Obsessions

  • Barracks, a retail installation by Greg Lauren

    2011 November 15

    Ten-hut!

    Barracks by Greg Lauren

    WHAT: Barracks by Greg Lauren

    WHY: Wondering what the hubbub is all about at 125-127 Grand Street? It happens to be a temporary retail installation called Barracks by painter and designer Greg Lauren (yep, he's Ralph's nephew!). On display: a 30-piece GL collection of perfectly tattered and tantalizing trenches, suiting, jackets, and gowns crafted with repurposed military fabrics from vintage Army tents, parkas, and duffle bags. "I’m obsessed with our universal obsession with military clothing and this idea that everyone wants to look and feel like a soldier, without actually being one," explains Lauren. "[Barracks] is part fashion, part art, part store. It has meaning to me and hopefully brings meaning to those whose stories give emotional life to the pieces.”

    AVAILABLE: Open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Friday, November 18, 2011

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  • McQueen Jewelry Diamond Earrings

    2011 November 14

    Diamond Dangles

    McQueen Jewelry 2.70 Diamond Dangle Earrings

    WHAT: McQueen Jewelry 2.70 Diamond Dangle Earrings

    WHY: "Square-cut or pear-shaped, these rocks don't lose their shape. Diamonds are a girl's best friend!" Punctuate your winter whites with a hint of holiday sparkle from LA-based bling masters, McQueen Jewelry. The family-owned business stocks up on sparkling diamond and gemstone bijouterie (at wholesale value!) from classic solitary pendants to rainbow-colored dazzlers and custom-made pieces that can be as over-the-top or demure as you please.   

    AVAILABLE: $2,699.99, McQueenJewelry.com

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  • Wilfredo Rosado Urban Prince ring

    2011 November 11

    Ring of Royal Proportions

    WHAT: Wilfredo Rosado Urban Prince ring 

    WHY: Subtlety, especially in the accessories realm, has its proper place and moment. And then, there are those baubles that you simply cannot avert your gaze from, with enough sparkly magnetic allure to shake any urges of minimalism or hankerings for the understated. Perfect example? The positively majestic Urban Prince ring by Wilfredo Rosado, a Warhol protege (and past Interview staffer) who worked under Giorgio Armani's tutelage for decades. This hand-carved blackamoor ebony springs up from its 18-karat yellow gold band, with the ring-topping royal donning a matching crown and collar of diamonds and glittering green stones. Fully fit for a prince(ss)! 

    AVAILABLE: $14,000, Wilfredo Rosado; to purchase, call (212) 223-3460

     

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  • Pashley Britannia bicycle

    2011 November 10

    BYOB(ike)

    Pashley Britannia Bicycle

    WHAT: Pashley Britannia Bicycle  

    WHY: Since Mother Nature can't decide, on a daily basis, if it's high time for an Indian summer or if the forecast should be full-on winter ahead, bitter winds and flurries galore, eke out the fleeting moments of the former and get pedaling! This Anglophile-apropos set of wheels by luxe bike purveyors at Pashley has the most enormous, parfait wicker basket just begging to be packed with all the delicious edible (and imbibe-worthy) accoutrements of a late autumn picnic, and is available in shades of crimson, midnight blue, or cream. For those who delight in the authentic article, or the closest thing to it, the handsome set of wheels is a "direct descendant" (their words, not ours) of the brand's models from the 1920s. How quaint! 

    AVAILABLE:     $1,295, AdelineAdeline.com 

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