Kriss Soonik In Estonia
In Straight Trippin', OC friends and family share tidbits from their latest travels. This time, lingerie designer Kriss Soonik jets off to Tallinn, Estonia to claim the award for Tallinn Fashion Week...
View ArticleWhat The Duck? A Greenpoint Art Show Gets Quacky
"I hate how you're just born out of nowhere, forced to go to school and get an education so you can get a job. What if I wanted to be a duck?" —Internet meme of unknown origins, quoted in the DUCKS...
View ArticleBeat-Maker Teebs: 'Find Your Genius And Do You'
Between dropping intricate beats from his discography at London’s Forum last Friday night, Mtendere Mandowa, a.k.a Teebs, shyly smiled and murmured greetings. As he ground out samples from his SP 404,...
View ArticleIt's The Haas Brothers' 'Cool World,' We're Just Living In It
The Haas Brothers, design wunderkinds Simon and Nikolai Haas, talk over one another as only close siblings can, in a conversation style which clearly fuels each others’ creativity. Raised in Austin but...
View ArticleNew Yorkers Are Desperate For Greenery
At 107 West 28th Street, Planthouse Gallery sits on Manhattan’s densest stretch of urban jungle. On a recent afternoon, buds and stalks crowded the sidewalk as trucks unloaded giant pumpkins. Peonies...
View ArticleEast Meets West: Isa Arfen Fall/Winter 2014
When she wasn't in front of Andy Warhol's camera or marrying restaurant entrepreneurs, '80s muse Tina Chow was slowly taking the fashion world by storm with her sophisticated taste and effortless...
View ArticlePaint Project: 8 Angelenos Try Their Hand At Modern Art
In the historic warehouse district in downtown LA, 356 Mission is nestled amongst old factories on an unassuming street where you can find Jonathan Horowitz's Dots exhibition. A total of 590...
View ArticleForget Halloween, Channel Your Favorite Cartoon Character All Year Long
For one day a year, dressing up as a Game of Thrones character while drinking your fair share of spiked cider is not just socially acceptable—it's festive. Yes, we're talking about Halloween—the...
View ArticleHey, Sugar: 9 Best Candies You've Never Heard Of
“What are you doing?” my friend inquired, staring at me as I slipped my hand inside my bag. “Nothing.” I had been caught exhuming a Skittle from the bottom of my purse. “You’re the only adult I know...
View ArticleFat Joe Approves Of Abby Cochran's Outfit
It’s no secret that Opening Ceremony surrounds itself with the most unique personalities in the game—staff included! If you’ve walked into any of our brick and mortars, you’ve definitely said hello to...
View ArticleThis Must Be The Place: Mercado De Jamaica
Since the Aztecs ruled this region of the country, Mercado de Jamaica has been a center of commerce. Even now, when cars and subways traverse the lakebed that was once navigable only by canoe, the...
View ArticleThat Thing: How One Publication Is Changing The Game
“Let’s get physical” may be the go-to line for throngs of health nuts and one tired ‘80s song, but we’d also like to think of it as the melody-turned-mantra behind conceptual publication The Thing...
View ArticleTHANK YOU For The Art, NYC
We have New York City to thank for a lot of things: endless entertainment, sleep deprivation, delicious if sometimes regrettable halal cart binges. It's also served as artistic inspiration for...
View ArticleFlare Play: 9 Pants Your Skinny Jeans Should Be Scared Of
Oh hey, flared pants, long time no see! The classic silhouette is finally back from the dead, out to avenge the skinny jeans that killed it. All over the place, there are people throwing around terms...
View ArticleFor Keeps: Maison Martin Margiela Unveils 'Heritage'
In the school of fashion rebels, there are a few kids who stand alone. One original, of course, is the influential Maison Martin Margiela, the Parisian house that disrupts not by clan or culture, but...
View ArticleWeather Be Damned: Prospekt Supply Fall/Winter 2014
Since stirring up well-deserved buzz with its Spring/Summer 2014 anorak designs, Vancouver-born, NYC-based brand Prospekt Supply has upped the ante with its latest pullover jacket reimaginations....
View ArticleThese Accessories Can Even Make A Pumpkin Look Sexy
If there were ever a time in the year for mischief and spells and risqué thought... (check your watch). Maybe it's because dusk creeps in even before we've taken a sip of that after-work drink, or...
View ArticleCouture Gets Sultry: Alexander Terekhov Fall/Winter 2014
The names Natalia Chistyakova-Ionova and Kseniya Sobchak might not ring a bell stateside, but in Russia they are the It Girls to emulate. The key factor that binds them together, of course, is their...
View ArticleDream Koala Creates A World You'll Never Want To Leave
“I look at the stars at night, and I wonder if there is a God, if we are alone in the universe?” 20-year-old French musical prodigy Yndi Ferreira, also known as Dream Koala, murmurs against an ethereal...
View ArticleIs Proper The New Rebellious? Jourden Thinks So
The OC family is proud to adopt Hong Kong-based brand Jourden with its "unapologetically feminine" pieces. With its structured trapeze skirts, sporty polo tops, and shimmery fringe, Jourden asks, "Why...
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