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The Misshapes
OriginNew York City, New York, United States
Occupation(s)DJs, models
Years active2005 (2005)–present
LabelsOpus/Universal
MembersGeordon Nicol
Leigh Lezark

The Misshapes are a

DJs
Leigh Lezark, and Geordon Nicol. Previously the group consisted of Leigh Lezark, Geordon Nicol and Greg Krelenstein.

Group history

Night club years, 2003–2008

Leigh Lezark met Geordon Nicol and Greg Krelenstein at college, and in 2003 they formed The Misshapes. Beginning in 2004, the trio cultivated a large following when they brought the "Misshapes Dance Party" to downtown New York City. The name was taken from the title of a Pulp song, "Mis-Shapes."[citation needed] The party was first hosted at 21 Seventh Avenue South in the West Village of New York City. Geordon and Leigh had to lie about their ages as well as falsify resumes to obtain access to the space at the time.[citation needed]

Group's career

With the help of Gawker, the party's popularity grew.[

SoHo club, Don Hill's.[citation needed] At its new location, the event, as well as the DJs, enjoyed growing success. Downtown it-kids and celebrities partied together. Creative DIY-style flyers were created and sent around. A big part of the Misshapes party was its accompanying website, Misshapes.com. Weekly photos of the party were posted on that website, as well as portraits taken against a white wall.[citation needed
]

DJs and Live performers included:

MSTRKRFT, Nan Golden, Patrick Wolf, Peaches, Pharrell Williams, The Rapture, Rilo Kiley, Rufus Wainwright, Selma Blair, Sienna Miller, Siouxsie Sioux, The Sounds, Steve Aoki, The Strokes, These New Puritans, Uffie, The Virgins, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Yoko Ono.[citation needed
]

After a 5-year run, the trio decided to discontinue Misshapes as a weekly party, but continued to produce special Misshapes events in new locations.[citation needed]

Book

The Misshapes also expanded into publishing with the release of their eponymous stylebook. The book contains almost 300 pages of fashion portraits and over 2,500 images with photography by Julian Gilbert,

Leigh Lezark, Nick Haymes, Miguel Villalobos, Patrick McMullan, Ryan McGinley, Ryan Pfluger, Scott Meriam and Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner. The book's introduction is written by "Vogue" magazine and Vogue.com editor Sally Singer and additional text by writer Legs McNeil, and Pulp frontman, Jarvis Cocker.[1]

Other DJing

In 2008, the Misshapes began doing shows for Henry Holland. Since then the Misshapes have also DJed for

Diesel Black Gold, Diesel Outlet, Jeremy Scott, Karl Lagerfeld, Rachel Zoe, Sophia Kokosalaki, Tory Burch, Viktor & Rolf, Zac Posen.[citation needed
]

The Misshapes have also collaborated with brands like

Moet & Chandon, Sotheby' and Visionaire to soundtrack installations in galleries, museums, public places and art centers.[citation needed
]

Notes

  1. ^ Misshapes; MTV Press; retrieved .

References

  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.
  6. Misshape's After-Party: A global nightlife brand tries to grow up
  7. Cool, at Least for a Few Minutes
  8. Style Studio: The MisShapes
  9. The Sounds Official website
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