Unless I miss my guess, Scott’s reaction when he saw this was probably a mixture of pride (“Wow, people are scrutinizing my blog so closely that they’ve worked out a formula to it!”), with laughter (“This is hilarious – Garance, come look at this!”), with perhaps a bit of resolve to screw this “formula” up the next time he is out shooting (“Am I really that predictable?”). Still though, this is pretty much the best thing ever. Surely someone at New York magazine will be losing their job today for not thinking of this first! You girls are very, very naughty…
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Go With The Flow
My New Streetstyle BFFs
June in New York…summer in the city…when I’m not walking in an unbelievably lush and green Central Park (one of the few benefits of all the rain we’ve had here lately)…or checking out full online episodes of Paris Hilton’s My New BFF (she just booted my favorite out of the house – Katie)…or reading the awesome new summer double issue of New York magazine…or seeing the cool new movie, Moon (directed by David Bowie’s son, Duncan Jones)…I like to shoot streetstyle photos. Here are some of my new favorites. TTYL – eddie
Sole Mates
Hey – I hope everyone has a great weekend! I’m going to be heading out to Montauk for the first of the parties that The Ivy are throwing this summer at Sole East. Spending time in Montauk is always one of the things that I look forward to most about summer. If you’ve never been, my description to a friend was, “if East Hampton is the Upper East Side of the Hamptons, then Montauk is the Lower East Side”. Well, except for the fact that the LES has been fully invaded and Montauk is still largely untouched – and hopefully will stay that way for a long time to come. Photos soon… xo Eddie
Anna On Anna
Hey – this was just posted to the CBS website – the full Anna Wintour interview that aired on 60 Minutes on Sunday. Interviews with her are quite rare – how many times have you even seen her with her sunnies off, much less heard her speak? Well worth a look if you haven’t seen it. Ghesquiere admitting that he and other top designers have her somewhat in mind when designing a new collection is pretty mind-blowing stuff…talk about powerful. I love also that she says when designers are lazy or copyists that it makes her angry – not bored. Also, please overlook the interviewer’s silly comments that were obviously just intended to try to make middle-America laugh and not switch the channel to a basketball game. Enjoy!
In Vogue
Hi everyone – this just in on the PR front – Stylesightings has been shortlisted by teenVogue! I’m super excited to be included as one of their recommended street style sites in the new March issue as part of their guide to “Spring Fashion A to Z”. As interest in personal style and street fashion continues to grow, I’ve had my photos published recently by Glamour, Lucky, and a handful of other magazines. The teenVogue mention means the most to me however – for a couple of reasons. The first reason being that they are my favorite American fashion magazine – plain and simple. I’m a big Anna fan…but where big Vogue seems enshrined and entrenched, teenVogue has its finger on the pulse. (To gauge their pulse-taking ability you need look no further than the awesome “A to Z” article itself…onesies, Ladyhawke, Garance, Daikanyama, Dellal, Wang, Louie…I rest my case.) The second reason why this means a lot to me is because of the company I’m keeping on their street-chic list. I’m acquainted with – and a fan of – most of the other photographers and bloggers whose sites are also mentioned. In the last few years, these artists (for that is what they are) have elevated the humble street style snapshot to an almost editorial level. I applaud their commitment and I’m honored to be mentioned alongside them. xx eddie
The Devil Wears Anna
How do you like my new t-shirt?? Just a little something I picked up today at Seven New York. I want to show my support for Anna as she battles rumors and crappy ad sales. She’s an icon among icons and I think she’s sweet. Yeah that’s right, you heard me. x eddie
Tokyo Drift
Roisin For Halloween
Get R-eel
I spotted Allister above as I was having a bit of a butcher’s around Hackney, East London at lunchtime on Tuesday. (Butcher’s hook = “a look” in Cockney rhyming slang.) I was on my way to Cooksie’s pie, mash, and eel shop in Broadway Market for lunch but got a bit sidetracked by how cool and authentic this area looked. Hackney and Bethnal Green are up-and-coming London neighborhoods…but at the moment the populace and the businesses are still (thankfully) weighted decidedly in favor of working class locals rather than invading hipsters. I’m always so inspired by authentic places that lack irony and pretension and ooze originality – especially in these times when irony-free cool is so hard to come by. After spending a little time inside the unreal bubble that is Paris Fashion Week, a wander around the heart of East End London on a grey day was exactly what the doctor ordered. (Later in the day, I went to my favorite vintage magazine shop in London and then watched the movie Sexy Beast on the flight home and all told had a more inspiring day than many of my PFW days.) Anyway, these days I’m thinking about authenticity and about getting inspiration at its source. Allister is from Hackney – born and bred – and his sense of style clearly reflects this. Where are you from?
The Hawk + Dates 4U
Hey – a strange thing happened when I woke up this morning…I looked outside…and……it’s autumn in New York!! No really, that’s not just the name of a depressing Winona Ryder movie – it actually is autumn in New York! OK, well there aren’t any colorful leaves blowing through Central Park just yet – but the tents are going up in Bryant Park (yay!), kids are back from the Hamptons, new Gossip Girl episodes are on TV. What do you mean it’s 90 degrees outside? It’s autumn damn it! hee hee Well, now that we don’t have to worry about racing to the beach every weekend (leisure can be a bit exhausting) let’s talk about some indoor activities to look forward to, shall we? How about that upcoming Ladyhawke album, huh? Are you pumped? The truth is though that the remixes of her tracks actually blow away the album versions. I’ve hyped some of the mixes on my “Sound of Style” playlist here on the blog recently – maybe you’ve noticed. Her neo-Stevie Nicks vocals are stunning when paired with the right production and move over Ting Tings – she’s my current music fave. Plus her vocals make that new PNAU track by far the best thing they’ve ever done. That track is incredible. She’s just announced a few US tour dates as well – she’s only playing 4 cities and unfortunately New York isn’t one of them. Oh wait a minute…scratch that. Of course New York is one of the dates silly! How quickly we forget…this is New York City!! She’s playing her debut US live show in NYC on Oct. 14th at Santa’s Party House. (I refuse to call it Santo’s.) There’s so much going on before that though, it feels like Oct. 14th is like a year from now. I’m heading over to Brooklyn shortly to shoot the fashionindie runway show that’s happening on the Brooklyn Bridge at 6pm tonight. It’s a chance for cool Brooklyn fashion labels like Mandate of Heaven to steal a bit of the limelight from Bryant Park and get a jump on the official start date of Fashion Week. Oh, did I mention the show is happening on the Brooklyn Bridge?!! Speaking of jumping the start date, I’m really looking forward to Sue Stemp’s dinner party and presentation of her Spring collection on this Thurs. evening, Sept. 4th. That’s the evening before the shows kick off in the tents of course. Finally, please take note of the item below…you are going to need one of these…
On Sept. 6th, reps from LSY…err, YSL will hand out 5,000 of these cotton totes for free at an undisclosed location in Manhattan. Call me crazy but I’m thinking the main lobby tent at Bryant Park might be a good place to start your search for one. They are going to repeat this stunt in Paris, London, Milan, Tokyo, and Hong Kong later this year. Ebay much?
