In the Studio with Mawi
One look at Mawi Keivom's ornate glitter clutches and you can guess that her studio isn't the minimalist type. And indeed, antique garments, Indian fabrics, and a giant Mickey Mouse are just some of...
View ArticleEli Reed Has a Thing for Socks
For a lot of skateboarders, the creativity does not stop flowing once you step off the board, and Eli Reed is no exception. The professional skateboarder, artist, and filmmaker who recently had the...
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Free Ground Shipping on All Orders!
Yes, you heard right. This holiday season, we're making the gift of giving that little bit easier with free ground shipping on all orders*. So get shopping—no more excuses. To all your friends,...
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Inside the Mind of Cult Singer and Artist Daniel Johnston
Cult singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston's work had a huge impact on early-90s alternative music in America. Kurt Cobain famously wore a T-shirt bearing the cover art of Johnston's album "Hi, How Are...
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Bites on a Budget: $6.99 at Pakistan Tea House
BITES ON A BUDGET is a toothsome and tasty series where members of the OC family forage for great food––under $10 Pakistan Tea House is a 25-year-old family business and cab driver favorite in Tribeca,...
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Gender-Bending Art and Fashion in Veracruz
Prada videos, aliens, and transgender porn star selfies: all of the above were part of an awesomely weird art show last Thursday in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. The show, El Cuerpo Que Vestimos or The...
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Winter Is Coming: Prepare With 20% Off All Outerwear
White walkers, cold winds from the north, eggnog lattes... It's official: winter is coming. And if you want to survive, it's time to prepare. This weekend, we're offering you 20% off all men's and...
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The Years Shall Run Like Rabbits
The girls in Dutch artist Hellen Van Meene's photographs are not the bubbly, self-absorbed tweens that litter the Explore page on Instagram. Rather, her subjects appear sophisticated beyond their...
View ArticleBruce Weber Remembers Let's Get Lost 25 Years Later
Let’s Get Lost, Bruce Weber’s 1988 film about jazz icon Chet Baker, shows the musician at his nadir. Bruce Weber is now 67, but couldn’t be in a more different place. The filmmaker and photographer is...
View ArticlePeter Doig's Burning Skies
Peter Doig is the highest valued living European painter. And I have a feeling why. His canvases at Michael Werner Gallery's recent TUMESCENCE show were totally enchanting, with their color, form,...
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Sound Check: Ceremony
In "SOUND CHECK," we check in with some of our favorite musicians. Despite the stereotype of on-edge hardcore musicians, when we caught up with Californian band Ceremony before their set at Fun Fun Fun...
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USA vs. Belgium: Anaïs Lalu
As French designer Anaïs Lalu explains below, Brussels fashion school La Cambre is a breeding ground for the big fashion houses. Once you start looking (as OC has this year), the studios of labels from...
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Rest in Peace, Alex Calderwood
It is with great sadness that we write this note to honor our dear friend Alex Calderwood, founder of the Ace Hotels. Since Opening Ceremony joined the Ace family in February of 2009, we have had the...
View ArticleMost Wanted: Seeing in Black and White
"Most Wanted" presents our favorite and most coveted items available at OC. The world isn't always black and white, especially when it comes to fashion. But for these Opening Ceremony Hoover...
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Sound Check: Washed Out's Ernest Greene
In "SOUND CHECK," we check in with some of our favorite musicians. Ernest Greene, better known as his stage name WASHED OUT, is one of those artists we play on high rotation at OCLA. I chatted with him...
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Everyone in Paris: Go To Galerie Perrotin Right Now
Last week, photographer Ryan McGinley (a dear friend of OC) opened his new show Body Loud at Paris' Galerie Perrotin, the French gallery whose recent NYC opening is a hot topic in the art world these...
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Meet the Model: Jude Kazar
Jude Kazer, aka Yung Bambi, is a long-time favorite of OC editorials, most recently, Rihanna for River Island. A bona fide downtown girl, Jude works at the Jane Hotel and shoots photography in her...
View ArticleWhat's it Like to be a Girl in a Band?
Last Thursday evening at the ISSUE Project Room in Brooklyn, Kim Gordon and artist Jutta Koether stood on a stage reciting text from a 1991 interview between Gordon, then of Sonic Youth, and artist...
View ArticleSound Check: Kastle
In SOUND CHECK, we check in with some of our favorite musicians. I first came across Kastle when I stumbled across his as-deep-as-it-gets remix of Ellie Goulding's "My Blood." I sat down at the Wythe...
View ArticleXXBC: The Kings of Downtown
OC associates Alex Lee and Will Thompson of XXBC are not your average kids working in Soho. They are indisputably masters at mixing prints with patterns and reinventing vintage pieces. Since the XXBC...
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