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Save up to 70 percent on fall/winter menswear at the Patrik Ervell sample sale. Shirts are $75 to $100 (originally $250 to $300), outerwear is $175 to $500 (originally $700 to $1,500), and sweaters are $100 to $150 (originally $350 to $500). Through 3/13. 35 Howard St., nr. Crosby, No. 4B, buzzer 4 (646-912-9083); F–S (noon–6).
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A friend of mine (ahem…not me, but a friend of mine) once offered a portion of his tuition refund check to his favorite Falcon Exclusive for the porn god’s stage worn orange g-string. Suffice it to say, said friend had eaten one too many packs of Ramen noodles. But patrons of Japanese sex clubs like Air Touch trump that measly $200 by flinging stacks of cash as thick as £2,000 for worn flight attendant uniforms, prompting Japan Airlines, who will cut its work force by 2,700 this week, to track their flight attendant’s garments by sewing serial numbers into each piece.
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Just in time for Paris Fashion Week, fashion photographer Simon Procter is staging an exhibition of a series of angelic Renaissance-inspired photomontages. Procter’s training as a classical painter is clearly evident in his evocation of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling, with a clear nod to some of the top fashion pieces of the season. For those with a more philosophical interest in photography, a recent article in the New York Times discusses some of the controversy over the place of photoshop in photography in creating works like these which blur the lines between classical photography and painting.
Patrik Ervell by Shawn Brackbill for Dazed Digital
America’s legacy to fashion is that it instituted utility, minimalism, comfort, and ultimately modernity into 20th century dress . From Levis Strauss, to Claire McCardell, to Halston, it is a legacy with a breadth that extends from the most humble to the most extravagant. It has culled an aesthetic void of excess and the unnecessary — leaving only the essential. And perhaps it hasn’t been since Halston designed ease into the lifestyles of the rich and famous, or perhaps when Miuccia Prada, Helmut Lang, and Jil Sander reprised his sparseness in the early 90’s, that this truly American position on style has been taken up and championed ahead…
For the Nice Collective Spring 2010 collection Joe Haller and Ian Hannula hosted a “camping trip” which they’ve dubbed The Gathering, in Northern Cali. According to the designers their intent was “to organically capture imagery of the season’s clothing and product through real experience rather than art direction.” A video and more images below the fold.
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This is how you set a table my friends. No flowers, No frilly folded napkins in the shape of swans. No 10-piece place setting. Just candles and a few antique, gilded army toy soldiers and tanks! On Valentine’s Day of all days, the New Museum and Richard Christiansen of Chandelier Creative hosted an intimate dinner to celebrate Fashion Week and Commonwealth Utilities latest collection. The CWU show took place hours earlier at The NoMad Hotel (more on that later). Instead of those Ducky Bob’s rented tables we’re all to familiar with, guests where treated to gold lacquered army tables and antique candelabras, as well as 150 gold tanks and 1500 mini gold soldiers. Can you imagine?
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One of our most anticipated fashion shows, the Commonwealth Utilities show is taking place on Valentine’s Day @ The NoMad Hotel and they gave us a sneak peek at their Fashion Week invite — designed in collab with Chandelier Creative’s Richard Christiansen. The one of a kind military medals are obviously creating buzz for CWU. (We didn’t get one BTW.) Looks like designer Anthony Keegan has been inspired by ”An Officer and a Gentleman” theme. Can’t wait to see the military-inspired collection — and more importantly to attend the after party.
All the paisley in the Tom Ford lookbook below made us think of Etro.
Remember Jon Kortajarena—AKA Tom Ford’s model muse? The Spaniard was even in Ford’s film “A Single Man.” Well here are images from the SS2010 look book for Tom Ford via The Fashionisto. In the coming months, expect to see much more money spent on lookbooks that are disseminated via blogs and less money spent on paid advertising. Why buy the cow, when when you can milk the Kortajarena for free?
Alexis Mabille’s recent foray into menswear has been praised by editors and bloggers alike for attention to detail and design. So, it certainly didn’t go unnoticed this year when the couturier sent a flock of young men down his Paris runway wearing little more than a pair of skivvies and suspenders. Not that we were complaining, certainly. It turns out that the underwear are among the easier items to find an online retailer for, since his menswear has yet to be picked up by any U.S. stockists. StudioHomme produced the tempting video above to advertise their collection of his wares. Couture underwear… just what you needed, right?
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Military Man | Nom de Guerre’s Spring/Summer 2010 collection is titled “Combat Continues” and photographer Steven Counts is taking no prisoners.
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Notable trends include a raised and defined waist, fabric/color piecing, saturated neutral palettes, chintzed fabric, and a diverse range of silhouettes fabricated in sweater knits. The overall tone of the collections was tough and put an emphasis on protection.
The world of tomorrow has forever provoked the human imagination, prospects of the future steering our dreams toward the unknown and unimaginable. Every era conceives their own version of what’s to come, but more often than not their efforts are no more than a telling read on the needs and dreams of their present. The Paris menswear collections for Fall/Winter 2010 announced a severely futurist mission in both references to past expectations of the future as well as truly directional ideas. It is the reconciling of the two that have made this season one of the most daring and convincing.
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Photo: Walker Brockington | Art direction: Fernando Lahoz.
ESSE RAPAZ | Photographer Walker Brockington follows 20-year-old Shawn T (Q Models) through a zen, albeit sunny, walk through Williamsburg, BK during the young Canadian’s first visit to New York City. Shawn, whose background is Portuguese, wears RL plaid shirt, Diesel tank, Diesel leather jacket, and converse. Find more of gorgeous stories and pretty boys on Brockington’s website and on Lahoz’s portfolio.
Photo: Walker Brockington | Art direction: Fernando Lahoz.
Photo: Walker Brockington | Art direction: Fernando Lahoz.
Photo: Walker Brockington | Art direction: Fernando Lahoz.
Photo: Walker Brockington | Art direction: Fernando Lahoz.
Photo: Walker Brockington | Art direction: Fernando Lahoz
Hyun Yeu video 1 from Hyun Yeu on Vimeo.
Perhaps it’s a bit early to be thinking of Spring, but this video lookbook for the new menswear line Ado Les Scents, by designer Hyun Yeu, certainly puts me in the mood. Regarding the mission statement of the brand, Hyun writes:
The label vision manifests itself in elegant, high-quality menswear with innovative shapes and fabrics. ‘ADO LES SCENTS’ aims for a young-minded crowd. These men are not afraid to stand out and show their vulnerable side.
Hyun has also collaborated with video artist Joost Vandebrug on a piece entitled “Rain” which is also part of the Ado Les Scents marketing, but with a decidedly darker mood.
RAIN (extended version) from joostvandebrug on Vimeo.
Let’s be honest; it’s probably going to happen in the near future. We’re going to see J.D. Salinger’s masterpiece of teenage angst and rebellion translated (twisted?) onto the silver screen. With his passing earlier this week, I imagine producers are circling the estate with hopes of securing the movie rights for The Catcher in the Rye
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Hey homos, the new issue of ‘Hero’ is out now and available everywhere from Collette Paris to B&N Union Square. The gents at Hero were kind enough to share these two photo stories with us. The first shoot is by Bruno Staub. It’s a black and white sporty-type of story featuring Alexander from Major Model Mgmt Paris and Clement from Bananas Paris—all styled by Jean-Michel Clerc—as the boys carouse Parisian playgrounds on a lazy afternoon (we’ll post those pics later this week). The second shoot (see below) is via photog Matthew Kristall and features Ryan B (B for Bertroche) from Re:Quest and rising star, Joan Pedrola, from Major Model Mgmt New York (he was in BlackBook last month) styled by James Worthington Demolet. Kristall is fascinated by texture and contrasting colorful backgrounds—he did the cover of Issue 1—we especially love the painting of the two older blokes over Ryan’s shoulder in shot 4. Daddy much? Get your own copy or check out stocklists and more at www.hero-zine.com.
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