Archive | June, 2009
· DESIGNERS, FASHION ·
Iris Van HerpenI have always been a fan of big exaggerated and unpractical fashion, for example Sandra Backlund or Gareth Pugh creations. The crazier the better. Iris Van Herpen’s work is just outstanding and insane. It seems as if she picks a technique or a certain look and just times it by a thousand to create these magnificent highly detailed garments….
· CELEBRITY, EDITORIAL ·
Green Has Never Been So SexyOn the June 2009 VOGUE cover is the beautiful Cameron Diaz. the shoot was taken by Mario Testino. Not only Does she look gorgeous in the palm springs sun he is wearing some of the most beautiful earth friendly clothing around.
· DESIGNERS ·
Project Runway Rising Star : Leanne MarshallLast season one of Project Runway’s most promising finalist contenders was Leanne Marshall, a west coast rising star dedicated to creating beautifully tailored womenswear while using eco-friendly fabrics.
· ILLUSTRATION ·
Hakuchi Manga IllustrationsA mix a Japanese traditions and modern style, Shohei Otomo (Hakuchi) manga illustrations are pretty amazing ! I wish I could read Japanese to tell you more about Hakuchi …
· CULTURE ·
StarWars Lego PhotoshootFans of Star Wars or fans of Lego you will be pleased by Mike Stimpson Photoshoot – Mike aka Balakov takes quite a lot of photographs of LEGO. He also love messing with macro lighting. In fact, he’s a total lighting geek, no sense in denying it. He is famous as Balakov on Flickr and have his prints for sale on RedBubble
· CELEBRITY, PHOTOGRAPHY ·
The Soft Side of a Sex IconThese photos are breathtaking, they are from a LIFE exclusive called MARILYN: Never-Published Photos. It included stories about the beautiful Marilyn and the photos show a playful, soft side of her.
· FEATURED, ILLUSTRATION ·
Isaac Bonan IllustrationsAt 24 French illustrator Isaac Bonan live and work in Strasbourg. After studying art-graphic, he decided to start working has freelance illustrator. I really like his style and his colorful paintings / drawings – you can tell that[...]
· TECH ·
CrunchPad Web TabletTechCrunch is working on this beautiful ‘CrunchPad’ Web Tablet and just received their first prototype! A Beauty, they are trying to finish it with a $200 retail price Only!! ( probably will be around the $300 at the end) but the screen is now flush with the case and they decreased the overall thickness to about 18 mm. The case will[...]
· FEATURED, PHOTOGRAPHY ·
Therese Aldgard PhotographyJust after discovering the Fashion Cupcakes that she just shot, I went more in depth into Therese Aldgard portfolio, and I loved what I saw ! She have an incredibly eclectic portfolio, from beauty shots, to fashion and Prop shoot, she seems to have a little obsession with candies !
· DESIGNERS ·
Illionaire Spring/Summer 2009/2010Designers duo Ben Woodcock and Kat Grace of Aussie label Illionaire, launched in 2006, have really taken a bold turn in the right direction within the last 2 seasons. what started out as a young unisex street brand has developed into quite a full range young designer collection. My trend radar sensors definitely went off [...]
· ART, FASHION ·
Fashion CupcakesHow cool are these Fashion Cupcakes prop-styled by Lisa Edsalv and shot by Swede photographer Therese Aldgard. As if there weren’t enough tasty treats on the runway, the duo created 5 delicious cupcakes, inspired by Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Christian Louboutin, Agent Provocateur and Betsey Johnson. Looks yummy ! They promised to send me some ! [...]
· WEB ·
Cold War Kids Get Interactive On UsI got a tip from Mandrew one of our Song of the Day contributors, a few weeks ago to check this out and I am really glad I finally did because this is next level interactive video. I absolutely love this concept. To promote their new single, “Ive Seen Enough”, Cold War Kids have release [...]