LOOKBOOK.NU
I don’t know how blown up this site is, but either way It’s a good browse. It’s mostly cute young hipster girls and skinny dudes posting their looks, but there are definitely some gems in there. I particularly like this one of Jane from Dallas in a vintage dress and Balenciaga boot(ie)s. The kids get pretty into it and there is some great art direction and photography in a bunch of the shots as well. It’s crazy - you have some 16 year old kids decked out in head to toe Dior Homme and then others with good, if not better outfits costing under $20.
RICH GIRLS
The official video, featuring the beautiful Behati Prinsloo and a bunch of other cameos. I can definitely dig this. The new version has grown on me.
DEJOUR ENDORSES: ALBAM
Albam does classics and they do them well. They follow the philosophy of “it doesn’t have to be radically different, just a lot better”. Based in London, they operate solely on a mail order basis because they don’t believe in passing the costs on to the customer through a retailer so they manage to keep their cost fairly low for the quality you are getting. Everything is hand made by classic purveyors of traditional manufacturing from the Oxfords and Dessert boots in England to my favorite from the collection, the high top boat shoes which are manufactured in Maine. Rounding out the line are classic oxfords, Japanese denim and solid leather accessories. I’m surprised I haven’t heard of them sooner.
YSL ROLLING SNEAKERS
Despite being a little (or a lot) gaudy, the YSL version of SK8 His (called the Rolling) have been really doing it for me. The Patent Black killed it when they came out and now there’s even more. A subtle (not really) patent charcoal and burgundy are being released soon and apparently there’s also an emerald green pair. Not bad at $400 compared to other designer sneakers.
CONSTANT ROTATION: ZEIGEIST
Not exactly new (Release at the beginning of May this year), but I have been playing Zeigesit’s album The Jade Motel non stop recently. Their a pretty weird trio from Stockholm and cite Matthew Barney, Comme des garçons, Peter Greenaway, Andy Warhol, David Lynch and Alexander McQueen as influences and if that doesn’t give you an idea of what they sound like(me neither), so just check out these MP3s. Also, they have just been remixed by my favorite remixers, The Twelves and the outcome is dare I say, better than the original. I also managed to make this post without a reference to The Knife until now.
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Zeigeist - Humanitarianism (The Twelves Remix)
Zeigeist - Black Milk ZEGIEST ONLINE
GET TO KNOW: KAVA GORNA
I’m a big fan of NY based photogrpaher Kava Gorna. She’s done a lot of good work in a bunch of noteworth publications (Jalouse, Hobo) and she shot the lookbook for Imitation of Christ. Her photos have a really soft quality to them and her photos feature some interesting subject mater (Nate Lowman, above left).
OUR LEGACY
Our Legacy is a brand that has really gotten me excited lately, so much that I even ordered a pair of their chinos online and I never, ever order stuff from overseas just because of the hassle. Anyways my friend Ryan just did an interview with the guys and previews the new season. The thing I like about this is that there is a story behind it. The have developed a character Sean, an Oxford dropout who pursues the Paris art scene. Check it out.
Also, their blog turned me on to a really cool concept. Pre-worn APCs to give them autehntic distressing. I mean I’ve been wearing mine for years and they have some good wear on them, but If your looking for a quick fix this sounds pretty cool, especially if they look this good.
PATRICK O’DELL SPEAKS
My friends at Studio have put together a short video featuring Patrick O’Dell speaking about some of his photos in his first solo show “To All My Friends”.
