Entertainment Advisory/Immediate Release:
(September 4, MTV Press)
One of Entertainment Weekly's Musts for 2007
"Fashion designers have looked to The Misshapes for influence, just as press once used Edie Sedgwick as a radar of style." – The New York Times
"The Misshapes are fashion-and music-world staples in their own right. They are where the stylish want to be in relation to cool kids, music, and fashion." –Paper Magazine
The trio have been heralded in publications ranging from People to Paper, Nylon to The New York Times. Blender has had them on their Hot 100 list and Leigh Lezark was one of New York magazine's "Most Influential New Yorkers" in 2006 as well one of Spin Magazine's "Top 25 Under 25."
The Misshapes are Greg Krelenstein (26), Leigh Lezark (23), and Geordon Nicol (23) the trio behind the groups‚ eponymous Saturday-night party as well as trendsetters in their own right. The Misshapes phenomenon began in February 2004, when their weekly party, which many now consider the best in hipster Manhattan, opened it's doors for the first time. It's a teenage rock 'n' roll dance party for young people in their late teens and early twenties, and it's been going strong ever since. They have managed to become an intersection of music, art, and fashion and aside from their weekly night, they have provided music for a range of events hosted by institutions like the Whitney Museum and Museum of Contemporary Art to fashion world powerhouses like Chanel, Versace, and Calvin Klein. They have assembled this collection of portraits, edited by Misshapes member Geordon Nicol, as a document of their unique world.
The portraits include cutting edge musicians, celebrities, artists, and designers, some from different generations, alongside the youth of down town New York. Madonna, Yoko Ono, Michael Stipe, Axl Rose, Kelis, Peaches, Hedi Slimane, Michel Gondry, Nan Goldin, Sienna Miller, Chloe Sevigny, Bloc Party, My Chemical Romance and many others are included. With each subject posed amidst the downtown scene's dense and riotous environment. The contributing photographers also include some of the art, fashion and rock world's biggest stars like Karl Lagerfeld, Ryan McGinley, and Nick Zinner.
The Toronto book launch event will take place Thursday Sept 6th, Fly Nightclub (8 Gloucester St) with fashion icon Sophie Lamar hosting, DJ set by The Misshapes , Sebastian Grainger (Death From Above 1979), Jackson Pollis, Crystal Castles and featuring a surprise guest! Doors at 9pm. Cost $10. The book will retail for $33.50 (CDN) available online and in various book retail outlets. This event presented by Matt Sims & Don't Be Shy.
www.myspace.com/themisshapes www.misshapes.com
HI RES PHOTOS AVAILABLE
For more information contact:
Aleix Martinez, aleix@girlie.com , 212-989-2222 ext. 136
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