24 Hours in a New York City Kitchen
Executive chef, opening sous chef, closing sous chef, pastry chef, poissonnier, rotisseur, fish entremetier, meat entremetier. Like a great Russian novel, Michael Gibney’s new book, SOUS CHEF, opens...
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This Shirt is Bananas.
Yeah, we went there. Gwen Stefani references aside, sometimes the lines between wardrobe staple, obsession, and Hoarders episode get a little blurred. OC London’s Eloise is sittin’ on a mean 12 pairs...
View ArticleMapei, Video Vixen With An Activist's Attitude
Although Mapei (aka Jacqueline Mapei Cummings) self-identifies as a female rapper, you won't see her sporting a pink wig or tearing up the stage in a latex body suit. Between her almost monotone...
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Straight Trippin': Sarah Law in Puerto Rico
In STRAIGHT TRIPPIN', OC friends and family share tidbits from their latest travels. This time around, KARA designer Sarah Law shares her snaps from a recent trip to Vieques, Puerto Rico with the CFDA...
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Plastic Tokyo's Cabinet of Curiosities
Japanese brand Plastic Tokyo’s inspirations are as obscure and far-reaching as you might guess by looking at its kaleidoscopic prints. Like Renaissance-era Cabinets of Curiosities––one of designer...
View ArticleMost Wanted: Proenza Schouler Shoes
"Most Wanted" presents our favorite and most coveted items available at OC. Proenza Schouler's Spring/Summer 2014 collection was inspired in part by mid-century furniture designers. Which explains why...
View ArticleSound Check: La Femme
In SOUND CHECK, we check in with some of our favorite musicians. Parisian sextet LA FEMME washed over the Music Hall of Williamsburg last Friday with a zany set of surf rock that bordered on the...
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Raymond Pettibon's Surfers
It's hard not to see RAYMOND PETTIBON as a quintessentially Californian artist. His career began in the 1970s designing album covers and flyers for his brother's band, Black Flag, and he gained...
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Pack it Up, Pack it In: Eastpak x Nicomede Talavera
Having hit the peak of my hype in the third grade with an aloha tie-dye print L.L.Bean joint (initials embroidered and the reflective front pocket band, obvi), my backpack game took something of a dive...
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Seeing Palestine Through Artists' Eyes
“In her absence I created her image,” writes Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish. And that’s exactly what these artists did in How Green Was My Valley, an exhibition that brings together a generation...
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10 Terrifically Trippy Spring Prints
By the time I reached the second grade, my mother had abandoned all hope that I’d ever grasp the logic, never mind the appeal, of coordinating an outfit that didn’t involve a Lisa Frankian pairing of...
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Aliens in Fur: Fashion in Under the Skin
In one of the first scenes of Jonathan Glazer’s latest film, Under the Skin, Scarlett Johansson, an alien seductress with lost eyes and red lips, hits the mall to assemble her new earthly identity. She...
View ArticleSound Check: Bok Bok
In SOUND CHECK, we check in with some of our favorite musicians. It seems like ages ago, but September 28, 2013 was one of those perfect Saturdays. Washington, DC had finally lifted the swampy weight...
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Etudes Explores the Modern City
French artists Aurélien Arbet and Jérémie Egry return to OC with their fourth Études collection, a symbiotic evolution of art and fashion that this season explores how global communication shapes...
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25% Off OC's Spring Favorites!
It's springtime! The birds are singing, the sun is shining, and Mother Nature is shaking off the snow—finally. To follow suit, we've rounded up some of our favorite OC classics and OC exclusives, and...
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Claire Ptak's Easter Treats: Salty Almond Maple Macaroons
Scrap the chocolate Easter eggs and hot cross buns because London baking babe Claire Ptak (owner of our favorite East London bakery, Violet) has written us three exclusive Easter-inspired recipes. The...
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OC's Belgian Designers Take on Minnie Mouse
What does Minnie Mouse have to do with fashion? A muse for many designers, the cartoon character has inspired collections and catwalks from Paris to New York. Transcending all trends, her iconic...
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Channel Sailor Moon In pushBUTTON
The only thing more saccharine sweet than the popsicle prints and ruffled edges on Korean brand pushBUTTON’s Spring/Summer 2014 offerings might be teen heroine Sailor Moon, the muse of the collection....
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Packing for Indio? Get 15% Off at OCLA!
Amidst the promises of free ice cream, free yoga classes, and great music, one of the best parts of Coachella is checking out how some people still look great in the hot desert sun. Head over to OCLA...
View ArticleMeet The Man Dressing Everyone From Jennifer Lawrence To Wonder Woman
You know you've had an interesting career when you've designed outfits for everyone from 90s club kids to Spartan warriors to Superman. Michael Wilkinson, the Australian costume designer, got his start...
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