Pulp Lab x Maison Française Presents: Ampersand as Apostrophe & Funk Royal Optics NYFW Party
Join us on Friday, February 17, 2012 at 10PM, as Pulp Lab & Maison Française closes out New York Fashion Week with an Ampersand as Apostrophe & Funk Royal Optics party at subMercer, 147.5 Mercer Street. Arrive early for a rum open bar for the first hour, stay late for DJ sets by Midnight Magic, Home Video,...
Empress of Seventh Avenue
Nearly 70 years from Press Week’s inception, Eleanor Lambert’s role as a pioneer continues to pave the way for the fashion industry, that ultimately shifted from France to America. Her prowess and vision as a publicist for American designers lead us to today’s internationally celebrated semi-annual event, known as New York Fashion Week. In three days,...
Win Tickets to See Snowmine
Snowmine’s residency at Piano’s is rapidly approaching, and we’re thrilled to have the line-up confirmed. For our curated night on February 23, we’ve got Awning, Decades, and Tiny Victories supporting. Check out what people are saying about these noteworthy acts. Snowmine, a Brooklyn five-piece with haunting vocals by the incredibly inspiring Grayson Sanders is a mystical...
Runway Dragons
Gung hay fat choy! 2012 is the Year of the Dragon and today is the celebration of the Lunar New Year. In tandem with the centuries-old festivities, and New York Fashion Week’s near-term arrival, here are a few profiles of Chinese-American designers who continue to innovate the world of fashion. Derek Lam, Phillip Lim, Anna Sui, Vivienne...
PST…Culver City’s Gallery Tab
January is the halfway mark of the six month long unprecedented cultural collaboration entitled, Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945 – 1980 (PST). Today (1/19) marks the kickoff for both Art Los Angeles Contemporary (ALAC) and PST: Public Art and Performance Festival. We’re excited to report back from ALAC’s opening and Art in the...
Busy Media Bees at The Great Salt Lake
Guest blogger duo, Susan Brinson and William Brison are Co-Founders of a Design & Style boîte called House of Brinson. They will be speaking about food and photography and hosting two workshops this Saturday, 1/21 for Alt Design Summit. Tonight’s 1/19 conference dinners hopes to produce enough pollen for busy media bees to make fresh...
Snowmine Piano’s Residency, Coming this February
Brooklyn-based Snowmine is curating & headlining four nights at Piano’s in New York City’s Lower East Side. Kicking off February 2, 2012, each night will feature three supporting acts and be co-presented by a different partner including ExFm (2/2), The Wild Honey Pie (2/9), The Deli NYC (2/16), and Pulp Lab (2/23). This residency is...
Guide to 11 Days of Art Under the LA Sun
Today, Los Angeles, 74 degrees and sunny. Needless to say, after ABMB in December, LA in 2012, truly merits to be the subsequent art destination. Southern California boasts an extensive program of art, performance, film and design exhibitions and events that serve as a primer about the early Southern California art scene. Shortlisting is a must....
Culinary Salon for Seventy
Supper clubs are social events centered around food to be enjoyed by many. City Grit has embraced its Southern roots, the 1930s and 1940s prohibition roadhouses and the Latin American paladar and transformed an old school house with the help of local designer WRK in NoLita into a “culinary salon”. Sarah Simmons, Chef and Curator...
Upcoming Albums of 2012
2012 has been a bustling scene for us with New York Fashion Week, SXSW, and Coachella all on the horizon. As we’re preparing for fashion and festival season, we’d like to share our picks of newly released and upcoming albums for this year in video format. This is what the future sounds like and we can’t get...
Hint of Fall + 1 Day to NYFW A/W ’12 Lineup
Tomorrow, Tuesday January 10th, Mercedez-Benz New York Fashion Week will announce its Autumn/Winter 2012 lineup. The Pre-Fall 2012 coverage and Spring/Summer 2012 shows may provide some clues to next season’s womenswear collection. Jenni Kayne and Preen are caressed by androgyny, with oversized sweaters, rectangular frames and front-pleated pants with graphic tribal print inspired geometric lines....
PopGun Presents Snowmine This Thursday
After closing out 2011 being featured by Weathervane music, Snowmine is gearing up for their PopGun presents debut this Thursday, 8:30PM at Glasslands Gallery in Brooklyn. Also performing that night will be Conveyor, Illuminator, and Teletextile. This Thursday…the headlining band is Snowmine, one of my personal favorites from 2011. Snowmine consists of five handsome men with...
Grasse Notes
A revolution in the science of scent, founders Fabrice Penot and Edouard (Eddie) Roschi of Le Labo, believe that perfume is neither masculine or feminine and that the “more you know, the less you need”. Their unisex made-to-order fragrance is a refreshing perspective on an olfactory experience that focuses on understanding the art of nature’s...
Top Global New Year’s Eve Parties
2011 was certainly an impressionable year. Iconic figures like Elizabeth Taylor and Steve Jobs left behind legacies greater than most dream about, major achievements were made for civil rights, and the world was occupied. On the eve of December 31, 2011, the options for welcoming 2012 are nearly limitless. While NYC may be positioned as the city...
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