KOTA KOTI Written By Bacall Michaels Asian culture has an obsession with doll like characteristics. The latest internet phenomena to go viral, is 3 month long blogger, Dakota Koti. Almost a million u...
FILM: TIGER Written By Bacall Michaels Modeling, a job that disguises what truly is day to day as much as its voyagers’ faces are. It is something which contradicts itself, with the start of be...
SPEEDO 2012 & FASTSKIN3 REVEALING Written By Bacall Michaels On November 30th, I attended one of the best shows I’ve seen so far in London. I left pumped and inspired by a brand I’ve...
L’IMAGINAIRE FASHION FILM Created By Maison Lance MAISON LANCE is a fashion house founded in 2010 by Kyosuke Kunimoto. It produces unisex clothing, shoes, and accessories, under three different...
LOOKBOOK COOKBOOK Written By Bacall Michaels I eat vegan food, but I’m not vegan. Raw treats, less sugar, gluten-free, healthy fats- vegan treats are at the top of my baking list. As I’m ...
CHRISTMAS SALE x PARTY AT BELLA’S Written By Bacall Michaels Friday, I went to a part of West London, where half of the street is the oddest of industrial, and the other contains moss-covered B...
INTERVIEW: WATARU BOB SHIMOSATO Written By Yusuke Aoki 世界のファッションを代表する都市であるNew York Cityにはたくさんの“ブロガー”が活躍している。ブログがこ の世に普及し始め、ファッションも含めた全てのジャンルにおいて 、“ブログ”とい言葉を聞かない日はないと言っても過言ではなく なってきた。 様々なサイトで気軽に作成...
VIVIENNE WESTWOOD x OCCUPY LONDON Written By Bacall Michaels Not too long ago, after a day at the Tate, we decided to make our way over to St Pauls Cathedral for the first night of Occupy London. It ...
REFORMATION x LINDSEY THORNBURG Written By Bacall Michaels By merging old with the new, appreciating fashion’s previous and evolving a vintage garment into a post modern design- the Reformation...
OPENHOUSE: LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL 2011 Written By Bacall Michaels Just before London Design Festival, London’s most iconic buildings and businesses open their doors to the public. For most, it&...
TENT: LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL 2011 Written By Bacall Michaels Wired Chairs. Not the most comfortable of things, but for the outdoors- are more than perfect. With the collection “Icon”, fur...
SHOREDITCH, LONDON Dressing Up with Ashleigh & Bacall Written By Bacall Michaels Photography By Walker Bunting Shoreditch was once a risqué part of the city- and bits still reside as it has a clu...
JULIAN MAYOR AT LIK+NEONWritten By Bacall Michaels I’m slightly bewildered to why I’m drawn to this bit of furniture. It’s simple yet intricate- it’s shined steel. The design ...
Written by Bacall Michaels My two favorite babies from La La Land are Ashleigh Kim, and Walker Bunting. Both talented teens- one an illustrator, one a photographer. Upon their arrival to London, we w...
TENT: LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL 2011 Written By Bacall Michaels Kingston University. A school that has received more hype than it being able to deliver. During Tent, in London, they put on an MA show fo...
MINT: LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL 2011 Written By Yvonne Courtney Let’s face it, most of us have enough stuff. Do we really need any more clutter? As the London Design Festival kicks off across town...
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Our Fashion Editor, Liz Black, is attending New York Fashion Week. Follow her on Twitter for live coverage, and check back here for posts. Liz Black currently works as a Blogger for the Huffington Po...
Written By Bacall Michaels Shoreditch is a borough of London which consists of buildings reminiscing Jack the Ripper, electronic music on every corner, and the creative youth. Here, you see gentrific...
Bacall made her way through various projects, from music to events, before finally coming up with the concept for Defying Mainstream. When she was 17 she created the immediately popular blog, and pre...
For the individual prone to innovation, young and old. Here, avant-garde ideals become tangible, and conformity is abolished. As an ongoing venture, we intend to challenge and be challenged. After tw...
DEFIANT BADGE Merch coming soon.
For you kids who like your indie with a little pop rock and a lot of synthie dream, there’s a couple bands out there that’ll get you through your “rainy New York, I can’t leav...
Yes, it has been almost a month since our last blog post, but so much has been happening! The new website should be up a few days before the Pre-Issue launches the first or second week of May. And th...
One of the most refreshing events during New York Fashion Week was Prince Peter’s party at Good Units. Upon arrival, it began to snow. As I walked up to the entrance, I noticed I actually was a...
Creating noise out of Ireland, the duo called Low Sea brings dreamy vocals abstracted from their billowy synths with songs such as “Never Yours” and “The Crash”. The Crash ...
After leaving Siki Im, in a rush, I jumped into a cab with someone I met within the time I spent viewing the collection, so about five minutes. I was there for an hour and a half, but we’ll exp...
As I made my way through the Hudson Hotel to Good Units, I ended up running into Cody from the clothing line, Priestess NYC. A further post shall follow of detail, but anyway! He’s hand in hand...
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