Archive | June, 2011
· EDITORIAL ·
Richard Burbridge for T Magazine Summer 2011Tati Cotliar in “Diamond in the Roughage” photographed by Richard Burbridge and styled by Robbie Spencer for The summer issue of T Magazine 2011.
· MUSIC ·
Cornershop: TopknotListen to “Topknot” here BUY HERE No airfare and invasive security obstacles to go through, travel to India with Cornershop‘s South Asian masterpiece. The long-time British duo specialty in sampling archival tracks from all over the globe inspired artists like M.I.A. to take a worldly perspective on music. Integrating pop and catchy gems,
· VIDEO ·
Henry Holland Resort 2012 Video PresentationBased on his first ever Resort 2012 collection and video presentation, it is safe to assume Henry Holland must have teleported to Guatemala in the 80′s sometime this year. For his presentation he collaborated with Mariano Vivanco to create a spoof off of Neneh Cherry’s ‘Buffalo Stance’ (1989) video, only his features Eliza Cummings wearing [...]
· FEATURED, RUNWAY ·
Burberry Prorsum Resort 2012It is always a lot of fun to see what designers do for their Resort collections. It is the delivery that always seems to break expectations of Houses reputations. There seems to be more freedom and perhaps a bit more humor and ease in these collections. We can definitely sense all of this in Burberry [...]
· EDITORIAL ·
Daphne Groeneveld by Greg Kadel for NuméroHow to make a white background shoot interesting? Well, Greg Kadel demonstrates here that it is possible in this editorial starring Daphne Groeneveld for Numéro #124. The impeccable, tribal inspired styling by Bill Mullen this 8 pages series was also the cover shoot.
· MUSIC ·
Freelance Whales: HannahListen to “Hannah” here BUY HERE New York-based band, Freelance Whales make old-fashioned music listeners happy, who actually pay attention to clever, quickly delivered, and often unabashedly hormonal lyrics.
· ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR DESIGN ·
TrendHome: Casa Folha by Mareines +Patalano [Rio]What a dream house! The TrendHome review today is located in southern Rio de Janeiro. The Leaf House or Casa Folha was inspired by Brazil’s Indian architecture, perfectly suited for the hot and humid climate where it stands. Built by Mareines + Patalano Arquitetura, they see this as low-tech eco-efficiency project playing with the wind [...]
· FASHION ·
Summer Eyewear Love!Summer is here and it is hitting really hard! From vintage to the latest collections here is a selection of glasses we like in case you are in need of need shades!
· PHOTOGRAPHY ·
Massimo Gammacurta’s Lollipop NumbersEasily one of Trendland’s favorite’s, Massimo Gammacurta always knows how to delivers a visual explosion. In the same spirit of the logopops is his new number series for Wired. Wired magazine commissioned Gammacurta to make about 20 lollipops for their gift guide featuring a font they sent him. So here are those delicious results.
· MUSIC ·
My Gold Mask: Violet EyesListen to “Violet Eyes” here BUY HERE There’s an explosive piece of dark, electric pop rock waiting to get out in “Violet Eyes.” Anyone who desperately misses the days when Yeah Yeah Yeahs actually released music will be a fan of My Gold Mask, who takes after Karen O’s edgy vocal stylings and that stuttering [...]
· EDITORIAL ·
Jules Mordovets by Marcus Ohlsson for VelvetJules Mordovets photographed in “Avventura Nel Deserto” by Marcus Ohlsson and styled by Laura Bianchi for Velvet June 2011. I really love how all the textures and prints translate in black and white.
· FASHION ·
CFDA Fashion Awards & Style 2011The Womenswear Designer of the Year, The evening’s Womenswear Designer of the Year honors went to Jack McCollough & Lazaro Hernandez for Proenza Schouler presented by Naomi Watts. The award for Menswear Designer of the Year was presented by Gerard Butler to Michael Bastian. Alexander Wang took home