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Western wear update: Inventor of the pearl snap shirt dies

Email thisPosted Aug 16th 2008 at 1:30PM by Josh Loposer

Filed under: Clothing, Vintage and Retro

Western wear junkies, we have suffered a great loss. The man, the legend, Jack A. Weil -- founder of Rockmount Ranch Wear and reported inventor of what we now know as the "pearl snap shirt" -- left his home for that big rodeo in the sky this week.

According to his grandson, now president of the company, not only was Jack the first to design work shirts with pearl snaps, but he is also responsible for introducing pockets with sawtooth flaps -- this guy was obviously a genius. Weil's designs have been worn by all kinds of celebrities from Clarke Gable to Matthew McConaughey. The Rockmount pearl snap was even the shirt of choice for Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal on the set of Brokeback Mountain. We figured it was Wrangler.

Apparently, he managed to reach the ripe old age of 107. We wonder if he followed the Ernest Borgnine fountain of youth method?

[via Jezebel]

Tags: Clarke Gable, ClarkeGable, Heath Ledger, HeathLedger, Jack A. Weil, JackA.Weil, Jake Gyllenhaal, JakeGyllenhaal, Matthew McConaughey, MatthewMcconaughey, pearl snap shirt, PearlSnapShirt, Rockmount Ranch Wear, RockmountRanchWear

I want that! Dries van Noten dress

Email thisPosted Jul 16th 2008 at 3:30PM by Boydie Beener

Filed under: Get the Look

Maggie Gyllenhaal, talented actress and sister of Jake, looked absolutely stunning at the premier of the Dark Knight in New York City. We love her old school appeal (see red lips) and her sometimes risky choices. As most risks go, sometimes you win and sometimes you lose but this was a swoosh!

And such a versatile dress. Here it is glammed up but couldn't you see it paired down with some metallic flip flops for a chilled out fiesta too?

Continue reading I want that! Dries van Noten dress

Tags: dark knight, DarkKnight, dries van noten, DriesVanNoten, heath leger, HeathLeger, jake gyllenhaal, JakeGyllenhaal, maggie gyllenhaal, MaggieGyllenhaal, the dark knight, TheDarkKnight

Beards are back

Email thisPosted Oct 16th 2007 at 3:20PM by Jonathon Morgan

Filed under: Men

In the wake of all this talk about "Menergy," and as we head steadily toward the colder months of the year, I'm seeing beards on an increasing number of manly style icons.

You've probably noticed George Clooney sportin' the kind of thick, seemingly untamed facial fur normally reserved for collegiate peace activists and coffee shop baristas. Yesterday Jake Gyllenhaal was spotted in a top-notch suit with a scraggly pirate beard beneath his well-cropped coiffure.

A word of caution men: before you let that second day stubble blossom into the full-blown rugged look, remember that you are required to trim that bad boy. It might look like George and Jake are letting themselves go, but I assure you the look is carefully crafted. Go too long without a trim, and you won't look hot, just homeless -- and no women will speak to you.

Here's a trimmer I highlighted awhile back for when you're on the go, and here's a sturdier, more practical option for when you're at home. Use them.

Tags: beards, george clooney, GeorgeClooney, jake gyllenhaal, JakeGyllenhaal

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