Part from peace - few things are as welcome as sustainable high fashion. Soft cmarchuska tees and jersey dresses apparel style without the fuzz. So pass by Vivons Vert Eco Fashion Show Thursday evening for a look. Swedish fashion appetizer ELSAandME. ____________________
Tonight The Swedish House Mafia - Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso - is back in New York. Just simply freaky love it. And this time not in dirty Pacha but in aircon Cielo. My first impression of Cielo was soso and my second just barely fine. But tonight it is not a matter of location but a matter of vibe. Both for the club hopping dancers and the true house nerds listening for those mixes.
One odd night I met this beautiful Mikael Karlsson with blue hair and a white dress. Tomorrow he is playing his own music at The Stone in Alphabet City. The soundtrack for Bruce LaBruces latest film Otto; or, Up With Dead People - screened at MoMA October 27th. So basically for anyone in New York I strongly recommend Ave C tomorrow night 10 PM. For everyone else I recommend Mikael's MySpace.
Sunday I saw Mamma Mia the Movie. Basically I agree with NY Times. However Mamma Mia made it to strolling by the mere fact that the ads are all over this city. Buss stops subway cars subway stations yellow cabs poster walls. No way anyone hasn't seen the beautiful happy brunet for the musical and blonde for the movie. They are in a third of my photos. And every time I see those ads I feel so happy.
At first I was surprised. To me the so talked-about waterfalls of New York were supposed to be breathtaking - adding on to the beautiful scene of the bridges. So imagine my confusion when I - on my daily walk by the East River - from a distance saw water rushing down a steel piece. Oh no - not a leakage. Not until close and seeing the other ones at a far distance I realised these were the mighty falls.
Pianos on Ludlow is a nice and cosy bar - surprisingly enough with a concert room in the back. Only 8 dollars for all bands playing. First band out was Running still - ballads and more hardcore rock. A very good singer and an extremely entertaining drummer - Zack. Worth seeing live only because of him. A bit later The Bones of Davey Jones with bluegrass-kletzmer made us dance and clap our hands. Great crowd. Nice staff. Pianos is well worth some love for their live music.
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Sweden may be known for cold weather and darkness - but that's only the winter truth. Summertime temperatures rise and days never end. The Swedish solstice - Midsummer - is celebrated since pagan days. Most people go to the countryside and eat typical Swedish food such as dark sourdough bread herring salmon meatballs - the smorgasbord - and then a juicy piece of strawberry cake with whipped cream.
IKEA will have its grand opening in Brooklyn Wednesday morning.
Simply love soccer. So no choice but to see the Euro2008. The last game I tried to watch indie-style on a Chinese bar down-town. Bad idea. Reluctantly I decided to try the Tonic Bar although I saw it as a tad cheesy. But I was wrong. It is actually the perfect place for a soccer game. Decent food - efficient staff - a variety of beers - large screens - A/C - english-speaking speakers (yes in my part of the city they are spanish-speaking). Organised by the International Swede.
Tonight I went to 45th Street Theatre to see a friends friend play. No expectations whatsoever. A tiny intimate theatre. And I have to say it was really good. Low key yes. But good. Especially the second act - where some quite thoughtful dialogues got me thinking. About stereotypes and cliches. Noncurious people. Artsyness really being nothing but religiousness. Worth seeing for the colorful setup only.
I do recommend a pitch stop at The Sunshine Cinema to see Planet B-boy. Fun touching and interesting about hiphop culture and the world championship of break dance. At times the film felt just a little bit too long, but the music and the moves made it so very worth it. Especially loved the french blondie and his insightful mom.
Black & White Gallery's current exhibition is tiny and supercool Law of the Land by Kim Holleman. The paintings were not my cup of tea - but instantly I fell in love with the apocalyptic turntables and the bouncy remote control toy cars. Not to mention the open trailer with plants outside the front door. At the back yard, visitors may add plastic bags to interact with the piece of art. Supernice staff who encouraged both carplaying and photoshooting. Gotta love that..!
At Memorial Day there will be some serious strolling across the bridges of New York. Burn Some Dust is organizing a walk across some 20 bridges within one day. Starting off early in New Jersey - ending at nighttime across the Brooklyn Bridge. Not to mention they give training walks [beautifully maped] and keep track on Face. Both the maps and earlier project NYC Trek give inspiration on where to stroll.
The beauty of New York is all the tense creativity. Everyone knows someone. Who is an artist designer photographer painter writer. The best part of being here is to actually meet all these people. Today I went to see Nonnie Moore's paintings since decades. The first one from 1960 all dark and the very last one from this year all yellow and pink - were my favourites. But what captured me the most were her scetches and scrap books. A whole life wrapped up in a few strokes.
Today the three brilliant fashion bloggers Scott Schuman [The Sartorialist], Cathy Horyn [The Runway for New York Times] and Diane Pernet [a shaded view on fashion and ZOO magazine] will talk on blog.mode: addressing fashion at the Met. Also see the mode blog.
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