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The Selby is Photographer Todd Selby’s blog where he photographs his friends and subjects in their homes. His exploration of this concept is very alluring from a spectators point of view. The home is the most private and intimate space most people can resort to. To be able to enter the homes of known and unknown characters and analyze their lifestyle’s through the eyes of a photographer is truly fascinating.

For September’s cover, shot by Will Davidson, Dazed fashion members Karen Langley and Katie Shillingford worked together as a styling duo to captured their favourite new faces wearing some of the strongest collections of the season including Burberry Prorsum, D&G, Givenchy, Louis Vuitton and Miu Miu.

“I wouldn’t even have braces on my teeth. This idea that everyone should conform and be perfect is ridiculous,” she said. “I like the fact that I have good old-fashioned British teeth with a big gap. Who wants those gleaming white cosmetically enhanced American teeth?”

I just discovered another amazing artist on Radio Nova, the best radio station in the world. It’s hard to get much info on him or download any of his tracks, but Davy Sicard’s album hits France on September 22, 2008. For now visit Davy Sicard’s myspace to hear his amazing music. An artist with a [...]

Chromeo has done it again! Another song that’s on repeat on my itunes and an even better video. Directed and illustrated by acclaimed French artist Stephane Manel, “Momma’s Boy” presents Chromeo’s Oedipal-themed love ballad in sleek and surreal black and white animation. Dave & Pee do their best “Piano Man” references, take their girl to the movies, and finish with a dual psychedelic guitar solo that makes this beautiful video a must-see. Stephane Manel is also known for…

In this exhibition, nature overcomes inanimate objects, resurrecting life and philosophical thought into everyday items.

Pablo Reinoso’s multicultural background means he is interested in discovering links between different cultures. His Argentine heritage of craftsmanship is intrinsic in his work. Reinoso’s design work has the unusual ability of serving everyday human necessity as well as igniting emotion. Reinoso’s work is acutely linked to the human condition, “All his works radiate strong human feelings, like traces of people that have been made visible” Juliette Faliu, Malakoff, June 2003

Coming soon from the film lovers at Japan’s Superheadz, the Blackbird-Fly is a twin-lens reflex camera that fits right into the retro film trend…

Photographer Martin Klimas has some really interesting series capturing explosive movements. Check out his work here.

This Post marks the beginning of a lengthy and ambitious research for the Yacht we are scheduled to buy in 2013. Wally showcases some very up to date designs of anything but modest yachts, but that is a starting point for now. The clean/modern design is beautiful but the inside is especially too cold and modern for my taste.

“If Sydney were personified, she’d be bronzed, brazen, and almost certainly wearing a Zimmermann bikini, so synonymous has the sunny Australian label become with Australian style.” - Sydney Morning Herald. It has been more than 17 years since sisters Nicky and Simone founded the Zimmermann aesthetic. Made up of feminine prints, structure, and an evident nostalgia the Cruise Collection 08/09 look book is a great measure of these sisters trend forward perspective.

Nice ambient media developed for Polaroid by Santa Clara, a new ad agency in Sao Paulo, Brazil. They replaced mirrors in shopping malls and business centers with instant cameras, to reinforce the brand concept of instant images.

Referential/ Readymades artist Jeff Koons is exhibiting 3 pieces that have not yet been exposed to the public, on the rooftop of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. “His work explores contemporary obsessions with sexuality and desire; race and gender; and celebrity, commerce, and the media. His choice of objects and images forcefully addresses the impact of class, power, materialism, and consumerism in contemporary life.

This post has no point other than admiring this double drueling power set of twins. Travis and Troy are the Models of the Minute on Model.com.
As their agent says “Very old school Versace models”.

NEWS FLASH! Portuguese product designer Joao Sabino has just made his keyboard bag available. all you have to do is email him. I saw the the illustration for this awhile back but it looks even better sampled

Humberto and Carol of Opening Ceremony keep us on our toes. This is one of the leading teams in innovation and evolution of our industry. Using their east/west coast shops as platforms for showcasing new concepts and projects each season, these two continue to inspire the boundaries. As the weekly contributors of…

Just about to hit stores are the two collaborations that Melissa did with Hometown designer, Alexandre Herchcovitch, and Vivennne Westwood. I have always been kind of on the line with Melissa shoes. I like the concept but I’m very particular about shoes and have never considered buying a pair till now.

Nontraditional trained, NY born and based photographer Jesse Frohman, has a collection to die for. With two commissioned books under his belt, and photographs of so many familiar and iconic faces, its hard to say there is a favorite group…

Its more of a sensation than words can describe; the image of the feather and the bowtie, the flow and the structure, the freedom and the constriction, the hippie and the business man, the traveler and the grounded, and somewhere in between all those differences the perfect balance …

Bantu Wax is a new brand with a socially conscious business of delivering fashion to the western world while creating opportunity in the designer, Yodit Eklund’s homeland of Africa. When Yodit was conceptualizing this new brand she was not set on what direction it would take but that whatever it was it would have to give back to Africa. With this mission…

Fashion Shows are a big deal. Half or more of the presentation is based on the location used to present that seasons work. Here are a few of the Godfathers of fashion venues for the Mens SS09 shows.

Here is some really cool work from Method Studios; Method creates Visual Effects for commercials, music videos and feature films. I love this Mountain Dew animation. The Levi’s “MoonWalker” is so good that it made me want to go out and try to fill my pants with helium and float liek a hot air balloon. This ad definitely needs a “do not try this at home” tag.

ChicTopia is a network where stylish people can connect and rate each others styles. People upload pictures of themselves as well as inspiration images; which include illustrations, collages, photos of muses, etc, must haves, and look books. Its definitely worth having a browse.

I discovered this super cool website dedicated to Font lovers. Using FontStruct anyone can create, share, and download fonts. Here is a quick step by step of creating a font, I cant not wait to start playing with this. Some kids like video games others like to build fonts

The brilliant Japanese head make-up artist, Kakuyasu Uchiide, of renowned Shu Uemura cosmetics will give you beauty obsessed people a tour through his current false eyelash collection for instant transformation into a mysterious Egyptian princess, an extravagant bird or a magical wood elf… We are not being silly here. PingMag spoke also to Uchiide about the perfectionist standards of beauty in Japan.

Fashion 156 is a great website which covers almost all the bases of fashion. Founder Guy Hipwell is always on the search for new creativity on the rise. He collaborates with make-up artists, hairstylist, and photographers to style the next looks in fashion in his editorial work found in the fashion section of his site. Fashion 156 covers style, fashion, beauty, must have’s and much more, so if you are looking for inspiration or just feel like getting lost pay Fashion 156 a visit.

14 year old, Malia Manuel made a new record when she won the U.S. Open of Surfing in Hunnington Beach on Saturday. Malia Manuel and Coco Ho, two up-and-coming teenagers from Hawaii, were the final two competitors remaining at the Honda U.S. Open of Surfing, creating the youngest women’s final in event history.
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Marc Jacobs might get married this weekend, or at least according to a rumor reported on Fashionista.com. The story is that Jacobs will wed his Brazilian boyfriend, Lorenzo Martone, in Paris — you didn’t expect him to hotfoot it to tacky California, did you? Over in France gays can legally “marry” by signing what’s called a civil solidarity pact. Sounds so simple. God forbid things were so easy over here…

In an extraordinary collaboration, Louis Vuitton, the ultimate French luxury brand, and Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garcons, the ultimate fashion rebel, will open a joint Tokyo store in September – an ephemeral three-month space where six one-off bags, designed by Kawakubo in the LV monogram pattern, can be ordered by shoppers. This will take place in the Omotesando Commes Des Shop. Kawakubo has re-designed the entire Comme des Garcons store on Kottodori, Omotesando for the Vuitton project. Carcelle says that LV is investing in the store, and that any financial profits will be divided.

Martin Margiela collaborated with legendary Italian jewelers Damiani to create these stunning pieces. I love the idea of taking traditional images of jewelry and playing with size to alter their wearability. The ring shape blown up to a bracelet, or the classic studded earring blown up into a necklace charm. Anything that Margiela touches turn [...]

Desert Boots is where its at. I have been telling you boys since before Fall 07, and i still am not really seeing too much of that look, or at least done well. You need to get your self a sick pair of desert/work boots and go out into the wilderness to break them in. Don’t even think about coming back to civilization before they look and feel just right. After you have accomplished that part of the mission, find the …

I don’t really know how I feel about Henrik Vibskov’s Mens SS09 Collection, except that I am not as excited as usual. His show concept, “The Tent City”, is definitely fabulous and original as usual. There are definitely great pieces throughout the collection but the styling really does not set me free.

VIKTOR & ROLF has had an injection of Diesel power - fashion heavyweight Renzo Rosso has purchased a majority stake in the cult Dutch fashion label.

The two powerhouses have reportedly been in talks since September 2006, but have been taking things slowly to ensure the deal - of which details have not been disclosed - is right for both parties.

Design duo Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren have admitted they were impressed by Diesel boss Rosso’s handling of Maison Martin Margiela, a similarily concept-led label, which his Only the Brave holding acquired in 2002…

The British Fashion Council today announces that designers Christopher Kane, Erdem, Marios Schwab and Roksanda Ilincic have been chosen to receive British Fashion Council Fashion Forward sponsorship.
The scheme, established two years ago, provides financial support to UK-based designers who are in the early stages of developing their business and have already established a profile at London Fashion Week. The award, partly supported this season by the London Development Agency, consists of a substantial cash prize, to be used towards producing an on-schedule catwalk show at London Fashion Week, and has been previously won by Giles Deacon, Jonathan Saunders, Richard Nicoll, Jens Laugesen and Sinha-Stanic. Christopher Kane, Erdem and Marios Schwab are all being awarded Fashion Forward sponsorship for the first-time. Roksanda Ilincic is a recipient for the second time.

Designers are assuming that a new need for multi-functionality is becoming more of a need or desire and these are a few of their reactions to this need. Designer of Goodie 2 Shoes, Natalie Thorne has created a very futuristic looking shoe that has an adjustable heel. The height transition is made possible by a quick and easy male and female peg system secured by strong magnets and a hidden hinge…

German shoe company Nat-2 has internationally patented created a multi-functional shoe, a 2 in 1 concept. The shoe starts as a Converse Chuck Taylor style and zips off into a sandal. The interchangeability of the shoe is endless when put in combination with all the different models. you can simply zip off one section and replace it with one from another model to create a new look each time. I am really into this concept of convertible shoes.

Jumping ahead I would also like to give you a preview of the SS09 presentation. Joel’s multimedia background always come into play when its time to introduce a new collection. For Spring/Summer 09 Joel traveled to Manzanar, most widely known as the site of one of ten camps where over 110,000 Japanese Americans were imprisoned during World War II…

Designer of Unholy Matrimony, Brett Westfalls was invited by Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garcons to Japan and given his own studio to create 16 full looks for the SS09 Collection which hit the Paris Runway the last week of June. Although the aesthetic of the pieces shown on the runway carried a CDG aura…

I just discovered a great young artist on the up in the LES of New York. Collaborating with several other gemstones of New York music scene Samuel has created a sound that is totally sweet and addicting. Samuel dropped his single featuring Wade from The Virgins earlier this year and has been working

Dubai is no stranger to large displays of wealth and celebrity interest. But now Dubai unveils ISLA MODA, a whole island dedicated to fashion. This is part of a huge development called “The World” namely we can expect this one to be a little different to the one we live in.

It has not yet been announced where in The World the fashion island is located — somewhere near Milan or Paris, we presume…

With over 300 stores in the UK and 100 international stores, Topshop is expected to launch their first Flagship store in NY this October, located at Broadway and Broome St. To celebrate the opening of the store Topshop have linked up with the McCarren Pool Parties team for Summer Sunday Pool Parties. Here is a Snipit of Chioma’s, fashion editor of Fader, review on the event. See you guys at the next one.

I just spotted this and thought it was hilarious, im not sure i can really take this seriously , It looks like a war cartoon to me.
In shangdong Province, China, S.W.A.T. members are…

Another brilliant collaboration under the belt of the Linda Farrow label. Linda farrow is just about to launch the Yohji Yamamoto Collection.

Last October, Kanye West revealed that he was working on a collection of jewelry with Graduation cover artist Takashi Murakami.Hi love for fashion and praise continue.

According to WWD.com (Women’s Wear Daily’s website, which also broke the jewelry news), Kanye revealed at the June 27, 2008 Louis Vuitton show in Paris, that he is working on a line of men’s shoes with the fashion design company famous for its luggage. Fitting for a guy who he has called “The Louis Vuitton Don”.

Cyana Trendland is confident to name Lara Stone Model of the Year for 2008. I have been noticing Lara everywhere that matters for a year now and I love her more and more each time. There is something very nostalgic to me about her look, its sends me back to the 70’s , and then back to the 90’s and at the same time it is so strong today. Her gap and actually quite a bit about her remind me of Vanessa Paradis and her raw and limitless sensibility with the camera of Kate Moss. Continue reading for a brief history on our favorite model Lara Stone.

Mens Rag is a great Blog to discover mens trends and find out where to find them. It was created by Manuel Paul through his love for fashion, music and trends. This blog has a really good flow of information and great content.

We ended the week with Stefano Pilati’s experimental video for the YSL SS09 collection for men. And I’d like to start the week with with a close up preview on the specific looks and styling of the same collection. This collection can be described as urban literati meets royal grunge.

For the Spring/Summer 09 Mens Collection YSL has created a video of Stefano Pilati’s cerebral deconstruction of heteronormative gender assumptions. This performance art meets fashion video is a brilliant virtual tour of the mastermind of Yves Saint Laurent’s Stefano Pilati, and the darkness that surrounds the loss of one of fashions greatest contributors.

Lohan Taking a break from the set of “Labor Pains”, Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson went shopping for diamonds at Cartier in Beverly Hills yesterday, Wednesday (July 2). The “sober” now bi starlet is celebrating her 22nd birthday!

I cant say I had some deep connection to the Chanel Winter 2008/2009 Haute Couture Collection. Nothing quite hit the spot for me. But as always Karl Lagerfeld was able to deliver a beautiful rotating presentation at the Grand Palais in Paris.

This film encompasses all of Brazil’s cliche’s in a way that leaves you with a permasmile throughout the entire film. Penelope Cruz is absolutely stunning an the passion between Isabella, her character, and Tonhino is so strong that it send your Pheromones flying in all directions.