Knit One, Purl One: Forget Me Not Fall/Winter 2014
Fall/Winter 2014 could be described as the Season of the Eastern Bloc here at Opening Ceremony, what with the influx of standout independent Eastern European designers, like Litkovskaya and Tigran...
View ArticleEckhaus Latta's Show Choreographer: 'I Wanted It To Be Uncomfortable'
The world we live in contains various types of groups, classes, and organizations to bond and cohabitate. And last month's New York Fashion Week introduced a new form to the mix, "clump choreography."...
View ArticleHow To Be Perfectly Imperfect, According To Artist Jonathan Horowitz
All month long at the 356 S. Mission Road art space nestled in the sparse, industrial Arts District of Los Angeles, New York-based artist Jonathan Horowitz will assemble his latest work, 590 Dots, with...
View ArticleBuckle Up With Fall's Newest Trend
Long before the zipper entered our lives, there was a revolutionary clasp known as the buckle. Since its introduction during Bronze Age-era Asia, the underappreciated embellishment has seen its fair...
View ArticleWant A Fuzzy Kenzo Keyring To Match Your Kenzo Watch? It's Free
It's a known fact that the average person spends most of her day glued to a smartphone like her life depends on it (sometimes, it does!). And, it's no secret that for many of us, smartphones have...
View ArticleSinner, Not Saint: Egon Schiele Was Obsessed With Nubility
On April 13, 1912, 21-year-old Austrian painter Egon Schiele—just three years out of the academy but already one of Vienna’s reigning artists—was arrested in the village of Neulengbach on charges of...
View ArticleSupreme Beanies: Your Favorite OC Logo Hats Are Back
The leaves have fallen, summer beach trips are far behind us, and it's time to bring out the denim jackets, cozy scarves, and Opening Ceremony logo beanies to top it all off. This season, the Opening...
View ArticleSANKUANZ Is China's New Voice Of Youth Culture
Alexander Wang, Phillip Lim, Humberto Leon: Asian-American designers have long been at the forefront of the fashion game. But Chinese-Chinese designer Shangguan Zhe—the one who sent models down the...
View ArticleShop Talk: Remy Ma And Shayne Oliver Of Hood By Air (Part 2)
Last week, as part of OC's Shop Talk Series, Hood By Air’s Shayne Oliver and recently returned hip-hop queen Remy Ma took a shopping trip in the Opening Ceremony NYC store. Following Remy's...
View ArticleThe Couple That Works Together...
HART+LËSHKINA stand firmly at the crossroads of art and fashion. The multi-disciplinary duo blend photography, sculpture, and performance to create beautifully haunting work. Like any of the greats,...
View ArticleCherchez La Femme: Coperni Fall/Winter 2014
It doesn't come as surprise that the Paris-based duo Sébastien Meyer and Arnaud Vaillant took home this year’s ANDAM First Collection prize for their breakout label, Coperni Femme. The designers...
View Article'I'd Always Wanted To Do A Fluffy Collection,' Says Helen Lawrence
It's all work and no play for Helen Lawrence, the 27-year-old "Northerner"-turned-East Londoner behind the eponymous clothing collection new and exclusive to OC. Or at least, that's what she claims....
View ArticleOlympia Le Tan Caviar Cross Body Round Bag
Something fishy is going on at Olympia Le Tan. The designer recently hosted a party with French restaurant Caviar Kaspia to introduce their special-edition clutch bag to the fashion elite. And now, the...
View Article'Never Be The Most Interesting Person At Dinner'
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 ArticleA Lesson In Dressing To Impress, Courtesy Of OC's Favorite Onscreen Party Girls
Weekday warriors, rejoice: 8 AM alarms and all other workweek horrors are finally behind you. And, as if you needed another excuse to slip on that club-ready dress, Saturday is also National It's My...
View ArticleHow To See Your Future In Your Fingerprints
"You're under arrest.” That's a phrase you'd expect to hear sitting in front of a document inked with your fingerprints, while under observation by a stranger. But this week, faced with this scenario,...
View ArticleDark Paradise: Christopher Kane Fall/Winter 2014
Christopher Kane, the celebrated London-based designer known for bold, visually thematic collections that range in concept from the scientific to the animalistic, gets down with his dark side this...
View ArticleIris Apfel Is Not Interested In Being Pretty
What do they say? People who possess a true command of style dress for themselves? No one embodies this quite like 93-year-old Iris Apfel, who takes the eponymous role in a documentary debuting this...
View ArticleFlesh, Femininity, And Near-Death Experience
“I’m thinking about Justin Bieber’s forehead lines—the calculated crease he manicures in every Instagram upload. It’s a symbol of experience, a positive masculine trait that 12-year-olds idly mimic and...
View Article3 Simple Reasons Guys Should Stop Fearing Platforms
This season, platforms are making a leap across gender lines. That shouldn’t come as a surprise, because platforms for men date back as far as Ancient Greece and have historically been regarded as a...
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