THE SPRING ISSUE
Todd Murphy & Chris Jones
On one October weekend, the Lower East Side’s Marc Straus Gallery opened its doors with celebration for the release of two of its new artist exhibitions—Chris Jones and Todd Murphy. Both artists are creative genii of their own profession, Jones—a native of London and Murphy, a Chicago domestic and New York transplant via Atlanta. Both […]
Feet First Toward The Future
Let me introduce you to EARL. EARL stands for “electro-adapt reactive lacing” and the technology in EARL is what makes the Nike Mag and Nike HyperAdapt 1.0 the shoes of the future. These shoes are Nike’s first in the new wave of self-tying shoes. You may know the Nike Mag from the 1988 film Back […]
Luxembourg’s Origami
Inspired Creation A once unassuming restaurant and bar in the small town of Bridel, Luxembourg has been transformed into a Japanese-inspired modern wonderland. BOOS Beach Club and Restaurant, known for its fine dining fare and live music, has seen a major revamp with the help of Luxembourg based architectural design group, Metaform. With an angular […]
John Jay
John C. Jay was voted one of the “Top Ten Most Influential Art Directors of the Past 50 years” by Graphic Design USA Magazine and has received numerous awards for his work in advertising, which includes campaigns for Nike during his time at Wieden+Kennedy as Global Executive Creative Director. Today, Jay serves as President of […]
Akris
Create Your New Aidentity Fashion in 2016 is all about experiences. Runway shows tout being the most ‘instagrammed’ or having their hashtag posted the most during a fashion week cycle. One renowned international fashion house is taking advantage of the desire for experiences and handing over the design reins to their customers. In September 2016, […]
Faust
Build it again, Build it aloft in thy breast! And life’s new quest Commence With clearer sense, And songs of cheer Anew shalt hear! —Goethe, Faust So the words were spoken by the Choir of Spirits in Goethe’s Faust, and thus the collaboration between Snøhetta architecture and Faust shoes reinvented the shopping experience. By bringing […]
Naomi Scott
The Girl Living Two Dreams You may know Naomi Scott as the Pink Ranger in the new “Power Rangers” movie, or as the endearingly awkward character “Maddy” in the Steven Spielberg produced sci-fi series, “Terra Nova”. What many people don’t know about Naomi is that she was first and foremost a musician before acting came […]
Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri
Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri started out in front of the camera as a young teen model, but now she’s behind it as an award-winning filmmaker. Growing up in Bengal, India, Indrani was always fascinated by the photography and filmmaking. Her experience as a successful, working model became a window of cultural perspective as her career took her […]
Hannah Kasulka
Hannah Kasulka was never into horror or dark characters and now her life is centered around one of the most iconic ones. Hannah stars in Fox’s television show “The Exorcist”, which takes heavy inspiration from the original 1973 film. Hannah plays Geena Davis’s seemingly picture-perfect daughter “Casey,” but her Jekyll and Hyde behavior eventually reveals […]
Alyssa Diaz
Leather clad with a black widow’s red hourglass adorning her stomach, Alyssa Diaz balances on the ropes of a wrestling ring with a stony expression. She crouches like a predator, all before before slamming down on her opponent with full force. This is Alyssa’s role playing the tough-as-nails, Luchadores wrestler “Teresa” in the Emmy award-winning […]
Pretty in Pink
Jean Paul Gaultier dress Full look by Georgine Behno jumpsuit Cheap Monday top Preen Line dress Full look by Rhie Phillip Lim top Photography by Peter Rosa Model Ashley Smith at The Society Styling by Olivia Weeden Hair by Clay Nielsen Make-up by Katie Jane Hughes
Adrian Grenier
For some, Adrian Grenier invokes Vinnie Chase from the HBO series Entourage or “the boyfriend” in The Devil Wears Prada, but behind the scenes this philanthropic creative has been using the mediums of film and music to ignite much needed conversations about the social and environmental health of our people and planet. Raised as an […]
Laura Apsit Livens
From an early age, Laura Apsit Livens felt drawn to big and bold colors and patterns, a fascination she now brings to her hat collections. Based in Mayfair, London, Livens is determined to keep couture millinery alive and popular. Her passion earned her a coveted spot in the Headonism exhibition at London Fashion Week this […]
Narges Rashidi
From War in Real Life to War On-screen Lavish Alice top Manning Cartell pants The film, Under The Shadow, begins with a woman shrouded in a black hijab with a dark, intense gaze. The camera hones in on her expression riddled with sadness and frustration, which elicits immediate empathy for her before we even learn […]
