Okay, it’s only 25 seconds, which totally puts the ‘tease’ in teaser, but with a clip of an on stage performance and a snapshot of Bey’s Blue Ivy bump, we’re down to watch it more than once…
Consider our calendars marked and our countdown underway because the special premieres on February 16th. —SARAH WASILAK
Nail Polish for the likes of Sir-Mix-A-Lot, more Alex Wang Rumors, and our favorite beauty tutorial of the week:
The word on the very stylish streets of New York is that Alex Wang is the official frontrunner for the coveted Balenciaga gig. (NYT)
Bootie Babe Nail Polish is getting literal on our a$$ with a line of awesome, butt-shaped bottles. (Fashionista)
Our favorite girl and BFA Model of the Year, Cara Delevingne, turned down the chance to be our other favorite girl, Posh Spice. (Telegraph UK)
Sephora wins how-to of the week with their guide to faking wind-burned cheeks. (The Glossy)—NICOLE ZANE
This week I received a mysterious invitation from Nokia.
The brand was throwing a bigtime event to celebrate the new Lumia 900 smartphone, but the only information they gave on the invite was ‘live performance in Times Square. 7pm sharp!’
Definitely a bossy invite– but it was too good to resist, so I went.
Times Square on a Friday night isn’t normally what you’d call a dream evening, but this weekend was different.
Besides the normal crowds and the actors dressed as Elmo, there was a big blue cube centerstage with a clock ticking down the minutes… until what?
To kill time and hoping to score some insider knowledge, I headed to the Nokia party, but they wouldn’t talk.
Our gorgeous intern, Kelly Shami, sent us some fabulous graffiti from Havana, Cuba.
(That’s Kelly in the photo at left!)
Click through to see more of her pictures.
And if you have graffiti you want to see on the NYLON blog, share it!
Email faran@nylonmag.com with your finds.
[Editor's Note: On nice days, our intern, Nebraska native Kelsey Hutch, rides to work on her longboard. We were so impressed with her skills, we asked her to write about how she learned to board. This is her story.]
Some of my best ideas occur when I’m first waking up. Ideas like, “Carving down paved hills at 40 mph on a piece of 44″ wood and four rubber wheels sounds pretty safe!” (As you can imagine, my mum usually doesn’t agree with the words “best ideas.”)
My last genius endeavor was to pick up the sport of longboarding.
I wish I could say I learned coasting the hills of California or hillbombing (riding your board down a hill as fast as possible) in Washington State. But being from the Nebraska suburbs, my landscape options were limited, and fellow longboarders to show me the ropes were in short supply.
Instead, I turned to the all-knowing website, YouTube, which had fuzzy home videos of amateur boys riding around on their boards and yelling information to the person holding the camera. I hate to compare boarding to the cliche term, “It’s like riding a bike” but it is – you can’t take notes on how to longboard, you just have to get out there and practice until you get it right. Learning to ride is a self-learned activity, and practice is the only way to success. Which leads to the major con of the sport:
You will fall. Not “probably” or “maybe” – you will definitely fall, you might even cry, hopefully you won’t break anything, and the cute graphic on the underside of your board will rub off. (Major bummer, I know.)
But the good stuff outweighs the bad. Longboarding is a great workout, it’s eco-friendly transportation, and really, what guy doesn’t like a girl who can ride?
(Also: You can put whatever stickers you want on your board, so if your favorite graphic rubs off, just pick a better one…)
Yesterday in the midst of shows, we sent our interns Mickie and Carolyn to check out another kind of Fashion Week staple: the UGG Australia Model Lounge, the semi-secret retreat where models chill out between gigs.
See what they found below…
Having spent the last few Fridays doing the more sensible thing and sleeping in, the withdrawal symptoms from that 5 a.m. cup of coffee and early-morning adrenaline were starting to kick in.
With my New York departure date fast approaching, one last show was a necessary feat, and with a star known for her NYLON-pink aesthetics, I figured I’d try out Minaj for size.
Having trial and error-ed various ways of getting to the Central Park stages, I’d now perfected my route and entrance strategy, and was met at the gate by my new BFF- ABC’s events co-ordinator.
Ushering me in to V-VIP, I felt slightly out of place and slightly more underdressed, among the hoards of pink wigs, false lashes and cleavage-enhancing bodysuits.
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When it’s a sweltering day here in the office, give us the chance to stay in AC and we’re golden.
But give us a chance to hang out with music duo The Knux and we’ll be hot-footing it to the West Village faster than you can say “hip-hop.”
Not that they really need an introduction, The Knux are New Orleans born and bred brothers Joey and Krispy, who are making waves in the music industry with their rock-tinged, alt hip-hop style.
The guys have celebrated industry success with their debut album Remind Me in 3 Days, making appearances at a variety of music festivals and touring with the likes of The Roots, Lupe Fiasco and DJ AM.
Looking swell in their matching shades and souped-up Converse, we chatted with the brothers about their style, inspiration, and – most importantly – music, while on the set of their video “Run,” featuring Kid Cudi.
Yes, this morning, I was one of those people. Those strange people who sets their alarm ludicrously early, who leaves the house without make-up, who walks to the subway under streetlights, all for the name of a free gig. Worth it? Read on.
