Opening Ceremony — the New York-based purveyor of all things covetable and cool — is taking its unique retail concept across the globe. The store is opening a location in the hip Shibuya area of Tokyo later this month. The new store moves away from the traditional racks of clothing method of display in favor of a “mini mall” concept first introduced at its L.A. location. A pantheon of designers have been invited to exhibit their wares inside a custom-designed “stall,” including Alexander Wang, Nom de Guerre, Band of Outsiders (and its women’s counterpart BOY), Chloe Sevigny for Opening Ceremony and The Row. The store is also introducing its first restaurant outing, called appropriately, “Potluck at Opening Ceremony.”
Opening Ceremony is celebrating the launch through a series of promotions, including a set of short films, starring Sevigny, Jason Schwartzman and former Corduroy cover girl Jena Malone. Malone’s clip is directed by M Brash and features the telegenic actress prancing around in a golden field while Gus Van Sant sits intently in a chair watching her while also holding another Jena Malone. It’s actually more enjoyable and less pretentious than it sounds. Check out the film HERE and check out artist renderings of the new Opening Ceremony Tokyo below:
The store is set to open on August 30th. More pictures and complete details at www.openingceremony.us.
We gave Justin Timberlake a hard knock when he first announced his design aspirations, but we were pleasantly surprised when the singer teamed up with J Lindberg last fall for his New York Fashion Week debut. But celebrity designers are very hit and miss. For every Chloe Sevigny, there’s a Heidi Montag, both equally eager to pitch you their “original” line of clothes. Now comes word that actor John Malkovich is designing a new men’s fashion line for fall. The line is called “Technobohemian” and is being marketed as a casual men’s lifestyle collection, designed with Italian production company Uomo Più Italia. The first looks are set to be unveiled this summer. Strangely, this isn’t the actor’s first foray into fashion. He previously debuted a collection of hats and knits called “Uncle Kimono,” (photos below) in 2002.
Malkovich’s announcement comes weeks after actor Charlie Sheen unveiled his own clothing line. Titled the “DaVinci Collection by Charlie Sheen,” the line features the short-sleeved, button-up shirts favored by Sheen’s alter ego on his comedy series Two and a Half Men. We weren’t exactly sure there was a strong market or demand for Sheen’s rockabilly-meets-bowling alley-type shirts, but apparently we were wrong. Nordstrom’s has already placed a nationwide order for the shirts, which retail for $59.00-$79.00.
What do you think? Are you already running to the stores to pick up John and Charlie’s collections? Did the two actors even strike you as fashion fans? And what celebrities do you think will unveil a clothing line next? Discuss..
We can’t seem to get enough of Lissy Trullie here at Corduroy. We loved shooting her for our latest issue and now we’ve been playing her new music video non-stop all day. Directed by Cass Bird, the clip was shot around the Lower East Side and at New York hotspot Lit last month. Keep your eyes peeled for a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameo from actress (and Trullie BFF) Chloe Sevigny. Check out the video below and photos from Lissy’s shoot with Corduroy in our updated gallery.
