OC's 10 Best Spring Shoes!
Each morning since December, I’ve performed a near ceremonial ritual of insulating my feet in entire family packs of tube socks before shoving them into a pair of thrifted money-print Air Force Ones in...
View ArticleFashion Black Belt: adidas Originals x Opening Ceremony Taekwondo
For the second round of its Spring/Summer 2014 lineup, adidas Originals x Opening Ceremony travels to Korea, pulling inspiration from the country's rich martial arts history, specifically the Olympic...
View ArticleWhat is it about 90s Teen Movies? This Documentary has the Answers
“High school is hypnotic,” opens the narration of Beyond Clueless, the directorial debut from 22-year-old London writer CHARLIE LYNE. Premiering this week at South by Southwest Film Festival, the...
View ArticleSound Check at SXSW: Jerome LOL
In SOUND CHECK, we check in with some of our favorite musicians. Los Angeles-based producer Jerome LOL has been making the old new again by reworking classic pop songs (think Miley Cyrus and Justin...
View ArticleOCTV: Opening Ceremony Represent by Goodsy
On a scale of smitten to totally obsessed, how do you feel about Opening Ceremony? If you can't answer, don't worry, neither can we. Our feelings are beyond the scope of mere words, so instead we...
View ArticleSound Check at SXSW: Bishop Nehru
In SOUND CHECK, we check in with some of our favorite musicians. With a collaboration with MF DOOM, a tour with Wu-Tang Clan, and a single with Disclosure under his belt, 17-year-old rapper Bishop...
View ArticleBooks and Pie! A Pie Shop Opens at the Brooklyn Library
Some days, all I want is a sign that everything will be OK. A sign that I should just sit down, relax, and eat something absolutely comforting. Well, now I have it. Specifically, it’s a neon sign in...
View ArticleA Trip to Silver Meadows with Todd Hido
American photographer Todd Hido’s latest exhibition is titled Excerpts From Silver Meadows after the suburban street in Kent, Ohio where the artist spent his childhood. From the works on display—large...
View ArticleThe Look: Benjamin Sturgill
In THE LOOK, OC friends drop by to try on our favorite new arrivals and tell us about their wardrobe preferences past and present. This week longtime OC friend and brilliant stylist Benjamin Sturgill...
View ArticleSound Check at SXSW: Future
With a baby on the way with fiancée Ciara, his second studio album Honest dropping next month, and a clothing line in the works, Future’s future is looking more than bright. Born and bred in Atlanta,...
View ArticlePRE-ORDER: Opening Ceremony & Magritte Ready-to-Wear
You've got the Vans on lockdown, now get the full look with the Opening Ceremony & Magritte clothes. As part of our year of Belgium, we've created a collection dedicated to one of the country's...
View ArticleSurreal Slogans: Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2014
Iconic Belgian designer Raf Simons has always been something of a youth oracle. From his inaugural 1995 collection’s focus on school uniforms to 2003’s incorporation of Peter Saville’s iconic Joy...
View ArticleSmith & Smith: Utopia in a Plain White T-Shirt
Dayton Rinks and Emilia Buccolo of Smith & Smith are not what you would expect New York fashion school grads to be like. In a market full of peacockish designs, where every season there is demand...
View ArticleMarcelo Burlon's Psychedelic Snake Prints
Since his debut Spring/Summer 2013 collection, Marcelo Burlon has continually pushed the boundaries of digital prints. Partnering with graphic designer Giorgio di Salvo, his County of Milan collections...
View ArticleIn the Studio with Alex Da Corte
Alex Da Corte's art has the ability to transform our impressions of everyday objects like shampoo, fake vegetables, and basketball nets. So it shouldn't have come as a surprise that my image of Alex...
View ArticleLonely Lingerie: The Bra You'll Never Want To Take Off
Ladies, I know you feel me: when it comes to undergarments, there's nothing worse than a bad bra. When it's uncomfortable, you end up tugging at it or suffering through it and it just really puts a...
View ArticleDelfina Delettrez's Floating Gems
Gravity is having a pop culture moment if a concept in physics ever did. Just weeks after a certain movie racked up seven Oscars, this Monday, a team of scientists announced they had detected...
View ArticleSound Check: Trust
In SOUND CHECK, we check in with some of our favorite musicians. Slimy, slithering, crawling—not often do you hear these words describe a person's voice, but they perfectly encapsulate Robert Alfons'...
View ArticleJustin Margitich Has Perfected the Doodle
Remember those kids who would cover the pages of their notebooks with elaborate doodles when in class? Now imagine if one of those kids continued working on those doodles for years, perfecting the...
View ArticleMalcolm Stuart Makes Mall Airbrush Art, Only Better
The work of artist MALCOLM STUART might seem familiar to you, especially if you’ve ever come across a Mexican ice cream truck in Los Angeles. Picture airbrushed cartoons––maybe slices of pizza or...
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