The Choosy Beggar

• Beyond The Rack – Armani Exchange sunglasses
• Editors’ Closet – Salvatore Ferragamo watches
• Gilt Man – Vince (pictured), Original Penguin, BBlessing, Woolrich Woolen Mills, PF Flyers, Shipley & Halmos
• Haute Look – Oris watches
• Ideeli – X
• Reverse (pass: Reverse) – X
• Row Nine – Swiss watches
• Rue La La – Invicta watches
• The Top Secret – X

To say that Complex is late to the game with this visit to Red Wing‘s factory floor suggests that the boot maker is in the business of fads. It’s not.

• Beyond The Rack – Armani Exchange sunglasses
• Editors’ Closet – X
• Gilt Man – Woolrich Woolen Mills (pictured), PF Flyers, Shipley & Halmos, Allegri
• Haute Look – Oris watches
• Ideeli – Versus, Technomarine watches
• Reverse (pass: Reverse) – X
• Row Nine – Tonino Lamborghini accessories
• Rue La La – X
• The Top Secret – X

Here’s some terrific news to close out the week. GQ just named Billy Reid the winner of its 2010 “Best New Menswear Designers in America” competition! Not that we were rooting against any of the nominees, but Reid’s refined yet down-home aesthetic is filling a potentially fatal void in the heart of menswear. It’s as grownup as it is playful; as civilized as it is free-spirited. The ‘Bama-based brand can be summed-up in one word: Charm — the importance of which us city-slickers are too quick to forget, and something which we can all use plenty more of! Bravo, Billy! Here’s to you!

Through next Tuesday, 2/16, Patagonia is taking up to 50% off tons of apparel, shoes, luggage, and bags — in stores and online.

Patagonia – 426 Columbus Ave between 80th & 81st – 212-441-0011 – Map
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