This haunting image was shot Yohji Yamamoto’s Autumn/Winter 1988-’89 catalogue. I love it. NICK KNIGHT Susie Smoking, 1988 Hand-coated pigment print, printed 2008. 76.2 x 60.5 cm. (30 x 23.8 in). Signed, dated and numbered 1/3 in pencil on the verso. One from an edition of 3 plus 2 artist’s proofs. image: Phillips de Pury & Company: NICK KNIGHT , Susie Smoking
I was browsing the SHOWstudio site and came across the Fall Winter 2008 Coming Soon presentation video. Coming Soon is Yohji Yamamoto’s bridge line, which is cheaper than his main line. I wish I could embed it. It’s quite beautiful and the dancers’ movements show off the clothing very well. Eschewing traditional catwalk presentation in favour of film – and purely online film, no less – Yohji Yamamoto’s ‘Coming Soon’ line pursues the egalitarian ideal both in creation of product and dissemination of image. Working once again with Max Vadukul, the first photographer to create the now seminal Yamamoto womenswear catalogues in the 1980s, these films utilise the innovative medium of motion image to show off the line’s casual yet elegant sportswear through the exuberant energy of contemporary dance. Coming Soon is available at TNT – The New Trend in Toronto.
hat trick – hat, hoodie and scarf from Where Did You Get That? This is the ‘all-in-one’ defense against winter: The coverage of a hat with the wrap-around protection of a scarf. This blend of cashmere and extra fine merino wool makes this piece exceptionally soft. We are Canadian – we know how to keep warm and look great at the same time. You can get this from a new Toronto based online retailer called Where did you get that? Where Did You Get That began with a childhood friendship. As teenagers growing up in Toronto, Canada we shared our clothes, our secrets and an insatiable taste for fashion. But our styles were always very much our own. It’s amazing how two people can wear virtually the exact same thing and yet pull off two completely different looks – it is the very essence of personal flair and a perfect reflection of our partnership. Our differing styles and personalities, experiences and expertise, are echoed in our diverse and evolving collection. Yet our shared standard of …
I have stayed away from writing anything about political fashion mostly because it doesn’t interest me and that I don’t think politicans are all that stylish. They can’t afford to take risks, so they end up being very boring and safe. I tune out. However, WWD ran as story called, Michelle Obama: What Should She Wear?. It featured Inauguration Ball dress sketches from some designers like Monique Lhuillier – beautiful red asymmetrical gown Betsey Johnston – speechless Karl Lagerfeld – yawn! Christian Lacroix- I like his sketches for some strange reason. They are a little bizarre. He has like 4 pieces in the slideshow. My favourite is the Rodarte sketch pictured here. Love! image: wwd.com
I used to think that Grey Goose was great vodka. That was until I attended the Ketel One Vodka tasting put on by Matchstick. It was held at the swanky Spoke Club. A rep for Ketel One explained a bit about vodka in general and the whole process of how this family owned company makes it’s Vodka. We tried 3 different types of vodkas ranging in price. They were Absolute, Grey Goose and Ketel. Absolute was like swill after comparing the Grey Goose and Ketel. Ketel won out because it’s a little smoother than Grey Goose. It’s actually cheaper too. See more photos from the night at the Matchstick flickr account.
Absolut Helmut is a presentation of ALLES GLEICH SCHWER by Helmut Lang. ALLES GLEICH SCHWER” is not a statement or a final answer or question. It is about the consideration and the reflection to evaluate which weight or importance or meaning one as a single person wants to contribute in a changing world to personal, social, emotional, global and ecological or any other issues and arrangements which surrounds one or concerns one. The attribution of importance can be explored in a vertical or horizontal direction. HELMUT LANG was born in Vienna, Austria in 1956. He began designing clothing in his early 20’s. During the following 30 years he developed an international following for the daring, cerebral clothing he created. Always cutting edge, Lang was the first designer to showcase his collection in an Internet fashion show in 1998. Today Lang has turned away from creations for the physical body and is instead creating two and three-dimensional artworks drawing on references as diverse as the folkloric rites of maypole ceremonies and the exploration of surrogate skin. …
Hi folks. It’s time to upgrade. You might even see a new theme since I have no idea if this current one is compatible. Things might be wonky for a bit and I’ll update this post once I’m done. EDIT: Upgrade went fine. Looks like my theme still works too. Time to get the plugins working now.
Madonna gets my approval. I was a little worried about this ad campagn. I loved the fall winter 2009 collection from Louis Vuitton and I didn’t want Madonna ruining that. I hope you people remember her Versace ads. Horrible. She seems to pull it off in these images. The result is six atmospheric pictures of a smoldering Madonna by Steven Meisel that will break in a range of fashion magazines in February. images from Memo Pad: Madonna and Marc Jacobs, WWD.com
Ash ‘Lenny’ Boot My pair of dependable black heeled boots failed in November sometime. The heel started to bend in the opposite direction and walking was not fun. It was time to replace them. They had a good run, almost 2 years I think. I wore the hell out of them too. The decision to get the Ash ‘Lenny’ Boot wasn’t a straight path. I first bought a pair of boots from B2, they weren’t perfect but they worked. Then in the same weekend I saw the Ash ones at Holt Renfrew. It was friends and family weekend too and I had 25% off. So, I bought the Ash boots, which ended up being cheaper than the ones from B2. I returned the other boots to B2 when I returned to work on Monday. I should have looked at Holt’s first for boots; they do have some mid range boots that aren’t ridiculously expensive.
YouTube – CHANEL PARIS-MOSCOU
