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Shop It NowPamela Love For J.Crew's 3-Piece Collection Is Available NOW!
You have to credit her versatility. Designer Pamela Love may have won a jewelry sponsorship via the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, but her three-piece collection for J.Crew features not a stitch of jewelry, but 100% of the Pamela Love DNA. Emblazoned with medallions, distressed to perfection, and full of hidden secrets (did you spot that plaid lining?), the collection features Pamela's second favorite thing in abundance: denim. The skinny jean ($295), chevron belt ($135), and jean jacket ($295) will be available today on JCrew.com. Considering how gorgeous these three items are, we wouldn't be surprised if Pamela ends up expanding her line into clothing as well. Fingers crossed!
Photo: Courtesy of J.Crew/CFDA/Vogue
Dream Ticket Giveaway: Win This Gorg Mint Green Bobbin Bicycle!
Something missing from your spring wardrobe? How about a bike to finally flaunt those legs and new tan? Snag a Bobbin Bicycle, London's cult bicycle brand, now available at NYC's premiere bicycle boutique Adeline Adeline. Perfect for weekend rides, there are four available models — ranging from $550-$850 — in cute colors like yellow and sky blue (don't worry, black ones exist for the boys, too!). The best part? We're giving away the mint green Bobbin Birdie bike, a classic, vintage-looking set of wheels compatible with wicker baskets, peonies, '50s sundresses, and daydreams (aw!). Each velocipede features mud-guards, covered chains, and carrier racks so you can effortlessly ride around town, worrying only about your windswept hair (sorry folks, no helmet can prevent that!). If you missed the first bike giveaway, you're in luck: Bobbin makes well-designed bikes for the seasoned and style-conscious cyclists — yes, that means even you, the ladies who dare ride in heels!
Tell us what outfit you'd wear with this mint green bike on our Refinery29 Facebook page and it could be yours! Note, only readers with US shipping addresses are eligible for entry. Enter now through Friday, April 27, at 11:59 p.m. EST.
Adeline Adeline, 147 Reade Street (between Greenwich and Hudson streets); 212-227-1150.
Photo: Courtesy of OW!, Onorato Wixom
Wanna Stop Getting Catcalled On The Street? There's An App For That!
Somedays, walking down the street (whether it be in a summer dress or a sweat suit) means getting unwelcome catcalls that follow you from your house to the coffee shop. With that in mind, one Boerum Hill group started a smartphone app called Hollaback! to counteract catcalling and other aggressive unwelcome advances. The app (and its accompanying website) turns the tables on verbal and physical attackers, stalkers, and those pesky subway photogs (we see you!) in an effort to end harassment once and for all. Similar to the way stores display photos of shoplifters in hopes of embarrassing them out of stealing, the app acts as a meeting place for victims and catcall-a-phobics to, well, callout the offenders.
Already present in 52 other cities, Hollaback! New York has just been given a seal of approval from two city councilwomen in the form of $20,000 in funding. What do you think? Is the government getting involved with this app an "invasion of privacy," as one male interviewee put it, or do you think these intimidators are getting the attention they deserve? (Daily News)
Already present in 52 other cities, Hollaback! New York has just been given a seal of approval from two city councilwomen in the form of $20,000 in funding. What do you think? Is the government getting involved with this app an "invasion of privacy," as one male interviewee put it, or do you think these intimidators are getting the attention they deserve? (Daily News)
Finally! A Pair Of Khakis To Hide That Cumbersome Weapon Of Yours
You're looking for a summer trouser but oh no! what about that pesky gun? We all know it's just so impossible to find the room to store weapons in skinny jeans. Enter Woolrich, the 182-year old brand with a new chino made especially for you weapon-wearers out there. Not that we're recommending concealed fire arms, AT ALL, but in case you're curious, in the state of New York, "A license may be granted to an applicant who is of good moral character, who is over 21 years of age, and who has not been convicted of a serious offense." This means the NYC streets could potentially be cluttered with khakis concealing glocks in secret pockets. And Woolrich's $65 pair isn't the only sartorial move in this aggressively defensive direction. Various brands have begun designing clothing to make fire arms more convenient — Under Armour will soon be issuing shirts with velcro pockets for easy weapon access. Sure, these gun garments aren't for everyone, but as one Nordstrom salesman put it to the New York Times, concealed-carry enthusiasts should "Dress for the gun. Not for the fashion." Indeed. (New York Times) (USA Carry)
Win A Medal For Being Just Okay (And Smelling Awesome)
Let's face it — most of us will never win an Olympic medal (unfortunately running in heels is not recognized as a multi-national sport— we're aware and we're working on it). But that doesn't mean we don't deserve a little recognition. Rather than getting secretly bitter that we quit soccer to take up scrap-booking (what?!), we're throwing down for this super-cute soap that also gives us an ego boost... well, kind of. It's Need Supply's Scent Of Mediocrity Soap — a lather-able soap-on-a-rope kudos that comes in Gold, Silver, and Bronze. It's the medal for all of us New Yorkers who never got to practice our windsurfing. Sure, it may be called mediocrity but with fragrance notes of "bourbon, tonka bean, lavender, saponified organic olive, coconut, and palm oils," we're sure it'll leave you smelling like a champion. And that's what's most important.
Need Supply Scent Of Mediocrity Soap, $12, available at Need Supply.
Photo: Via Need Supply
Celebrate Earth Day With The Ultimate Guide To Sustainable Design
We know they're out there — the innovators who are working at the forefront of sustainable design, the ones who are making it possible for us to keep pushing technology forward while also ensuring that the earth stays as untainted as possible. And, while we often get to experience the benefits of their groundbreaking projects (like our very own High Line), we're not aways sure how these works were developed, who exactly produced them, or even what impact they have on the environment around us. In honor of Earth Day, Phaidon Press is releasing an amazing new book called
Vitamin Green
, a collection of the 100 best sustainability projects from around the world. From houses that emit less carbon to solar-powered handbag that'll charge your cell phone during the day and softly glows when you open it in the evening (which comes in handy when you're searching for that mascara in the dark), this book will give you the lowdown on why each project is special — and you don't need a degree in environmental science to understand it. A quick flip through our slideshow reveals just a few of the vibrant images the tome contains, which totally makes it worthy of the best spot on your coffee table or nightstand.
Worrying about how many resources were burned to create this book? Don't fret. Vitamin Green is totally eco-friendly, as the cover is crafted from recycled egg cartons and all of the pages are made from sustainably sourced paper. So do yourself a little Earth Day favor and pre-order your copy now from Phaidon, and secure your copy when it's released at the end of this month. You owe it to yourself to be educated in some of the coolest design feats in the world — and did we mention how amazing it'll look on your coffee table? Yes, yes we did.
Phaidon, 83 Wooster Street (between Spring and Broome streets); 212-925-1900.
Photo: Courtesy of Phaidon
Worrying about how many resources were burned to create this book? Don't fret. Vitamin Green is totally eco-friendly, as the cover is crafted from recycled egg cartons and all of the pages are made from sustainably sourced paper. So do yourself a little Earth Day favor and pre-order your copy now from Phaidon, and secure your copy when it's released at the end of this month. You owe it to yourself to be educated in some of the coolest design feats in the world — and did we mention how amazing it'll look on your coffee table? Yes, yes we did.
Phaidon, 83 Wooster Street (between Spring and Broome streets); 212-925-1900.
Photo: Courtesy of Phaidon
Altuzarra For J.Crew: Obsess Now, Buy Later This Week!
This Thursday, J.Crew will announce the first of its CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund collaborations as Joseph Altuzarra's collection hits it site early in the morning, with the physical collection arriving in NYC's 5th Avenue J.Crew store on Monday, April 23.
Inspired by Brigeitte Bardot in Saint-Tropez, the collection includes all manner of cool-weather resort wear, including striped sweaters and dresses (starting at $145), denim pencil skirts, gingham button-ups, and boyish espadrilles ($345). We expected just a tad more subversiveness from the Altuzarra collection, but — we can't hold grudges...the stuff is cute!
The additional CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund winners will have their collections debut later this summer, with jewelry designer Pamela Love's clothing collection debuting on May 14 and Creatures of the Wind hitting racks on June 11.
Photo: Via J.Crew
Photo: Via J.Crew
Did The New York Times Produce The Best Linsanity T-Shirt Ever?
Just because we're fashion fanatics here at R29, that doesn't mean we're immune to periodic outbursts of Linsanity (indeed, some of us truly bleed blue and orange). Apparently, the same goes for that Old Gray Lady, The New York Times. The paper of record recently demonstrated its love for the up-and-down court antics of the young guard with their Linsanity’s New Look design challenge.
Hosting an open contest to design a T-shirt that best captures the spirit of Jeremy Lin's unpredictable rise to NYC superstardom, the Times put out a serious callout. In response, many submitted their best creations and thousands voted on the results, producing this charming, minimalist champion by fair-weather fan, Alex Medina (who the paper interviewed here.)
Buy this fan-voted favorite at Medina's site, or check out the other designs in the contest and tell us if you think the best one really won. To be totally honest, we're LINdecisive (womp, womp), and could use some help, here. (
New York Times
)
Photo: via The New York Times.
Photo: via The New York Times.
You Can Now Smell Like The Yankees: Strike Out Or Home Run?
Well here's an odd convergence of style and sports – the New York Yankees have announced a new fragrance collection set to bow later this year. Called "New York Yankees," we can only hope that the cologne represents the off-field masculinity, confidence, and sexual prowess of the many attractive players working for this storied franchise rather than what they smell like in the sixth inning of the second game in a mid-August doubleheader. Stranger still is the forthcoming "New York Yankees for Her," which, we suppose, will be tailored to those ladies in the Stadium crowd sporting #2 jerseys and amorously screaming "Jeeetah." And what will these fragrances smell like? Freshly cut grass? Pine tar? Peanuts and Cracker Jacks? As of yet there's no word – but let's just cross our fingers and hope that they don't capture the aroma of the flop sweat that flows every time Alex Rodriguez steps to the plate in the playoffs. Yes, someone here is a Mets fan. (Racked)Photo: Via Facebook.
Purple Magazine, Now Available In T-Shirt Form (With An R29 Discount!)
Yes, your favorite dirty, delicious French fashion mag, Purple is now publishing their text on cotton as well as paper, thanks to a tasty little collab with one of our local heroes, Johan Lindeberg's BLK DNM. To celebrate the first-year anniversary of their launch (wow, has it been a year already?), BLK DNM invited Purple's scruffy, nudie-pic snappin' editor-in-chief, Olivier Zahm, to curate an in-store art exhibit at their Soho store featuring the works of Spencer Sweeny, Max Snow, Olaf Bruenning, and, naturally, Terry Richardson. On view from tomorrow, Saturday February 11 till Fashion Week's end on the 16, the exhibition, on top of the photos, music, and film that adorns the space, will house the collab— a cool tee featuring text by Purple contributors Olympia Le-tan, Mark Lecky, Lisa Yuskavage, and David Salle. If that wasn't enough, there'll be a nice kick off party from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. tomorrow with poster signings by Robert Longo at 3 p.m. and, best of all, you'll get 40% off your second pair of jeans whenever you mention Refinery29 at checkout all the way until Purple vacates the premises on Thursday! Bargains, bashes, and fashionable baseness – all in one place!
When: Saturday, February 11 to Thursday, February 16.
Where: BLK DNM, 237 Lafayette Street (between Prince and Spring streets); 212-966-6258.
Photo: Courtesy BLK DNM.
This New Cologne Smells Like Your Next Bad Excuse
Bad judgement comes with a price: smelling like bad judgement. But, instead of answering 20 questions about where you've been and who you've been with, you can spritz on an excuse to cover up your naughty night. Introducing Alibis Fragrance For Men in scents like "I was working late," (that smells of "coffee, wool suits, cigarettes, and ink"), "My car broke down," (with hints of fuel and burnt rubber), and "I was out sailing," (which we can only assume, bottles sea-salt and fresh air, or, if you're on the Hudson, sewage and gas scents from Jersey). For now, the product is only being sold in a South African strip club, but we can only hope NYC is next. Yes, it's hard to get behind a product that's meant to deceive, and no, we don't frequent strip clubs ourselves (uh, seriously), but Westway's close enough, and lord knows we've walked out of that place looking for some sort of olfactory refresher. Though Alibis has a very specific audience, we're thinking it's too-cool-for-school enough that someone like Opening Ceremony might just pick up, and we're also hopeful that there will be a new line that comes out to service women's excuses. We expect those to come in scents like, "I was at lunch with my sister," in order to cover up the stench of all the plastic we burned shopping. (Animal New York)
This Vitamin Will Make You Feel Better About Drinking
Drinking in excess usually doesn't end well for anyone, and it's certainly not good for the bod, but you shouldn't feel guilty about diving into a cool cocktail (or three) at events, parties, or even when you wanna veg at home. Enter multivitamin "drinkwel"— its replenishing nutrients supposedly "support healthy liver function, help process alcohol induced toxins, and more." While it's obviously important to imbibe responsibly, we think the "more" here is peace of mind that you're not doing so much damage to your internal organs every time you indulge in some alky... that is, unless you're drink of choice is Four Loko (throwback!). (Incredible Things) Photo: Via Incredible Things
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