I wrote about a video presentation in the post Coming Soon by Yohji Yamamoto – Fall Winter 2008 video. I was upset because I couldn’t embed the video. Well now I can, so for your viewing pleasure here is Coming Soon, Fall/Winter 2008 video presentation.
http://www.showstudio.com/project/comingsoon
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video via showstudio.com/project/comingsoon
Holt’s will be carrying this line for women. Not sure about the men’s to be honest. Will have to check and update this post.
They had to follow up with Obama after Michelle and the girls.
I’m a fan of Marc Jacobs this time around. I’m also loving the Thom Browne watercolours, very beautiful.
via Inauguration ’09: What Should Obama Wear? – Menswear News – WWD.com
I’m totally obsessed with this Korean band called DSBK right now. Check out the dancing in these videos; I’m totally blown away. It’s also cute Korean boys in black. Hello!!!!!!!
Original Video Release – Get a better look a the cute boys here
Pure Dance number release – This is awesome, it’s just the dance sequence. The choreography is incredible.
And of course, them performing live
Sooo good!
Pierre Hardy Colorama 2 is back for fall 2008
In June 2008, a new limited edition COLORAMA 2 of only 500 pairs will be sold in a selection of the best stores worldwide.
For its second edition, the colorama’s design is about a disco stained glass, in a pop version, with metallic leather. Each elements constituting the shoe is in a different color, treated in contrasted & random tint areas. Metallics colors shine like precious stones : silver, carbone, rubis, orange, amethyst, sapphire, aquamarine.
Paris — PIERRE HARDY — Jardin du Palais Royal, 156 Galerie de Valois, 75001
London — Dover Street Market
Berlin — The Corner
Barcelone — 2046 shoes
Madrid — This and This
Copenhagen — Storm
New York — Barney’s, Jeffrey
Tokyo — Isetan
Saint Petersburg — Day & Night
Beijing — On Pedder
Hong Kong — On Pedder
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 quality, uniqueness, beauty and function remain at the heart of every Where Did You Get That find. And it’s the find that motivates us to continue hunting and gathering the best of the best, from California to Calcutta, and now to you.
Where Did You Get That is not only a question we’ve heard time and again over the course of our careers, but it is also one we’ve been asking each other for 30 years. So while our new venture is a natural culmination of our common passions, pastimes and professional interests, it is the demand for something different that inspired us to create this picturesque portal for all our most fabulous finds.
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.
