The V&A and Crafts Council celebrate the role of making in our lives by presenting an eclectic selection of over 100 exquisitely crafted objects, ranging from a life-size crochet bear to a ceramic eye patch, a fine metal flute to dry stone walling. Curated by Daniel Charny, the exhibition is a cabinet of curiosities showing works … Read More
Anja Rubik stars in the new H&M Winter 2011 Campaign sporting some undeniably cool, season-appropriate ensembles. Photographed by Daniel Jackson with styling by Julia von Boehm. The collection also brings lots of winter-ready footwear, handbags andaccessories like fake fur collars with satin lining, pattern-knit knee socks, fake fur hats, fine-knittights, lace-up and suede platform boots, and spacious shoulder bags.
Model turned actress Rosie Huntington-Whiteley turns up the va-va-voom for Vogue Germany’s November cover shoot shot by Alexi Lubomirski. Donning a sexy wardrobe of trenches and knits from Burberry Prorsum, Rosie revels in the lightweight outerwear and little else. For almost nine years she has been successful internationally as a model – at the Victoria’s Secret runway, on a number of glossy magazine covers and current in the latest Burberry fragrance campaign. And a very big dream has … Read More
Vogue Italia have started a Wikipedia-style online fashion encyclopaedia: Vogue Encyclo, where everyone is invited to contribute. The Vogue Italia editor-in-chief Franca Sozzani is giving her readers the chance to voice their views via a new online fashion encyclopaedia. The online database covers all areas of fashion from ‘Gyspy’ trends to Guy Bourdin and Technofibre … Read More
Ji Lee, creative director at Facebook and formerly Google, has published a book called ‘Word as Image’. The challenge: to create an image out of a word, using only the letters in the word itself. It led to some very creative thinking. Here’s a video to whet your appetite… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J59n8FsoRLE&feature=player_embedded]
Capturing the adorable pairing of Audrey Marnay and Kirsi Pyrhonen, Tim Walker brings his whimsical style to the October issue of Vogue Italia. Styled by Jacob K in quirky looks from the fall collections of Louis Vuitton, Stella McCartney, Alberta Ferretti, Kenzo and others, the mischievous twosome plays dress up complete with pale faces, mustaches … Read More
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO87892ptYE] Dior Hits the Jackpot with New Pinball-Inspired Film on the Iconic Pearl Necklace The intricate assemblage of individual metal-capped faux pearls with Lurex thread, chunky links and grosgrain ribbon that make up Christian Dior’s Mise en Dior costume jewelry necklace is playfully re-imagined as a virtual pinball game under the creative direction of Camille Miceli. … Read More
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlTtzyI9puk] One of my favourite high street stores COS are continuing their support of Frieze with Frame, an area dedicated to the bright young things: galleries that are less than six years old, chosen by Cecelia Alemani and Rodrigo Moura. With their architectural cuts and bold bright saturated colours injected into designs. Directed by Simon Elephant … Read More