We confess, our love of Mad Men extends from Sunday night all the way through the following weekend when we get our fix again. Yes, the cinematography is moody, the plot lines are appropriately subtle and the characters are complex. But, it’s the authentic style of the mid-60s that gets our juices flowing every time. Every Tuesday, we present a
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Beams is by far one of our absolute favorite Japanese brands, continually finding new and interesting ways to update time-honored menswear classics. Collaborations, off-shoots, lookbooks — there’s always something shiny and new to talk about when it comes to everyone’s favorite Japanese store. Recent projects have involved teaming up with Ace Hotel and Converse to smaller ventures like the exceptional
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In stores today, the seven-piece collection that up-and-comer Joseph Altuzarra designed for J.Crew (as the latest winner of a prize given annually by the Council of Fashion Designers of America and Vogue magazine) infuses a bit of French flavor into the chain's trademark preppy aesthetic. Altuzarra, who was raised in Paris, was inspired by Brigitte Bardot and St. Tropez when
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We confess, our love of Mad Men extends from Sunday night all the way through the following weekend when we get our fix again. Yes, the cinematography is moody, the plot lines are appropriately subtle and the characters are complex. But, it's the authentic style of the mid-60s that gets our juices flowing every time.
From this week forward, we will
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Held twice a year in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, Glamour Shopping Week was created to encourage a shopping environment similar to Fall's Fashion's Night Out. Readers of the magazine's April issue were given a special card that allowed them discounts and goodies at participating stores and online (700 stores alone in Berlin).
Lasting for ten days, the event also had an
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Yesterday, lucky Stylesight editors stopped by two amazing showrooms – the CMPR showroom, which showed a range of excellent lines like Scott James, Stone Island, L.B.M. 1911, and MAC JEANS, and Oliver Spencer’s space full of chic UK street goods.
The savvy Spencer always displays a host of hip references and influences, and this collection was no exception, drawing on the
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Stylesight's editors are most certainly some of the biggest bibliophiles around, and most of us especially love spending time curled over a special magazine on lazy afternoons. While the more niche, the better, it's vintage titles that we re-visit time and time again for research and inspiration.
So, imagine our surprise when we stumbled upon VFILES + Gallagher's on Mercer Street
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March 31st marked Nickelodeon's 25th annual Kids' Choice Awards, and a slew of Hollywood's youngest A-listers turned out for the event. Hunger Games star Josh Hutcherson, Katy Perry, Selena Gomez and Twilight's Kristen Stewart were just a few of the stars who walked Nickelodeon's bright orange carpet at the University of Southern California's Galen Center. Also in attendance was trendsetting
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* Courtesy of WWD
The name of Carine Roitfeld’s new magazine, closely guarded for months, has been in plain sight for a decade. “CR,” the handwritten initials that appeared under all her editor’s letters during her 10 years at the helm of French Vogue, will be scrawled across the matte cover of her new biannual, with the first issue slated for
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After Highsnobiety presented an Illustrated series on their 10 Favorite 2012 Sneaker Releases, artist Olka Osadzinska turned his attention towards the industry's Best New Menswear Designers in America 2012 nominees. Included in the caricatures are Johan Lindeberg for BLK DNM, Mark McNairy, Ovadia & Sons, Saturdays and Todd Snyder. Each portrait is presented along side an iconic product for which
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Chanel revisits their all time classic, The Little Black Jacket, in a new series of photos taken by Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfeld. Iconic personalities from the worlds of fashion, music, sports and society are shown wearing one of the undisputed classics from 20th Century fashion. From Yoko Ono, Sarah Jessica Parka, Kanye West, Theophilus London to Claudia Schiffer, Anna
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Spring has sprung in NYC and Stylesight is excited to announce its first ever Instagram contest! Our team will choose one lucky winner for an exclusive feature on Stylesight's blog. Interested? Submit your street style snaps by this Friday, April 9th, 2012. Don't forget to follow Stylesight's Instagram and use the hashtags #stylesight #springstyle. Happy Instagramming! And may the odds be
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Lyle & Scott, a British brand founded in 1874, is handing over the creative reins to one of our favorite London-based designers, Carolyn Massey. In her new role as Head of Design, effective beginning of April, Massey will lead a team of eight people and will oversee the design for the Vintage and Heritage collections. She graduated from the Royal
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Reality-competition show, Fashion Star heads into its third week on Tuesday night, pitting design hopefuls against each other to duke it out for the approval of not only a celebrity-laced panel of judges, but also heavy-hitting industry buyers. These merchants aren’t just for show though; the program’s key point of differentiation is its partnerships with Saks, Macy’s and H&M. Winning
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We're an impartial and balanced group here at Stylesight, but one thing we couldn't help notice is that Obama's camp is currently in the lead for the race of Commander-in-Style. Stepping up from the usual bumper stickers and generic t-shirts, our 44th President's team has compiled a pretty sweet collection of goods that we'd be happy to have, election year
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