Wanting.

Call it a Baracuta, a Harrington, a G9…  A James Bond jacket is a James Bond jacket is a James Bond jacket. Worn by McQueen and Sinatra, these jackets are classic menswear, and I love it in a limited-edition leather. Work it over a pencil skirt…

Wearing.

A cashmere-blend Baracuta G9 is perfect paired with a Jackie K shift dress, though it’s so hot in LA I’ve gone back to sitting at my desk in just heels…

Hating.

I never wear patterns — something about them feels too obvious. Besides that, the whole point of a G9 is its minimalism, and a fat plaid distracts…

Wanting.

The Dow Jones is a roller coaster, the dollar’s deep in debt, so stash your cash in diamonds and Rolexes. Rolexes retain their value, close to better than real estate. So I’m eying this Paul Newman Daytona. Liquidity aside, I just adore that black dial…

Wearing.

Hit up Howard Frum in Chicago if you want a great deal on a used Rolex watch. He’s got another Paul Newman Daytona like this; it’s that thin red band on the dial that makes this watch especially choice…

Hating.

A handsome watch, sure. Gold just doesn’t do well on my SPF 150-soaked skin. It’d probably look decent with nothing else on, though…

Wanting.

So this hard-case wallet is actually made of aluminum. I just love its accordion style — you’ve got a mini-filing cabinet in your pants…

Using.

I bought this stainless steel wallet months ago, and stash all my credit cards, etc., in it. Brown leather, lined in orange, it’s decent looking enough that I can carry it around without a purse (I hate holding bags, if I don’t have to)…

Hating.

A woven stainless steel wallet sounds chic in theory, and looks geek in reality.

What’s cool about this wallet, though, is that it blocks RFID transmissions, so James Bond can’t scan and steal your personal and financial information as you walk by…

Wanting.

Anna Matuozzo is famous for her hard-to-get, handmade shirts. I’m curious about Anna Matuozzo bespoke shirts, but I don’t know if I’m thousands of Euros worth of curious…

Wearing.

I found shirt-maker Freddy Vandecasteele through a gentleman friend. Freddy is fast, a perfectionist, and charges around $200 for a bespoke shirt, with no minimum order.

I visited him in Studio City, and ordered a made-to-measure shirt dress, boyfriend-button-down style…

Hating.

Brooks Bros custom shirts are a waste of dough, dahling…

Wanting.

If this kit were made for chicks it’d smell funny, be priced ridiculously, and have a useless Swarovski crystal flower on it somewhere…

Wearing.

Urth sent me a jar. It made my skin tight and clear, and if it’d made me look rich I’d have wanted to sleep with myself — more so than usual…

Hating.

I’m for gender equality, so long as the housewife I buy stays in the kitchen and dudes don’t wear makeup. “Monsieur Bronzer”? Try boy’s blush…

Wanting.

Boyish but Birkin-like. Only it’s not priced like real estate, so you might invest your leftover $9K in oil. Go fig…

Wearing.

Whimsical and elegant, which makes it simply rich. That, plus the Trojan it fits, impresses the fellas…

Hating.

The $200 trucker hat of rings. There’s someone that will use this, and he can procreate. Scary…