Those who read this journal on a regular basis will know that we’ve constantly got our eyes peeled for news on our favourite brands, so here’s the latest…Opening Ceremony recently collaborated with music video, short film and movie directing legend Spike Jonze on a line of gear to celebrate the release of Spike’s take on Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are. For anyone who hasn’t heard of Spike Jonze, firstly where there hell have you been? Secondly, he’s the guy responsible for some of the greatest music promos of all time like Sabotage by the Beastie Boys and Drop by Pharcyde.
He’s our kinda guy – smart, uncomplicated ideas brilliantly realized…you’ll love him. If your in New York Check the Opening Ceremony windows as Jonze has fitted out their window display with designs and props from his recent short film about lovelorn robots called “I’m Here” and, simply put, it looks great. They worked with artist Meryl Smith who actually created some of the original props for the film and they’ve also got hold of three copies of the limited edition “I’m Here” flipbook– take a look at it on youtube – just search for “opening ceremony flipbook” and enjoy.