Showing posts with label richard manning. Show all posts
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Saturday, 23 November 2013

BEHIND THE SCENES: The Sam Stants Shoot

Here's just a little preview of our recent shoot with model Sam Stants, for the new website launch. Sam came up from London for a two day shoot on location in Manchester and also in the WEARECOW Studio! Final images will be online from December 6th. It's coming soon!! 




Photography: Richard Manning
Model: Sam Stants @ Oxygen Models







Wednesday, 20 November 2013

A/W CAMPAIGN SHOOT: Behind The Scenes

We just shot the new Autumn/Winter Campaign for WEARECOW!! Evie and Lewis were our models who looked amazing in the outfits which were styled by brand stylist Helen and shot by our photographer Richard. Here's the behind the scenes pictures and a sneak look at the fab outfits...






The full A/W Campaign will be online on December 6th for the launch of the brand new website!!!

Photographer: Richard Manning
Stylist: Helen McGuckin
Models: Evie and Lewis @ Boss Model Management





COW WELCOMES: Brown Brogues

Mark and Ben from Brown Brogues came to see us at COW Manchester after releasing their latest album 'Triflin'. The boys had some photos taken with our photographer Richard and answered a few questions for us...






If you could pick just 3 musical influences what would they be?
Mark: Just three would have to be Velvet Underground, Suicide and The Strokes
Ben: John dwyer, Shallac, Maurace Day and the Time

If you weren’t in Brown Brogues what would you be? 
Mark: Failing at acting 
Ben: Mid level managment in a job I hate

Who would you most like to be sat next to on a long train journey?
Mark: A long train journey? Probably nobody because they would get annoying after a while or someone really anti-social and wouldnt wanna talk.
Ben: A rich, generous drunk

What is your guilty pleasure song?  
Mark: Dancing in the dark by Bruce Springsteen for alot of people the Boss isnt a guilty pleasure but I cant stand anything else he's done
Ben: Anything by Phil Collins

What’s the worst/best song you’ve played in a dj set? 
Mark: Gotta be Yellow Submarine dropped it mid set by accident once but then put it on again later on purpose
Ben: I like droppin stuff off john carpenter soundtracks, assault on precinct 13 is a club banger waiting to happen

Best thing either of you have dressed up as?



Mark: I once dressed up as an elephant
Ben: My mum ran out of fancy dress ideas so I had to go as "holiday 98" it was very high concept/shit

Where has been your favourite place to play? 



Mark: Probably the boat we played on in stockholm for a garage festival called whole lotta midsommer or sxsw...the first time. 
Ben: All the places we played in France

Have you any style icons?!?!  



Mark: Not particularly I like to steal from everywhere and everyone, to single one person out probably juilian casablancas.
Ben: If you see me you will realise i dont

Top five places in Manchester? 
Mark: In no particular order. The Castle, Pawn shop, Oaklahoma, Common  and anywhere that sells mexican food.
Ben: Pawn shop, Cornerhouse, Magma, Takk Coffee, Temple

Favourite city? 
Mark: Uk I'd say gotta be Manchester. But favourite is New York
Ben: Austin or Manchester

You can catch the band live: 
28th Nov Dulcimer, Chorlton (support TBC)

'Triflin' is available now from Brown Brogues online store!
  















Friday, 8 November 2013

COW WELCOMES: Big Deal

Yesterday Big Deal swung by our Manchester store to have a rummage for some vintage gems before they set off to Liverpool for their gig at the Shipping Forecast and also had a spare minute to squeeze in a photo shoot with our photographer Richard

Last night they played Manchester's Night and Day Cafe, with support from Sisters, and today they came up trumps with some real stand out pieces from our shop floor. 


Have a listen to their new single whilst you check out the photos below.






Photography by Richard Manning



Big Deal wearing WEARECOW at The Shipping Forecast, Liverpool
Photo Credit: Simon Lewis (taken from Big Deal's Instagram)

Amongst their favourite items were the tie dye Ralph Lauren shirts, Raglan California T-Shirts, plain jersey sweaters, a pink NASA T-Shirt, and an ace tie dye Simpsons sweater!

Mel Loving the Simpsons Sweater!

You can still catch Big Deal on tour in Sheffield at The Harley on November 9th or in Nottingham at Spanky Van Dykes on November 13th.

All other dates are here...












Thursday, 29 August 2013

JAWS JAWS JAWSSS X WE ARE COW

Our photographer in the field Richard went to Beacons festival a couple of weekends ago and met up, chatted and snapped the Brummie boys from JAWS.
These guys are going on a UK tour in September and have already been featured on BBC introducing stage at Reading & Leeds as well as a host of other festivals and in the word of the NME, they are producing 'DreamySurf, Synth, Indie, Beach, Pop' 

All photography by Richard.




HEY ALEX, CONNOR, EDDY AND JAKE AKA, JAWS. 

HOW WAS THE REST OF YOUR BEACONS FESTIVAL, DID YOU GET A CHANCE TO CATCH MANY OTHER BANDS?
We didn’t stick around for long, but we saw Melodys Echo Chamber which was pretty cool!  We saw Wolf Alice too and the band that was on before us. 



YOU PLAYED THE BBC INTRODUCING STAGE AT READING & LEEDS THIS WEEKEND RIGHT, MUST HAVE BEEN FEELING PRETTY PUMPED FOR THAT?
Reading was amazing, probably one of the best shows we’ve ever done, same for leeds. Really really fun! 



YOU START A HEADLINE TOUR IN SEPTEMBER, ANY MORE FESTIVALS BEFORE THEN?
We have Bestival and then it's tour O'Clock.  (Tour dates).

ANY NEWS OF AN ALBUM OR A NEW EP?
Nothing set in stone but we are writing loads at the mo so we’ll have to wait and see. 




WHAT BANDS/ GIGS HAVE BEEN THE BEST YOU HAVE PLAYED?
Best gig was probably the legendary X-Mas show last December at the Rainbow warehouse in Birmingham. We played, Peace played, Swim Deep played, Superfood played. It was magical. 

WHAT IS YOUR MUST HAVE FESTIVAL ITEM?
Toilet roll 

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE ITEM BOUGHT FROM FROM A VINTAGE STORE? 
I have this cord flower shirt that I actually got from COW in Birmingham  

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE STORE? 
COW DUH 



IF YOU COULD BE A FAMOUS PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD YOU BE?
50 Cent  
 
WHAT ANIMAL WOULD YOU BE? 
Penguin 

SO WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH CONNOR'S EYEBROWS? I HEARD THEY HAVE THEIR OWN TWITTER PAGE?
Yeah haha, I think they have 100 followers now, smashing it. 
https://twitter.com/connoreyebrows

WHO'S YOUR FAVOURITE OLD SCHOOL FOOTBALLERS?
ALAN SHEARER x5  



YOU CAN ONLY HAVE ONE BAND MEMBER PER ANSWER FOR THESE:
COOLEST? – Eddy  
MOST FASHIONABLE? Eddy  
LOUDEST? – Eddy (banging them tubs 
THE BIGGEST LIGHTWEIGHT? – I don’t drink so probably me  
BEST FOOTBALLER?  Not Eddy  
WORST MUSIC TASTE? – We all like System Of A Down so none of us  

ANY SHOUT OUTS?  Hi Mom  







FIND AND FOLLOW JAWS HERE:
INSTAGRAM @JAWSJAWSJAWS


-PEACE-
Rich