Archive | September, 2010
· PHOTOGRAPHY ·
Paula Parrish PhotographyPaula Parrish has remixed the basic images of her photography and experimented with some creative photoshop skills by coloring and adding textures to them. The New York-based photographer plays with projections. She prints and mounts then re-shoots or
· CULTURE, HEARSAY, WEB ·
Maison Martin Margiela PerfumsMy favorite designer, Martin Margiela just launched their perfume site, faithful to his original codes: “back to basics”, he reinterprets the data-processing language of the beginnings of the Internet by proposing to the viewer an initiatory discovery of the
· RUNWAY ·
James Long LFW S/S 2011 CollectionI’m loving pretty much every single piece, throughout designer James Long’s SS 2011 Collection. Long brings out splash paint and knits with a beautiful color palette. I wish we could buy some cool designer pieces like this in the US, but unfortunately it’s only in UK and Japan!
· ART, FEATURED ·
Shoebox Art AuctionEarlier this year Kids Company and the Bryan Adams Foundation hosted “Shoebox Art” a unique auction of art from leading artists. The artists each recreated an image from their childhood that would be auctioned in support o f Kids Company’s work with vulnerable children. The shoebox as the only restriction. 40 artists participated, my favorites [...]
· FASHION, RUNWAY, VIDEO ·
HOLLY FULTON : LONDON SS 2011Sixties/Art Deco style continues to be the guiding light throughout Holly Fulton’s SS 2011 Collection. Tribal motifs disguised in sky-scrapping architecture consume the garments appearance, and remaining as graphic and bold as ever. Here is a great little video for Test Magazine directed by Quentin Jones featuring Holly Fulton’s SS 2011 Collection .
· CULTURE, FEATURED, HEARSAY, TECH ·
Flipboard x Trendland on IpadThe team over at Flipboard, the amazing “personalized magazine” / Twitter reader Ipad application (free) put Trendland on their featured list! and it looks pretty damn Good! Since our iPad app is not yet completed you can enjoy Trendland through Flipboards streamlined viewing, for the time being.
· FOOD, PHOTOGRAPHY ·
The Pastries of Paris“It’s hard not to love a city with a patisserie on nearly every block, where pastries are sold all day long to people who never get fat” – Graphic designer Susan Hochbaum has created a amazing film/slideshow Pastry/Paris, in which she compares French pastries to compatible scenes and elements around Paris, whether its in form, [...]
· DESIGNERS, FEATURED, PHOTOGRAPHY ·
Achim Lippoth for Ann EckersGerman photographer Achim Lippoth has taken my breath away with this series of photographs produced for Kid’s Wear Magazine featuring Ann Eckers graduating children’s wear collection. Bruce Weber called Kid’s Wear “The most beautiful magazine in the world!”. Lippoth is strongly associated with the publication as well as a number of other magazines. Among a [...]
· MUSIC ·
Mark Ronson: Bang Bang BangUnder his recently adopted and lengthy title, Mark Ronson & The Business Intl.–the man with the Midas touch–is back. His newest studio baby, Record Collection, has been born as a prodigy with hot, make-your-booty-shake blue blood, not so dissimilar from Ronson himself. The album features his ‘Business Intl.” recruits, including: Theophilus London, Spank Rock, Ghostface Killah, Andrew Wyatt (Miike Snow) a Count and Sinden Remix, the infamous Boy George, and Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon, among many other complimentary additions.
· VIDEO ·
Gisele as “Earth Angel” for Muse MagazineI love a good editorial video, and getting to use Gisele for a purely aesthetic product is about as good as it gets. Nino Munoz shot this beautifully ethereal video for Muse Magazine featuring Gisele Bundchen as an “Earth Angel”. [flashvideo file=http://trendland.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/MUSE_FINAL.flv /]
· FASHION, FEATURED, RUNWAY ·
BEST OF LONDON SS 2011 REVIEWIf you have been following you have already had some London Fashion Week Highlights, but here is the rest of the best for SS 2011 from London. This season London was definitely not the most exciting thus far for me. London Fashion Week is probably my most anticipated week of all the fashion weeks because [...]
· EXHIBITION, MIXED MEDIA ·
“Hat Parade” exhibition by Hormazd NarielwallaDo you remember the amazing pattern collages by Hormazd Narielwalla ? Well if you happen to be in London (oct 15th to nov 15th), you should definitely go by his new exhibition”Hat Parade” at Bernstock Speirs. Narielwalla’s fascination with pattern blocks has