Hamilton's Checked Shirt

This is from The Walkmen's set at Sasquatch 2009 (which I grudgingly missed). Its the first time I've seen Hamilton without his leather jacket in awhile. I really like the shirt he is wearing- if you zoom, you can see that it's a small check, not a solid. And he doesn't have the sleeves rolled up, but the cuff isn't buttoned, and it works. Overall, love this look, as usual.

I've got a picture of him and Elvis coming up too.

Images from +Russ on Flickr

Tough Cuff

This image is really cool. I love the masculinity of her oversized pants with the big cuffs. Plus the slouchy black leather boots with studs and buckles. Very inspiring.

Image from Vogue Paris  via Fashion Gone Rogue via Le Fashion

Raised by Robots

I was lucky enough to sell a couple of my straps to Matt Payne, who was on tour with Raised by Robots.  Matt wasn't playing the guitar on this tour, but lead singer Cameron was nice enough to wear Matt's strap so I could see it in action at their show at the Comet in Seattle. This strap is from the Gold Plate series.

Matt's band: All My Pretty Ones

Images by Florence Ng

Gucci Polished Retro

Gucci's Fall 09 runway looks had a very cool combination of sleek shiny leather, and retro menswear patterns. Definitely inspiring for some straps.

Images from Men's Style.com

Penguin's Denim Campaign

This is part of Original Penguin's new ad campaign. I love the wood paneling, red plaid, dark denim, gold shoe laces, and silver rings- very cool styling. It seems more modern than most Penguin- I mean, of course I love vintage- but this seems more saturated, which is nice.

Image found via Denimology

Detailing

The detailing on this neckline is really cool. I'm not sure how its done, ribbon + eyelets + safety pins?- but I think it could be interesting to emulate on one of my straps. Also, this hair is awesome!

Image from Mixte Issue #54

Glamour & Bow Ties

I love this picture from Vogue circa 1987. I especially like the combination of her hair, which is very Veronica-Lake-1940's-glam plus her bow tie and vintage hardshell case.

Found at Sea of Shoes

Glitter Socks

From Viktor & Rolf's Fall 09 runway- are these not the craziest socks for a guy? Super cool, although probably not very comfortable, ha. Viktor & Rolf always put really interesting stuff in their shows- definitely a lot of humor and deviations from the norm. This combination of muted menswear & a bit of glitter is perfect for my straps.
Images from Style.com

Ryan, Beati Paoli

Ryan is the first person to wear one of my guitar straps while performing, and he wears it well, don't you think? In these pics, he's playing with Beati Paoli. I think I'll add any pics I find of people wearing my straps at shows, because these are definitely inspiring to me. 

(Ryan- hope you don't mind!)

Top image by Rock Iowa

Olsen, Menswear

I love this outfit, especially the combination of menswear and glam heels. Definitely inspiring.

Image from Olsens Anonymous

Found Pieces- Hardware

I love these necklaces made out of hardware and other random found pieces. I could definitely incorporate elements like these on the shoulder detail part of my straps. They go great with the chains as well!
Images from WGSN

Fringe and Pinks

More fringe from the runways. I love the combination of the grey & black fringe, with the pink discs/rhinestones.
Image from Gaspard Yurkievich

Vintage Equestrian

I found an amazing vintage photography blog, and I love the photos with horses in them. There is definitely inspiration in the hardware and leather of a bridle and saddle. And check the studs on the headgear for the horse in the last photo! Pretty cool.

All images from Shorpy Photo Archive

Ripped Denim

Image from Denimology

Image from stylesightings via MyBareStyle

Image from the-cobra-snake via MyBareStyle

Ripped jeans are all over the blogworld, and I think I could do something like this for a very cool strap.

Gwen Again

Recent pics from an Elle photoshoot- Gwen's style is still the best. I love the patterns mixed here- houndstooth, mini-plaid, acid-wash/bleaching (and the chains....!). Love her, as always.

Images from JustJared

Zac Efron's Suit

I love this pic from GQ's photo shoot with Zac Efron. A) He's gorgeous  B) That suit looks really great on him. I'm inspired to use some suit features/tailoring techniques as a detail on my straps, which could be pretty cool for guys.

Image from GQ

Vintage Ribbon

Image from lostartcreations

Image from pinksewingmachine

Image from TheChurchOfVintage

Ribbon is the main design feature of my guitar straps, and after spending some time on Etsy and Ebay, I'm inspired to use more vintage ribbon.

Mark Ronson- Retro Menswear

Image from Men.Style.Com

Image from GQ and Band of Outsiders

Mark Ronson is getting more attention for his style recently, and its well-deserved I think. He has a slim vintage/retro menswear look that not many other guys are pulling off. I think straps incorporating some of these patterns (plaid, tweed) will be appearing next in therine.

Layers of Gold Chains

I love the layers upon layers of gold chain necklaces, in combination with the all-black outfits. 

Images from the Givenchy Fall 08 runway, as seen at Style.com

The Walkmen and the atmosphere

Well, I pretty much find every pic of The Walkmen, or Hamilton Leithauser inspiring. 

These are two more of my favorites, from a show they did in Paris in 2008. The first one is a great scene shot of the show. I really like Ham's leather jacket, his stance, and the feeling in the room. Their vintage/rock sound is somehow visible. And in the second one, I like his oxford shirt with the sleeves rolled up, and his watch. As usual, classic menswear- but not stiff or too formal. Fitting, and inspiring.

Images from oliver.peel