The provocative vision of Dutch team Inez & Vinoodh is part ultra chic dream girl, part raising expectations. Somehow in every photo they fulfill the wonderment of the collective conscious and add a necessary value. This is not just taking fashion photos for surface beauty, but taking fashion photos to the next level, where the surface is taken seriously. See their exhibition at FOAM through September.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Chanel Windows
I LOVE Chanel News. I was going to take photos of the fall storefronts on rue Cambon but they already posted them here.
The storefront is the territory of display, where fashion becomes untouchable and enters the realm of appreciation or art. While so much of advertising has been transformed by the internet and new media, windows remain an almost conventional art. We still employ artificial looking mannequins, in completely awkward looking arrangements. The purpose is commodity promotion but the practice also increases mystical value of the commodity and sustains the theater of fashion. The displays are essentially sculptural entertainment.
While Greco-Roman culture exalted the human form to worship, we exalt the human form adorned. This is part of the naturalization of augmented survival.
The Three Graces, Roman copy of Greek Original, 200 AD
More on fashion & display here
More store windows here
Villa Noailles
In a follow up to the post on Marie-Laure de Noailles, here is a look at the villa designed by Robert Mallet-Stevens in 1923. More about its history here.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Warhol + Dom Perignon
Thursday, July 29, 2010
The Art of Television Costume Design
For the 5th year, the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles presents "The Art of Television Costume Design." This year's exhibition features the best of Mad Men and includes numerous other shows. See more here.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Gossip Girl Season 4 Signature Looks
The cast of Gossip Girl has been filming some scenes for the tv show's 4th season in Upper West Side and they were spotted with their signature looks.
Blair Waldorf in a belted shirtdress paired, Miu Miu platform heels and Celine handbag.
Vanessa Abrams wore a clashing pair of tap shorts and printed blouse.
Serena in a berry-colored maxidress and Chanel shoulder bag.
New cast, Juliet Sharp, sported a business look with matching neutrals.
Vanessa in clogs and fringed messenger bag.
Blair Waldorf in a belted shirtdress paired, Miu Miu platform heels and Celine handbag.
Vanessa Abrams wore a clashing pair of tap shorts and printed blouse.
Serena in a berry-colored maxidress and Chanel shoulder bag.
New cast, Juliet Sharp, sported a business look with matching neutrals.
Vanessa in clogs and fringed messenger bag.
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