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Tag Archives: Vintage

Joie de Vivre: Gareth Pugh Autumn/Winter 2010

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 [...]

Paris Couture Shows Fall 2010 Part II: Before It Was Haute

Once I have fallen in love with a piece of art, one of my favorite things to do is trace the inspiration behind it, especially across mediums—Friedrich Nietzsche’s influence on Otto Dix, William Faulkner and his best friend’s plantation records.  Naturally, upon reading about designers’ inspiration for the Paris Couture collections, I searched for images [...]

Daily Inspiration: Outer Space

There’s something really great about the vintage take on space and technology, especially as it manifested on album covers… – – – – Images via Flickr

Daily Inspiration: Vintage Vogue Covers

More covers after the jump…