You Had Me at Jane Fonda

Posted on April 11, 2007 Under Fashion

The spring collection of tee-shirt line Star Electric Eighty Eight is up for grabs, and it looks like business as usual for the Harlem-based company with their latest bunch of new and great designs. My personal favorite is this Jane…

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True Believers Show at the Riviera

Posted on April 11, 2007 Under Design

Tomorrow evening (April 12th), the True Believers Show is kicking off with an opening reception at the Riviera Gallery in Williamsburg. The show will continue until Sunday, May 8th, showcasing original work-- through a variety of mediums-- from some super…

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Graniph Invades NYC

Posted on April 9, 2007 Under Fashion

One of my favorite Japanese shops and t-shirt sources, Graniph is coming into NYC for a little two month stint at Reed Space on Orchard. Graniph is a great example of how far ahead Tokyo is in the democratization of…

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Sea Of People: NYC

Posted on March 20, 2007 Under Life

On April 14th, join the masses and head to Battery Park in NYC to participate in the Sea of People, an event which is part of the Step It Up 2007 Campaign, and which has both an environmental activism component…

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Does This Digital Projection Make Me Look Fat?

Posted on March 20, 2007 Under Fashion

Last week, designer Nanette Lepore began testing a new breed of interactive mirrors in her department at Bloomingdale's in New York. While these reflectors look like any other fitting room partner, they actually function as a three-part, high-resolution digital screen…

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Chris Jordan: Running the Numbers

Posted on March 9, 2007 Under Art

Chris Jordan's astute societal observations have me really impressed with all of his photo projects to date. In his most recent, 'Running the Numbers: An American Self-Portrait,' he deftly puts societal habits that have "vast and bizarre" statistics associated with…

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Caravan: Fashion for the Few

Posted on February 22, 2007 Under Fashion

We were excited to hear that Ryder Robison, a favorite artist and rocker of ours, was recently commissioned to hand paint the walls of a Caravan, a new, by-appointment-only boutique in New York's Upper East Side. The idea of a…

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Motomichi vs Android8

Posted on February 21, 2007 Under Design

Our good friend Motomichi is gearing up to introduce his very first toy ever-- a collaboration he did with toy connoisseur and producer Android8. As many of you know, Motomichi's characters are all two dimensional, so his challenge was to…

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I-Manifest: Dub War Collab

Posted on February 20, 2007 Under Fashion

The guys at I-Manifest are at it again-- this time they've collaborated with the Dub War Crew in NYC to make this super-limited-edition shirt to commemorate the coming together of Dub War and DMZ this Saturday, Feb. 24 at Club…

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PSFK Conference NYC

Posted on February 16, 2007 Under Life

Our trendy-spotting pals over at PSFK are having a conference Tuesday, March 6th at Regal Cinemas Union Square, NYC. It'll be a morning of trends and ideas and an afternoon of new marketing inspiration. Speakers like Sascha Lewis from Flavorpill,…

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