ART: Conartists Art Collective

Brian Shevlin

Picking my way down a cramped stair to a basement, a whole world of original contemporary art, vintage fashion and new customization and print emerged before me. This was Conartists, a creative collective spanning fashion designers, painters, installations, music and graphic artists all working out of the same studio space and regularly putting on exhibitions and events. I had a chat with studio curator and multi-artist Brian Shevlin about what was currently happening on Ludlow Street's art scene. Check it out on our Live Stream.

At Conartists, they speak in color

Hand-drawn cap designs

STYLE SPOTTING: New York Street Trends

Vintage was definitely the key ingredient when Fashion Beat TV bumped in to this creative duo consisting of photography student Monnet Lucki, who attends Parsons School of Design and L.A. hair stylist Deandre Peoples. Both were wearing outfits consisting primarily of vintage clothes and accessories with Deandre mixing in some cool, zippered trousers he had gotten from a fashion show he had styled. Check out the Live Stream video interview where Monnet goes in to more detail about her sources of inspiration and mixing art with fashion in her photography as well as us taking a closer look at Deandre's outfit.

Deandre Peoples (left) & Monnet Lucki (right)

FASHION: Shopping NYC's Lower East Side

For some unusual, smaller and quirkier brands New York's Lower East Side is a great place to find designer boutiques stocking up on the latest New Yorker and International labels. We took a video tour through the garment racks at International Playground and checked out designs by Chromat Garments and Carlos Campos.

Chromat Garments are highly structural

Carlos Campos

MUSIC: Artists' Take on Band Posters and T-Shirts @ Insound Event, NYC

Since their launch in March 1999, Indie rock online mail order store Insound have championed the best and most exciting the underground music scene has to offer. With an increasing following among musicians, labels, fan- and music-zines, Insound has cemented themselves as the go-to place for discovering bands on the verge of breaking in to the music scene at large. New York bands such as Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Pains of Being Pure at Heart and The Rapture have all benefited from these music lovers impeccable taste. Launching their first pop-up event, Insound partnering with artist duo Sonnenzimmer and Jason Munn to create a gallery space bringing together art and music, a selection of limited edition band posters and t shirts were on sale along with design-oriented audio products as well as old-skool vinyl listening stations. Check out our Live Stream feed as we speak with Andy Nystrom and Andy French from Insound about the art and t-shirts.

Band Posters by Sonnenzimmer

TRAVEL: Fashion Beat TV Goes to New York!

Throughout October Fashion Beat TV's Karim Theilgaard will be in New York checking out the New York Film Festival and the ever burgeoning creative scene. If you're a creative or know some hot tips for places and people in New York and would like to get involved get in touch via the Contact info.