Men’s Summer Shorts are the Sartorial answer to women’s Yoga Pants.

A lot of times men ask me, what is the men’s sartorial answer to women’s yoga pants that have taken the world by storm?
To dive into that question, one must examine what is the charm of women’s yoga pants and why they went viral ?
Women’s yoga pants are equivalent to Spanx that you can wear outside.They compress and lift in the right places as well as provide versatility and freedom of movement.
You can easily go from working out at the gym to the restaurant with only slight modifications in wardrobe and still keep yoga pants on. (I think from my previous blog post some of you might know about my current “love affair” with yoga pants).

So what would be the men’s fashion answer? I believe they are not another men spandex pants but rather classic American SHORTS!

Shorts provide that casual coolness and comfort for men as yoga pants provide for women…some men even do yoga in shorts (although I am not sure if it is comfortable in that case). They don’t compress and lift the butt, but they are as versatile as yoga pants.
Men can wear shorts to the beach, to the office, to grab a quick bite and to play golf…it’s comfortable and looks chic!

One of my favorite brands is Old Bull Lee from Manhattan Beach California. www.oldbulllee.com

They make everything  in California; shorts look stylish and with the highest possible attention to details, which sometimes only the wearer knows.

Since summer season is here and 4th of July is approaching, I thought I’ll mention them for my fashion conscious friends, just in case they want to try on a New Summer Look for their backyard barbeque!

My New Adventure

Not everyone knows but I’ve recently launched my active wear line , called Peggy Moffitt, after the famous model from the 60-es.

You can see it at www.PeggyMoffitt.com

 

Today I was excited to read really cool article that LA Racked blog has published.

Here it is for your attention.

http://la.racked.com/2016/2/1/10873536/peggy-moffitt-model-evalina-galli-activwear-collection

 

Mona Lisa Meditation

I was in my yoga class meditating, after we finished the “challenging” routine, when I’ve opened my eyes before everybody else did and in an instant had a  “Eureka” moment!

I looked at the people in the room who were still sitting with their eyes closed and meditating and  I ” figured out”  why Mona Lisa is smiling!

I have never read if there is a specific research done about this but looking at the Mona Lisa’s smile and at the peaceful smile at the faces of people in meditation I could not help but notice the parallel in  both.

Source :Pinterest
Meditating Man

I Googled my “finding” and actually there is a book written about that topic. http://goo.gl/PfLelQ

I even found an article called “New Buddha Statue has a Mona Lisa smile.” and many more blogs. So now I can’t claim my “discovery” but  it still made me happy.

Leonardo is one of my all time heroes , and it made me wonder if he meditated himself and was trying to convey that through his painting? Was it his  message for us to find our inner piece and joy?

We would never know for sure what were his intentions but we know that in buddhist traditions  meditating  does  brings  out  inner happiness and serenity, and even prolongs our lives.

Which is what I wish to all of us today, serenity and peace 🙂

Namaste

In the Wolvesmouth at the Wolvesden

Wolvesmouth is an underground LA restaurant which LosAngeles.com calls the “Toughest Dinner Reservation” in town.

Photo courtesy of : Wolvesmouth

They don’t advertise or promote themselves in any way; the only advertising is “the word of mouth”.  James Skotchdopole, one of Quentin Tarantino’s producer’s says about Craig Thornton (the chef) that  “ He is obsessed with obscurity, which is why I love him”.

After learning about Wolvesmouth from friends, my first reaction was that I could easily find them on Yelp ”What is the big deal?” I though.

Well on Yelp I could see that it had 5 stars and 43 reviews but there was no contact information. The only way to register it was to get on their waiting list on their website.

It took several weeks to get an invitation. After getting the invitation I had to  fill out a little application and  write why I was interested in dining at the Wolvesmouth (up to 5000 words). Luckily they have “excepted the application ” but the “secret location” was only revealed few hours before the actual event.

It almost felt like joining a secret society and I absolutely loved it!

The most important thing was that my great expectations were not wasted. It was worth every bit of the built up intrigue and enticement which was heightened by a well-writen article in The New Yorker about the Chef Craig and his innovative venture.

The “secret location” was in the  developing artsy neighborhood in downtown LA, which felt more like New York with it’s brick buildings and converted lofts. The inside decor was stylish and  shocking  at the same time.

It was a converted loft and the beauty of the experience was that you could see chef and his crew at work right there, with the prep work done in front of your eyes.

Big dining table had only 20 sits,  as  Chef explained the whole idea is to bring people from different walks of life together, under one roof where they will be  united with one purpose: to enjoy their food and share the joy of dining together.

They specifically pick an eclectic group to add to the dining experience where you can meet  anyone,  from high powered attorneys, fashion designers to producers and newly “retired” Facebook executives.

Chef Craig would come and introduce each dish in the most casual but charming manner. Each creation was utterly unique and original with the eclectic combinations of Russian “pelmenies” and purple algae mousse.

10 course dinner ended with fantastic dessert and no bills! The entire dining is only on “donation” bases, for which red  Chinese envelops were provided.

The whole thing was so inspiring that I would  definitely recommend to  experience it for yourselves whenever you’re in LA.

xoxo

E.

Save money on BLACK FRIDAY

Today is Black Friday, which means non-stop shopping in the stores: Christmas gifts, clothes, technology…etc. I thought about it and I asked myself- “Do we have to always buy new things to update the way we look?”

Then I thought about this video for Komarov.com that I did a while back. This shows   different techniques of tying a scarf that lets you update your look without an entirely new wardrobe.

I am not against buying new clothes since I feel new clothes/outfits do inspire and refresh us at some level (and actually I will write about the whole philosophy behind it pretty soon). But today my point was -that, you DON’T HAVE TO always buy new clothes in order to refresh your look, you can just take a few scarf’s and Voila –have a Fresh and Trendy new look while saving money!

Happy Thanksgiving !

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Hope you had a great year and have many things to be grateful for. My yoga instructor says that feeling of gratitude acts like a “reboot” system in our bodies. When we sit down  quietly and think about all those things that we are grateful for, out bodies tend to relax, stress tends to subside and we feel overall sense of well-being that is rejuvenating for our body and mind.

So wishing you to “reboot” your systems and have a great time!

And I am grateful for the wonderful WordPress community that we have here!

Happy Thanksgiving !

xoxo

Wearing asymmetrical Komarov top

Happy Bastille Day !

Hope you were able to do something French today as an homage to Bastille day which 225 years ago, dramatically altered  the course of the human history.

There are  so many “French things” to experience  that it is challenging  to choose from: French fashion, French fries. French songs , French kisses…

In this picture I am trying to capture French: Bleu, Blanc et  Rouge  (colors of the French flag: liberté (freedom: blue), égalité (equality: white), fraternité (brotherhood: red),…. although I should add some more RED, just lipstick is not enough….

What is your favorite “French ” thing?

 

Mad Men inspiration

 

Man Men TV series ended, with it my reason to ever watch TV. I absolutely loved the show:from its writing to the costumes, everything was great!  This last season I fully watched on the iTunes. It’s ending made me think more about the relevance of television in general.

 

I feel TV in its traditional sense is dead and online media is slowly but surely is taking its place: Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Youtube…you name it…why do we need that big box anymore when we can order exactly what we want and when we want it?

My Mad Men inspired pink suit

Does regular TV has any chances to survive or its days are numbered? I wonder  what do you think?

Easter, Steve Jobs and Facebook

I don’t watch a lot of TV these days, since I only have Netflix, and I normally don’t watch it either for the lack of time, so when I finally got time this weekend, I went on a “movie binge” and watched 2 movies back to back!

I watched Steve Jobs and The Social Network (both for the first time I must say).

Loved both movies!

Not because of cinematography or costumes, that I usually gravitate towards, but for the inspiring stories. Both of the characters Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg had something in common which made both of them not only eccentric and socially awkward characters but something else that let them change the world in a way that was never done before.

What were those unifying characteristics?

I would summarize it as -” the passionate belief in the impossible”!

That was something that Christian religion introduced more than 2000 years ago. It was something that I always treated as part of the beautiful legend without even ever understanding what it really meant.

Now I have learned from the “tech gods” that It is essentially the belief in the” limitless possibilities”…Both Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg dared to believe in the impossible with such conviction and passion that people around them thought they are crazy.

The truth is they were able to acheive the impossible and unify the world that has never done before.

How does it relate to Christianity?

It connects with the belief of the resurrection of the Christ. Resurrecting from death is the most impossible thing on Earth. If you truly belief that Christ resurrected it means that “impossible is nothing” and that is exactly what great thinkers “..the misfits, …the rebels, …the crazy ones” believe in.

Let me know your thoughts,

Happy Easter Everyone!

Does Train ride induces creativity?

Everyone has their favorite place to write: it might be at that little table in Starbucks, in the bathtub, in the car; at the office…favorite places are as many as there are people.

In Tiger print Komarov top

I have read about Catherine de Great that she had a tiny room where she liked to write her letters and about Pushkin that he liked to write in his bed…it made me think where do you write your blogs? Do you have a special place where you feel you can think better than anywhere else?

Mine happens to be at my desk, but after hearing resent announcement by Amtrak that they will give long-distance travel accommodations to 24 writers as a part of their residency program, made me fantasize about writing on a train…I think I want to test that idea by taking a train from LA to Santa Barbara and just try to write my blog posts from there and see what happens.

I am really curious if any of you have  tried it and what results you’ve got?