8 Summer Hats With Next-Level Swagger
Sure, sunglasses might have mystery in spades, but statement hats are equally effective. Pull the brim low, slouch against a wall, and you've just channeled James Dean in all his nonchalant glory....
View ArticleThe Father, The Son, And Instagram
When your "Pop" is a well-respected photographer, the debate over Instagram privacy is a topic of dinner conversation. Alex Vadukul explains. I don’t use Instagram, so I was happily ignorant of the...
View ArticleAstrology IRL: Later, Retrograde! This Is YOUR Summer
Mercury's retrograde officially ended this morning, and the universe will soon return to a new sense of normal after a month of extreme confusion. Now that the trickster known as Mercury is out of the...
View ArticleWhere Do Security Guards Wear High-Fashion Vests?
Making is making a comeback––think Brooklyn pickling parties and community gardens. So, a totally fun, comprehensive, and often gorgeous new show called NYC Makers, at the Museum of Art and Design...
View ArticleStraight Trippin': Melanie Montemurno In Iceland
In Straight Trippin', OC friends and family share tidbits from their latest travels. This time around, OC's Melanie Montemurno shares some photos from a recent trip to Iceland. Name: Melanie...
View ArticleExotic Obsessions: Christopher Kane Pre-Fall 2014
It's hard to image him ever doing "regular" clothes, but CHRISTOPHER KANE, famous for his multi-aesthetic tinkering, made a slight departure from his norm for Pre-Fall. This is a season typically...
View ArticleReviving New York's '70s Art Scene With Rainer Judd
On the top floor of 101 Spring, looking out past a Dan Flavin red-and-blue fluorescent installation and over the rooftops of Soho, it might feel like New York hasn’t changed since the ‘70s. But to...
View ArticleRed, White, & Blue All Over
Maybe you’re mourning the USA defeat yesterday in the World Cup, or maybe you're celebrating Tim Howard's awesome game, or maybe you don't even know what we're talking about and just love fireworks and...
View ArticleUh Huh, HONEY! The Miracle Face Wash Hidin' In Your Cupboard
SKY HIGH ON HEALTH reports on nutritional, wellness, and green lyfe fads both crazy and helpful. I happened to be in Greece when I got the buzz on raw-honey face wash. Apparently, Greece is where you...
View ArticleTurn It Up With Master & Dynamic Headphones
We all have our guilty pleasures. Fifty Shades of Grey, perhaps? Maybe a Law & Order: SVU marathon? Do early aughts boy-band jams suit your fancy? While Kindle masks questionable book covers and...
View ArticleBehind The Seams: Thierry Boutemy's Unisex Florals
Thierry Boutemy's mood board (left, courtesy of Thierry Boutemy & Jérémy Dhennin); Our Thierry Boutemy for Opening Ceremony Pastel Composition Military Jacket, Pastel Composition Slim Trousers,...
View ArticleProenza Schouler Pre-Fall 2014
Referencing interior design trends of the West Coast, Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez of Proenza Schouler explore complex fabrics with an earthy, natural color palette for Pre-Fall 2014. In...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Summer Playlist, Courtesy Of DJ Anthony Dicap
Last week, OC celebrated the launch of its exclusive collaboration with MASSIVE. Providing the soundtrack for the fete was newcomer DJ Anthony DiCapua. A native of Long Island, NY, DiCapua taught...
View ArticleTipsy And Tan: Baby's All Right
In our #ThirstyThursday series, TIPSY AND TAN, we ask consummate mixologists from New York City’s white-hot new restaurants and bars to create OC-exclusive drinks for our readers. Drinking on the job?...
View ArticleOCTV Presents: How To Make Perfect Sticky Rice With Andy Ricker
Now you might be thinking, "Why the hell would I need to know how to make sticky rice?" For one, because we're learning from Andy Ricker, who Anthony Bourdain dubbed, "the white guy who cooks awesome...
View ArticleAll Together Now: Fourth Of July Meets Bastille Day
Who says red, white, and blue is strictly an American palette? Here at Opening Ceremony, we relish all holidays—Carnival, Holi, Cinco De Mayo, you name it. So this weekend, celebrate America's...
View ArticleFour Things We Can All Learn From Spike Lee
This is not what you think it is, as in, not yet another diatribe about the "motherfucking hipsters" that have gentrified Brooklyn. In a panel discussion at Sunshine Cinema yesterday, Spike Lee, who...
View ArticleSimon Says: 'Don't Think You Can Get Away With Shorts, Unless You're In Prison'
Here at OC, we are struck by how often we end up in everyday conundrums. The ones that land you in the thick of semi (or full-blown) awkwardness, or maybe, the doghouse. So, we turned to Simon...
View ArticleMost Wanted: Christopher Kane's Mad Scientist Pullover
"Most Wanted" presents our favorite and most coveted items available at OC. Being smart has never been cooler; show off your nerd side with Christopher Kane's Atom Repeat Digital Crew Sweatshirt, a...
View ArticleHappy Independence Day From Opening Ceremony!
Happy Fourth of July from Opening Ceremony! See you on Monday!
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