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September 02nd, 2009 / Nice Collective Time Machine Movie











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August 17th, 2009 / Nice Collective Fall 2009





For their Fall 2009 runway debut entitled Time Machine, Nice Collective plunged into the murky dreamscapes of H. G. Wells, Chris Marker and Terry Gillian-offering a distopic, but euphoric vision of blurred timelines and epochs. Time Machine presents the full realization of the brand's ethos, which is less about clothes than the creation of a full immersive experience. The specially designed runway/installation was the joint collaboration of Nice Collective and friends, who labored with a full team for over three months on the complex schematics. Assembled from hand picked materials (including a salvaged turn of the century carriage, aged steel, antique leather and burnt wood), the resulting environment provided a timely homage to the fashion spectacles of the early nineties.





The esoteric juxtapositions extended to other collaborators, which included former Nine Inch Nail's member, Alessandro Cortini, who created a live pre-show soundscape. Runway music was produced by Nice Collective and long time friend and producer Jason Jinx, and featured the world premier of the unreleased track "Under Control" by Freeland. ("Under Control" is now available on the album, Cope, released earlier this spring). These exclusive photographs and video by James Chaing document the unfolding of this collaborative universe, and offer a sneak peek behind the divine madness.
































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March 06th, 2009 / Martin




Hello,
We are Martin of San Francisco. After a decade of collaborative work with Nice Collective, we have produced an imaginative synthesis of modern cycling culture and photographic aesthetic. Clean lines, simple ideas, and thoughtful execution has brought these two worlds together in our new line of apparel.

Family is our foundation and friends our inspiration.  Martin welcomes collective interaction and is excited to share "our" like-minded vision.















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February 24th, 2009 / Interview with a clown

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January 25th, 2009 / New Romantics













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October 22nd, 2008 / Club for Heroes

Every Tuesday, 350 of the most creative, individualistic young people cram into the club. Many are ex-punks, fed up with a scene that had burned brightly, but all too quickly turned in on itself. Others are young fashion students from the nearby Central St. Martin's College turning the place into a personal catwalk.

The brilliant thing is that everyone involved has a role. George is in the cloakroom in his white-faced kabuki made-up and kimono, Rusty, in his fifties suits, playing the records, and I am on the door with my big hair and high heels, carrying a silver-topped cane.

My door policy is always very strict, everyone has to pay - even the regular faces and the people who will become famous. If people don't want to pay, and think that they were above it, I will say, "Who the fuck are you ?"

There is plenty of glamour, but it is also very debauched. There is always someone falling over. The men are always in the ladies loos putting their make-up on because it has the best mirrors. Sometimes you'll walk into the loos and the scent of hairspray will almost knock you out. But one thing you can say about Blitz is that there were no barriers.

excerpts thanks to - Steve Strange
1980


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