There's something a little freaky going on around Opening Ceremony. Every now and then we feel like we're seeing double (and not just on a Saturday night), or start a sentence with one associate only to have it finished by another person completely. There's an epidemic going on...a TWIN epidemic! So we thought we'd spread the fun with everyone and introduce them, two by two....

Set one is the Barr brothers. You may recognize Stephen from the door here at OCNY and any OC event, and Andrew? Well, he's probably carded you or maybe even kicked you out of Lit in the Lower East Side, where he doors a couple nights a week. While keeping situations safe, these guys are also head up Somebody Wears It, a streetwear T-Shirt line giving every sneaker freaker the perfect t-shirt to match their kicks.

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FILED UNDER: the twin chronicles, twins, stephen barr, andrew barr, ocny, keds for opening ceremony, OCNY

It's hard to believe that it's been exactly 8 years today since Carol and Humberto first opened the doors of Opening Ceremony at 35 Howard St. In 2002, there was no Ace, no OCLA, no showroom, no Tokyo, no web: just two besties sitting around waiting for customers to venture onto a little-trodden street near Soho. The opening of the store is now fashion industry legend: two friends from U.C. Berkeley working in corporate fashion take a trip to Hong Kong and become inspired to start a shop recreating worldwide retail adventures and echoing the Olympics concept. Little did they know! It's fun to imagine the two of them getting ready for their most life-transforming back to school day ever!

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FILED UNDER: carol lim , humberto leon , ocny

We're one day closer to Fashion's Night Out, which means another delightful secret to divulge about next Friday's festivities. This afternoon brings an exquisite and exclusive tank from designer adoré, Joseph Altuzarra.

Like any formidable French flea market, our marché aux puces at the Ace Hotel promises well-curated booths, too, but each with its own designer-dedicated array of goodies. And for intercontinental, ultra-intrepid label Altuzarra, we can tell you that all will be carnivale, crystal balls, and candle light. You'll be able to take a piece of this rich texture with you, too.

Featuring the soft-sketched face of a modern Medusa--wrangling reptile tresses and all--a limited edition Altuzarra for Opening Ceremony FNO 2010 racer-back tank top will be available on September 10th. You'll have to wait to see whether it actually turns undesirable suitors into stone, though.

(PS: Be sure to check back later this month for Altuzarra's Fall/Winter 2010 collection at OC!)



FILED UNDER: fashion's night out, altuzarra, oc collaboration

Carol and I were in Tokyo last week to celebrate the first anniversary of OC Tokyo with a special shopping night at the store. We were super happy that so many faithful OC-Tokyoites came out to party with us! A lot of the stylish folks we met wanted to take pictures with us, which we thought was awesome. Our faces were totally frozen into perma-smiles for the whole night. It was great meeting all of these kawaii-dorable OC fans, and we wanted to share all the snaps with you. MORE

FILED UNDER: octokyo, japan, japanese language, sachiko murayama , anniversary, party

Have you ever come across old photographs from when you were a youngster that bring forth vivid images previously buried deep inside the cosmic well of memory? I recently stumbled across some family photos from a trip to a ghost town called Bodie in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California that brought back memories of the first time I fell in love with the Old West. We went there when I was about five years old and I remember being so excited to wear the custom made cowboy costume that my Mom had sewn for me by hand. This summer, I decided to make a pilgrimage of sorts back to Bodie to see if things were how I remembered them. On the road away from Los Angeles, we made sure to stop and "smell the tumbleweed," and experienced some of the timeless adventures that can only be found in California's Gold Country. MORE

FILED UNDER: travel, i'll take you there, california

Meet Virgil, our newest back-of-house bandit!

Name: Virgil Wong
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY.

Astrological sign: Scorpio.
It’s a deal breaker when my date wears: Leopard print.
Clothes on pets, right or wrong? Of course wrong, except if it's a monocle.
Currently obsessed with: EBM.
Last thing downloaded on iTunes: "Bed Intruder."
I aspire to dress as well as: Crispin Glover.
First AOL screenname: YouthInAsia88.
When I was 13, I was wearing: 
A t-shirt that I ironed a Slipknot patch onto. MORE

FILED UNDER: meet, staff, virgil wong , ocny

As a continuation of our daily Fashion's Night Out coverage, today we bring you a sneak peek into what special things to expect from yours truly at our French flea market. Venez voir!

Everywhere you look, it's clear that the countdown to Fashion's Night Out has begun (but if you're like us, it probably really began the day after last year's). Even though we can't let you in on all the secrets we have in store for September 10th, it would be very rude of us, as hosts, to leave you in complete darkness, non?

Designed exclusively for FNO, Opening Ceremony will debut a duo of sporty sweaters--a navy "France" and a red "America"--as well as a trio of backwards inside-out city tees for New York, Los Angeles, and, bien sûr, Paris.

But as for the rest, our lips are sealed!

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FILED UNDER: fashion's night out, opening ceremony, usa vs. france, humberto leon , carol lim , oc hq

One doesn't neccessarily equate the very elegant writer and filmmaker Liz Goldwyn with skate culture. However, Liz has always been involved in the skate world, which made her recent design of a skate board a total no brainer. The board is available at OCNY and OCLA. Check out our interview with Liz, as well as some pretty excellent scans of her high school journals.

Rory Satran: How did the idea to design a skate deck come about?
Liz Goldwyn: I was commissioned by a collector to make a deck and decided to produce a limited edition. I wanted to make a deck that a skater would think was hot and that a non-skater could appreciate as an object of art and design.

RS: Have you always been into skate culture?
LG: Always! Growing up, the magazines, t-shirts, stickers and graphics were so amazing. I loved Vision, Bones Brigade, and Vans.
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FILED UNDER: liz goldwyn, ocny, ocla, skateboard, chloe sevigny

This week's MEET OC TOKYO features Taro. Click HERE for an interesting translation, to say the least!

名前: 近藤 太郎 (Taro Kondo)
出身地: 東京.
職業: ショップスタッフ (4F).
オープニングセレモニーで好きなブランド: OPENING CEREMONY, Pendleton meets Opening Ceremony, Chloe Sevigny×Opening Ceremony.
今一番はまっているものは: 紙パックのコーヒー牛乳.
星座は: おうし.
誰にも会わないお気に入りの場所: 鎌倉の銭洗い弁天の近くのカフェ.
バケーションに行くなら: ＮＹ、ＰＡＲＩＳ、ソウル.
コーヒーを飲みに行くなら: ＰＯＴＬＵＣＫ at Opening Ceremony.


FILED UNDER: Taro Kondo, octokyo, staff, japanese language, meet oc tokyo

Time is ticking for the season of leisure (did you notice that tomorrow is September 1st?). In the event that, like us, you find the end of summer to be a huge buzzkill, we're softening the blow with one final freebie.

From today until Friday, September 3rd, enter the promo code lastchance20 at online checkout to receive an additional 20% off all sale items. And, yeah, that totally includes Peter Pilotto, Rika, Opening Ceremony, Alexander Wang, and Marjan Pejoski.

Shop women's sale here.

Shop men's sale here.

Enter promo code lastchance20 at online checkout.
Expires: This Friday 9/3/10, 11:59 pst.

*Promotion valid while stock lasts between August 31, 2010 and September 3, 2010 11:59 pm pst. Offer applies only to the purchase of sale merchandise and cannot be combined with additional promotions. This promotion cannot be redeemed in any stores and is only available online at www.openingceremony.us.


FILED UNDER: sale, online promo