District L

When your daily motions start becoming routine and you find yourself sitting at the same Sunday brunch locations week after week, you know it's time to step out of the box -- This is New York, after all; there are no excuses for living in monotony.

Slip out of your comfort zone and into something memorable.for a weekend of new-boozing and subconcious contemplation.

As you head over to Bowery's New Museum to check out George Condo's "Mental States" exhibition, make sure to dress the part. Nothing accurately communicates one's unrelenting mental condition quite like properly applied punctuation. When paired with a mimimalist Lois Eastlund minidress of maximum graphic proportions, a girl can still grab glances on either side of Delancey.

And as quickly as we learned to say it loudly in Helvetica, Plastique Shop creates more shiny irony for us to wear during these weekend escapades.

After an hour or two of cerebral celebration, it will be time to shift into another mental state achieved only by determined brunching. L'asso on 192 Mott Street combines Dov Charney-like decor with modernized Italian cuisine and a Shazam-worthy playlist.

Before sauntering deep into Nolita, be sure to prove your devotion to Italian design -- as it is always appreciated just north of Canal. A pair of Cesare Paciotti shooties will certainly evoke a "ciao bella" or two as you make your way down Mulberry. Just keep your balance on those uneven sidewalks.

Post by Amanda LaMela

This past weekend, during a particularly successful trip to Beacon's Closet to get rid of a gaudy fluorescent yellow jacket from S/S 09 and a shiny cobalt nylon Leonello Borghi bag (from same offending season), I decided to indulge the whole witchy-gothy vibe I've been pining to incorporate into my wardrobe. One Cheap Monday skull print mesh t-shirt and a drop-shoulder bird's eye sweater later, I still wasn't quite satisfied.

After picking up a rather intense looking skull ring (sporting a spiked bucket helmet and a vicious scowl) and then buying it because I couldn't get it off my finger quickly enough, the faintest inkling of an idea entered my mind. As it percolated, it evolved from a mere glimmer in my glazed-over left eye into a full blown sense of purpose, the desire to effect personal change in light of renewed opportunity.

In the world outside of my fevered mind, children, most call this a New Year's Resolution and I had decided mine would be to wear more dude rings. Small victories, small victories.

Enter Plastique, the online vendor boasting "plastic jewelry with a graphic designer's touch". The minimalism and precision that goes into Plastique's range of Gestalt-adherent accessories is indeed appealing. The pieces are just understated enough that a guy like me can get away with wearing them without being labeled a "Gaga-gay" or an "asshole", but just edgy enough that it doesn't look like I'm wearing a Cracker Jack ring and expecting a medal for it. I've never really been one for guy jewelry, but Plastique's educated and mesmerizingly simple festoonery is just the kind of back-up I need to actually commit to making this a thing.

*Although the "Helvetica" necklace will probably earn me a few "pretentious dipshit" comments here and there. But damn straight, I never said I wasn't. Sans serif fonts rule, and so does Plastique.

You can find these and more of Plastique's laser-cut acrylic accessories at their online storefront here.

Post by Nicolas Sera-Leyva

"Nobody wants to be a hipster." -Dov Charney, CEO of American Apparel, Avid Hipster

Like all good hipsters, Dov denounces the lifestyle he pioneered. But, ya know, it's like... whatever.