opening party of the nice and naughty solo show of young thai artist charuorn thongthai at nospace gallery is friday, jan 8 from 7pm-10pm. location: 178 pridi phanomyong 20, sukhumvit 71 [sukhumvit].
the planet of the apes photo show opens at colette on thursday, jan 7. on display are photos by dennis stock taken in 1967 during the filming of planet of the apes. location: 213 rue saint-honoré [1er].
the under the mangosteen tree festival, celebrating the centenary year of malayalam novelist vaikom muhammad basheer, kicks off jan 6 [on until jan 27] at malayalee club, 25 club road [chetpet].
high-fashion haunt al othman slashes prices, giving discounts up to 50% on selected labels, including proenza schouler, peter som and matthew williamson. location: maryam complex, salem al mubarak street [salmiya].
opening party of the os brasileiros group show at carmichael gallery is saturday, jan 5 from 8pm-midnight. on display are works from brazilian urban artists, including binho ribeiro, mateus bailon and tiago fazito. location: 1257 north la brea avenue [west hollywood].
billabong lands in brazil. a new concept store just opened its doors in bustling sĂŁo paulo. measuring 360 sqm. spread over two floors, the store also features concise product collections of other brands such as element skateboards and von zipper. location: rua oscar freire 909 [jardins].
dress up and mingle with clowns, bearded women and tiger trainers at the circus on dec 31 from 10pm. click weblink for more info [french only] location: cirque alexis grĂĽss, porte de passy [16e].
glam it up for the black tie and silverspoon ball at maya on dec 31 from 7.30pm. after dinner fun includes a gig by guitarist jackson scott and some serious bootyshaking with deejays roger taylor, matt harris and wade crescent. dress code: black tie and tiaras, national costume and medals of honour! click [here] for reservations. location: 1a dean street [soho].
check out the next dos Ă dos bash at hanil cabaret on saturday, dec 29 from 9pm-4.30am. lineup includes deejays eunchurn, sonyeon, transi and inch, veejays electric dildo and vakki. additionally a short film on no bra is shown. location: hanil building, jongro-5ga 314-7 [jongro-gu].
savvy fashion chain i.t recently opened two new stores, both designed by sean dix. locations: pacific place, level 2, 88 queensway [central] and times square, level 3, hennesy road [causeway bay].
saturday night? all party kids head for this bash on dec 29 from 7pm at tsokolo. lineup includes getaway cab, myne and acoustic theory. location: 3-ya sovietskaya ulitsa 2 [tsentralniy].
after toronto, london, nyc and new delhi the indian electronica festival lands in mumbai on dec 28-29, showcasing cutting-edge south asian-flavoured electronic music. gig lineup includes mili bhagat, maneesh the twister, shamik and decoy. location: blue frog, d/2 mathuradas mills compound, joshi marg [lower parel].
funky free people just opened a new manhattan store. location: 79 fifth avenue [noho].
paul smith has opened two flagship stores in south africa. johannesburg location: 25 seventh avenue [parkhurst]. cape town location: victoria wharf shopping centre, victoria & alfred waterfront [downtown].
get ready for the south willard sale, kicking off on wednesday, dec 26 at 11am. it’s 25% off véronique branquinho, raf simons, a.p.c. and other brands. location: 8038 west third street [west hollywood].
preferred cobbler of ladies-who-lunch jimmy choo has just opened a new california flagship. measuring 3,000 sq.ft., this is the first of six new west coast outlets. location: 240 north rodeo drive [beverly hills].
the family of form exhibition at design house opens sunday, dec 23. on display are works of three generations of eindhoven design academy graduates, including piet hein eek, joris laarman and nacho carbonell. location: stadhuisplein 3 [centrum].
a temporary lomography store recently opened in the french capital. selling straight out of suitcases, it has loads of goodies on offer! location: 6 place franz liszt [10e].
edgy headwear brand new era lands in europe! it recently opened a london flagship, featuring the widest selection of its items worldwide. location: 72-74 brewer street [soho].
uniqlo has arrived in the city of lights. having opened a modest 200 sqm. store in suburban la défense, a bigger one downtown launches shortly. location: les 4 temps mall, 15 parvis de la défense [la défense].
check out the avalonian deejays club bash at mishuku web on friday, dec 21 from 11pm. dj lineup includes yosuke kotani, galliano and ryo yamaguchi. location: 3-30-10-b1 ikejiri [ikejiri].
put your own music festival together and win a v.i.p. trip to berlin in the originals festival contest set up by adidas and vice. click weblink for more info [oz residents eligible only!].
check out the disscoxx release party at nbi on friday, dec 21 from 9pm. gig lineup includes disscoxx, porn sword tobacco and hecq. location: schönhauserallee 36 [pankow].
the nu creatives launch new brand marka t-shirt co. on wednesday, dec 19 at 8pm. a group of 24 greek visual artist have contributed, including farida el gazzar, giannis kouroudis and filep motwary. location: odos triptolemou 30 [gazi].
sneaker boutiques leaders 1354, self conscious and phli worldwide celebrate their new brotherhood collaboration with a party at lumen on wednesday, dec 19 from 10pm. dj lineup includes million dollar mano, terry hunter and timbuck2. location: 839 west fulton market street.
opening sunday, dec 16 at the museum of indian arts and culture is the exhibition native couture: a history of santa fé style. on display are a series of exceptional american-indian jewellery pieces. location: 708-710 camino lejo [museum hill].
check out the boombox therapy urban meet at tee box café on sunday, dec 16 from 1pm-late, featuring a sneaker show, low rider bikes, music/beat-making workshop, graffiti art plus a string of rap gigs. artists include iwa k, nsane5, saykoji and doms dee. location: jalan wijaya II 123 [kebayoran baru].
petrozavodsk party kids converge at the freak out!!! electro bash at porshen bar on sunday, dec 16 from 8pm. dj lineup includes dmitri nowave, nikolai kitto, artim haka, sasha freakazoyd. dress code: nu-rave! location: ulitsa kheykkonena 39 [drevlyanka].
dress up and head for the black rabbit party at kika on sunday, dec 16 from 8pm. lineup includes guachass, pinkat and dj sets by franco cinelli and rebel. glam shnapper merlin bronques shoots the crowds. location: calle honduras 5339 [palermo].
nuevas tendencias returns sunday, dec 16 from 11am-9pm, featuring 30 new designers [fashion show at 7.30pm], art performances, good food and dj set by camilo gil. location: galpĂłn 9, pasaje chucre manzur 9 [bellavista].
insiders head for the big van ravenstein sale on sunday, dec 16 from noon-5pm. location: keizersgracht 359 [centrum].
opening party of censorship is weak as f##k, a skateboard art retrospective of artists sean cliver and marc mckee is saturday, dec 15 at 7pm [invite only]. location: 435 north fairfax avenue [west hollywood].
check out the aimecube x jb classics release party at le bus palladium on saturday, dec 15 from 11pm. lineup includes miss odd kid, mdot plus cuizinier and tido. location: 6 rue fontaine [9e].
the mendinismi a parigi showcase at galerie l.j. beaubourg opens saturday, dec 15 at 7pm. on display are a series of limited-edition vases by italian architect and designer alessandro mendini. location: 23 rue du renard [4e].
check out the robert warner leather order exhibition at international gallery beams on dec 15-16 with the former north beach leather designer attending! location: 3-25-15 jingumae, 2nd floor [harajuku].
savvy slam jam throws a u.f.o.-inspired xmas party on friday, dec 14 from 7pm-9pm [invite only] at their store. location: via paoli 3-5 [navigli].
better-than-the-air-i-breathe designer/artist/genius helmut lang presents his first solo show at the journal gallery. on view from dec 14 to jan 28. 168 north 1st street [williamsburg].
