One brand that we’ve been playing very close attention to since its inception is GPPR, and we’ve been impressed with the brand and their recent collection and proud to present their Fall 2011 collection titled “Gentleman’s Club”.

There is a certain place where gentlemen gather to find solace in a perverse sort of nurturing only a woman can provide. Not only a gentlemen’s club but a rebel’s sanctuary, where fantasies of the female form run rampant. Such an environment lays the foundation for an intangible bond between men of scars and stripes.

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No matter the trend or look of the season, the outdoorsman carries a certain persona that has for decades left a lasting mark in mens style. The outdoorsman style is that of a man who embodies both masculinity and confidence while still wearing clothing that is more streetstyle friendly. In this feature you can see the use of thick coats, raw denim jeans, boots, and layering; which all are the essence of a true outdoorsman. Styles created with streetwear brands Obey and Comune and then with more outdoorsy-friendly brands like Penfield and Relwen, we can see how all these looks come together. Whether your actually intending on wearing these outfits ourdoors or if you intend to just wear them for a chilled night out of the town, you’ll never be out of place but you’ll always be in style, guaranteed.

Details on each item featured after the lnk

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Finding inspiration in the workwear common of the 30′s and 40′s, Levi’s Vintage Clothing presents their Autumn/Winter 2011 collection that evokes the hard-working look of men fighting their way through dust storms and collapsing banks. Anchored by the Double Breasted Parka in classic khaki, this standard jacket slides on well over the simple 40′s shirt and rib trimmed washed cotton hooded sweatshirt. Reworking their iconic denim, we see a 60′s cut of their 605 skinny jean and the Type III Trucker Jacket made with raw denim.

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Fashion’s favorite season is upon us once again and with the Fall season comes transition. It’s time to start packing up your summer clothing and dusting off your fall items and checking out what’s new for Fall 2011.

Here are some garments from brands that we’ve showed great love to over the months and want to give you a heads up on the chill days to come. With patterns and bright, bold colors (4, 5, 10) dominating the Fall 2011 runways, summer stripes and plaid transition perfectly into an autumn wardrobe. As the weather gets colder, layering becomes key, making way for jackets, scarves, and beanies (1, 2, 3).

On another note, Fall 2011 menswear takes inspiration from the great outdoors. While clean, modern staples (7, 8, 15) remain on trend, functional pieces with a simple, rugged finish (6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14) would ramp up any man’s wardrobe.

Check out the entire selection in greater detail after the jump

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Tamara Mellon, Jimmy Choo creative director, recently noted that men were starting to buy the brand’s women’s sneakers in large sizes. She knew that the time had arrived to create a men’s collection. Here it is, the first Jimmy Choo men’s line for the Fall/Winter season. The collection consist of sneakers, mocassins, boots, Oxfords and dress shoes designed in a refined British style with luxury Italian finishes. However, most of Jimmy Choo’s men’s designs come in classic contemporary styles. Without deviating from current trends, they’ve created a line with unique details and eclectic pieces for the most modern man.

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Looking at this fall’s movie releases, it doesn’t take much to get excited. Some of today’s best and brightest filmmakers have their latest works hitting theaters, many of which primed for Oscar consideration and box office dominance. I mean, look at this list. LOOK AT IT!

Almodóvar, Anderson, Bird, Clooney, Condon, Cronenberg, Crowe, Eastwood, Emmerich, Estevez, Fincher, Forster, Lloyd, Marshall, Miller, Payne, Polanski, Ratner, Reitman, Ritchie, Schumacher, Scorsese, Sheridan, Singh, Singleton, Smith, Soderbergh, Spielberg, Van Sant, von Trier

It’s not often that this many top filmmakers release their films so close together. It’s a bit overwhelming, so let Limité guide your movie list for this fall. This is going to be a great season.

Note: All non-authored pieces’ loglines are courtesy of IMDb.com.

 Michelle Williams stars as Marilyn Monroe in MY WEEK WITH MARILYN, which is slated for a November 4 release.

SEPTEMBER

RED STATE

Director: Kevin Smith

Cast: John Goodman, Melissa Leo, Michael Parks

Genres: Horror, Thriller

Website: coopersdell.com

Release Date: September 1 (video on demand)

Logline: Set in Middle America, a group of teens receive an online invitation for sex, though they soon encounter fundamentalists with a much more sinister agenda.

CONTAGION

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Cast: Bryan Cranston, Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, John Hawkes, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet

Genres: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Website: contagionmovie.warnerbros.com

Release Date: September 9

Logline: An action-thriller centered on the threat posed by a deadly disease and an international team of doctors contracted by the CDC to deal with the outbreak.

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In this second and final installment of the “Young Hollywood” series, we explore some of film’s young actors under the age of 30.

Please feel free to add on to the conversation by posting a comment on others you feel should be added onto this list.

(Click here to check out Young Hollywood — Part 1: The Filmmakers.)

Elle Fanning

by Curtis John, with contributions by Daniel Quitério

Age: 13

From: Conyers, GA

Credits: Super 8 (2011), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

While JJ Abrams’s Super 8 wasn’t the blockbuster that many were expecting, the true success of it is that it put Elle Fanning squarely on the Hollywood map. It’s not as if she hasn’t appeared in other flicks or that we don’t look twice at her surname and realize that her sister Dakota has the coolest of movie credits to her name at only age 17.

It’s not that.

It’s that a look in her doe-like eyes tells us that there is still innocence and no (at least not yet) annoying precociousness that imbues many young Hollywood actresses.

In her still young career, Fanning has managed to step out of her older sister’s shadow, taking on some demanding parts and proving herself as a formidable actress, in her own right. Among them is the title role in 2008’s Phoebe in Wonderland, in which she starred opposite Patricia Clarkson, Felicity Huffman, and Bill Pullman as a troubled girl in a school play. Two years later, she starred in Sofia Coppola’s fourth feature, Somewhere (2010).

As she continues to build her career, let us enjoy the skill with which young Elle amuses us and treasure its pureness, and hope that she can be the star she’s destined to be as she appears next in Twixt with Val Kilmer and We Bought a Zoo with Matt Damon, both of which are slated to release later this year.

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For our second year, Limité presents its two-part “Young Hollywood” series, which honors filmmakers under the age of 35 and actors under the age of 30. The talented individuals featured here bring Limité back to its roots — as a forum for presenting what’s next in the world of popular and underground culture. In this series, we present you with some of the youngest and freshest talent making its mark in film. Some names are established, while others are on their way up. These are the people who will shape the future of film. It’s worth remembering their names and faces.

The film industry is bursting with fresh, young talent. We encourage you to add to this list by leaving a comment, describing which young talent you think deserves recognition.

Richard Ayoade

by Stephanie Dawson

Age: 34

From: London, England

Credits: Submarine (2011), The IT Crowd (TV)

British comedian, actor, writer, and director Richard Ayoade is best known in the UK for his role as Maurice Moss on The IT Crowd, a sitcom based on the trials and tribulations of an under-valued computer technology staff. Ayoade studied law at Cambridge, but his love of performing lead him to Footlights, the University’s famed drama club, for which he served as president for one year. He acted and wrote many shows while there.

Ayoade co-wrote the stage show Garth Marenghi’s Fright Knight and its sequel Garth Marenghi’s Netherhead, which won a Perrier award in 2001. In 2004, the UK’s Channel 4 aired Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace, a continuation of the character Ayoade and his partners originated. Ayoade directed and performed in that series, as well as the short-lived The Mighty Boosh.

Ayoade directed music videos for Arctic Monkeys, Super Furry Animals, Vampire Weekend, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. His live concert video for Arctic Monkeys’ At the Apollo won Best DVD at the New Musical Express.

Submarine is Richard Ayoade’s feature directorial debut and is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Joe Dunthorne. Ayoade also wrote the screenplay for the coming-of-age comedy. While the independent film had a modest box office return, it gained some critical acclaim for Ayoade’s imaginative, visionary directing. Ayoade is a multi-threat and definitely one to watch in the coming years.

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If you know anything about Limité, you know that we don’t follow the norm nor do we care what the ‘others’ glorify. Awards are usually given out to those who’ve sold a certain amount of music albums or for their performance in a big budget movie in the last fiscal year, but what about celebrating someone’s entire career and being recognized. That’s what we’ve done in our 2nd Annual Limité Honors Awards. The individuals below have entertained us on more than one occasion and we deem it necessary to give respect when respect is due. Enjoy!

Josh Brolin

by Stephen Cocchiara

“Heeeey youuu guyyys!!!” Most 80’s babies will remember Josh Brolin as Brandon Walsh the older brother of Mikey Walsh (Sean Astin), in the The Goonies. Brolin is a truly versatile actor and for the past few years he has been on an amazing run, earning much deserved recognition and awards for his roles in movies such as, No Country for Old Men, W., American Gangster, True Grit, and an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Dan White in the movie Milk.

After his first two films Brolin turned to television where he came close to snagging the role of Tom Hanson in 21 Jump Street, but lost the spot to Johnny Depp. A few years later he took the role as gunslinger Wild Bill Hickok in the wild west TV series The Young Riders, one of his most acclaimed roles as a young actor.

What many people might not know is that after Brolin’s second movie, Thashin’, he stepped away from the big screen to work in Rochester, NY performing in and directing plays at the GeVa Theatre. He has said that, “If I’m any kind of actor now it’s because of Rochester.”

Brolin will show his versatility as an actor again next spring, starring in the action sci-fi comedy Men in Black III as a young Agent K.

Tony Clomax

by Curtis John

We’ve all had that horrible break-up with the woman or man of our dreams, idealized or not, and had good friends give us bad advice and schemes on how to fix it, but director/producer Tony Clomax took that usual concept and developed a funny, romantic, and solidly crafted Web series called 12 Steps to Recovery (12StepsWebseries.com). Having premiered last summer, the series immediately took the Internet by storm, followed by screenings at film festivals, and a current run on Verizon FIOS’s Black Broadcasting Network. This success has quickly propelled Clomax into the national spotlight.

While this isn’t the first successful Web series, it is the first starring a diverse amount of Black talent that most anyone can relate to. Much credit is due to Clomax’s vision of using the comedy of real-life situations and taking the funny from that — something that sounds easy to do until you try to do it, according to the director.

Having a relaxed-yet-efficient set, to which the filmmaker credits his favorite director Clint Eastwood with inspiring him to establish, helped endear Clomax to his cast and crew, which include a lot of up-and-coming New York and bi-coastal talent (including musicians) who all successfully helped spread the word about this series on all platforms.

What’s next for this breakout director? An upcoming webisode starring the legendary comedian/actor Paul Mooney as the protagonist’s father, the culmination of season one of 12 Steps, and then the filming of the second season. Clomax is making it happen. Indeed.

Shepard Fairey

by Morgan Goldin

From skater punk to world renowned artist, Shephard Fairey has achieved a level of success and prominence that few of his peers can claim. The way he’s presented in the documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop suggests that he is right behind Banksy in the pantheon of great street art. It would appear that his transition from street art sensation to major player in the art world seemed to happen almost effortlessly. Yet he never compromised his aesthetic for a taste of mainstream acceptance. If anything, his work seems to have slightly transformed the mainstream, where now even the most commercial of works will flirt with a side of subversion. Continue reading “2011 Limité Honors” »

Cary Fukunaga

by Morgan Goldin

Like fellow NYU Tisch alumni Jim Jarmusch and Ang Lee, Cary Joji Fukunaga, 33, is an artist who’s hard to pin down. He’s a young filmmaker who takes chances, goes the unconventional route, and doesn’t conform to expectations. If his body of work (though small, thus far) is any indication, his career will go down unpredictable paths. The one thing anyone can assuredly say about Fukunaga is that he’s a remarkable talent. Continue reading “2011 Faces to Watch” »