PLATFORM SALE RACK // DUNDERDON

11/12 All fall/winter 2009 merchandise is 10 percent off at Dunderdon's holiday shopping party. 25 Howard St., at Crosby St. (212-226-4040); 5–8.

OFFICIAL SITE::DUNDERDON

Song of the Week::Empire of the Sun "Walking On A Dream"

Here's the quintessential dance party jam to get that sweat-induced jiving going on. With an album photo like the one above, really, could you go wrong? That's what we thought.

OFFICIAL SITE::EMPIRE OF THE SUN

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