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Michael
Photographed by Terry Tsiolis
Model: Michael Gandolfi at Wilhelmina
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IT FEELS ALRIGHT
The Great Escape music festival in Brighton, England is well known
for headlining new music. Not to mention the fashion statements.
PHOTOGRAPHED BY LISA JOHANSSON AND DALIA NASSIMI
WRITTEN BY JAMES TREGASKES
The Brits love a trip to the seaside. If there’s one destination that epitomizes bygone days of summer spent on pebble beaches and building sandcastles, it’s Brighton. Nestled on the South Coast, it’s crumbling Victorian Piers was the place where the Mods and Rockers clashed during the sixties and where fashionable people still choose to spend the weekend.
During the month of May this city by the sand, aptly nicknamed ‘London-by-Sea’, welcomes a special sort of pleasure seeker. Imagine South by Southwest hops on a boat, picks-up some hot new English songsters en route, add a splash of American talent and you have The Great Escape Festival. It’s Europe’s leading event for new music. With fifty-eight international bands across thirty-six venues our ears and eyes were given a sensory overdose that we’re still recovering from.
With bands galore it’s no surprise this is where the music industry takes a convenient ‘work trip’ and hunts down new talent to sign up. There was certainly no shortage of fresh acts to sign this time around. The Locarnos kicked off proceedings on Thursday and to say they were a ‘ferocious live act’ would be an understatement. Next stop Glastonbury for these talented boys from the West Country. The Invisible are a band we’d seen once before in a tiny East-End boozer and who inspired rather a lot of booty shaking on that occasion. A three-piece band mixing soul and funk, they’ve got our vote for sound of the summer and didn’t disappoint in Brighton. The Norwegian band Casiokids’ live set at Po Na Na was so packed with punters we could hardly breathe and the proof was in the pudding. They mix electro samples with live instrumentals and vocals and the crowd went crazy for it. There’s been a significant gap in British music since the demise of The Libertines and Official Secrets Act might just fill their vintage brogues. This stylish trio, who we bumped into queuing to buy a parking ticket, are Brighton boys born and bred. With a punchy set at their gig we saw first hand the inventive, energy-filled tunes those in the know had been telling us about.
We knew the American’s wouldn’t be able to resist a jump over the pond so it was a fine thing to see the Atlanta four-piece band, Black Lips, on the line-up. The self-described ‘flower-punks’ were like a band of misbehaving school kids as we tried to shoot them. Hockey were high on our list of bands to check out. These Portland boys have plenty of buzz for their rock and roll eclecticism. Already hailed as ones to watch for 2009 by almost every music journalist worth his AAA pass, The Temper Trap, four boys from Australia, blew our ears off with their passionate delivery of songs. It seemed very apt that Swedish trio Peter, Bjorn and John should partake in a little fun by the beach, what with a hit track titled ‘Young Folks’. Their performance went down well at Concord 2 on Saturday night in Brighton.
It wasn’t just the boys that got a look in, there was plenty of girl power! Blackpool might be Brighton’s arch rival in the seaside stakes but Little Boots was quite happy to leave her allegiances behind for one night and end the festival on a high note. Imagine Madonna and Goldfrapp having a lovechild and Little Boots would be it. Her pop-friendly electro-sampled beats are a gig goers dream and this girl has done good alright. Whilst she might take a small shoe size her voice is definitely a size twelve.
And let’s not forget the fashion. From the bands to the festival patrons, everyone had a sartorial statement to make. When we were shoulder to shoulder sweating it out in an underground club or a former dance hall it was clear to see from the fashion who was a Great Escaper. With rolled-up skinny jeans in the mode of Thom Browne, lace-up Vans, deck shoes, more Barbours than the Royal Family can shake a stick at and the obligatory plaid shirt, the kids looked the part.
-JAMES TREGASKES
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OUR SWORDS
PHOTOGRAPHED BY CAMERON KRONE
FASHION EDITOR MICHAEL BARGO
Model: LARS AT FORD
SPREAD ONE:
Lost Art NYC fur shawl, Tom Ford waistcoats,
What Comes Around Goes Around vintage boxers,
Julian Louie custom helmet, stylist’s own rings.
SPREAD TWO:
LEFT: Tom Ford shawl, Lost Art NYC crocodile cape,
What Comes Around Goes Around vintage boxers,
stylist’s studio satin skirt and floral headpiece.
RIGHT: What Comes Around Goes Around vintage boxers,
stylist’s studio satin skirt and floral headpiece.
SPREAD THREE:
LEFT: Lost Art NYC fur shawl, Yves Saint Laurent
jacket, What Comes Around Goes Around vintage
boxers, Julian Louie custom helmet, stylist’s
own rings. RIGHT: Lost Art NYC private collection
shawl, Prada coat, Julian Louie custom helmet,
Eddie Borgo necklaces.
SPREAD FOUR:
LEFT: Tom Ford waistcoat, What Comes Around Goes Around
vintage belt, Bangally African Expo silver arm bands, stylist’s
studio satin toga and floral headpiece.
RIGHT: Tom Ford linen blazer and satin waistcoat,
What Comes Around Goes Around vintage boxers, vintage chain mail,
Cara Croninger necklace.
SPREAD FIVE:
LEFT: Prada double breasted jacket, Tom Ford waistcoat,
What Comes Around Goes Around vintage boxers,
Julian Louie custom headpiece, stylist’s own silver collar,
Eddie Borgo bracelet. RIGHT: Lost Art NYC private collection fur shawl,
Tom Ford tuxedo jacket, What Comes Around Goes Around vintage boxers,
Eddie Borgo necklaces, Bangally African Expo silver arm bands.
SPREAD SIX:
LEFT: Thom Browne coat, What Comes Around Goes Around
vintage boxers, Cara Croninger resin necklace,
Eddie Borgo silver necklaces, stylist’s studio satin
toga and floral headpiece. RIGHT: Stylist’s studio satin toga,
What Comes Around Goes Around vintage boxers,
Thom Browne fur hat, Yves Saint Laurent belt, Tom Ford scarf,
Eddie Borgo necklace.
SPREAD SEVEN:
LEFT: What Comes Around Goes Around vintage Thierry Mugler dress,
Julian Louie custom helmet, stylist’s own silver collar.
RIGHT: Tom Ford velvet tuxedo jacket, Eddie Borgo silver necklace,
Cara Croninger resin necklace, stylist studio satin toga and floral headpiece.
Grooming: Eric Polito at Community NYC
Photo assistant: Maciek Jasik
Fashion Assistants: Julian Louie and Lucy Cobbs
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