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Clean & Pristine: Smith & Smith Fall/Winter 2014
Over the past few years, the term “basic” has somehow shifted in meaning from must-have style staples to women who Instagram pumpkin-spice lattes and tweet lines from Breakfast at Tiffany's. Luckily,...
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On The Scene: Telfar Pop-Up Party Turns It Out
“It was a really cool event; Telfar always turns it out. Telfar Turnsit... that should be his middle name: Telfar Turnsit Global,” R&B singer Ian Isiah told us at the Telfar pop-up event Tuesday...
View ArticleSound Check: Tricky
To call legendary trip-hop musician Tricky a musical enigma would be putting it lightly. Since making his big-time debut in 1995 with his solo album, Maxinquaye, the trip-hop originator has left...
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Simon Says: 'Leave When The Party's At Its Height'
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...
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Beyond Smooth: The Best Textured Handbags
We humans were given fingers, and those digits were meant to touch and feel what the world has to offer—our handbags included. This season, designers offer us textured handbags that can both...
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Step To It: Vault By Vans X Peanuts
They had us at Star Wars, and now the epic journey back in time continues. Vault by Vans brings us another collab equally worth its weight in beloved childhood nostalgia. That’s right, up next to...
View ArticleOCTV: How To Cook Crab, Thai-Style
In Thailand, the proverb Jahp Pu Sai Kra Dong––to put crabs in a basket––refers to the act of corralling naughty children. And on a recent Monday at Hong Thaimee's restaurant Ngam, we could see...
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Most Wanted: Band Of Outsiders Notebook Print Saddle Shoes
"Most Wanted" presents our favorite and most coveted items available at OC. For those of you who carry around black-and-white composition notebooks like they are fashion accessories, there is finally a...
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9 Pieces To Elevate Your Gym Game
There are those gym bunny types who roll out in a tiny bra and short shorts with green juice in hand. And then you have the more discreetly stylish like Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Vanessa Hudgens...
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Gear Up: Afropunk Festival Essentials
Of course, you go to music festivals to enjoy your favorite bands, but in an age where there's more focus on your flower-wreath headband than the actual Outkast reunion, what you wear is as important...
View ArticleSound Check: The Range
As we watched The Range, aka James Hinton, perform at (Le) Poisson Rouge a few hours after our interview, we were still reeling from the conversation, which had bled well past both its pre-established...
View ArticleMini Martha: Strawberry Short (Tall) Cake
Our resident baking babe, MINI MARTHA, takes the strawberry short cake to new heights in honor of tomorrow's very important holiday, National Sponge Cake Day. It's almost the end of summer. Sad face....
View ArticleBites On A Budget: London’s Street Feast
If you love street food but can’t make it to KERB or Borough Market on your lunch break, Street Feast is your friend. A perfect embodiment of East London vibes, and right next to our new OC Shoreditch...
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A Portrait (Via App) And Interview (Via Text) With Brittney Scott
Why is sincerity and authenticity such a big deal online? “People should be sincere but not that serious,” Brittney Scott responded, hunkered behind her phone in the windowsill at her first art show....
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Astrology IRL's Cosmic Numbers: August 25
As anyone waiting for that boy/girl to text knows, updates can be just as important as dates. In Cosmic Numbers, Morgan Rehbock, the guru behind our monthly ASTROLOGY IRL column, divines the stars to...
View ArticleSound Check: Denitia And Sene
If Afropunk Festival were a washed-up celebrity, the extravaganza would most likely be the music festival counterpart to the legendary Gary Busey: an unpredictable feat that gets better (and crazier)...
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Heart Of Darkness: Lilia Kisselenko Fall/Winter 2014
If LILIA KISSELENKO's Russia-by-night vibe is any indication of the city's style at large, consider us New Yorkers ready for a séjour in Saint Pete. Brand new to OC, the designer's latest collection is...
View ArticleA Short History Of The Canadian Tux
Call it what you want: whether you're a Canadian tuxedo kind of guy or a female who falls for the fellas in a Texan tuxedo, denim-on-denim is in the air. Last night at the VMAs, Katy Perry and rapper...
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How Chromat Created Custom Face Masks For Beyoncé's VMA Performance
"We teach girls that they cannot be sexual beings the way that boys are," echoed the voice-over at Beyoncé's VMA performance Sunday night. It's no surprise that the message, sampled from Nigerian...
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Shape-Shifter: Jacquemus Fall/Winter 2014
If Matisse and Picasso were alive and well, they would probably have high praise for Jacquemus' latest collection. Matisse, for the vibrant hues and perfectly sculpted cut-outs as featured on LE...
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