It’s a fitting extension of the singer’s long-running affinity for Marshall, especially as the iconic California band celebrates 30 years of debut album Dookie and 20 years of the hard-charging, statement-making American Idiot.

Armstrong himself favors the Marshall JCM900 and the Plexi 1959SLP amplifiers, and Marshall notes that a modified version of the Plexi 1959SLP is now tagged as the “Dookie Mod” for its role in the making of the band’s best-selling album to date.

With the new Marshall Monitor III A.N.C. Wireless Headphones, listeners get specs Armstrong himself would love, including 70 hours of wireless ANC playtime and stunning Soundstage spatial audio technology developed by the acclaimed audio brand.

Marshall is also building off its next-gen Major lineup of headphones, using its customizable “M” button for seamless navigation through Spotify or EQ settings. Auracast technology, which Marshall calls “futureproof” is also designed to allow audio sharing amongst other Marshall devices (again, likely useful for an on-the-go rocker like Armstrong).

Marshall says the headphones, adorned with the instantly recognizable Marshall logo and available online now for $350, were “designed for true music lovers.” The company also noted its focus with the new set revolved around making it “feel like your favorite musician is in the room with you.” For good measure, a hard case lined in red velvet (designed to mimic a guitar case, of course) offers a luxe way to transport these stylish headphones, although a foldable design also aids in portability.

Every detail was carefully considered as Marshall developed its latest set of groundbreaking headphones, said Kenny Wong, Marshall design director. “Monitor III delivers a sound that is wide, well-balanced, detailed and enjoyable. Soundstage spatial audio takes the music out of your head and onto a virtual stage around you, making you feel immersed and revealing subtle layers in your favorite records.” For now, if catching an ear-splitting, exceptional Green Day anniversary performance isn’t in the cards, a new set of Billie Joe Armstrong-approved headphones is just the ticket.

They’re all beauties in various ways—Angelina Jolie, Lupita Nyong’o, Sienna Miller, Gwyneth Paltrow, Amy Winehouse, Anne Hathaway, Milla Jovovich and Taylor Swift. Together, they span decades of pop culture, often bridging different eras; but what else do they have in common? All have caught the eye—and lens—of famed Danish photographer Marc Hom, who specializes in “capturing our favorite celebrities in a vulnerable light, highlighting their personality and attitude.”

There’s plenty of the latter on display in a new exhibition and accompanying book of Hom’s most iconic images from the past 30 years. The impressive show was staged at the Fenimore Art Museum in upstate New York, overlooking Otsego Lake and near to a house Hom owns. It “offers visitors a new way to experience photography in an ever-changing environment,” as many of Hom’s larger-than-life portraits—11 feet tall—are weatherproofed and mounted on the museum’s sweeping lawn in Cooperstown.

The perfect venue for Hom, who has always followed his own path, and who conceived the unorthodox display method. The book, Re-Framed, from German luxury and art publisher teNeues, is both companion piece to the exhibition and retrospective, including all the portraits displayed at the Fenimore along with the story of the show’s development, providing “documentary-style” insights into Hom’s process.

In his introduction to the book, The New Yorker staff writer and Vogue contributing editor Nathan Heller recounts Hom’s transition from control freak in his early days as fashion and celebrity photographer for Harper’s Bazaar to adopting a more fluid approach. “One of the defining qualities of an artist’s mind is to be always in motion, building on known methods and reframing what came just before,” Heller notes. “For Hom, a breakthrough arrived when he began to loosen his claims on control and embrace what he calls the ‘magic of the unexpected.’ ”

Heller recounts that, “Instead of poring over notebooks in advance, he made a project of being alert to what took form before his camera. His work became less about creating a world than discovering it. ‘Open-mindedness is something that you learn,’ he has said. ‘Maybe you have an idea at the start, but then something completely different happens—and it’s better.’ ”

He writes that Hom’s most intimate portraits “catch the sudden glamour hidden in the moments between moments: Lupita Nyong’o slumped against the arm of a sofa, Wiz Khalifa with his feet in a pedicure bath and a joint blazing between his lips…. Brought into the quiet museum, these color photographs seem thrilling reports from a far-flung and intensely human world.”

Hom has never eschewed commercial work, learning from the example of his photographer father that the life of a starving artist often leaves much to be desired. But his ad campaigns for the likes of Gucci, Patek Philippe, Hugo Boss and Max Mara burnish rather than diminish his more artistic endeavors, while allowing him the freedom to pursue personal projects. His work for various magazines, including W, Vanity Fair, Vogue, The Face and “Esquire, attests to that. For his part, Hom has said he aspires to a timeless aesthetic that echoes early influences like Irving Penn and Peter Lindbergh, the latter of whom he encountered while working for Harper’s Bazaar.

“It’s about being able to still look at my own photographs 10 or 15 years from now and not say, ‘Oh, this is such a ’90s picture, or this is from the mid 2000s,’ ” he has said. “The only thing that should give the period away is the people [in the photographs] getting older.” Heller points out, “The long past captured in a moment’s fleeting frame, the photographer’s ability to trace transformation through a second look: These are the themes of Hom’s exhibition, but also of the career that he has built across a world of accelerating change.”

“Photography is a popular medium, now more than ever; we travel the Earth with cameras in our pockets,” Heller sums up. “But it is also an art form, and the path toward that higher function comes—now more than ever—through the work of reconsideration, of holding images half-lost and forgotten to the standard of small monuments, reexamining what they tell us, not only of the past but of the present and the course ahead.”

In another 30 years, we predict Hom’s images will be part of many museums’ permanent collections, with the next generation of photographers revering and studying his work.

Luxury audio brand Bowers & Wilkins has introduced two new premium finishes for its signature over-ear headphones, the Px7 S2e and Px8. The new Px7 S2e Ruby Red features a deep red color, while the more luxurious Px8 Dark Forest hue is finished in a rich, dark green Nappa leather.

The two new colorways further reinforce the renowned British brand’s elevated approach to design, which aims to ensure that its premium audio products look as good as they sound. The brand has been on quite a roll lately, from collaborating with exotic carmaker McLaren on a blimp-shaped wireless speaker to launching luxury floor speakers and naming soccer superstar David Beckham as a face of the audio brand.

The new Px7 S2e Ruby Red and Px8 Dark Forest are available now for $429 and $699 respectively at bowerswilkins.com and selected retailers. Check out a sneak peek at the new colors above.

“I’m covered in scratches,” Elizabeth Hurley laughs. The revelation seems in contrast with her bona fide movie star guise, which manages to radiate even through Zoom despite the sometimes-spotty WiFi in her Herefordshire, England, manor. “The minute we hang up, I’m about to go outside and attack something! I feel much more creative when I can go outside. If I’m stuck on something, I’ll go hack down a weed and then feel better.” As the owner of one of the most deliciously posh British accents in the entertainment industry, she makes even the mere idea of weeding sound positively glamorous.

It’s one of her golden rules these days: For 15 minutes out of every hour, she’ll leave the desk and go breathe in the air of the “deep countryside”—her sanity saver for the past two decades—and peek over at her alpacas and grain fields. From the get-go, the “mummy, actress, model, farmer, bikini designer” (as her Instagram bio proclaims) was adamant that she didn’t want to raise her son, Damian, in London.

Now 22, Damian is, to use British parlance, a chip off the old block. A model and actor with a mane of enviable hair and bone structure that echo his mum’s, he made his feature writing and directorial debut with the 2024 film Strictly Confidential. Much to the Internet’s delight, albeit with some raised eyebrows, the picture features steamy scenes between Elizabeth and her female co-star. At present, both Hurleys are finalizing financing for Damian’s next project, which Elizabeth will produce via her latest labor of love, a production company she formed earlier this year with a friend.

Being by her son’s side as he finds his feet in show business brings back memories for Hurley. She enrolled in dance and drama school straight after her A-level exams and credits initial industry attention to a role in Christabel, a 1988 BBC mini-series. “It’s a character-building time when you’re young, in any job, but especially in showbiz. You get rejected all the time…even now. I totally get that it’s not for everyone. You have to have a very good attitude toward it. You can bet that if you meet anyone my age and they’re still in the business, they’re tough, because they’ve had to be.”

When she tried her hand at finding fame in the United States, Hurley chalks it up to that elusive combination of luck, timing and resilience. “After rounds of auditions, visa problems and crying every night, eventually you get a break and then you just work on that,” she says. Those fateful breaks saw Hurley front and center on two of the most beloved movies of the 1990s and 2000s: as sultry secret agent Vanessa Kensington in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery and as the temperature-raising leather-clad Devil in Bedazzled.

In another oft-referenced moment of the era, when Hurley joined her then-boyfriend Hugh Grant on the red carpet for the London premiere of Four Weddings and a Funeral in 1994, little did she know that she would guarantee her place in the annals of 1990s pop culture forever. Stepping out in the dress, a figure-hugging cut-out Versace scene stealer held together by oversize gold safety pins, Hurley became synonymous with the decade’s style forevermore. She thought nothing of it on the night and is still unsure what all the fuss is about.

“Obviously there were no cell phones or Internet at the time,” she recalls. “The next day Hugh and I were going to the Cannes Film Festival. In those days, they used to hand out newspapers on the plane and we realized we were on the front page of every single one. We thought it was insane! When we got to Cannes, people were going demented. And people have been obsessed with that dress ever since! I don’t understand it; I’ve never understood it. People still ring me up and tell me when it’s the ‘birthday’ of the dress.”

The burning question: Did she get to keep the dress? “It was the first thing I ever borrowed in my life,” she says. “I wasn’t famous. It wouldn’t have occurred to me to keep it; it just went straight back the next morning before we got on the plane, in the same white plastic bag I was given it in. That was that. I should have kept it, shouldn’t I? It would actually be nice if it was here—but because it has to have its birthdays, it’s probably better it’s wherever it is instead of being in my attic being eaten by moths!”

Despite being a prevailing sex symbol who oozes confidence and class—younger millennials may remember her as Nate Archibald’s seductive and experienced lover Diana Payne in Season 5 of Gossip Girl—Hurley is glad that being a model is only one string to her bow. “Shooting has always been a big part of my life, and I did end up loving it as much as being on a movie set. But a couple of days of modeling is enough. It wouldn’t have suited me for it to be my full-time job, but as part of my job, it’s a pleasure.”

Still, she’s her own best advertisement in campaigns and promotional materials for her swimwear and resortwear brand, Elizabeth Hurley Beach, which she launched 19 years ago. (Like her relocation to the English countryside, it was born from a desire to have a total lifestyle change when baby Damian entered the picture.) Lovingly referring to it as her “small, niche boutique brand,” she stuck to her guns and decided to run the business her own way despite what many told her.

“Along the way, I had a lot of opportunities to make it a bigger company,” Hurley says. “In the end, I decided not to. I wanted to keep it small so that I could control it and didn’t have anyone breathing down my neck. I’m glad I did that.” During the pandemic, she made the decision to focus only on selling direct to consumers. “Now it’s tiny again,” she says, joyfully. “There’s only a handful of us working together and we love it. We make what we want to make and don’t have anyone giving us a hard time.”

Though she teases that she “may not be modeling the swimwear for much longer,” one gets the impression that Hurley, 59, has never felt better in her skin. Representation of women having a great time and looking “fabulous” (her favorite word) at every age is of the utmost importance to her. Since 1997, she has served as the global ambassador for The Estée Lauder Companies’ Breast Cancer Campaign. “Their loyalty is amazing and absolutely commendable,” Hurley praises. “They understand that it’s not only young people who buy makeup and skincare. In fact, it’s the complete opposite. A lot of people who had ads, campaigns or contracts back in the day, it would be over for them by age 30 and they’d be replaced by a younger person. I’m glad that that’s not happening so much these days.” Having now met tens of thousands of people affected by the disease and been a prolific spokesperson and campaigner for the cause, she refers to the ambassadorship as one of the most meaningful and enriching things in her life.

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“I think the best way to have self-belief and confidence is to try your hardest to ensure you’ve got something to bring to the table,” she says of the key to longevity in your chosen career. “Sometimes we find ourselves out of our depth in something we don’t feel confident about. If I had to stand up tomorrow and make a speech about investment banking, I’d be very nervous. I’d have to learn my lines and I wouldn’t feel like I could go off script. Whereas when I talk about what I know about, I feel completely confident—and I think that’s the trick to feeling good. Find your comfort zone in whatever you’re doing and work out what you can offer that your competitor can’t. It’s the same for how you present yourself: Eliminate what you don’t like, accentuate what you do and then just have a good time.”

The Filson Fall 2024 Collection is already a sight to behold, with rich, rugged flannel shirt jackets, waxed trucker jackets and handsome, highly durable luggage on offer. And on the heels of last year’s Filson x Chris Stapleton Traveller Collection, the company looked into its extensive archive once more to celebrate the 110th anniversary of the Filson Mackinaw Cruiser.

What follows is a new take on the legendary silhouette, dubbed the Chris Stapleton Signature Mackinaw Cruiser #2 and launching online at Filson on September 26th. There’s much to love about the revamped take on a throwback, which notably features deadstock fabric not used by the company since the 1980s.

The fabric is a distinctive offering, to say the very least: It’s”a rare, deadstock blue plaid fabric sourced from Filson’s archives” and worn with pride by the award-winning, Kentucky-born rocker. “Being a long-time admirer of Filson, I saw an opportunity to collaborate and bring back an old pattern I loved,” Stapleton said. “It’s rare people build things that last a real lifetime – I love Filson stuff because it’s made to live longer than I will.”

A  limited-edition Outlaw State of Kind t-shirt also debuts as part of the latest Filson x Chris Stapleton release, with proceeds benefitting the charitable fund founded by the rocker and his wife, Morgane. The effort goes beyond menswear, but it doesn’t hurt that a special cause is part of the offering, Filson said.

“Chris Stapleton’s personal connection to Filson and his genuine appreciation for our heritage make this creative partnership especially meaningful,” said Alex Carleton, Chief Creative Officer of Filson, who added the refreshed take on an icon “is a celebration of both Filson’s rich history and Chris’s commitment to quality and authenticity.”

Fans of the rocker and of the long-running outfitter should keep a weather eye out for the bold, richly crafted update to a classic: It’s priced at $595, and again, it debuts just in time for the fall season online at Filson and at select Filson stores and wholesale partners as of September 26th. Layering up for fall now just might rock even harder.

In conjunction with the 2024 NFL season’s start, Oakley is recruiting Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes—as well as star Minnesota Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson—to help sell its new Players Collection of fashionable and sporty sunglasses.

Oakley, which will serve as the official eyewear provider of the NFL through 2030, already has vast collection of league-branded lenses that includes designs for all 32 teams and a signature Patrick Mahomes line of upscale shades. The new Players Collection adds the classically styled Chaminade (based on the Montefrio) and the thick-framed Belleville (based on the Fatcat) silhouettes to Oakley’s gridiron-worthy selection, bridging “the gap between her intensity of the field and the sophistication of the tunnel walk.” Like the Oakley Football Shields used across the NFL, both styles employ Oakley’s Prizm Lens Tech, which is designed to enhance details and optimize contrast.

“NFL athletes not only move the game forward on the field, they drive culture with their unique style and energy off of it.  So we took inspiration from leading tastemakers in football and infused it with Oakley’s signature design DNA,” said Corey Hill, Head of Global Sports Marketing at Oakley. “Players Collection is about enabling athletes to be who they are off the field, complementing our on-field product innovation.”

The initial Players Collection offerings are available now at Oakley’s website—expect to see more seasonal styles and color combinations throughout 2024.

Luxury audio company Marantz is cranking up its hi-fi amplifier offerings with its latest release, the MODEL 10 Reference Integrated Amplifier. This Champagne-colored sonic powerhouse is the first from the new 10 Series Collection and is the most powerful one-box amplifier the company has ever produced.

The MODEL 10 boasts a dual-mono symmetrical amplifier topology, a groundbreaking design that ensures optimal performance. Its copper-plated, triple-layered chassis features a compartmentalized structure, effectively isolating high and low power circuits to minimize internal interference.

The upscale amp uses a dual-mono configuration and operates in a fully balanced mode from input to output, with independent power supplies for each channel. That results in remarkably low distortion and exceptional dynamic range, delivering audiophile-grade sound quality.

The MODEL 10 also incorporates the latest generation of Marantz’s proprietary HDAM analog circuitry in its preamplifier design. HDAM, first introduced in 1992, is renowned for its speed and transparency, ensuring that the MODEL 10 captures every nuance of the music that you’re pumping out of it.

With a power output of 250W into 8 ohms, the MODEL 10 can effortlessly drive even the most demanding speakers. For those seeking even greater power, Marantz offers the option to bi-amplify using two MODEL 10 units, thanks to their proprietary F.C.B.S. (Floating Control Bus System). Its porthole-style OLED display, CNC-machined aluminum control knobs, and unique remote handset also exemplify the company’s commitment to quality.

The MODEL 10 offers a wide range of analog inputs, including XLR balanced inputs, RCA analog inputs, and a high-quality phono stage with MM and MC compatibility. It can also function solely as a power amplifier when paired with the LINK 10n Reference Network Audio Player. And there’s more Series 10 products on the way: Shortly after MODEL 10 launches, it will be joined by first the SACD 10, a statement-quality SACD player built to the same exacting standards as its amplifier sibling, along with the LINK 10n Reference Network Audio Player. 

With its innovative engineering, powerful performance, and meticulous attention to detail, the $15,000 Marantz MODEL 10 Reference Integrated Amplifier promises to deliver a suitably luxe listening experience for discerning audiophiles.

Liam Gallagher’s longtime fandom of Stone Island has landed the outspoken singer a starring role in the Italian parka brand’s latest campaign—just as backlash over ticket prices for the Oasis reunion tour is reaching a fever pitch.

Gallagher is one of several celebrity faces unveiled as part of the Massimo Osti-founded label’s “Community as a Form of Research” project. Lensed by in-demand British fashion photographer David Sims, the campaign also features DJ Peggy Gou, actor Russel Tovey and skater Sage Elsesser, but it’s tough to imagine any of them have as strong a connection to Stone Island as Gallagher.

As GQ points out, the ’90s Brit Pop legend has has previously detailed how his love affair with the brand began when he got his first Stoney parka at age 7, around the time the brand was founded. In 2017, Gallagher publicized the thievery of his cache of Stone Island jackets with a pointed tweet: “To the cunt who stole my Stone Island parkas from my hotel room while I was playing Glastonbury… hand them over all will be forgiven.” In the ad seen here, he sports a well-worn archival Stone Island cotton canvas anorak that’s been dated to 1983.

Gallagher’s charisma is also captured in the Q&A that accompanies his Stone Island flyer, as he responds to inquiries such as “What do you collect? ” (Response: “Souls.”), “What is your favorite city in the world? ” (Response: “Manchester City, and Manchester The City.”) and “What are you grateful for?” (Response: Everything. I fucking love being alive. It’s amazing.”)

Gallagher’s Stone Island sponsorship was announced shortly after tickets went on-sale for a 17-date Oasis 2025 tour in the U.K. and Ireland, an effort that will see him reunite with brother and Oasis co-founder, Noel Gallagher, on-stage for the first time since their infamous fallout in 2009. It’s an opportunity for fans to see what was once the biggest band in the U.K. play together again, but before the Gallaghers’ famously rocky relationship even has a chance to sabotage the long-awaited reunion shows, backlash has ensued over ticket prices.

When they went on sale on August 31, the cost of a seated tickets started at $85, and floor tickets were available from $195, according to Billboard. But on Ticketmaster, the tour’s primary ticket vendor, patrons were met with long queues and $467 prices for floor tickets. Though all tickets still sold out in less than a day, the inflated cost prompted a response from U.K. culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, who said it was “depressing to see vastly inflated prices excluding ordinary fans from having a chance of enjoying their favorite band live. Working with artists, industry and fans we can create a fairer system that ends the scourge of touts, rip-off resales and ensures tickets at fair prices.”

Samsung just unveiled a pair of ultra-short throw laser projectors designed to transform any living space into a premium home cinema with sharp 4K resolution, immersive audio, and other upgraded features.

The Samsung Premiere 9 projector boasts triple-laser technology for enhanced color accuracy and brightness, while both models offer ultra-short throw capabilities and vibrant 4K resolution on screens (or walls) of up to 130 inches. The projectors bring images to vibrant life with exceptional color and clarity, thanks to a maximum brightness of 3,450 ISO lumens for the Premiere 9 and 2,500 ISO lumens for the Premiere 7.

In addition to their impressive picture quality, both Premiere projectors are equipped with innovative AI picture enhancements, including 4K AI Upscaling and Vision Booster. These upgrades ensure that all content is displayed in 4K, regardless of its original quality, and automatically adjusts color and contrast in various lighting conditions. The built-in speakers with Dolby Atmos technology in both models provide powerful and immersive audio experience. The Premiere 9 features 40W 2.2.2 channel up-firing speakers, while The Premiere 7 includes 30W 2.2ch speakers.

The Premiere projectors come with Samsung Tizen OS, offering access to a wide range of streaming services, including Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, Samsung TV Plus, and more. For gaming enthusiasts, the newly integrated Samsung Gaming Hub offers access to popular cloud gaming services such as Xbox Game Pass, Amazon Luna, and Google Stadia without the need for a separate console. The projectors feature a low-input lag for smooth and responsive gameplay.

With their sleek and compact design, Premiere 9 and Premiere 7 projectors (which range from $2,999-$5,999) can be easily integrated into any home design environment. They come with a variety of mounting options, including floor stands and ceiling mounts, for flexible placement. If interested in these newly launched 4K laser projectors, check out Samsung.com.

Aspiring collectors and gearheads with discerning tastes should take note of the latest automotive tome from luxury book publisher Assouline. The title—Rare Cars –The World’s Most Exclusive Rides—tells readers exactly what to expect from this handsome coffee table book, which is elegantly presented in a luxe metal clamshell lined with hand-stitched Italian leather.

Across and 203 illustrations and 304 pages penned by Road & Track editor-at-large A.J. Baime, you’ll find the one-of-two 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé—a $143 million prototype that became the world’s most expensive car in 2022. Another entry is dedicated to the Ferrari 250 GTO, which reigns as the world’s most expensive production car. The highest confirmed auction sale for the in-demand Prancing Horse is $51.7 million, but the book cites the harder-to-confirm $70 million private sale—not that it matters currently, as both surpass every other production car sales record.

Of course, monetary value isn’t the point; it’s just a byproduct of the impact these machines have made. There’s the paradigm-shifting McLaren F1, proclaimed by many to be the “greatest supercar of all time” and the first made of carbon fiber. The lesser-known W Motors Lykan HyperSport is no less impressive in its own right. Named after a species of werewolf, the one-of-seven hypercar’s diamond-inset LED headlights and mesmerizing swan doors gave it enough visual intrigue to earn a starring role in Furious 7—one still runs around on real roadways as part of the Abu Dhabi police department. The Pagani Zonda HP Barchetta, as Baime noted, was not only the most powerful version of Horacio Pagani’s first hypercar, but so exclusive that outlets worldwide picked up news of a crashed example in 2022.

“The cars in this book are masterpieces in the way works of art can be masterpieces,” Baime writes. “Only these art pieces are animate. They can provide joy like no Michelangelo ever could.”

True to the exorbitantly-priced autos within, Rare Cars is available now for the decidedly decadent price of $2,500 per book.