christopher bailey has done a twist on the classic burberry trench exclusively for colette. available feb 22nd starting at $2,800.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
prada
hedi slimane photographed jacob coupe for the prada eyewear campaign. why do i always want to say "oh hedi" every time i say his name!
Friday, January 8, 2010
guerlain idylle
guerlain commissioned french designer ora ito to create this amazing bottle for their perfume idylle. the tear shaped flacon is plated in gold with an 18 carat gold stopper. it is encased in baccarat crystal resembling a bubble or halo....to get to this $45,160 perfume you will need to break the crystal ball! definitely decadent.
(the aroma was created by perfumer thierry wasser and is composed around 2 notes: bulgarian roses & the plessis robinson rose. these have been combined with patchouli, white musk, lily of the valley, lilac, peony, freesia & jasmine)
Thursday, January 7, 2010
biosphere 2
the biosphere 2 was billed as "the first large habitat for humans that would live & breathe on its own, as cut off from the earth as a spaceship". the $200 million sealed environment included its own one million gallon artificial sea. it was a near instant failure. the first closed mission lasted from september 26, 1991 to september 26, 1993. sadly, today it is over-run and decaying. these photographs were taken by noah sheldon.
25 magazine
models, anja rubik & boyfriend sasha knezevic have teamed up to work on viennese magazine 25. they are closing their first issue, 224 pages, for spring 2010 which will be available in february. the issue will include an egon schiele inspired editorial from victor demarchelier & heidi mount. sasha is acting as the magazine's new joint editor-in-chief and creative director with anja acting as fashion/art director.
william gedney
michigan, 1975
william gedney 1932-1989
i am slightly obsessed with his work at the moment. maybe it reminds me of my childhood in the georgia countryside and then in a coal mining village in pennsylvania. he shot everywhere across the united states, from kentucky to san francisco and new york. he travelled to europe and india and all along the way he photographed people from the inside. he kept extensive notebooks which are now housed, along with his photographs, in a collection at duke university. he was diagnosed with aids in 1987 and when he died in 1989 he left his work to the care of his friends, photographer lee friedlander and his wife, maria. it's an amazing collection and well worth taking the time to have a look.
brrrr....
in the north-eastern russian republic or sakha (yakutia), the village of oymyakon is commonly called the coldest populated place on earth with an average winter temperature of -45C.
most homes in oymyakon still burn coal & wood for heat & enjoy few modern conveniences - mobile phones, even if a service was available in the area, would not work in such extreme cold.
residents reportedly leave their vehicles running all day and warn visitors against wearing glasses outside, as they will freeze to a person's face.
oh how i love southern california!
what watt?
what watt? chandelier by tim fishlock is a memorial & celebration of the humble incandescent lightbulb. by 2011, all forms of the incandescent light bulb will be phased out. what watt? marks the passing of a design that has remained relatively unchanged for 130 years. The piece is illuminated by a single low-energy bulb and is made up of 1243 suspended bulbs or various shapes and sizes.
tattoo you
chanel is launching transfer tattoos at their boutiques in march. yup, transfer tattoos....i don't know why i'm surprised - i did a job once and the client had chanel sweatbands that were $90.
les trompe l'oeil de chanel, set of 55 individual tattoos, about $75
the other side of the picture
olivier theyskens: the other side of the picture from assouline is due out in march. includes behind the scenes images from julien claessens & text by sally singer. $120
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
pringle of scotland
tilda swinton by ryan mcginley for pringle of scotland s/s 2010
love her, love them for loving her.
my baby rocks me with one steady roll
My Baby Rocks Me With One Steady Roll from joostvandebrug on Vimeo.
i know, i know....i can't help myself....i LOVE jethro!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
kawaii
ecureil bag charm in gris art deco & coq bag charm in amarante, $340
animania square scarf, 100% silk, $220
how cute are these? the vuitton family made wooden animal toys that were collected by gaston louis vuitton's wife, renée, more than 60 years ago. at the opening of the louis vuitton avenue marceau store in 1954, for lv's 100th anniversary, gaston dedicated the first floor of the store to his wife who turned it into a "salon de jouets" or toy store that closed in 1970.
the animania collection is inspired by those wooden toys....i want the squirrelly and the hummingbird and and and.....oh, they are all too cute! available at louis vuitton stores worldwide.
ebay
helmut lang ca. 1992 silk floral print trousers
hi guys...i'm helping a friend sell some "vintage" items on ebay. well these days i guess 1992 is vintage! they are amazing collector's pieces - the fabric on the silk trousers is to die for. i'll let you know when i post more. (galliano to come!!)
inspiration
17 year old karlie kloss channels lauren bacall for the dior spring/summer 2010 campaign. she is almost the spitting image of ms. bacall.
it's official
marc jacobs & lorenzo martone got married while on their st. barts vacation. they do look splendidly happy!
update: maybe not. reps are saying they didn't get married .... just a rehearsal. let's hope they finally do get married after all the "did they or didn't they?"!
la féline
myf shepherd photographed by matthias vriens-mcgrath & styled by samuel françois for numéro. feels like a 70s editorial.
comme des garçons
with all the new spring/summer 2010 ads floating around this week, i think the comme des garçons is close to perfect. cheeky, irreverent and and super stylish, it is totally representative of the label itself.
Monday, January 4, 2010
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