Refinery 29: Independent Style: Defined and Refined
Skye Parrott & Katherine Krause
Co-founders, Dossier
1. Shelter Island. "Who doesn't want to get out of the city, especially in the summer? Growing up in New York gives you a profound connection to the buildings and streets, but also a special place in your heart for leaving. Shelter Island is pretty and quiet, and we do a lot of nothing when we're out there."
2. 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."
3. Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion (Katherine). "This book made me move to California a couple of years ago. She has said she can spend an entire day writing one sentence. I can spend an entire day re-reading her sentences trying to figure out how they work so well. I will always give away my copy to someone who hasn't read it, so I always have to buy it whenever I see it. She makes me want to write more, smoke cigarettes, wear big sunglasses, and drive fast."
4. Saul Leiter (Skye). "He spent much of his artistic career as an abstract painter, but Stiedl has released two books of his color photographs in the past few years, and they are absolutely amazing. Most are street views of New York in the '50s and '60s, but everything about them is unexpected. I'm particularly in awe of the way he can layer bits of people, street signs, reflections in windows, whatever, and end up with a nearly abstract composition. I bought his book Early Color when it came out, and I have been in love with his work ever since."
Skye and Katherine debuted the first issue of Dossier, a bi-annual arts and culture journal, this month.
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Skye Parrott & Katherine Krause
Co-founders, DossierMay 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
MusiciansApril 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...
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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
DesignerMarch 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..."
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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...
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Michael Pitt
ActorMarch 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...
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Coco Rocha
ModelMarch 3, 2008
1. Nesting. "I'm actually designing my new apartment in Manhattan close to Gramercy Park, and I'm working with an interior designer named Raphael de Cardenas...[model] Jessica Stam used him. She just got some great pictures of her place, and I have never seen anything like it! It's amazing...!
2. Favorite Shows.. "I love walking in Gaultier and Dior, it's so fun...and I'm excited for Galliano because we get to do a little performing. It's the last one out of all of them, and we do hundreds of shows, so at the end you finally get to do something that feels a little out of the blue...I love it." -
Tim Barber
Editor/owner, tinyvices.comFebruary 20, 2008
1. DIY Books and zines. "The growing possibilites of quality digital printing and self publishing are really exciting...Everyone, make a book! Why not? I recommend lulu.com."
2. Dashwood Books. "Owner and operator of the best photo book store in New York (and probably the world), David Strettell is as generous with his photo/book knowledge as he is excited and enthusiastic about his expertly curated shelves..."
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Hamish Morrow
DesignerJanuary 30, 2008
1. Vienna. "A jewel from the past and enjoying a quiet renaissance right now...It's a city of contrasts, old and new, embracing the future while reflecting its history."
2. The work of artist Dan Flavin. "A wonderful juxtaposition of cold, democratic technology with the mesmerising warmth of hypnotic, electric light. And graphic tool!..." -
The Raveonettes
Sharin Foo and Sune Rose Wagner, MusiciansJanuary 17, 2008
1. Licorice. "Since I emigrated from my birth country of Denmark (the Kingdom of Licorice) over six years ago, I am always craving and searching for good licorice. Preferably the salty and offensive kind that makes the rest of the world twist their faces in disgust. I have converted a few people on my way whom are now submitting licorice fave lists every time I go back to Denmark."
1. Buying Art. "I have been contemplating and exploring for a couple of years now, and almost bought my first pieces by Clare Rojas, Neil Farber, and Marcel Dzama among others...