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Color SS 1998

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Just Don't Say the Word

"Everything signifies," Barthes

Ed Ruscha, 2009

Fearless creative visionaries are normally not concerned with social categorization. They create and media designate. So no one of genuine vision would dare say the word, but this month UCLA held a conference on the hipster. A Village Voice reporter summarized: "It was very vague." Conference speakers noted that no one owns up to this category, which was also Julia Plevin's point for the Huffington Post. The style of the last decade is opposed to media categorization. But evasion of mass culture is combined with highly selective indexical gestures of cultural reference, all done with an authentic sense of ease. Sophia Coppola's use of Ed Ruscha's drawing, in Somewhere below, shows the work on the ground, evading typical hero worship, yet serving as a recognizable index to L.A. and the lifestyle of the effortless bohemian that Stephen Dorff plays.

Since mass production reached an excessive point of augmented survival in the 1960's, each decade has seen a play of forms and style. The 1960's hippies, 1970's punk to disco, 1980's yuppies, 1990's indie, 2000's hipsters. But unlike Dick Hebdige's reading of a closed network of codes, the internet allows codes to become vernacular, so that no one ever exclusively belongs, but there is an open dialogue. The style du jour unites fashion and art with similar gestures.

Cobra Snake, 2009

The basis of indie street photography of the 2000's was again the same 3 values - evasive of commercial forms, indexical street style and effortless point and shoot cameras.

Beautiful Losers, 2008

In art, the over-worked gradeur of the 80's yuppies, and the intellectual identity consciousness of the 90's indie movement was too much work. The 2000's required the only gesture left - as easy as possible.

Dan Colen makes art by throwing confetti

Read more on hipster art in a review of a 2003 Paris exhibition of the young New York scene.

Fashion / Art / PS1

This weekend, PS1's MOVE presents fashion & art collaborations, including performances and installations.The projects were organized by Visionaire's Cecila Dean & journalist David Coleman. Here is the line up: Kalup Linzy and Diane Von-Furstenberg, Rob Pruitt and Marc Jacobs, Olaf Bruening and Cynthia Rowley, and, Dan Colen and Proenza Schouler. See more at V Magazine.

Heidi Klum Superhero 2010 Halloween Costume

Heidi Klum's 2010 Halloween costume for her All Hallows’ Eve celebration is "robotic superhero". Victoria’s Secret Angel wings designer, Martin Izquierdo, designed Heidi Klum's skin-tight, red-and-purple armor.


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Kate Moss Last Topshop Collection

Kate Moss' latest Topshop collection will be her last. The 14th and final collection of Kate Moss for Topshop includes capes, feathered bolero, pansy-printed dress and black dobby dress.







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Banana Republic Spring 2011 Collection

Last Tuesday, Banana Republic revealed its Spring 2011 collection. The said collection includes white dresses, safari-inspired pieces as well as rain forest prints. Statement necklaces and hats were also some of highlights of Banana Republic Spring 2011 collection.



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Vogue Russia, August 2009

While it could be argued that global media like Vogue are simply standardizing style, national magazines can also be seen as windows onto cultural difference. I love the subtle variety from Vogue to Vogue...whatever it is that we cannot define with words about Russian identity, we can see in Vogue Russia editorials...

Vogue Russia, May 2010

Whatever it is that does not to "look Russian," that is whatever is "the Vogue woman," is the emerging global style. This is dominated by Western values but influenced but the post-modern collide with difference and subcultural forms. It is an aesthetic of Western power, with the grace of acceptance.

Vogue Russia, August 2010

Castelbajac, Triumph of the Sign

In spring 2009, Postmodern fashion designer Jean Charles de Castelbajac presented a series of historic art works combined with contemporary logos.

Margiela 2009

Louis Vuitton 2000

February 2000

More interest in the turn of the century - these ads have such a minimalist aesthetic for such a solid brand. The result is ageless forms that continue to advance the brand even 10 years later.

September 2000

Alessandra Ambrosio in Vogue Japan December 2010 Issue

Victoria's Secret Angel, Alessandra Ambrosio, graced the cover of Vogue Japan December 2010 issue.



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2010 Hollywood Awards Gala

The Hollywood stars showed their best fashion-forward dresses at the 2010 Hollywood Awards Gala. View the rest of the entry to check out your favorites celebrity's fashion style for the said event.

Leighton Meester in an Elie Saab dress and heels and silver Jimmy Choo clutch.
Mila Kunis in a Monique Lhuillier dress and Brian Atwood heels.


Hilary Swank in Giorgio Armani dress and Jimmy Choo pumps.
Milla Jovovich in a dress by Temperley London.


Carey Mulligan in VBH Manila clutch and Roger Vivier shoes.
Jodie Foster in a Dolce & Gabbana dress and Jimmy Choo sandals.

Photos from InStyle

Seydou Keita

A long time fan of Seydou Keita, I am so happy to see his archive online. The photographer's effortlessly cool portraits create a historic record of African people and their fashion, which emphasized local motifs on Western forms. Keita was first internationally recognized in 1994 with an exhibition organized by the Cartier Foundation in Paris.

J'adore

1995

The above advertisement is such a rare image for Dior, which normally appears feminine and extravagant. Brand consistency is what a lot of luxury companies aim for and Dior has consistently aligned itself with indulgence, from the abundance of the "new look" to the drama in Galliano's direction. But it so great to see the sneakers and costume jewelry below expand what we normally expect from Dior, from old and exclusive to youthful and fun.

Anne Hathaway Vogue November 2010

Watch out for Vogue's November 2010 issue! It will feature Anne Hathaway. The said issue will hit the newsstands tomorrow. Here are some of Anne Hathaway's fashion styles for the said magazine.

Miu Miu radzimir tank and Roger Vivier clutch


Isaac Mizrahi New York silk-faille peplum dress
Oscar de la Renta dress and Jimmy Choo crystal clutch


Marchesa red suede strapless dress
Carolina Herrera asymmetrical dove-gray duchess-satin dress


Isaac Mizrahi New York sequined strapless dress and Marchesa clutch
Vera Wang satin dress

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