In the Studio: Bellavance's Comic Connection
OC-exclusive womenswear label Bellavance is the team effort of designer duo and BFFs Nolan Bellavance and Ava Hama. The story goes: they met at a Parsons transfer orientation, Nolan saw Ava’s shoes and...
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OC x LFW: House of Holland SS14
House of Holland took a little trip down Mexico way for its Spring/Summer 2014 show. In a packed-out Soho car park painted with intoxicating purple clouds, show-goers clutched onto their House of...
View ArticleJust Eat It: Cerveceria Havemeyer
Mexican food to me is like fuel; a week without it and I'm having withdrawals. Thank god for Iris Avelar and Felipe Mendez, the fantastic duo that owns the taqueria La Superior in Williamsburg. Without...
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OC x LFW: Sister By Sibling SS14
Sister by Sibling's Spring/Summer 2014 show headed in a different direction to their urban jungle-inspired Sibling show at the most recent London Collections: Men. They teleported us to suburban...
View ArticleFast Cars in Vegas, Featuring Opening Ceremony FW13!
Newsflash! Opening Ceremony's Fall/Winter 2013 collection is now in stores and online. Brought to you by director duo Pen$Acola (New Yorkers Pau Suris and Pau Dalmases, who work with Spanish video...
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OC x LFW: J.W. Anderson SS14
Staged at a West London barracks, J.W. Anderson's Spring/Summer 2014 show (one of his biggest yet) headed in a strikingly new direction. Uncharacteristically feminine sheer nylon dresses floated down...
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OC x LFW: Roksanda Ilincic SS14
Roksanda Ilincic sent yet another beautiful, ultra-feminine collection down the runway yesterday, set high in the skies inside a vacant building by London Bridge. The tone of the collection matched the...
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'Design Office with Kim Gordon' at White Columns
New York iconoclast and alt-rock empress KIM GORDON is best noted for finding fame with cult outfit Sonic Youth. But she is also a graduate from LA's Otis College of Art and Design, and an accomplished...
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I Love Belgium x Opening Ceremony: Meet Belgium's #1 Fans, Tom and Stijn
From waffles to Walter Van Beirendonck, Belgium has made some massive cultural contributions (especially considering its size). This year, during OC's year of Belgium, we invite Tom Tack and Stijn...
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OC x LFW: Christopher Kane SS14
Christopher Kane taught us all a lesson in science (specifically sex ed) at his Spring/Summer 2014 show yesterday. He turned the spring cliché of the flower upside down by deconstructing its anatomy...
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Fader Uncapped with Schoolboy Q, Kendrick Lamar, and SZA
We$tside was in the house Monday night! T.D.E. (Top Dawg Entertainment) record label's very own Schoolboy Q, Kendrick Lamar, and newly signed artist SZA rocked the stage at the Vitamin Water #uncapped...
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What's in a Shirt? Schnayderman's Tells Us
When it comes to a classic piece like a button-down shirt, there are ample options. But with so many possible choices, it could take years to find that Perfect Shirt. Schnayderman's feels that feel, so...
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OC x LFW: Nasir Mazhar SS14
There ain't no party like a Nasir Mazhar party. Nasir is never one to deprive Fashion Week folk of a good time, and his SS14 presentation yesterday was no exception. Last season was a 60s grime rave;...
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OC x LFW: Ryan Lo SS14
Ryan Lo's trademark romantic fantasy girl walked the runway at Fashion East's Spring/Summer 2014 show looking for love. By day, she's a domestic goddess, playing housewife and fluttering around in her...
View ArticleOC x LFW: Sister by Sibling SS14 Showtunes
We’ve been beyond excited about the recent London Fashion Week collections and runway soundtracks. We asked some OC friends to send us their Spring/Summer 2014 runway tunes. For Sister by Sibling's...
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OC x LFW: KTZ SS14
If I told you that the biggest feature of KTZ's Spring/Summer 2014 show was florals, you wouldn't believe me, right? Well it's true. Pink and blue dresses, coats, bags, shoes, baseball caps—you name...
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OC x LFW: Marques'Almeida SS14
It's often said that Marta Marques and Paolo Almeida produce collections that look like what we wore in the 90s and 00s. But in my experience the pair's knack for blending nostalgia with excellent...
View ArticleOC x LFW: House of Holland SS14 Showtunes
We’ve been beyond excited about the recent London Fashion Week collections and runway soundtracks. We asked some OC friends to send us their Spring/Summer 2014 runway tunes. The inspiration for...
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Demasiados Amigos? Placebo's Virtual Trip to LA via YouTube
This past Monday, OCLA's Miguel and I visited YouTube's brand spanking new LA headquarters to experience a live streaming event celebrating Placebo's new album, Loud Like Love. The event connected the...
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Straight Trippin': Connor Monahan in Iceland
In "STRAIGHT TRIPPIN'," OC friends and family share tidbits from their latest travels. In our latest installment, Yoko Ono's right hand man Connor Monahan fills us in on his latest trip to Iceland!...
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