Baker's Dozen
1. Shown in the gardens of Versailles, Chanel's Resort 2013 collection was a hybrid of high and low with eighteenth-century details like cuffs and lace ruffles dressed down with twenty-first-century pieces like creepers and short shorts. Leave it to King Karl to blend Marie Antoinette with anime and cyber future elements. 2. Designer Garth Britzman employs used recycled bottles filled with colored water to create an eco-friendly and...
Baker's Dozen
1. To celebrate over 60 years of Christian Dior, Assouline has released a three-volume retrospective on the history and spirit of Dior's fashion, perfume, and jewelry collections. The trio includes...
Baker's Dozen
1.  Intending to show the true artistry of tattooing, Chaos Crew Tattoo Studio displays their work on a stretched piece of calfskin, keeping the integrity and originality of their creation....
The Baker's Dozen
1. If you don't like this Mark McNairy pocket square...well...you get it. 2. Australian art director Sonia Rentsch shows us the classy side of place settings in Dinner Etiquette.3. The last role...
Baker's Dozen
1. German design studio Korefe created "The Real Cookbook," an edible instruction manual whose pages made out of pasta act as a core ingredient for the lasagna recipe provided within. "The Real...
The Baker's Dozen
1. Pink popcorn, tangerine seats, and purple fur? Oh, you know, just a laid-back movie night for Kristen McMenamy. The supermodel debuts a new look in M.A.C Cosmetics' new campaign directed by...
Smooth Lines: Natura Bissé Tolerance Enzyme Peel
HaeRan Kang
As I find myself coming out from beneath the rock of the monolithic Denim Issue that we've been laboring over these past few months, it feels as if we are about to give birth to a beast. A beautiful blue beast, but a beast nonetheless. One that has completely wreaked havoc on my beauty routine, mind you. My face is a mess. I can't even go into the gory details. I'm ready for recovery. And what to recover with? (Besides a massage, a pool, a good...
Smooth Lines: Serge Lutens Water Lip Color
It’s happened to all of us.We’ve all fallen victim to lipsticks, glosses, and stains that defiantly travel to forbidden territories, leaving a mischievous trail on cheeks, clothing, and even lovers....
SMOOTH LINES: ACQUA DI PARMA BARBIERE EMOLLIENT SHAVING GEL
    Why are men still hairy? Evolution left the manly face as ape-like as, well, an ape. The biggest challenge a man faces in his entire grooming routine is shaving. Sure, a clean-...
Smooth Lines: NARS Laguna Illuminator
 Winter is no excuse for lackluster skin, especially with the likes of Nars’ Laguna Illuminator floating about. Available in four different shades, including the ever-so-popularly named “Orgasm...
Smooth Lines: Shiseido Benefiance WrinkleResist24 Day Emulsion
 Moisturizer can be a touchy subject. Most of us are fiercely loyal to our particular brand, raising an eyebrow to anyone who dares suggest we switch. Now then, we at Flaunt certainly aren’t...
Smooth Lines: Benefit Moisture Prep Toning Lotion
 We all want products that work, who doesn’t? When our friends over at Benefit sent over a bottle of their Moisture Prep Toning Lotion, claiming it boosts the effectiveness of our daily...
Drinking Problems: Momokawa Sake
Caroline Pham
 It had been a calm weekend, devoid of whiskey and late nights, sensible and calm. The kind of weekend that didn’t quite feel normal to her any longer. She scanned the shelves. They were out of red, and vodka simply seemed inappropriate for a casual Sunday evening. A pretty sapphire bottle caught her eye. She tucked it beneath her arm and slipped past the milling bodies, out to the patio, glass in hand. Outside, she sat eyeing her selection...
Drinking Problems: Russian Standard
Jacque Pardo
Although summer has officially surrendered to fall, and the interns here at Flaunt are talking about their Halloween costumes, the cool days and gentle sounds of the fallen leaves scurrying after...
Drinking Problems: Godiva Chocolate Vodka
Devina Brown
  Last night Ernesto broke up with me, that little bastard. He told me I lost that derrière he fell in love with the first night we met last year. Mama always told me: "Latino men like the...
Drinking Problems: Camus Cognac
Mui-Hai Chu
 Earlier this week, on one fine afternoon, the venerable Professor Beard and distinguished Dr. Haswell rang and said they were going to stop by our offices. Feeling a bit crestfallen over their...
Drinking Problems: Stolen Rum
Devina Brown
  Last night Flaunt sent an intern home with a bottle of Stolen Rum; today, the intern is held for questioning: (LONG STARE WITHOUT BLINKING)  FLAUNT: What happened...
Drinking Problems: Cinco de High-o
Judd Condo
It's L.A.'s pinche holiday, motherfuckers: Cinco de High-o. We are currently getting crunk at Flaunt offices, which is why you probably won't even read this damn blog til tomorrow:...
Crowdsurfing: Paid Dues Festival
HaeRan Kang
Odd Future frontman Tyler, the Creator is a crowdsurfer. So is Long Island emcee R.A. the Rugged Man. Tellingly, it should come as no surprise that at the 7th annual Paid Dues Festival, held on April 7th in San Bernardino, California, neither of these radical rappers missed the oppourtuity to dive into a sea of admiring fans. And while they most certainly attract different crowds, the two acts are a perfect distillation of the beauty of...
Crowd Surfing: Grimes
Yudo Kurita
Following the release of her critically acclaimed and heavily hyped third album, Visions, Montreal-based and up-and-coming artist Grimes enchanted a sold-out crowd at the Echo with her beat-driven...
Crowd Surfing: Matthew Dear
Hailey Hamilton
Matthew Dear retains a dissociative identity disorder of maintaning four aliases (Audion, False, Jabberjaw) but we were lucky enough to catch his true alias, Matthew Dear, recently at The Eagle...
Crowd Surfing: Die Antwoord
Megan Rich
As the theme from The Godfather trilogy resonates throughout Los Angeles’ Club Nokia, Ninja, the frontman of South Africa’s rap-rave trio Die Antwoord, steps up to the mic and blurts, “I’m the...
Crowd Surfing: M83
Gabe Geer
On tour in support of their critically lauded new double LP, Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, M83 played to a sold out crowd at Hollywood's Music Box. The much touted "epic" quality of Hurry Up, We're...
Crowd Surfing: Grieves & Budo
Brooke Workneh & Jacque Pardo
We love a good Thursday night dance. One more day of work left before two days off - seems only fair. So when we were invited to see Grieves & Budo at The Troubadour, we were already out the door...
Diesel and Ducati Hit the Road
"It's the freedom of the open road and the confidence in yourself and your mission," declares Diesel's Stefano Rosso of motorcycle racing's appeal. He's here in Soho, NYC to unveil Diesel's recent collaboration with motorcycle maverick Ducati: the Diesel Monster 1100 EVO, along with a limited capsule fashion collection. The collection features Diesel's signature urban utility, with understated Diesel/Ducati detailing. The bike bites a little...
Nightlife: First.LA
HaeRan Kang
 This Monday at the Lady Liberty Building, LA Market Week kicked off with First.LA's Fall 2012 runway show. Celebrating the California lifestyle and embodying the essence of LA fashion...
Nightlife: Eric Ray Davidson's The New York Times Fashion Week Photo Diary
 Much like the newly discovered “Elvis” monkey of Southeast Asia, spotting a model in her natural habitat, in the hubba-hubba that has come to define the madness of any runway show, is a rare...
Nightlife: Florence + The Machine After Party
 Florence + The Machine hosted an after party last night at Hemingway’s Bar in Hollywood to celebrate their performance at KROQ’s Acoustic Christmas.That’s all well and good.The real treat of...
Nightlife: The Art of Shaving
With all the bearded travesties roaming around the Flaunt offices of late, we couldn't wait for No Shave November to come to an end. So, when The Art of Shaving celebrated their 15th anniversary with...
Tapas, copas, and TASCHEN with Pedro Almodóvar
Stefanie Keenan
Last night Flaunt bounced west to laud to the launch of the surreal tome--The Pedro Almodóvar Archives--at the TASCHEN Store in Beverly Hills with tapas and cocktails. Following...
PYONGYANG: Architecture and the Prowess of Propoganda
Pyongyang is the perfect model for the urban-utopian ideal. Solitary and self-contained, the capital of North Korea rises above the rural landscape into a forest of white skyscrapers and a flora of evenly planted municipal multiplexes. Published and edited by German-based DOM, the Architectural and Cultural Guide: Pyongyang is truly a diamond in the rough, with a bevy of photos previously inaccessible to Western eyes. After all, how often do you...
PRINT MEDIA: CARY GRANT: A LIFE IN PICTURES
“I think making love is the best form of exercise,” said Hollywood’s matinee idol Archibald Alexander Leach. Oh? You’re unfamiliar with his work? Let us remind you of his screen name—Cary Grant,...
Print Media: Mex/L.A. “Mexican” Modernism(s) In Los Angeles, 1930-1985
Olvera Street in downtown Los Angeles bustles with the art, tradition, and spirit of Mexican culture, serving as a marketplace for your quick fix of an authentic Mexican community. It also, in the...
Print Media: Carsten Höller: Experience
Photographed by Attilio MaranzanoHuman beings are essentially lab rats. At least comparatively so as test subjects in Belgian artist Carsten Höller's experiment and participatory-based artwork....
Print Media: Cecil Beaton: The New York Years
Cecil Beaton: The New York Years catalogs the illustrious London-based photographer’s time in the vibrant city, chronicling Beaton’s various works and influential relationships within New York’s...
Print Media: Industrial Light & Magic
Cinema is magic, full of visual trickery and awe-inspiring effects that allow us to lose ourselves momentarily in an altered reality. Pamela Glintenkamp’s Industrial Light & Magic: The Art of...
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