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With the changing of seasons and the winter months ahead, Saturdays NYC and Mr. Porter have come together to envision a resort collection for those escaping into warmer weather. The 19-piece capsule collection draws inspiration from key elements of the Saturdays NYC DNA and ties together functional pieces with contemporary styling, ideal for the adventurous…

In 1951, Sukejiro Kaihara established Kaihara Textile Mills Ltd. with an investment of 1,800,000 yen (the equivalent of roughly $5,000 USD back then) and 34 looms. Twenty years later, the company became the first in Japan to offer rope-dyeing in-house—a process that’s key to creating the dramatic fading effects of well-worn, raw denim. Today, Kaihara…

Earlier this year we partnered with Japanese photographer Jiro Konami on an exhibition titled “New City,” in which we curated photos of his taken in New York City and put them on display at Batsu Art Gallery in his hometown of Toyko, Japan. We decided to bring the exhibition back to NYC, except this time…

Francis Ford Coppola is a filmmaker who needs no introduction. A quintessential innovator in American storytelling, Coppola shifted paradigms with his two ‘70s epics, each of which proposed a distinct thesis on the state of the human condition. Widely regarded as one of the greatest works in cinematic history, The Godfather is an intricately woven…

jen berean: One of the most recent works that I’ve seen of yours was Clouds in Central Park, which will be there through the summer. Do you enjoy working on public sculptures? Is that something you want to do more of? olaf breuning: The thing is, I like to do it all. When someone like…

The latest collection from our ongoing partnership with iconic Japanese bag maker Porter, titled the “Reflective Line,” puts a focus on functionality, versatility, and durability. Consisting of five silhouettes—a Weekender bag, 3-Way Briefcase, Backpack, 2-Way Tote and Wallet—the collection features convertible straps that allow the bags to be worn or carried in various positions while…

colin tunstall: Tell me about Free Jazz Vein and how this movie is different from the rest—if it’s different at all. tin ojeda: Well, yeah, a little different. The concept is different than the last movie. It’s more jazz- and experimental-era oriented. The one before was more of a ’70s grindhouse porno movie. This one still…

bob melet: How should we begin? christo: First, I will not answer questions about politics, religion or other artists. I only speak about myself. I’ve been here in New York since September of 1964. My late wife, Jeanne-Claude, and I first rented out the two top floors then and we bought the building in 1973….