We couldn’t close out 2012 without sharing some of our favorite people, places and moments of the year, making such a lasting impression that we promise we’ll still be talking about them well into ’13.
Up and Coming Designers: Anne Sofie Madsen (left) & Phoebe English
Fashion Film: Inez & Vinoodh for Dior in Versailles. Stunning black and white to color photography.
Fashion Moment: Battle of the rebrands in Paris. Sure to heat up in 2013 as Alexander Wang takes on Balenciaga, and both Raf Simons and Hedi Slimane breathe new life into Dior, and, Saint Laurent, respectively.
Collections of the Year: Nicolas Ghesquiere at Balenciaga S/S 2013, Raf Simons at Dior S/S 2013, Raf Simons at Jil Sander F/W 2012-13
The end of time: ephemeral art made lasting impression.
Color immersion is our kind of installation!
Fashion illustration: Simple with a pop of color.
Sweet psychedelia: bright, bold and surreal mixed media
Breakout artists: Cuban collective Los Carpinteros
EP: Flex Fantasy – AVAN LAVA. If you like to dance, this EP is the absolute best. The Brooklyn-based band is even better live. BUY HERE
Producer: Dev Hynes, Nicolas Jaar
Mainstream guilty pleasure: “Diamonds” – Rihanna
Check out our TrendMix for our most played tracks of 2012.
Breakout artists: Frank Ocean, Jessie Ware
Honorable mention: DJ bidding wars in Las Vegas
Benchmarks: Bond turned 50, GIF turned 15, and the cassette tape turned 50!
New Restaurant: ACME was our favorite spot in 2012.
The blogs loved: Charcuterie food photography.
Secret Supper Clubs: LA-based Wolvesmouth and a New Yorker profile spearheaded a new movement.
Opulence: between the Porter, Carnival in Rio, adventures in Morocco and Tokyo, the future looks brighter than ever for the Jet Set. And for 2013? We’d love to stop by this bar in Moscow.
Starchitect of the Year: Zaha Hadid, whose notable work of the last 12 months includes a sprawling new complex in Beijing, designing Naomi Campbell’s future residence in Russia, and a Z-boat.
Converted spaces: Water towers, churches, and more turned into some of the coolest residences we saw in 2012.
Color crazy: some of our favorites came from Nick Frank, Steve Hutt, and Ward Roberts
Check out our recap of editorial trends.
Check out our recap of top Agence France Presse photos in 2012.
Up next: we hope to see a lot more of Anna Pogossova and Thomas Lohr in 2013.
MISCELLANEOUS:
Our readers loved: Check out our top posts for the year here and here.
