White Jeans...in the Winter?

Completely worth the repost... This is from GQ:
Q: I have a pair of awesome white Alexander McQueen jeans. Can I pull them off in winter, or do I have to tuck them away with the rest of my summer clothes?

A: Sure, you can wear them in winter, and if anyone says anything, tell him you're wearing them to call attention to the plight of the polar bears. Winter is a fine time for white in certain items, like big woolly sweaters. My wife has a fabulous Gaultier toggle coat the likes of which I would certainly sport were it made in men's sizes and I had a sniper job in the Alps. We have put away our white suits and white dinner jackets, as such things are hard to carry off unless you're Tom Wolfe, but there's no reason we can't wear white shirts or jeans and blend in with the snow as much as the next species.

~ Glenn O'Brien

Leica Launches M7 Edition Hermès

Iconic German camera firm Leica has just unveiled a new, limited special edition – the Leica M7 Edition Hermès, designed in collaboration with the famed French fashion house. Only 200 silver chrome 35 mm cameras will be available starting next month wrapped in two colors of exclusive Hermès 'Veau Swift' leather: orange and étoupe (green), 100 examples of each priced at about $14,000. The special Leica M7 Edition Hermès set also includes a matching, silver anodised Leica SUMMILUX-M 35 mm f/1.4 ASPH. wide-angle lens. The lens is complemented by a classical round lens hood in silver anodised metal manufactured exclusively for the Edition Hermès. The set also includes a Leicavit M rapid winder finished in silver chrome. The finishing touch to the special edition is provided by a real leather carrying strap handcrafted by Atelier Hermès to match the color of the camera chosen. The camera marks the second collaboration between Leica and Hermès.

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Cologne From the Great Beyond

Enter MyDNA Antiquity, a new line of fragrances engineered from the DNA of dead celebrities, available for your olfactory pleasure now.

You might have heard of MyDNA before—they got their start making customized fragrances from regular folks' DNA. But now they've set their sights on something considerably more challenging: turning dead celebs' DNA into all-new colognes.

Their first batch of colognes include iQ—it's made from Einstein's DNA and comes in an aluminum light bulb—which should put you in the right frame of nose for a big meeting. If you're looking to impress a date, try a dash of Blue Suede, which is harvested from Elvis's genes.

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GQ Italia's flexible Men Editorial

GQ Italia's flexible Men Editorial, styled by Andrea Tenerani and photographed by David Slijper, is an excellent example of that inspirational, aspirational photoshoot that gets us to pull out the formal duds and start moving, too. This editorial is a little bit more of the rumpled, wrinkled, “real,” side, and thanks to that, our own wardrobing ideas are flying faster than ever before.

Paul Smith, sample sale alert [New York]

Tomorrow's Paul Smith's sample sale will offer discounts on men's and women's clothing, including men's dress shoes for $80 and suits for $300. 142 Greene St between W. Houston and Prince Sts, second floor (no phone) Noon—6pm.