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The xx Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Debut Album with Raf Simons

The xx‘s eponymous low-fi debut was a critical hit for its understated production and delicate songcraft upon its release in 2009. And each member was in their early 20’s so they were basically heralded as minimalism wunderkinds. To celebrate the prolific record’s 10th anniversary, the British band is releasing a collection with Raf Simons. The designer announced word of the capsule via Instagram with black-and-white portraits of each band member — he previously worked on the band’s music video for “I Dare You,” the title track of its 2017 (and most recent) album.

 

The forthcoming capsule will include t-shirts, hats, pins (as seen on each Instagram post), and other accessories, expectedly in the band’s signature brooding minimal style. The Raf Simons x The xx collection will launch in Dover Street Market, select Raf Simons stores, and online on December 12.

 

 


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EH Gift Guide #8: The Label Lover

 

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Valentino Garavani Varsity Backpack

Rep your spirit for team Valentino with this utilitarian backpack.

$1,033, available online on Ssense.com.

 

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JW Anderson Logo Embroidery Sweatshirt

The surreal designer offers a simple and timeless piece for the season.

$340, available online on JWAnderson.com.

 

3.LOUIS VUITTON

Louis Vuitton Keepall Bandouliere 50

Travel out of this world with this Astro-printed monogram LV bag.

$2,530, available online on LouisVuitton.com.

 

4. gucci

Gucci Diamond Cardigan

A little bit Gucci, a little bit grandpa.

$1,500, available online on Gucci.com.

 

5. calvin andy

Calvin Klein Warhol Logo Bomber Jacket

Look and feel as legendary as the King of Pop-art.

$198, available online on CalvinKlein.us.

 

6. prada

Prada Nylon Hat

An easy yet luxe staple cap.

$385, available online on Prada.com.

 

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Dior High-Top Sneakers

Update your high-tops with a dose of logomania.

$990, available online on Dior.com.

 

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Burberry x Gosha Rubchinskiy Loafer Shoe 

The best shoe for this coming spring.

$310, available on DoverStreetMarket.com.

 

9. versace

Versace Medusa Embossed Weights

 

You’ll never dress down for the gym again with these Versace branded weights.

Price available upon request online on Versace.com.

 

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Dover Street Market Opens LA Outpost

Dover Street Market now opened doors to a sixth store in Los Angeles. Following in the footsteps of the other stores, DSMLA is inspired by the beautiful chaos of energy and atmosphere that forms when a community of creatives, designers, and artists come together in one space.

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JACQUEMUS. Photos: Courtesy of DSM

For the first installation, the designer and creative director, Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons  wanted to create an environment where there is a “mixing up and coming together of different kindred souls who all share a strong personal vision,” she shared in a statement. The store is a single-level space with two adjoining concrete buildings unclad and completely white-out except for the small DSMLA logo. Kawakubo designed the entire interior of the store, including all brand spaces, fitting rooms, general areas and other architectural flair. In contrast with the sharp angles of the exterior, the interior fills with arching, spirals and circular movements, rendered in elemental metals crafter from Japan. And in true DSM fashion, two massive and iconic white translateral huts sit at the dividing wall between the two buildings.

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In celebrating the true brightness and creativity of LA, the store specially features six artists — Warren Muller, Lyn Dillin, Bjorn Dahlem, Yuichi Higashionna, Gary Card, and Stuart Haygarth — who’s chandeliers can be seen throughout the store, and the usual designers like CDG and Sacai, and also Jacquemus amongst many. At DSM, artists and designers are regularly welcome and invited to add in-store installations to the constantly-evolving space. Aural experience curated by DSM’s global sound director, Calx Vive. Rose Kennedy Schlossberg is commissioned to create video dispatches for DSMLA. And Dover Street Market Los Angeles will be featuring a 40-seat Rose Bakery, indoor and outdoor space included.

To keep us on our toes at all times, by tradition the interior designs and the new stock collections and pieces quickly rotate.

DSMLA is located at 606-608 Imperial Street in the Arts District 

 

 

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10 Corso Como Brings the Avant-Garde to Seaport

The Milan-based concept retailer (which has other outposts in Seoul, Shanghai, and Beijing) 10 Corso Como has finally landed stateside with an expansive 28,000-square-foot boutique in downtown Manhattan’s up-and-coming Seaport. The shop is a whimsical and funky space — a designer store with a gallery feel, like DSM but a little less intimidating  — that features the brand’s careful selection of designer merchandise, glossy art books, and other kooky home items. Some of the lines carried include Raf Simons and Comme des Garçons, and the shop also debuted an exclusive collection with Michael Kors to celebrate the grand opening. In a time when retailers are drastically elevating the shopping experience to rejuvenate yet another industry threatened by the internet, 10 Corso Como is a reminder that sometimes IRL is just better.

10 Corso Como is open now at 1 Fulton St, New York, NY 10038.

Image: 10 Corso Como.

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A Look Inside Dover Street’s Latest New Beginning

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Images: Dover Street Market New York.

Dover Street Market New York recently unveiled its second yearly “New Beginning” renovation, transforming the eight floor outpost by reconfiguring certain designers’ space with new interior cues, installations and the latest season’s merchandise, as well as some limited edition pieces exclusive to the shop.

This season, Dover Street Market welcomes new spaces and installations by designers such as Gosha Rubchinsky, NikeLab, Simone Rocha, Prada and of course, Comme des Garçons. Additionally, the top floor highlights the latest Gucci pieces including its home decor. Although creative director Rei Kawakubo is in charge of all Comme des Garçons and common spaces, designers were given complete creative freedom to ensure that their spaces reflected their brand’s personal image.

Check out the latest DSMNY offering now at 160 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10016.

 

 

 

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Mykita Adds Space to Dover Street Market

MYKITA DSMNY InstallationImage: Mykita.

Luxury eyewear label Mykita takes over an exhibition space in New York’s upscale Dover Street Market for a limited installation.

The display is constructed from bound-together flight attendant trolleys to create a monolithic pseudo-cabinet, a nod to the brand’s industrial Berlin roots. The doors are left open to showcase the carefully curated selection of frames, including picks from collections like Lite, Mykita Mylon, and collaborations with Damir Doma, Bernhard Willhelm, and Maison Margiela. The pop-up also features an exclusive pair of sunglasses, the Mykita for DSMNY, an iteration of the Erin frames in blue gray with contrasting mauve lenses, available only at the NYC location.

The new installation will last for three weeks, followed by a permanent store on the seventh floor of the retail center.

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Dover Street Market London Re-Opens as Multi-Story Store in Haymarket

Dover-Street-Market---Raf-Simons---Second-FloorImage: Dover Street Market.

The relocated Dover Street Market is now open for business in a building constructed by Thomas Burberry in the early 1900s in London’s Haymarket with an interior enhanced by Comme Des Garçons‘ Rei Kawakubo, allowing featured brands to recreate their own spaces in a polychromatic environment that qualifies as anything but a retail shop.

Dover-Street-Market---Gucci---Second-FloorImage: Dover Street Market.

The installations and build-outs are multi-facets of the DSM partners, such as Rick OwensVetements, and Thom Browne, settling on extreme contrasts in the positioning of a merchandise in which clothing and accessories are split up between floors in a distributed atmosphere of design.

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The central staircase pierces through all floors, and at each level there is a theme that connects the set of stairs, beginning with a Pirosmani installation on the first floor.

Dover-Street-Market--DSM-Sneaker-Space---Basement--(3)Image: Dover Street Market.

In addition to the interior madness, a musical air configures each of the five floors with a carefully curated selection of wide-ranging music. Special items, displays, and capsule collections are also part of this incredible experience that leaves customers in awe in this mix of music, art, and fashion.