An atmospheric video (shot at the Spring/Summer 2010 Rick show in Paris) the has been released on dazed digital.
Film by Joost Vandebrug. Click the image to watch the short piece.

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Somewhere In Griffith Park
Photographer : Alasdair McLellan
Fashion Editor : Panos Yiapanis
Models : Simon Nessman, Joey Kirchner & Ryan Bertroche

A good fashion editorial can open one’s eyes to new places, new styles and create a world that viewers can temporarily visit. This is one of my favorites in recent memory. The shoot features some terrific arhive raf items (like the magna cum laude ma-1 black bomber) and several Givenchy Items. We are a little late on these images but we’d like to thank Coute Que Coute for the scans.

Some preview shots of the new Undercover Aoyama Flagship store opening on July 18th at 11AM. It’s nice to see a retail concept different from the typical white walled minimalism.
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Our good friends at SOME/THINGS magazine is about to launch very very soon.

Headed by the talented stylist/photographer Monika Bielskyte and James Cheng Tan, I don’t doubt that this will probably be one of the best printed publications since A mag.

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SOME/THINGS MAGAZINE
MONIKA BIELSKYTE’s BLOG

As always the mid-point of summer is a great time to find some steals. Just some quick store updates. Seven New York is having a July 4th weekend sale with an additional 15% off all items both in-store and online. Use coupon code “FIRECRACKER” (in all caps) at checkout.

Blackbird also got in a new shipment of the patent DBSS sneaks. Always a love it or hate it shoe , but i have no doubt they’ll sell out quick. For Toronto shoppers Nomad is having a 40-50% off sale for most of the store.

Lastly don’t forget to check out Oki-Ni’s first shipment of FW 09 Rick Owens items. While it’s still too hot for outerwear, now’s a great time to grab some more basic items like tees and tanks.

Ann Demeulemeester’s work has always stood alone on runways and city streets from Tokyo to Manchester. While she gets alot of praise for her womenswear , her menswear has been consistently romantic , masculine and enduring. Erik Madigan Heck, editor in chief of Nomenus Quarterly is responsible for his beautiful editorial featuring Ann’s work spanning over a decade from 1996 to 2009. While shot in Mourning Park in New York the intention was to capture youth angst and innocence with a survivalt backdrop (think Lord of the Flies).

To see all the images please visit Nomenus Quarterly

More pics after the jump

With Paris Fashion Week coming up in only a couple weeks here are Born at Dusk’s selections for the top menswear shows to watch :

Keep posted for more updates and runway images following each show.
Pic from Jak and Jill

Full schedule after the jump.

Thursday, June 25th
9.30 am: ALEXIS MABILLE
10.30 am: ISSEY MIYAKE
11.30 am: HUGO, HUGO BOSS
12.30 pm: FRANCISCO VAN BENTHUM
1.30 pm: JULIUS
2.30 pm: LOUIS VUITTON
4.00 pm: GASPARD YURKIEVICH
5.00 pm: JEAN PAUL GAULTIER
6.00 pm: EMANUEL UNGARO
7.00 pm: JUUN J.
8.00 pm: DRIES VAN NOTEN
9.00 pm: HENRIK VIBSKOV

Friday, June 26th
10.00 am: JUNYA WATANABE MAN
11.00 am: BLAAK HOMME
12.00 pm: THIERRY MUGLER
1.00 pm: RICK OWENS
2.00 pm: WALTER VAN BEIRENDONCK
3.00 pm: KRIS VAN ASSCHE
4.00 pm: COMME DES GARCONS HOMME PLUS
5.00 pm: CERRUTI
6.00 pm: GIVENCHY
8.30 pm: JOHN GALLIANO

Saturday, June 27th
10.00 am: U-NI-TY
11.00 am: KENZO
12.00 pm: MIHARAYASUHIRO
1.00 pm: TILLMANN LAUTERBACH
2.00 pm: BERNHARD WILLHELM
3.00 pm: ANN DEMEULEMEESTER
4.00 pm: WINTLE
5.00 pm: DAMIR DOMA
6.00 pm: DUNHILL
7.00 pm: PETAR PETROV
8.00 pm: HERMÈS

Sunday, June 28th
11.00 am: LANVIN
12.00 pm: WOOYOUNGMI
2.00 pm: MASATOMO
4.00 pm: DIOR HOMME
5.00 pm: PAUL SMITH
6.00 pm: AGNÈS B.
7.00 pm: ROMAIN KREMER

Monday, June, the 29th
10.00 am: SONG ZIO
11.00 am: TIM HAMILTON
12.00 pm: HOUSE OF THE VERY ISLAND
1.00 pm: BILL TORNADE

In the face of the current economic downtown high-end fashion retailers are forced to come up with creative forward thinking ideas to differentiate themselves in the marketplace. While many other retailers are closing up shop, Comme des Garçons is expanding ; creating 11 new Guerrilla stores for its more mainstream Black sub-brand. “A total of 11 points of sale are rolling out this month and next, including freestanding stores in New York and Paris opening June 22, plus two-week pop-up corners at Barneys New York and Colette in Paris.” While CDG has much experience running successful Guerrilla stores in the past, this will be one of the brands more ambitious attempts to capture a more mainstream audience with lowered price points.

Joffe characterized Black as a way to boost sales during the downturn, which has sent Comme’s revenues in Japan down about 4 percent this year. “Rei said she wanted [Black] to last as long as the recession lasts,” he said. “It’s turning morosity into positivity. We can’t just sit there and cry.”.

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