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The Day That Punk Died Again
“There is no axis along which this exhibit functions properly: the historical, anecdotal, or superficial. A tough, mythical New York punk wouldn’t see herself here—neither would her more flamboyant English relative.”
Sasha Frere-Jones on the Met Museum’s “Punk: Chaos to Couture” exhibit: http://nyr.kr/15AE7MT
(Source: newyorker.com)
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“When I visited New York, one of my favorite things to do was to explore the various flea markets,” says Birgit Schössow, the German artist behind this week’s cover, “City Flair.” “And in the last few years, I’ve even ordered some beautiful costumes and dresses from the forties and fifties from New York’s vintage shops online. These little works of art are simply beautiful to look at from time to time, and to wear every now and then. There’s so much history in a costume that is already nearly seventy years old! It allows you to fantasize each story.”
She concludes: “I love the very feminine styles of that era; my cover was inspired by the fashion drawings of that time. But jeans are much more practical, of course.”
Cover of the May 6, 2013 issue. Get the story behind this week’s cover, “City Flair” by Birgit Schössow as well as a slide show of other New Yorker covers depicting city flair: http://nyr.kr/18827FZ
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Elissa Curtis:
Taking our cue from the current Style Issue of the magazine, we’re wrapping up the week on Photo Booth with a selection of pictures from the photographer Lauren Lancaster’s first foray into New York Fashion Week, this past February. She documented models getting primped for the runway, last-minute wardrobe adjustments, and the pre-show buzz of anticipation, and also noticed a newly ubiquitous object at the shows: the iPhone. “Where waiting once might have meant boredom and daydreams, emotions now were hidden behind the familiar posture of a bowed head and nose-to-phone stony stare,” Lancaster said.
Click-through for a slideshow of Lancaster’s photos: http://nyr.kr/YwIdx7
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In this week’s issue of the magazine, Kelefa Sanneh writes about Dapper Dan, a designer who co-opted luxury-brand logos out of his Harlem boutique, creating one-of-a-kind outfits for hip-hop artists, rappers, and gangsters in the eighties. The photographers of the day, like Janette Beckman, Glen E. Friedman, and Paul Natkin, captured Dapper Dan’s custom outfits. Click-through for a slideshow: http://nyr.kr/ZHROm8
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Fashionably Branded→
This week in the magazine, Kelefa Sanneh writes about Dapper Dan, the Harlem designer whose flashy fur-lined leather coats helped shape hip-hop style. Here, Sanneh and Leo Carey talk with Sasha Weiss about status and influence in men’s fashion, as well as The New Yorker style when it comes to writing about clothes: http://nyr.kr/YBpQWM
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Cartoon by Jack Ziegler. For more: http://nyr.kr/XbiVUU
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Fashion Week: Comrades-In-Style
Long live the pantsuit! Sasha Weiss’s dispatch from New York Fashion Week: http://nyr.kr/XBWV8p
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Inaugural dresses are not just casual cultural relics; not for any First Lady, and especially not for Michelle Obama…
Amy Davidson on why the First Lady’s inaugural dress is an important subject: http://nyr.kr/XV7BgT
Photograph by Mario Tama/Getty.
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Paradise, 1.5 Miles
Can Lana Del Rey actually sing? Sasha Frere-Jones attends her show at The Wooly: http://nyr.kr/OJg9r4
Photograph by Benjamin Lozovsky/BFAnyc.
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In the latest episode of our of our Instagram Takeover series, the fashion photographer Frederike Helwig is shooting the scene over at London Fashion Week for The New Yorker’s Instagram feed. Follow @newyorkermag for updates: http://nyr.kr/PAsBVe
