2010 August 30

Grand Love

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It’s no secret; Chic adores a gap-toothed wonder, and so of course we have nothing but love for editrix Katie Grand. She recently sat down with Christopher Michael to discuss the selection process for the Love covers and fashion's recent obsession with the buxom body. Read on for all her musings...

 


2010 August 30

Welcome, Monocle

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Monocle Magazine opened its first New York store today at 535 Hudson Street. The magazine dabbled in stores a few years ago when it opened a pop-up shop in London that was so wildly successful that it developed permanent locations in Los Angeles, Tokyo, London, and Hong Kong. This new quaint storefront on Hudson adheres to the magazine's clean black and white design format in a small red-brick building. EIC Tyler Brûlé explained, "It was a running debate as to whether we should be up, down, east, or west, but our little store on Hudson Street is the perfect complement to our other locations." Expect to find more of the avant-garde and international collaborations that are featured in their publication and online: Porter bags from Japan, Commes des Garcons for the Hinoki fragrance and candle, or a Skeppshult bike from Sweden.


2010 August 30

Back to School with Sonia

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You can count on Sonia Rykiel to transform even an everyday tote bag into a sleek, Parisian cool carry-all. Black shines brightly with eight silk embroidered chic Sonia girls all lined up ready to can-can or catch the bus. This almost makes us wish we were going back to school. Alas, we can still shop as if we were! THE DETAILS: Colette, $114



2010 August 30

Flora and Fauna

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Your new secret beauty weapon for fall and winter? Your dresser-top plant purifier. Shown in their Design and Elastic Mind exhibition, MoMa is now selling the Andrea Air Purifier by Mathieu Lehanneur. Set on your bedside table and allow the plant to absorb pollutants from the room and release clean oxygenated air. It's a natural humidifier and purifier in one. Marvelous! THE DETAILS: MoMA Store, $199


2010 August 30

Right On Time

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Technology simplifies, right? The Qlocktwo Clock certainly does. Available at fashion mecca Lane Crawford, this wall installation features a light-up LCD screen that tell you in words, not numbers, the current time. Much easier than figuring out all those minute and hour hands, non? THE DETAILS: Lane Crawford, $15,000


2010 August 27

Pucker Up

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Dee & Ricky Chanel Lego Lipstick Dee & Ricky Chanel Lego Lipstick
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Dee & Ricky created a whimsical rendition of these childhood toys...with a Chanel twist. The tiny interlocking blocks have been stamped with the iconic CCs (white font on black Lego's, bien sûr) and topped off with fire-engine red pieces to create a plastic version of your favorite lipstick. Now this is the type of Lego kit we can get behind.

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