Whiz into the new season in the most luxurious Lamborghini, switch up your swimwear and dress like Brad Pitt. We’ve got all your new season’s style statements sorted…
Highlife Dreams of the New Season
Granted, some people think these “style” sections can be a little silly on occasion, but honestly we really like the chance to play a little “What if …” every month or so. Highlife Dreams are wonderful. Who wants to dream of stuff that seems possible, after all? Those folks need better dreams.
Back to the Future
Impressed? Yeah, so are we.
Automobili Lamborghini recently unveiled this beauty — the Countach LPI 800-4, a futuristic limited edition with performance every bit as hot as its looks. The design and boundary-pushing technology in this hybrid-electric sports car fall nothing short of exquisite.
With its aspirated V12 engine and Lamborghini’s hybrid super capacitor technology, the Countach LPI 800-4 retains the inimitable V12 experience and sound. Its longitudinally positioned engine combines with the hybrid technology developed for the Sián FKP 37 to deliver peak Lamborghini performance.
“It is a Lamborghini that innately expresses the marque’s enduring and emotive power: always inspirational and thrilling to see, hear and most of all drive,” says Automobili Lamborghini President and CEO Stephan Winkelmann.
The original Countach launched in 1974 and became the poster car of the ’80s. With its fresh design, featuring the sharply angled “Italian Wedge” shape, the Countach was unlike any other car on the market and was the ultimate symbol of an ultra-cool lifestyle. This new version retains the unconventional motif, pushing the brand into the now — and the future.
The Countach utilized the best available technologies to produce an extraordinary car, and this visionary philosophy reflects in the Countach LPI 800-4 and its modernized profile. It develops the original model’s characteristic lines to create a new realization of the iconic automobile’s design.
The new Countach has no fixed rear wing outside the pure lines, featuring air scoops integrated fluidly in the strong shoulders of the car. Never fear Lamborghini veering too far astray, though, as vintage vehicle’s distinctive slatted gills remain in this modern marvel, er, model.
We left out the list of specs on this car that appeared in the magazine, because we honestly didn’t know how many people would be that interested. (You can visit with the “Lambo” online if you really want to pump up those Highlife Dreams.) In brief terms, it does go from 0 to 60 mph in less than 3 seconds, so merging into the freeway will be a breeze, although top speed falls a little under 3½ times the national speed limit, so plan accordingly for getting from point to point. Depending upon where you live, you’re either going to get to your friend’s house really, really fast … or you might be calling that friend to come bail you out of jail. It just depends.
Watch and Learn
You know when you want to get laid. Now, how do you make sure women get that vibe from you, too? (HINT: “Drooling” would be a bad answer.)
In 17th century Japan, high-class society utilized watches as pickup tools. UNDONE’s Nippon Erotica: Shunga Collection appears as a modern interpretation of that aesthetic.
Consider these watches business in the front, party in the back. Obviously you have the watch face to actually tell the time — honestly sort of a must-have in the world of top watches, we have learned — but the watch face also features, an abbreviated glimpse of an amorous couple at play, no matter what the time of day.
Now comes the fun part, though. Flip the watch over, and you’ll reveal a full image of the pair from the face of the piece engaging in sex. Sort of a piece on a piece, as it were.
Cool, huh?
Established in 2014 as the world’s leading custom wristwatch label, UNDONE has once again hit the mark on unique personal accessories. An entire team of industry veterans operates the company with a singular goal of ensuring that each of their unique watches go beyond functional fashion: They tell stories.
UNDONE’s Shunga Collection explores both the art of escapism by high society in the 17th century and shunga, a type of Japanese erotic art usually executed in the style of ukioy-e. The company has limited each of the collection’s two styles — Edo and Meiji — to 300 pieces worldwide, and every watch possesses a unique serial number.
Translated literally, the word shunga means “picture of spring.” With a little bit of cultural awareness added to the mix, you might know that “Spring” happens to be a common Japanese euphemism for sex. (That sort of adds a whole new depth to “putting a little spring in your step” now, doesn’t it?)
If you want a striking watch that also works as a conversation starter — not to mention a signal to potential partners who are also on the prowl — you have found it!
Kind of adds a whole new realm of possibilities to hanging around the bar, right? Picture asking someone, “Can you hold my watch for me while I play this game of pool?” … If you actually make it TO the game of pool, you clearly asked the wrong person. It beats the heck out of waiting until 2:00 a.m. if you happen to pick the right person, though. (Undone Watches)
Luxurious and Highlife Dream LOUD
Imagine a Collaboration. … OK. Now imagine no more.
Everyone seems like they want to collaborate these days, and long may it continue, we say. It would have taken a true visionary to have pictured outlandish L.A. skate brand Palm Angels trading ideas with Vilebrequin, a Saint-Tropez swimwear stalwart, though, but that happens to be exactly what we have here. Oddly enough, the similarities have started to become clear.
Both of these brands tout luxury that screams expression. Whether you’re in downtown L.A. or sailing through the Mediterranean, you still need and want to be seen, right? More importantly you want to be seen and envied. Enter our two outlandish co-conspirators, now, and start planning your next beach blast.
The Highlife Dream collaborative collection between Palm Angel and Vilebrequin, as you may have guessed, centers around shorts. You’ll find them playful, colorful, basically everything you want for fun in and around the water, and probably more, based on the attention you’ll be getting. From camouflage colors for those who favor Palm Angels, to beautiful teddy bears for those who like the extroverted French touch, the fun-loving sunshine crowd can find something for everyone.
Each pair features a double Palm Angels/Vilebrequin logo on the front of the waistband — just in case others aren’t as sure about the quality you have wrapped around your bum. As well as appealing to the eye, though, this collab also focuses on appealing to the planet-conscious crowd. All shorts are made from 100 percent recycled polyamide, meaning less overall environmental impact. Make your imprint with your cheeks, not your carbon footprint, after all.
Compared to some of the items we feature in this Highlife section, a $360 price tag for shorts this awesome almost feels like a bargain. These did run as a one-off promotion, though, so maybe grab some before they all jump ship?
Nighttime Fashion Takes a Bow as Well
Now Imagine dressing like Brad Pitt.
… And then you’ll need to keep imagining, because we did not have permission to use Brad’s image on the site here. He looked darn good in the magazine, though. And we did show you pictures of the nifty board shorts, which almost counts, we figure.
Look at it this way, you could always Subscribe to the Print or Digital Editions, and then you’d see all the pictures all the time — including the ones that feature the ever-popular Fashion Au Naturale. Seriously. People love that line.
So we have a little Highlife Dream fun every so often, and we like to hope. Without hope, what do we have in life really? … We have reality, that’s what. And reality bites a great deal of the time.
