November 3, 2012
by Lauren
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Architectural-print-propogator, neutral-palette-confectioner and collar-enthusiast Dusen Dusen has struck a little chord on my heart string. Designer and creator Ellen Van Dusen creates “basics driven by the prints she creates from scratch each season.” D.C.-bred and Brooklyn-based Van Dusen makes friends … Continue reading
October 8, 2012
by Lauren
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Scott Hutchison bleeds deeper and “thicker than concrete” on Frightened Rabbit‘s State Hospital EP but instead of sparing himself, he remains, at the end of it, barely viable, with significant blood loss, for he has poured out everything, like a … Continue reading
September 29, 2012
by Lauren
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The fruit lands fast and terrifically on Black Apples latest, cementing a fresh season for the Los Angeles-based four-piece. “Cover Up,” the first single off Black Apples newly released 7-inch, gives the upper bunk to felt pop rock and permits … Continue reading
September 6, 2012
by Lauren
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Charm School Vintage blooms in East Austin, TX amidst a big ole crated porch with a bench swing, a chunky gravel lot and the cozy, old sounds of creaking wood all wrapped around beautiful and thoughtful vintage and handcrafted charmers. … Continue reading
August 5, 2012
by Lauren
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S. Carey drenches his latest four-song EP with intoxicating atmospheric buildups and sweetly patient hesitation. Hoyas pours sparsely plucked guitar sequences over a glittering, echoing sonic desert to create a loose complexity fortified by the biding of time. With Hoyas, … Continue reading
July 18, 2012
by Lauren
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Owen Ashworth, the quietly monumental talent behind Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, has brightened our lonesome hearts once again with his new release as Advance Base, A Shut-In’s Prayer. The frontman continues to carry a massive light and accompanying bushel … Continue reading
July 3, 2012
by Lauren
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Simon Evans has a story to tell. According to an inspiring interview with The San Francisco Bay Guardian Evans, moved from London to San Francisco to skateboard professionally. It was here that he realized skateboarding wasn’t ‘it’ for him–so he … Continue reading
June 12, 2012
by Lauren
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8,000 Nerves pairs pretty patterns and silhouettes with bold color and a fresh-as-May way of doing a print. The line is a nervy mix between retro-saturated and modernist simplistic. 8,000 Nerves stood out to me the first time I stumbled … Continue reading
May 16, 2012
by Lauren
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KRIS CHAU’S ART Cindy Lou Who, 1950′s cosmetic advertisements, paper dolls, pastel circuses, dreaming, pale peach, realizing, secrets, pursed lips, eyelashes, freckles, beauty marks, fluttering around, thinking but not saying, floating, still having it, oddballs, soft animals, the quirks of … Continue reading
March 13, 2012
by Lauren
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In Spirit by grandabandon featuring a clear umbrella Nümph rose cardigan $65 - asos.com Black White Scallop Bow Mini Dress Vintage Boutique $5.20 - alibaba.com Jeffrey campbell shoes $167 - needsupply.com Chanel tote £3,725 - matchesfashion.com Clear umbrella $30 - modcloth.com Floppy felt hat $25 - modcloth.com ASOS cat eye sunglasses … Continue reading
