Posted in British, Icons, LIFE archive, accessories, design, fashion, footwear, history, sports, style, vintage, tagged apparel, British, England, English, fashion, formal, lawn, menswear, tennis, Victorian, vintage, Wimbledon, womenswear on July 6, 2009 | 6 Comments »
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Posted in American, Icons, design, history, motorcycle, pop culture, sports, vintage, tagged Chout, Indian Motorcycles, legend, Max Bubeck, motorcycle, racing, speed record, vintage on July 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
“Mad Max” Bubeck made a name for himself dominating the enduro scene from the 1930s to the 1970s. Bubeck was also a speed racer & builder who in June of 1948 rode his Indian “Chout” (an Indian Chief 80 c.i. engine jammed into the smaller & lighter Scout frame) to a record speed of 135.58 [...]
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Posted in British, Icons, design, fashion, history, lifestyle, motorcycle, sports, style, vintage, tagged advertisement, advertising, British, design, fashion, motorcycle, triumph, vintage on July 2, 2009 | 3 Comments »
“The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.”
–Thomas Paine
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Posted in American, British, Icons, LIFE archive, design, history, motorcycle, sports, style, vintage, tagged 1940s, 1948, Bonneville Salt flats, Roland Free, Rollie Free, speed record, Vincent motorcycles on June 6, 2009 | 4 Comments »
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Rollie Free made made history aboard a 1948 Vincent HRD V-Twin motorcycle, often referred to as the “Bathing Suit Bike” due to the scant attire of its rider, Roland “Rollie” Free. John Edgar hired Free to make the attempt at the Bonneville Salt Flats on Sept. 13, 1948. Free initially removed the bike seat and laid [...]
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Posted in American, Apparel Arts, Art, British, Icons, apparel, design, fashion, history, style, vintage, tagged 1930S, artist, Esquire magazine, illustration, Laurence Fellows, menswear, vintage on May 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
“Fashion is treated too much as news rather than what it is, what it does and how it performs.”
–Geoffrey Beene
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One of our pet peeves has always been the type of fashion copy that endeavoured to implant the sweet notion that “dressing the part” would put you over to tumultuous applause, regardless of your natural qualifications. [...]
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Posted in American, British, German, autos, design, history, sports, style, vintage, tagged Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, car review, Corvette, Ferrari, Jaguar, Mercedes Benz, Porsche, road test, Shelby Cobra, Sports Illustrated, steve mcqueen on May 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »
“I still get goose pimples.” –Steve McQueen
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via Steve McQueen Online
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Posted in American, British, Icons, autos, design, history, style, vintage, tagged Carroll Shelby, Jaguar, Shelby Cobra, steve mcqueen on May 14, 2009 | 5 Comments »
“Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting.” –Steve McQueen
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McQueen’s Machines
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Posted in Art, Icons, LIFE archive, architecture, books, design, designers, fashion, furniture, history, style, vintage, tagged architecture, Art, bowtie, design, glasses on April 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Space and light and order. Those are the things that men need just as much as they need bread or a place to sleep.”
–Le Corbusier
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“To create architecture is to put in order. Put what in order? Function and objects.”
–Le Corbusier
“The home should be the treasure chest of living.”
–Le Corbusier
“I prefer drawing to talking. Drawing is [...]
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“If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk?” –Dr. Laurence J. Peter
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