OC Mixtape #30: GODDOLLARS of A Club Called Rhonda
Sultry diva vocals, four-to-the-floor thrust, ocean-deep vibes, New Order… Run, don't walk to grip this contagious house and disco workout from LA's Loren Granic, aka GODDOLLARS. As resident DJ and...
View ArticleUnder the Influence: SUNO
Givenchy and Hepburn, Saint Laurent and de la Falaise... the relationship between designer and muse has been integral to fashion history. Our favorite contemporary designers and their influences are no...
View ArticleOC x Seoul Fashion Week: Steve J & Yoni P SS13 Showtunes
During Fashion Week we’re nearly as excited to find out what’s playing during the shows as we are to see what’s on the catwalks. We asked some OC friends to hit us with their Spring/Summer 2013 show...
View ArticleThe Marques'Almeida Mark: Fall/Winter 2012
Like their previous sell-out collections, the latest delivery from Portuguese designers Marta Marques and Paulo Almeida looks and feels as though it was sent express from the 1990s. Frayed denim,...
View ArticleThe Tech Specs on ISAORA Fall/Winter 2012
We love any opportunity to geek out. And the annual in-store clinic with the guys from ISAORA is a reliable nerdfest. While designers Ricky and Marc are far from dweebs themselves (they like...
View ArticleKorean Slang Dictionary - 'Uhl jhang'
Stuck in Korea (our FEATURED COUNTRY this year!) with nothing but a couple of "Where's the nearest restroom, please" phrases in your vocabulary? Our Korean Slang Book is here to save your trip. Uhl is...
View ArticleUnder the Influence: Highland
Givenchy and Hepburn, Saint Laurent and de la Falaise... the relationship between designer and muse has been integral to fashion history. Our favorite contemporary designers and their influences are no...
View ArticleOC Annual: Bruce Weber's 'Lov-A-Rama'
For the first issue of OC Annual magazine, Bruce Weber dreamt up a romance that goes a little something like this: "This is the tale of a young man from St. Louis named Georgeo Frazer. He is a great...
View ArticleStaff Picks: Zacq 4 Patrik Ervell
Check out what the staff are coveting! "I love how Patrik Ervell's FIELD COAT blends utility and elegance. The clean lines and deep pockets of this coat make it both fashionable and functional. On...
View ArticlePonies & Pencil Skirts: Mary Katrantzou FW12
Making a pencil skirt covered in pencils is a very Alice in Wonderland move. ("Why, of course a pencil skirt is made of pencils.") It's also a very Mary Katrantzou move: Mary has shown her literal...
View Article'M.I.A.': Humberto Interviews M.I.A. on Her New Book
On Sunday OC, MoMA PS1, and Rizzoli hosted a conversation between our dear friend M.I.A. and the museum's director Klaus Biesenbach on her brand new self-titled art book. Maya and OC go way back; I met...
View ArticleOC x Seoul Fashion Week: Kye SS13
New York, Paris, and Milan make way for Seoul Fashion Week! If we discount the marvellous tattoo-print leggings and long-sleeve tops, the harnesses, the tassels, the beanie-veils, and whatever you call...
View ArticleI’ll Take You There: The San Francisco Ferry Building Marketplace
OC Annual contributor Jeanine Celeste Pang is a writer based in the Bay Area. In her first dispatch from the West Coast, she takes us on a tour of the Ferry Building Marketplace in SF! The Ferry...
View ArticleMeet Meghan
Meet Meghan, new to OC London! Name: Meghan Hosie Hometown: Perth, Australia Astro sign: Cancer Currently obsessed with: The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Last movie I downloaded: The Addams Family...
View ArticleUnder the Influence: Forfex
Givenchy and Hepburn, Saint Laurent and de la Falaise... the relationship between designer and muse has been integral to fashion history. Our favorite contemporary designers and their influences are no...
View ArticleMeet Emma
Meet Emma, the latest sales associate to join OCNY! Name: Emma Collins Hometown: Williamstown, Massachusetts Astro sign: Cancer Currently obsessed with: Anything Rococo Last song I downloaded: "The...
View ArticleRome Is Where the Heart Is: Delfina Delettrez Fall/Winter 2012
Rome is home for Delfina Delettrez. And for her latest collection she let her imagination run wild in the Eternal City. "The collection was inspired by Rome's statues, architecture, and marble," she...
View ArticleUnder the Influence: Mother of Pearl
Givenchy and Hepburn, Saint Laurent and de la Falaise... the relationship between designer and muse has been integral to fashion history. Our favorite contemporary designers and their influences are no...
View ArticleOC Editorial: Art, Mountains, Plants, Sex, Shoes & Michael Jordan with Haw-lin
I love that in my RSS reader Haw-lin's feed shows up with the simple header "MOOD." This Tumblr is the stuff dream mood boards are made of and no matter what kind of mood I am in when I click on the...
View ArticleBites on a Budget: $8.71 at Papatzul
BITES ON A BUDGET is a toothsome and tasty series where members of the OC family forage for great food – under $10! Ever since I touched down in JFK from a 5-day trip to the Yucatan peninsula, I've...
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