rocky Va$htie Kola Luar Zepol Spring/Summer 2013: El Bosque Lo’ Que In the middle of the glamor and glitz of the production that is New York Fashion Week Raul Lopez held a public display for his spring/collection of Luar Zepol. Models assembled in the Lower East Side off Broome street clad in space-age googles, mesh-hoodies, military-esque … Read more
Hood by Air gave one of the most memorable and creative presentations of New York fashion week. Staged at the OUT hotel on the west side, the presentation was held on the astroturf rooftop and was fully interactive. All attendees were free to walk around, photograph and interact with the models. The collection itself took … Read more
If you haven’t seen any of these VFILES XFW (Xtreme Fashion Week) videos stop whatever you’re doing right now and click play on the above videos ASAP. Video coverage of fashion shows is often poor quality, bland and poorly edited but luckily for us these videos buck the trend. XFW captures the frenetic energy of … Read more
Zomby supplies the music and Errolson Hugh runs through the technical details of the Fall/Winter 2012 ACRONYM collection in this fast-paced video entitled ‘Acronymjutsu’. Dressing like a futurist hitman has never looked better.
Mobb Deep the Infamous Paid in Full (Film) Wu-Tang in 1994 1990’s Magazine Editorial via Stephen Mann Hip-Hop has been a big influence on my life not just musically but stylistically. I have always loved style that comes from subcultural roots as it is a reflection of identity and authenticity. The 1990’s were my favorite … Read more
This GRIND editorial pulls several outerwear pieces from the WTAPS Fall/Winter 2012 collection. The styling is very militant and very proper (shouts-out to who gets that rap reference, comment if you know it). Military influence is all over men’s fashion but I enjoy the severity and level of detail to which WTAPS executes each piece. … Read more
Select items from the Spring/Summer 2013 Saint Laurent Collection by Hedi Slimane are now avaible for pre-order online.  Unfortunately, in my opinion these pieces look uninspired and outdated. I’m not sure who Mr.Slimane had in mind with this selection of items but at least those who are in the market for a pair of ostentatiously branded pair of boat … Read more
Hedi Slimane is introducing a new line under Saint Laurent called “Skinny”. From the lookbook it appears that ‘Skinny’ is a diffusion line of designer basics that are reminiscent the staples that were produced under his reign at Dior Homme. The cuts are definitely, ahem, skinny and while not ground-breaking I’m sure these goods will … Read more
I usually recoil from any sort of list of style rules (see rule 10 below) but the format can sometimes reveal some gems. I consider Rick one of the most consistent designers showing in Paris today and he gets my utmost respect for creating a viable independent business outside the ‘fashion house system’ (LVMH, Gucci … Read more