Junk Food Clothing celebrates New York City’s largest art week by
unveiling their latest artistic collections from their premium Junk Food Art
House brand.
On
Wednesday, March 5th, from 6pm - 7:30pm, Junk Food will host a
private event showcasing their series of t-shirts with graphics from avant garde
artists including the late neo-expressionist artist Jean-Michel Basquiat and
muralist Keith Haring, along with musical performance by Lily Lane. The
cocktail event will be appropriately located in the historic lobby of the
Carlton hotel, a popular gathering place for New York artists in the 1920s, and
will be feature exploded art and images from Junk Food’s Spring 2014 catalog.
Carlton is
also home to Caravan Stylist Studio which runs a program to help introduce
emerging designers to talent and is a catalyst for an assortment of events
throughout the year at the hotel.
Mike
Palermo, Creative Director of Junk Food Clothing Co. says, "From its
roots, Junk Food has always considered itself an Art House. We fill our
building with incredibly talented artists and our canvas is a t-shirt. We are
excited to share our canvas with some of the most influential artists of our
time to tell their stories and emphasize our passion to our
craft."
Models will
also be on display, wearing various designs as walking art installations.
Guests at this intimate event will be treated to a performance by the breakout
pop fusion singer/songwriter, Lily Lane, whose hit “Nothin’ But
Trouble” has been featured numerous times throughout the fourth season of
ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars.
ABOUT JUNK
FOOD ART HOUSE
Junk Food Art House
highlights creative initiatives spanning art, film and fashion. With its
pulse on creative content from around the globe, art is and always has been at
the heart of Junk Food. Highlighting the brand’s creative ingenuity and original
core values, Junk Food Art House engages the art community through a
carefully-curated program of creative initiatives spanning art, film and
fashion. Presenting a unique approach to the concept of artist collaborations,
Junk Food Art House celebrates well-established names as well as rising talent
through limited-edition product releases, innovative pop-up spaces, special
events and unique partnerships.
ABOUT
ARTESTAR
Artestar is an
international brand licensing and consulting company that specializes in
creating market opportunities through consumer product, retail, advertising and
promotional campaigns. The company has over 20 years of experience representing
internationally renowned artists and designers including Keith Haring,
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Robert Mapplethorpe, Maripol, Ryan McGinness and Patricia
Field. Based in New York, Artestar has affiliate offices in Italy, Spain,
France, Germany, Brazil, South Korea and Japan.
Lily Lane is a singer
and songwriter based in New York City. This 22 year olds music mixes classic
Hollywood with grungy downtown Manhattan style. In January 2014 she released her
first EP, and has seen great success with her hit song ‘Nothin’ But Trouble’,
which has become a favorite and regular addition to the ABC family show
Pretty Little Liars series. Evoking the greats like Billie Holiday, Nancy
Sinatra, and some of her modern day inspirations like Amy Winehouse, Joss Stone
and Lana Del Ray, Lily’s enchanting sound and gorgeous looks set her apart from
the rest. With her 5’10” frame paired with her edgy-scene-stealing music, she is
sure to become one of fashion’s newest darlings in the
scene.
ABOUT
CARAVAN STYLIST STUDIO
The idea of
Caravan Stylist Studio started when Claudine DeSola realized how the talents’
relationship with designers could be more meaningful. She wanted to create a
place where proper introductions to new designers and products could happen. A
perfect example of kismet is when an actress wears a dress to an event, falls in
love with that designer’s clothing and then attends their fashion show. It is a
way that love of fashion can be full circle.
ABOUT THE
CARLTON HOTEL
The Carlton,
an Autograph Collection hotel, blends old world luxury and Beaux-Arts
flourishes, with stylish modernism. The Carlton hotel is managed by Gemstone
Hotels & Resorts, LLC, and features one of the city’s most beautiful hotel
lobbies. The vaulted ceilings, marbled floors, floor-to-ceiling suede paneled
walls; soothing waterfall and rich mahogany frame the lobby. Originally designed
by Harry Allen Jacobs, and completed in 1904 as The Seville Hotel, the Carlton
serves as a historic reminder of New York’s elegant past. An inspired fusion of
old-world elegance with distinct contemporary energy and glamour, the
century-old Carlton’s blend of historic and modern design perfectly captures the
city’s spirit. The Carlton is the second New York City hotel to join the
Autograph Collection, a growing ensemble of hotels selected for their
distinctive style and ability to provide exclusive experiences to guests.
Millesime, deriving from the French word for vintage, is the new restaurant in
the Carlton Hotel. An organic collaboration not just by namesake, Millesime is
built within the historically landmarked details known in the space, including
the exquisite 1904 Tiffany-style glass dome skylight and the extraordinary
mosaic floor. Millesime, accessible from the Carlton hotel’s lobby, exists on
two floors and offers a menu which draws its inspiration from the classic
seafood dishes found throughout France complimented by a variety of specialty
cocktails.
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