YOUR PENGUIN HAS ARRIVED

We’ve all gone through family photo albums and coveted the clothes that our relatives wore decades ago. You are rakish uncle smiling for the camera at a lawn party? Chances are he was wearing Penguin. Thanks to recent widespread brand availability, our generation is able to have a piece of Original Penguin. A fleet of stores opened in 2006, with the flag ship location on Los Angeles’ Melrose Avenue. The boutique itself was designed by Original Penguin’s Creative Director and a VP of Branding David Bedwell, who incorporated mid-century rosewood, cobblestones, and concrete tiling for the exterior, and mid-century modern Danish furniture for the anterior. “We have built what might be considered a mid century home inspired by famous architecture of Los Angeles,” Bedwell says. “The store has familial aesthetic while keeping the classic environment of the Original Penguin retail store identity intact.“ That sort of domestic appeal is perfectly suited for a brand that has been passed down from one generation to the next.

SNAP MY PICTURE

Jeremy Kost is exploring a new medium: Jewelry. But the line’s concept remains true to his photographic roots. You can cop his signature Polaroid-around-the-neck look with his first piece, Flash-1 and ”[It] bled out of something I wanted, nothing all that extravagant.,” says the man who has shot Polaroids of everyone from Yoko Ono to Mary J Blige. “A logical extension of me as an artist: do something you like.” Collaborating with Rusty Pistachios Pnut jewelry, Jeremy‘s Flash-1 piece emulates his trademark neckpiece– a Polaroid camera – but the 18 inch silver ball neck chain and sterling silver charm is a less clumsy alternative. The subtle style piece is out now and a limited run of 1000. A second item, and titled frame, is due out soon – it’s a Snapchat photo charm complete with six rows of black diamonds. Thankfully, costs down to earth an accessible approach to photography extends to this new creative endeavor. “There’s no gifting or placating celebs,” he says. That means the A-list masses can’t pick theirs up at roidrage.com along with everyone else.