By 05/21/2010
Comme des Garçons is set to release a new fragrance, named Wonderwood, within the next coming weeks. There will be two sizes available, a 50ml and a 100ml bottle. To go with the new fragrance they made an artistic short film, directed by The Brothers Quay, known for their stop motion technique of film making. Watch it here, it's amazing.
By 05/21/2010
Jörg and André from Firmament opend up thier new retil space, at Linienstrasse 40 in Berlin, last week. Right now you'll find a showcase by Nike Stadium featuring APPARAT & PHON.O + PFADFINDEREI. Be sure to check it out if you are in Berlin this summer!
By 05/21/2010
Friday night saw the unveiling of Viktor & Rolf’s Dolls exhibition at Studio Job in Antwerp, with the hand-crafted ceramic dolls wearing ‘miniature couture’ having their first outing since the original installation at London’s Barbican in 2008. Spanning the entire retrospective of Viktor & Rolf’s work, the painstakingly finished garments are scale replicas of exact catwalk outfits, easily pinpointed from various iconic collections from the duo’s illustrious past. From 1999’s... Read more “Russian Doll” babooshka collection to the Tilda Swinton “One Woman Show” of 2003, all of their most outrageous statements have been immortalised in miniature form, complete with hair and makeup looks from each show.
The exhibition remains open until July 16th.
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By 05/21/2010
Part six of their on going series The Futrue Of Fashion, Style.com have just released the interview with Lanvin’s Alber Elbaz. A designer and man who we are all interested in what he has to say about fashion, the industry, his work and personal life.
Jump to Style.com to read the interview.
By 05/11/2010
Photographer Brendan Meadows, together with Matt Robinson, have recreated old war scenes for an exhibition, and part of the Contact 2010 Photography Festival, at the Steam Whistle Brewing Gallery in Toronto. In the tredition of Robert Capa’s pictures from the Spanish Civil War, they want to reminds us that the camaraderie of men drawn by a sense of duty to an imperfect moral calling can reveal fleeting moments of disarming... Read more grace bound by unspeakable tragedy.
May 24th - 31st at Steam Whistle Brewing Gallery, 255 Bremner Blvd. Toronto.
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By 05/04/2010
Aaron Bondaroff and Al Moran's art/music/fashion/design/publishing project OHWOW is as of this weekend extended into a book club store with a reading room. Most of thier publications is on sale. The store is designed by Rafael de Cárdenas.
OHWOW Book Club Store
227 Waverly Place
between Perry St & W 11St
New York City
By 05/04/2010
Richardson Magazine is back, featuring the regular theme of the feminine view on sex and pornography. The A4 issue includes photos of Sasha Gray by Glen Luchford and also contributions by Carolee Schneemann, Valie Expert, Steven Meisel, Bunny Yeager, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Tracy Ermin, Annie Sprinkle, Malcolm McLaren, David Rimanelli, Tristan Taromino, Amy Kelner and Simon Ford.
Richardson A4 Magazine will be available mid May 2010.
By 04/30/2010
What to wear, when and why? The current exhibition at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York examines how the rules that dictate appropriate dress for women have changed over the past 250 years. Up until May 11th, 2010.
Rodarte, Dress and Tights, Fall 2008
Calvin Klein, Ensamble F/W 2008
via MFIT
By 04/29/2010
Shot by Annie Leibovitz and starring Diego Maradona, Pelé and Zinedine Zidane, this ad for LV's Core Values campaign is bound to be legendary. The film features a game of table football between the three giants. But who will win? Cast your vote at louisvuittonjourneys.com, where they will show more highlights from the match-up over the coming months, including a look back at their careers and a look forward to... Read more this summer's World Cup. The full footage of this epic match will be available on the 10th of May.
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By 04/27/2010
In a major retrospective exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London you can now see some of the most iconic portraits by the legendary photographer Irving Penn, who sadly passed away in 2009.
The exhibition will focus on Penn’s portraits of major cultural figures of the last seven decades and will include 120 pieces; among them one can find portraits of Ingmar Bergman, Truman Capote, Salvador Dali, Christian Dior... Read more and Edith Piaf (just to name a few).
Harlequin Dress (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), New York, 1950
The Irving Penn Foundation © Condé Nast Publications, Inc. via National Portrait Gallery
The exhibition runs until June 6th.
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