If 2012 was the year of #YOLO, then 2013 was the year of selfies and twerking. But other stuff happened too. In fact, a whole lot did, here at OC.
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Most Stylish Way to Stick It to the Man: We introduced the Fall/Winter 2013 Chloë Sevigny for Opening Ceremony collection loud and clear at February's New York Fashion Week, staging a protest with live bands (musicians included Kim Gordon, Lissy Trullie, and Lizzi Bougatsos) and picketing signs that Chloë HANDPAINTED herself. OC X NYFW: CHLOE SEVIGNY FOR OC FW13
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Best Use of #veryf*ckingrare: That time ASAP Rocky dropped by the Opening Ceremony New York men's shop with the MTV Push crew in tow. A$AP ROCKY DROPS BY OCNY
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Best #Relaxation #Vibez: Grave Architecture (aka filmmakers Kate McCollough and Gillian Garcia) made a dreamy and steamy video showing the OC WOMEN'S SPRING/SUMMER 2013 collection on OC friends like NATHALIE LOVE and OCLA's HEIDI. It's like Nelly's "It's Getting Hot In Herre", except that you don't wanna take off all your clothes, because the collection is THAT good. OCTV Presents: Spa Heaven
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Best Museum South of 59th Street: Forget Museum Mile. This past March, OCNY was a (pop-)cultural destination when we became the sole stockists of the Rihanna for River Island collection outside of the UK, and celebrated with a RIHtrospective displaying seven of the singer's most major outfits. (They included the OC dress she wore on the cover of Talk That Talk and the Bob Marley dress she wore on SNL––no big deal or anything!) The best part? No admission fee or suggested donation! THE RIHTROSPECTIVE OPENS AT OCNY!
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Best Reason to Tune In: We talked to the prodigious Nicolas Jaar, one of the biggest names in electronic music today, about touring, the idea of the DJ as architect, and killing the game in general. IN THE STUDIO WITH MUSICIAN NICOLAS JAAR
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Best Interview Between Two Greats: Our #1 girl Solange re-released her album True exclusively at OC, with a revamped cover designed by the artist Mickalene Thomas, who is known for her vivid collage-like paintings that brilliantly mix patterns, textures, and colors. And if you know a thing or two about how Solange puts together her flawless looks, you can see where the singer go
Most Stylish Way to Stick It to the Man: We introduced the Fall/Winter 2013 Chloë Sevigny for Opening Ceremony collection loud and clear at February's New York Fashion Week, staging a protest with live bands (musicians included Kim Gordon, Lissy Trullie, and Lizzi Bougatsos) and picketing signs that Chloë HANDPAINTED herself. OC X NYFW: CHLOE SEVIGNY FOR OC FW13
Best Use of #veryf*ckingrare: That time ASAP Rocky dropped by the Opening Ceremony New York men's shop with the MTV Push crew in tow. A$AP ROCKY DROPS BY OCNY
Best #Relaxation #Vibez: Grave Architecture (aka filmmakers Kate McCollough and Gillian Garcia) made a dreamy and steamy video showing the OC WOMEN'S SPRING/SUMMER 2013 collection on OC friends like NATHALIE LOVE and OCLA's HEIDI. It's like Nelly's "It's Getting Hot In Herre", except that you don't wanna take off all your clothes, because the collection is THAT good. OCTV Presents: Spa Heaven
Best Museum South of 59th Street: Forget Museum Mile. This past March, OCNY was a (pop-)cultural destination when we became the sole stockists of the Rihanna for River Island collection outside of the UK, and celebrated with a RIHtrospective displaying seven of the singer's most major outfits. (They included the OC dress she wore on the cover of Talk That Talk and the Bob Marley dress she wore on SNL––no big deal or anything!) The best part? No admission fee or suggested donation! THE RIHTROSPECTIVE OPENS AT OCNY!
Best Reason to Tune In: We talked to the prodigious Nicolas Jaar, one of the biggest names in electronic music today, about touring, the idea of the DJ as architect, and killing the game in general. IN THE STUDIO WITH MUSICIAN NICOLAS JAAR
Best Interview Between Two Greats: Our #1 girl Solange re-released her album True exclusively at OC, with a revamped cover designed by the artist Mickalene Thomas, who is known for her vivid collage-like paintings that brilliantly mix patterns, textures, and colors. And if you know a thing or two about how Solange puts together her flawless looks, you can see where the singer go