Following a heavily grunge-inspired F/W 2013 collection, Saint Laurent Paris’ creative director Hedi Slimane will feature a variety of rock icons in his latest campaign for the house, the Saint Laurent Musique Project. The portrait series will star Marilyn Manson, Courtney Love, Kim Gordon and Ariel Pink, wearing looks the Read More…
As you wait impatiently for next year’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” enjoy Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola’s whimsical short film for the upcoming fragrance, Candy L’Eau. In their fifth project together, the pair have created three charming short films entitled “Je m’appelle Candy.” The films are each only just over Read More…
This week, we take a look at San Jose’s Polite Fiction. The bedroom DJ’s music is reminiscent of Passion Pit records. The San Jose artist has recently released his debut EP Portrait. Check out his album below. Ian Birnam covers music. Contact him at [email protected]
While ASUC candidates braved the rain to rein in their campaigns this week, the campus learned a valuable lesson: Democracy and fashion simply don’t mix. Well, actually that’s a bit of a stretch, and I certainly don’t fancy those North Korean military uniforms. But the fashion scene at Berkeley was Read More…
Spring has officially begun and as usual, the Bay Area weather gods seem completely oblivious. Dressing for the Berkeley climate is much like competing on Iron Chef: you’re thrown some surprise main ingredient and have to expertly improvise a multi-course meal using whatever they provide you with and hope to Read More…
With a splash of sunshine and a break from classes looming close on the horizon, Berkeley’s fashionable elite emerged, shyly at first but then more surely, like the budding flowers of spring. Bright-colored garments carried with easy-going posture floated through the central parts of campus, painting a warm picture over Read More…
Vampire Weekend, our favorite group of collared-shirt Columbia grads, are back! Though these East Coast elites have often focused on esoteric topics (the one-two punch of “Mansard Roof” and “Oxford Comma” come to mind), their music is so bouncy, catchy and straight-up fun that any concern with pretentiousness is completely eviscerated. Read More…
The first (and only) line of Hannah’s e-book reads, “A friendship between college girls is grander and more dramatic than any romance.” This line seemed totally out of place in the context of the second season of HBO’s “Girls,” in which we have seen the four girls drifting apart and Read More…
A spot of gray weather and a storm of midterms in Berkeley this week had an unfavorable influence on the campus fashion scene. Sproul Plaza was a sea of dark colors hung unceremoniously over haggard bodies. It took a keen eye to locate those fashionable souls who never compromise on Read More…
Wednesday was the official first day of the music festival at SXSW. The interactive conference was wrapping up, and the mood in Austin definitely shifted. The temperature went up to the high 80s, trendier outfits are strutting through, music is blasting everywhere, and thousands of people are roaming around downtown. Read More…
