THE SPRING ISSUE
Think T’s
Four new designers that will knock your shirt off Everyone knows the perfect T-shirt when they see it. And these days it’s easy to find. You stole it from your boyfriend, who stole it back. At summer camp all your new friends autographed it (while you were wearing it). You bribed your best friend into […]
Why So Serious?
MAC’s new Holiday line goes smoky and bold I, like the rest of the world, was shamelessly enthralled with The Dark Night. While Heath Ledger’s Joker was meant to have a haunting and disturbing appearance, I couldn’t help thinking that with a few swipes here and there, it would be the perfect smoky eye and […]
Rikke Hubert: Copenhagen-Found Levity
In the fashion world, dichotomies abound. Some say of designing, it’s either sink or swim. For Rikke Hubert, it’s float. “I am only thinking one collection at a time,” says the 28-year-old Dane, whose new work reflects at least one duality in her life. The anticipated release of Hubert’s womenswear collection, only the third since […]
Maria Louise Suhr: Great Dane
Scandinavia has just kind of dropped in and taken over. From IKEA to H&M to Cheap Monday to Acne, the region has produced its fair share of stylish designers. At one time or another, each of these up-and-comers was dubbed “one to watch.” Well, now here’s another: Maria Louise Suhr. Never heard of her? No […]
The Denim Master
Mille Monferin’s cosmopolitan take on jeans. Sweden has produced some of the most sought after brands of the last few years, from inexpensive lines to cutting edge, avant-garde and innovative collections, falling just shy of fashion’s radars as the country on which to always keep a watchful eye. Denim is no exception, and the Scandinavians […]
Bland Is As Bland Does
For lack of a better descriptor, we’ll call Bland a “clothing line”—though that hardly encapsulates the cleverly subversive efforts of Theodoric Bland Willoughby and his co-conspirator Meghan Coleman that have included, among other things, hooded hats, cigarette broaches, armless vests, clear ruler sunglasses, mannequin pantomime, as well as some expertly constructed, unisex separates. It’s a […]
Academy of Art Alumni Cut Free
If you consider the thousands of fashion design students who graduate each year and the collections they produce at the culmination of their education—it’s a wonder that anyone ever gets noticed. These pending alumni put endless amounts of resources, stitches, time and ambition into their designs with the hope that they will create a halo […]
More than Manolos
In a society where Manolos can be more coveted than Monets, modern artists have adeptly found a way to mesh our keenness for kicks and adoration of art. They have spawned a vast spectrum of enterprise, which includes graphic art, photography, interior design and most recently, tennis shoes. By partnering with major brands like Adidas […]
Olympia
PHOTOGRAPHY BY Ron Purdy STYLING BY Raphael Mendonca Dress HERVE LEGER, corset and neck piece KENNY HUANG, bracelets PATRICIA VON MUSULIN, booties DIESEL. Top MALANDRINO, t-shirt and wrist guards ADIDAS, shorts AMERICAN APPAREL, cap MIU MIU, bottom piece straps AGENT PROVOCATEUR, boots GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI, sun glasses YVES SAINT LAURENT. Bodysuit, skirt and cap MIU MIU, […]
Jean Genie
PHOTOGRAPHY BY Sergio Kurhajec STYLING BY Elle Strauss Denim vest Current/Elliott, navy all in one Rebecca Beeson, rings Helen Ficalora. Jacket with gold buttons Foley+Corinna, fur beanie Nolita, jeans Fresh Ink. Denim bustier Fornarina, black net leggings Bebe Design Lab, black fur and leather fingerless gloves (mens) Costume National, necklace with gold disc with diamond […]
Dream of Me
PHOTOGRAPHY BY Dan Lim STYLING BY Juliana Schiavinatto Corset Dolce & Gabbanna, rings Swarovski, dress (worn as skirt) Malene Birger. Coat Escada, high-waisted brief and stay-ups Agent Provocateur, shoes L.A.M.B. Capelet Dolce & Gabanna, necklace Tom Binns Design, high-waisted brief and stay-ups Agent Provocateur, Dress Alice+Olivia, earrings Holt Renfrew. Corset, Dolce & Gabanna, chain belt […]
JMary: Rolling Out The Red Carpet
From the sunny, silicone-injected land of trendy snow boots and sweat suits comes a true couture label, JMary. Created by Jennifer Gheur in 1999, it began in a small studio in the LA neighborhood of Los Feliz—-long before it was the Williamsburg of the West. The evolution of this label has been slow and methodic. […]
Geometry & Coincidence
PHOTOGRAPHY BY Andrew Yee STYLING BY Kemal Harris Jacket, pants, belt and necklace YVES ST. LAURENT, boots PRADA, tights HUE. Dress, bodysuit and brooches MIU MIU, shoes STELLA McCARTNEY, stylist’s own gloves. Suit SONIA RYKIEL, skullcap and shoes MIU MIU, tights HUE, necklace DEKA RAY. Dress and necklace PRADA, shoes VICINI. Dress GIAMBATTISTA VALLI, vest […]
Sir Terrence Conran
The design pioneer offers a simple idea that beautiful items should be useful, and useful items should be beautiful Sir Terence Conran, 77, is more than a designer or entrepreneur. His career, spanning over 50 years, includes far too many accomplishments to chronicle here. Early highlights include Conran & Company, a furniture-making business run out […]
Wayne Coyne
Flamnig Lips frontman tells us what it really means to be at war with the mystics Wayne Coyne is the Flaming Lips’ major domo. Lead vocalist and ringmaster for these Oklahoma art provocateurs, he logged in time as a teenage pot dealer and fry cook at Long John’s Silver for 11 years before his band […]
