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Shayne Oliver is Resurrecting Hood By Air

Robert Quick — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 23:00:34 +0000

As told to Kanye West.

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The New Office Accessory

Essential Homme — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 14:18:15 +0000

Laptops, documents, and even workout clothes—getting ready for the work day is never easy, but choosing the right bag big enough to stow all of your essentials might seem like even more of a chore. The new office culture commands us to be bold and courageous with our travel companions, as the time of old and tired carriers is long gone.

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Trending Tunes: Hood by Air SS16 Runway Soundtrack

Joshua Glass — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 14:45:15 +0000

Image: Hood by Air. Trending Tunes: Had your fill of Fashion Month? No? We didn’t think so. But while the shows were great and all, pictures can only say a thousand or so words. So minimize that web gallery and put your noise canceling office headphones on, because it’s another season of Trending Tunes, where

Conversations: Humberto Leon and Carol Lim

Joshua Glass — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 15:30:22 +0000

Image: Humberto Leon and Carol Lim. Storytellers, Opening Ceremony founders, and co-creative directors of KENZO, Humberto Leon and Carol Lim summon the same old tales in a new, paradigmatic fashion. Essential Homme: It’s been over ten years since Opening Ceremony (OC) first opened its doors as a small store in downtown Manhattan. Now that you’ve

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Hood by Air’s HBA Journal: Pitti Uomo

Joshua Glass — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 19:13:32 +0000

Image: Hood by Air. Coinciding with Hood by Air‘s recent presentation at Pitti Uomo 87, the sportswear brand has released a series of photographs titled HBA Journal: Pitti Uomo, which visualize the brand’s evolution in both realms of fashion and culture. Lensed by Colin Dodgson with art director Christopher Simmonds and stylist Carlos Nazario, the road trip-esque series

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NYFW Backstage: Hood by Air SS15

Joshua Glass — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 19:44:10 +0000

Image: Lauren Beck. The storm is passing over, and from the wreckage that remains, Hood by Air begins anew. The streetwear brand’s Spring/Summer 2015 collection sees structured accessories with an industrial feel, paired beside asylum-style bondage outfits, tailored silhouettes, and boots chunky enough to scale a mountain of any size. Image: Lauren Beck. Image: Lauren

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MAD’s Biennial Showcases NYC’s Artistic Diversity

Sam Del Rowe — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 17:44:30 +0000

This summer, The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) hosts an exhibition dedicated to New York City’s leading craftsmen entitled NYC Makers: The MAD Biennial. With a focus on the preservation of contemporary handmade art of all mediums, the museum displays permanent collections of jewelry, sculpture, and other objects. The new showing—the first under newly appointed Director

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Thomas Tait Wins LVMH Prize, Hood by Air Receives Mysterious Special Award

Joshua Glass — Wed, 28 May 2014 18:14:30 +0000

Image courtesy of LVMH. This morning British womenswear designer Thomas Tait was named the inaugural winner of the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers, Europe’s high-end, couture response to The Council of Fashion Designers of America. In addition to the honor of the prize, Tait recieved a whopping 300,000 euro grant along with a one year mentorship

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Meet the 12 Nominees for the 2014 LVMH Prize

Joshua Glass — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:46:47 +0000

Image: LVMH. Every now and then, the creative titans from fashion’s largest conglomerate, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, descend from their marble-finished-Parisian-thrones and assemble in the real world like the humans they claim to be. While the majority of these gatherings are overshadowed by flash (Fashion Week) and intimidation (again, Fashion Week), once a year it

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Worst Behavior: Drake’s Most-Successful and Awful Styles

Joshua Glass — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 19:57:53 +0000

When Drake‘s first mix tape dropped in 2009 I remember first asking “what exactly is a mixtape?” and then immediately scoffing at the idea of Aubrey Drake Graham—known exclusively to me, juniors in Canada, and my like two *really cool* friends in Texas then as Jimmy from Degrassi—being a curse word using, below-the-knee tee wearing,

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