Jeffrey Cares 2012 was a resounding success Monday night at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. The evening marked the return of Aiden Andrews (Ford Men) following a serious skateboarding accident late last year. Matt Gontier (Ford Men) made his ninth consecutive appearance for Jeffery Cares, which dates all the way back to his 2003 debut when he skateboarded down the runway. The runway portion of the event, which was astutely cast by Andrew Weir, also included Adrien Brunier (Ford Men), André Ziehe (Ford Men), Ben Hunter (Ford Men), Clint Mauro (Ford Men), Dennis Hirdt (Ford Men), Jeremy Santucci (Ford Men), Logan Macrae (Ford Men), Matt Clunan (Ford Men), Michael Gstoettner (Ford Men), and Tommy Dunn (Ford Men). [Twitter / FordModels]
Kenneth Cole has announced plans to launch a new women’s and men’s sportswear line with high price points called Kenneth Cole Collection. With a 30th anniversary of Kenneth Cole Productions approaching, the brand is seeking to reposition itself in the marketplace toward a more mature and sophisticated customer. To that end, the Collection will employ the use of higher quality fabrics and more advanced styling. WWD reported that tonight the company will introduce Kenneth Cole Collection, as well as show its secondary line Kenneth Cole New York, at Cedar Lake in New York. [WWD]
H&M parent company Hennes and Mauritz is rumored to be planning a luxury brand that would be positioned above its already high-end COS brand. A report in the Swedish financial daily Dagens Industri on Monday has prompted all manner of speculation, which Hennes and Mauritz has neither confirmed nor denied. That said, you might still want to ready your folding chair and portable generator for those long nights spent camping in front of the local H&M in anticipation of a positive announcement. [WWD]
Belle & Sebastian have released a video for their cover of the 1988 hit single “Crash” by the Primitives off the newly released compilation The Late Night Tales, which they themselves curated. Directed by artist Stephen Tolfrey the music video cleverly renders the members of Belle & Sebastian in forms strikingly similar to those of Cubeecraft paper-craft toys and then sets them against a stop-motion backdrop of bustling London. [Pitchfork]
Adrien Brunier (Ford Men) & Aiden Andrews (Ford Men) | Jeffrey Cares 2012 (Photography: Damien Neva)
