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Is Summer Here?

I finally stumbled upon the Spring/Summer copy of Fantastic Man (magazine) which brings me so much delight. It's a fun read with even it's table of contents and stock lists offering delicious humor. Two things of interest are the release of their namesake cologne with Byredo Parfums and these Fantastic Man shorts (pictured below) that are supposed to be making their debut through American Apparel this summer. I checked the store and website today. No trace of them anywhere but let's hope they materialize. American Apparel could use some style points as we all know. There's only so many shades of 80's you can recycle in cotton or nylon.

Dark Side Of The Sun

Martin Margiela Sci Fi Sunglasses.
 



Styles from Super by RetroSuperFuture.

Nick Knight + Gareth Pugh, 'Insensate'

Watch this in HQ... AMAZING! More info here.

Iris Van Herpen

Iris Van Herpen dot com.

The Kouklitas

You might recall my earlier post about spooky Ball Jointed Doll photography... well in a similar vein, Utah native and NCM stalwart Andrew Yang is now producing high end rag dolls in Brooklyn, NY. So tell your aristocratic friends with children to buy one through Metropolitandoll.blogspot.com.

How city bikers look sharp. [NYT]

Spring Fashion & Gallery Stroll Friday April 17th

Press Release 04/16/09:

Can you believe it? After half a year of hibernation, the SLC Fashion Stroll is back tomorrow night for our semi-annual street festival celebration of local fashion, funk and flavor. We're back with more vendors, bands and runway shows than ever, and are whipping up a very special, very free, very local night of spring-themed razzle-dazzle, and we're doing it all for you, local shopper, tomorrow night from 6-10pm along Broadway between 200-300 East.

Wanna sneak a peek on the TV first? Tune in today at 12noon - 12:20 on KUTV Channel 2 for a chance to preview a few brief looks as our awesome models from UTG display some of the best of what's new on the streets of SLC for Spring 2009.

For those of you that haven't done the Fashion Stroll yet - come out tomorrow. Mother Nature is promising us good weather, we have performers from Transfusion Hype, stilt-walkers, runway shows at 7,8, and 9pm, and the band lineup is looking dancetastic with appearances from sexontherun at 7:30 and Same As It Never Was (one of my new local faves), a Talking Heads cover band with a lot of sexy band members. Not to mention all the great shopping and art to be had on Broadway as Fashion Stroll & Gallery Stroll join forces for one epic night out on the town.

- Matt Monson | Owner, Model Citizen | SLC Fashion Stroll Coordinator

Style Clicking

My favorite specimens from Styleclicker.net, a euro version of Satorialist.
[Thanks Peter]

Fancy bow ties by Timo Weiland.

Fashion Democracy

Thank the lord baby Jesus for the NYTimes' new runway show browser with the largest fashion plates I've found on the web yet, with an enlargement feature that's no joke and advertising that stays off to the right for fewer destractions. The only thing that bugs is the motion from right to left, maybe I scroll too fast but it might be better with a quick fade or something. Anyways, kudos to somebody who got it right for once. Now if we could just fix what's wrong with fashion in general, giant bags, bags as hats, and garbage sack dresses and snowsuits, you know who you are ...AH-marcjacobs-EM!

Want to read some real Fashion dirt? A stylist friend of a friend in New York said this blog called Unfashional was started a couple of weeks ago by an anonymous insider who is actually a fashion bigwig that would probably be blacklisted if it got out. It goes from fluffy to fashion intellectual from post to post and there's not much so far but the screed on Anna Wintour is excellent. The narrative tone is hilarious, and the photos illuminate the truthiness. [Thanks Friend]

7 Hipster Fashions we love to hate (a slideshow).

Fashion Stroll Tonight

Press Release:

Fashion Stroll is a Spring/Fall event patterned after Salt Lake City’s wildly popular art-centric Gallery Stroll, but with a focus on fashion, live music, and independent style.

Fashion Stroll is free to the public, and will feature local style shopping at vendor booths along the sidewalks and inside the eclectic mix of shops, galleries and boutiques along East Broadway in downtown Salt Lake City (300 South between 200 East and 300 East).

Runway shows will highlight the best in new local fashions for Fall at 7, 8, and 9pm. DJs, live bands, and street artists will also be strewn along the sidewalks to round out a night of  fashion, art, and entertainment, SLC style.

In addition to the night’s festivities, SLC Fashion Stroll will be doing a “Style Swap” coat drive for the city’s homeless. Attendees to the Fashion Stroll can bring in their used coats, boots, and Fall/Winter wear to donate to the cause. In return, donors will receive a coupon good for a 10% discount on any purchase at any participating Fashion Stroll vendor or boutique.

Romain Kremer

From our NYC fashion correspondent Rodney Cuellar:

"I think this may be my new favorite menswear designer (Romain Kremer). Make sure to look at the archive photos. I love how out there it is. Very unapologetic and truly AVANTE GARDE not like the project runaway wannabes. It's updated utopian future fashion for fabulous people!"

If you enjoy perusing the fashion world as we do on occasion... Spring ready 2 wear shows have begun.. men / women.

Shred The Bern

All this talk of bike safety at CityWeekly and I'm guilty as the rest of them! I really DO want to change. I definitely need better role models (ahem!). Speaking of helmets, if you're looking for something different than speeding bullet, fish head styles check out the Bern Baker or Watts (shown above), Giro Flak or Catlike 360 - all will make you look like a bad dirt bike deud while simulusly (I made that up) protecting your light bulb.

Cake Boutique Opens In Park City

Cake Boutique opened just over a week ago in the Redstone Shopping Center at Kimball Junction in Park City and has been incredibly well-received. With an interior designed and remodeled by Patch Davis (L'astelier Cafe/Piler) how could they go wrong? Cake carries such brands as Mike&Chris, Nudie Jeans, Rag&Bone, Corpus, b.son, J Brand jeans and Citizens of Humanity, as well as the popular local brand, Zuriick. They stock denim, casual apparel, shoes and accessories for men and women in an atmosphere that is modern yet comfortable.

Cake is open 7 days a week. For store news and updates, visit their website, www.shopcakeboutique.com and sign up for email notifications. (click photos for larger view)

Life Is The Most Precious Thing You Possess

"Les ateliers Ruby are pleased to present Ruby, the leading brand for exceptional accessories committed to keeping you on the move. Inspired by Steve McQueen, Science Fiction and the great tradition of French luxury, Jerome Coste has created Ruby, a brand which guarantees good looks and safety for everyday heroes and heroines.

The first collection introduces the Pavillion, a crash helmet for motorcyclists, and also a range of silk scarves with hand-rolled helms. The Pavillion is the benchmark model for the exceptional style and ingenuity typical of les ateliers Ruby. Retro in inspiration but modern in design, at the same time traditional and sensual, it is a jet helmet (without a chinstrap) with a pleasing design that brings out the simplicity of the quality."

Jerome Coste has also started a "Signature" programme featuring Honet, a Parisian artist who's naive yet precise style lies somewhere between popular art and graphic novels. View more of Honet's amazing work as well his peers at Mr. L'Agent.

Representing over a dozen local clothing labels, Model.Citizen would like to introduce you to a few of its favorite local designers with a special "SLC Locals Sale" through the end of July, 2008. Spend $50 or more on local clothing labels, and receive a FREE $20 Model.Citizen gift card!

Model Citizen
247 E. Broadway
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 355-3588

SAY NO TO HO!...and yes to ECCENTRIC GLAMOUR!

Glamorous eccentrics are irresistible people. They are irreverent, occasionally impertinent, a tad mysterious, charming, often self-invented, good at applying eyeliner, and above all nonconformist. They are a fabulous confection of style, self-empowerment, and black patent sling backs. Everyone wants to be one, but how? Ubiquitous style guru Simon Doonan has the answer.

By no means a typical how-to manual, Eccentric Glamour is a mixture of cultural commentary and personal disclosure, generously seasoned with gushings of wildly dictatorial, provocative, and reckless style advice. Through cautionary tales and inspirational examples, Doonan shows how to develop your own brand of eccentric glamour — by magnifying everything that is already unique and idiosyncratic about you.

In these comic essays, interspersed with one-on-one interviews with some of the world's most glamorous eccentrics (including Iman, Lucy Liu, Tilda Swinton, Malcolm Gladwell, and many more), Simon Doonan offers the women of America an alternative to the cheapness and tackiness that currently pass for personal style. Eccentric Glamour is intended as an antidote to the epidemic of slutty dressing and porno-chic that has taken over since the arrival of Paris Hilton and Anna Nicole Smith (may she rest in peace). While the typical TV boobs 'n' Botox makeovers force every woman to look the same, the transformations this book strives to inspire are the very opposite. Dressing like a ho is not just bad taste but boring! In Simon Doonan's book, conformity is the only crime and dressing down the only faux pas. Read More.