2010 A Space Odyssey is a film by Rodarte and Todd Cole. It’s pretty beautiful and the clothing looks amazing. I get shivers at 4:26. It’s making me change my mind about the spring 2010 collection.
Guinevere van Seenus stars in Aanteni, a high-fashion techno-thriller from CFDA award-winning design sisters Rodarte, shot by their friend and frequent collaborator, the photographer and video artist Todd Cole. Set in the deserted grounds of Paypal founder Elon Musks Space X jet lab in Hawthorne, California, the film was inspired by the pioneering spirit of the space race, which, according to Rodartes Kate and Laura Mulleavy, has defined generations of artists in their desire to use new mediums and question the established rules they were taught to follow. This cinematic collision between rocket science and visual daring is an apt match for Rodartes spring 2010 collection—a symphony of flesh-colored crochet knits, fluorescent fibres, leather bandages and distressed plaid. Costumed in a series of these exquisite creations, Van Seenus blurrily emerges from a shimmering seascape before running through the starkly alluring spaces of the Space X facility—a former Boeing airline hanger that has been transformed into what the Mulleavys call a world defined by color, texture and material. Van Seenus hallucinatory journey, punctuated by glimpses of mysterious experiments and sudden rocket blasts, is chillingly soundtracked by LA noise-merchants No Age. We advise you to strap in and don a helmet for the spectacular finale—a truly stratospheric experience that takes Rodartes unique vision beyond the final frontier(from NOWNESS.com)
Danielle from Final Fashion is doing paper dolls again. She’s expanded from Toronto and is taking the experience to the international fashion scene. First up is a final fashion paper doll for Rodarte Fall 2010.
I didn’t care much for the Rodarte collection but I really did love their white gown finale. Danielle’s rendition is beautiful.
The Interior Design Show is coming up. I had such a great time with Paul Baik who took some beautiful pictures. You can see our adventures at The Interior Design Show in 2009.
For 12 years, IDS10 has offered the finest, latest and most innovative in international and Canadian design
products. With a cutting-edge line up of 300+ exhibitors and design features, this year’s show runs January 21-24, 2010 at its NEW downtown location, the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
Also new this year, IDS10 is part of the inaugural, TORONTO INTERNATIONAL DESIGN FESTIVAL/TIDF
presented by RADO and AUDI which runs January 20 – 24, 2010. TIDF, created by IDS and Merchandise Mart
Properties Inc. Canada/MMPI Canada, is an annual citywide showplace of design. With partners such as AGO,
DX/Design Exchange and IDS, this five-day festival will celebrate Toronto as a major design destination.
Watch the following video to get an idea of what to expect this year.
I love that IDS2010 is at the Metro Convention Centre this year. Mostly because I work right across the road from it. I always look forward to seeing the products and designs. I’m really looking forward to hearing Award-winning Spanish artist/designer Jaime Hayón.
Fashematics is the brilliant website by Jonathan Zawada. It a blog that combines math and fashion. I’m so in love with it. Jonathan created an amazing zine recently and I immediately ordered it.
This book was published to commemorate the 50th fashematics equation created for Zawada’s fashematics.com blog. Jonathan created this zine of his favourite looks from the Spring/Summer 2010 runway shows, reinterpreting the models as part of either a horde of zombies or an army of robots. It is a flip-flop zine that reads inwards from both covers beginning with either a Zombie Karl Lagerfeld or Android Lagerfeld sticker. Features clothes by Prada, Bernhard Willhelm, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, John Galliano, Chanel and more…
$16 (AUD) for international shipping. BUY IT HERE!
I’m loving the robots more than the zombies but it’s all a lot of fun.
Posted by geekigirl on September 15th, 2009
Posted in Category: Art, Ask a Geek, Fashion
Sometimes readers ask me questions. If they are of value to all my readers I post them online. If you have a question, please feel free to submit it using the contact form. I’ll definitely do my best to answer it.
I want – I got reader Martin wrote:
Hello,
I have been searching Google for the 1926 Vogue magazines and ended up here!
Looking for a picture copy (on the web) of the 1926 Vogue Late May [George W Plank]- as listed on ebay.co.uk.
If its too much hassle – please ignore.
Kind regards,
Martin
(I guess I must be geeky)
Hi Martin, it’s no trouble at all. I tried to email you but it was returned undelivered. The only Vogue May 1926 copy I have is here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/geekigirl/1291501242/in/set-72157601797860309/
However, you might want to check around the collections found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/256837935/
Posted by geekigirl on September 15th, 2009
Posted in Category: Art, India
Some of my most prize possessions from India were the paintings I bought at Dilli Haat, a market in the heart of Delhi. This experience of buying artwork was interesting because I got to talk to the artist who was from Udaipur. He sat me and a coworker down in his tent. Most merchants in the market would have chairs for customers to sit down at. We poured over his prolific works of art each one more beautiful then the next.
This is my favourite piece. The richness of the blues just sucked me in. This scan can never replicate just how detailed and beautiful his work is.
This is the piece that was painted on old government paper. On the reverse side is a some Hindi writing. I have no idea what it says.
I got these elephant silk paintings for my brother and mother.
