‘Tis the season for cobalt blue. If there is one color you need to add to your winter wardrobe, it’s this deep hue. Of course, by add I mean anything from accessories for your outfit, to a main piece like a blouse or a dress. This vibrant color goes well with every skin tone or hair color,...

You already know Wet Paint loves the future, and we love couture fashion that crosses the line and pushes the edge, so it goes without saying the elegant craftsmanship and inspired-by-machines-of-tomorrow design ethic of Iris van Herpen has us loosing ourselves in love. This Dutch designer...

As with anything else, fashion is most interesting when designers and stylists get experimental and push the envelope. Even if the result may not be ready-to-wear, the sheer artistry drives our mainstream culture and breathes fresh life into the scene. As a perfect example, the Alternative...

Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter is no stranger to the world of directing, and the world of fashion is no stranger to the art of conceptual film (evidenced by our look at Gareth Pugh). Therefor, it’s a pleasant although not too shocking surprise Bangalter has directed the latest...

I remember one day during my senior year in high school, I was sitting next to my friend Michael Burk in science class when he decided he was bored enough to doodle on his shoes. Burk’s the kind of guy that can do just about anything with flair, so when kids started freaking out over his...

Want some new dope gear? Check out our boys FyouNK (or Freedom You Now Know) Quality clothing - The brainchild of Evan Berman, an aspiring young Metro-Detroit-bred artist. FyouNK showcased its incredible potential at Rothbury 2009, with the first ever unofficially-official FyouNK Rothbury...

Gareth Pugh is a fashion designer. Gareth Pugh is an artist. Gareth Pugh is 29 years old. Gareth Pugh is brilliant. He debuted his first solo collection at London’s Fall 2006 fashion week, and everyone in the industry has been paying attention since. He describes what he does as a...

OK. Woah. I get it girl. You have a rep to protect, a need to be employee of the month at your mall’s Hot Topic. It showed your parents that you’re “different,” and it’s the sickest thing you’ve done since cutting down the road instead of across the street,...

Saturday night was the closing of Gainesville Fashion Week 2011, and I had to keep reminding myself of where I was. From start to finish, this display of creativity in fashion dropped jaws to the floor. It was the fourth season of GFW and I know we can expect amazing things from them in the...

Gainesville Fashion Week 2011 kicked off last night at Villa East downtown. The venue was a nice atmospheric change from previous years, usually held in local nightclubs. Hundreds of Gainesville’s local community and out of town visitors were in attendance on Thursday evening. The first...

Gainesville Fashion Week is finally upon us and this is the biggest year for the festivities yet. Tonight is the kick-off event of the four-day long fashionable extravaganza, and Wet Paint will be there, camera in hand to capture the beautiful magic that our local designers, models and...

Lisa Z Morgan and Melanie Probert are the creators of the UK lingerie company Strumpet and Pink. Each item is made by hand using fine fabrics. If I owned a pair of these, the boys in this town wouldn’t have to try to get me to take off my clothes. Ladies, join me in a parade of...

Hey y’all! We’re quickly approaching our birthday here at Wet Paint, and tout le monde knows birthdays are the shit. In celebration of (almost) having been around for a year, we gave ourselves a hot face-lift. We’re feeling very Miami Vice this year, and anyone who...

I have been looking forward to what British-based clothing chain Topshop has in store for Spring. They just released their lookbook, and I believe it is time to check my available funds. Winter is getting brutal, and this collection gives a girl hope; hope that dropping acid in a field of...

Recently, I was able to catch up with Mikul Wing from the DJ/Producer trio Midnight Conspiracy while they drove across the country. Both Mikul and Louis Kha stopped by Neon Liger in Gainesville, and they destroyed the dance floor. Their fresh approach to slaying on the decks definitely had the...