The Ford To City: at King Bee
This summer, OC got you Tipsy and Tan. Now, we're just getting you tipsy. Meet Fridays at Five, our cocktail series where mixologists at New York City’s white-hot new restaurants create OC-exclusive...
View ArticleWhat Does The Corner Deli Of The Future Look Like?
It's no mystery that in NYC, as soon as an "upmarket" Korean bodega opens in the neighborhood, your rent skyrockets. Gentrification can pretty much be summed up as, artists move in, the demand for kale...
View ArticleNew Horoscope: Feelin' Feelings This February
As The 5th Dimension sang, "When the moon is in the 7th house / Peace will guide the planets / And love will steer the stars." Below, your horoscope for the month of February—including what to watch...
View ArticleHood By Air Sets The Bar Higher For Spring/Summer 2015
With a New York-based cult following, an LVMH Young Fashion Designer special prize, and a recent guest spot at Pitti Uomo 87, Hood By Air designer Shayne Oliver has our attention. So this season, he...
View ArticleOld Mattresses Can Be Art, Too
Over the weekend, FARAGO, a new downtown Los Angeles project space near the once-opulent Tower Theatre, opened its second show entitled Gospel Oak, featuring the paintings of Leigh Johnson. Born in...
View ArticleANDY RICKER IN MAE HONG SON
In Straight Trippin', OC friends and family share tidbits from their latest travels. This time, Andy Ricker, author and chef of the Pok Pok empire, takes us into northern Thailand's Mae Hong Son...
View ArticleAlexander Wang Makes Laundry Day Look Fun
Laundry. It's a common source of anxiety for novice New Yorkers. Generally requiring a relinquishment of control, revealing one's dirty laundry in public, and worse, the possibility of loss or damage...
View ArticleCosmic Numbers: February 3
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 ArticleOne-Time Archivist For David Byrne Is Now One To Watch
James Case-Leal is a recent Columbia MFA graduate and one-time archivist for David Byrne who now works in a space upstate. It’s here that he creates his art, often rainbow flashes on black canvas that...
View Article11 Pictures To Make You Believe In Paris
Last week, Stephanie LaCava, Opening Ceremony's new editor at large, took a trip to Paris to attend the couture shows. You might say it's her home away from home (recall her breakthrough collection of...
View ArticleAn American In Paris, On Holiday: Kenzo Resort '15
Kenzo Resort '15, in one word: mesmerizing. Balancing sensible French proportions with kaleidoscope prints, stripes, and exxagerated polka dots is exactly what we love to wear—especially, say, as an...
View ArticleCould The Film 'White Girl' Be This Generation's 'Kids'?
Recently, I met artist/actress India Salvor Menuez, 21, and writer/director Elizabeth Wood, 32, at the Killer Films office in New York City, where the movie White Girl was first born. “Christine had...
View ArticleIs It OK To Sell Your Ex-Lovers' Gifts?
Opening Ceremony is pleased to present columnist Alexis Wilkinson's after-hours thoughts. And you know she has thoughts: the terror of The Harvard Lampoon; wearer of "big girl pants"; educator of...
View ArticleSimon Collins' Valentine's Day Gift Guide
Yes, I know—it’s that time of year again. Restaurants only accept bookings for tables for two, for 45-minute set menu seatings at five times the normal price. And if you’re unfortunate enough to end up...
View ArticleBack In The Day... Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2015
Raf Simons is one of those designers that gets visceral with his design process: feeling, experimental, at times even tear-jerking. No stranger to sampling adolescent angst and youth subculture,...
View ArticleMel Leamon Is Carrie Bradshaw's Other Bestie
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 ArticleIRL Love Story: Venessa Arizaga and Shawn Roche
It's that mushy-gushy time of year... again. Hate it or love it, Valentine's Day is a few winks away, as is the trending Fifty Shades of Grey premiere along with a heady right-swipe Tinder binge. With...
View ArticleFor Mother Of Pearl, Everything Is Coming Up Roses (And Daisies)
If you're dreamng of warmer weather and sunny skies, Mother of Pearl is coming atcha with a PS15 collection fit for West Village lunch dates and whiskey-infused tea. Maia Norman and Amy Powney, the...
View ArticleCosmic Numbers: February 6
Mercury retrograde is often misconceived as an extremely malicious planetary influence. Mercury might be a mischievous planet, but it means you no harm. While Mercury continues to be retrograde in...
View ArticleThe Magic Of Vivienne Westwood's Worlds End, Told Through Three Girls
In a recent interview with Hero magazine, Murray Blewett, the grand keeper of the Vivienne Westwood's expansive archive for over 30 years, talked about what Worlds End meant for those who wore the...
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