I am an obsessive reader of books, magazines, newspapers, gossip sites, bathroom graffiti etc. (still trying to confirm if Jessica is an amazing c*cksucker per the urinal at the sushi bar). But the American men's magazines out there bore me. There's no way to distinguish GQ, Details, Esquire, Men's Journal, Men's Health, Sports Illustrated etc from one another. Same actor/model/singer with a different masthead posing in the same shirt, tie and ankle short pants. Sure I read the stories on of how to cook beef, where to get a drink or how to have better sex, but I don't read it for the styling. It's a lot boring. Same dark suit, watches and shoes but the model is jumping or running or playing basket ball. Big yawn.
I want something a little more inspiring like "oh, that's cool, I could wear that." But the alternatives like VMan, Paper and all the other avant garde men's style magazine is a little too out there for me. I'm sure that there's a time and place where a distressed denim suit with ass-less chaps is the appropriate attire...it's just not in my sphere.
Then I recently discovered the English version of L'Uomo Vogue (Men's Vogue Italy). Finally, there's a way for me to read the translated content of the magazine I always flip through at the newsstand with the European style of dressing that I love. It doesn't mean that I abandon my American sportswear sensibilities of basic tee and jeans, but when I want something new, more put together and stylish, I always look foreign magazines and blogs. This site does it for me.
YES if you're inspired by Italian style
NO if you don't have a passport to travel beyond your city limits, and the Jersey Shore is your Italian cultural touch point
MAYBE if you want to dabble in a little Dolce vita & Gabbana loafers
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