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UFO Art Project Takes Flight Over Poland

While Americans were getting psyched over fireworks on the 4th of July, people in the Polish city of Gdansk were taking flicks of this flashing-light saucer that hovered over their heads during the annual Festival of Stars. New York designer Peter Coffin, along with London’s Cinimod Studio, built the 23 foot-long alien craft as part of a project called “Untitled (UFO).”

The one of a kind air machine is powered by 6 kilowatts of energy, controlled by SMS text messaging technology and features 3,000 LED lights. Somebody needed to teach those X-Files aliens how to stunt. To see the flying beast in motion as the Polish saw it on the 4th, check the video after the jump.

Brand Profile: Yves Saint Laurent

Today marks the tragic loss of fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent. Over the past 40 years, the French designer helped change the face of women’s fashion by introducing capes, sweaters, trousersuits and blazers—an upscale, professional look that has now become his legacy. He’s even credited with the first usage of pants in a women’s runway show.

Even if you’re not the high-fashion type, Saint Laurent’s influence is all around us: Kanye saw Vegas on acid through his glasses on “Diamonds From Sierra Leone,” and the iconic YSL logo crossed the border into streetwear when the typeface was parodied by the Chicago boutique St. Alfred. In 2002, Laurent sold the brand to Gucci, where the brand continued trailblazing women’s fashion and introduced its men’s line. After the jump, take a look the smoking-hot Kate Moss from this year’s Spring/Summer lookbook, and some of the new menswear. R.I.P. YSL.

Ratatat’s Lo-Fi Electro Returns On “Shiller”

Americans normally have piss-poor taste in electronic music. On a mainstream level, fans have always insisted on keeping their guitar-based rock completely separated from synth and sample-driven dance music. Still, the underground has no shortage of innovative acts, notably Brooklyn-based instrumentalist duo Ratatat (made up of Mike Stroud and Evan Mast), who have been winning since 2003 with a unique mix of gritty guitars and lo-fi electronics.

The duo has dropped two studio albums, plus full remixes of each with vocals from folks like Young Jeezy, Jay-Z and Bun B. With their third album LP3 set for release on XL Recordings this July, their newest single “Shiller” shows their more melancholy side. Listen to the full song below.

Justice Gets Gangster In The “Stress” Video

After the vibrant, artsy look of their last two videos D.A.N.C.E. and DVNO, Parisian electronica duo Justice take a decidedly different direction with their newest video for their throbbing synth banger “Stress.” The Romain-Gavras directed clip, which recently premiered on Kanye West’s blog, follows a group of young delinquents (all rocking Justice’s cross logo on their jackets) as they rage through the streets, fighting pedestrians, destroying cars and generally causing mayhem. Sounds like Grand Theft Auto meets Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange. Brace yourself for the destruction after the jump.

Brand Profile: Real Real Genuine

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One brand that doesn’t skimp on authenticity is Real Real Genuine. No, really—RRG is their name, fine denim and leather shoe craftsmanship is their game. Founder Richard Hobbs (formerly of Pepe Jeans, Mecca USA and Alphanumeric) launched the company late last year and has already earned a wealth of fanfare for his limited pieces. But the exclusivity of RRG isn’t about keeping up with the streetwear-jones’—all the the denim is individually numbered, so none are exactly like the other. They’ve got something for everyone with styles range from loose to skinny. Buy your own pair of Real Real Genuine jeans at Complex’s own Platinum Club store in NYC (1079 6th Ave at 41st Street). See a few shots from RRG’s spring 2008 line after the jump.

Public School Is The Next Brand To Watch

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Besides being one dimensional, fashion statements are just too cliché. As those “rebellious” motorcycle jackets peel off into the sunset, New York’s it-designer Dao-Yi Chow is makng noise with Public School’s conversation pieces that speak volumes.

Mach Schnell

Heading to Berlin to check out one of the coolest capital cities on the planet? Check out our guide to the best sneaker and clothes boutiques in Germany’s reunified, revivified, revved-up big ’burg. Now is the time on Sprockets when we shop… so click here.