Weekend Names

01/22/2014

ILANA GLAZER FOR WEEKEND NAMES

#WKNDALUM Ilana Glazer makes her Comedy Central debut tonight — congrats girl! Avoid round 2 of the polar vortex and park yourself on the couch at 10:30pm for the premier episode of Broad City created by/starring Ilana and Abbi Jacobson. Oh and Amy Poehler is Executive Producer too. Get it!

“ From the long lost potato farms of Long Island to the Seinfeld-esque streets of New York City, siblings Ilana and Eliot Glazer having been using their lives as fodder for their autobiographical...

01/14/2014

Congratulations to #WKNDALUM Jesse Meighan of A Peace Treaty (and founders Dana and Farah too)! Today the Council of Fashion Designers of America announced the members of its third Incubator class and all three ladies made the cut!

http://www.style.com/trendsshopping/stylenotes/011414_CFDA_Incubators_2014_2016_Program/#!style-notes/slideshow/go/6

01/10/2014

The Meat Hook and Rippers' Brent Young for Weekend Names | Photo by Meghan McGarry

Meet Brent: http://bit.ly/1gqQPzx

12/19/2013

Brent Young, The Meat Hook

A butcher with a bushel of ideas — meet Brent Young, who's behind Brooklyn's popular The Meat Hook, Rockaway Beach's Rippers and the soon-to-be Meat Hook Sandwich Shop, set to bring hoagies and 6-packs to Williamsburg in January 2014.

“ Three men drive north from New York City to go hunting for wild boar. It’s not something they sell in their butcher shop, but nobody’s going to shoot a TV pilot of some guys hunting a cow. They’ve...

11/19/2013

"'We decide' is like a little catch phrase around the office. It’s also our wifi password. And so that’s what it is, we decide we want to try something new and we do that."

The Bosco Boys for Weekend Names | Photo by Meghan McGarry

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11/18/2013

The Bosco Boys

Meet the boys behind New York City's most sought out photo booth — The Bosco. A world of #turnt, #trill, and #pyrex, now on WeekendNames.com!

“ WN How did you end up on this couch today? JAKE I actually grew up with Aaron, one of the founders. I do client relations and long-term relationships and projects. JOEY And you play music. JAKE And...

10/17/2013

Andy Ralph and James Ralph, WRITER

#tbt CMJ Music Marathon edition to WKND Alums (and brothers), Andy and James Ralph of Writer. If you're in NYC for the festival check out their set tomorrow night at PIANOS.

“ 2,763 miles separate San Diego, CA and The Glasslands Gallery, an art and music venue on Kent Avenue in Brooklyn, NY—a perfectly intimate venue. A relic of pre-highrise Williamsburg, Glasslands has...

10/02/2013

"I don't like anyone to have a picture out there that they don't like."

One Management and Pop Lipps founder Scott Lipps for Weekend Names | Photo by Meghan McGarry

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09/25/2013

Scott Lipps, Founder One Management/Pop Lipps

We sat with One Management's Founder during #NYFW. Glimpse into his daily world at 42 Bond Street and the nightly one he documents on his photo blog and upcoming book #PopLipps.

“ It’s just 9 a.m. but the subways and downtown sidewalks are already dotted with slender models heading for coffee, juice, or to an early hair and makeup call time. Perhaps it’s Creatures of the...

09/05/2013

Summer isn't officially over but I mean, it is right? It's #NYFW again and we've already got two hurricanes on the way. #tbt #ss14 #peterlindbergh

07/18/2013

Filmmaker Magazine Announces the 25 New Faces of Independent Film of 2013

WKND Alum Andrew Thomas Huang makes Filmmaker Magazine's top 25 new faces—congrats Andy!

Filmmaker Magazine has announced its 16th annual "25 New Faces of Independent Film." Among the selections are a slew of multi-hyphenates Filmmaker sees as the individuals who will be shaping the independent film world in the future. Last year's list featured Ryan Coogler, director of then yet-to-deb...

06/08/2013

Hospitality Entrepreneur Kyle Hotchkiss Carone for Weekend Names | Photo by Meghan McGarry

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06/06/2013

Kyle Hotchkiss Carone, Hospitality Entrepreneur

Step inside Cole's Greenwich Village with WKND and Restauranteur Kyle Hotchkiss Carone for a glimpse of what he's doing now and what the future holds for his nightlife startup Host Committee.

“ When you sit down with Kyle Hotchkiss Carone, the problem is not engaging in conversation. He runs a nightlife social media site, his contacts and hospitality know-how caught restauranteur David...

06/05/2013

You guys! WKND Alum Erin Beatty and her right-hand-man Max Osterweis of Suno New York win big at the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Awards! Congrats to the Swarovski Womanswear Designers of the year!

Congrats Max and Erin on winning the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Swarovski Womenswear award last night!!!!

05/17/2013

Tips For Aspiring Fashion Pros From Stylist Star, Alison Isbell

WKND Alum Alison Isbell makes her Refinery29 debut! And of course we also love her Microsoft Paint inspired photo illustration.

Alison Isbell, Fashion Stylist Whether we're sitting in the front row or at a late-night fashion fete, we're always keeping an eye out for stylist Alison Isbell. Then again, she's not too hard to find. Sure, it helps that she's always sporting that can't-miss hair and wonderfully…

05/15/2013

Need It Now: Diane von Furstenberg's Chef's Cookbook, Fresh Happy Tasty - Culture

WKND Alum and DVF - Diane von Furstenberg chef Jane Coxwell released her first cookbook today. Congrats Jane! Fresh, Happy—get yourself to the bookstore!

Given the title of Jane Coxwell’s new book, Fresh Happy Tasty (William Morrow), it’s no surprise she shies away from stuffy eight-course tasting menus in favor of “food for everyone,” which includes her boss, Diane von Furstenberg.

05/08/2013

Andrew Thomas Huang for Weekend Names | Photo by Meghan McGarry

http://bit.ly/1aq1GZA

05/07/2013

Andrew Thomas Huang, Artist

Filmmaker and Artist Andrew Thomas Huang won a Webby last week for creating Björk's "Mutual Core" music video. This week he closes out our West Coast WKND in LA package. Thanks for all the memories West Coasters!

When a video artist can direct for Bjork and Sigur Ros, make commercials for Google and Lexus, hold meetings with JJ Abrams, win a Webby with the Museum of Contemporary Art, and still get confused...

05/01/2013

Denim Designer Reid Uehara for Weekend Names | Photo by Meghan McGarry

http://bit.ly/1bB5fZJ

04/30/2013

Reid Uehara, Fashion Designer

WKND in LA is back! Part 2 continues with a GUESS denim designer who surfs, skates, and hoards vintage jeans.

“When Guess launched its extension line G by Guess in 2007 there were four people tasked to develop the line. “It was really just three men’s designers and then our director. …One super urban guy...

04/29/2013

Stylist Eileen Hayes for Weekend Names | Photo by Meghan McGarry

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04/27/2013

Eileen Hayes, Stylist

WKND in LA continues with The Rachel Zoe Project's Eileen Hayes who was, simply put, ready for "a little bit of nature and sunshine."

“ You would not imagine a styling associate for Rachel Zoe to wear jeans and t-shirts but she does. You would not imagine a girl on “The Rachel Zoe Project” to be very private, but she is. You would...

04/25/2013

Artist Steven Harrington for Weekend Names | Photo by Meghan McGarry

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04/24/2013

Steven Harrington, Artist

WKND in LA continues! Which is, in artist Steven Harrington's words, radical so badical. Learn what he has to say about finding inspiration in the land he's always called home.

“The two of them inform each other.” Steven Harrington is talking about his design studios. One, in Los Angeles’ Atwater Village, called National Forest, was founded shortly after graduating from...

04/24/2013

Filmmaker Airrion Copeland for Weekend Names | Photo by Meghan McGarry

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04/23/2013

Airrion Copeland, Filmmaker

WKND takes a trip to Los Angeles! Over then next week we'll be featuring the stories of Left Coasters we love, starting with the producer of White Wash, a film that dives into the world of surfing and its lack of black men and women.

“ “Today, less than 2% of swimmers registered with USA Swimming, the competitive swimming association, are black. Compared to 69% of the National Football League. Nearly 60% of black children can’t...

04/19/2013

WKND Photographer Meghan McGarry shoots Maria Palm for Vestal Magazine—it's amaze, per usual. Black, white and fierce all over.

Photographer Meghan McGarry captures the story Maria in black and white, which allows the complexity of the garments to speak for themselves and the wet and messy up do by Song Hee makes it complete with a fierce edge. Out Now! www.vestalmag.com

04/08/2013

Dossier Journal's Co-founder Skye Parrott for Weekend Names | Photo by Meghan McGarry

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04/03/2013

Skye Parrott, Photographer and Co-founder of Dossier

Turns out Dossier Journal almost never was. Skye Parrott tells us how she almost went into constitutional law, how she ended up working in Paris at Self Service Magazine, and a few other things.

“I was pretty adamant that I was going to do something a lot more practical. Both my parents were artist who had worked at other things their whole lives, and I kind of saw that as a path I didn’t...

04/01/2013

It's the Gif Renaissance y'all. We're loving the pixel art from Vaga Magazine x Joo Jaebum!
http://vagazine.com/pixel-art-by-joo-jaebum/

Pixel art by joojaebum at http://vagazine.com/pixel-art-by-joo-jaebum/

03/29/2013

Early Photos of Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith

WKND inspiration and late night #TBT.

Photos made by Lloyd Ziff in the 1960s of Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe are on view at the Danzinger Gallery in Chelsea; and a book of insiders’ beauty tips by Carole Sabas, a Paris Vogue correspondent.

03/28/2013

VFILES CELEBRATES NEW YORK FASHION WEEK

Fashion Week TBT with the WKND CREW!

VFILES CELEBRATES NEW YORK FASHION WEEK

03/27/2013

Taylor Patterson, Fox Fodder Farm for Weekend Names | Photo by Meghan McGarry

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03/19/2013

Taylor Patterson, Fox Fodder Farm

Part of a growing niche floral guild, Taylor Patterson of Brooklyn floral design studio Fox Fodder Farm brings the beauty of blossoms beyond a dozen bundled red roses and onto the pages of Vogue.

“ At 7:00am, as the sky turns from marine to pale blue, Taylor is on 28th Street waiting for a bride. In early March the air isn’t winter harsh but does chill quickly and thoroughly. Food carts are...

03/14/2013

Milk Made - Meghan's Models.

WKND Photographer Meghan McGarry teams up with our friends at Milk Made for Meghan's Models—unexpectedly serene portraits from behind the scenes at Milk Studios | New York's Made Fashion Week.

Throughout the whole of MADE fashion week, photographer Meghan McGarry pulled models out of their chairs backstage while they were getting hair and make up ready and sat them down for some imprompt...