Fashion

Paul Arnhold’s candy-colored handblown glass pieces have been a cult hit for years — beloved by everyone from his friend Martha Stewart (she has a purple bowl) to Moda Operandi’s Lauren Santo Domingo. Now, they’re available for the masses on Santo Domingo’s site (as well as his own).

Arnhold — who balances a full-time real estate job with his creative work — says he has his husband, Carolina Herrera creative director Wes Gordon, to thank for getting him back into his childhood passion. “On my first date with Wes, somehow glass blowing came up, and he got me a lesson in Red Hook with an artist, and I’ve been going back ever since.”

“People love the bright colors: the opaque reds and oranges and blues and greens,” he says of his pieces, which range from $200 to $925.

While there’s no Paul Arnhold x Carolina Herrera collab in the pipeline, the couple are happy to co-exist as makers.

“We’re having so much fun,” said Arnhold. “When that launched, I said, ‘Can you believe we both have a trunk show on Moda at the same time? Did you ever think that would happen?’”

Talk about doubling down.

Nigel Sylvester is one of the biggest stars in the BMX world, known for taking his skills to the streets of cities across the globe. For proof, just watch his GO video series, which gives a first-person view of his rides, his incredible tricks, and all kinds of other shenanigans. In his latest video, however, he really ups the ante: In collaboration with Italian fashion brand FENDI (part of the brand’s “F is for… FENDI” project) he rides a FENDI FF-patterned bike on the roof of the company’s headquarters in Rome. Of course, he lands some incredible tricks while he’s up there.

Previously, the Queens native has brought his BMX prowess—and his impeccable style—to cities like Miami, Los Angeles, London, Paris, and New York. At each stop, he shows off his incredible skills on his bike and does tricks wherever he goes. By showcasing his adventures on social media and posting videos, he’s gained quite a bit of attention: He now has over 830,000 followers across his social accounts.

But his BMX talent isn’t the only on display in the video below. Sylvester wears a few ready-for-warm-weather looks, part of the FENDI spring/summer 2019 Men’s Collection, as he rides around the city. Take a look:

You can watch even more footage from the daring shoot on the @fisforfendi Instagram story, or you can find it on fisfor.fendi.com as well. And if you want to take some style tips from Sylvester, you can get the FENDI SS19 Men’s Collection now online.