21 June 2010
Being announced a few months ago, the Pharrell Williams and Moncler collection has recently been released with the following installation at colette. The collection incorporates Moncler’s signature aesthetic as well as Williams’ own flair which comes courtesy of Keita Suguira.
15 June 2010
Making fashion forward designs feel masculine isn’t an easy task, but Commonwealth Utilities has it dialed. The company is the brainchild of Anthony Keegan, a former designer for Giorgio Armani and Donna Karan, and his partner, Richard Christiansen, the founder of his own creative agency. Together, the two have designed sweaters, jackets and shorts that have a thoroughly modern feel but still maintain a rough-hewn edge. They’ve even managed to make long johns look cool.
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14 June 2010
Mr Brainwash is releasing six limited edition screen prints from 2009. Each print measures 22″x30″ and is hand finished, signed, numbered, and with a thumb print on the back. These prints will be available Thursday, June 17, at 12pm pst, for $300. Limit one print of each kind per customer.
Get yours while you can….
11 June 2010
Leave it to the kids at Refinery29 to scour the city and hand pick the best of the best. Here, the leave us with their top 3 jaunts to grab a taco…I think you will all agree.
• The Loading Dock—This place is definitely worth checking out if you like Mexican food or not. It’s actually a super-slick art gallery, with an old-school taco truck attached, serving up some of la comida mexicana around. Who would pass up the chance to eye their selection of hip, new-age art while chowing down on their beer-battered or grilled fish tacos ($5) seasoned to perfection with lime, cilantro, and crema Mexicana? Umm, we sure wouldn’t.
The Loading Dock, 170 Tillary Street (between Flatbush Avenue and Gold Street); 646-355-7518.
• Toloache—Named for a flowering plant used in love potions, this Mexican bistro will have you saying te quiero! Peep the classy décor, with walls decked in hand-painted tiles and silver lanterns hanging from the ceiling, before sampling some seriously tasty food. We die for the guacamole and ceviche bar, but the real draw is the De Pastor taco, with guajillo-marinated pork, grilled pineapple, and chile de arbol salsa. And top off dos tacos with some margaritas ($10-$22). Are you there yet?!
Toloache, 251 West 50th Street (between 7th and 8th avenues); 212-581-1818.
• Tacos El Idolo—Sure, there’s a line at this truck, but sometimes the best things in life are worth the wait. You’ll be elbowing for space with some serious Mexican foodies, all of whom are in line for the mouth-watering tortas, quesadillas, and soft tortilla tacos. We recommend the taco arabe ($3), an Arabian taco filled with spicy pork and lime. Once you’ve downed your share of the grub, we know you’ll be back for seconds.
Tacos El Idolo, West 14th Street (parked at 8th Avenue); no phone.
10 June 2010
The original concept of the grand tour was born in the late sixteenth century when it became fashionable for young aristocrats to visit the great cities of Europe such as Paris, Venice, Florence, and Rome, as the culmination of their classical education. As rail and steamship travel became more accessible, the practice flourished and served as an educational rite of passage for Englishmen, Germans, French and Americans alike. The goal of The New Grand Tour is to revive, re-invent, redefine, and change the old concept by venturing well beyond a voyage for the privileged elite. Instead, The New Grand Tour would become a mechanism for a group of unique and talented artists to interact with foreign cultures in an appreciative and organic way, rather than simply as voyeurs.
Beginning on October 20, 2007, Young Kim, Deanne Cheuk, José Parlá, Rey Parlá, and Davi Russo began a thirteen day journey in the Far East. They began in Shanghai heading for the remote Yunnan Province, in search of the mystical city of Shangri la. With James Hilton’s novel, Lost Horizon as their guide, their journey took them through the beautiful valleys, rivers and lakes between the border of Yunnan Province and Tibet, through the Mei Li Snow Mountains and eventually to Beijing. While on this journey, each artist created new works within their respective medium, inspired by the places they visited during their travels.
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09 June 2010
Sally Singer, the fashion news and features director at Vogue, has been named the editor of T: The New York Times Style Magazine. Huge congratulations are in order. Looking forward to seeing you excel.
07 June 2010
Like a lot of up-and-coming rock acts, New York–based band Hey Battlefield is an example of great music made outside the grips of major-league record labels. Three masterful practitioners of various instruments and multiple genres, creating a seemingly endless stream of perfectly orchestrated original songs, and motivated by a mutual love of making and sharing music? It’s a rare combination that inevitably falls apart when zillion-dollar contracts and hawkish publicists get involved; yet it’s the precisely what should be maintained when they do. It’s real musicians making real music (V MAGAZINE)
04 June 2010
The Selbys favorite things about Canada:
Everyone is nice
Clean Air
Greek Food
Beautiful Nature Everywhere
….we couldn’t agree more.
