Archive for the ‘Style’ Category

Alexander Bustamante’s amazing revolutionary afro, 1953

By First • Jun 30th, 2008 • Category: Style

They made Busta Chief Minister of Jamaica and just nine years later in 1962, we got Independence. With this hair, the British had no choice.



First presents…the Butu Hearse

By First • Jun 26th, 2008 • Category: Style

The ultimate in butu: when it’s not enough to have an open casket, have an open hearse to show everyone how important you are…were.



First presents…the indoor girlfriend suit

By First • Jun 26th, 2008 • Category: Style

Happy, warm and quiet.



55% Terylene!

By First • Jun 25th, 2008 • Category: Style

Wicked. But how do we get our hair back like that?



Martin the Tailor

By First • Jun 24th, 2008 • Category: Style

Shot on a Sony EX1 by director Galen Summer, this short documentary about the legendary Brooklyn tailor Martin Greenfield is something we particularly enjoyed here at First.



First presents: The 9.72 T

By First • Jun 23rd, 2008 • Category: Style

You might recall, unless you REALLY have your head in the sand, that Usain Bolt broke Asafa Powell’s 100m world record with a 9.72 run in NYC a few weeks ago.



Dulce Pinzón’s Mexican Superheroes

By First • Jun 20th, 2008 • Category: Style

Emigrant nations, like us, appreciate than it’s far from easy to hold down several dead-end jobs to support an entire extended family back home. That’s what inspired Mexican-born NYC-based photographer Dulce Pinzón.



Aryan Oufitters

By First • Jun 19th, 2008 • Category: Style

Fifth-generation KKK Ms. Ruth supports her quadriplegic daughter Lilbet by sewing Ku Klux Klan uniforms. Somehow we don’t feel sorry for them.



Spanish Elle: En Cuerpoy Aqua

By First • Jun 18th, 2008 • Category: Style

Need something to read in the supermarket line while ignoring your screaming children? How about the July 2008 issue of Spanish Elle which features nine nude Spanish actresses



Shoe repair the professional grown-up way

By First • Jun 17th, 2008 • Category: Style

When we were young, and we only got one pair of sneakers a year, we’d sooner use our own toothbrush to keep them clean. Today we care less for our shoes, but we should; and we certainly shouldn’t be throwing them away. The professionals at Church’s show how…