Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Holiday Hours

Seize sur Vingt and Groupe 16sur20 stores will be closed for Thanksgiving day. We will reopen on Friday November 23rd with regular store hours.

Enjoy your holiday!

Friday, November 9, 2007

1981 Ferrari 308 GTSi


Yes, the very same “Magnum P.I. car” (ok, the exact model and color at least, but our seats are black leather not tan). See photo for proof, that’s young Tom towering beside his.

We Groupians have a thing for cars and pop culture.

Other relevant specs: 49k miles. Engine professionally rebuilt and clutch replaced at 47k miles, so only 2k miles on the new motor and clutch which means basically new. Three liter VR with Bosch fuel injection. Five speed manual. Original Alpine AM/FM/Cassette stereo. Has cosmetic blemishes, but otherwise in great shape with good paint.

Asking price: $35k. It’s a great NYC car for someone who actually wants to drive it and not worry quite as much about the little stuff.

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Troglodyte Homunculus Fall 2007

New Troglodyte Homunculus here at Groupe 16sur20! Some favorites include our contrast-lined hoodies and a new crop of over shirts for these more-than-brisk November afternoons. Look at the photos below to get an idea and then come visit us to see the stuff in action. We love company on cold days, especially those bearing hot apple cider or cozy anecdotes. Just throwing that out there.




Also don't forget that we can ship anywhere you are! Just give us a call at 212-343-0007.

Thursday, October 25, 2007

NEW SEIZE SUR VINGT NECKTIES

Just a quick note to let you know our new SSV ties arrived today. Very limited stock, so if you see something you like, call the store and we'll send it to you.







Monday, October 22, 2007

STEVE DIBENEDETTO @ GROUPE 16SUR20


Continuing our tradition of showing off exciting artist exhibitions amid menswear, we bring you our latest showing: Steve Dibenedetto. Fresh from his group show at the Whitney, Dibenedetto is one of our favorite artists to be showcased at Groupe16sur20 in quite some time. His work, with its thick webs of paint, "disturbs as much as it enchants", giving the eye something more than its usual fare. We shouldnt' say this, but this display is so fascinating, you could almost forget you're standing in a clothing store. But that is off the record.


Thursday, October 18, 2007

JAMES SELECTS HIS FAVORITE CARS FOR MEN.STYLE.COM



SAYING GOODBYE IS NEVER EASY

In honor of our beloved Aston Martin 1983 Lagonda, we'd just like to say... we'll miss you! The scheduled departure is for Monday October 22nd, so you still have time to come ogle the Lagonda over the weekend.

If you're not familiar with the Aston Martin Lagonda, Tom Evans has written a brief history:

"Aston Martin was about to go bust – again - in the 1970s and they needed a new car pronto to shore up their finances. In just seven months designer William Towns took the car from a back of the envelope sketch to finished prototype. The car he came up with was a 4-door limousine, the Lagonda, which made a smash appearance at the 1976 Earl’s Court motor show. The looks still greatly divide opinion and you either love it or you hate it, but we should perhaps be grateful that the 250 deposits taken for the car then helped save the firm. When the car turned up two years later it was woefully unreliable and came with suitably 1970s space-age LED electronic instruments, which worked about as well as you might expect: very badly. The rest of the car was little better; the aristocratic owners of the first production model had to be followed around by a low-loader in case it broke down, so common was this occurrence".