10 posts tagged "Sarah Sophie Flicker"
Wren, A Songbird! Joanna Newsom Lends A String
The fans of Melissa Coker’s L.A.-based collection Wren aren’t limited to the West Coast, but when you’ve got California scenery like she does to draw on, it’d be a crime not to use it. So for her Fall ’13 video, she packed up collaborators Sarah Sophie Flicker and Maxmilla Lukacs and headed to Malibu. “I love the contrast of the whimsy of the clothes with the ethereal setting of the mountains and outdoors,” Coker said. Whimsy is just the right word for the video’s star, the adored singer/songwriter and harpist Joanna Newsom. Newsom, harp in tow, performed a cover of Sandy Denny’s folksy, 1971 sea shanty “The North Star Grassman and the Ravens.” “Aesthetically, her songs are really inspiring to me—they’re really bold strokes that feel sort of theatrical and they’re interested in story,” Newsom said of Denny’s melancholy track and creative collaboration it inspired. “The fashion and design that I’m interested in also has to do with story, very strong statements that have some sort of narrative to them, that they aren’t just interested in the now.” Coker and co. invited Style.com to take a look at the shoot in progress; the video debuts early next year.
Tom Brady: The Feet Of Ugg, And More of Today’s Top Stories
We’ve all seen him wear them, and now he’s celebrating them. Tom Brady (pictured) flew in from Boston this week to fête the opening of the first Ugg for Men store, where the label showed off the latest ad campaign images featuring the sports star. Clad in his own Ugg shoes, the New England Patriots quarterback and hubby of Gisele said, “To see what they are rolling out now, with the winter boots and the rocker boots, it’s pretty amazing.” [WWD]
Nike is playing up its feminine side these days. The sportswear label enlisted the likes of Mary Charteris, Sarah Sophie Flicker, and Natalie Joos to star in its new ad campaign, Play, and caught them on film talking about what their favorite sport means to them. [Vogue U.K.]
Take a lesson from Charlize Theron—do not auction yourself as a dinner date for charity. The Snow White and the Huntsman actress divulged to Conan O’Brien that “it’s like the worst idea ever,” recalling the time she ended up on a date with a “strange” man. It’s safe to say the actress will stick to donating money from now on. [Page Six]
Fresh off his CFDA win, Billy Reid is taking no time off to relax. With a menswear business worth $20 million in sales this year, the Alabama native is riding a retail expansion wave. Having just opened his seventh store last week, a 2,500-square-foot space in the Provisions District of Atlanta, Reid has announced he already has plans for his eighth outpost, in Austin, Texas. [WWD]
Tavi Time
“I was a choir kid for a long time; it’s a nice thing to know how to do,” Tavi Gevinson revealed to Style.com of her vocal talents, while on the Los Angeles set of Wren’s Fall ’12 video shoot. Directed by Sarah Sophie Flicker and Maximilla Lukacs, the film (featuring Wren’s footwear collaboration with Minnetonka) quickly became a reflection of Tavi’s own style evolution. “We went into the project with this new wave sixties vibe,” explained Wren designer Melissa Coker of the film’s retro aesthetic, styled and creative-directed by Lula editor Leith Clark. “And since Tavi has been going that way naturally with her own style, she immediately came to mind.” Enter Tavi singing Dory Previn’s 1970 classic “Beware of Young Girls,” a pitch-perfect homage to an era that equally informs Coker’s Fall collection in print and silhouette. “The song’s about a young girl and it’s being performed by a young girl, but it has the weight and sophistication of an older soul,” says Coker.
The transformation came naturally. “My style used to be a lot about colors and prints on their own, outside of any cultural context, just looking at the colors and images and composing it all like a painting,” she said. And now, nearing her sweet 16, her choices convey more purpose. “Now, I’m more interested in the context of it, and for some reason the sixties style really appeals to me—the hairstyles and the makeup and the prints. I get excited to wear these clothes and have this hair and embody that world a little bit more.” And while Coker channels that winsome element that so keenly characterizes the Wren girl, Tavi is plum for the part. “I like trying to create some sort of character with every outfit that I put on.” Before the film screens at a private party in New York tonight, Style.com has the exclusive first look at the full film, below.
Fashion Week, Turned Up To 11
Every New York fashion week is filled with its fair share of memorable performances, both at shows and at the host of after-parties. This week should be no exception. On Thursday night, the Citizens Band, spearheaded by Karen Elson and Sarah Sophie Flicker, is set to turn Milk Studios into a sexy boudoir for their burlesque-style performance in Erickson Beamon’s “Deca-Dance” presentation. (They will, of course, be wearing Erickson Beamon pieces.) Following the cabaret show, Lissy Trullie, Cleo Le-Tan (sister of designer Olympia Le-Tan), Venus XX, and rap group Wu-Tang Clan are each doing a set at Milk for the MADE and Lexus Launch Event. If that’s not enough to make your night, the Kills’ Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince (a.k.a. Mr. Moss) will be rocking out at the Standard’s Boom Boom Room—we’re told it’s their last performance for a long time before they go back to the studio to work on their next album. On Friday night, the Ting Tings and Santigold (who fronted Alexander Wang’s T ad campaign for Fall ’11) will be on hand to put on a show (Ting Tings) and DJ (Santigold) at The Box for a Glamour party. The following day, Style.com has learned that actress and singer Alia Shawkat, familiar to many from her starring role in the much-missed sitcom Arrested Development, will be singing during Rachel Antonoff’s presentation at Drive In Studios.
Meet The Muse: Sarah Sophie Flicker
Girl-about-town Natalie Joos spends her days casting for shows like Zac Posen and Yigal Azrouël and editorials for the likes of Mario Sorrenti and Mariano Vivanco, but her passion is vintage clothing. Joos’ blog, Tales of Endearment spotlights her “Muses,” impeccably styled girls and guys who share her secondhand obsession. In a new partnership with Style.com, Tales of Endearment’s subjects discuss their shoots right here on Style File.
“It was really inspiring and fun for us to go into total fantasy mode,” says Sarah Sophie Flicker of her photo shoot with Natalie Joos. “I don’t think I wore one thing you could walk around in.” Flicker, Joos’ latest muse, lives for fantasy. Aside from being the editor at large for Lula magazine and running a production company with her friend Maximilla Lukacs, Flicker spends her days swinging from the trapeze and dancing around in showgirl outfits with the performance group the Citizens Band (model and singer Karen Elson is also a member). She longs for bygone eras and the clothes they inspired. For her, fashion is a way to relive those times. Here, Flicker gives Style.com a glimpse of her magical world.
I know you have several projects going on right now. What are you focused on at the moment?
We [the Citizens Band] are doing a super-political project right now leading up to the election—we have to make sure the Republicans don’t sweep and that Obama stays in the White House. It’s something we are all feeling pretty passionate about right now. The focus will be lending a voice to the growing movement and our first show is going to be for a private event on November 12. I also have some new film projects with my friend Maximilla Lukacs. Right now we are doing music videos (one is for a really cool Brit band, I can’t share details quite yet) and we are just getting into the whole fashion film thing.
How involved are you with the costuming for the Citizens Band?
We have collaborated with a ton of amazing designers on our costumes. The last one was Electric Feathers. I am a big researcher—I went to law school—and usually the theme is related to what’s going on socially and politically, so I do a lot of research. Between Karen and I, we have so many costumes—I collect showgirl costumes and headdresses—so we usually end up using some of our own stuff too.
When and why did you get into collecting showgirl outfits?
I have been doing it forever. My girlfriend used to work at Wasteland in San Francisco—it was such a fantasy world for me. We just started collecting theater costumes that came in. Now you can’t go into a vintage store and buy anything—I mostly just look online.When you are not on stage, what are you wearing?
Getting dressed every day is like taking on a new character. I suffer from false nostalgia and wishing I had been alive in other eras. Of course, things weren’t better back then, I just like the fantasy of fashion. I like aiming my sights towards something that doesn’t exist anymore. Everything goes back to my love of theater, circus, vaudeville—I would say it’s whimsical. My time period is 1880 to 1940, with a splash of seventies, but I never do the eighties or nineties.
Why is that?
I was alive during those times and that’s no fun. Although, I did go through a tougher phase when I thought I was punk, but that’s long over. Right now though, I am about to go into a lot of rehearsals for Citizens, so Karen and I usually get into romper mode. They are great because you can do kicks and no one can see up your skirt.
Do you have one item of clothing or an accessory that you wear every single day?
I feel funny if I don’t have something on my head. Much to my husband’s chagrin, I wear a lot of turbans. I love them. I always wear a bowler, a turban, a scarf or something during the day.
For more from Flicker’s shoot, visit Tales of Endearment.