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Oh Glory Day!

Posted in Fashion & Style with tags Art, Brooklyn, Brooklyn NYC, Brooklyn Pop Up Stores, Caitlin McMullen, Christian Joy Clothing, Culture, Fashion, Glory Days Pop Up Store, Leia Jospe, Pop Up Store, Theblacknouveau.com on March 16, 2010 by James Field

Come all! Come all!….

This is a very special invite to an amazing pop up store featuring works by some of my best friends! Details below…

WHAT:
Pop up store hosted by Leia Jospe and Caitlin McMullen featuring clothing, photo prints, jewelry…by her & a bunch of their friends for sale!

WHERE:
Kill Devil Hill on 170 Franklin St.
Take the G to Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn

WHEN:
Thursday Feb. 25th
ONE DAY ONLY, open all day!

WHO:
- Clothes from Christian Joy (designer of Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs costumes), Caitlin McMullen, Jack & Louis Shannon, Starscream.
- Jewelry by Misty by M.W.S.
- Photo prints on display/for sale by Leia Jospe, Callie Beattie, Melinda Abercrombie

This store is only going to be open for one day, so make you sure to stop by and support my friends!

UPDATE:

Trekking through a legit blizzard for two of my best friends pop up store in Brooklyn may sound crazy, but that’s my life! The “Glory Days” pop up store was Feb 25th, but of course since I shoot with this dinosaur of a camera, I didn’t get my film developed until this week (yeah I know), but the photos came out awesome!

So the beginning of the photos has my friend Caitlin McMullen designs, the cotton t-shirts with the cool embellishments are hers, along with the rack of cool spring dresses. Not to mention she is like an awesome designer, and she knows it! Her work is going to become really huge and ya know what, I will be there to be her publicist! (lol)

The next set was the Christian Joy section, featuring some insanely cool bags and t-shirts with limited edition print designs on them. Christian was also just featured in Time Out New York as on of the most stylish New Yorker’s, so yeah, she is pretty dope.

Last but certainly not least, is the photography of the great Leia Jospe. One of my best friends, she is beyond talented with her art and so funny and cool. From her Stop Motion Video, to her Fashion Week coverage, she is truly a phenomenal photographer. Now in the two photos above lets play a little game of “Where is James”, can you point me out in the both the photos? (lol)

So aside from the unbelievable blizzard that began when I made my way to the store, and lasted until we closed, we all had a great time!, and I even brought a shirt and had it customized by Caitlin.

Thanks to Caitlin, Leia, Christian and all the brave souls who battled the elements and came out to show support.

James

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Any Old Iron Store Opening Event

Posted in Art Nouveau with tags Andrew Clancey, Any Old Iron New York, Any Old Iron Store Launch NYC, Art, British Designers, Fashion, Lower East Side NYC, Mens Fashion, New York Boutiques, OWN Magazine, Raf Simmons, Store Openings, Theblacknouveau.com, UK Designers on March 14, 2010 by James Field

This past Thursday, March 11th was the launch event for the English menswear boutique “Any Old Iron”, in the Lower East Side of New York. The store is the creative brainchild of designer/stylist Andrew Clancey and arts-entrepreneur, Christopher Melton.

“The shop’s name is rooted in the olden cry of a scrap man collecting metal with his horse and cart, and also hearkens to Clancey’s family scrap metal business which was founded in 1872. “Any Old Iron” is also an Old English music hall song which references a young man’s sartorial dandyism – a quality that is distinctly English and ever-present in the shop’s design and the legion of British designers featured.”

The store features rare and awesome UK designer labels such as Tom Baker, Bolongaro Trevor, Red Mutha, Electronic Poet, Fred Perry, Raf Simons, Unconditional, London Undercover, and S***R shoes.

Some of my favorite items were these killer S***R sneakers with cut outs on the sides and this amazing double cardigan by Bolongaro Trevor (which sort of reminds me of the Victor Glemaud cardigans.) The store also features an array mens accessories from bow ties, vintage stop watches, Raf Simmons wallets, bracelets and more.

I attended the event with my co-worker at OWN Magazine, Nick and we totally had a ball sipping on these delicious Belvedere lemonade drinks and being totally silly and trying on some amazing blazers!

This black sequins blazer totally had my name all over and I couldn’t resist trying it on. Nick looked smashing in this cool, military inspired, patchwork blazer too. Everyone at the opening had a blast and we are sure that this new boutique specializing in unique designers with a UK twist, located in the heart of the L.E.S will be a phenomenal hit.

Any Old Iron

149 Orchard Street

Sunday to Wednesday, 12 p.m. to 7 p.m

Thursday and Friday 12 p.m. to 8 p.m

Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Check out the online store at www.anyoldiron.net

James

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Posted in Art Nouveau on March 12, 2010 by James Field

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Fashion Review For The “Defiance” Film

Posted in Fashion & Style with tags Art, Daniel Craig, Defiance Fashion Review, Defiance Film 2009, Fashion, Fashion & Movie Reviews, Film Reviews, Movie Style, Style, Theblacknouveau.com, War Films on March 9, 2010 by James Field

Definitely hailed one of my favorite films of 2009, “Defiance” stars Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber as Jewish brothers in 1941 Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe and is about their struggle to escape, and protect a pack of non-combatant Jews. The movie was packed with action, drama and major thrills but it had a important message about freedom, and the pursuit of that right which we all have. Aside from the high-caliber acting, the movie had a great fashion style that I loved, here is my little review.

To begin, since the film is based in the fridge Belorussia forests, I’m sure the films wardrobe stylist thought “wool & leather and LOTS of it.” The coats were my favorites, heavy wool, high collared coats matched with worn waxed leather belts and calf high boots had major roles in the film.

What was fun for me was to see was Daniel Craig in a completely different silhouette than that of his previous films. We all know him as the suave and dapper double agent James Bond in the “Casino Royale” film, but this was definitely a departure from those slick Armani suits. Take note of the photo above with in which he wears this sick leather jacket with a detailed flap on the collar, paired with this wool newsboy cap. It’s such a great blend of scruffy chic mixed with survival over fashion. Being from the mountains myself I definitely had a connection with the styling of the wardrobes for the film. It resonated with my inner ”woodsman”!

Overall a superb film and topped off with some killer fashion choices, even though I know most of the audience members of middle-aged men in the theater I went to did not think twice about the style of the characters, but hey this is what I do people, so I hope you enjoyed my Fashion Review of the film “Defiance”.

Film Trailer “Defiance” 2009