Bespoken Fall/Winter 2011

Ruggedly nautical looks meet Bespoken's fine British tailoring in their latest collection

A great-grandfather who served in the British Royal Navy is at the seafaring heart of Bespoken‘s menswear collection recently presented at New York’s Fashion Week. “The pieces in this collection were inspired by the details of these soldiers’ attire, how they carried themselves through hardship and the natural wear of their tailored goods while working at sea,” they explain. Nautical pieces like a reversible seaman’s …

Bill Cunningham New York

Documentarian Richard Press on chasing NYT's living photography legend

Though shooting and editing “Bill Cunningham New York” only required two years, it took filmmaker Richard Press eight years before that to convince his subject to green-light the project. Cunningham, traversing and capturing every social milieu of New York with an excited and democratic eye, has become recognized over the decades as one of NYC’s greatest living visual historians. But his private nature and determination …

Choward’s Guava

An 80-year-old candy maker gives their classic confection a tropical twist

Since 1930, when Charles Howard first started peddling his “unique and different flavored” violet candy on Manhattan’s street corners, not much has changed in the brand’s line-up. Peppermint, lemon and spearmint have also been enduring options under the Choward’s label, but last year’s introduction of guava candy marks the first new flavor in over 50 years. The confection is a crowd-pleasing tropical flavor that wins …