Two videos from Coldplay

Hype William's version

Coldplay revealed this week not one but two videos for the title track of their new album, Viva La Vida. Legendary Hip Hop/Rap video director, Hype Williams directed the first video. The band stuck with the motif they showcased in their iTunes commercial.

The second video, directed by Anton Corbijn (Heart-Shaped Box and Control visionary), has Chris Martin as a king, walking around with a framed copy of Delacroix Liberty Leading the People (Viva LaVida album cover) tucked under his arm.

Anton Corbijn's version

Project's Staff Weekly Obsession:Chictopia

This week Amy is loving Chictopia.com.

A great site for finding interesting and unique styles that are designed by regular joes is not the easiest thing to find in a world dominated by brand names. Chictopia is the perfect place for sharing beauty product advice, discovering little boutiques that are off the beaten path, and finding interesting do-it-yourself projects to spice up your wardrobe. In case you are stuck and wondering if you can wear that super-mini dress to a wedding in Miami, post in Chictopia's forum and you will have a plethora of answers in no time at all.

Questions, comments, great style finds, or beauty product epiphanies can be found on www.chictopia.com

8.8.08: Gold medalist wearing Ralph.

U.S. Olympic team boxer Deontay Wilder and track & field team member Brianna Glenn

When the U.S Olympic Team steps into The Beijing National Stadium for the first time this Friday, they will be wearing clothes designed by a true American designer.

Ralph Lauren was given the honor of designing the official Opening Ceremony and Closing Ceremony parade outfits as well as an assortment of Olympic "village-wear" pieces for the U.S. Team.


His official Olympic and Paralympic collection is available now to athletes, athletic supporters and spectators alike.
http://www.ralphlauren.com/

8.8.08:All Night Party at Opening Ceremony.

Carol Lim and Humberto Leon, founders of O.C, are Olympics die-hards, and to celebrate the joining of the nations, they're keeping the doors to their shops in New York and Los Angeles open for 72 hours.

Sneaker inspired by The Birds Nest (The Beijing National Stadium)


Sneakers inspired by the Olympic Rings.

The marathon shopping kicks off with a party on August 8, allowing fans of the Games to pick up limited edition, Olympic-themed goodies such as T-shirts designed by Kim Gordon and sneakers from Nike Sportswear.
It's ok if you are not a fan, still drop by for late night scrabble matches, music and snacks. Portions of the sales will be donated to Chinese earthquake relief.

www.nike.com

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8.8.08. The Olympic Venues

The Summer Olympics is an international multi-sport event that unites the world for two weeks every four years. This gives the hosting country a perfect opportunity to present itself to the world during 16 days and 17 nights of sports celebration. Venues built for the summer games can leave a lasting impression on visitors and athletes. Here are just three of the twelve new venues built for the 2008 Summer Olympics, which are being held in Beijing.




The National Stadium nicknamed "The Bird's Nest" is the centerpiece for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Government officials engaged architects worldwide in a design competition. Pritzker Prize-winning architects Herzog & de Meuron collaborated with ArupSport and China Architecture Design & Research Group to win the competition. Arup Project Director Michael Kwok said "the Bird’s Nest is a temple for China’s people, a place to visit and photograph, and a reason to stay in Beijing for an extra day.”



Wukesong Indoor Stadium. Gu Yonghui, an architect with Beijing Architecture Research Institute, designed this venue. On the outside, the building looks like a giant gold bar. But when visitors approach the venue, they can see individual yellow-colored columns that are wavy and point to the sky, giving them the feeling of movement.





The National Aquatics Centre, known as "The Water Cube," will be one of the exciting venues for the Beijing Olympics. This dramatic cube-shaped building, designed by PTW Architects of Australia, is covered in a steel frame with a thin membrane composed of tiny ETFE bubbles that are more more energy-efficient than traditional glass.


Offical website : http://en.beijing2008.cn/

Spotlight: Photographer Phillip Toledano

This London-born photographer was meant to do something in the arts, having an American father and a French-Moroccan mother supporting his passion at the young age of 11 by buying him his first camera.

Toledano's career was interrupted for 10 years while he worked as an art director for ad agencies such as Berlin Cameron and Fallon.


Phillip resumed his picture-taking a couple of years ago and has been taking slightly odd photos ever since, while living in one of the most unique and creative places in the world, New York City, of course.

http://mrtoledano.com/

Get them before they're Gone!

If only these long nights and the beautiful summer styles in our stores now could be here all year long... unfortunately, only the long nights will be back next summer. The same garments we currently have will not be back and our stock is low.

Some of our designers, like Jae Basilio, Yumi Kim and Plastic Island will not be shipping summer reorders.

With these pieces and our reduced prices, how can you go wrong?

Hope to see you. Enjoy!

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