DREAM HOUSE

“American critic and curator Vince Aletti lives with 10,000 books and magazines in his East Village apartment, immersed in a vast collection of fashion publications, books, photographs, newspaper clippings, gallery announcements and various other ephemera.”

(Via All Over the Place)

ROCK & ROLL

A simple idea, perfectly executed by Alana Dimou and CD&Co.

LIVING PROOF MAGAZINE

Issue 7 of Living Proof magazine. 

Featuring Jason Dill, WANTO 246, PEAR 246, Ed Templeton, Rat Ratz, GKAE SKREW MSK, Cheryl Dunn, Kyota Umeki / Star Team, Labor Skateshop, Brigade, Strawberry Western, Greetings Tour, and Casey Bolding.

LINKED UP 088

I Wish Tennis Wasn’t So Cool

Between the US Open, Challengers, and an endless stream of fashion collaborations, it feels like the whole world is rallying behind the sport and style of tennis. But, as GQ’s Noah Johnson argues, sometimes popularity is a curse. (GQ)

Inside the Other Paris Fashion Week

In the shadow of Paris’s celeb-filled, headline-grabbing blockbuster runway shows, a growing movement of iconoclastic designers are forging a new way to think about menswear. (GQ)

J.Crew Fans, Get Ready: The Catalogue Is Back

The brand is reintroducing the nostalgic catalogue with Demi Moore on the fall cover and hoping to build on its sales momentum. (WSJ)

A Suitable Change for Chloë Sevigny

On the cusp of 50, the actor is pondering something different. (The Cut)

Ina Garten and the Age of Abundance

The Barefoot Contessa looks back at a career built on fantasies of comfort and plenty. (New Yorker)

Pioneering Graffiti Artist Futura 2000: “It’s Been Very Improbable, My Career” 

The New York multimedia luminary celebrates five decades of groundbreaking work in a new retrospective exhibit. (The Guardian)

Yinka Ilori x The North Face: A Colourful Call to Connect 

The British-Nigerian artist talks Esquire through his very first fashion collaboration. (Esquire)

From Biggie to Lil Yachty, Rappers Speak Volumes With Their Bling

Hip-hop jewellery does a lot of heavy lifting in a new exhibition in Manhattan. It signifies elite membership, romantic courtship and ambition for greatness. (NYT)

How the ‘Slamming Door’ Sound Became Embedded in Hip-Hop History

If you’ve listened to any rap or pop music made in the 21st century, you’ve heard John Lehmkuhl’s most famous creation, a thwacking metallic percussion sample named “Tribe”. (Wired)

10 Years Later, Days Before Rodeo Is Still Travis Scott’s Best

Scott commemorated the milestone anniversary of his breakout mixtape with its first official release and an anniversary show in Atlanta. He’s right to return to his strongest material. (The FADER)

New Rave Was the Original brat

Charli XCX got her break playing warehouse parties as a teenager and the often-derided U.K. scene continues to shape her aesthetic. (The FADER)

What’s the Deal With The Dare? 

Harrison Patrick Smith makes bawdy (and sometimes divisive) party music that has New York buzzing – and Charli XCX inviting him to collaborate. (NYT)

The Timely Dude-ology of MJ Lenderman

The in-demand sideman and Wednesday guitarist sharpens his tragicomic musical portraiture on a new solo album, Manning Fireworks. (NYT)

Mk.gee, an Unlikely Guitar God, Chases the Promise of Pop

At 27, he has a desire to rethink how music is made, and the confidence to do it. Stars including Eric Clapton, Frank Ocean and Justin Bieber are buying in. (NYT)

“We're Like the Black Bruce Springsteen”

The boys of Enumclaw have something to say. (Interview)

Efron Danzig on New Book, Diary #1 

Diary #1 is the first ever photo book from the New York-based photographer, model and skateboarder Efron Danzig. (Monster Children)

Moods August 2024 (Moodmail)

MAX FISH FOREVER

Vans pays tribute to legendary Lower East Side bar Max Fish with a unique NYFW experience, designed by OTW by Vans in collaboration with PLAYLAB, INC. Read a full scene report here.

J.CREW FALL 2024 CATALOGUE

The iconic J.Crew catalogue is back. Photographed by Theo Wenner, the Fall 2024 catalogue highlights the brand's signature style and celebrates the quality classics that have defined J.Crew for decades.

LORD'S ‘MAYBE DEFINITELY’ TEE

Oasis is back and so is the Lord's ‘Maybe Definitely’ tee. Available here.

I DON'T PLAY

I Don’t Play is the debut photo book from Sagan Lockhart. Living in Los Angeles, Lockhart found himself photographing the likes of Playboi Carti and Mac Miller years before they found mainstream success. He was eventually tapped by Odd Future to serve as the collective's unofficial photographer.

Read an interview here, courtesy of UPROXX.

DRAKE'S AUTUMN LOOKBOOK

Drake's introduce their Autumn transitional lookbook; a celebration of the slow changing of the seasons. Check out more from the collection here.

VA$HTIE AT AIMÉ LEON DORE

A mix of classic hip-hop and R&B from downtown legend Vashtie at 214 Mulberry.