AnOther Magazine’s new Decade In Style issue is available one week before general release exclusively at Liberty of London from today. The Decade In Style issue features four different covers; Katie Holmes in Alaia, Kate Moss in John Galliano, Natalie Portman in Lanvin and Vanessa Paradis in Chanel, in a celebration of fashion over the last ten years.
To celebrate our instore event with Liberty reprobate YBAs Jake & Dinos Chapman have illustrated five £5 notes to be won by Liberty customers. Each person buying a magazine from Liberty will be entered into a draw, with a chance of winning one prized banknote from these iconic artists.
Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez (Proenza Schouler), Nathalie Rykiel (Sonia Rykiel) and acclaimed Paris-based producer Loic Prïgent hosted an invite-only event in celebration of the new Sundance Channel series, “The Day Before.”
The exclusive celebration included an advanced screening of Loic Prïgent’s “The Day Before,” which follows designers Sonia Rykiel, Proenza Schouler, Fendi by Karl Lagerfeld and Jean Paul Gaultier, in the frantic final 36 hours leading up to their runway shows. Following the screening, model-turned-DJ Alexandra Richards entertained the A-list crowd of celebrities and bold-faced names, among them some of fashion’s most influential designers, editorialists and about-towners.
Guests included celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe and assistant Brad Goreski, Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester, InStyle Managing Editor Ariel Foxman, V Magazine editor Christopher Bartley, designer Lars Nilsson, fashion industry staples Lynn Yaeger, Jen Brill, Lorenzo Martone, Julia Frakes, Jane Keltner, Becka Diamond and social-circuit regulars Cator Sparks, Chiara Clemente, Patrick McMullan, Victoria and Vanessa Traina, Lauren Santo Domingo and Julia Restoin-Roitfeld and Genevive Jones.
Leighton Meester, Jack McCollough, Lazaro Hernandez
Rodger Berman and Rachel Zoe
Alexandra Richards
The original, four-part series airs as part of the launch of a multi-platform style destination inspired by the critically-acclaimed FULL FRONTAL FASHION franchise. “The Day Before” will cover the global fashion calendar – from Sonia Rykiel’s 40th anniversary celebration in Paris in October to Proenza Schouler in New York in February, Fendi by Karl Lagerfeld in Milan in March and Jean Paul Gaultier’s haute couture show in Paris in July – capturing influential designers at an intense period in time when creativity and commerce come together.
itsdesignrelated.com and ThomasJosephRoche has teamed up to give back to the art community. We are showing support by throwing the Kearny Street Workshops annual event APAture’s preparty. Be among musicians, writers, cinematographers, philanthropists, designers, photographers, & artists while you mingle, network, and celebrate this years launch. APAture is KSWs annual multidisciplinary arts festival showcasing the work of emerging Asian Pacific American artists.
INTRODUCTION, the APAture PreParty At Otis, 25 Maiden Lane, SF.
9p-3a | 21+
$5, portion of proceeds benefit KSW
for further information: http://itsdesignrelated.com/featured-events/
So far this one’s my fave, definitely screams Blair all over it. I know, let’s be Gossip Girls for Halloween. Peep the slideshow and pick out your favorite character frock.
There are no words to explain how thankful I am.
What started out as an idea came out to be the best thing ever produced by iDR. Our Live Artist Summer Series started off as an idea to bring together up and coming artists in a social environment that friendly enough to the public as well as the art/creative community. As the series evolved so did our network. We have sold several pieces, atleast one in each show! We also cultivated an event that makes networking easier and sociable. Can you believe someone got an interview for a job at our event….now that makes every bit of stress worth it.
There are so many people to thank. Especially Orson Restaurant, they are beyond great…great to work with and great overall. They have an awesome staff that delivers great service! Honestly try their duck fat fries, its deliiiiish!
Thanks to all the artists August Photographers: Albert Lam, Jeffrey Dojillio, and Todd Posadas. July’s Multimedia Artists: Orly and JBoo. June’s Aerosol Artists: Wes Wong, Tenfold, Satyr, & Drama. Thank you to the Make Up and Hair Artists that worked on our models for the August Show, CHA and April. Thank you to our Models (Adeanna, Christina Cross, Elizabeth Moody, and Michelle Ruiz) that made our encore party HOT HOT HOT! Thanks to the DJs that rocked the house: Sake 1, Mr. Mention, and Mike Nice.
and Congrats to Groop Swoop for participating in our raffle giveaway! They won a 2 hour photoshoot including 60 illuminous photos with light retouching.
….until next time!
(the Aug video is in the work and will be up shortly!)
Remember when we posted back in May ‘09 that the historic department store Henri Bendel was leaving NYC? Well now it has showed up in LA’s hot hot Beverly Center. Who knew?! Im so happy its on the west coast, but does that mean this department store was sniffing for new money? I suppose shoppers in LA don’t feel as ressionista as the rest of America. Well the store officially opens in November with its beloved premium priced goods and brands as well as their signature line of bath, home, and fragrances. Can’t wait!
An Henri Bendel mall store in Boca Raton, FL. Image via jrgts/Flickr.
As if you need any reason to put money in your mouth or in between your buuubbies, now there’s the Invisible Stripes Moneyclips. It will keep your green in one handy place. Peep it here!
What a fun event! We loved it here at Orson everytime we have have our happy hour event. Can’t wait until the next August Summer Series. Be on the look out…it should be bigger and better!
YOU’RE INVITED!
Join JanSport & HUF as we celebrate the launch of the new collaboration… Announcing the Snoqualmie Duffel and Westridge pack in HUF stores August 13th.
DATE: Wed. August 5, 2009
TIME: 8pm – 1:30am
PLACE: Elbo Room 647 Valencia St., SF, CA
SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY GZA OF WU-TANG CLAN
Free Tacos and Open Bar! 21 & over. ID required at door.
iDR has had the pleasure to interview Mataano. When I first heard about them is through a friend of mine. Apparently they’ve been on Oprah…Oprah you say? We’re all over it! I had so many questions and honestly I wanted to sit and chat with them, however, they are on the east coast. You can see why they and their brand Mataano was featured on Oprah. Their global mind and vision is inspiring as well as their passion and strive for the fashion industry. Best of all they’re chicks just like us, making it work! Check out their collection online, click here and read on.
First off tell us a bit about how Mataano came about?
While we were growing up in Somalia, we were always aware the fashion of very beautiful women who wore dazzling, colorful dresses. When we moved to Virginia, at 9 years old, we got exposed to a more contemporary style of fashion, especially through the magazines and books our mother gave us to read in order to learn English more quickly. At that point, we didn’t realize that our love for fashion could equate to a career. So, we went to college to earn solid, dependable degrees. And then we moved to New York, for the pursuit of our dream.
I see the two of you have had internships at Jill Stuart and Betsey Johnson. Tell us a bit of what you learned and how you’ve leveraged that into your own company now.
Our internships let to jobs. The best way to learn any craft is to immerse yourself in it. Working in the field of fashion gave us the building blocks to accomplish our goals.
Fall 2009 Collection
How has working in online marketing given you an edge on marketing your own line?
Yes, definitely. E-marketing has given us the opportunity to increase sales and access new markets across the globe.
Working with your sister…good or bad? Annoying or great? I mean after a long day at work, do you guys still hang out after? Has your relationship changed, if so in what way? Give us the dish!
Working together is great. We grew up together. We shared a crib, a room, a car. Now we live and work together. Trust me, when you share a womb with somebody, you learn quickly how to get a long. That being said, we do have the occasional argument and when we do, we give each other space.
Looking at the photos, I see a lot of ethnically diverse women? Is that intentional? If so why?
We hire models that represent the multicultural world we live in.
all photos courtesy of Mataano
What is your creative process like? If we were to step into your studio what would we expect to go through to get the end product?
There are different phases to the design process. There is the design phase, the fabric and color phase and the final phase would be development of samples. So if you were to come to our design studio, you would find fabric, trim, vintage clothes, art, proto samples, a pattern maker, and a sewer. There would also be people coming and going – friends or stylists or our PR rep.
With rich Somali roots and living in NY, does the cultures influence your pieces in a more technical perspective such as relooking at the function of a dress in two different cultures?
We would have to say that color and attitude is derived from our Somali roots, but the cut and silhouette of the dresses are western. We will eventually try and experiment with Somali dress silhouettes.
Your pieces are lovely, how is the line responding to the economy? Do you see repositioning your price point, or changing materials?
The economy is not great. However, we are happy with the response we have gotten. We are positioning ourselves for slow but steady growth. It’s good to remain cautiously optimistic.
Also in the long run, how do you see the fashion industry changing as a whole in response to the financial climate?
It will weed out a lot of mediocre labels. There will be more room for new designers.
What do you love about the Fashion Industry? Is there anything about the industry you cant stand?
We love the fashion industry because we have the opportunity to express ourselves through clothing. Dressing is like decorating your body; we have the privilege to decorate bodies. However, it is important to realize that it’s just clothes. Sometimes people take it too seriously!
What should we expect in the future for Mataano?
Growth, Ecommerce, and an accessory line
Special thanks to Idyll and Ayaan for collaborating with us on this piece. We can’t wait to see more!
Bravos latest and greatest hit: NYC Prep has done so well that Kooba Handbags named their line after them! The bags named Blair, Blake, Kristie, and Logan. I’ve watched the show here and there…and its a guilty pleasure. While living in NY I had a private all girls catholic school next to me and the show isnt any different, all teenage girls in Manhatten have Chanel, LV, Miu Miu, etc. I was amazed. Prices for the NYC Prep Handbags go for 595.00
Models have more talent than just looking good! Check out Sasha Pivovarova’s illustration for Chanel. It was influenced by her Russian background and was the perfect piece for the Chanel runway show that chose Moscow as its desitnation. It was Karl Lagerfield himself who requested her art work. Sasha’s love for the arts is nothing new. Sasha was studying at the St. Petersberg Art Institute before signing with IMG Models in NYC. Sasha mentions doing an illustrative book for Prada and Chanel. Beauty and brains, who knew?!
“My drawings were inspired by the joy of seeing fairytale characters coming to life in one of the main theaters of Moscow, the city where I was born.”
