· DESIGN, FASHION ·
Fluorescent Meets PastelNow that summer is on it’s way and you’ve loaded up on all those pastel colored garments, it is time to take the ‘Fluo Meets Pastel’ trend to the next level. This particular photo shoots design concept, originated by the minds of Floor Knaapen and Anne-Sophie Markus, explores the way in which fashion and furniture design [...]
· RUNWAY ·
Marni Menswear S/S 2012Despite a very short record of menswear, Marni is quickly carving its niche in the market. Graphic, simple silhouettes, with great details continue to be Marni’s signature spirit, even for menswear. Loving to color blocking on the pants and shorts and the pop of color on the collars.
· RUNWAY ·
Dries Van Noten Homme S/S 2012Hardly ever do I skip over reviewing a Dries Van Noten menswear collection, and S/S 2012 is no exception. The collection is relatively simple with some great geometric color-blocking to give the looks an extra push. We are starting to see more and more of this shorts over pant look in menswear and I feel [...]
· EDITORIAL ·
Color Up! by Sebastian KimI just came across this beautiful color blocking editorial from German Vogue’s October 2010 issue photographed by Sebastian Kim. I absolutely love the retro vibe, hair, wardrobe and colors. Check out the entire editorial on Papermode.
· FASHION, RUNWAY ·
JIL SANDER : MILAN SS 2011For as long as I have followed fashion Jil Sander has been a staple in setting the standard in my eyes. This SS 2011 Raf Simmons continues the houses legacy of pure, minimal but highly inspired forward fashion. There was nothing conservative about Simmon’s palette, “A mille-feuille of color,” as he best stated it. The [...]
· ART, INTERIOR DESIGN ·
Malene Landgreen Color Slate WallsColors are Malene Landgreen‘s vocabulary, and when it comes to color blocking we totally understand what she means! Landgreen has moved far beyond the conventional frames of painting in Denmark with the wall exhibition in Kunsthal Charlottenborg. It’s through her relations to volume and colors that she ‘speaks out’.
· DESIGNERS ·
David David SS09 Collection Feat. Alice DellalIt seems that Alice Dellal loves to do cool, underground lookbooks, after the great Dominic Jones Jewelry – here she is for one of our fave UK brands David David. By now you should know we like this brand a lot. Still riding their color blocking/ psychedelic prints wave and now (finally) available at Seven [...]
· DESIGNERS, FASHION, FEATURED ·
Julian Louie FW 09 CollectionWith only one collection under its belt, and now after seeing number 2, Fall 09, it is starting to settle in that Julian Louie is here to make a mark. Having worked with Fransisco Costa at Calvin Klien and Tara Subkoff on Imitation of Christ, Julian is no amateur to the fashion industry. His structural designs however are majorly a reflection of his architecture studies at Cooper union prior to switching to fashion…
· CULTURE, FEATURED, HEARSAY, INTERIOR DESIGN ·
Surface Architects Bring A Graphic Revival to Birbeck College for Film & MediaSurface Architects won the RIBA award in 2008 for their graphic revival of a building they designed and built for Birkbeck College’s Centre for Film & Media in Gordon Square, London. The project was completed in February of 2007 for with a budget…
· EDITORIAL ·
‘Light and Fantastic’ by Javier Vallhonrat“Flash neon lights and body-con sportswear beneath springs gossomar delicacies : sheer brilliance. “
· DESIGNERS, TRENDS ·
David David – UK trendsI LOVE !!! With their Color Blocking + African inspired prints and Kaleidoscopic effect – David David is at the top of the trends – Amazing first collection, directly from UK , its unisex and sexy – Beautiful !! Unfortunately not available in the US yet – but probably really soon…
· FEATURED, TRENDS ·
Shoe Report For Trends in 2008We are seeing a lot of chunky but clean and very sexy wedges, open toe ankle boots and just ankle boots in general, and color patch work as seen in the Prada, Fendi, Pierre Hardy and Louboutin shoes featured above.