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Thursday, July 29, 2010
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PAPER Makes Its Rachel Zoe Project Debut...in the Garbage
In our December 2009 issue, Rachel Zoe's assistants Taylor Jacobson and Brad Goreski, who have also appeared on her Bravo show The Rachel Zoe Project, posed for PAPER in looks they styled for each other. But in the months since the issue has come out, Jacobson is off the… Read Full Story
Kanye Joins Twitter & Anna Fetes Obama in Today's Eight Items or Less
1. Barricades are going up around Anna Wintour's block, as the Vogue editor prepares to entertain President Obama and continue her tyranny over Sullivan Street. 2. Is Kanye West pitting social networking sites against each…
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Freddie Gibbs's "National Anthem" Is Our Music Video of the Day
Freddie Gibbs's latest single sets the Midwestern rapper's double-time flow over a laid-back string sample as Gibbs enumerates the differences between the rest of the nation and his native Gary, Indiana, so impoverished it…
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Girls on Decks
Skateboard decks make great wall art and Girl Skateboards have just released a series of six decks with the images of female rock icons: Stevie Nicks (don't snort blow off it), Joan Jett (for…
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Lanvin is Our Shop of the Week
There's been a great deal of fanfare surrounding the new Lanvin flagship, and there is little to add beyond the obvious: it's exquisite. Three-thousand five hundred fifty square-feet of luxuriant fixtures and furnishings. Three floors…
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Rag & Bone Celebrate Their New Nolita Store with a Dinner at Pulino's
The boys of Rag & Bone celebrated their adorable new Nolita store at new neighborhood restaurant Pulino's last night. Fashion editors nibbled pizza, sipped wine and showed off their new Rag & Bone shoes they…
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Hanson's "Shout It Out" Tour Diary: Part I
Hanson's lead singer Taylor Hanson is quite the photographer and is kindly documenting life on the road with his brothers for PAPERMAG as they cross the country on their "Shout It Out" Tour. The first…
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Fashion's Night Out, Hairy Undergarments & Yoko Devereaux in Today's Style Scraps
Here's a sneak peek at a few of the upcoming Fashion's Night Out shenanigans. We're looking forward to the karaoke contest judged by the Olsen twins at Barneys... [Fashionista] Loving these "hairy" undergarments. [Refinery29] Shuttered menswear label…
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Ken Russell's The Devils At Lincoln Center This Weekend!
This week Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center is running a fabulous tribute at the W to the British enfant terrible of cinema Ken Russell. The 81-year=old controversial director (who will be making an appearance…
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Junior Caramels Reviewed in Today's Candy Man
Today in the candy aisle at Walgreen's we were excited to come across these tasty looking nuggets. Junior Caramels are made by Tootsie Roll Industries, the people who bring you Junior Mints (and, duh,…
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Bad Brilliance Unmasked in Today's Eight Items or Less
1. 2009 beautiful person Bad Brilliance, nĂ© Andrew Strasser, will appear balloon-less and unmasked for the first time at Santo's Party House on August 28. (Santos Party House, 96 Lafayette St., 7 p.m., $10)2. Barcelona's…
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