Dover Street Market Opens in Los Angeles
Earlier this month, Dover Street Market, the mini-department store run by Comme des Garcons that has changed the nature of fashion retail, opened its sixth outpost in Los Angeles
AESOP x RIMOWA Travel Kit
New York, USA – We usually don’t write about collaborations. We find many of them tacky exercises in marketing, their major point of keeping the PR/media machine rolling and certain brands at the forefront of consumer consciousness. Needless to say, it’s not something we support here at StyleZeitgeist. But once in a blue moon something interesting happens, or at least unexpected, when two brands we respect come together and make something. Why not?
The new Aesop x Rimowa collaboration is one of these rare things. Knowing the uncompromising nature of Aesop, we pay attention to what they do, and Rimowa, well is Rimowa, the “whatever car manufacturer you think is most prestigious” of luggage. The two came together to make a travel kit. The Köln kit is obviously made from that deliciously recognizable Rimowa aluminum, with a custom-made wooden inlay, and is stuffed with Aesop goodies – shampoo, conditioner, body cleanser and body balm, its Parsley seed cleansers, lip cream, toothpaste, and mouthwash. All this goodness will set you back a hefty $500, but maybe it’s time to add something to your life besides an eighth leather jacket?
Yohji Yamamoto Launches E-commerce
Fashion is supposed to be fast, but it can be surprisingly late to many things, like e-commerce.
SZ10 Sale
We are now offering our readers a discount on selected designer collaboration pieces from our 10-year anniversary pop-up shop.
Use code “sz10” at checkout for a 30% discount on any of the items listed below.
A.F.Vandevorst x B. Åkerlund
To commemorate their 20-year anniversary, A.F.Vandervorst and B. Åkerlund have collaborated to create a t-shirt capsule using imagery from iconic archive designs.
Rick Owens x Birkenstock Box Pop-Up
Rick Owens and Birkenstock have partnered to open the pop-up BIRKENSTOCK BOX in front of his Los Angeles store on La Brea Avenue.
Cire Trudon Fragrances
As you may have noticed, here at StyleZeitgeist we are comfortable with both modernism and tradition, as long as it’s done well. And so it should come as no surprise that in the olfactory world, we love Cire Trudon’s golden crest on handmade Italian glass vessels of their storied candles as much as we love say the black iron cylinders of Mad et Len’s earthy odors.
Give Good Gift 2017
Here is our annual gift guide for 2017.
Shop:Case – Ann Demeulemeester Flagship in Antwerp
It was with great trepidation that I first walked into the Ann Demeulemeester flagship store in Antwerp in 2001. It was on my first trip to Europe. I was twenty-five, and I was backpacking, reclaiming my American right of passage, about seven years too late, but I had no money before that. It’s safe to say that I was probably the only backpacker this summer to stop over in Antwerp to go shopping for fashion. But it was the highlight of my trip. I stuffed my backpack into a locker at the magnificent Antwerp train station, and made a beeline for Louis, followed by Dries Van Noten, and then a long walk down Nationalstraat to Ann Demeulemeester, saving the best for last. I don’t remember why, but I only bought a belt there, which I still wear. “Just the belt?” the salesperson ask, probably not meaning to embarrass me.
Mad et Len Opens Paris Store
Our favorite fragrance makers, Mad et Len, like to do things quietly. And so was it with their first standalone shop, which opened without fanfare after this past women’s fashion week in Paris. The store is located in one of the few remaining Parisian shopping arcades near Palais Royal, and it is a wonderful entry…