The legendary DQ Burns Supper returns this year on Jan. 23, and we will essentially taking be over Public in Nolita for the festivities. A five course tasting menu has been designed for us by Chef Farmerie and The Balvenie is providing cocktails and as much of their 12, 15 and 17 year old single malt as we can consume. The usual team will be there to reprise the roles they have honed in the last five or so years, and this year the haggis will be piped in by the NYPD Pipe Major himself.
Needless to say we expect this to be a rip-snorting evening of fine dining, fine spirits, fine company and a serious nod to some serious culture in an irreverent and memorable way. Unfortunately our change of venue results in a reduction from last year’s 150 seats to only around 100 this year, so it really is a case of first come first served. The cost is $125 per person plus the booking fee, a steal at twice the price. Proceedings begin with cocktails at 6:30 p.m. For tickets please call the store in NY on 212.226.7030 or go to the following link: http://duncanquinn.com/burns-event.html
DQ’s new Miami digs were rockin’ on Friday night when Birmingham’s The Twang, who opened Glastonbury in front of 500,000 people, played a one-off show for the DQ faithful in the amazing space dedicated to gentlemanly pursuits. The glamorous gig put the finishing touch on the limited edition pop-up pad which features a killer collection of vintage Ducatis, including a 450 Desmo from the 70’s, a 350 Desmo, built in 1969 and a 1985 F1 prototype. Select models are for sale, should you wish to pick up a bike as stylish as your DQ suit.
Also on hand are a 1962 Maserati, full-size croquet pitch, bespoke lounge with Dormeuil fabrics, Ruby motorcycle helmet installation, Hendrick’s Gin cocktails and more. Things got off to an auspicious start when world-famous shoe designer Christian Louboutin, who has his own op-up shop down the block, was our first customer, coming in to buy an outfit for his own opening before we’d even officially cut the ribbon. The Miami shop will be open until Dec. 12th, then once a month for dinners and tastings and otherwise by appointment. Check out some of the great press we’ve gotten here and here.
4040 NE 2nd Ave., The Moore Building, #102, Miami FL 33137. Email miami@duncanquinn.com to be added to the mailing list for updates and event details.
Things are really taking shape at DQ’s 6,000-sq.-ft. Limited Edition pop-up store in Miami’s Design District in preparation for the big opening this week. We just installed a stunning 1962 Maserati 3500GT, one of only 359 made, specially ordered and owned by famed Formula One driver Peter Revson, from the private collection of Russell Glace. The dashing Revson, heir to the Revlon cosmetics fortune, lived fast, died young, and had great taste in cars and women - his main squeeze was 1973 Miss World Marjorie Wallace. He teamed up with Steve McQueen for the 12 Hours of Sebring race in 1970 and was inducted in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. Here’s some pix of his prize ride being carefully loaded into DQ’s damned stylish monument to gentlemanly pursuits, the store windows having been removed to pave the way. Stay tuned for more, including an incredible installation of classic Ducatis.
4040 NE 2nd Ave., The Moore Building, #102, Miami FL 33137. Email miami@duncanquinn.com to be added to the mailing list for updates and event details.
On December 1 DQ will open a 6,000-sq.-ft. Limited Edition pop-up store in Miami’s Design District to coincide with Design Miami. More than 20,000 collectors flock to the District for the fair, known as the pre-eminent forum for the presentation of limited edition and collectible design. You can bet they’ve never seen anything as dashing DQ’s damned stylish monument to gentlemanly pursuits however. Hell, no one has.
The pop-up shop will feature the full line of DQ ready-to-wear starring our killer new fall collection and gangster chic ties, as well as limited edition croquet shirts and t-shirts exclusive to the venue. Hendrick’s Gin cocktails will flow like water, women will swoon, and hijinks will ensue on the full-size indoor croquet pitch. We’ve got a rendering above to tide you over ‘till the big day, when we’ll reveal further details. Meanwhile book your flight and look sharp about it.
4040 NE 2nd Ave., The Moore Building, #102, Miami FL 33137. Email miami@duncanquinn.com to be added to the mailing list for updates and event details.
To go along with DQ’s killer new looks for fall we have a collection of silk neckties bearing gangster chic motifs, perfect for the gentleman, the rogue and the gentleman rogue. We were bored by the basic skull and crossbones which is about as edgy these days as soda water; this is much stronger stuff. A lot of DQ’s inspiration comes from the long and well-recorded history of the criminal fraternity frequenting Savile Row for their sharp suits and other attire. Think Mona Lisa, A Long Good Friday, Gangster Number One, and in particular for this new tie collection, Eastern Promises.
The sharp lads over at UrbanDaddy were quick to pick up on the natty new neckwear. Here’s how they just described them in their feature:
“Chances are, when you think Russian prisoners, you think…Savile Row neckwear. Or, if you didn’t, you will now: dandy suitmonger Duncan Quinn just came out with a line of ties inspired by the insanely complicated ink jobs that hardened criminals undergo in the gulag (think Viggo Mortensen in Eastern Promises). Consider it a subtle, elegant middle finger to whoever’s making you wear a tie.” Spot on as usual. The goods, made of 100% silk handwoven in England, cut, stitched and finished by hand in New York City, are now available in our stores and online here.
The second installment of the oenological orgy known as the “Eleventh Bottle” DQ wine dinner series just went down on Guy Fawkes Night at Vito’s private dining room on the Lower East Side. If you missed it, don’t despair (too much); there are still slots open for the next bacchanalian brouhaha, though not for long. The 5th of November feast featured the vinous wonders of Chateauneuf-du-Pape (above), ranging from the 1990 La Milliere Vielles Vignes to the venerable 1955 Clos de l’Oratoire with several stops along the way, in addition to such culinary delights as ravioli with pork belly, green figs and mascarpone, roast leg of lamb and grilled wild boar.
The December 14 edition at Double Crown (Bleecker & Bowery) with a five course tasting menu will be equally outrageous; you can preview our resident wino JC’s selections below. Remember to exercise all your charm, courtesy, taste, well-learned politesse and DQ wardrobe to win a coveted spot at the table; you can save the sympathy for those who miss out. Call the NY store at 212.226.7030 for enquiries; $350 per person, payable in advance; space subject to availability, limited to 22 places.
1973 Heitz Martha’s
1974 Mount Veeder
1978 Diamond Creek Gravelly Meadow
1984 Chateau Montelena
1985 Rennaisance
1985 Dunn Howell Moutain
1961 Leoville Las Cases
1975 Mouton Rothschild
1978 Margaux
1979 Haut Brion
1983 Gruaud Larose
1988 Pichon Baron
DQ’s fall inspiration comes from a misspent youth and his perennial love for the gentleman, the rogue and the gentleman rogue. Cat burglars with honor from when a ‘fair cop’ was a ‘fair cop’ and shooters were nigh on unheard of in the polite criminal fraternity. Think Thomas Crown. Think Simon Dermott. And think Nikolai. So we bring for our gentleman rogue a reflection of the times with a new fall collection of totally classic understated suits made from the finest English worsted, woven in Huddersfield and Leeds by one of Duncan’s friends.
Bulletproof, proper English tackle this, that will keep you crisp and warm, with a twinkle in your eye and a bounce in your step. Classic chalkstripes, sharkskins, mohairs and a little cashmere and lightweight stuff here and there for the softies among you, in black, charcoal and gunmetal. We’ve also slightly tweaked our silhouette to be still so easily recognizable to the aficionado, but a little more subtle to boot. Paired with beautiful cotton shirts and our new ties which are set to be the talk of the town with deep basic colors accented with our cheeky gangster chic motifs, we’ll eat our new hats if they don’t turn the heads you’re looking to turn.
Please keep it under your homburg, but we’ve begun a new wine dinner series for our loyal friends wishing to celebrate life, food, the fruit of the vine and damn fine company. Details are on a need-to-know basis, but here’s what we can tell you in public: each features great food cooked by an Italian maestro, in a private room at a suitably elegant downtown establishment, with beaucoup vintages and a five course tasting menu. Our warmup event was a smashing success, starring the Vieux Chateau Certan 1962, Chateau Ausone 1979, Chateau Canon 1982 and L’Evangile 1983. We plan to have one or two dozen guests at each, with the freight at $175 - $250 per head including tax, tip and bon mots. The next occasion, boasting Barolos from 1989 and 1990 and a bit o’ wild boar, is already fully booked, but exercise your charm and DQ wardrobe and we can probably find you a spot in the not-too-distant future.
As games amenable to gentlemen go, croquet has few rivals - unfettered by the sartorial restraints imposed by more vigorous activities, while eminently suitable for en-suite cocktail sipping. So it’s high time this elegant pastime had a shirt to call its own. We hereby present to you the DQ Croquet Shirt in classic 100% piqué cotton, embroidered with our signature Fleur de Lys. Stylish and insouciant, understated yet with a hint of the iron fist beneath the velvet glove, it’s perfect accompanied by a fierce Pimms Cup in said fist, a mallet in the other and a glint in the eye. Of course should you also wish to sport the gorgeous garment while engaging in a chukker of polo or set of tennis, we will not protest.
Available to order from our stores in Dallas, Los Angeles and New York as well as by phone or online, the DQ Croquet Shirt comes in several damn-your-eyes combinations of white and custom piece dyed DQ fuchsia and blue, with custom dyed buttons and contrasting trim. All are available in DQ slim fit from size XS (small enough for the ladies) up to XXL. And you’ll want secure yours in time to dazzle the competition on the indoor croquet pitch in our forthcoming Miami Limited Editions pop-up store - but more on that later.
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When Troy Parsons, a dashing Australian now living in New York, decided to get married back home in Perth, he came to DQ to be fitted for his wedding suit. These photos were taken at the ceremony held in the beautiful Victoria Gardens in East Perth, which was followed by an organic vegan feast. Troy looked smashing in his grey single-breasted two-button lightweight wool suit with a ticket pocket, white cotton shirt and pink pindot tie.
“I never properly said ‘thank you,’” Troy wrote to us upon his return. “Thank you for a wonderful suit, wonderful accessories, helping me out, and patiently taking time to make sure I was happy, and looking dapper. I am totally chuffed with the suit and the service, and am always raving about you guys. In fact, on the day, the only other guy that came close to looking as nice, did in fact have a Savile Row suit.” Well we do aim to please.
