Music Mondays
Songs for a snowy day.
My Vintage Secret: Sparkle Socks
The sparkle sock project is so cute and original—love socks for spring!!—UO Renewal
All That's Left
All That's Left chronicles 30 years of Justin Pekera's life with photos, artifacts and the artist's will on display. There was a private viewing for friends and family earlier this week, but tonight it opens to the public tonight at Proximity Art. And no mourning required—Pekera is, actually, alive and well.
Pony Show
Pony Show opens this Friday at Part Time Studios. A collaboration between Halligan Norris, Josh Goleman and Maura Ambrose, Pony Show is described as "three great friends, who used different mediums to create one magical event." Sounds good to us.
The Soft Pack and Slow Wide Turns at Reward
Reward is having a busy week: stop by tomorrow for a performance by The Soft Pack, and on Friday, for the opening of Slow Wide Turns, a solo show of mechanical pencil drawings by 27-year-old artist Jason Andrew Turner.
Bohemian Rhapsody: David Mushegain
Photographer David Mushegain's work frequently has a bit of a bohemian feel to it—albeit some, like this editorial with Devon Aoki, captures the hippy vibe in luxe designers. He's also shot modern-day gypsies like Erin Wasson and Irinia Lazareanu in beautiful barefoot style—perfect for spring.
Modern Lovers
Tweet a picture of you and your sweetie to @urbanoutfitters, and you could win a gift certificate. Isn't that lovely?
Cold Cave "Life Magazine"
The new video for Cold Cave's "Life Magazine," and catch them this Thursday at Mercury Lounge in NYC.
Bohemian Rhapsody Icon: Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin was the embodiment of the 1960s: passionate, free-spirited and excessive to a fatal flaw. Her bluesy, throaty voice and powerful stage presence put her on par with male contemporaries like Jimi Hendrix, Mick Jagger and Joe Cocker, which was unprecedented for a woman in rock 'n' roll.
Her style was an extension of her personality—hippy, but no wallflower-child—and she was usually decked out in beads around her neck, wrists and fingers, flowing scarves and long loose locks, vests, feathers in her hair, tye-dye, velvet, bell-bottoms and anything else she fancied. A lot has been written about how Joplin never considered herself pretty, which is especially sad consider that her beauty, grace and style still have a little bit of fashion's heart. See more.
Lauren Bacall
Rita Hayworth
Christian Dior
The Golden Age: Beauty
Forties-era beauty was all about sleek pin curls, flawless skin, and bright red lips. The look was epitomized by sirens Lauren Bacall and Rita Hayworth, and could be seen on SS10 runways such as Christian Dior. So the perfect accessory for peplums and Peter Pan-collars? The perfect pout. Shop The Golden Age.
LSTN #8
Just when you thought you couldn't wait another minute, we hit you with LSTN #8—and right before the weekend, too. Twenty-five free songs from the likes of Field Music, Owen Pallett, Tune-Yards, Cold Cave and more, more, more!
Vintage Score: Fairisle Sweaters
We are really loving these cute, girly sweaters reminiscent of Princess Diana. With details like puff sleeves, all-over prints and shoulder buttons, you can throw on a blouse with lacy collar detail and your favorite pair of jeans, and you are set!—UO Renewal
A Place Near Here
A Place Near Here, a solo show of work by Isaac Tin Wei Lin, opens tomorrow night at Fleisher/Ollman and includes two sculptural installations: a cardboard house made to resemble bricks, which houses floor-to-ceiling prints and paintings, and a rigid-installation landscape, in addition to a gallery full of friends' photographs, on which Lin has lovingly drawn.
Urban Renewal Diary: January
We had amazing and surprising month of scores in our Urban Renewal world. First came a visit to a rag house in Los Angeles. Rag houses are huge warehouses full of recycled and vintage textiles sorted into 100 lb "bales" piled high to the ceiling. This is where we regularly scour and dig for raw materials that go into our remade collections. On this particular trip we were searching for distressed denim for Fall 2010.
Then mid-month came a surprise call from an associate announcing an auction of her amazing vintage archive, which was used to inspire designers world-wide.
Here is her collection before we purchased it:
And after we loaded it into our rental truck to take it to its new home in Philadelphia:
And once we were able to dig in and sort it out, we discovered scores galore:
Coming soon to an Urban Outfitters near you!—UO Renewal
The Golden Age Fashion Icon: Slim Hawks
Slim Hawks was a model, well-known socialite and fashion plate in the 1940s and 1950s (There she is with Jimmy Stewart, above), and her legend was a big inspiration for some of our retro looks this season. Hawks was pursued by Clark Gable and had a fling with Ernest Hemingway, and Truman Capote even used her as basis for a character in his novel Answered Prayers—it wasn't a flattering portrayal. But Hawks was not the type to care what others thought, and in her autobiography, she wrote "God blessed me with a happy spirit and many other gifts. What I was not blessed with I went out and got. Sometimes the price was too high, but I've never been much of a bargain hunter." You go girl.
Neighborhood Bike Works in South Philly
This Sunday, from 1-5pm at Tattooed Mom's (530 South St.), Neighborhood Bike Works sets up shop and offers free classes on how to change a flat. Along with food and drink specials, letterpress crafts, button making and more, it's a great way to spend a Sunday and give your lonely bike some love, too.
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