25 Days of Gift Guys: 15 Gifts Your Guy Won’t Hate

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

Our 25 Days of Gift Guides has brought us to the list of presents for the confusing male in your life –  the boyfriend. Here are 15 gifts you will love and he won’t hate.

25 Days of Gift Guides: For Your Girlfriend

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

On day two of FashionIndie’s 25 days of gift guides, we want to assist all you lost gentlemen, and ladies, on what to get that special woman in your life –  your girlfriend.

These Beach Bag Essentials are a Shore Thing

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

It can be difficult to plan for a beach trip. What will you need in your bag and what can stay in the car or at home? With beach weather fully upon us, we asked the same questions. After thinking about it for some time and researching our favorite brands, we came up with 11 beach essentials you can’t leave home without. We even through in the beach bag so you don’t have to.

Shed Layers & Let Statement Jewelry Take the Stage

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

As we slowly pack away winter sweaters and coats, it’s time to start thinking about showing more skin. Hitting the gym, planning a sunny vacation and shopping for new spring pieces are all on the agenda, but how about making a change to your accessory style too? Now that we’re wearing less clothing, big, bright and bold jewelry is coming out of hibernation. Here are some of our favorite statement jewelry pieces for spring – let us know how you’re going to wear them.

Featured Photographer: Sonny Vandevelde

Edited by Andy Wass

Sonny Vandevelde is a European-born, Sydney-raised photographer. Fed up with the unimaginative “tunnel vision” of his photography instructors, he dropped out of college and learned his craft his own way. His father did lighting on film sets, so Vandevelde picked up equipment and technical knowledge from working with him.

Vandevelde started in sports photography for Australian magazines and moved onto catalog work for Quiksilver. From his personal photography of friends, he got into documenting local night life and learning about the fashion world. At this point he’s more of a Cobrasnake than a Leibowitz, focusing more on the personality of the models and subjects than the technicalities and traditions of his work. In much of his backstage work, models are smiling!

A “lifestyle-fashion photographer,” Vandevelde describes his work as “colorful…energetic…vibrant”

Vandevelde’s portfolio includes campaigns for Lucky Brand Jeans, Lee Jeans, Billabong, and Tommy Hilfiger, and his work has also appeared in Pulp, Link, Hint, Cosmopolitan, and other publications. His signature is documenting the backstage at runway shows and speaking out against formulaic magazines whose editorials don’t let the personalities of the models shine through.

Interview with Vandevelde here.

Rock & Republic Invades Soho

Edited by Corey Moran

Just another reason for more guidos from Jersey to invade Soho. Rock & Republic is opening up a store in the area to push their insanely wide boot cut jeans to a crowd already immersed in True Religion, AG, 7 For All Mankind, Lucky Brand, Levi’s and Gstar. The store will be at 102 Greene street near Spring, and will just further saturate Soho with stores that the people who live there don’t even shop at.

Thanks to The Shophound for the snapsho t.