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WeSC , has gotten together with, former Pasadena Art Center College of Design student and avid snowboarder, Jeff Hastings and allowed him to create an installation for their LA Robertson store. Hastings has created is an “environmental art installation” which consists of rings of grass comprised of soil, seed, and vermiculite that look like potted donuts. He suggests that having the rings growing in the store “defies the odds of nature.” Kind of like a flower growing through a crack in the sidewalk.

Menswear designer John Varvatos
[ video from NYtimes]

Menswear designer John Varvatos describes his new store at 315 Bowery (the old and infamous CBGB ) as a “cultural space” — a generous term for what was once the dirtiest, punkest club in the East Village. Kids looking for where the Ramones played may be surprised by the coats and shoes, but they’ll be somewhat mollified by the pinball machine, the old audio equipment, and the in-store performances. Take a video tour with New York’s Tim Murphy.

Colette is one of the best shops in Paris. Most people can’t make it all the way to France to stop in for a quick spree, but you can check out this video put together by some wonderful Parisians who want you to love the shop just as much as we do. This is the first video so far, more are promised, and their mission is to showcase their favorite finds inside the boutique as well as a glimpse or two of the inner workings of Collette!

* In 2002 Kyle Demers opened Dave’s Quality Meat (DQM), and created what he calls a ‘local destination’ for his crew of biker, skater, and straight up lurking dudes. Designed as a butcher shop to give the idea of fresh product, DQM offers hard-to-score Nike kicks and a highly edited-to-taste apparel selection in the Bowery. A visit to Dave’s Quality Meat will have you salivating over seasoned labels like DQM, Huf, Reining Champ, Vans, Reason, Real Mad Hectic, and Plain Gravy.

Amongst the saran wrapped tees and plastic lettuce cooler case, NY kids can find ‘a piece of the lifestyle’. DQM crew has a strict eye for street style and nothing but the choice cuts make it past the counter. Part neighborhood base camp, part museum-quality diorama and a dash of actual retail establishment, the DQM hangout is one of the areas most pertinent trademark’s for street style.

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DAVE’S QUALITY MEAT

7 East 3rd St. New York , NY 10003. Phone 212.505.7551
www.davesqualitymeat.com

* In 2002 Kyle Demers opened Dave’s Quality Meat (DQM), and created what he calls a ‘local destination’ for his crew of biker, skater, and straight up lurking dudes. Designed as a butcher shop to give the idea of fresh product, DQM offers hard-to-score Nike kicks and a highly edited-to-taste apparel selection in the Bowery. A visit to Dave’s Quality Meat will have you salivating over seasoned labels like DQM, Huf, Reining Champ, Vans, Reason, Real Mad Hectic, and Plain Gravy.

Amongst the saran wrapped tees and plastic lettuce cooler case, NY kids can find ‘a piece of the lifestyle’. DQM crew has a strict eye for street style and nothing but the choice cuts make it past the counter. Part neighborhood base camp, part museum-quality diorama and a dash of actual retail establishment, the DQM hangout is one of the areas most pertinent trademark’s for street style.

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DAVE’S QUALITY MEAT

7 East 3rd St. New York , NY 10003. Phone 212.505.7551
www.davesqualitymeat.com

* Joy Rich is a really cool Store in the high-traffic Melrose (LA) shopping area. They have a really nice selection of rare Japanese brands, like ArtiNero, Nir, Joyrich, Nike Japan edition and feature selected LA based brands such as UNIF, Stampd, and PG (Plain Gravy).

You can as well check their daily blog where you’ll see some of their last news, parties and clients…

The Looks

We are thrilled to announce the launch of Cyana Boutique, an online shop from a stylists perspective. Cyana Boutique is made up of hand selected items of our favorite upcoming designers. Everything on the online is available in very limited quantities, if not only one. These items can be from past seasons or upcoming seasons that have not yet hit. Sometimes we get super lucky and we get our hands on one of a kind, never produced samples, those are the best! We all know that the pieces that do not make production are usually the coolest pieces which buyers are not confident enough to push. So here they are for the fashion hunters. Above are 2 looks from Cyana Boutique. “The Looks” is our favorite section and the foundation concept of the online. This is where people are styled in gear available online and shot by our favorite LA paparazzi, Joe. The Photograph is then dissected, highlighting all the pieces of the outfit and making them just a click away from purchasing. Brands available online: Aiaiai, And i, Art Force One, Epic Firm, Kanvis, Nic Nat, NSF, PHCY, Plain Gravy, Posso the Spat, Silver Spoon Attire, Stampd’, Toy Me, Unif, Vintage

(From the pages of Vogue Dec 2007)

The classic ( well, classic because it’s been around for ten years now) Fendi Baguette is now available in white-canvas with a set of 48 Pantone markers and a logo-embossed wooden box to allow the buyer to color and decorate their Fendi anyway they choose.

This package goes for $5,500. The original Fendi Baguette goes for $2,720. So I guess a set of 48 Pantone markers (which can be found for less than $120) and the logo-embossed box ( it’s a box ,c’mon!) jacks the price up $2,780.

For Spring 2008, the next celebrity faces to head fashion campaigns are Jennifer Connelly for Balenciaga, Kirsten Dunst for Miu Miu, and Victoria Beckham for Marc Jacobs.

Jennifer Connolly still looks exactly the way I remember her in The Rocketeer, and that was 17 years ago!

From the Opening Party of Silver And Gold And Gold And Silver Pop-Up Store

Joining the increasingly popular pop-up store frenzy, Silver Spoon Attire has opened their first Silver Spoon Attire shop space in London, in collaboration with their friends Real Gold. This short-lived store will be reminiscent of “that place” in early ’90s movies where all the cool ( and un-cool) kids went to hang out. Silver and Gold and Gold and Silver is at 2 Ganton Street, London until Christmas time.

The Billionaire Boys Club opened Tuesday to a warm reception. People waited outside the store to get a sneak peek of the merchandise offered. Though it is closed today for a private party, BBC will open its doors to the public again on Thursday, November 29.

In Portland, Oregon, Stand Up Comedy has just been added to all quirky delights the city has to offer.Coming from an avant-garde viewpoint, the focus of the store is conceptual design and the interaction between art and fashion. Stand Up Comedy carries a range of experimental fashions, with international designers like Acne, Pelican Avenue, Pleasure Principle, Wood Wood, and a plethora of other unique and ironic designers.

For winter, take a look at Sandra Backlund’s newest collection, and her origami style knits for more interesting ways to wear knits. Stay warm, look amazing.

With stores already in Tokyo and Hong Kong, Billion Boys Club/Ice Cream is opening up their third store as a flagship in New York. The store will carry some items that will be exclusive to their NY store, like the baby blue Boardflip sneakers.

Really cool limited ( due to the availability of fabrics ) collection Vane Clothing have some nicely cut hoodies, sweaters and women pieces And if you’re in New York, make sure to swing by Union or Reed Space or on her online shop there’s some cool shit sitting there…

Louis Vuitton held a contest a Central St. Martins for 2007 Christmas window display. The winning entry’s designs must feature the product and be compatible to the different store sizes of the LV windows around the world. Marcos Villalba and Christopher Lawson won with their Latitude 48,914/Longituude 02.286. Their idea was inspired by the area around Asnieres, where the original Vuitton workshop is based. The design was a topographical map, made from layers of Balsa wood. Latitude 48,914/Longituude 02.286 will be displayed in Paris, Hong Kong, and New York.

In 2007, the Ikea book had over 175 million copies distributed globally and is thought to have surpassed the Bible as the most published print-work in the world. The above pictures are full-scale reproductions by Jason Salavon of an entire Ikea catalogue, leaving only the color and structure. Salavon is known for his reconfigurations of objects of mass material to present a new perspective.

The Beckerman sisters are a trio of sisters who have their own line.They create their own original textiles every season tobe able to best express their distinct personality. They are really fun.

Their Beckerman Spring 08 Collection is called “Passport to Coney Island”.

This girl can’t catch a break. The mess that is Britney Spears just lost her case to Louis Vuitton. The French house won $117,00 in a cash settlement, and rights to have her video “Do Something” banned, due to copyright infringement of the label’s trademark fabric.

Rogan Gregory, Philip Lim, and Philip Crangi

Congratulations to Rogan Gregory, who received the CFDA/Vogue Fashion fund award this past thursday, the 15th. This award recognizes rising talent, and does much to pave career paths. Previous winners have been Doo-Ri Chung, Trovata, and Proenza Schouler’s Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough. Runners-up are Derek Lam and Thom Browne, and Rodarte’s Laura and Kate Mulleavy and Thakoon Panichgul for Thakoon.

Here is some of Rogan Gregory’s F/W Collection.

I really enjoy artist Laura Keeble’s sense of humor. On closing night for Damien Hirst exhibit at the White Cube Mason’s yard, his diamond skull For the Love of God was being gingerly put away by gallery staff. Laura Keeble took it upon herself to pay homage to the artist, by recreating his skull and then chucking it in front of the gallery steps.

The Damien Hirst Skull is composed of platinum, diamond, and human teeth. The skull has 8,601 diamonds and 1,106.18 carats. It is the most expensive piece of art ever created, costing $16 to $20 million to make, and $99 million to buy. ( $99 million?!)

A really sweet, charming short filmed in an Argentinian mountainside by Nicolai Fuglsig. It took a week to film, and some sequences had to be re-shot up to 15 times. Going on their campaign, ” Good Things Come To Those Who Wait,” the game of dominoes culminates in 10,000 books flipping open to create a giant pint of Guinness.

Anyone catch the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show last night? Some of it was pretty hot. What caught my eye though, more than the hot models in sexy lingerie, was their shoes. AMAZING! Are these custom made?

Vintage Chanel Quilted Backpack

YSL Black Faubourg Drawstring Tote

My Favorite: The Fendi B. Bag

As much as we want ( some may say need) those shoes or purses, the reality is that for some of us we can’t always have every fashion accessory we may think we need. The clever people at Bag Borrow or Steal found a way to give people the opportunity to own/borrow these items!

The monthly membership can be as low as $5/year and you can pretty much borrow anything for as long as you want. You can also borrow items as a guest, but it’s definitely cheaper to register as a member. Each item is priced differently though. The red vintage Chanel purse shown above can be borrowed at $289/week or $850 a month. Or the Fendi purse ( which I personally love even more in blue patent leather) goes for $80/week or $235/month. Sometimes, if you develop a relationship with your item and just cannot give it up, you have the option of “stealing,” which really means you get to buy it for a negotiated price.

Just read on the Herald Tribune that yesterday, Guess owner Georges Marciano bought an 84.37 carat diamond for approximately $16, 189, 769 million dollars. His purchase was the second most expensive purchase for jewelry at Sotheby’s, falling short of the 1995 $16.5 million for a 100.1 carat diamond. He named his new diamond, “Chloe” after his daughter.

John Wesley Jermyne

Inspiration comes from all walks of life, and in LA it’s poignant that the newest trend doesn’t stem from a celebrity but from a 56-year-old homeless man. John Wesley Jermyn has been a street nomad for 20 years, and is considered a cultural staple on Robertson Blvd, home to Kitson ala celebrities and paparazzi. This derelict inspiration has created a new clothing line called “The Crazy Robertson.” With all seriousness, we LOVE THIS GUY! His whole look, it just WORKS! But I cant say the same about the new t-shirt line that has used this trademark of LA as a marketing tool more than an inspiration. I was excited to read about it in the Wall Street Journal, but nevertheless disappointed by the execution. All of these t-shirt lines popping up left and right are the reason that LA fashion reputation is hurting. One could take Mr. Jermyn’s image and develop a concept that translates into something far more sophisticated and interesting, but i guess thats not where most Angelenos interests lie.

Maybe you weren’t in LA when the Lichtenberg pop-up store began at New High Mart. The opening party was a success, but more importantly this bold experiment in retail marketing is taking off, especially with the recent Paper Magazine 24 Hour Pop up store.

What does a Pop-Up store look like? For more pics, check out New High Martst Flickr Set.

An ironic understatement, The Generic Man is a shoe line for the confident man who understands refined lines and quality construction. If you’re stylistic tendencies tends to be more grown up and sophisticated, you’ll find the right shoe for your powerful, yet simple and sleek identity.

Normally North Face doesn’t really represent the type of fashion we love at Cyana Lab. North Face is known for the durability and warmth of their clothes, but not so much the design. However, when I visited North Face, I was impressed with their new fall collection for men and women. I absolutely love their dark, gun-metal gray colors, and their sleeker, more sophisticated designs. You don’t have to be cold to look dope.

“Beverly Hills is suffering under the tyranny of beige,” he jokes, before adding more seriously: “The fact that Beverly Hills has no lifestyle hotel [in the area] interested me. This area needs a tremendous injection of adrenaline,” said Jason Pomeranc when speaking about Beverly Hills and his next hotel project. Pomeranc co-owner of Thompson Hotel Group, one of the sexiest collections of Hotels. Scheduled to open this month in LA is Thompson Beverly Hills. The Hotel is to replace what is now the Beverly Pavilion Hotel and bring an whole new vibe. We are expecting an outpost of famed New York sushi restaurant Bond Street on the ground floor as well as a rooftop bar & lounge called ABH (shown in the rendering above), which will be exclusively for the Guests and guests of guests.

sourced from Los Angeles Times

Part 1 & 2
A huge trend has risen lately in fashion; The Pop-Up Store. We have been following some of the freshest brands and Collectives popping-up in NY, LA, and London. what a better thing to do when you are visitng a place but throw together a store/ambiance where you can invite and host the people interested in your work. Paper Magazine hasnow taken it to another level. One hour ago I was at the launching of the 24 hour department store installation by Paper Magazine. what a brilliant idea and execution. I have been keeping an eye on their progress all week. They started setting up Monday to be ready by Tonight. i wanted to get there at exactly 6pm to see what it would be like outside, and as I predicted the line was growing fast and people were inpatient. I ran in to snap some pics and tell you guys all about it right away. the energy was great and the exhibitors were awesome. i cant wait to go back in the middle of the night to see what they are up to. Inside you will find exhibitors including Screaming Mimi’s, Opening Ceremony, Citizen-Citizen and many more.

Part 3 & 4
notes by the NatNat

Got there around 1:30 am
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So today was the launch of the Roberto Cavalli Collection for H&M. His 20 Mens looks and 25 womens looks were available at 200 selected H&M stores worldwide. But as predicted it only took one hour for everything to disappear from the floor. People were stripping the mannequins to get their hands on whatever animal print they could get. It was a huge success! We love to see how icons such as Madonna, Lagerfeld, Voctor and Rolf, and now Cavalli are translating their genius into the commercial genius of none other than H&M. Thank god for the fashion FANATICS!

Celine Chanel

Right now is the time to indulge in the extra-small purse. Realistically, nothing will really fit inside except an ID, a credit card, and chapstick. However, they are too cute to pass up. The teeny purse is perfect to accent any outfit, or to wear alongside your over-sized purse.

Paper is opening a high concept 24 Hour Department Store in Los Angeles. 25 brand artists and shops will participate for this indoor market such as Opening Ceremony, Ooga Booga, Citizen-Citizen, PAPER art store, Family, RVCA, Kime Buzelli’s Showpony, Creative Growth, Jack Spade, Lost + Found, William Good, Heartschallenger, Cobrasnake, Supreme, A+R, Ingo Maurer, House of Holland, Threeasfour, FUCT, Rodarte, Jeremy Scott, Modern Appealing Clothing and many more. This will be an amazing opportunity to have some awesome brands under one roof. The LA Project Storefront will begin on Friday November 9 at 6 pm – Saturday November 19 at 6 pm. Go to PAPER Magazine to see the list of 5 day events.

The Swirl Headphone by Denmark’s AIAIAI. Being comfortable is as important as individual aesthetic style. The design is bold yet sleek, comes in soft foam or latex, and is available in neon orange, black, and olive green. The Swirl is already being sold at the Wood Wood store in Denmark and Online @ Turntable (LA/NY) and Ubiq Life(Philly).

The MOCA Museum had their opening party for © Murakami. Takashi Murakami held a press review and briefly spoke of commerce and the fact that money is important. His ability to take Japanese anime and manga concepts and create pieces of fine art made way for his collaboration with Louis Vuitton. The opening party was packed ( Pharrel Williams and Kanye West were seen heading to the VIP area!) and there was a long line of people waiting to enter the Louis Vuitton store, now open at the MOCA!!! This is the first time Louis Vuitton has done something like this, and it reflects how well-regarded Murakami has become.

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More then 2 years post the Launch of Bernhard Willhelm’s first store in  Shibuya, Tokyo, I’m still amazed of how Item Idem, (an amazing collective of hyper-crea; designers, artists, architect…which Bernhard is a part of) and the Japanese in general so are advanced in trends. The store is a reproduction of a Tokion bum’s lifestyle. As you can see below they are pushing the theme to the max !!

For those in LA, come down to Chinatown for the opening reception of New High
(M)art presents Brian Lichtenberg Pop Up Store ,on Saturday, November 3. The store is starting a series of one-of’s, and LA designer Brian Lichtenberg will be the first to showcase his one-of-a-kind designs.

For the address, link to New High (M)art

PHCY STORE MILANO
Four years after its debut, after collecting successful results in 400 shops all across the world
Pharmacy-Industry opens its first flagship store in Milan.

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Los Angeles welcomes the new Maison Martin Margiela store. The exterior dazzles with sequence, each one individually nailed into the wall. If you live in LA, you should definitely check it out. It’s difficult to miss!

CENTRE is a very cool new store in Dallas, TX
Targeting the premium street wear market, with some designer such as Pegleg NYC, WESC, Pharmacy, Cheap Monday, 2K, Schwipe, Imperial Denim, House of Cassette, Ksubi…and many more !
Some Accessories : Colab Eyewear, Ksubi Eyewear & Jewelry, Toy Me Jewelry…
Center is definitely the place to shop in Dallas !
You can also buy on their Online Store , more items will be upload in the next weeks…

Centre is located at:
5331 E Mockbingbird Lane #105
Dallas TX 75206
214.821.2028.
Gotocentre.com

CENTRE is a very cool new store in Dallas, TX
Targeting the premium street wear market, with some designer such as Pegleg NYC, WESC, Pharmacy, Cheap Monday, 2K, Schwipe, Imperial Denim, House of Cassette, Ksubi…and many more !
Some Accessories : Colab Eyewear, Ksubi Eyewear & Jewelry, Toy Me Jewelry…
Center is definitely the place to shop in Dallas !
You can also buy on their Online Store , more items will be upload in the next weeks…

Centre is located at:
5331 E Mockbingbird Lane #105
Dallas TX 75206
214.821.2028.
Gotocentre.com

For their 60th anniversary, Dior give a lifting to their famous boutique Avenue Montaigne in Paris

The 13,000sq ft boutique has been designed by American architect Peter Marino

Faithful to the original wish of its creator the shop remains equipped with gray, which is declined in six different nuances for this new concept.
The boutique accommodate the visitors by projections of videos revealing the gardens of Christian Dior.

`Private Salon with chimney out of white marble and portrait of the Master for the evening dresses, small living room with the walls coals and mirror sun for the cocktail dresses and silver gray boudoir for the watches or living room color cloud for the fittings.
If you are going to Paris you definitely have to go check it.

Buy your Snowjoggers right onRubber Duck’s website

Oak is definetly a destination boutique in NY, you can find some of the best designers like Henrik Vibskov, Phillip Lim, Surface to Air, Fillipa K, Bless…and many more ! Check them out and shop online @ oaknyc.com

Oak : williamsburg Oak : park slope
208 north 8th st. 668 president st.
brooklyn, new york 11211 brooklyn, new york 11215
+1 718 782 0521 +1 718 857 2080

hours:
tuesday – friday 1:00pm to 7:00pm tuesday – friday 1:00pm to 7:00pm
saturday 11:00am to 7:00pm saturday 11:00am to 7:00pm
sunday 11:00am to 6:00pm sunday 11:00am to 6:00pm

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