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Hypebeast
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
Clipse and Paper Planes Deliver "CULTURALLY INAPPROPRIATE" Merch
Summary TheClipsehas teamed up withPaper Planesfor a selection of 'CULTURALLY INAPPROPRIATE' merch. The collab pays homage toPusha TandMalice's first studio album in almost two decades,Let God Sort Em Out. Joining the release are a duo of T-shirts in either black or white, with the 'CULTURALLY INAPPROPRIATE' phrase across the chest and a Clipse logo on the back. Finally, a blackNew EraOld School 9FIFTY Snapback with the Paper Planes logo in the front, the Clipse and New Era insignias on the sides and a large 'VIRGINIA' embroidery on the back wraps up the collection. Check out the collab above. The Clipse x Paper Planes merch collection is available now via thePaper Planes webstore, with prices ranging from $68 USD to $75 USD.
New York Post
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Inside 2025's ‘drink of the year' — from the NYC bar owner who invented it: ‘Very unique and different'
Here's something worthy of a toast. The bourbon-based cocktail crowned Food 52's 'drink of the year' is finally getting its moment in the spotlight two decades after its creator mixed it the first time in a Big Apple bar. The pink-hued 'Paper Plane,' first crafted at what is now Attaboy on the Lower East Side, has reached new heights due to its ability to balance 'the Holy Trinity of bitter, sweet and sour,' creator Sam Ross, 42, told The Post. Advertisement 'If you can balance all that, it has a weird, amazing sort of pleasantry to it.' 4 The Paper Plane, a bourbon-based concoction crowned Food 52's 'drink of the year' for 2025, hails from none other than New York City – and is finally getting its moment in the spotlight after nearly two decades, according to the drink's creator Sam Ross. Tamara Beckwith The tangy, bright beverage's versatility and ease to make has allowed it to gradually take flight across generations, genders and experience level, he added — and has gotten so popular in the last year that it's been canned for home bars across the US as of last year. Advertisement 'It's the sum of its parts, It doesn't taste like any one ingredient individually,' the Australian-born New York bartender said. 'Once you get it into the glass, you actually realize you're tasting something very unique and different.' Ross first crafted the concoction in 2007 at his tucked-away bar – formerly called Milk & Honey – while he was tasked with creating a signature drink for a bar out in Chicago called The Violet Hour. The drink was inspired by a bottle of Amaro Nonino gifted to Ross by a friend, he said, and aptly named his creation for M.I.A.'s indie-rap hit 'Paper Planes.' Aside from equal parts bourbon and the Italian liqueur, the spirit-forward cocktail also features Aperol and lemon juice. 'I just fell in love with it immediately,' Ross said. 'I created this drink because I wanted people to experience Amaro Nonino.' Advertisement And despite it first appearing on a Chicago bar's menu, the beverage 'definitely holds a New York immigration card,' the bartender stated. 4 Aside from bourbon, the cocktail also features equal parts aperol, amaro and lemon juice, which Ross describes as 'the Holy Trinity of bitter, sweet and sour. Tamara Beckwith The resulting cocktail helped Ross – also known for inventing the Penicillin – land on the map of modern cocktail tastemakers, but it also helped the 127-year-old Amaro brand stick the landing in cocktail scenes around the world, according to sixth-generation distiller Francesca Bardelli Nonino. 'The United States sets the trend for [not only] movies and TV shows, but also for cocktails,' Bardelli Nonino, 35, said — adding she's toasted with Amaro lovers in Japan, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom thanks to the success of the Paper Plane. 'In Italy, most of the time you first start to appreciate a product by itself and then in a cocktail, but in the United States you first appreciate it in a cocktail.' Advertisement To Bardelli Nonino, the celebration is personal, as the grappa-based liqueur traces its roots back to her great-grandfather's recipe from Friuli, Italy. 'The paper plane put together Italian culture and American culture – and I think people realized then, 'this is delicious, I want to know more about the other ingredients,'' she said, raising a glass at an inaugural Paper Plane Week event at Attaboy. 4 'The United States sets the trend for [not only] movies and TV shows, but also for cocktails,' Bardelli Nonino, 35, said. Tamara Beckwith Ross added the drink is a crowd pleaser as it's easy to make given its equal parts recipe only requires four ingredients and is 'self-policing' – in that it's immediately apparent if it was made incorrectly because of its signature pink hue and ample froth. 'All the 'modern classics' have to be somewhat simple to make – we're not talking about strange infusions or crazy techniques that take a long time,' Ross said. 'If you want to be able to be made, especially at home bars it has to be things that are very approachable … and I think it's just straight up delicious.' 4 Paper Plane Week at Attaboy in the Lower East Side, Manhattan. Tamara Beckwith Ross credits the dawn of the Facebook age for the Paper Plane's initial popularity among bartenders in the late aughts, but he believes the drink's versatility has been able to keep its humble profile steadily gliding over the years. The Attaboy co-owner notes he's pushing a newer take on the cocktail — dubbed a Mosquito with mezcal, Campari, fresh ginger and lemon — that he hopes to be met with similar fanfare. Advertisement 'It kind of startles me, each year it seems to get more and more popular,' Ross said of his Paper Plane. 'It doesn't have a singular market. 'When you think of a whiskey cocktail, you're automatically going to be thinking whiskey sours, Manhattans, old fashioneds,' he added. 'These are powerful, potent drinks — and this one isn't that.'
Telegraph
07-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Young people are wrong, office uniforms don't have to be boring
If you were going to dip a tentative toe into the fraught world of TikTok, you might come across a new trend taking hold. So that you don't have to, an explanation: young people, mostly members of Gen Z, are taking to the social media platform to share the workwear they don on rotation, with the majority turning to muted grey and black outfits. 'I have no time for decision fatigue and the destruction it causes,' says TikTok user Isobelle Panton (aka @corporateagonyaunt), explaining why she frequently wears the same blazer, jeans and coat to her job as a commercial lead in Manchester. @corporateagonyaunt Replying to @Ellen Stack | Nutritionist outfit repeating is cool and good for our Mother Nature. I have no time for decision fatigue and the destruction it causes #uniform #deinfluencing #corporateoutfits ♬ Peekaboo x Paper Planes by Altégo - ALTÉGO The idea is being referred to as a ' Steve Jobs uniform', inspired by the Apple co-founder and former CEO who famously made a black mock roll-neck his corporate – and personal – signature. Jobs most often paired the piece, designed by the late Issey Miyake, with Levi's 501 jeans and New Balance trainers, reportedly so that he didn't have to devote time or brain power to the issue of what to wear each day. There appear to be other factors at play in the 'Jobs-ification' of workwear, however. Fortune recently reported that six in 10 employers have fired Gen Z employees recently within months of hiring them, with issues including young people wearing inappropriate clothing to the office. A bland corporate moodboard might therefore be a subconscious effort to blend in, especially in an uncertain economic climate. But it also feels, ironically, like a resignation. While it's chic to have an office style and savvy to invest in workwear staples, the mood among younger generations feels defeatist. What happened to the old maxim about dressing for the job you want, not the one you have? And where's the recognition of the considerable power, not to mention joy, of a great – and varied – work wardrobe? It can uplift and inspire us, serving as a valuable reminder of how far behind us the legging-clad days of lockdown really are. But young people seem to be missing the memo. 'I'm in my forties and definitely feel that the younger cohort don't make the effort my age group does,' says Isabel Spearman, former fashion columnist for The Telegraph. 'We're lucky to have clothes as part of our armour and should use them to our advantage. It's more professional to look the part, and personally as a mum it gives me great pleasure to leave the house for work looking my best.' Making an effort for work has the potential to boost career success too. 'Clothing functions as a powerful tool of social signalling. In the workplace, a cohesive and curated look can suggest competence, commitment and confidence,' says fashion psychologist Dr Carolyn Mair. 'It becomes a form of self-expression, subtly communicating that the wearer takes their role – and themselves – seriously.' Of course, certain adopted uniforms can achieve this. Jobs' look became synonymous not only with Apple but with Silicon Valley success itself, memorably emulated by former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes during her ill-fated ascent to power. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is rarely seen out of his signature dark grey T-shirt (reportedly specially made by Brunello Cucinelli for upwards of $300 a pop) and dark-wash jeans. Barack Obama famously wore grey or blue suits during his presidency, telling Vanity Fair: 'I don't want to make decisions about what I'm eating or wearing. Because I have too many other decisions to make.' And during Justine Picardie's tenure as editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar UK, she often extolled the virtues of a workwear rotation – hers often featuring a Breton striped top, black trousers and a black Chanel jacket. But the resigned mood proliferating on social media feels a world away from such sartorial assurance or time-saving ambition – it feels more like giving up. It's interesting that the same generation who invented the 'office siren' (a risqué social media trend that deals in skintight pencil skirts and immoderately buttoned shirts) are swinging to the other end of the spectrum. Surely there's a happy medium that feels appropriate yet uplifting. Striking the balance, and sparking some joy in the process, needn't necessitate a whole new workwear wardrobe. 'Small changes can help to jazz things up,' says stylist Anna Berkeley. 'Adding a modern shoe – like a fringed loafer, large studded details or anything in orange, red or oxblood – can help enormously.' Spearman also relies on the transformative effect of accessories, investing in them more frequently than clothes. 'Shoes and even tights can immediately update your outfit, even if you're wearing the same old dress you've had for years,' she says. Younger generations worrying about rocking the sartorial boat at work would do well to heed this advice. 'Adding personal touches like jewellery, watches, or a standout belt can inject personality without stepping outside professional norms,' says Mair. Joy awaits those willing to resist the call of the office uniform with a few easy twists. If you're retired or work from home five days a week, more power to you. If not, it's time to make the office into your own personal catwalk, even if just for the day. Three ways to freshen up your office uniform Add a statement shoe The uplifting power of a pair of bright red Mary Janes is not to be underestimated. Prints and metallics work equally well and while you could opt for heels, it's worth taking advantage of the season's best flats. Brighten up your base Layering in a pop of colour will add a new lease of life to your suits and separates. Green is always a winner, but it's also worth considering on-trend butter yellow or stripes. Try a tie No longer reserved for men, ties are now a fixture in womenswear – just ask Melania Trump and Nicole Kidman, both of whom have recently tried the tailoring trend. If you're reluctant to fully embrace this 'borrowed from the boys' look, try a skinny silk scarf or ribbon instead.
The Guardian
14-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Edwyn Collins: Nation Shall Speak Unto Nation review – the sense of an ending
Recorded at his home studio in Helmsdale in north Scotland with musicians including his son, William, there is a sense that Edwyn Collins's 10th solo album – and his fifth since two life-changing strokes in 2005 – is about homecoming, coming full circle, marking the end of a journey. Quite apart from the explicit references to the village in which he lives on The Bridge Hotel, he sings elsewhere of 'winding my way back home'. There's also a sense of reckoning. The title track alludes to the speech problems caused by his ill health: 'Back when the words came easily/ I had the answer to everything', something also touched upon on Knowledge. Indeed, his lyrics are equally thoughtful and thought-provoking throughout, the musicianship sensitive and never seizing the spotlight from his still distinctive baritone. Paper Planes and It Must Be Real are particularly beautifully realised; the rousing The Heart Is a Foolish Little Thing conceals rueful and tender sentiments. Collins has just announced a farewell tour for the autumn. One has to hope this compassionate, empathetic record is not his farewell album too.
