It’s all about goin’ back to the basics! Retro is in…again…and Fujifilm has come up with the cutest little camera that makes bite-sized instant photos…no synching…no printing…just click and out comes a little pic! It’s amazing how exciting something that just went out of style only a few years ago is back already! What’s next…typewriters???
SUNDAY 8
The xx + Chairlift + Jack Peñate
London trio The xx are back in NYC for Central Park Summer Stage (minus one member) with a bit more of their infectious, melancholic pop. The group have become favs of the fashion freaks ever since their song VCR was snatched up by Karl Lagerfeld for his Fall […]
Experimental filmmaker Kennethn Anger, known for pricks into surrealism and homoeroticism, joined up with the knitting family Missoni for their Fall 2010 fashion campaign. The video features mama Rosita Missoni, engulfed in flames…no message here….just Anger’s style…and a nice homage to the founding lady who took zig zag table coverings to a whole other level.
www.missoni.com
FRIDAY 6
Berlin may be a lot of things…overly hyped, shamelessly cruisey (how u doin Tiergarten???), and fueled by Turkish döner kebabs, but it’s most famous overture is 24hr clubbing. Berghain/Panorama Bar, formerly know as Ostgut, houses the best techno/electro nights bar none! Situated on the border of East and West Berlin, inside a ex-power plant, […]
The Costume Institute’s spring 2025 exhibition presents a cultural and historical examination of Black style over three hundred years through the concept of dandyism. In the 18th-century Atlantic world, a new culture of consumption, fueled by the slave trade, colonialism, and imperialism, enabled access to clothing and goods that indicated wealth, distinction, and taste. Black […]
TUESDAYS
When you mix Jasmine Rice LaBeija and Chicky Gorgina together, you get a steamy and gassy night of raunchy inappropriate humor, comedy, live singing and games. Those are the perfect ingredients for a chaotic and delicious night of fun! DJ John Marto.
Hardware Bar, 697 10th Ave bet 47th & 48th Sts), NYC, 212-924-9885
image by Angel Octaves
