Answer

— Thu, 2nd July 2009 —

Bags are tricky, plain and simple. Too precious, too trite, or too bla; too cumbersome or lacking in necessary utility — Pitfalls abound. For its versatility, cool modesty, and coated cotton canvas — we love coated cotton canvas — we like this one from Swiss label Qwstion. [Acquire]

Juan Bizzaro In The Flesh

— Thu, 2nd July 2009 —


This winsome chap manages to incorporate a season-appropriate, yet “disposable,” H&M suit into quite the confident and coherent look. Well played, Senior Bizzaro. Well played.

Times and Muji Sitting In A Tree…

— Wed, 1st July 2009 —

Two notes on The Moment‘s latest High/Low endorsement — Muji shirts for $50:

1 – For its smart simplicity, we’re self-professed fans of the Japanese lifestyle brand.
2 – Yet, given that the New York Times blog has featured Muji before, and that Muji’s NYC HQ resides on the ground floor of the Times’ NYC HQ, we’re wondering if a lick of laziness didn’t factor into the choice.

Muji Times Building – 620 8th Ave nr 40th – 212-382-2300 – Map

Muji Downtown – 455 Broadway between Grand & Howard – 212-334-2002 – Map

Unis 50% Off

— Tue, 30th June 2009 —

Unis has answered the prayers of some readers who expressed frustration over the modest markdowns at its sale — which is still going down this week.

“We’re responding by giving you what you want,” a store rep wrote in our comments section yesterday. “Our Spring 09 merchandise is now 50% off. The new(ish) short and long sleeve tees we just put in the shop are now $30 and $50 respectively … And as for the sample sale stuff, there is a HUGE variety of stuff to pick from, most of which has and will continue to be priced below $100.”

Thanks, Unis!

Unis – 226 Elizabeth St nr Prince – 212-431-5533 – Map

Ted Baker 70% Off

— Tue, 30th June 2009 —

We typically wouldn’t trouble you about a meager 10% discount, expect that the brand in question — one Ted Baker — is already taking up to 60% off its S/S stock. HERE‘s a link to the jpg. [Madison Ave Spy]

Ted Baker – 107 Grand St at Mercer – 212-343-8989 – Map