers, weeds, vegetables to air, the sea, earth and wood and where possible their burnt and fresh variations. “ – Hussein... Read More
Ultimate Father’s Day Gift Guide
We like to keep you, our loyal readers, abreast of everything that is different yet Genteel (and at times Apeish) and as Father’s Day approaches we have decided to put together a selection of 10 different gifts for you to truly do your Father justice. Some are expensive, some are cheap(er) but all are guaranteed to put a smile on your Dad’s face next Sunday. Let us begin… Dunhill Sentryman Globe – £615.00 A globe is one of those... Read More
Spring/Summer 2011: The Future’s bright…
This winter the collections have had a very sombre, very heavy feel to them, one of thick knits, coarse fabrics and dark colour palettes (even more so than normal); even the blacks have had tended to have a more ‘washed’ look to the colouration. They say that ‘fashion reflects the times’ and indeed they have, with heritage and work wear the leading lights for A/W 2010. Thankfully I was privvy to a look into the future as my-wardrobe... Read More
Christmas 2010: Gift Guide for the Modern Gentleman.
While we do have full appreciation of the ‘ordinary’ things in life, Ape to Gentleman exhibit a penchant for the unusual gifts, gifts that when opened evokes a genuine reaction rather than a false smile and a timid ‘Thank-you’. A gift says as much about it’s giver, as it does their regard of the recipient; which is not necessarily to do with price. This Christmas, Ape to Gentleman have put together 10 different gifts that will ensure that... Read More
Ape to Gentleman Interview: Antony Hawman from my-wardrobe.com
In the last few years online fashion etailing has seen a rapid growth and none more so than my-wardrobe.com. Since their conception in 2006 my-wardrobe have gone from strength to strength and are now one of the largest fashion etailers worldwide. The key to this growth has been their innovation of the online shopping experience and my-wardrobe’s willingness to collaborate with other brands. Today Ape to Gentleman interviews one of the brains behind... Read More
