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The Creative Class: RAC
Jul 18, 2017
Tall with a boyish look and bright blue eyes, André Allen Anjos is exactly what you might expect when meeting a DJ and producer responsible for some of the best nuanced remixes of indie songs. He’s charmingly unassuming and authentic; a self-proclaimed introvert whose passion for his craft is clearly palpable. Originally from Portugal, Anjos moved to Illinois for college and soon after founded RAC, otherwise known as Remix Artist Collective. He began offering up his services - cold call style - to various independent artists and bands. His first big break? A remix of The Shins’ “Sleeping Lessons” off their 2007 album Australia. After a decade of hard work, Anjos won his first Grammy for Best Remixed Recording, becoming the first Portuguese artist to solidify a spot in music history.
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The Staple
Jul 14, 2017
What’s in a staple? More specifically, what’s in a staple wardrobe? For some, it means embracing and acquiring of the moment trends, while for others it means only having the core essentials. A closet staple’s definition is often grounded in subjectivity, taking on different meanings for different people for various reasons.
Read MoreDSTLD’s Essential Mix: July 4th Weekend
Jun 30, 2017
Here’s what we’re listening to from sun up to sun down over the holiday weekend.
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The Creative Class: Jessica Hendricks Yee
May 18, 2017
Spend a few minutes talking to jewelry designer Jessica Hendricks Yee and there’s no doubt you’ll leave the conversation feeling more inspired than you were before. Hendricks Yee founded The Brave Collection, a jewelry line that boasts an impressive array of pieces handcrafted by female artisans in Cambodia. After traveling there during college, the designer became captivated by the beautifully vibrant culture steeped in Buddhist tradition. Upon learning about the heartbreaking genocide that overtook the country in the 1970′s and the current, very real, problem of human trafficking, Hendricks Yee decided she needed to contribute to the conversation. DSTLD spoke with the entrepreneur from her studio in Manhattan to learn more about her business and journey into philanthropic jewelry design.
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The Creative Class: Gregory Siff
May 02, 2017
This contemporary artist captures the raw aesthetic of America’s Gotham and the unstructured prismatic scene of alchemical Angeles in a signature blend of symbolic imagery and minimalist text that speaks incomparably to the living duality of modern pop culture.
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The Creative Class: Thrashbird
Apr 21, 2017
Wander through the streets of Los Angeles and you’ll probably spot a Clone - a hooded figure slumped over, texting on a phone - discreetly stenciled on the side of a building. You might see graffiti artfully placed on a luxury fashion brand’s billboard while driving, wondering if it’s been placed there intentionally.
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SORT AND STYLE: THE DENIM JACKET
Feb 15, 2017
Timeless, durable, worn, weathered, clean, cool, signature in prints and patterns of adopted distress. The denim jacket is a modern staple in any cosmopolitan closet, and for those who haven’t dived into denim’s outerwear mainstay, a steady primer on the looming question: how to buy and style?
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PRIMER STYLE GUIDE: DENIM ON DENIM
Feb 12, 2017
When it comes to denim: anything and everything goes. As everyone knows, denim goes with any and everything. That said, one of the most obvious –– and, at the same time, cautiously avoided –– denim pairings is the infamous denim on denim, “Canadian Tuxedo.” We know, imagery of early-2000s red carpets and MTV scenes evokes a reflexive recoil at anti-nostalgic remembrances of monochromatic style mishaps and monstrosities, but fashion has evolved and with it, the evolution of denim on denim style. A few style guide notes for consideration before your first (or next) take on the Canadian Tux.
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HI-FI JEANOMIC: HIGH-WAISTED JEANS STYLE GUIDE
Nov 29, 2016
Rarely does fashion provide a look of feminine rebellion from as modest a cut as the infamous high-waisted jean. If the key to fashion is being conventionally unfashionable, high-waisted jeans are the modern-day opus de mode. It is kind of incredible how such a simple slack can be so practical and polarizing at the same time, and even more impressive is the milieu of ways in which high-waisted jeans have been styled to suit nearly every look on the line.
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FLIGHT COOL: HISTORY OF THE BOMBER JACKET
Nov 12, 2016
Fashion and the Armed Forces make for interesting bedfellows, but it would be a blind folly to overlook the direct influences military design has had on the world of culture a la mode. The iconic bomber jacket is one of military history’s foremost grants to style culture, the evolution from WWI protection for fighter pilots against intense high-altitude environments to anchoring Kanye West pop-up shops, traverses literal atmospheres of style and aerodynamic science.
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RIVET, SEAM, AND THE AMERICAN SCENE: A HISTORY OF DENIM
Nov 07, 2016
Denim… No other fabric claims such an inherent bond to individuality, the definitive authenticity of fashion rooted in function: the worker’s wear-and-tear as badges of that bonafide broken-in fade, timeless and priceless even in the modern marketplace. This history transcends race, religion, gender, geography, orientation, hobby, genre, and –– perhaps most-telling of all –– the very notions and structures of class to which denim owes its definitive aesthetic, its working-class cultural gene.
Read MoreThe Staple
Jul 14, 2017
What’s in a staple? More specifically, what’s in a staple wardrobe? For some, it means embracing and acquiring of the moment trends, while for others it means only having the core essentials. A closet staple’s definition is often grounded in subjectivity, taking on different meanings for different people for various reasons.
Read MoreDSTLD’s Essential Mix: July 4th Weekend
Jun 30, 2017
Here’s what we’re listening to from sun up to sun down over the holiday weekend.
Read MoreThe Creative Class: Jessica Hendricks Yee
May 18, 2017
Spend a few minutes talking to jewelry designer Jessica Hendricks Yee and there’s no doubt you’ll leave the conversation feeling more inspired than you were before. Hendricks Yee founded The Brave Collection, a jewelry line that boasts an impressive array of pieces handcrafted by female artisans in Cambodia. After traveling there during college, the designer became captivated by the beautifully vibrant culture steeped in Buddhist tradition. Upon learning about the heartbreaking genocide that overtook the country in the 1970′s and the current, very real, problem of human trafficking, Hendricks Yee decided she needed to contribute to the conversation. DSTLD spoke with the entrepreneur from her studio in Manhattan to learn more about her business and journey into philanthropic jewelry design.
Read MoreThe Creative Class: Gregory Siff
May 02, 2017
This contemporary artist captures the raw aesthetic of America’s Gotham and the unstructured prismatic scene of alchemical Angeles in a signature blend of symbolic imagery and minimalist text that speaks incomparably to the living duality of modern pop culture.
Read MoreThe Creative Class: Thrashbird
Apr 21, 2017
Wander through the streets of Los Angeles and you’ll probably spot a Clone - a hooded figure slumped over, texting on a phone - discreetly stenciled on the side of a building. You might see graffiti artfully placed on a luxury fashion brand’s billboard while driving, wondering if it’s been placed there intentionally.
Read MoreSORT AND STYLE: THE DENIM JACKET
Feb 15, 2017
Timeless, durable, worn, weathered, clean, cool, signature in prints and patterns of adopted distress. The denim jacket is a modern staple in any cosmopolitan closet, and for those who haven’t dived into denim’s outerwear mainstay, a steady primer on the looming question: how to buy and style?
Read MorePRIMER STYLE GUIDE: DENIM ON DENIM
Feb 12, 2017
When it comes to denim: anything and everything goes. As everyone knows, denim goes with any and everything. That said, one of the most obvious –– and, at the same time, cautiously avoided –– denim pairings is the infamous denim on denim, “Canadian Tuxedo.” We know, imagery of early-2000s red carpets and MTV scenes evokes a reflexive recoil at anti-nostalgic remembrances of monochromatic style mishaps and monstrosities, but fashion has evolved and with it, the evolution of denim on denim style. A few style guide notes for consideration before your first (or next) take on the Canadian Tux.
Read MoreHI-FI JEANOMIC: HIGH-WAISTED JEANS STYLE GUIDE
Nov 29, 2016
Rarely does fashion provide a look of feminine rebellion from as modest a cut as the infamous high-waisted jean. If the key to fashion is being conventionally unfashionable, high-waisted jeans are the modern-day opus de mode. It is kind of incredible how such a simple slack can be so practical and polarizing at the same time, and even more impressive is the milieu of ways in which high-waisted jeans have been styled to suit nearly every look on the line.
Read MoreFLIGHT COOL: HISTORY OF THE BOMBER JACKET
Nov 12, 2016
Fashion and the Armed Forces make for interesting bedfellows, but it would be a blind folly to overlook the direct influences military design has had on the world of culture a la mode. The iconic bomber jacket is one of military history’s foremost grants to style culture, the evolution from WWI protection for fighter pilots against intense high-altitude environments to anchoring Kanye West pop-up shops, traverses literal atmospheres of style and aerodynamic science.
Read MoreRIVET, SEAM, AND THE AMERICAN SCENE: A HISTORY OF DENIM
Nov 07, 2016
Denim… No other fabric claims such an inherent bond to individuality, the definitive authenticity of fashion rooted in function: the worker’s wear-and-tear as badges of that bonafide broken-in fade, timeless and priceless even in the modern marketplace. This history transcends race, religion, gender, geography, orientation, hobby, genre, and –– perhaps most-telling of all –– the very notions and structures of class to which denim owes its definitive aesthetic, its working-class cultural gene.
Read More