Friday, February 24, 2012

Image of the Day

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Futura 2000, Oasis, 2011

Futura 2012 – Expansions is up until February 29 at Galerie Jérôme de Noirmont, Paris.

Light and Dark

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Kate Moss shot by by Steven Klein, with fashion direction by Edward Enniful, for the March issue of W. I love how almost tangible the images' texture is. See the full story at Fashion Gone Rogue.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Best Foot Forward

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In honor of Milan fashion week, and looking ahead to summer (today's a sunny day in Seattle!).
Attilio Giusti Leombruni sandal.
See the whole collection here.

Hailey Clauson shot by Paola Kudacki,
Harper's Bazaar March 2012.
Styling by Clare Richardson.

Image of the Day

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Who: The crowd
Show: Christopher Kane, Monday Feb. 20
Mood:"Let me call you back. ..."
Look: Goth and gadgets

From Damien Florébert Cuypers's series of quick illustrations of London Fashion Week, for T magazine. See others here and on Cuypers's tumblr – and more of Cuypers's work here.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Image of the Day

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Jānis Avotiņš: Untitled, 2011 (Graphite on paper, 10.5 x 15 cm) at Ibid Projects in Hoxton, London, through March 10th.

Yes, Yes, Yes (mostly).

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I really love the Joseph girl at her core. Clean and nothing too fancy, sharp but nothing too showy, a little bit Brit, and when right, just right. These were the best looks, IMHO.

Joseph Spring 2012 RTW
style.com

I know exactly the friend I want to see in this.

New Rule

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Fresh flowers always. (Preferably white.)

(artwork by Izzie Klingels)

Lavender

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A video by Thomas Giddings for Test Mag. Currently playing in the elevator at the St. Martin's Lane hotel in London, where I've been staying on a work trip.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Go West

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Currently reading:

A Magazine #11, curated by Rodarte

Into the Sunset: Photography's Image
of the American West (MoMA, 2009)

(cover photo: Joel Sternfeld, After a Flash Flood,
Rancho Mirage, California, 1979 (detail))

Tux Deluxe

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I'm not sure why, but for the past few months I've been really into tuxedos and suits (especially three-piece suits) on women.

Dsquared2 (I know, I know, guilty.)

Gaia Repossi (The Gentlewoman, A/W 2011)

Giles Fall 2012 RTW
style.com

The fabric in this collection is pretty insane. Worth a closer look.

Monday, February 20, 2012

Image of the Day

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Mark Rothko, No. 5, 1950

Mark Rothko (selection from Google image search)
[click to enlarge]

An exhibition that traces the (semi-) native son's work from the 1920s through 1970 is up now at the Portland Art Museum.

Spot On

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Jo-Ann Furniss (style.com): "Sometimes it's up to the Americans to show the British where they stand with their own history—while also being just that little more reverential toward it." Nicely done. I know what label my winter coat Want is coming from. (Belstaff also gets bonus points for hailing from Stoke-on-Trent, my parents' old stomping ground. Incidentally.)

Belstaff Fall 2012 RTW