SHOPPING: PUNK
After exploring how Punk has evolved today (here), I selected few brands who embody the punk spirit like Tobias Wistisen and Comme des Garcons or those who are playing with punk’s visual codes like KTZ and David Lindwall. Tobias Wistisen. Born in Denmark, Tobias had his training in Paris where he’s now based. His aesthetic...
NOW: PUNK
PUNK has been a recurrent theme these last months and with the Metropolitan Museum’s exhibition “Punk: Chaos to Couture” opening up this week, I couldn’t find a better opportunity to explore the meaning of punk now. Like most of you, I couldn’t experience this movement, so all I kept in mind when growing up was...
INTERVIEW: PAULO SUCCAR
Few weeks ago, my friend Mikko (check out his blog!) tagged me on Instagram on a picture from Paulo Spring collection. I immediately fell in love with the prints in his collection and his aesthetic. Intrigued by the consistency of his work, I emailed him few questions… How and when did you start designing? I don’t remember the...
SHOPPING: HIGH TOP FROM SSENSE.COM
Next fall winter will be all about astronauts and, what I’ve called few months ago, Space Odyssey. Metallic fabrics, uniforms, oversized silhouettes and of course monumental sneakers. ssense.com just received new high tops by Kris Van Assche, Gareth Pugh, Dsquared2, Damir Doma and Pierre Balmain. They are all to die for! Check out my picks. Krisvanassche...
NOW: OPENING CEREMONY FALL WINTER PREVIEW
Opening Ceremony had last night the first preview of their fall winter collection at the Howard street store in collaboration with American Express. DJ, champagne, petits fours, cool people!, the party was perfect! Fawzia and Lilian, on the first picture, were the lucky winners of the sweepstakes sponsored by Amex, and you can also recognized OC founder...
SHOPPING: LACOSTE L!VE X OSAMU TEZUKA
LACOSTE L!VE teams up with renowned Japanese manga team Tezuka Productions to create an exclusive capsule collection of polos, T-shirts and footwear inspired by the cast of characters that populate Osamu Tezuka’s fabled comic series. Osamu Tezuka was a Japanese manga artist, animator and producer. He is best known as the creator of Astro Boy....
SHOPPING: SOLESTRUCK SS13 ARRIVALS
Solestruck is the online shoes store of your dreams. They always get the coolest and hottest styles of the season whether they are from Europe or the USA. Just to name few of them: Acne, Adidas x Jeremy Scott, Boy of London, Dr Martens, Buffalo, Cheap Monday. So here is a short selection of their...
SHOPPING: BABAR MEETS SOULLAND
Do you know Babar? If not, let me introduce him. Babar is a children book character created by author and illustrator Jean de Brunoff in 1931. The original story was invented by de Brunoff’s wife for their children. As always with children books, nothings better than an animal to teach valuable lessons and love. To celebrate Babar 80th birthday...
SHOPPING: MY 5 T-SHIRTS FROM MR PORTER
Spring in NY is so magic! The sky is intensely bright and blue and cherry blossoms are everywhere. Everything seems fresh and new… like this small selection all dedicated to the most fascinating color, blue! Enjoy! JUNYA WATANABE: STRIPED COTTON-JERSEY T-SHIRT The Marinière aka the Sailor t-shirt, embodies perfectly spring for me. It’s fresh, simple but...