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MR SEKIMACHIHATO
Quit my marketing job to become a full-time house-husband and casual blogger at http://sekimachihato.blogspot.com/
Currently living in Hong Kong and about to return to Tokyo in a few months time.

So I’m a house-husband. The rain finally stopped so after hanging out some washing I took my son for a walk outside in the sun. I wore a fine stripped gray three-quarter sleeve shirt from UNITED ARROWS, skinny fit beige pants from UNIQLO and a thin leather belt from TOMORROWLAND to keep them up. As it was hot outside I should have opted for some leather sandals but instead wore my navy leather deck shoes from I.T. My accessories today included my silver CASIO databank watch and a simple silver bracelet from the France based Japanese designer HIROKO OMARI.
My 3-months old son was wearing a cute stripped outfit from GAP Japan.

LAURA CHÁVEZ SILVERMAN
I am Laura Chávez Silverman. I am a writer, gardener, cook, nature lover and blogger at www.gluttonforlife.com. I live in Sullivan County in upstate New York.

Today, 7.23.10, is cool and rainy. It’s a casual day at home for me, and I’m baking peanut butter cookies, so the Dries, Rick Owens and Marni are in the closet. I am wearing JAMES PERSE dark grey sweatpants, a navy cotton-cashmere t-shirt by VELVET and my comfy black clogs. My accessories include my favorite TIFFANY diamond studs (a wedding gift from my amazing husband), a delicate silver chain ring by GUINEVERE RODRIGUEZ purchased at her shop in Williamsburg, and the small tattoo of the California state bear that I have on my inner left forearm. It’s a tribute to my home state and to my former husband who died in 2003.

RHIANNON LEIFHEIT
I live in Atlanta, Georgia and blog (http://www.liebemarlene.blogspot.com) and sell vintage clothing on Ebay for a living, so I’m in thrift stores all the time and only really dress up on weekends. Otherwise it’s always ’90s dresses and brown leather fringed loafers.

I’m wearing a navy blue 1950s dirndl sun dress with a tiny little floral dot print. I haven’t really been into ’50s things lately but this dress is simple and looks more casual without a blouse underneath so I like it. It has a really fitted waist and full skirt and little silver metal buttons that go all the way to the neck, and I usually button things all the way to the top. I have on brown leather SWEDISH HASBEEN sandals to make the outfit look more ’70s than ’50s, and I’m carrying a navy and white striped canvas tote bag from H&M. I have pale blue nails and a big (fake!) turquoise costume ring on my finger, and when I go outside I’ll put on my tortoise cat eye sunglasses from KAREN WALKER even though they always give me sunglasses crease on the nose.

Saturday, June 5th at noon: I’m about to take a day trip to Milledgeville, Georgia to see where Flannery O’Connor lived.

BARBARA FRANKIE RYAN
I make a zine in my bedroom called BFR. It’s all hand drawn and then photocopied in the school library. Most of my time is spent on London public transport, getting home from lame house parties in zone 6 or just rifling around.
www.bfrmag.blogspot.com

I am wearing low NIKE dunks that I got when I was 12 years old, they are very pink and grubby having served me six years of physical education and some little socks that I took from my Mum’s draw this morning. I’m also wearing some greenish coloured drainpipes back from when I used to think nu rave was like the best thing everrr. Oddly clothes from when I was 13 still fit me. Then I’m wearing a standard AMERICAN APPAREL tri-blend male tank with a blue, red and green UNIQLO (again from the mens section) tartan shirt on top. Over that I’ve stolen my Dad’s MARKS & SPENCER cardigan, its super big and soft and navy. My mum bought it for him when we were at the seaside because he was cold, but he didn’t like the plastic buttons, so she has sewn on some rather dashing cork ones as a replacement. Unfortunately the moths are getting to it. My hair is an utter state as usual, but it’s down today because I went to a ball last night and pretty much rolled out of bed and into the library (for revision) and I couldn’t be bothered to sort it out because it’s rainy today. On my face, I have both my lobes pierced which are adorned with VIVIENNE WESTWOOD orb earrings and I have my cartilage pierced on the top of my right ear which has a ring in it. Because I am rather blind, I am wearing orange glasses and shit loads of eyeliner. I also have by MARC by MARC JACOBS school bag with me, it is oil cloth and has lots of funny drawings on it like a banana eating itself and a huge zip and a MARC JACOBS bone bangle (on my left wrist) and a TIMEX watch (on my right wrist).

MAX OLIJNYK
I work as an editor, a writer and a fashion designer.

I am wearing a navy RITTENHOUSE sweater, made of nice unbrushed fleece. It has a little pocket on the breast lined with gingham, that I hardly ever use but I really like, mainly because it looks like a picture of a mouth. Under that, I’m wearing a t-shirt by UNDERCOVER, it’s a funny shade of pink and the print is advertising a jazz festival, which I think may be fictional, but I’m not sure. I had lusted after it for years and finally got it from the last Someday sale. Then of course I’m wearing NOTE TO SELF jeans, black overdyed stretch ones, size 34. I want to make some new ones, but I need some money to buy materials. For now, these are very comfortable – I have two pairs of the same ones and rotate them on a daily basis.

I wish I was wearing ‘old man’ slippers, but I’m not, because I don’t own a pair – yet. Instead, I’m wearing my girlfriend Rosie’s black explorer socks to keep warm. My dog is asleep on my lap, the time is 6:27pm on Thursday 20th May 2010, and I’m at home in North Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.

KEVIN FINLAYSON
Web producer and designer
Montreal, Canada

I’m wearing a slate grey two-piece wool suit by TIGER OF SWEDEN, with a crisp white shirt with a swept back collar. I’m also wearing a navy blue knit tie with tiny white polka dots, a vintage piece I picked up for a song just this morning. Finishing the ensemble is a pair of just-polished black PAUL SMITH chelsea boots.

I’m about to go to the Genie Awards in Toronto.

EDWARD FINNEY
Fashion Designer, Sheffield, England

Charcoal grey XXL JOHN SMEDLEY Cardigan, white tee shirt from ZARA, navy ACNE Moc Raw jeans, AW09 JOHN GALLIANO boots and wearing PRADA Infusion d’Homme Cologne for Men Eau De Toilette Spray.

9th April 2010, 7 am – Finished work, my studio.

DIANA YEN & LISEL ARROYO
Cooks/Designers working in Brooklyn, New York
www.thejewelsofny.com

Both wearing custom made matching chocolate striped linen aprons, which we had designed ourselves and sewn up for us in chinatown. Diana is wearing JO MALONE Jasmine Mint perfume, red lipstick, hair in side pony tied in a bow with antique handwoven linen ribbon from BELLOCHIO, blue and white crisp cotton button up shirt from J CREW with sleeves rolled up, classic CARTIER watch, dark blue J BRAND jeans, grey wool socks from TIMBERLAND, and L.L. BEAN winter boots. Lisel’s hair is tied back in mini dotted navy ribbon from TINSEL TRADING, dark blue jeans from UNIQLO, tucked in blue denim workshirt from RALPH LAUREN, stamped leather horse cameo necklace from OPENING CEREMONY, and TIMBERLAND snow boots.

February 25th-Experimenting in the kitchen with new recipes on a snowy day in Brooklyn Heights.

WILL BOEHLKE
Author of A Suitable Wardrobe weblog, San Francisco. http://asuitablewardrobe.dynend.com

Navy mohair and wool double breasted suit by ENGLISH CUT, grey twill shirt body with white collar and cuffs by TURNBULL & ASSER, antique white gold cufflinks, grey silk & linen necktie with orange bar stripes of my own design, white Irish linen pocket square, navy wool socks with a large grey windowpane overcheck, espresso brown quarter brogue shoes by GAZIANO & GIRLING, ORMONDE JAYNE eau de parfum, soft sided leather case by MARK CROSS, black silk THOMAS BRIGG umbrella, blue silk scarf with orange dots by DRAKE’S LONDON and BURBERRY microfiber trenchcoat. And I should have worn a hat.

Thursday, 23 February 2010 at 1PM; visiting a custom leather goods maker in a downpour.

JOHNNY STRATEGY
Chief Editor, Spoon & Tamago (New York, NY)

First day back to work. It’s 9:00 AM and cold in New York. I am wearing a HICKEY shirt with white collar, tucked into grey wool COMME ÇA pants. I have on a navy and red knit tie from UNIQLO. Also wearing a cardigan from ALTERNATIVE EARTH and dress shoes from BARNEYS. I just got into the office but I was keeping warm with a PAUL SMITH peacoat and a cream-colored scarf from ZARA. I was carrying a JACK SPADE leather bag that houses my PAUL SMITH wallet, my cell phone, AGNES B. keychain and keys (that my wife bought for me as a Christmas present before we were even married) and a January 4, 2010 edition of the New Yorker. There was a great article on Christmas and Vincent Van Gogh’s ear.

VIKTOR NILSSON
 www.viktornilsson.se, Fashion Photographer from Sweden based in Melbourne

On my legs I wear a year old pair of NUDIE  jeans (Thin Finn) covering my Swedish paleness, yet to be washed, socks from H&M, underwear from H&M, white textile shoes from H&M that are no longer white, they are more of a brown, grey, black, off white kind of colour because of all the amazing people and places I have seen and met when wearing them, an oversized JC t-Shirt in dark navy blue, a cardigan in white, grey, with blue inner linings that see through the white and grey and looks like its blue but not, it also has beautiful buttons in light brown wood, from a shop in New York on Mercer street called Operations given to me by my girlfriend, the bag around my shoulder is from TED BAKER and is made from thick brown leather and has beautiful cotton lining, I am also carrying a coin purse in dark blue leather by PACK SADDLE LEATHER CO. bought in their factory in Byron Bay, helping me see on a sunny day is a pair of CALVIN KLEIN sunglasses, I smell like someone wearing HUGO BOSS Light Blue.

Saturday, 9.15 am, just heading of into the city.

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