Showing posts with label The SB Experience. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The SB Experience. Show all posts
My Work :: MURS "I Used to Love H.E.R. (Again)"
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SB Custom Bag :: Happy Birthday Pants!
My "Super" friend Aminah, who's a grad student at the University of California at Berkeley, came down to LA this past week to celebrate her birthday with us. Amongst my numerous responsibilities as a host, I figured a quick trip to the thrift was only appropriate on our long list of things to do. And as always the thrift yielded some great finds!Aminah and I both came across this awesome vintage, pale-blue hat box from the 1950s that even still included the original price tag. I figured what better birthday gift than to give her something custom-made, from the heart.
The photos you see throughout this post are of the piece before and after I put my spin on it. I was happy that she loved the finished product; which I completed like 5 minutes before I dropped her off at the airport. These things are not easy! Haha!
I still have a few more pieces I'm working on for people that'll be up in the coming weeks! I'll keep you guys posted.
DIY :: The SB Briefcase
Before the messenger bag, there was the briefcase. Think back to a time when men wore those wool double-breasted suits and carried those boxey leather briefcases with all those "important" documents in them. No matter what the contents, it gave the impression that guy meant business. As much as I love my collection of messenger bags, there's something so distinguished about a briefcase. Somewhere along the way we traded one in for the other and forgot about that distinction.Last week while sifting through the mountain of bags in one of my favorite thrifts I came across this old camel colored briefcase and fell in love. Although I didn't have a specific plan for it, I saw so much potential in it. I thought I'd spend the $5 and figure it out later...and I did!
Thursday night I had an epiphany about how to give this bag "new life." Friday morning I woke up with purpose! After a good workout at the gym, I hit the streets of downtown's Fashion District. I think I may have walked every inch of the 2 mile radius in search of the perfect pieces, visiting every fabric, trim and button store I could find with the bag in hand. After purchasing a bunch of different stuff I went home and got to work. My aim was to create something that gave the briefcase some "color," while maintaining its distinguished quality and making it me.
What you see above and throughout this post is the finished product! This is my custom SB briefcase, with my embroidered initials, the white teddy bear and subtle black button on the back. It took a couple of hours and it is so well worth it. I showed it to a couple of friends this weekend and everyone seemed to love it! Chuva did ask me last night what the significance of the bear was as everything I do is intentional. I feel like a teddy bear is very symbolic. As children they represented a "security blanket" that comforted and gave us the confidence to sleep throughout the night. Fashion is that thing for me today. Whoever said clothes don't make the man was a damn lie! While I don't agree that clothes make you who you are, they definitely present the best you to the rest of the world and tell a story of who you are. This teddy bear, my sense of style, is one of my many sources of my confidence.
If you want your own custom piece, holler at me@sethbrundle. I already have a couple in the works for people who got a sneak peek this weekend. And as always, rates are TBD...
Weekend Finds 3.14.10
This past week is no more special than any other. You know I hit a few thrift stores and as always, I came up some great stuff! I had lunch with a friend in Lakewood, CA yesterday and afterward decided to Google a few of the closest thrift stores as I'm not in that area very often. I hit the freakin' jackpot! This place was like secondhand heaven! It is one of the largest, cleanest, most organized spots I've come across in a while. So much so that all the clothing is even color-coded. Seriously, where they do that at?After gainging my composure and catching my breathe from the anxiety attack I had initially walking in, I spent the next 2 hours exploring the racks and racks of inventory. Now, this place is a little more expensive than I'm used to, but the extra dollar or 2 is definitely worth it given the selection and organization. Here are a few of my favorite finds in the past week...
$5 Ralph Lauren weekend bag
$3 80s vintage sweater
$9 Ralph Lauren sweater
$1 Yves Saint Laurent vintage linen tie
$7 Ralph Lauren shirt
$7 Ralph Lauren shirt
$3 shirt (no label)
$8 Bass vintage kiltie tassel loafers
$20 Armani vintage workboots
Pilot Season :: The SB Experience
I'd like to formally introduce you all to one of the many side projects I've been working on. Welcome to 'The SB Experience!' Amongst the collection of many hats that I wear, I'm firmly planting both my feet and stepping into the shoes of Seth Brundle the personal stylist. I'm currently developing a consulting service where I help men advance their style based on any budget. It's pretty evident that I'm an advocate for men's fashion and getting guys to care about their appearance again. The SB Experience takes men on a journey that goes far beyond clothing. It's a session of self-discovery where we will explore how you want the world to perceive you and how to go about doing that - encompassing everything from etiquette and resume building to date ideas and interior design. It truly is a total reinvention of self - an unrivaled experience.Since I am in the development stages of The SB Experience I figured who better to experiment on than my own friends. This past weekend we celebrated Glenn's (a.k.a. Gsmoove) 25th Birthday and everyone needed something "new" to wear. Since we are a "League of Extraordinary Entrepreneurs" we definitely wanted to stand out amongst the other guys attending the celebration.
I took my boys on a fantastic voyage that started with one of my favorite Goodwill stores in Los Angeles. I could tell that they were initially a little apprehensive about sifting through secondhand clothing. Before the shopping begun, I had to reassure them with my Guide to Cleanly Thrift Store Shopping. I then began my Terminator-esque tracking for potential pieces, pulling articles of clothing off the racks like a madman while occasionally mumbling, "try this on." I took an arm full of clothing I'd pulled, took them to the mirrors and started piecing them together. It wasn't until that moment that I made believers out of them. That is when they discovered the joys of thrift store shopping. I loved the looks on their faces when they decided on what pieces to purchase and saw the total cost. Several blazers, shirts and ties all for under $20! The journey continued at a few other Goodwill and thrift stores and ended at the Beverly Center where we all purchased a few basic pieces - all on sale of course!
Here is the final product! Each of my friends and I were very well dressed for under $30! It definitely went noticed by the 400+ guests who attended Gsmoove's party. We visibly stood out amongst the ranks of typically dressed men.
More details about The SB Experience to follow. But if you're interested now in it's "pilot" stages, please don't hesitate to e-mail here at me@sethbrundle.com. We can discuss what it is that I can do for you, as well as rates and appointment dates.
Also, hop on Twitter follow this League of Extraordinary Entrepreneurs on each of our quests to accomplish our goals and realize our dreams --- Me = @SethBrundle, Glenn = @4gsmoove, Ralph = @ralphdiesel, Brian = @MrDickWolf, Cecil = @Cimifly, Obi = @ookonko_06, Chris = @Hershey37, Aharon = @ABtheBarber, and Kenny = @soapysud.
Style Wars :: The Office, Part IV
How ironic that during this edition of the Style Wars :: The Office series I was just laid off from my 9-to-5. Haha! No worries! That was truly the job from hell I've been more than ready to move on to bigger, and definitely, much better things and God delivered! I just think of this as a push in the right direction and more time to work on what I love - ALL things men's life&style™!Last week some friends and I decided to attend an exclusive networking event in Hollywood. Net Party is described as the nation's best-attended event for young professionals at "the first of its kind: a world class nightclub combined with the exclusivity of a house party." The event gave us an opportunity to network and speak with people that we probably otherwise wouldn't have. The expectation is to spark conversations up with total strangers based on common career fields indicated on your name tag. It was something very new to me. Contrary to popular belief, I'm painfully shy, but pushed through the nerves and networked my ass off! But you know me. Besides all the elbow-rubbing I was more concerned with what people were wearing. I have to say that I was particularly impressed with my friends and I. We definitely stood out amongst the crowd of terribly dressed men draped in your standard department store business attire. Joining me for this addition are my friends Mr. Dick Wolf and Cecil...
This is one of my favorite professional outfits because its nearly 100% thrift finds from head to toe. My wardrobe breakdown --- $5 Pink Moreno Shirt (Goodwill), $10 Scarf, $2 Brown Belt (Santee Alley), $8 Brown Wingtips (thrift), $2 Striped Socks (Old Navy)
What I love about Mr. Dick Wolf's outfit is his choice of patterns, textures and colors. There's an ingenious nature about it. His wardrobe breakdown --- $300 Suit/slacks by Sean John (gifts), $7 Hat (H&M), $3.50 Socks (H&M), $15 Sweater (H&M), $17 French Cuff Shirt (Nordstrom), $15 Silk Tie (Nordstrom), $35 Shoes (Stacey Adams), $12 Cuff Links (Kenneth Cole)
Here, Cecil breaks the rules of everything you learned about what colors "go together" as a child. Coffee brown and lavender? Hell yes! His wardrobe breakdown --- $30 Shirt (Express Men), $30 Calvin Klein Flat-Front Slacks (Burlington Coat Factory), $30 Watch (Aldo), $7 Tie by Alfani (Ross) $60 shoes (Zara)
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