Jorge Elbrecht

Musician, Violens

August 27, 2008

1. Krallice. This is my favorite band in NYC right now. Truly moving black metal, transcending black metal. If you are lacking inspiration you should go see a show. The song "Forgiveness In Rott" is particularly special.

2. Creed Shreds. My favorite thing on YouTube right now. I watch it at least 10 times a day, laughing more with each viewing...

Chris Benz

Designer

July 17, 2008

Greek rosé wine.
"I was ready for summer '08 to be all about Domaine Ott rosé, like last summer, but my friends and I discovered a new Greek variation while in Athens, Veriki Gran Rosé, that is a terrific compliment to hot summer nights and rivals any of its French counterparts!"

Vintage Italian grocery store sunglasses.
"I've been buying up all the inexpensive vintage sunglasses I can find, especially those with the Made in Italy stamp, but clearly dime-store knockoffs from the '50s, '60s, and '70s."

Jason Hammel

Musician, Mates of State

May 27, 2008

1. The HBO series, Rome. "It's smart. It's sexy. It's sad. It's hopeful. We watch an episode every night. We were not the first civilization, and we will not be the last."

2. Omnivores Dilemma by Michael Pollan. "This is everything you want to know about our industrial food system. I hope you like corn. I'm continually in the process of changing my eating habits."

John Whitledge

Designer, Trovata

May 22, 2008

Skye Parrott & Katherine Krause

Co-founders, Dossier

May 7, 2008

1. Pamela Love Jewelry. "Our friend Pam makes the most beautiful, well-crafted jewelry. Skye likes the gold eagle talon cuffs. Katherine likes the bird skull necklace."

2. Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion (Katherine). "This book made me move to California a couple of years ago..."

The Dodos

Musicians

April 22, 2008

1. Tiger Balm. Logan Kroeber (drummer): "Tiger Balm is a Chinese Herbal Internal Pain Reliever. When I'm playing drums on tour, after awhile my body, especially my arms, hurt like hell. This stuff makes me feel real good...

2. Cracker Barrel.: Meric Long (singer, guitarist): "No matter where you go around the right side of the country, you'll find one of these restaurants...

Erin Fetherston

April 10, 2008

1. My GHD hair straightening iron. "It's hot pink! I love it when an everyday appliance becomes part of my décor."

2. Chinoiserie. "I'm totally into this at the moment. I want to cover the walls of my new New York apartment with it! De Gournay has the most beautiful versions…"

Isabel Marant

Designer

March 31, 2008

1. My own soundtrack. "I'm obsessed with the music from my last runway show in Paris, which was a combination of Sol Peppy and Patrick Watson."

2. Art Books. "I love the extremely beautiful book on photographer-artist Jan Saudek published by Taschen. The images are always inspiring..."

Scott Schuman, aka: The Sartorialist

March 24, 2008

1. Aspesi. "I keep buying stuff in Milan from Aspesi, this really great store. I love it. Like little nylon jackets that mix techno fabrics and cashmere."

2. My first cover of Vogue Paris. "They're doing a model supplement for April, so I shot a lot of the top models, like for their personal style. It came out really good so I got the cover...

Michael Pitt

Actor

March 12, 2008

1. Extra-curricular activities.. "I've been working on a screenplay lately, but I don't want to talk too much about it—I'm a little superstitious. And I'm also doing my own music...I play guitar. I'm into listening to African and Arabic musicians lately, but I can't pronounce any of their names."

2. Patti Smith. "My girlfriend [Jamie] and I went to London to see her perform with Phillip Glass for an Allen Ginsberg tribute. It was really amazing just to hear her talk—her poems are incredible. She had seen Last Days and liked it...