Happy Birthday, Chuck Bass!

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Our favorite player, Ed Westwick, turns 22 years old today.

In his honor, the good people at People Magazine have assembled 22 of Mr. Westwick’s best fashion moments.

Our only complaint?

We wish there were more.

Perhaps they could add a 23rd photo of Chuck Bass.

You know, for good luck?

(PS: Watch Ed on NYLON TV to hear all about his celebrity crush… hint: it’s a former NYLON cover girl!)

One Minute With Leighton Meester

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Last night, Cobra Starship invaded the screening room at the Tribeca Grand hotel for the video premiere of “Good Girls Go Bad,” their new single that features Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester.

I spoke to the actress (and two-time NYLON cover girl!) for about sixty seconds before she was whisked away by photographers. And here’s what we said:

You have a great look in the Good Girls Go Bad video. Did you pick your own clothes? “I did! I loved the clothes in that video… I wore a beautiful Bally dress, and I ended up keeping a few pieces from set – I kept this great dress from Kim Ovitz with a belted waist that I love. She makes amazing stuff. And do you know my friends were in the video?”

No way. “There’s a lyric in the song about five best friends, so it was me and Vicky [Cobra Starship's keytarist], plus three of my girlfriends. They all got styled for the shoot, too… hey, you look really familiar… I met you at a Longchamp party…”

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Song + Site Of the Day

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Tag! Brisbane

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

“Yellow Faran,

This is Ollie from Melbourne, Australia.

Here’s a piece my buddy Jordan from Brisbane did a few weeks ago!

Legal wall, about 150 meters long.

There’ll be a lot more to come!

Happy Days”

Awesome.  And I love the concept of a “legal wall” where you can spray whatever you like without fear (and therefore take enough time / daylight to get your artwork exactly right).  If you have graffiti, send it to faran@nylonmag.com

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Zac Posen Dresses Up His Walls

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Designers do more than just make pretty clothes – they also support other emerging artists.

Like Zac Posen, who added this Claw Money piece (called “Huh?”) to his art collection.

But he wasn’t at just any gallery show – the designer picked it up at Gen Art’s 15th anniversary fundraiser last night. Whitney Port, Olivia Palermo, and Erin Lucas were also in attendance, although their artistic contributions are limited to the realm of reality TV…

Fan Art! With Paramore’s Hayley Williams

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Paramore‘s playing on MTV today, and singer Hayley Williams popped by the Ben Sherman store in Soho for some outfit options.

Apparently, she also checked in for some reading material -

Here’s the emo heroine on Ben Sherman‘s famous Union Jack couch, curling up with the newest copy of NYLON Guys.

And yes, her hair matches the pillows.

Cute.

Click through for a little more of Hayley plus NYLON Guys… plus her boyfriend, Newfound Glory’s Chad Gilbert.

Emos in love!!!

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Across The Board

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Pretty in love with the new InCase laptop sleeve by Hunter Gatherer.

It reminds me of the forest house in Sleeping Beauty – it looks enough like wood, but not quite…

The sleeve protects your computer from water, sun, and spilled stuff at Starbucks, just like a wooden box would…

But it weighs like 2% of Oak or Chestnut.

Get it at goincase.com

Song + Site Of the Day

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Tag! Cat Power

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

“Hello Faran,

I found this in Santa Monica.

They have some amazing things down there.

Have a good week!

And I love the Nylon Nikes btw!

Love, Hollie”

Thanks!  If you have graffiti, send it to faran@nylonmag.com

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Twitter It, Twitter Wit

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

The soon-to-be-released book Twitter Wit landed on my desk a few days ago.

Generally not a fan of the concept books, but this one actually has a few gems.

My favorite? neilhimself (ie Neil Gaiman) tweeting:

“Once again it occurs to me that you could kidnap anyone by standing confidently in an airport with a card with their name on it.”

I mean, brilliant – and under 140 characters, to boot.

For more brilliant musings, follow NYLON on Twitter here. xxRebecca