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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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Marc Jacobs’ new men’s fragrance, Bang, has caused quite a stir lately with provocative print ads that feature Jacobs himself greased-up, nestled in crinkled metal and covered only by the Bang bottle. Jacobs came up with the name, which he chose for its immediacy, power and masculinity, while at the gym. The ad campaign was [...]
Gareth Pugh’s 2010 collections have been profoundly softer and more accessible than the severe avant-garde drama on which he made his name. His A/W collection, especially—sleek, 30’s-inspired, very wearable—is a significant departure from past years, when extreme alien collections varied between the bird-like and the geometric. Imagine Darth Vader meets Lady Gaga. Pugh’s current collection [...]
On Monday, we hinted at our suspicions for Anna Wintour’s recent press blitz and today we can officially say…we were right. The details of “Fashion’s Night Out” – a collaborative retail incentive, set to go down on September 10th, was announced by Mayor Bloomberg and a sprinkling of fashion’s finest…like, Anna Wintour. The idea was [...]
We love this amazing photo journal&sketchpad-but-so-much-more fashion blog by illustrator turned photographer Garance Doré. Un Fille Comme Moi translates to A Girl Like Me and lucky for us, the website has recently become available in both French and English. Just as the title suggests, her posts feature snapshots of street chic (mostly Parisian) beauties but [...]
have you ever seen anything so…beautiful? So ethereal? So unbelievably inspired? this is the much anticipated Armani 5th Avenue store in NYC. designed by Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas. heaven on earth, light yet sturdy, uplifting yet grounded. there really almost are no words. just enjoy the photographs. we did. Click here for more images.
easily the most risky and thought provoking collection at Paris’ Fashion Week, Alexander McQueen’s spectacular of trash can carcasses, dissected couture favorites, voluptuous lips and broken mirrors brought us back down to reality. love it or hate it, you have to give him credit, and almost everyone has an option: it’s exceptional (nytimes.com) WTF has [...]