Syd Jerome: Spring/Summer 2019

SPRING / SUMMER 2019

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THE DESIGN PORTFOLIO FROM SYD JEROME MENSWEAR

MADE-TO-MEASURE

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THE MCLAREN SENNA

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Moving Forward

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FEATURES Street Performer | 42 With its Formula One racecar looks, the McLaren Senna can take your breath away at the speedway and turn heads on the highway.

It might be a work in progress but we at Syd Jerome are eager to show off our new digs and new fashion.

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pathway to patagonia | 60 The wilderness at South America’s bottom just may be the ultimate rugged escape place.

Now It’s Personal | 66

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For a suit or shirt that’s more you, Syd Jerome’s made-to-measure program gives you exactly what you want.

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Sheer supremacy.

In every corner and at any time of year.

Engine, chassis, body. In every component of the 911, we have invested years of experience, thousands of ideas and countless hours of development. Even the smallest innovation would fill a book. Yet, it is only when all individual parts work as one that we see a particular principle emerge: a harmonious overall concept or – as our engineers sometimes call it – the unique technical layout of the 911.

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DEPARTMENTS Memo | 6

fitness | 70

Syd Jerome continues its mission to bring you the best in men’s fashion.

For millions of people, the abode doubles as an office. With virtual fitness, it’s a fully staffed gym too.

The Syd jerome Guide | 11 Writing well with Faber-Castell...

Eton’s sophisticated shirts...Canali’s impeccable style...and much more.

music | 16 No matter what kind of day you had, these four artists will have you dancing, shouting, laughing or chilling your way into the evening.

essentials for men | 18 To build the perfect work wardrobe or mix in pieces in the season’s brightest hues, check out these Syd Jerome must-haves.

THE LEADING MAN

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This quirky actor sets the bar high for distinctiveness, risk-taking— and talent.

The Sporting life | 68 You’ll discover that Irish golf can be beautiful even when you leave the sea behind.

gourmet | 72

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Please your palate with the flavors of Sri Lanka. The best part?

They’re coming to a city near you!

grape | 74 Is this trite white an oak joke— or does chardonnay deserve a fresh look?

Room Key | 76 Visit the Sugar Beach Resort on Saint Lucia and you won’t want to leave. Maybe you won’t have to!

The Bullpen | 78 Get some fashion advice and insight into the everyday lives of Syd Jerome’s style pros.

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Grooming | 80 A new ’do shows your personality and a beard gives you ’tude, but let’s face it—shaping your eyebrows can provide your mug the makeover it deserves.

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SYD JEROME 20 NORTH CLARK STREET CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60602 (CROSS STREET: MADISON STREET) 312.346.0333; SYDJEROME.COM STORE HOURS MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY: 8:30 A.M. TO 6 P.M. THURSDAY: 8:30 A.M. TO 7:30 P.M. SATURDAY: 8:30 A.M. TO 5:30 P.M. Editor RITA GUARNA

Honored to Continue Our Mission ore than 60 years have passed since my father M embarked on a mission to bring the best in men’s fashion to the Chicagoland area. During that time, we have seen the comings and goings of independent, institutional and big box retailers that thought they had the perfect formula in addressing men’s clothing needs. But in the end, only one store has endured.

Syd Jerome has remained steadfast in our commitment to combine quality, value and exquisite taste while developing relationships with customers that are unparalleled in any other industry. This June, we start a new chapter in the Syd Jerome saga. We are moving one block east to 20 N. Clark St., on the corner of Madison and Clark.

In our 61 years, this will be only the fourth time that we have relocated, and we’ve never moved more than one block from our original location at 46 S. Clark—further showing our devotion to the city we love.

The design of the new store, the brainchild of Lori Mukoyama, pays homage to Chicago’s distinct architectural characteristics. Rohaja Saaba made sure that Sid’s love of the pinstripe is an integral part of the store’s persona and the most important component of our brand’s

redesign. None of this could be achieved without the watchful eye of Thomas Sharp, who along with Lori and Rohaja are from the architecture, design and planning firm Gensler. Our general contractor, 41 North, worked around the clock, seven days a week, to overcome great obstacles to create this visual masterpiece. Special thanks goes out to Rick Walt, Nick Olds and Mike McFadden. And we would be in the dark without Frank Gurtz’s illuminating expertise (and allowing us to keep Derrick Fluegge hostage).

Like the Academy Awards, I can hear the music in the background. But I still want to thank property manager Sarah Cox and her team at Accesso for being so understanding, as well as my friends at MBRE—Andy Davidson, MB and Jeff Saltz—for helping me understand what a pain real estate leases can be. And last but not least, a special thanks goes to Todd Siegel of CBRE for taking me on this vision quest.

The more things change, the more they stay the same. After more than six decades, our mission remains the same, but instead of just serving the Chicagoland area we now service customers throughout the world. We’re happy and honored to see every one of you!

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creative Director STEPHEN M. VITARBO senior Associate Editor DARIUS AMOS lifestyle editor HALEY LONGMAN Art director VICTORIA BEALL Contributing Editors MICHAEL ARDRIZZONE, HARRY DOWDEN, EVERETT POTTER, NAYDA RONDON, JOSH SENS Contributing Photographers ANDREW COLLINGS, DANIEL SPRINGSTON PUBLISHING STAFF group Publisher SHAE MARCUS director of sales MONICA DELLI SANTI Account Executives KAREN AZZARELLO, KRISTIN DAUSS, CHERYL FRYER Director of Production and Circulation CHRISTINE HAMEL director of Advertising Services JACQUELYNN FISCHER graphic designer, advertising services VIOLETA MULAJ production art associate CHRIS FERRANTE Accounting AGNES ALVES, MEGAN FRANK PUBLISHED BY Chairman CARROLL V. DOWDEN President & CEO MARK DOWDEN Senior Vice Presidents SHAE MARCUS, CARL OLSEN Vice Presidents NIGEL EDELSHAIN, THOMAS FLANNERY, RITA GUARNA, CHRISTINE HAMEL

SYD JEROME magazine is published twice a year by Wainscot Media, One Maynard Dr., Park Ridge, NJ 07656, in association with SYD JEROME. Copyright © 2019 by Wainscot Media, LLC. All rights reserved.

Editorial Contributions: Write to Editor, Syd Jerome, One Maynard Dr., Park Ridge, NJ 07656; telephone 201.782.5730; email rita.guarna@wainscotmedia.com.

The magazine is not responsible for the return or loss of unsolicited submissions.

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Advertising Inquiries: Contact Shae Marcus at 856.797.2227 or shae.marcus@wainscotmedia.com.

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SYD JEROME GUIDE A BRAND FOR ALL REASONS

MORE WITHIN A STORE

It’s a time for new beginnings. In nature, we welcome warm weather months. And here at Syd Jerome, we start fresh in our new home on North Clark Street where we’ll continue to enhance the customer experience. One innovation we’re excited to offer is the “store within a store” concept. Our staff and the team of architects at Gensler have reimagined the Syd Jerome layout, creating specific niches for your favorite designers and their collections. If you wear a particular brand from head to toe, you won’t have to hunt for it on the floor—all of its merch will be in one place. This, we hope, will make shopping at Syd Jerome more pleasant and easier than ever. So enjoy the spring and summer months and explore our space on North Clark. It’s time to renew and restore…in our new store!

Black-tie event? They got that covered. Summer sporting event? Done.

Any occasion in between?

Yup, they nailed that too.

Who are they? They’re Atelier Munro, and their focus is on creating total head-to-toe wardrobes for any occasion. This innovative, progressive company from Amsterdam specializes in sleek tailoring and modern looks, and they’ve become one of the most exciting new brands anywhere. Their fabrics are sourced from top Italian mills and cut in Atelier Munro’s signature slim fit. So whether you’ve got a hot date or a hot day at your in-laws, seek out the cool looks in the Atelier Munro department at Syd Jerome—our team will set (and suit) you up for any event.

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they “fit” a well-dressed man. (Think of how your hand will look when it’s holding a new Bentley pen vs. a Paper Mate from your company’s supply closet.) The fountain pens as well as rollerball and ballpoint pens of the Bentley collection are clean and modern; they even feature the famous Bentley “B” on the cap. You can get them in velvety white, clear blue or metallic gray—and they’re all here at Syd Jerome. Regardless of which you choose, the look and feel are pure class.

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There are certain tell-tale signs of luxury and sophistication, and we all recognize them when we see them—from high-end cars to tailored suits. But one symbol that often gets overlooked is a fine writing instrument. Here’s one for your shopping list: the new Faber-Castell Bentley pen. Yes, we’re talking about the same Bentley that manufactures exclusive, head-turning automobiles, and their pens carry the same cachet. Why recommend a line of pens? We’re impressed with them and

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THE SYD JEROME GUIDE LUXURY FABRICS 101

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You know the fabulous suit you just bought at our store is crafted of high-quality wool. But when you’re investing in the best, you might want to know a bit more.

The finest wool used in both tailored clothing and knits is cashmere, made from the ultra-fine hairs of Kashmir goats. These revered creatures graze in various locations around the world, but the truly softest cashmere comes from goats in Inner Mongolia. (It’s so delicate that shepherds use special combs to collect it by hand.) The best cashmere uses only the down, which is prized for its long fibers, uniformity and ultra-soft hand.

Another highly coveted luxury fabric comes from the vicuña: The yarn from this animal is considered even more precious than cashmere. Vicuñas were near extinct in the 1980s: Severe water shortages during Andean winters (June, July and August, which is also reproductive season for vicuñas) meant fewer new births. Fortunately, renowned fabric and clothing maker Ermenegildo Zegna stepped in to provide water—for the animals and local residents. From 5,000 vicuñas in the late ’80s, there are an estimated 150,000 today.

Escorial is a relatively new fiber in the industry, founded in 1998 from a breed of very small sheep in Australia and New Zealand. The wool from these animals performs as a naturally coiled spring, providing fluidity, crease-resistance and comfort to your clothing. (These same properties are now possible using fine wools blended with a small percentage of stretch.)

Of course, you should consider your garment’s durability when choosing a fine luxury yarn.

Naturally, the finer it is, the more delicate the fabric. That means for a suit you plan to wear regularly, a sturdier blend (cashmere mixed with wool for the aforementioned stretch, for instance) is a better choice. The same logic applies to quality indicators of fine wools: super 120s, 150s, 180s, etc. The number indicates the thickness of the fiber, measured in microns. The higher the number, the softer, more expensive and more delicate the fabric. Let the buyer be informed!

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NOW THAT’S ITALIAN

Did you ever look into the kitchen of an “authentic” Italian restaurant and see… no Italians? The same thing can happen with clothing.

Just because it has an Italian name on the label doesn’t mean it’s made by Italian or European craftspeople. You don’t have to worry about that with Canali. For more than 80 years, the designer’s “Made in Italy” craftsmanship has gone into everything it creates. A family-run company now in its third generation, Canali designs and manufactures within its own production centers—all located in Italy. Sì, amico mio, Canali is authentically Italian, with all of the quality, flair and style that goes with it.

Stop by Syd Jerome’s Canali shop for your new suit or sportcoat and get a true taste of Italy. Who makes your Italian dinner tonight…now that’s up to you.

HOW SWEDE IT IS

The Swedes do things right. According to Business Insider, “Sweden is the best in the world at pretty much everything.” OK, so what does that have to do with you?

Well, luckily one of the things they’re best at is making luxury dress shirts, as we see with Eton. Try this on for size: Each Eton shirt is made of 45 individual parts and meticulously sewn with 12,000 stitches. The brand’s dedication to precision started in 1928 with Annie Pettersson, who co-founded the company with her husband, David. Pettersson used to sew dresses in her family kitchen when they lived in the small village of Gånghester, Sweden. Find your next great dress shirt in the new Eton department at Syd Jerome. We’re sure you’ll agree that the Swedes make stuff right.

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SPORTS OF DIFFERENT SORTS

CHECK OUT THE NEW CHECKOUT

In addition to making shopping easier with our “store within a store” concept, our new North Clark Street location will also pay homage to the family legacy of our business and the city we’ve called home for so many years. Our new checkout counter that you’ll see upon entry, shown in the rendering here, features a map of Chicago made from dimensional gold metal and a red acrylic dot that marks Syd Jerome’s new location in the Chicago loop. The top of the cash wrap features inset glass that will display all the latest men’s accessories, and the background is a deep blue, a hue our co-founder Sid was so fond of. Come check out our sprawling new space—and we’ll have you checking out in style.

TAKE A PANTS STANCE When putting your wardrobe together, a common faux pas is to overlook pants. Sure, shirts are splashy, accessories are fun and a nice sportcoat is impressive. But at Syd Jerome, we will attest, pants are super-important to your overall look. That brings us to PT01. PT is the ultimate brand of smart-luxury trousers, designed for you in Turin, Italy. (PT stands for Pantaloni Torino, in English, Turin Pants.) To PT, pants are the most important aspect of a wardrobe, or possibly the most important thing in the universe (they take pants that seriously but they’re biased, of course). Ask your Syd Jerome stylist to take you into the PT store. They’ll make sure your pants aren’t the weak link in your tug-ofwardrobe.

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ASK MR. ETIQUETTE

Scott Shapiro explains how to sail through life without giving offense.

My office has a business casual dress code. What exactly does that mean?

—Wondering in Winnetka Business casual is a movement to make the work environment more comfortable and less stuffy. I always say, “Dress better than you have to.”

Instead of khakis and polo shirts, try a well-fitted sportcoat (especially if you might see clients), an open collar sport shirt and the right tailored trousers.

Skip the running shoes and wear a fashion sneaker, loafer or polished shoe with a matching belt. On Friday, swap the trousers for a hip pair of jeans; you’ll be ready to hit your favorite happy hour spot after work.

You’re a fan of taking the least-traveled road, so this list of must-see sports museums you might not know existed is likely to score a touchdown with you. Sure, there’s plenty to fancy at the halls of fame in destinations like Cooperstown and Canton, but how about wandering farther afield to lesserknown institutions that commemorate other sports and players? Here’s a select offering: INTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALL OF FAME Located in Newport, Rhode Island, it preserves and promotes the history of tennis and celebrates its champions. It includes a museum, grass tennis courts, an indoor tennis facility and a court tennis facility. (Modern tennis derives from court tennis, an indoor version with slightly different gameplay and setup.) With 25,000+ objects and memorabilia and a vast collection of archival resources, it’ll be love at first serve.

COLORADO SNOWSPORTS MUSEUM & HALL OF FAME This modest spot in the snow mecca of Vail features educational exhibits on the history of snow sports, a continuous 40-minute loop video devoted to the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division of WWII and a gift shop. Small but comprehensive in its scope of the history of snow sports from start to today, it’s well worth the visit.

U.S. BICYCLING HALL OF FAME Pedal on over to this nonprofit space conveniently located in downtown Davis, California, where cycling enthusiasts can immerse themselves in more than 150 years of bicycle history, or even rent the hall for a party or other event.

SKATEBOARDING HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM Skateboarding went from “outlaw” status to national sport at breakneck speed. The Skateboarding Hall of Fame & Museum has documented that wild ride since it opened in 1997 in Simi, California.

Boasting the world’s largest collection of skateboarding memorabilia, it now houses 5,000+ items, including a rare White Lightning Skatecar, circa 1940s skateboarding artifacts and hundreds of vintage and specialty skateboards. The museum is connected to the Skatelab Skate Park, so bring your board!

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MUSIC

NOCTURNAL CALM

Whether you need to dance, shout along, laugh or just chill, music is the way to unwind for your evening. These four artists bring something to the table for whatever kind of day you just had. By Harry Dowden

HOP ALONG The Philly-based indie band has been long-beloved for rocking, but with their latest work, Hop Along leveled up even further. Frances Quinlan’s vocal lines are more acrobatic; her brother Mark’s drum lines more intricate. Tyler Long’s propulsive basslines and Joe Reinhart’s melodic guitar riffs flesh out the arrangements. What keeps you coming back, though, is the gritty delivery of Quinlan’s vignettes. Technical growth without sacrificing their emotional core.

The album: Bark Your Head Off, Dog Go-to songs: opening 1-2 punch “How Simple” and “Somewhere A Judge” Deeper dives: “Get Disowned,” the closing and title track off their sophomore album

BETTER OBLIVION COMMUNITY CENTER A combined-forces effort from two of the biggest names in bitterly heartfelt Americana, Phoebe Bridgers’ and Conor Oberst’s collaboration offers a bit of cathartic salve in these trying times. Bridgers is coming off a crushing debut album and a team-up with Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus. Oberst has a long history of biting but always earnest lyricism. Subtitled Ten Captivating Stories, the duo’s humorous cynicism keeps your attention—“I’m gettin’ used to these dizzy spells; I’m takin’ a shower at the Bates Motel.” Heavy drinking, politically exhausted, equally liable to make you smirk or sob, BOCC is a rollicking time.

The album: Better Oblivion Community Center Go-to song: “Dylan Thomas” Deeper dives: “Would You Rather,” the Oberstfeaturing track off Bridgers’ Stranger in the Alps

THE INTERNET Funk for a new era, The Internet have paved a way as purveyors of vibrant grooves in a digital age. I’ll lay it out no-nonsense: Syd, Steve Lacy, Matt Martians, Christopher Smith, Patrick Paige; vocals, guitar, keys, drums, bass. Together, they blend analog and digital to create chilledout tunes. After claiming that her groove is so on-point she might snatch up the listener’s wife, Syd offers up a half-hearted apology: “I’m sorry that I’m so blasé.” The Internet sound anything but remorseful for their laid-back approach.

The album: Hive Mind Go-to song: “La Di Da” Deeper dives: Syd’s solo album Fin, Steve Lacy’s “Dark Red”

UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA Toe-tappingly bizarre guitars, filtered falsetto, stank-face syncopation: all a part of the UMO M.O. The brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Ruban Nielson, the project has staked a claim on danceable jams with dense, textural production. Some tracks bring certain descriptors to mind: rubbery and taut vs. fuzzed-out and loose. Inspired just as much by ’60s psych as ’70s funk and ’90s R&B, Nielson’s genre-bending has led to some majorly fun music.

The last year saw an album release as well as an LP’s worth of instrumental material—an extra dispatch from UMO’s strange plain.

The album: Sex & Food Go-to song: “Hunnybee” + accompanying video Deeper dives: Side A of 2015’s Multi-Love; breakthrough track “Ffunny Ffrends”

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One of our favorite ways to find a new favorite artist? Ask your current favorite artist. Featured tracks are a great way to find musical rabbitholes. These tracks all feature collaborators; they also happen to showcase forward-thinking, moody production and prominent vocals that are great for a night drive.

“Only You” by Theophilus London featuring Tame Impala “Jade” by Lolo Zouaï featuring Devonté Hynes “Tyrant” by Kali Uchis featuring Jorja Smith “Human Being” by Robyn featuring Zhala

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“Barefoot in the Park” by James Blake featuring Rosalía “Eternally 12” by Melanie Faye featuring Mac DeMarco “Blissing Me” by Björk featuring Arca “TOOGOODTOBETRUE” by Gallant featuring Sufjan Stevens & Rebecca Sugar

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LET’S GET TO WORK!

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Build the perfect wardrobe with these must-haves from Syd Jerome.

Jacket by Waterville.

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Three-quarter rain coat

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Sweater and polo by Gran Sasso.

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Long sleeve casual shirt by Eton, short sleeve casual shirt

by Taccaliti.

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Cotton jeans by Mac.

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Underwear by Saxx, socks

by Red Sox Appeal and Happy Socks.

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Sneakers by Salvatore Ferragamo.

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Sunglasses by Maui Jim, wallet and money clip by Secrid, Bentley pens by Faber-Castell, cufflinks by Tateossian.

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IT’S ALL HUE!

Whether a direct match or play in complementary tones, don’t be afraid to stick with brights this season.

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Polo by Gran Sasso, shorts by Mason’s.

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Clockwise from top left: yellow and white polo by Paul & Shark, shorts by Meyer; green polo by Paul & Shark, shorts by Meyer; patterned short sleeve shirt and shorts by Johnnie-O; blue polo by Psycho Bunny, shorts by Mason’s.

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THE LEADING MAN

The Goldblum Standard This quirky actor sets the bar high for distinctiveness, risk-taking—and talent. By Daria Meoli

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ner, appeared in the chorus of Broadway’s musical Two Gentlemen of Verona starting in late 1971 and played a thuggish criminal in the 1974 film Death Wish. His first starmaking role was as a bereaved baby boomer in 1983’s The Big Chill. He then starred as a brilliant yet eccentric scientist in 1986’s The Fly and as a blue alien in the 1988 sci-fi rom-com musical (!) Earth Girls Are Easy.

By the ’90s, Goldblum was a box-office draw, and in 1996 he began appearing as Dr. Ian Malcolm in the blockbuster Jurassic Park films.

Before shooting began, the actor reportedly took it upon himself to buy a black leather blazer and silky black button-front shirt to symbolize Dr. Malcolm’s doomsday style. His acting method is said to include dressing the part as a way to draw from the feel and aesthetic of clothing and accessories. Goldblum has brought this same “outside in” method to other notable roles, including that of David Levinson, an MIT-trained satellite technician who saves the world in 1996’s Independence Day and again in 2016’s Independence Day: Resurgence.

The actor has done much-praised work in varied films including Nine Months (1995), The Switch (2010) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and he bolstered his cred with sci-fi fans as the dubious Grandmaster in Marvel Universe’s Thor: Ragnarok in 2017.

He has also lent his talents to the small screen by playing recurring characters on the sketch comedy Portlandia and the crime drama Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Would you believe he’s a jazz musician too? Nearly every Wednesday night for more than six years (except when on an on-location shoot, of course), Goldblum has played piano and bantered with sold-out crowds at Rockwell Table and Stage in Los Angeles. And last November, he and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra released The Capitol Studio Sessions, an album that went to No. 1 on the Billboard jazz album chart.

The actor and his third wife, dancer and contortionist Emilie Livingston, have two nautically named sons: Charlie Ocean turns 4 this summer, while River Joe had his second birthday this spring.

Whether he is performing for an intimate crowd of jazz fans or working the late-night talk-show circuit to promote his newest blockbuster, Goldblum sets a striking standard. His attire has ranged from a flashy tuxedo to a monochromatic black motorcycle jacket and turtleneck combo, a zoo-animal-and-unicornprint Prada shirt to Saint Laurent chinos. He makes a habit of pulling off looks that would intimidate other men. But one accessory is de rigueur: his eyeglasses. Goldblum has explained that he plays around with lens tints and frame styles, but prefers to keep his collection of eyewear streamlined. For his recent tour to support The Capitol Studio Sessions, he wore Jacques Marie Mage frames.

Jeff Goldblum is one style icon you’ll want to keep watching—as he keeps on dressing the part.

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Actor Jeff Goldblum is known for his unique sense of style—and he can pull off looks that other guys won’t dare try. From a shirt with bold animal print and tinted eyeglasses to a monochromatic black-on-black look, this Hollywood A-lister sets a strikingly high fashion standard and is a usual suspect on many best dressed lists.

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ometimes with a performer, a sense of style comes first. When actor Jeff Goldblum was a kid in West Homestead, Pennsylvania, in the 1960s, he saw singer-dancer-actor Sammy Davis Jr. on TV and something clicked. The superstar was decked out in the fashions of London’s Carnaby Street—a style that hadn’t yet swept the Pittsburgh burbs—and the young Goldblum promptly asked his parents for (and got) a Nehru jacket with a turtleneck and a medallion necklace.

Today at 66 years old, the 6-foot-4 Goldblum is someone other people watch. He’s a Hollywood A-lister who was ranked on GQ’s Best Dressed List for 2018. And making a strong visual impression has been his habit since he moved to New York at 17 to become an actor, buying a long Russian overcoat and an aviator hat at an Army surplus store to keep warm—and look cool—through Manhattan’s long winters.

Traditional matinee-idol looks? That’d have to be a no. And Goldblum’s speech is characterized not so much by standard-issue mellifluence as by an idiosyncratic, abrupt cadence. Throughout his 30-plus year career, he has enthusiastically pushed the boundaries of what defines a Hollywood star and sex symbol.

In his way, he deploys distinctiveness, cerebral agility and whip-smart banter to project loads of appeal, and his bold fashion choices make him stand out from the crowd.

Taking both thespian and fashion risks has paid off for Goldblum, but he’s paid dues too.

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Don’t let its formula racecar looks fool you—the McLaren Senna can take your breath away at the speedway and turn heads on the highway. By Darius Amos

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Leave it to the engineers at McLaren to develop the crème de la crème of point-A-to-point-B cars. The 100 percent street legal Senna, boasting 2.8-second 0–60 acceleration, is the exotic sports car manufacturer’s most powerful road car to date. While we don’t encourage you to break speed limits, this vehicle (aptly named after the late Brazilian Formula 1 champ Ayrton Senna) can drastically improve your estimated time of arrival, whether you’re headed to the office, country club or just enjoying a night out.

So how does the Senna do it? It’s equipped with a 4.0 liter, twin-turbo V-8, which generates a heart-pounding 789 horsepower. The engine gets an assist from aerodynamics, created by the body’s innovative curves and air channels, rear-mounted wing and low nose winglets. Of course, there’s plenty inside the Senna to complement the unique design. A race-inspired infotainment system features software that records lap data, should you find yourself motoring around a track. (And what Senna owner wouldn’t want to rally at the oval?)

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Thanks to carbonfiber body panels, the Senna weighs just 2,850 pounds—McLaren’s lightest production car since the legendary F1 of the 1990s.

An optional push-todrink system keeps drivers hydrated while they’re out on a long haul.

The infotainment system includes a premium sound system, navigation and three cameras.

For race enthusiasts, built-in computers can record track data.

For a made-to-measure fit, McLaren outfits each Senna with padded carbon-fiber bucket seats that are customized for each owner.

The ceiling-mounted push-button ignition creates a jet-fighter feeling.

A rear shelf behind the cockpit is the Senna’s only storage compartment. It was designed to fit two helmets and two racing suits.

Owners can customize the color of the front wing tips and vents.

These vents, along with the 11-pound rear wing, boost the McLaren’s downforce and aerodynamics.

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Yes, it’s a work in progress but we at Syd Jerome are eager to show off our new digs.

From left, sportcoat and shirt by Giorgio Armani, pocket square by Paolo Albizzati, pants by Meyer. Suit by Santorelli, shirt and tie by Brioni, pocket square by Edward Armah.

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From left, suit, shirt and tie by Etro, pocket square by Italo Ferretti.

Sportcoat and shirt by Ermenegildo Zegna, pocket square by Paolo Albizzati, pants by Incotex.

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From left, sportcoat by Luciano Barbera, shirt by Stenstrรถms, pocket square by Isaia, pants by Sartore. Sportcoat by Castangia, shirt by Eton, pants by PT01.

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From left, suit, shirt and tie by Canali, pocket square by Paolo Albizatti. Suit

by Corneliani, shirt by Stenstrรถms, tie

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Jacket and polo by Paul & Shark, pants by Meyer.

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Suit by Isaia, shirt by Taccaliti, tie by Brioni, pocket square by Edward Armah.

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From left, vest by Herno, T-shirt by Psycho Bunny, jeans by Mac. Vest

by Waterville, sweater and polo by Gran Sasso, jeans by Mac.

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From left, sportcoat by Belvest, sweater by Brioni, shirt by Eton, pocket square by Robert Talbott, jeans by Mac. Sportcoat by Hickey Freeman, shirt by Stenströms, pocket square by Edward Armah, pants by Mason’s.

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From left, suit by Luigi Bianchi Mantova, shirt by Taccaliti, tie

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by Edward Armah. Sportcoat by Samuelsohn, shirt by Luciano Barbera, pants by Incotex.

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pathway to patagonia

This wilderness at South America’s bottom just may be the ultimate rugged escape place. By Everett Potter “Patagonia” must be one of the most exotic words in any language, conjuring up a faraway place that sounds as if it may—or may not—be imaginary. It’s a name so imbued with the mystique of exotic travel that one of the world’s most upscale brands of adventure clothing appropriated it.

Rest assured, Patagonia is real. But it’s also truly remote, exotic and very wild. Just find a map

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The llama-like guanaco thrive in the plains and mountainous regions of Patagonia.

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This page: Accommodations at the Awasi Patagonia include lodge-like luxury and magnificent views overlooking Torres del Paine National Park. Opposite page: Wooden pathways guide hikers through the rugged landscape of Torres del Paine.

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imagine, but you’ll also see flightless rheas and llama-like guanacos, not to mention armadillos, gray foxes, pumas and dozens of species of birds unique to the region, such as the pink-and-orange Chilean flamingo. On the Península Valdés, you can spot those southern right whales, along with orcas, penguins and elephant seals. The best months to head south are from November to March, the southern hemisphere summer.

And while just traveling to Patagonia requires some serious planning, getting around is even more challenging. It’s clearly impossible to see all of the region in one, two or even three trips. You need a plan, as did I, and because I elected to focus on Torres del Paine, I had to fly into Santiago, Chile’s capital, followed by a lengthy internal flight to Punta Arenas and some rough riding in 4x4 vehicles.

You may have seen photos of Torres del Paine National Park, with the centerpiece three granite peaks that give the park its name. The mountains have an other-worldly look, as if taken from a Tolkien novel. But it’s more than just jagged peaks. There’s an opalescent quality to the park’s icefields and deep green lagoons and the sparkling waters of Lake Pehoé. It’s a primeval landscape worthy of the best science fiction film.

It’s also the region where you’ll find a new breed of small luxury lodges, built by cutting-edge architects to take in the views yet blend into the landscape. They’re designed for discerning travelers who want to hike or ride or fly fish during the day and enjoy Chilean wines, impeccable cuisine and luxury digs when they return. I toured a number of them when I was there.

The newest is Awasi Patagonia, which has dramatic views of the park and just 12 villas. Designed by Chilean architect Felipe Assadi, with interiors by

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of South America, gaze at the southern tip and there it is, a huge triangular swath of land where the continent tapers off just 500 miles shy of Antarctica. Patagonia was “discovered” in 1519 by Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan, whose sailors dubbed it “Patagoni,” after the native inhabitants in a then-popular but now long-forgotten 16th-century romance. The region includes parts of Chile and Argentina, with the latter country overseeing three-quarters of its vast 400,000 square miles. (That’s a Texas plus a New Mexico, with a Vermont thrown in.)

Patagonia had been on my mind since Charles Joseph Finger’s The Yankee Captain in Patagonia was read to me as a child, and the aura of the place returned in adulthood when I came across In Patagonia, the classic travel account by the late British writer Bruce Chatwin. Both books are still on my shelves.

What’s the appeal? Staggering wilderness and very few inhabitants. There are expansive icefields and dramatic snowcapped, sawtooth mountains, notably those found in Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park. There are the southern right whales off Península Valdés, the Perito Moreno glacier to explore and the seventh-largest desert in the world. The landscape, especially the eastern part, has thousands of square miles of steppes, while western Patagonia has temperate rainforests. It’s also one of the windiest places in the world. This is a landscape of fjords, archipelagos and glacier fields that excited not just Chatwin but the young Charles Darwin as well.

So it’s little surprise that adventure tourism has become huge down here, with hiking, fishing, kayaking, 4x4 exploration and horseback riding making use of the vast landscape. You will see more sheep in Patagonia than you can

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Paula Gutiérrez and Alejandra Bunster, the villas are made of lenga, a kind of beechwood. Guests get their own guide and a 4x4 vehicle for exploration.

I also visited Explora Hotel Salto Chico, the oldest luxe lodge, which opened in 1993 and was remodeled in 2011. Explora is the only luxury lodging inside the park and is known for its comfort and its great guides.

You get a wonderful sense of the park from everywhere in the building, with terrific views of the Paine Massif.

I stayed at Tierra Patagonia, a new-ish hotel on the shores of Sarmiento Lake. Designed by Chilean architect Cazú Zegers, it has a dramatic glass and lengawood exterior, so that it seems to merge with the grassy landscape. Indeed, it looks as if aliens might have built this low-rise structure, which honors the surrounding radical landscape by doing little to disturb it. Once again, it’s all about the views, and the dining room has picture postcard vistas of the Paine Massif. It’s where I savored Chile’s remarkable beef, the seafood bounty from a coastline not that distant (king crab, abalone) and a compelling range of Chilean wines.

I especially liked the outdoor hot tub after dinner, the best place to look for the Southern Cross and drink in the Milky Way thousands of miles from any city and its accompanying light pollution.

I went hiking under a sky dotted with condors soaring above me. There were icebergs in the waters, carved from glaciers left over from the last Ice Age. I went to the foot of the Torres del Paine, which is something of a holy grail for climbers. One day I saddled up and went biking on the Cañadón Macho, a trail that’s mostly downhill until it’s not. That was a great opportunity to see some guanacos and get a workout at high altitude.

But the highlight was kayaking on Lake Grey, listening to the creaking sounds from a glacier, with small icebergs jutting out of the lake.

Honestly, though, there is so much more to go back and see. In early 2018 Chile established five new parks, courtesy of an endowment from the late Doug Tompkins, a philanthropist and founder of The North Face, the clothing and outdoor equipment company, and his partner Kristine McDivitt Tompkins, the former CEO of the apparel brand Patagonia. It remains the largest donation of private land to a government in South America.

Now a total of 17 national parks have been linked by Chile into the Route of Parks, an almost unimaginable hiking trail though glacier country, mountains, volcanoes, steppes and forests. It’s a 10 million-acre Patagonia National Park system, which is more than three times the size of Yosemite and Yellowstone parks combined. That’s a lot of wilderness to see, mindboggling, in fact. But then, so is Patagonia itself, the end of the world, where touches of luxury can take the rough edges off and there is always much more to explore.

Neophytes may suspect that the name Patagonia stands for someplace magical. We who have been there know that for sure.

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THE PERFECT FIT

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now it’s personal

For a suit or shirt that’s more you, Syd Jerome’s made-to-measure program gives you exactly what you want.

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We know even the slightest of details is important to you. That is, after all, one of the reasons why you’re a Syd Jerome customer, right? For 60 years, our team of made-to-measure experts has been customizing the finest garments precisely to your specifications and personal taste, from size and fit right down to jacket lapel style and thread color—all the sartorial details that matter.

Sure, our selection of off-the-rack suits, sportcoats and shirts comes from the impeccable collections of the world’s best designers, but let’s be honest: Not every 42R jacket or 15½-inch collar is alike. In the world of made-to-measure, we guarantee that you’ll get exactly what you want.

At Syd Jerome, our program allows you to tailor your clothing to your individual fit, style and comfort from fashion’s most renowned brands.

Your personalized suits and sportcoats are made from a unique selection of luxury fabrics and materials, including today’s trending lightweight and traveler options for the gentlemen who are always on the go. There are dozens of other options that you can customize—from lapels to linings to pockets and more—so scan your closet and determine what you need and what you want.

You’ll get the same attention and selection when choosing a made-to-measure dress shirt.

Our style pros and tailors take nearly two dozen of your measurements and personalized options (mother-of-pearl buttons and monogrammed cuffs, anyone?) to create a piece that looks and feels just right. We offer hundreds of choices, so your shirt will truly be one-of-a-kind and perfect for you.

Give Syd Jerome made-to-measure a try, and you’ll never look back.

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THE SPORTING LIFE

act on adare You’ll discover that Irish golf can be beautiful even when you leave the sea behind. By Josh Sens

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Think of golf in Ireland, and brochureworthy images probably spring to mind.

You picture wild and woolly layouts, their rumpled fairways, fringed with unruly native grasses, threaded through the folds of a coastal dunescape: scenes of rugged beauty, set hard along the sea. This is links golf of the throwback kind, firm and fast and windswept and thoroughly charming. Ireland is famous for it. But it’s not the only golf played on the Emerald Isle.

The country is also home to inland courses, stitched through hills and forests and fields of heather. Their turf tends to be more lush than the ground along the coast, their fairways often tree-lined, their holes guarded not by ocean but by rivers, creeks and lakes.

Though less well-known to travelers than Ireland’s fabled seaside links, many of these landlocked courses are terrific. None is better than a newly remade layout in County Limerick, two hours west of Dublin and a short skip south of Shannon. It’s called Adare Manor, and it stretches its green fingers astride a grand estate and resort of the same name.

The manor itself dates to the early 1830s, when it was built as the home of the second Earl of Dunraven and his wife, Lady Caroline Wyndham. Nearly two centuries later, their sense of extravagance and whimsy endures. Guarded by gargoyles and decorated with ornate carvings, many of them

bestial figures carved from wood and stone, the manor brims with Gothic grandeur. Its exuberant design is accented by 365 leaded windows, 52 chimneys and four towers—architectural nods to the number of days, weeks and seasons in a year. A lovely place, in short.

And then there is the golf.

The original course here opened in 1995, an 18-holer crafted by the famed American golf architect Robert Trent Jones Sr. It was no slouch of a layout, esteemed enough to serve as the venue for the Irish Open in both 2007 and 2008. But that wasn’t quite enough for the resort’s current proprietor, JP McManus, a County Limerick-nativeturned-business-magnate and racehorse owner. McManus wanted more than a respected golf course. What he envisioned was a parkland paradise. He commissioned Tom Fazio to create it for him.

“The result,” gushed Golf Monthly, a prominent glossy magazine published across the pond, “is arguably the most Augusta-like experience anywhere in Europe.”

Augusta National, of course, is golf ’s ultimate Eden, a pristine private club in Georgia where there’s rarely a single blade of grass out of place.

In its reincarnation, which came to life last year, Adare Manor is maintained in similar condition, fastidiously cared for by a squadron of groundskeepers. As part of

the multi-million-dollar renovation, sub-air drainage systems were installed beneath the greens, which are elaborate moisture-removing and temperature-regulating mechanisms that help preserve the putting surfaces in immaculate shape year-round. As for the fairways and tee boxes, they’re as close-cut as the greens at your average course.

Fazio’s redesign did not alter the routing.

The new course follows the same footprint, over a gently lilting swatch of sylvan terrain, along the banks of the River Maigue. But every hole has been reimagined, the greens pushed up and compellingly contoured, the bunkers enhanced with better sand and improved drainage.

On the reborn course, there is double the mowed acreage that there was before. There is no long rough, so the holes, while challenging, remain playable and fun.

To complement the upgraded golf experience, Adare Manor added a host of luxe amenities, including a new clubhouse called the Carriage House, replete with a restaurant serving seasonal specialties ranging from poached Atlantic lobster to succulent leg of lamb. There is a whisky bar, a heated cigar lounge and a terrace for sitting, chatting and sipping as you gaze across a verdant landscape of rare beauty.

Relax. Enjoy. You can play golf on the coast another day.

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Working (out) from home

For millions these days, the abode doubles as an office.

With virtual fitness, it’s a fully staffed gym too. By Haley Longman

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uided at-home fitness programs are hardly new.

Perhaps you remember a parent, years ago, sweating in the living room to a Jane Fonda or Richard Simmons tape. (Or maybe it was you.) Well, today group workouts can be done at home if you can’t make it to the gym or just don’t feel like leaving the house. Isn’t technology the best?

Virtual fitness, the trend has been dubbed, although the aches and grunts are still real. It’s a fusion of exercise with technology in which gyms or workout studios stream fitness classes online or with an app, live or prerecorded, for participants to join at home in real time or as their schedule permits.

The benefits are clear. Virtual fitness is ideal for those with busy schedules and sufferers from social anxiety who may be embarrassed not to know their Boot Camp from their Burn. The phenomenon is also gaining traction with clients who have memberships at brick-and-mortar gyms.

“It provides a seamless experience,” Fitness Industry Technology Council President Brian O’Rourke told the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association. “Members can do exactly the same classes they enjoy at the club. They have access to classes they wouldn’t be able to find [on the internet].”

As “old-school” health clubs around the country like Gold’s Gym and Crunch create their own digital training apps for clientele who want the best of both worlds, others are taking it up a notch, launching virtual-only classes for customers who’d prefer to work out anywhere but a sweaty studio. But they’re not all just high-tech YouTube videos—the fitness world has seen a surge in live workout classes, all led by professional trainers.

Obé (pronounced “obey”), launched in 2018 by two former Hollywood agents, offers 14 live workouts a day, taught by certified trainers out of a loft space in Brooklyn, punching and lunging in front of an illuminated neon backdrop. All you’ll need to participate is a laptop, WiFi and a yoga mat. A subscription to the app and website costs only $27 a month, which would barely cover the expense of a single one-hour class in a studio IRL. Then there’s ClassPassLive, which since its 2018 launch has allowed users to view live and on-demand HIIT (high-intensity interval training) classes.

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with other participants’, as its unique ClassPass heartrate monitor tracks your stats and calorie burn. Yes, we suppose virtual motivation is part of what you get for this $15 per month subscription.

New York City-based cycling studio Peloton was one of the first to venture into virtual fitness back in 2014; anyone who purchased a stationary Peloton bike could livestream their spin classes at home. The company more recently introduced its Tread, a glorified treadmill, which boasts 10 daily live running and cross-training classes, as well as pre-recorded ones. Its price tag? A cool $4,000, with an optional $39 per month for unlimited access to live classes. However, the new Peloton digital app is a bit more doable, offering 20 live classes per day remotely for $19.49 per month. “Our bike business is exploding in a good way,” says Peloton President William Lynch.

The new Commercial S22i Studio Cycle is similar to the Peloton bike, yet this NordicTrack product lets cyclists have live interactions with their trainers, who can adjust their bikes’ incline, decline and resistance. There are also a variety of full-body workout classes available for when users need a respite from cycling, as well as a few other high-tech capabilities. All yours for $2,000.

If you don’t want to stare at your phone while getting your fitness on and would rather just look, well, at yourself, that’s where the first-of-its-kind Mirror comes in. Once you press the power button, it transforms into a responsive display with stereo speakers, a camera, a microphone and, of course, a mirror. Watch one of its 50 live classes—there’s cardio, strength, yoga and boxing to choose from, as well as beginner or expert level—and you’ll see the instructor, yourself and your classmates on the LED screen. The Mirror itself costs $1,495, with a monthly content subscription of $39.

Of course, today’s hot fad is tomorrow’s curio, but there’s every chance that virtual fitness will make a permanent place for itself. Obé founders Mark Mullett and Ashley Mills have waxed poetic about “the ability to get in a great sweat sesh, be held accountable via a shoutout from the instructor during a live class, and connect with a like-minded community beyond your immediate ZIP code—all from the comfort of home.”

Oh, what a time to be alive.

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GOURMET

savor new asian bites

Please your palate with the flavors of Sri Lanka. The best part? They’re coming to a city near you! By Darius Amos

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CRAB CURRY The ingredients list for this favorite might fill dozens of recipe cards, but the dish is simply one of the best and tastiest on a Sri Lankan menu. A traditional crab curry uses either the mud or blue swimmer variety, both of which can be found along the country’s shores. Curries are chock full of protein—whether it’s fish, shrimp or crab—and each piece of delicate meat absorbs the flavorful coconut milk and spices: usually curry powder, turmeric and cardamom among others. Lemongrass and other secret finishing ingredients like ground, dry palm fruit stalk (shhh!) lend to the distinctive and unforgettable taste.

COCONUT SAMBOL If you’ve ever visited Sri Lanka, you probably noticed coconuts are literally everywhere. The country produces roughly 2.7 billion of them annually, and residents consume more than three-quarters of the fruit (technically, it’s also a nut and a seed). In fact, the locals consider the coconut plant “the tree of life” because of its many practical uses. Fresh grated coconut is the primary ingredient in pol sambola (aka coconut sambol), which also is comprised of red onion, ground red chilies, lime, spices and other optional ingredients like garlic and Maldive fish (cured tuna). The dish is most often served alongside curries, rice and hoppers (use the pancake to scoop up the mixture).

KOTTU ROTI In a visit to Colombo, Sri Lanka’s capital, the late Anthony Bourdain boasted about the city’s take on Chinese food but overlooked the country’s best street food, kottu roti.

This is the people’s comfort dish, and it’s considered by many to be an immediate hangover solution. It starts with a shredded flatbread base, which then is topped with veggies like cabbage, carrots and peppers as well as meat (shrimp, chicken and beef are all delicious options), eggs and assorted aromatic spices and sauces. Chefs chop and combine the ingredients together, often in a methodical and theatrical manner on a hot griddle, to create a meal that can be enjoyed in a fine dining room or while browsing the wares at a Colombo street market.

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Opposite page, clockwise from top left: traditional crab curry is finished with ingredients like lemongrass and ground palm fruit stalk; though typically served as a breakfast dish, egg hoppers are usually offered as an all-day menu item; chefs often prepare kottu roti (a mix of meat, veggies and other spices) in a theatrical manner, making it one of Sri Lanka’s most popular street foods; coconut sambol accompanies rice and hoppers on the table.

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EGG HOPPER American pancake houses claiming to be “international” do an injustice to the name: You surely won’t find a hopper on those menus. One of Sri Lanka’s signature foods, a typical hopper is a bowl-shaped pancake made from fermented rice flour and coconut milk. With crispy edges and a doughy middle, it’s usually served as a treat for breakfast (though many eateries will offer it as an all-day plate) and accompanied by a fragrant curry and/or a spicy sambol. For those who want something a tad more decadent, an egg hopper includes a whole egg baked into the middle.

Hoppers are meant to be eaten using the rip-and-dip method, but no one will judge if you’re the forkand-knife type.

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chardonnay’s new day

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Is this trite white an oak joke—or a wine that deserves a fresh look? By Josh Sens

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If you know your ABCs, you know those letters stand for Anything But Chardonnay, a stubborn consumer movement born in opposition to one of the world’s most widely produced wines.

What its adherents profess disdain for isn’t (let’s be clear here) the chardonnay grape itself, but the way they feel the varietal has been mistreated. The offending wines they have in mind are weighty, toasty whites, overwhelmed by oily notes of sandalwood and vanilla, and shot through with so much oak that drinking them leaves you with the kind of lacquered tongue you might get from licking an armoire.

Lovely, right?

These are the chardonnays of grotesque stereotype, often associated with California, particularly the Napa Valley. Like many caricatures, this one contains some truth. But it is not, by any stretch, even close to fair.

Though poorly represented in some quarters as a cocktail-hour staple for the clinky-drink crowd and a less-than-suave accompaniment to country-club cuisine, chardonnay has always been a versatile grape that finds wonderful expression around the globe, yielding striking, beautifully structured wines that combine sultry textures with bright, food-friendly acidic bite. This is famously true in Burgundy, the Old World vinicultural holy ground where chardonnay originated. But the same can also be said of such New World regions as the Willamette Valley of Oregon, where chardonnay now flourishes in fine form.

“There’s a reason winemakers refer to chardonnay as ‘a blank slate,’” says Ben Casteel, a second-generation winemaker at Bethel Heights Vineyards, a pioneering Willamette Valley chardonnay producer that released its first vintage in 1984. “It’s an extremely adaptable varietal that to a certain extent allows you to impose your will on it. It can produce big, delicious, unctuous wines, but also equally delicious wines that are bracing and steely and acidic and reflective of a very vivid sense of place.”

Like many local chardonnay makers, Casteel prefers to steer away from broad-stroke comparisons with chardonnays from Burgundy or Napa. Such blunt descriptions, he says, not only give short shrift to those other regions, but also blur the stylistic range and subtlety that make Willamette Valley chardonnay distinct.

Still, he recognizes that some reference points are useful.

As a general rule, in the cooler climate of the Willamette Valley fruit is picked earlier than it is in Napa, so it never reaches the same degree of ripeness. That alone encourages a leaner wine that lends itself more readily to food pairings and leans more closely to white burgundy. At the same time, that younger fruit also absorbs less oak, and in the Willamette Valley they tend to use less oak than they do in Napa to begin with, so the wines don’t wind up tasting like liquid furniture.

“Climate definitely plays a role, but so does culture,” says Shane Moore, head winemaker at Gran Moraine, a Willamette Valley stalwart that produces two

chardonnays per year. “We can get away with picking a little younger and using less oak because people expect it of us. People wouldn’t necessarily expect that in Napa, but they’d look to us for a wine that you might consider more austere.”

It has taken time for those perceptions to take root. When Moore started making wine in 2004, he tasted through a flight of white burgundies with a mentor, who told him flat-out that chardonnay on par with the French original would never be produced in the United States. Moore believed him.

Not anymore.

“Nowadays there’s a lot of New World chardonnay that touches on that white burgundy level of quality,” Moore says.

“We’re not the only ones.”

But the region’s reputation is spreading fast. Among those helping to propel it is Josh Bergström, head winemaker at Bergström Wines, another heralded Willamette Valley chardonnay producer. Born and raised in Oregon, Bergström studied and honed his craft in Burgundy before returning to his home state to turn out chardonnay the Willamette Valley way.

At once flinty and food-friendly, the wines he makes pair wonderfully with seafood the day you buy them. But Bergström also suggests them as an investment, best left to age in the bottle for 10 or even 15 years.

To drink them at their peak while, say, slurping back fresh oysters, is to reinterpret your alphabet, for this admittedly oftabused wine turns out to have appealingly bracing capabilities.

TASTING NOTES Bergström 2016 Sigrid Chardonnay, $100 Yellow-gold in color, this complex wine plays out on the palate in notes of citrus and honeysuckle and makes a lovely marriage with crabs, lobster and other shellfish.

Bethel Heights 2016 Casteel Chardonnay, $75 Hints of lemon mingle with a bracing salinity in this well-structured wine, which only gets better in the bottle of time. Besides seafood, it pairs deliciously with grilled pork.

Gran Moraine, 2016 Yamhill-Carlton Chardonnay, $45 Sleek but structured, with a light, bright mouthfeel and summery hints of stone fruit.

Opposite page, clockwise from top left: the Bergström winery farms five estate vineyards totaling roughly 85 acres in northern Willamette Valley; Bergström’s Old Stones chardonnay boasts citrus driven aromas and flavors; the Gran Moraine Vineyard, covering 210 acres, produces two chardonnays a year; its YamhillCarlton variety offers an aroma of mango, brioche and fennel seed; tours and tastings at the Gran Moraine facility are open to the public; Bethel Heights Vineyards, one of the valley’s pioneers, released its first chardonnay in 1984.

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ROOM KEY

sweet island retreat

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Visit the Sugar Beach resort on Saint Lucia, and you won’t want to leave. Maybe you won’t have to! By Rita Guarna

Think twin mountain peaks can be intimidating?

Meet the Pitons. You’ll find these abrupt but comparatively diminutive volcanic spires (each about 2,500 feet) on the seacoast of the small island nation of Saint Lucia in the eastern Caribbean. They preside over the Sugar Beach Resort and Residences, a five-star Viceroy luxe property set within more than 100 acres of pristine rainforest—part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site—on the site of an 18th-century sugar plantation. (Hence the name.) And they’re just two of the many joys you’ll discover at Sugar Beach.

While the resort’s exterior pays homage to its colonial past, the interior—specifically its 96 guest rooms—boasts a crisp, modern aesthetic: white-onwhite décor from the walls and furnishings to the Egyptian bedding and sheer fabrics surrounding fourposter beds. Terraces, many with magnificent views, allow guests to commune with nature, while private plunge pools encourage all to soak their cares away.

But first you have to find the resort’s entrance amid the winding road with little signage. Once you locate the driveway heading into thick foliage, you’ll come upon an elegant plantation-style building, where you’ll be offered a welcome drink and tiny mobile phone that connects to your personal butler, who’s on call 24 hours a day. Need help opening a coconut? No problem. What about a spa appointment? Ditto.

With relaxation in mind, one of the first items on my to-do list included exploring the resort’s Rainforest Spa, designed by leading Caribbean architect Lane Pettigrew. A palm-leaf-lined corridor leads to a tropical forest where you’ll find seven wooden treatment rooms on stilts. Yes, you’re in a tree house, where you’re not just looking up at the trees, you’re practically part of them. Here you’ll enjoy all-natural Saint Lucian treatments: Think coconut as an exfoliator for a body scrub and mashed banana as part of a facial’s wrinkle busting. There are plenty of services to choose from: facials and citrus peels to bamboo massage and seaweed wraps. My choice? I signed up for a deeptissue massage. Between all that kneading and the soothing sounds of trickling water, I felt the tension

wash away. I decided to celebrate my blissful state with some serious beach relaxation—one can blithely soak up the sun at Anse des Pitons, just down the hill.

OK, it’s a steep hill, but you can hitch a ride on one of the motorized tuk-tuks, the three-wheelers that were imported from Southeast Asia. And lest you worry about feeling too peckish to climb up the hill in search of a cool drink, chances are a beach attendant will appear with complimentary treats and iced tea. Once reinvigorated, you can paddleboard and pedal boat, all free. Snorkeling is free too, but the country tacks on a fee for a worthy cause: marine conservation.

While it’s easy to vow to never leave the resort, Saint Lucia itself is a delight. It has two airports with daily flights to and from the U.S. It’s northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique, and dropping those neighbors’ names should give you an idea of the kind of sunny, beachy ’hood we’re talking about.

Spend some time on this island and you won’t wonder why in its colonial past the French and British greedily snatched it from each other so many times.

Besides the rainforest and the iconic Pitons, this volcanic-formed paradise offers sparkling white beaches coexisting blissfully with quaint fishing villages. It’s the perfect backdrop for adventure, whether it’s a lofty zipline ride above the trees, a refreshing dip under a cascading waterfall, horseback saunters along the coast or snorkeling in turquoise waters. (You can climb nature trails on the Pitons too.) Sugar Beach isn’t far from “the Caribbean’s only drive-in volcano” at Sulphur Springs Park. It’s way more hissing fumaroles and spitting geysers than erupting magma, and the mineral-rich, exfoliating mud does a body good (as long as you don’t mind the smell of rotten eggs).

Saint Lucia is thought to have been settled first by Arawak Indians around 200 A.D., then the French arrived in the mid-1500s. The island became a nation when it won independence from Britain in 1979. In the centuries in between, influxes from Africa, Asia and the Americas contributed to its multicultural mix.

You can taste this tangy diversity in Saint Lucia’s eclectic cuisine. It makes full use of the fertile island’s

produce and seafood to serve up the best of farm(and sea)-to-table delights. From mouthwatering accra (salted fish cake) enjoyed at roadside stands to a magnificent mahi-mahi dinner at one of Sugar Beach’s fine restaurants, it’ll be love at first bite.

It turns out food plays a big part in the Sugar Beach experience, and if the mood strikes, you can nosh all day long. There’s breakfast at The Terrace and a leisurely lunch at The Bayside, a stone’s throw from the pool and beach. The Palm Court offers afternoon tea and sunset cocktails, while The Cane Bar doubles as a specialty rum and sushi bar. Libations such as the Lava Flow—a mix of aged rum, strawberry nectar, orange juice and mint leaves—and the Rosemary Mojito (white rum, mint, lime, rosemary syrup, brown sugar and seltzer) left us feeling refreshed and eager to try the bar bites.

The Great Room is the resort’s formal eatery, with fresh seafood and both Caribbean- and Mediterranean-inspired dishes. The garlic-roasted sea bass with baby leeks and mussel-saffron hollandaise was a favorite. We ate there twice, and both times were divine.

Never want to leave? No problem! Invest in a piece of paradise and you can come back any time. Now you can own one of the hotel’s Beachfront Collection residences. Built by the award-winning Michaelis Boyd Associates, a British firm, these include fourbedroom homes with butler service, game rooms, Italian kitchens with Gaggenau and Miele appliances, and floor-to-ceiling windows. Private reflection pools surround master bedrooms, rain showers grace bathrooms, and you can find virtually anything your hedonistic mind can conjure up. Residence owners have full access to the five-star service and facilities provided by the resort, including two floodlit tennis courts with certified pros, sailing and other water sports. Plus they’re offered a 15 percent discount on food and beverage purchases and spa treatments.

Imagine having a home base overlooking the pearly white sands of Sugar Beach and the Caribbean’s shimmery blue waves—with those up-closeand-personal Pitons cozily watching over you.

From top, left to right: accommodations at Sugar Beach Resort and Residences feature stunning views and luxury amenities, such as timber decks with expansive lounging areas for sunbathing or communing with nature. Enjoy local rums (the resort has a resident rummelier), spectacular waterfalls and delicious dishes, such as tuna tartare. Wake up in paradise to the promise of adventure and the call of crystal-clear waters.

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STYLE PROS

The staff at Syd Jerome is dedicated, expert and, not incidentally, a hell-of-a-nicegroup of guys who make shopping for menswear fun. To help you get to know the staff better, we asked them a few questions about their time at Syd Jerome.

Check out their answers, then stop by the store to chat with them in person. The guys—along with Scott Shapiro, of course—are ready to serve you.

BILLY CAVADA

GARY PALAY

WILLIE JUAREZ

PATRICK KATEN

How long have you been working at Syd Jerome?

24 years.

Do you have a favorite memory from the North LaSalle Street store?

When the tailors ate half of Sid’s birthday cake before we sung “Happy Birthday” to him.

Is there anything you won’t miss about the North LaSalle store?

I definitely won’t miss the old dated fixtures.

What are you most looking forward to in the new North Clark location?

It’s a new beginning with new opportunities to serve our clients better.

The best thing about the North Clark neighborhood is... ...a closer Starbucks.

What has changed since Sid passed last year?

There’s a lot of sadness because he is no longer with us, but we’re grateful for the legacy he has left Scott.

Which brands/collections are you excited for this season?

Moose Knuckles outerwear.

What’s the best purchase you’ve made at Syd Jerome?

A Canada Goose parka.

How long have you been working at Syd Jerome?

19 years.

Do you have a favorite memory from the North LaSalle Street store?

Having the Stanley Cup come to the store three times was a treat.

Has anything odd or peculiar happened at the store during your time there?

We had to lock our doors while a flash mob of kids were inside ready to steal merchandise. Scott spoiled their plans.

Is there anything you won’t miss about the North LaSalle store?

The space [or lack thereof]! We’ll be bigger and better.

What are you most looking forward to in the new North Clark location?

A brand-new store with new ideas and a fresh new look.

The best thing about the North Clark neighborhood is... ...it’s only a block away from the old store but it might attract different clients who normally wouldn’t walk west of the new location.

What has changed since Sid passed last year?

It’s been a crazy busy few months.

Mourning Sid, Scott negotiating, signing a new lease and building the new store—we’ve all kept busy. Sid is an icon and he’s irreplaceable. His knowledge and presence are missed.

The staff has been together for a long time, and we are moving forward with the knowledge we received.

Which brands/collections are you excited for this season?

Isaia, Canali and Eton are always a breath of fresh air. Corneliani, Luigi Bianchi and Luciano Barbera are looking great too.

What’s the best purchase you’ve made at Syd Jerome?

Probably my Canada Goose Snow Mantra Parka. It’s kept me warm the past several winters.

How long have you been working at Syd Jerome?

10 years.

Do you have a favorite memory from the North LaSalle Street store?

Kissing the Stanley Cup in two of the Hawks’ three championship years.

Is there anything you won’t miss about the North LaSalle store?

The rolling ladders we had to use to reach some of the merchandise.

What are you most looking forward to in the new North Clark location?

The excitement of having a new layout to enhance the look and feel of our sophisticated fashion.

What has changed since Sid passed last year?

It’s definitely weird considering he was always here. But the time has also cemented in everyone’s mind the magnificent job Scott has done in taking Syd Jerome to the next level.

Which brands/collections are you excited for this season?

Having now four companies that hand-make their collections that I can show my customers (Isaia, Castangia, Santorelli and Brioni).

They’re all distinct in fit and fabrications.

What’s the best purchase you’ve made at Syd Jerome?

That one’s easy. Getting my wife a Canada Goose coat. She calls it her “laugh in the face of winter” coat.

You’re welcome, honey!

How long have you been working at Syd Jerome?

12 years.

Has anything odd or peculiar happened at the store during your time there?

We once had a gentleman come in asking for a suit and wanting to make the trousers into shorts.

What are you most looking forward to in the new North Clark location?

Pretty much everything. I can’t wait to serve our new and longtime customers in the new place.

The best thing about the North Clark neighborhood is... ...a lot more foot traffic in that area—which we hope will lead to more shoppers for us.

What has changed since Sid passed last year?

The store hasn’t changed yet it feels different for sure with Sid’s absence.

Which brands/collections are you excited for this season?

The collections from Isaia, Canali and Sant’ Andrea are great this spring and summer.

What’s the best purchase you’ve made at Syd Jerome?

That’s easy—a winter coat.

How long have you been working at Syd Jerome?

25 years.

Do you have a favorite memory from the North LaSalle Street store?

Celebrating Syd Jerome’s 60th anniversary.

Is there anything you won’t miss about the North LaSalle store?

Definitely the ladders.

What are you most looking forward to in the new North Clark location?

The change of scenery.

The best thing about the North Clark neighborhood is... ...better restaurants in that stretch.

What has changed since Sid passed last year?

It’s been business as usual, but we all still miss him.

Which brands/collections are you excited for this season?

Sant’ Andrea.

What’s the best purchase you’ve made at Syd Jerome?

A Luciano Barbera topcoat.

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The Over/Under A new ’do shows your personality and a beard gives you ’tude, but let’s face it—shaping your eyebrows can provide your mug the makeover it deserves. By Darius Amos

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SQUARE

HEART

ROUND

DIAMOND

Ever wonder how guys like Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake can regularly change their beards and ’dos and always look good?

Because there are no extra considerations for face proportion or structure, grooming comes easy for guys with this shape—and eyebrows are no exception. So go ahead and experiment: Flat brows or curved, neither shape will make the face appear more oval.

A soft angled shape, however, is a happy medium. These brows will start upward from the bridge of the nose then arch at the top.

Why the long face? No, it’s not about a glum feeling, we’re talking about measureable length, from chin to forehead. There’s a whole lot of face to look at, and that’s not a bad thing, particularly if you have a mug like Adam Levine or Kiefer Sutherland. But even they grow tired of folks looking them up and down the face. Stop this with flatter eyebrows, which create a horizontal line above the eyes and make the face appear shorter.

It’s hip to be square— just ask Brad Pitt and David Beckham.

A masculine square face can impress with a variety of eyebrow styles, which should always be kept thick to balance the strong jawline. Straight lines and angles will create a stronger appearance, while curves and rounded edges will soften facial features.

The gradual inward slope from forehead to chin gives A-listers like Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ryan Gosling the smooth features that the cameras love, but it’s their eyebrows that complete the heartshaped look. Go for subtly arched brows to create the heart’s rounded bows. For a more natural look, shape your brows with a low arch. A higher arch will add length to the face and form a Valentine’s Day-worthy heart.

Designers typically alter eyebrow shape to change the expression of your smartphone’s emoji—which are mostly round faces. It’s the same in real life too. Guys like Leonardo DiCaprio and Zac Efron have shorter chins and fuller cheeks, but they lengthen the appearance of their face with moderately arched eyebrows or ones that go up and down. (Think like you’re drawing a mountain peak.)

Similar but slightly less rigid than the square face, the diamond shape is defined by its strong cheekbones (ask Johnny Depp and Cillian Murphy about it). You can soften the angles of your profile a tad with your brows.

Give ’em both a slight curve—doing this will have a slimming effect on the widest part of your face.

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