I'm a sucker for nearly all things Burberry Prorsum. All thrown together, the beautiful shade of purple to this full skirted trench and the lovely details of the collar will keep me daydreaming for days. I'm also fully behind wearing all Prorsum coats as your full on outfit (flasher style). X - Jen
Our web hair and make-up artist Russell Oden shares his favorite products for spring and gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the products used in our Kaleidoscope Dresses shoot.
"Recently we did an amazing shoot with Lindsey Hoover. She wore our springtime party dresses that are part of the Kaleidoscope Dress Collection. These dresses are fresh and beautiful so I wanted her hair and makeup to have that same feel. Here are a few of the products I used to create her look.
I wanted Lindsey’s lips to be fresh and bright without too much gloss. Lime Crime is perfect for this. The colors are really pigmented so I do not need to apply much and its low sheen formula keeps it modern. The colors available are pretty rad and what I really like is that it’s PETA-certified cruelty-free!
I use this daily on our Urban Outfitters set. For this shoot I did many style changes and some required more volume. Batiste Dry Shampoo keeps hair a bit matte and helps me to build a natural volume. It also smells great. This stuff will really make your hair clean without washing. Great weather means more parties, music festivals, and long days and nights, and with that comes dirty hair. This is a must for everyone—guys too!
This palette is a must have. I used this to create the different looks on Lindsey’s eyes. The results were great. The colors are beautiful and can go from subtle to intense. I love the selection of both warm and cool colors that range from soft to metallic.
We wanted a nail color that could work with all her looks. This soft mint green nail color not only looks great with everything, but it’s also scratch and sniff! Seriously! It is part of a four pack, and each shade has a great scent. This is also a UO Exclusive!
I am a big fan of these bobby pins. I used the neon pink in Lindsey’s hair for some of our shots. It’s a simple and easy way to change your look. Growing out your bangs? Want to try a deep part? Want a pop of color? These are a perfect!"-Russell
To put it plainly: Semi-Rad is not a boring outdoorsing blog. Author Brendan Leonard is both witty and knowledgable, both of which are vital to keep my attention when talking about hygiene (see here). Also recommended are his articles "This Is How You Build A Bike Shop: On Love" and "Make 2012 The Year Of Maximum Enthusiasm." After you finish reading those get off the internet and go outside! -Bob
Treadlie is a fairly new cycling publication (it's in its 6th issue) that focuses on the lifestyle of cycling as appose to the sweaty and expensive world of racing as so many other publications do. Though the magazine comes from Australia, it was easy to find at a nearby major bookshop for perusal. I suggest seeking it out! -Bob
I have a small wardrobe because I'm very picky and favor my clothes too much, but I don't know a closet that doesn't die for this open-knit ripped up Isabel Marant mini dress! Let this become your new go-to little black dress! X - Jen
Above are some five panel caps and Vans from an upcoming line between Supreme and Comme des Garcons SHIRT, which also includes some T-shirts, hooded sweatshirts, and a button down shirt featuring the same fabric as the shoes and caps. The low tops are definitely my top pick. Start lining up now because these sure won't last long. -Bob
We love Karl, which is why we strapped a camera to his head and created KarlKam. Now we're sending him out into the world to document all the highs and lows of a week at SXSW. So if you couldn't make it down to Austin, it's like Karl is there for you: use Twitter to tell him where to go, what to do, who to see, who to avoid and all the in-betweens.
I Hate Being Single follows UCB comedian Rob Michael Hugel as he lives the single life in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Watch the series, hang out in Rob's room, and find out why wearing a Snuggie on the first date is totally unacceptable.
Watch and listen to the penguins at SeaWorld San Diego 24 hours a day throughout March and April at Discovery.com. Watching these guys flap, waddle and slide across the screen will keep you entertained—and happy—for hours.
We're head-over-heels in love with our readers, so we've decided to share a few of our favorite submissions from our Crush Video Contest with you, our biggest crush of all.
Much like when you wake up with a bobby pin stuck to your face, Yoon Jung Yun's Inner Message rings leave a short-lasting imprint on your skin (but long-lasting in your heart, aww). With options like "Always", "Marry Me", and "♥", these rings would be perfect gift for your significant other.
Urban Outfitters Late Spring Catalog 2012 (Teasers)
Watch the teaser videos above to get yourself ready for the Urban Outfitters Late Spring Catalog and behind the scenes video shot by photographer Cass Bird! (Music: "Gimme A Beer" by Diamond Rugs.)
Feal Mor's "Cyclo-P" line is an interesting mashup of the classic wool cycling jersey and traditional nautical sweater. The nautical influences take form in the button shoulders and Breton stripes whereas the cycling influence is in the cut of the sweater itself along with the rear jersey pockets. It's the perfect sweater for all the seagoing salty dog cyclists out there if they do in fact exist! -Bob
In honor of Valentine's Day (and our latest contest, The Crush) we've asked some of our employees to spill the beans on their crushes—past and present.
Employee: Lila Patil
When my mom bought me a ticket to Romeo and Juliet in the 9th grade, my whole life changed. I came out of there already likening my life to the tragic tale of love and death. I was in love with Leonardo DiCaprio and I would pine after him until the day I laid upon my deathbed.
From that moment every day I daydreamed that I was the one he was staring at through the aquarium. I made the angel dress that Claire Danes wore and then I basically turned into the craziest person ever. I bought every magazine that even had a penny-sized picture of him in it. I spent hours on AOL search pouring through photos and printing them out. These photos went into what is, now and forever, referred to as “The Ro/Ju Notebook”. I carried it around with me every day at school. I might have even been known as “the girl who walks around with a Leonardo DiCaprio notebook”. Which was fine with me. Because I loved him, and I really knew him.
The only problem was that my best friend Katie Sontag was equally obsessed. She also possessed a Ro/Ju notebook, and even got kicked out of the public library for trying to steal the limited time only R+J postcards that were in magazines. We listened to the movie soundtrack over and over lying on the floor in her room.
Mutual obsession was magical in some ways because together we spent sleepovers making jewelry with letter beads of the most beautiful quotes in Romeo and Juliet, and videotaping us talking about Leo. But then there was that time I got accused of stealing the last letter A bead, which we both needed to complete our necklaces, and a fight ensued. I will admit now, I totally stole that bead, but only for the sake of being able to pay homage to my boyfriend.
Quite tragically, in the end, it wasn’t possible for both of us to have him, which then contributed to an even crazier scenario where we pretended he was our best friend instead. I wrote notes to her as Leo in boy handwriting. I gave her Christmas presents from Leo. We pretended we all lived together in an apartment with our other best friends Claire Dane and Larisa Oleynik (of Alex Mack fame). We were insane. And it continued for years until he grew up and I grew up, and I guess Leo and I just drifted our separate ways.
To Be Adored's latest lookbook is absolutely what the brand name wants it to be. The SS 2012 collection is filled with high-collared '50s inspired dresses, retro sunnies and long maxi skirts, with a few leather pieces thrown into the mix. Wearing TBA's clothes will take you back to a simpler time, no matter how complicated your day is.
The Brooklyn-based wizardly chocolate duo known as Mary & Matt have whipped up one of the craziest creations I've seen from them yet for this years Valentine's Day. Each bar of salted dark chocolate is wrapped in a sheet of of hand marbleized paper. Acquire some trippy chocolate here! -Bob
In honor of Valentine's Day (and our latest contest, The Crush) we've asked some of our employees to spill the beans on their crushes—past and present.
Employee: Krissy Atkinson
Title: Store Operations Project Coordinator
I'm convinced that, just like heart disease or high blood pressure, I'm genetically predisposed to melodrama. Thinking about my childhood (or even last Wednesday), there is one feeling that dominates all others: feeling crushed. So when I met an older, avante-garde, too cool for school, Ukrainian-Manhattanite named Ash, I was putty in his hands. (Some words of warning ladies: be wary of men who give themselves a fire-themed nickname well into their twenties.)
I was armorless when I met Ash in May of 2002. I smitten with him in June. I was in Spain with him in July. I was crushed and “Ash-less” by mid-July, when I boarded a bus to leave Spain with three strangers I’d met on the beach. We were heading to Paris, since Ash had recommended, “maybe you should leave.”
Three weeks after that, I was dressed as an ant. No, not just for fun—I was performing in an experimental theatre show in a dark piazza in a tiny town in Italy with a population of about 12. I was pulling on a rope (aided by my fellow ant cast-mates), hoisting the star of the show, a woman in a caterpillar costume, up in the air where she'd presumably twirl gracefully, but where she actually just swayed and hung. I looked up at her, freeing one arm to push the Ant mask off my sweating face, and asked myself the same question I continue to ask myself at the end of every bad date or another failed relationship, "How the hell did I end up here?"
I guess the answer is simple. I ended up there for the same reason I ended up crying on the floor every time Roy Orbison crooned on my dad’s record player–I’m easily crushed. So what’s the moral? What have I learned? Maybe the lesson is as simple as this: get a grip. I've learned not to be blinded by the torch of love—you might be left with just a pile of ash.
Introduce yourself as if you were making a singles video ad. Lauren/28/f
Tell us about your video making background! It started in high school, when I made a documentary with my friend Jamie.
What are your favorite editing techniques to use in your videos? Page Peel is my favorite transition.
What was the inspiration behind The Crush video you made for us? Turning some formal ideas that interested me into something suitable for an Urban Outfitters promotional video.
Do you have a crush at the moment? For how long can I get away with calling it a crush?
You're living overseas at the moment. What is dating like in a different country? Das Leben ist kein ponyhof.
What are your plans for this Valentine's Day and what will you be wearing? Night on the town in my new dress from Urban!
