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SPREAD'EM / December 21 2011 4:00 PM

THE DAILY GASP: V Magazine Crowns the Queen of Hip-Hop

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For its January “Music Issue,” V Magazine grabbed two turntables and a microphone for a hip-hop-inspired editorial featuring Anais Mali, Chrishell Stubbs, Cora Emmanuel, Rob Evans and Travone Hill. Fashion editor Carlyne Cerf De Dudzeele outfits Sebastian Faena‘s raptacular story with  80s hip-hop staples like shell-top Adidas, gold chains, tracksuits and medallions, as well as a fair share of lamé from the post-Biggie Puff Daddy and Ma$e era.  Nicki Minaj could do well by herself by staying away from the Muppet-on-acid look and outfitting herself in some of these blingtastic numbers.

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CULTURE, FASHION, NEWS / September 21 2011 7:59 AM

Fashion’s New Reality

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Augmented Reality (AR) is, according to professional smartypants, Matthew Szymczyk, “a blanket term for augmenting the real world with digital information.” Szymczyk is the chief executive of Zegura, an L.A.-based software company that created a virtual dressing room for British e-boutique, Banana Flame.

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CULTURE / September 13 2011 9:52 AM

Birthday! I Would Like You to Dance, Stella McCartney

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Happy Birthday Stella McCartney! I never would have guessed she turned 40 today – positively gorjuss. And what a thrilling year she’s had: a store opening within Saks Fifth Ave, a contract to design the British Olympic uniforms, a stunning well-received Fall 2011 collection, and the opportunity to costume the MET ballet, Ocean’s Kingdom. Not only did the latter allow her to employ all she has learned at ADIDAS and with designing for the Olympics in a far more artful manner, but it gave her a chance to work professionally with the ballet’s composer, her father, Sir Paul McCartney.

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CULTURE, FASHION / July 27 2011 7:34 AM

Mob Style Takes a Hit

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Picture it. Sicily. Jail. Imprisoned mobsters in Palermo’s Ucciardone prison are too fly and the new governor Rita Barbera is straight up playa hatin’. Barbera is imposing a new prison order by banning the stylish mobsters from wearing luxury brands such as Prada, Gucci, Valentino, Versace, Louis Vuitton and Armani. 

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CULTURE, FASHION, PLAYLIST / June 6 2011 3:15 PM

The 10 Greatest Fashion Moments in Music History

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Music and fashion have always seemed to go hand in hand; one inspiring the other, one amplified by the other, one blatantly stealing from the other, etc.  As rock and roll became a lifestyle and MTV invaded the airwaves, the line between music and fashion began to all but disappear. That is in large part thanks to these 10 performances, albums, songs, music videos — moments in pop history — that forever defined and redefined the relationship between music and fashion.

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FASHION, FILM MAJOR / May 19 2011 9:09 AM

Yohji Yamamoto Shows World his “Dream”

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Yohji Yamamoto is a designer of the dark. Black permeates nearly everything he creates. In a documentary coming this Fall, we get a deeper glimpse into his psyche. In “This Is My Dream” we’ll learn what makes him tick, but more importantly, what makes him design. Was it the bomb in Tokyo? That he pays no mind to trends? Is it that “too good harmony is boring… conflict is charming”? In this film, we may understand the reasoning behind one of the world’s most unique perspectives. Watch the trailer.

Yohji Yamamoto Shows World his Dream

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