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Punk & Ivy

15/05/2013 11:41

In the last couple of years there’s been a surge in individuals bringing new offerings to the fashion industry. Punk & Ivy is one such  brand, specializing in fashion design, styling and image consulting. The label is collaboratively run by Khaya Sibiya and Bianca Miles,  both having had experience within the fashion industry:  Khaya is a stylist [...]

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Iphonography

15/05/2013 10:16

The  growing  blogging culture has led to a rise in the number of photographers one comes into contact with, so it was extremely refreshing to come across a photographer with a difference. Cues Roy Potterill, a Joburg based iphonographer who saw greater potential in instagram than it just being a social media tool. Thumbnail is [...]

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Pop (Up) Music

13/05/2013 13:54

Redbull has played a prominent role in music as of late, this being majorly contributed to by the Redbull Studios initiative. Their latest undertaking is a project with local musicians: Dirty Paraffin, Bra Sol, Spoek Mathambo, Bhubesii and Choc called the Corner to Corner Tour, which was created with the sole purpose of taking music [...]

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Time for new shorts bro?

03/05/2013 12:43

Every summer a different shorts aesthetic reigns supreme in my not so humble neighborhood of Williamsburg. For the fashion forward, this summer is gonna go two ways- Sweats, or athletic shorts, or loose long board short shapes. Last year’s rolled up chino shorts will be around but they are gonna feel kinda last year. This [...]

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The Wine of Beers

01/05/2013 18:08

OK so the micro-brew thing is super old news. Portland guys have been doing that since way before I even had a beer. Coffee roasters (also Portland lol) are an esteemed profession all over the place now.  In New York there are now Beer Nerds like there are Wine Geeks. This place Tørst, the newest of [...]

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Men With and Without Hats

30/04/2013 12:07

There is always one look that kind of plagues me because I don’t have the gear for it. For the last few months it has been this one: the wide brimmed hat and oversized coat thing, reminiscent of the Quaker fashion that we saw in Berlin and London 6 years ago, but with less religious [...]

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Harmony Korine does it again

30/04/2013 12:03

The film Spring Breakers is an obvious success in its ability to be treated as both fine art/experimental filmmaking and able to appeal to young, dumb teenagers in its “commercial as conceptual” vision. This type of vision is broad-reaching in our post-ironic culture, but what I want to talk about is how Harmony Korine got [...]

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Jai Paul’s coup

30/04/2013 11:53

Seems that last week everyone I know in the industry was either taking jealousy-inducing #selfies at Coachella just to let me know how much I have missed the sunlight or they were tweeting about this long awaited Jai Paul record which was uploaded to Bandcamp instead of being released by XL recordings. Its lo-fi and [...]

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Poler Makes Cool Camping Gear

23/04/2013 17:21

As the title suggests Poler, the Portland outdoor “stuff” maker makes the “highest standard of stuff” for the highest quality of outdoor hipster. I mean, who likes North Face zip off pants? The answer is: nobody. Hip people camp too, and now they no longer have to wear tragically unhip clothing to do so. Poler first hit my [...]

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Festival Culture In The Mother City

23/04/2013 08:52

Since moving to Cape Town I can’t help but notice the sudden rise in music festivals in and around the city. Not only are there so many, but there’s a wide variety which serves to appeal to every individual. Having attended huge festivals such as Glastonbury and Wireless in the U.K, it’s great to see that [...]

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