A big thanks to everyone who came out to Williamsburg last night for FSHNDL V. As those of you who were there already know, Love Brigade and Hannah Shaw built dresses from scratch out of balloons, but Hannah really killed it. Those who saw the final product making its loving embrace of her model are already better, more design-minded members of society simply for witnessing it. (Even that dude in the inflatable horse costume.)
Another big thanks to Hannah, Alyssa, Jamie and Tiny Pants, our judges Steven Alan and Natalia Rachlin (and our…
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For the very last time, FSHNDL V is Monday, November 24th at 8 pm at a secret location in Williamsburg. When you order tickets at LVHRD.COM ($11 for LVHRD members, $22 for non-members) we’ll let you know where said “secret location” actually is.
As in past years, FSHNDL is a timed fashion design competition where two teams of designers create couture on live models out of a surprise material. It’s also a party as only LVHRD can delivery, with DJ Speedrail spinning and complimentary Dewar’s cocktails going around. As the theme…
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We’re sending some major, much earned congrats in the general direction of one Nicky Digital.
Last Sunday (the 16th), Nicky Digital took home Paper magazine’s Nightlife Award for Best Nightlife Photographer, accepting a Kidrobot Munny for all his sleepless nights of documenting and gallivanting around NYC’s best parties. Among those he thanks? “All the talented and tireless DJs, promoters, venues, and of course all the partygoers that smiled for Nicky Digital!”
If you haven’t seen any of his shots, you’d best be headed over to nickydigital.com to find out what you’re missing…
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We’re pleased to introduce Love Brigade as one of the two competing design teams set to shine next Monday in FSHNDL V.
Conceived in the UK and based in NYC, Love Brigade, Inc., is a culturally aware and musically charged mother company that includes three fashion brands, a retail and online stores, rehearsal spaces and a music merchandising service. Love Brigade members Alyssa Key (ceo), Jamie Rockaway (vp) and Christopher “Tinypants” Dang (creative director) will team up at FSHNDL V.
The group’s music-intensive outlook has been with their from the start…
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FSHNDL is coming up quickly and you’re probably wondering what you’re going to wear. Well…. fear not. We’ve pulled together a quick pictor dress guide for The End of The World.
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We’re pleased to introduce Hannah Shaw as one of designers appearing in FSHNDL V next Monday.
Hannah is a clothing designer who approaches dressmaking as both a craft and an art form. She draws inspiration from juxtapositions — industrial and refined, organic and technological — to creates pieces that express themselves as garments when worn while still maintaining sculptural integrity. As hannahshawdesigns.com puts it, her “silhouettes are completely unique, edgy, yet classic.”
Hannah’s first collection was developed for her Division 3 project at Hampshire. Since graduating in 2007, Hannah has become manager…
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So… we’re in the middle of the world’s worst global financial crisis, there are organizations all over the world that want us wiped off the map and George W. Bush still has a few more weeks to mess things up.
In honor of all these miseries, we’re asking you to dress for the end of the world at this year’s FSHNDL on next Monday, November 24th. So don your finest drab attire, pick up your ticket and we’ll see you next Monday to drown our sorrows in some Dewar’s and…
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We’ve just opened up ticketing for our 5th annual FSHNDL. It’s on Monday, November 24th somewhere in Williamsburg.
For those of you who aren’t familiar with FSHNDL, it’s a timed fashion design competition where two designers create couture on live models out of a surprise material. In the past, we’ve given them torn up fashion magazines and aluminum foil. Who knows what it’ll be this year.
While the designers do their thing, we’ll be providing you with complimentary Dewar’s cocktails and some totally sick DJs. So hurry up and get…
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First the president-elect tells me I have earned a puppy. Now Burger King’s tellin’ me I have earned the chance to make a t-shirt with six icons of my choosing. This is at least 4x better than the last time I decorated my clothes at Burger King. With Whopper debris.
The Burger King Studio is a collaboration between Burger King and a team of artists and designers. With their powers combined, they’ve put together a “palette” of 23 different graphics you can slap…
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Here’s an event to remember: Forgotten Championship Wrestling brings Bare Bones 2008 to the Brooklyn Lyceum Friday night. The family-friendly event boasts eight matches featuring the future stars of wrestling — and a portion of its proceeds goes towards the Wounded Warrior Project, which helps injured veterans transition back to civilian life.
The tix are $23 in advance (order at Brown Paper Tickets) and $25 at the door. Be advised, though: Bare Bones may sell out before Friday, so act pronto.
All the vitals:
Friday, November 15, from 8 to 11…
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In promotion of the Sierra Wireless Compass 597, the device’s Now Network provider, Sprint, has launched a ridiculously interactive widget-based site at now.sprint.com. And it brings you info on everything that’s happening at the moment that you never knew you wanted to know.
Dozens of constantly updating panels spout facts and figures, including that “In what other city was Mozart born?” is the tenth most Googled phrase today. (There’s a confused Music in Western Civ class out there somewhere with papers due tomorrow.)
But you can also learn about the…
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“Confidence is an intangible that in these times we have found is crucially important for the proper functioning of our financial markets and the economy,” said some nerd this past Tuesday, “Confidence is something that Barack Obama exudes.” This intangible confidence must be responsible for the DOW rising over 300 points. Too bad there wasn’t enough residual intangible left over yesterday to keep the DOW from nosediving over 450 points, totally erasing that bad-ass election day market boner. America, we need some confidence.
Since nothing exudes confidence like chuckling to…
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