Dots&Knots is an online visual diary, created to inspire through vivid content exquisite color. var sc_project=6703581; var sc_invisible=1; var sc_security="cf840b78"; Tumblr (3.0; @dotsandknots)http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a08a2d830d039f20367c1abb31e97cd1/tumblr_mnld0szidp1qcgeepo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Edward Green trunk show tomorrow @leffot #EdwardGreen is regarded by many to be “The finest shoes in all of England for the discerning few.”</p>http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/51696452959http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/51696452959Wed, 29 May 2013 23:14:52 -0400edwardgreen<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8043532dfca53b4591313059145334f9/tumblr_mnkhossZfV1qcgeepo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Todays Menu calls for French cuisine #randomaccessmemories #daftpunk C’est Magnifique</p>http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/51648150963http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/51648150963Wed, 29 May 2013 11:58:04 -0400daftpunkrandomaccessmemories<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fd59e46fc72593fc9fdb40f7e9e69bd0/tumblr_mnkct5FskT1qcgeepo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My condolences goes out to #Andre3000 and his family. Losing your mother days after celebrating your birthday.</p>http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/51643043526http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/51643043526Wed, 29 May 2013 10:12:41 -0400andre3000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a076ea90f3d9624fbf7fef6cf6ed4b3f/tumblr_mnii53QmT21qcgeepo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Everything is about the reality of it all, about the human condition and facing death. Art right now is about desire, human nature, sexuality, power and violence.” - #TobiasMeyer worldwide head of contemporary art at @sothebys since 1997, and principal auctioneer in New York and London. #inspiration #style #artworld</p>http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/51559713600http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/51559713600Tue, 28 May 2013 10:12:39 -0400tobiasmeyerstyleartworldinspiration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4279e0ca8b7da18e35ab385bca0ca9cc/tumblr_mnbarqTqyL1qcgeepo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is how #casualfridays are done. #Inspiration from one of the icons #FredAstaire “Do it big, do it right and do it with style.”- Fred Astaire</p>http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/51233137510http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/51233137510Fri, 24 May 2013 12:50:14 -0400casualfridaysfredastaireinspiration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a1b2b29d7e8b7a246d00fd7ef7e382a9/tumblr_mn3pkyCqcg1qcgeepo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“I’ll go through life either first class or third, but never in second” - #noelcoward photo by #seydoukeita #portraitist #welcometotheweek</p>http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/50908148974http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/50908148974Mon, 20 May 2013 10:29:21 -0400portraitistwelcometotheweekseydoukeitanoelcoward<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a49212d13c08b10adb97aab35b1e298c/tumblr_mml3qrxwOf1qcgeepo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It’s a #greatgatsby Friday #welcometotheweekend #filmoftheyear #original</p>http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/50087123338http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/50087123338Fri, 10 May 2013 09:20:51 -0400filmoftheyearwelcometotheweekendgreatgatsbyoriginal<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/71ec4eaedfb46c803eb2b909b922e970/tumblr_mknaovHzfR1qcgeepo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>What kind of man would I be if I didn’t pay homage to one of the musical Gods. Happy Birthday #MarvinGaye </p> <p>“Great artists suffer for the people.” MGaye</p>http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/46960374582http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/46960374582Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:38:55 -0400marvingaye<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/84cec6e84fd62bf6206a28c7c2d133f1/tumblr_mjyq4b8GaQ1qcgeepo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Richard Merkin, a painter and illustrator whose fascination with the 1920s and 1930s defined his art and shaped his identity as a professional dandy.<br/><br/> “Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise,” #RichardMerkin #icon #style #bebold #becreative #goodmorning</p>http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/45834883527http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/45834883527Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:12:11 -0400richardmerkinstylebecreativebeboldgoodmorningicon<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/065393232dbe5a72b80431f17c04b6aa/tumblr_mjlzdl83Ey1qcgeepo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Come join me tomorrow in our monthly club meetings ‘APERITIVO @ ALENFORD’ and network with other @alenford club members at our showroom on </p> <p>152 West 36th St., Suite #201 New York, NY 10018</p> <p>Enjoy a glass of Prosecco, or a cup of espresso. Email me at Damien@alenford.com</p>http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/45274950913http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/45274950913Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:03:21 -0400201<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/557faea9bffc8cf8c8f005e1b9676cdd/tumblr_mj5obbK8AP1qcgeepo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>From the lips of @alanflusser “The best size for the pocket handkerchief is the 16-to-18-inch square, and, like the subtle hand-stitched edge of a finely tailored jacket lapel, its exposed points and edges need to be rolled and and stitched by hand for genuine refinement.” #pocketsquares photo of #jeancocteau</p>http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/44565204464http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/44565204464Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:42:47 -0500jeancocteaupocketsquares<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/29db3c9a01bab651341c5be961ce5faf/tumblr_mijgf7IlAw1qcgeepo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>- “It’s better to be overdressed than underdressed. People will assume you are going to or coming from something better.”<br/> #GlennOBrien #StyleGuy @gq #howtobeaman</p>http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/43590018030http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/43590018030Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:45:07 -0500styleguyhowtobeamanglennobrien<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0e41243774a2bfb00bf1730bdde6f457/tumblr_mi4elx4bcv1qcgeepo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“The harmony of contrast is how beautiful things are created.” Unknown #quoteoftheday #suitup</p>http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/42936889025http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/42936889025Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:41:56 -0500suitupquoteoftheday<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b3df761769592f0b054c8b1484bd0d79/tumblr_mht5aooyam1qcgeepo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A beautiful shot captured by legendary photographer #jamesvandervee One of the most prominent photojournalist of the #harlemrenaissance #MarcusGarvey on the right #blackhistory #1924</p>http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/42434537197http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/42434537197Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:47:12 -0500marcusgarveyjamesvanderveeblackhistoryharlemrenaissance1924<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1b4599b8c06848544da80b7a351f5a00/tumblr_mhr8eyaQjQ1qcgeepo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks was a groundbreaking American photographer, musician, writer and film director. He is best remembered for his photographic essays for #Lifemagazine and as the director of the 1971 film, #Shaft. </p> <p>“At first I wasn’t sure that I had the talent, but I did know I had a fear of failure, and that fear compelled me to fight off anything that might abet it.”<br/> #Gordon Parks #iconofarts #blackhistory</p>http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/42357166183http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/42357166183Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:59:22 -0500lifemagazineshaftblackhistorygordoniconofarts<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cefdafda5efd3682e182b8578a784013/tumblr_mhpddoUAfr1qcgeepo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.</p> <p>“I know what I’ve done for music, but don’t call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis.” <br/> #MilesDavis #styleicon #blackhistory #musicicon</p>http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/42278063993http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/42278063993Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:51:24 -0500styleiconblackhistorymilesdavismusicicon<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/12df728e21acd94fabaafe8473e0ffb1/tumblr_mhme2eH0ly1qcgeepo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Watching #Foundations on #CoziTV and came across the #OldWestburyGardens which is the former estate of John Shaffer Phipps, heir to a U.S. Steel fortune, in Nassau County, New York. Want an amazing #property.</p>http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/42146077843http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/42146077843Sat, 02 Feb 2013 20:13:27 -0500foundationsoldwestburygardenspropertycozitv<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/863df2a5189c199ee43a0402d5045186/tumblr_mhcs84JpKE1qcgeepo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#iconoftheday #GianniAgnelli He matured from the Riviera playboy of the early 1950s to become one of the world’s most admired businessmen, but he remained the ultimate icon of Italian masculinity. Known universally as “L’Avvocato” (the lawyer) he was a law unto himself, both in the exercise of strapotere (all-embracing power) and in his personal style. #thegentlemenscorner</p>http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/41722600647http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/41722600647Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:43:16 -0500thegentlemenscornericonofthedaygianniagnelli<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d3465eadba975dc8d80a71e235e48e9c/tumblr_mgtwgbnuV31qcgeepo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Black Out Party is going down tonight @lilcharliesnyc and know upon entering Lil’ Charlie’s you’re transported to a period when New York was New York. The blackout begins tonight, Hit me for more info</p>http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/40846171468http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/40846171468Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:00:10 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bc8d2ec898c2cbc679693b40563d16be/tumblr_mgotll44Y51qcgeepo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Happy Birthday Dr. King “Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”<br/> Martin Luther King, Jr. <br/> #MLK #MartinLutherKingJr</p>http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/40628226503http://dotsandknots.tumblr.com/post/40628226503Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:10:32 -0500mlkmartinlutherkingjr