Platform Must-Have // OAK Kai-Aakmann

Ear coverage has some major benefits when it comes to the brutality of cold winds in the fall/winter seasons. Here's one problem solver, thanks to one of our NYC favorite retailers, OAK.

BUY//KAI-AAKMAN $62

MV // HIGH PLACES "I WAS BORN", DIRECTED BY MARY PEARSON AND ROB BARBER

LA-based duo High Places self-directs their very first video for their track, "I Was Born". It includes cross-dissolving images and soulfully mixed beats sung by doe-eyed lead singer Mary Pearson.

ARTIST::HIGH PLACES
TRACK::I WAS BORN
DIRECTOR::SELF-DIRECTED BY MARY PEARSON & ROB BARBER
PROD.CO::N/A

Books // Taschen // Art Cinema

Cinema as an art medium can include a wide range of subjects; with that, it also comes with many critics. Often the question: what makes an effective video work? How does it translate to a viewer? Art for the sake of art? Taschen's release of Art Cinema manages to articulate this conversation and extend it to further thought. And despite the inevitable criticism, one can agree that the work is nothing less than striking.

"Debate over cinema’s credibility as an art form is as old as the medium itself, and largely defined in terms of formal, psychological, ideological, social, or auteurist theories. To explore how artists are also using the medium to investigate a wider range of aesthetic issues that are generally related to modern and contemporary art practices, this book is broken down into 10 subgenres, including abstraction, collage, appropriation, post-surrealism, structuralism, duration, parody, and expanded cinema."

BUY::TASCHEN //ART CINEMA $29.99

Folk Clothing // Autumn/Winter 2009

Folk Clothing AW09 from Folk Clothing on Vimeo.

Videos are always a unique way to showcase a collection, as imagery can only translate so much about the movement of the clothing. Folk Clothing did just that for their Autumn/Winter 2009 collection.

“Produced by acclaimed photographer Matthew Donaldson using a Phantom HD camera which captures up to 1500 frames a second. Often used in wildlife photography the camera allowed Matthew to capture the detail in our collection. Exclusive music by Zero 7.”

OFFICIAL SITE::FOLK

Imagery // Garance Doré

Traveling throughout Paris, Milan, New York and London, photographer and illustrator, Garance Doré’s images resonate with a viewer for their striking beauty and ability to capture moments with the fashion elite. Her subjects inspire and her lighting evokes a sense of seasonal warmness. All in all, perfect for fall.

OFFICIAL SITE::GARANCE DORE

Platform Song of The Month:: Wild Beasts "Hooting & Howling"

Distinct vocals and catchy tunes make this English band hard to ignore. Enjoy!

OFFICIAL SITE::WILD BEASTS

Platform Sale Rack // Repetto

10/27–10/28 All footwear is 60 to 70 percent off at the Repetto fall sample sale. 84 Wooster St., nr. Spring St., Ste. 604; T–W (10–6).

I'm A Coal Miner

It’s time to replenish yourself and detoxify your body. All you have to do is eat some coal. I know, go with me on this. The makers of the Kuro Powder Box vow that by including a packet of their Kuro Powder into your diet daily, you’ll isolate toxins in the body and flush them out. You can use it when you bake, in your smoothies, pasta dough, pretty much in anything.

There are no known side effects to eating Kuro Powder.


MORE INFO::SORT OF COAL // KURO POWER BOX $20

The Selby Presents // Inès de la Fressange // Designer, Muse & Model

Recently named the most elegant woman in Paris, Inès de la Fressange does indeed evoke an image of chicness, which extends to her home. The Selby continues it's at home features with creative movers and shakers, but Fressange just might be the icing on the interior cake.

Q&A below slideshow.

CMJ/NY // OCT.20-24

There is a lot to look forward to next week! CMJ is finally here and lineups are going to be back-to-back.

"CMJ Network connects music fans and music industry professionals with the best in new music through interactive media, live events and print.CMJ Events produces the legendary CMJ Music Marathon, the largest and longest-running music industry event of its kind, in addition to live events and tours across the US."

MORE INFO::CMJ 2009

Broken Embraces, Directed by Pedro Almodóvar

Genius does it again.

"A man writes, lives and loves in darkness. Fourteen years before, he was in a brutal car crash on the island of Lanzarote. In the accident, he not only lost his sight, he also lost Lena, the love of his life. This man uses two names: Harry Caine, a playful pseudonym with which he signs his literary works, stories and scripts, and Mateo Blanco, his real name, with which he lives and signs the film he directs. After the accident, Mateo Blanco reduces himself to his pseudonym, Harry Caine. If he can’t direct films he can only survive with the idea that Mateo Blanco died on Lanzarote with his beloved Lena."

WATCH THE QT TRAILER:: BROKEN EMBRACES

Massive Attack // Splitting The Atom

New Massive Attack album, Splitting The Atom. We dig. Do you?

Splitting The Atom - Massive A...

ALBUM REVIEW, COURTESY OF PITCHFORK

Homage to Grace

VOGUE Creative Director, Grace Coddington is undeniably the glue that holds the magazine together. We finally saw The September Issue, and became totally smitten with Coddington. She is the nice dad to Anna Wintour's mean mommy act. And probably one of the only people willing to step up to the icy editrix. Not to mention, she's totally brilliant.

Platform Sale Rack // Archetype Showroom & Gallery

10/16–10/17 Archetype Showroom is hosting a fall/winter 2009 closet sample sale, offering one-of-a-kind pieces from YMC, Lewis, April 77, and more. 676 Broadway, nr. Bond St.; F (10–7), S (noon–5).

Kevin Phillips Directs Mum "Sing Along"

Bizarre and beautiful, director Kevin Phillips takes us on a taxidermy happy journey for Icelandic band, Múm.

Artist::Múm
Track::Sing Along
Director::Kevin Phillips
Prod. Co::N/A

Song of the Week::M83 "Kim & Jessie"

I've been hearing this song for months now, maybe even a year. But I was never able to find the name. And finally, last night, a dear bartender put my suffering to rest. Thank you.

OFFICIAL SITE::M83

Hedi Slimane // Follow-Up

Aha, Slimane!

"French production/distribution company MK2 asked Hedi Slimane to curate and art direct a box set of his favorite films. The American Youth boxset will present the following films along with a new set of Slimane photographs. Rebel Without a Cause; Who’s That Knocking at My Door; Woodstock; Zabriskie Point; Permanent Vacation; Rumble Fish; Last Days / Mala Noche; Boys Don’t Cry; Mysterious Skin; Wassup Rockers. The boxset will be released in November."

Again, more to come.

Alexander Wang

Woah, I need these. If not to fend off the pigeons who are so insistent on laying on my head.

VIEW COLLECTION//ALEXANDER WANG SPRING RTW 2010

Behind The Scenes At NYFW, Courtesy of The Moment

VIEW MORE //THE MOMENT

Vogue // Michelle Williams

A cropped Mia Farrow'esque haircut - ala Rosemary's Baby - accentuates Michelle William's pixie-like features. Her daily style is a mix of understated cool Brooks Brothers button downs and relaxed fit cut-offs, yet she still has an ability to look enviably classic when wearing designer clothing to award shows and premieres. Williams is the newest cover girl for Vogue, and Sally Singer visits the actress and single mother at her upstate New York home (her other home is in Brooklyn), and gets a few words with the complex starlet who defines the meaning of a strong single parent trying to get through it all.

VOGUE // Michelle Williams