The Misshapes
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| The Misshapes | |
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| Also known as | Misshapes |
| Origin | New York City, New York, USA |
| Years active | 2002 - present |
| Website | misshapes.com |
| Members | |
| Geordon Nicol Greg Krelenstein Leigh Lezark |
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The Misshapes are a New York-based DJ trio comprised of Geordon Nicol, Leigh Lezark and Greg Krelenstein. The trio cultivated a large following beginning in 2002, when they started the downtown New York City party, "Misshapes." The party was discontinued in September 2007. Since then, the group members have done several outside projects, including remixes for indie rock and electroncia bands and film soundtracking, and have been involved in fashion journalism and photography.
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[edit] Career
In 2006 the trio toured the United States, Europe, Asia and South America. While on various shows they served as supporting DJs for Art Brut, Celebration, The Killers, Lady Sovereign, Mötley Crüe, Peaches, Scissor Sisters, Serena Maneesh, The Rogers Sisters, She Wants Revenge, Stars, The Stills and Tapes 'n Tapes.
In 2006 the trio appeared in an International campaign for EDUN and ONE.org shot by supermodel Helena Christensen. The ads featured celebrities like Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams, Naomi Watts, Kate Bosworth, Lindsay Lohan, Rosario Dawson, Djimon Hounsou, Q-Tip, Gary Oldman, Gabriel Byrne, Peter Sarsgaard, Jimmy Fallon, Damon Dash and Rachel Roy showing their support to help reach and engage people in the fight against global AIDS and extreme poverty.
In 2007 they toured the United States, Europe and Asia. While on various shows they served as supporting DJs for Bloc Party, Cansei de Ser Sexy, Courtney Love, Crystal Castles, Cyndi Lauper, Debbie Harry, Dragonette, Erasure, The Gossip, Riot in Belgium, Uffie and Voxtrot.
In September 2007, they released a style book; Misshapes(Nicol, 2008), published by MTV Press. The book contains almost 300 pages of fashion portraits and over 2,500 images. The book contains text by writer Legs McNeil, Pulp front man Jarvis Cocker, Vogue magazine editor Sally Singer, and photography by The Cobrasnake, Julian Gilbert, Karl Lagerfeld, Leigh Lezark, Nick Haymes, Miguel Villalobos, Patrick McMullan, Ryan McGinley, Ryan Pfluger, Scott Meriam and Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner.
In Fall 2007 Leigh appeared in the Roberto Cavalli for H&M ad campaign.
They provide runway show music for various fashion designers including: Bill Blass, Costello Tagliapeitra, Cynthia Rowley, House of Holland, Sienna Miller, Sophia Kokosalaki, Tony Cohen and Tory Burch.
[edit] History
Their party Misshapes was named after a Pulp song and was first hosted at Luke & Leroy's, a small venue in the West Village. Geordon and Leigh, who had to lie about their age as well as falsify resumes, along with Greg, started the party as a way to hang out with their friends. DJ's, both popular and unheard of, graced the party, although The Misshapes themselves often played. An in-house photographer was also employed to take "portraits" of everyone that came. With the help of the internet, the party's popularity grew within the tragically-hip fashion, music and art scene. A few years later, the party moved to semi-iconic SoHo club Don Hill's.
At its new location, the event, as well as the DJ's, enjoyed growing success. Downtown it-kids, Parsons fashionistas, and celebrities partied together. Creative D.I.Y-style flyers were created and sent around. A big part of the Misshapes party is its accompanying website, Misshapes.com. Photos of the party, as well as the portraits taken against a white wall were posted online.
The Misshapes were compared to past visionaries such as Andy Warhol and Edie Sedgwick. Geordon, Leigh and Greg are hired and flown around the world to DJ at various fashion parties and night clubs. They became fashion darlings in their own right, characterized by their signature black hair, blank expressions, and mostly-monochrome wardrobe of up-and-coming New York designers such as Obesity and Speed and Pleasure Principle. It is even said that Hedi Slimane based his Dior Homme S/S 07 line after the three's style. They appeared in various magazines, such as Vogue, Nylon, Teen Vogue and Paper.
Famous party guests included AFI, Agyness Deyn, Alexandre Herchcovitch, Amy Sedaris, Arcade Fire, Arden Wohl, Ashlee Simpson, Benjamin Cho, Bloc Party, Cassie, Chloë Sevigny, Cory Kennedy, Dash Snow, Fall Out Boy, Felix da Housecat, Franz Ferdinand, Gareth Pugh, Gemma Ward, Good Charlotte, The Gossip, Hedi Slimane, Hilary Duff, The Horrors, Hot Hot Heat, Interpol, James Iha, Janeane Garofalo, Jarvis Cocker, Jeremy Scott, Junior Sanchez, Junior Senior, Kelis, Kelly Osbourne, The Killers, Klaxons, Tajaluu, Lady Sovereign, Ladytron, Lily Donaldson, Littl'ans, M.I.A, Madonna, Mandy Moore, Mark Hunter, Max Minghella, Metric, MSTRKRFT, My Chemical Romance, Patrick Wolf, Peaches, Rilo Kiley, Rufus Wainwright, Selma Blair, Sienna Miller, Siouxsie Sioux, Sophia Lamar, The Sounds, The Strokes, Uffie, The Virgins, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Yoko Ono. Most notable party guests included Madonna, Hilary Duff, Kelis, Sienna Miller, Hedi Slimane, and Ashlee Simpson.
Friends of The Misshapes include supermodel Agyness Deyn, designer Benjamin Cho, UK band The Horrors, musician and socialite Jackson Pollis, blogger Sarah "Ultragrrrl" Lewitinn, artist and party host Sophia Lamar.
The Misshapes have been known to wear Alexandre Herchcovitch, H&M, House of Holland, Imitation of Christ, Jeremy Scott, Obesity and Speed, Pleasure Principle, Preen, Surface 2 Air, and many other designers. They also frequent stores like Seven New York and Opening Ceremony.
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[edit] References
- Misshapes Official Myspace: Tour History The Misshapes on Myspace
- The Sounds Official website [1]
- ONE: EDUN and ONE: The Campaign to Make Poverty History Join to Launch New ONE T-shirt. [2]
- Teen Vogue: [3]
- The New York Observer: At H&M, Easy Cavalli, Easy Go. [4]
- The Imagist: The Amazing, Audacious Agyness Deyn! [5]
- Misshapes Book (Nicol, 2008 MTV Press) Misshapes
- Misshape's After-Party: A global nightlife brand tries to grow up.[6]
- Cool, at Least for a Few Minutes.[7]
- STLYE STUDIO: The MisShapes.[8]
