As spring begins to take over, the surf scene equally heats up around the world . With a range of new gear, collaborations, and events that are exciting surfers on all coasts, we can't wait to grab our swimsuits and head to the beach! After attending the ROXY x DVF launch in early March, we are psyched to officially kick-off
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Famous for vintage-inspired prints and cutesy homewares, Cath Kidston unveiled a concept house and café as part of the brand's F/W 13 collection preview.
Moving-on from the more traditional floral prints associated with the brand, over 30 new designs were presented, comprising “more hints of prints” than “kitsch print overload”.
To best showcase this younger, fresher aesthetic, a concept house was installed
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London men's denim label, Jean Machine partners with Missoni, the iconic fashion house for their Fall/Winter 13 ready-to-wear collection.
Over the past few seasons, an increasing number of runway designers have been collaborating with established denim brands on ready-to-wear collections. Some of the most notable partnerships that have hit international Fashion Weeks include Mary Katrantzou for Current Elliott, Notfiy Denim x Manish Arora, Levi’s x Junya
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Los Angeles-based shoegaze outfit, IO Echo has unveiled an interactive video for the title single "Ministry of Love," which lets the user control and manipulate its aesthetic.
Created by the developers behind Arcade Fire’s interactive film project The Wilderness Downtown, the video features lead singer, Ioanna Gika and guitarist, Leopold Ross playing-out in a series of George Orwell-inspired sequences, in which
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Missing the good old days where supermodels ruled the (fashion) world and Linda Evangelista famously declared: "We don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day"? Well count yourself lucky as celebrated London model agency Storm has just opened Taken by Storm, a photography exhibition featuring some of the most famous models on Storm’s books, curated in collaboration with Centrefold
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Stylesight's Graphics Team recently visited Somerset House in London for Pick Me Up's original contemporary Graphic Arts Festival.
The festival spans over 11 days and showcases an eclectic mix of innovative graphic art collectives, galleries and organisations. In addition to showcasing and selling original artworks, Pick Me Up focuses on emerging new talent and offers lively evening events and creative forums
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There's no medium quite like editorial fashion photography. The whimsy, the wonder, the stunning styling. To celebrate the artform, Prestel has just published New Fashion Photography, a seriously gorgeous coffee table book filled with shots from heavyweights such as Nick Knight, Rankin, Miles Aldridge and Ruven Afanador, in addition to a slew of up-and-coming photographers.
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We can't get enough of Mat Mabe's Animal Alphabet. Simple, clean lines create evocative animals while teaching little ones their letters. Currently showing at the The Gallery@Pedestrian in Leicester, England, the project was inspired by Mabe's own kids. Their input helped shape the alphabet, choosing their favorite animals for each letter. Check out some more fascinating typography or take a look at our F/W
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While Edwin became known as one of Japan’s top denim producers in the '60s, its new European counterpart has elevated the brand into one of the most notable denim brands of today. Stylesight's denim team recently interviewed Pierre Boisselle about Edwin's upcoming Fall/Winter 2013 collection as well as his vision behind the label.
Since its inception in 2009, Edwin-Europe has elevated the Edwin brand from premium
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Yvette Yang, a Paris-based Korean designer, illustrates the latest runway trends through her collaged typographic alphabets.
Yang takes clippings from fashion magazines and collages them by hand, repeating the project twice a year for each new fashion season. She has been creating "Fashion Font" since 2007 and there are already five sets in the series. As she builds up an archive, the entire collection
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German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen has just unveiled its latest model created in collaboration with Apple, called the iBeetle.
The iconic VW Beetle is the first ever car to feature a fully-integrated Apple iPhone. Its dashboard docking station merges both the iPhone and Beetle’s interfaces to let drivers access Spotify, send emails and display vital information, including the oil and coolant temperatures.
Drivers
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Legendary British textile designer Celia Birtwell has teamed up with Uniqlo for an exclusive collection featuring reinterpretations of her iconic prints. During the 60s and 70s, Birtwell’s collaborations with her husband, designer Ossie Clark, defined the look for the era, and were worn by icons of the era like Bianca Jagger and Marianne Faithfull. These whimsical motifs look better then
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