LONDON is eating up (or out) HBA. The Hood By Air spring preview and Selfridges collab had new logo knitwear, classic HBA zipper detailing, lingerie-bottomed skaters in Marilyn Manson HBA tees on half pipes with frilly skirts and garter belts, and the monster of all bucket hats. WTF!?♥!
Out of all of the fansites devoted to the world’s public service workers, one stands far above the rest, with dedication, fervor, and borderline obsession. Enter PyongyangTrafficGirls.com, a shrine dedicated to the hard-working traffic controllers of Pyongyang. This female task force both enforces traffic laws and serves as a face of North Korea for Western visitors. Tourism in Pyongyang is highly regulated, and photography is often restricted; these photos offer a small glimpse into the… [read more »]
Located between Bowery and Canal st, Petrella’s Imports (2013) is conceived as a hybrid reconstitution at a time when the originary purpose of the newsstand as ‘source of information’ diminishes. Petrella’s Imports aims to both re-imagine the offerings of these nodes of distribution and apply a different solution to their serviceability. Artists Anne Libby, Elise McMahon, and Sophie Stone works with a large number of creative collaborators in order to assemble a surrogate inventory of… [read more »]
Martine Rose’s new collection is here! Trademark #dragging is back for spring 2014, with her push for wide-leg acceptance marching on. But where do you wear gym shorts with lace, knee high socks, and leather collared shirts? Martine has the answer, and in 2014, it’s anywhere.
A DIS favorite–shoes in shoes–has hit the runways of London Fashion Week! Christopher Shannon has embraced the classic trans-season style option, looking to the future for diverse functionality in a globally warmed atmosphere. For the more pragmatic present, a trompe l’oeil indication of this oncoming climatewear trend will suffice, but we look forward to further runway investigations into the possibilities of shoes in shoes! Christopher Shannon, Spring 2014 Mens See more Shoes in Shoes here!
Rym Beydoun’s Central Saint Martin’s graduate collection presented fresh looks for the conservative party-girl. Here’s what she told us about her collection: “Combining fashion and Islam has been really challenging especially since appeal is strongly linked with showing skin. I tried to show that modesty can be as appealing as nudity. The concept behind the collection was to push the traditional and religious limits of the veil in adapting it into a modern society. Being… [read more »]
{NOTE: I wrote this text for the zine that accompanies “The Cat Show,” an exhibition organized by Rhonda Lieberman for White Columns, on view June 14 – July 27.} 1. I will tell you about a gif. A small dog—a wiener dog—and a cat are sitting on their hind legs, facing each other. The dog reaches out with his paw and strokes the cat’s chest. “Oh, you have such nice fur, cat!” says the dog.… [read more »]
The new SLAVA video for Girl like Me is a “complicated, dark story of two siblings,” directed by Eugene Kotlyarenko and featuring DIS fave, Lauren Avery. See for yourself!
