OCTV Presents: Show & Tell with Mecca James-Williams
In this weekly series, we learn about the style, stories, and obsessions of OC friends and family, and find out their latest scores from the store. In this episode, OC web stylist Mecca James-Williams...
View ArticleGeorge Herms Quenches Our Thirst at OHWOW LA
Lately, I have been experiencing what I have come to recognize as a creative drought. The vast wonderland that is the right side of my brain has become quite desolate and dry because there has been no...
View ArticleOn Easy Street: Layla Racy FW13
Think of the coolest girl you know, she is always effortless. Her clothes have exactly the right amount of flair but she never looks fussy and her hair is somehow flawlessly unkempt. Brooklyn-based...
View ArticleBjarne Melgaard x Eckhaus Latta at Gavin Brown's Enterprise
On view at Gavin Brown's Enterprise through October 26th, Melgaard's show Ignorant Transparencies is an epic catalogue spanning three large rooms crowded with various installations, sculptures, and...
View ArticleBasilica Soundscape 2013: Catching Up with Pure X
Last week, Paris and I checked out the BasilicaSoundScape festival at the Basilica Hudson, an art space inside a reclaimed 19th century factory. The event showcased both artists and musicians, with...
View ArticleYoko Ono Plastic Ono Band at The Bowery Ballroom
People always used to ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I used to answer, "A Power Ranger," probably because at the age of ten I wasn't concerned with whether or not Power Rangers actually...
View ArticleMade In Belgium: An OC Editorial
Photographed by Kava Gorna, our latest editorial is a celebration of all things Belgian! Shot against backdrops of black, gold, and red, "Made in Belgium" showcases the best of the country's...
View ArticleMost Wanted: The Super Sneaker
"Most Wanted" presents our favorite and most coveted items available at OC. Opening Ceremony's brand new High Top Buckled Sneaker combines a smart black leather upper with a chunky athletic sole and...
View ArticleThis Weekend, Book It to the NY Art Book Fair!
As the summer in New York comes to a close, Printed Matter and MoMA PS1 present the eighth annual NY Art Book Fair. With more than 280 booksellers from twenty different countries all over the world,...
View ArticleGood Hair Day: Breakfast with Super Stylist Odile Gilbert
Within two minutes of meeting Odile Gilbert you know that: she smokes, she drinks cappuccinos ("with none of that cinnamon Americans love to add"), she speaks her mind, she is very chic (she loves an...
View ArticleMeet the Model, Belgian Edition: Tino
For our latest editorial, "Made in Belgium," OC buyers Jesse and Carol dressed Belgian babe Tino in the best of the country's Fall collections. Though Tino recently moved to NY, we tapped him for some...
View ArticlePIZZA TIME! OC Homeslices in a Show About NYC's Unofficial Emblem
PIZZA TIME!, a newly opened show at Marlborough Gallery, brings together some of OC's favorite artists (Cory Arcangel, Uri Aran, Spencer Sweeney, Darren Bader, John Baldessari, Willem de Kooning, Jonah...
View ArticleWALT Wonderland: From the Archives of Walter Van Beirendonck
Paging all ravers, clubbers, and latex lovers: This season, as part of OC's year of Belgium, we are stocking a selection of limited-edition archival pieces from W<, Walter Van Beirendonck's now...
View ArticleThe Yeah Yeah Yeahs Take NYC's Barclay's Center
Being a teenager in South Florida for so long, you began to accept that tours stop at Tallahassee, or if your lucky, Tampa. Can't blame anyone, though––drive through Alligator Alley and you'll see. So...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes of 'Yearbook' with Ryan McGinley
Friend of OC Ryan McGinley's latest photography show opened in San Francisco earlier this month; he sent us some super special pics from the installation and opening night! Holy Shit performed live at...
View ArticleMeet Quito
Meet Quito, new to OC London, and the sweetest Canadian you ever did meet. Name: Quito Quinn Hometown: Vancouver Island, Canada Astrological sign: Sagittarius Currently obsessed with: The Eden Project...
View ArticleI Love Belgium x OC: Five Belgian Bands You Should Know Right Now
“Name a Belgian band” is a frequent question we ask our international friends. Most of the time the answer is a long silence. But when we start throwing around names like Technotronic (“Pump up the...
View ArticleAn Interview with Ryan Hemsworth
"CANADIAN PRINCE aka INTERNET ZACK MORRIS aka REMIX RYAN GOSLING aka MR. STEAL YOUR WIFI aka PRODUCER GAME OMAR BORKAN AL GALAAKA," RYAN HEMSWORTH's perfectly penned Twitter bio, more accurately...
View ArticleStraight Trippin': Aurelie Bidermann in Greece
In "STRAIGHT TRIPPIN'," OC friends and family share tidbits from their latest travels. Check out what one of OC's favorite jewelry designers, Aurélie Bidermann, brought on her trip to Greece! Name:...
View ArticleGroup Show: Get an Eyeful of Kenzo's Eye Capsule!
Kenzo's FW13 collection was inspired by the ornate temples found throughout China, India, and Nepal. As a result, the collection's major motif was the eye, a protective symbol that watches over...
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