Nylon Blogs

In case you haven’t heard about our weekly instagram competition, here’s the rundown: In honor of our Insta-obsessed May issue, every Friday this month we’ll be calling out a new Instagram photo contest.

Each week will have its own theme and dedicated hashtag, so we’re able to track all of your entries. You’ll have all weekend to post the most awesome pic you can, and come Monday we’ll feature the top eight winners’ photographs (with insta-handles included) on our site! Check out the winners of last weekend’s Instagram-athon if you want to get a feel for it.

For this weekend, we want you to Instagram a pic of wherever your Memorial Day weekend adventures take you! Be sure to include the hashtag #NYLONtogo !  Check out our tips for taking the best Instagram travel pics here! Get creative and have fun with this one–we’ve got feeling the competition will be stiff! -ALI HOFFMAN

P.S. In case you don’t follow us on Instagram, click here to fix that!

In just a few hours I’m heading off to Morocco for a very important work trip (seriously, I’m flying out there to see Rihanna and a bunch of other awesome musicians perform at Festival Mawazine), so luggage and bags have been on my mind lately.

If you’re looking for matching gear, I’d like to direct your attention to Dakine’s limited edition Lennox collection–because I’m totally obsessed with it.

The outdoor brand created a four-piece collection featuring a backpack, satchel, clutch, and tote, all made with brightly patterned cotton canvas and (because this is Dakine) durable enough that it can withstand even the most rough and tumble Memorial Day weekend trip. Best of all–besides the fact that you won’t have to spend hours figuring out how you’re going to match everything you’ve packed–is that they’re all $45 and under! Pick up yours right here. –REBECCA WILLA DAVIS

Considering we’re into Destiny’s Child, Lisa Frank, Game Boy, and anything else that reminds us of the ’90s, it should come as no surprise that we’ve really been missing the days of disposable cameras.

Enter Dispose, a monthly publication that asks “contributors to document one day in 27 exposures. From the time they wake up to the time they go to sleep, these individuals shoot a minimum of one photo per hour including one self portrait.”

Each issue features four different photo diaries from various parts of the world. And this month, our very digital art director Nick Bloom-Scaglione is one of the four! “I was nervous I was going to have a boring day and have nothing to shoot,” Nick told us. “But through the process, you realize that mundane things that you see everyday and normally might not notice make for interesting photos.”

Check out Nick’s photos, and three other featured photo diaries, in the latest issue of Dispose (here!).  –ALI HOFFMAN

 

By day, Ian Bradley has outfitted the likes of Azealia Banks and directs editorials for a range of brands, all while spending nights manning the door at The Standard’s rooftop party den, Le Bain. After teaming up with NYLON + DKNY Jeans for a peek into his New York life, Bradley—a stylist and East Village resident–sat down with us and spilled the deets on his go-to neighborhood spots. Read on for both his daytime and nighttime haunts, and that undiscovered neighborhood gem he’s willing to share. --COLLEEN KELSEY

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Best known for keeping his cool as bad boy Caleb Rivers on ABC Family’s Pretty Little Liars, actor Tyler Blackburn is a total California boy, with a chill, down-to-earth attitude and relaxed vibe. But while the Burbank native makes his home on the West Coast, he can’t resist the charms of New York City’s concrete jungle.

“I’m from L.A., but New York is obviously one of the best cities in the world,” Blackburn explains. “When I do get to go over there, I definitely spend all of my time in Brooklyn, specifically in the Williamsburg area. I really love it over there. I like to escape the city a bit and feel a little bit more calm.”

NYLON + DKNY Jeans spent a Downtown Minute with Blackburn chilling out on the Williamsburg Bridge and talking about his particular approach to style (we have to say, the boy looks good in a hat—and he knows it), love of denim, and current reading material (at the moment, it’s Jack Kerouac’s drug-addled classic On the Road).  

We rang up Blackburn in L.A. to get the skinny on his favorite NY spots, and where he goes for some much-deserved R&R when he hightails it to in Brooklyn. Keep reading to get all the details! --COLLEEN KELSEY

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In terms of music, Mia Moretti and Caitlin Moe pretty much blow our minds. Together, the two make up the group The Dolls, and the fusion of super-savvy DJ (Moretti) and uber-badass electric violinist (Moe) work to create music that not only consistently gets our butts on the dance floor, but has set the soundtrack from the sickest Fashion Week parties to Chelsea Clinton’s wedding to SXSW.

These musical ladies call NYC’s East Village home, and in collaboration with NYLON + DKNY Jeans, the dynamic duo has given us a glimpse into the style and sensibility behind their music. With NYLON TV (peep the clip here), Moretti and Moe have delivered an inside look of their New York lives, and spill the deets on their go-to NYC haunts. Read on for the best place in Williamsburg to bring a date, and where to go to score the most rockin’ sunnies in the East Village.

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For his latest series, Italian photographer Gabriele Galimberti’s concept seems simple enough: Photograph children from all around the world with their favorite toys.

But after 18 months of extensive travel and countless portraits, Galimberti ended up with a series of incredible images that speak great depths on world at large and the commonalities amongst the children regardless of the geographical differences.

Check out the full range of photographs here and then let us what your prized possession was at age six? –ALI HOFFMAN

p.s. Mine was my extensive sticker collection.

Want to make your weekend a little more extraordinary and a little less ordinary? NYLON’s got you covered.

We’re back with the latest installment of our weekend guide, giving you the dets on the what and the why of where you’ll want to be this weekend, from LA’s most killer to our very own SXSW party in Austin.

Want more? Yeah, we thought so. Sign up for your local NYLON Daily! We’ve got 10 cities in all, and you’ll get the skinny on the best events going down every day. And as we all know, knowledge is power, so, start studyin’ up.

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We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, friends don’t let friends have a boring weekend. Don’t worry, NYLON’s got you covered.

We’re back with the latest installment of our weekend guide to give you the lowdown on the what and the why of where you’ll want to be this weekend, from the best vintage pop-up in Chicago to the most shakin’ concert in the OC.

Want more? Yeah, we thought so. Sign up for your local NYLON Daily! We’ve got 10 cities in all, and you’ll get the inside scoop on the best happenings going down every day. Consider it your new Required Reading. -COLLEEN KELSEY

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We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, friends don’t let friends have a boring weekend.  So here at NYLON HQ, we’ve taken it upon ourselves to make sure you’re in the know of the what and the why of where you’ll definitely want to be this weekend, from the best shopping in Austin to Miami’s most happening alterna-block party.

To get the full dets, sign up for your local NYLON Daily. We’ve got 10 cities in all, and you’ll get the skinny on the best events going down every day. Consider it the ultimate cheat sheet for being on top of your game, 24/7.

–COLLEEN KELSEY

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