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BlackBook 3 Minutes: Nick Wooster and Public School

3 Minutes | By. Alyssa Shapiro | February 4, 2014

Fashion can be a fickle business, and as Tom Ford said at the 2013 CFDA Awards, if you’re not absolutely sure about it, you might want to try something else. Rising stars can drop out of sight (as CFDA winners Public School once did before this second, successful self-iteration, strengthened by the Vogue Fashion Fund and the counseling of venerated industry veterans), respected consultants and f... Read More >

One afternoon in January, Andy Cohen, the grinning, gleeful, garrulous host of Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live sat down to chat with Billy Eichner, the grinning, gleeful, garrulous star of Funny or Die’s Billy on the Street. Eichner had been on Cohen’s show a few times, and Cohen—an avid booster of social media—is a keen follower of Eichner’s hilarious Twitter feed (sample: “Just ... Read More >

Emerging Designers: Chris Gelinas

3 Minutes | By. Alyssa Shapiro | January 30, 2014

With an actively gentle yet realistically shielding touch, newcomer Chris Gelinas brings the beautiful clothes of our impending future to New York fashion, in material, construction, and in respect to the elements. There’s thoughtfulness to CG’s designs, a consideration of our environment, the impact we’ve had on our nature and how exactly it’s being paid forward back to us. Considering th... Read More >

One afternoon in January, Andy Cohen, the grinning, gleeful, garrulous host of Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live sat down to chat with Billy Eichner, the grinning, gleeful, garrulous star of Funny or Die’s Billy on the Street. Eichner had been on Cohen’s show a few times, and Cohen—an avid booster of social media—is a keen follower of Eichner’s hilarious Twitter feed (sample: “Just rem... Read More >

As fearless and ferociously talented as she is seductive and passionate, iconic performance artist Marina Abramović has spent more than forty years challenging herself and engaging audiences with her work. As a pioneer of performance art, she has created some of the most vital early works of the movement, putting her mind and body at the forefront as the medium, and offering herself to her audien... Read More >

The Bond Girls on Fame

3 Minutes | By. BlackBook | January 16, 2014

At quite a young age, sisters Remy and Olivia Bond are getting to know a thing or two about the good life. Back in the fall, Remy starred in “A Dream of Flying”—a fairy tale-esque love story film a about "a girl who will spend her whole life trying not to fly, and a boy who would give his life to teach her"—from director Georgina Chapman, co-founder and designer of Marchesa. Written by Nei... Read More >

Inside Movies is a series of video conversations hosted by screenwriter Daniel Hardy in conversation with various people from within the film industry. This series looks to offer an insider’s perspective—and an absurdly geeky passion for film —as all manner of current movie-related topics are discussed. This week’s guest is film producer and self-proclaimed movie nerd Fred Berger. Thi... Read More >

If, like me, you were lucky (and old) enough to have attended the UK premiere of Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting in Edinburgh in 1996 you would have been aware of witnessing a cultural moment. Part of that was Boyle’s kinetic filmmaking—a much-needed jolt in the arm of a moribund British movie industry dominated by period dramas and genteel comedies. Then there was the alchemy of a cast that i... Read More >

Emerging Designers: Abigail Daphne Lewis

3 Minutes | By. Alyssa Shapiro | December 27, 2013

Considering that she's only just graduated from the Parson's MFA program, Abigail Daphne Lewis displays an impressive depth – a talent one would consider to be a sign of experience and time. But maybe it's the simple headspace that a school program offers that has allowed Lewis to delve into the complexities she has with her graduate collection. The thickest-ply cashmeres and couture-level g... Read More >

Pete Wentz knows something you don’t: Louisa Rose Allen, aka Foxes, had one of the best singles of 2013.  Her galloping, anthemic “Youth,” put critics on notice, and set high expectations for her debut album, due next March. Name-checked as one to watch by Katy Perry, and fawned over by music bloggers and critics (“She’s almost too perfect,” sighed The Guardian’s Caroline Sullivan)... Read More >

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