A bit ago, Audrey Kawasaki had mentioned about a solo show at the Mondo Bizzarro Gallery in Rome. With that in mind, Audrey got excited and posted up a preview of all her submissions. All 12 paintings and drawings in-depth can be seen after the jump. The opening reception has actually started roughly 30 minutes ago. However, the pieces will displayed at Mondo Bizzarro until October 2nd. I’m just waiting on word for any if not all of these pieces to become prints and easily accessible.
Yves Saint Laurent invites you to experience Stefano Pilati’s third “Manifesto” featuring Naomi Campbell for the Fall / Winter 2008 - 2009 collection, which is set to debut this Saturday, September the 6th. Should you be located in New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong or Paris you should check out your local YSL store as they are giving away a free tote bag for the promotion of this campaign.
Gavin Watson’s photographs have been hailed by Terry Richardson and were the visual inspiration for last year’s This is England. His newest book, Skins & Punks comes out next month and it is beautiful. More than a document of youth culture in 1980s Britain, Skins & Punks is a document of exuberant youth.
Set against the gray tones of Thatcher-led England the working-class kids in these photos pop off of the page in a way that could only be captured by one of them. That one was young Gavin who at the age of 13 decided to buy a camera instead of the binoculars he had been coveting. Right around that time, Watson also started to get into Two-Tone and skinhead culture. This book digs into his archives and, with little in the way of text, tells the story of Gavin and his pals from 1978-85.
Working-class England always took special pride in its appearance and the skins in this book illustrate this perfectly. Classic brands like Doc Marten, Fred Perry, Levi Strauss, Ben Sherman, Crombie are all over this book making it worth checking out if only for the fashion.
Here’s a hilarious interview between Jay-Z and Canadian favorite Nardwuar the Human Serviette. This interview occurred during the Pemberton Festival which happened in late July and which Jay-Z headlined as well. In the beginning of the video Nardwuar credits Pharrell in helping him land the interview with Jay-Z and explains how the process went down. Anyways what ensues is a pretty cool interview. I’ve always been a fan of Nardwuar since I was a youngin’ and he was on the Canadian music channel MuchMusic, equivalent to MTV in the US, except for that MuchMusic actually plays music.
Final weekend for the end of season sale at one of my favorite stores {ie, also known as Illustrated Example. I myself will definitely be checking this out for some of the Surface to Air gear along with some Corpus and possibly Porter stuff as well, as I am looking for a bag. This store is definitely a favorite amongst Vacouverites and I have to say the dudes at the store are always mad chill and helpful, not pretentious at all as some stores can be at times.
So if you’re in the Gastown area in Vancouver then swing on by and check this sale out.
Nort/Recon is having another seasonal sale starting today. Here is another great opportunity to stock up on some quickstrikes, tees, fitteds and Fall wear if you’re nearby SOHO. And as the flier states, the 50% sale applies to everything in the store. Don’t sleep on this one.
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Well, with Magic in Vegas happening just around the corner, our homegirls over at Dime Piece has sent through this invite open to everyone. Straight from the email:
We invite you to our year celebration and crucial Fashion week kick off party in the Palms Resort Hotel at the Ghostbar in Vegas - Monday, August 25th. Complimentary Pierre Jouet champagne and Retro Bakery cupcakes! Plus 300 give away DimeBags / Gift bags which contains awesome things you can actually use from us and our respected sponsors. Bonus make-up come-ups and make-overs provided by Sephora Venetian! Plus 3 of the lovliest female dj’s we know. Please get on the guest list at rsvp@dimepiecedesigns.com to get your spot into this party with a fabolous view! - 55 floors up into the vegas sky
This is definitely a party not to be missed if you’re out in Vegas. RSVP to rsvp@dimepiecedesigns.com today. Oh and also dress well, no shorts, no sandles and 21 and over only. Check out the video below.
Starting September 9th Live Nation will be presenting both Common and N.E.R.D as they will be touring through North America with 14 dates currently scheduled. N.E.R.D will be out promoting their latest album Seeing Sounds, while Common will be promoting his upcoming album Invincible Summer. So far two tracks from this album are available for purchase from iTunes: “Announcement” & “Universal Mind Control”, both of which involve Pharrel doing the production and/or lending vocals. To check out all tour stops and dates check out www.livenation.com.
