What the cool kids wear

Coachella Style

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:03:47 -0400

If you’re like me, then you are kicking yourself for two reasons. First, you live on the eastern half of the country making it near impossible to drop everything and to head to the Californian desert. And second, you have no money, and therefore no means to attend the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. So we’re stuck here reading about great shows and holograms instead of, you know, actually experiencing it.

Rich people can afford to go to Coachella though, and they came in droves

Emma Watson: DONATO SARDELLA/GETTY IMAGES

Katy Perry: Chris Weeks/Getty Images

Azealia Banks and Florence Welch: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

Lilly Collins and Kate Bosworth: Donato Sardell/Getty Images

Garry Clark, Jr: John Sciulli/Getty Images

Vanessa Hudgens: Christopher Polk/Getty Images

DJ Elijah Wood: Jordan Strauss/Getty Images

Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dorbev: Michael Buckner/Getty Images

Meanwhile, click the picture below for your song of the weekend.

You may hate him, but Kobe Bryant is still cooler than anyone...

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:15:37 -0400

You may hate him, but Kobe Bryant is still cooler than anyone you know. Enzo Castellari, the famed Italian exploitation film director, cast the Black Mamba in this long lost film from the director’s archives. Superstars, models, and of course Kobe himself, grace the director’s film, where the fate of Milan’s soul hangs in the balance.

The supporting cast comprises the greatest team ever assembled. (Forza Azzurri!)

The film’s villain is also Dutch. Typical.

Meanwhile, this wouldn’t be a fashion blog without a shameless plug for someone. So, check out Nike’s new 6.0 Collection (in the video) of action shoes for both women and men.

You’d be as cool as Kobe if you got a pair. (Not really)

P.S. Check out Magic City on Starz. It’s like Mad Men, except your boring Aunt Jill isn’t watching. (Sorry, Aunt Jill!!!)

You’re welcome for your weekend cruising tune.

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:14:18 -0400

You’re welcome for your weekend cruising tune.

condenasttraveler: 25 Lovely Flower Pictures from our Dream...

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:09:06 -0400

condenasttraveler:

25 Lovely Flower Pictures from our Dream Trip Travel Contest Gallery | Tuscan Sunflowers by Alisha H.

Enter our Dream Tip Travel Contest Here.

Lana del Who?

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:13:46 -0400

Lana del Who?

latenightjimmy: Man, Jarvis Cocker is just as cool as they...

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:17:11 -0400

latenightjimmy:

Man, Jarvis Cocker is just as cool as they come. If you missed it last night, be sure to check out last night’s performances from PULP — it was their first TV appearance since 1998! Their two shows at Radio City Music Hall are sold out but you can watch ‘em right here, right now.

(Photo: Lloyd Bishop/NBC)

gq: Back When The Clintons Looked Cool Before the Clinton...

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:02:24 -0400

gq:

Back When The Clintons Looked Cool

Before the Clinton Foundation and the State Department, before losing to Barack and getting impeached, before the White House and saxophone solos, before the governor’s mansion and Chelsea, the Clintons looked, well, pretty damn cool.

dddmagazine: We had the pleasure of meeting and speaking with...

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:37:06 -0400

dddmagazine:

We had the pleasure of meeting and speaking with Cey Adams & Bill Adler today. If you are in NYC and you get a chance, check out this event next Thursday, April 12 at 7pm at Rush Arts Gallery.

Photo

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 22:14:44 -0400

dolcegabbana: Miami Vice: Olga Maliouk in Dolce&Gabbana by...

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:26:41 -0400

dolcegabbana:

Miami Vice: Olga Maliouk in Dolce&Gabbana by Max Abadian for Woman Espagna

gq: Mad Props: Meet Mad Men’s Michael Ginsberg GQ: In your...

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:19:47 -0400

gq:

Mad Props: Meet Mad Men’s Michael Ginsberg

GQ: In your period research, did you come across men wearing jeans in the office ever? Seems like a radically unprofessional move on his part.

Janie Bryant: No, it was not common culturally. Actually, Casual Fridays started in America in the 1950s, but it was a custom that wasn’t really practiced in its true form until the 90s. Him wearing jeans is, yes, unprofessional, and that’s part of his story.

Read the full interview here.

Welcome, Benvenuto, Bienvenida, 歡迎

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:03:51 -0400

This is the first of what I hope to be many posts about that curious place where fashion and pop culture meet. We see these trend setters everywhere. Athletes, actors, comedians and the like are all way cooler and more interesting than I could ever hope to be.

This first post was supposed to be about Donald Glover. The tremendous actor on NBC’s Community has been quietly taking over comedy since his time with DerrickComedy. Lately he has been Burning It Up as his rapping alter ego, Childish Gambino.

Unfortunately, life sometimes gets in the way. A hero of mine passed away this past weekend, and this first post goes out to the great Giorgio Chinalgia.

George Tiedmann/Courtesy Miramax Films

As Italians, we adored Giorgio; he could do no wrong in our eyes. When accused of selfishness in the New York media, we would say he isn’t demanding the ball enough. Pele got the attention, but it was Giorgio who put the ball in the back of the net. Not to mention, the man oozed style and class.

Stringer/AFP/Getty Images

Something about the longevity football (soccer) kits have always made them something worth getting. Kits from the ’70s and the ’80s are still being worn today. People, do yourself a favor a invest in a kit like This. Or show your national pride in the upcoming Euro Tournament with a Kit from your Motherland.

I will be making Giorgio proud as soon as this arrives in the mail:

NYCosmos.com

Check out this wonderful New York Times Story about Giorgio. Also, any Football/Soccer lovers out there should watch Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos. Giorgio is featured prominently, and it will be clear why he is a hero of mine.

RIP Giorgio, Bravissimo