Socks and sex appeal don’t usually go hand-in-hand, unless you’re a foot fetishist with a thing for accessories, but there’s nothing usual about Pum Pum Socks, the colorful brainchild of co-founders Gemma Shane and Savannah Baker. Not only is “pum pum” Caribbean slang for a woman’s lady parts, in case you don’t listen to a lot of dancehall, their socks seem made to be rocked with your highest pair of platforms or stilettos. Or your favorite sneakers, for that matter.
Read MoreWhen The Naked and Famous released their first single “Young Blood” in 2010, it debuted at number one on their native New Zealand chart. It didn’t take long for the song, along with three others, to permeate airwaves on the other side of the world, too. The band—comprised of Alisa Xayalith (vocals, keyboard), Thom Powers (vocals, guitar), Aaron Short (keyboards), David Beadle (bass) and Jesse Wood (drums)—toured for nearly two years straight, released a second album titled In Rolling Waves in 2013.
Read MoreIf it seemed a little early to be thinking ahead to spring during the Fall 2016 fashion week, that’s because it was very early. But fashion designers were thinking about this spring as of last spring, if not before then, and fashion month in Paris let us take full stock of what made people perk up and take notice at the shows (and on the internet), from expensive-looking beauty to semi-grungy bandanas. Here are the fashion month moments that will flavor, if not define, the Spring ’17 season.
Read MoreFor Playboy‘s October 2016 Renegades Issue, we selected seven cultural rule breakers who are changing the way we think, dress, play and more. Renegade Noor Tagouri chats about the state of journalism today and her effort to break through as the first hijabi news anchor in American TV history.
Read MoreLike the amur leopard or white antelope, the gorgeous professional female DJ is a rare creature, one who, at top level, embodies an elevated degree of coolness to which many aspire and few achieve. Enter DJ Eva Shaw, a Dutch-Canadian-born former model who’s invigorating the electronic dance music scene and beyond. Her latest single, “High" (featuring Shaggy and Demarco), continues the buzz she generated with 2016's "Rise N Shine" with Poo Bear. Look out for her latest collection with G-Star RAW, part of their ongoing collaboration: a line of sporty-sexy sunglasses that beg to be showcased on the daytime dancefloors of Ibiza… or your friend’s next pool party. Here, the multitasker talks about how she established herself as a club scene mainstay and what we can expect next.
Read MoreWe’re accustomed to associated the word trend with colors (the reign of millennial pink is pandemic), cuts (Summer ’16 is the season of the off-the-shoulder top), and wearable accessories (chokers, anyone?). But what about less wearable accessories, like ones you carry or even those you were born with?
Read MoreWith “fashion week” taking place all year long and fast fashion threatening to eradicate couture entirely, there’s hardly such thing as “brand-new” anymore. Case in point: Denman Gvasalia’s Vetements was deemed played out just weeks after sending throngs of people into a frenzy for their exaggerated hoodies and reworked jeans. (Now they’re teaming up with 18 different, varyingly surprising collaborators, including Juicy Couture, Champion, Manolo Blahnik and Levi’s, for their Spring ’17 collection.) With that in mind, here are six brands so fresh they’re just making waves or they’re just starting to really gain some well-deserved traction. Either way, you’ll want something from them in a matter of months. Then it’s on to the next one!
Read MoreFrom a rocker who lived on the road to sustainable energy expert: The dual lives of Jeff Siegel, publisher and managing editor of Green Chip Stocks, may sound disparate, but the fact that he’s something of a renegade with a rock ‘n’ roll spirit has been a substantial factor in his success. Jeff’s prolific newsletter guides industry insiders and investment novices alike. If you’ve ever been curious about socially conscious investing or the business side of cannabis, he’s the man to read religiously. We had a candid conversation about why legalization is finally a great inexorability, what we can do to combat the war on drugs, and how you can invest wisely in the cannabis space.
Read MoreSome may argue family or church, but the bar, plain and simple, is society’s single-most vital institution. It’s at once a cornerstone of democracy (from where George Washington bid farewell to his troops at New York’s Frances Tavern to the Stonewall Riots of 1969), unfettered belligerence, party-down fun, and sometimes a bathroom stall quickie. Saloons, taverns, dives, pubs, beer gardens, cocktail lounges, clubs, cantinas, speakeasies: Each unique in its nuances, each operates with the same noble objective.
Read MoreIt’s not easy to make gym socks and shower sandals look sexy, but Los Angeles-based Hot As Hell proves attitude is everything. A good bikini and killer body to go with it don’t hurt, either, but that’s not the ethos behind the brand – at least not the killer body part. The former chief design officer of Guess and Victoria’s Secret designer launched her own label, consisting of versatile swimwear, lingerie, and ready-to-wear at Miami Swim Week last summer and it’s all laidback, feel-good vibes and undone seductiveness.
Read MoreWhat does decadence mean now? To Courtney Nichols, it means consuming everything. Those are her words, a mantra she holds so near and dear, “consume everything” is the motto for her dinner-meets-dance parties, an ongoing event series at once loud and proud and clandestine. Each is unique, depending on the DJs, guest list, venue, and theme, but marathon-grade fervor, as well as unlimited oysters are constants. So far the Los Angeles-based Disco Dining Club has hosted a number of soirees in Los Angeles and struck Berlin once; Nichols has her sights on New York and San Francisco next. I talked with the nightlife guru about the current LA party scene, what makes a great blowout and how to get an invitation to one of her increasingly infamous soirees.
Read MoreIs there anything more transient than the self-congratulatory hot spot? More importantly, is going out at night a lost art? Long gone are places of legend like the Mudd Club and Palladium. Besides, was it ever an art? Bianca Jagger entering Studio 54 atop a white horse for her Halston-hosted 30th birthday party elevated after-dark fraternizing to levels of performance art.
Read MoreMaster mixologist Warren Bobrow, also known as the Cocktail Whisperer, has gained a cult following for his deceptively simple, elegant drink creations. Now, with his fourth book, he’s showing us how to get high while we drink, literally. But Warren’s take is more elevated than that. Cannabis Cocktails, Mocktails, and Tonics: The Art of Spirited Drinks and Buzz-Worthy Libations breaks infusing your homemade drink with cannabis into an easy-to-follow science and includes 75 fresh recipes. You’ll also find non-alcoholic alternatives and a breakdown of drink-friendly strains and their flavor profiles, from piney, mimosa-friendly OG Kush to super-savory Trainwreck to surprisingly absinthe-ready Sour Diesel. Here, the expert and writer talks about the most special spirits, the best bars in the country and why cannabis and cocktails are a brilliant match.
Read MoreFact: American girls can’t shut up about French girls’ style. There’s nothing new about this phenomenon. We’ve been yearning for Brigitte Bardot’s smoky sexpot eyes, tousled hair, and barefoot allure since she shimmied and writhed around St. Tropez in 1956’s And God Created Woman. We’ve attempted to channel the impeccably coiffed beauty of Catherine Deneuve since she played a bourgeois, Yves Saint Laurent-clad housewife with sadomasochistic fantasies in 1967’s Belle de Jour.
Read MoreGo get your nails done. Then go get high.
It’s an unlikely pairing, but why not combine two of your potentially favorite things? Think of these 12 manicures as mere metaphors for their coordinating plant pedigrees.
Read MoreThe fashion world is backwards, forever existing in the future, a post-present reality always roughly four to six months away. So while we gear our psyches and closets up for spring, designers and their dedicated packs have just wrapped up the big reveal of this coming fall’s collections. Let’s look ahead with them. Typically hefty leather, wool, and fur aside, we can take these superficial lessons and apply them to our own current-day lives, at least figuratively speaking.
Read MoreMichael Ian Cummings, Josh Hubbard, and Noah Rubin formed SKATERS in 2012. Since then, they’ve been called “devishly enticing,” the band that can “finally bring guitars back into fashion,” and have been compared to the Ramones and New York Dolls for their post-punk core, mellow-catchy hooks, and seemingly effortless excess of throbbing energy. Three years later, they shook off Warner Bros. Records as their label and went off on their own.
Read MoreThe street-bred, aerosol-fed graffiti artist is a dying species. But RIME, also known as Jersey Joe, is one of the few who’s keeping the gritty, guerilla tradition alive—ironically by taking to the canvas and imparting elements of fine art into his own uncensored style. The New York City-to-New Jersey-raised and world-traveled artist has been painting for more than a decade, and with a pop culture-conscious and deceptively nuanced aesthetic, Jersey Joe’s unpretentious gutsiness is currently raging brighter than ever.
Read MoreIf the cannabis leaf has started to experience a fashion moment over the course of the last couple years, thanks to Mara Hoffman’s greenery-filled Spring ’15 collection, for example, or Love Leather’s heavily emblazoned bombers and mesh tanks, circa 2014, its time has officially come.
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