The Unknown Hipster Diaries

Sharp-witted sketches of urban adventure compiled in a new book

by Laila Gohar Illustrator Jean-Philippe Delhomme has spent the last 25 years documenting representations of pop culture with his pencil. Having created illustrations for an array of high-caliber clients including Louis Vuitton, Maison Kitsuné and Sotheby’s, he began compiling his quirky drawings in a blog titled The Unknown Hipster in 2009. The witty diary-like entries are told through the eyes (or in this case aviators) …

Interview: Jason Woodside

We speak with one-half of the duo behind Happy Bones, NYC's new low-key coffee shop serving up Kiwi favorites

by Frank Galland Billing itself as an “undercover espresso bar,” Happy Bones Coffee & Publications was recently opened in Manhattan’s NoHo neighborhood by Kiwi clothier Luke Harwood of Stolen Girlfriends Club and contemporary artist and Florida native Jason Woodside. Fronted by Bond No. 7’s storefront, Happy Bones contains a shop for design objects, art books and magazines, while serving up sludge in the back amidst …

Sequence Jewelry

Salvadoran-born New Yorker Ariela Suster enlists gang members back home to produce her line

by Laila Gohar Salvadoran-born Ariela Suster dropped out of Harvard and moved to New York City to pursue a career in fashion. After a string of editorial positions at various fashion magazines, she followed her true calling to create a brand that gives back to communities in El Salvador. Five years and a chance meeting later she launched Sequence jewelry. The accessories line employs ex-gang …