Fifteen-year-old Oliver Tate has two big ambitions: to save his parents' marriage via carefully plotted intervention and to lose his virginity before his next birthday. Worried that his mom is having an affair with New Age weirdo Graham, Oliver monitors his parents' sex life by charting the dimmer switch in their bedroom. He also forges suggestive love letters from his mom to dad. Meanwhile, Oliver attempts to woo his classmate, Jordana, a self-professed pyromaniac who supervises his journal writing - especially the bits about her. When necessary, she orders him to cross things out. -- (C) Weinstein
Netflix has severed video streaming from its DVD-by-mail rental plans, making access to its library of on-demand instant videos available only as a separate plan. Users who want both forms of media will need to subscribe to both, which in most cases will amount to a price hike. Its new arrangement, though, may help Netflix negotiate with studios in upping the size and quality of its streaming library. Read more here.
Jasper continues to work on interesting products. After having launched Kanye West x Louis Vuitton sneaker inspired Quintin Caps and also having been busy with Diamond Supply Co. on a capsule shoe collection, we can show you today his upcoming line of bracelets. The leather bracelets are heavily adorned with silver and gold metal accents. A release is scheduled for November 8th, 2011, at RSVP Gallery in Chicago.
After Stash, Recon gives us a closer look at the Global Hi Artist Series sneaker by Futura. Busy with relaunching the entire Recon operation, one of the first initiatives is the Global Hi Mural Project, where each artist involved designed a sneaker and a matching mural. Check out Futura in the video here above.
Here is an up close and personal view of rising Manhattan-based company Baron Wells. This brief, but detailed lookbook showcases a nicely tailored shirt selection with the striped club collar button-down standing out at the forefront. For the outerwear, Baron Wells made a duffle coat-inspired jacket in a rich grey wool that could be paired with nearly any outfit. Overall, the designs are simple and effective as they speak to a classic style that is entirely crafted in the USA. All goods can be purchased here.
