Thursday, September 30, 2010
For his Spring/Summer 2010 show, Gareth Pugh chose to present a video of his new collection in lieu of a traditional runway show. The video, directed by Ruth Hogben debuted yesterday and was streamed live through SHOWstudio. This is a strategic move for both parties: SHOWstudio is trying to solidify itself as the eminent innovative [...]
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Lucy McRae is a visual artist and body architect most famous for collaborating with Dutch artist Bart Hess to produce Lucyandbart, a project that explores futuristic human forms that could result from plastic surgery and evolution. Using the body as a canvas, Lucyandbart create grotesque sculptures that directly attack vanities typical in both men and [...]
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Over the summer, SHOWstudio invited artists to contribute to “The Fashion Body,” a videographic study of body parts. Each artist focuses on a single part of the body, and the result is an astounding array of approaches to and messages about how body parts function physically and symbolically; as fashion objects and in personal expression. [...]
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Images via Fashion Gone Rogue.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Of all the fabulous, wearable fashion in this month’s Vogue, the most striking spread is Monsters, INC, in which Raymond Meier shoots fall’s hottest fur accessories modeled atop performance artist Nick Cave’s very furry soundsuits. Like a psychedelic Where the Wild Things Are or an edgy Dr. Seuss illustration, Cave has captured every imagined childhood [...]