'Models are there to look like mannequins, not like real people. Art and illusion are supposed to be fantasy.'
-The indomitable Grace Jones
Saturday 30 April 2011
Icon #8
'Models are there to look like mannequins, not like real people. Art and illusion are supposed to be fantasy.'
Thursday 28 April 2011
Die Antwoord - Fashionistas?
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a South African band with a prevalence for tattoos, shaved heads, confusing facial hair and gold lame are unlikely fashion icons. Yet Die Antwoord and their distinctive style are filtering slowly but surely through pop culture into fashion land; see their photo shoot in December's NYLON and absolutely mental performance at fashionable music festival Coachella last year for prime examples.
Their newest video, 'Rich Bitch' is a veritable feast of all that is tacky, distasteful and wrong with the world. Its also absolute genius; expect gold everything; teeth, nails, skimpy boxer shorts [which leave very little to the imagination] and at one memorable point, a gold lame gimp-style catsuit. My girl crush on Yolandi Visser has increased tenfold, plus I now have the serious lusts over her gold RICH/BITCH knuckledusters.
Die Antwoord - putting the freaky back into fashion;
Their newest video, 'Rich Bitch' is a veritable feast of all that is tacky, distasteful and wrong with the world. Its also absolute genius; expect gold everything; teeth, nails, skimpy boxer shorts [which leave very little to the imagination] and at one memorable point, a gold lame gimp-style catsuit. My girl crush on Yolandi Visser has increased tenfold, plus I now have the serious lusts over her gold RICH/BITCH knuckledusters.
Die Antwoord - putting the freaky back into fashion;
Thursday 21 April 2011
Hussein Chalayan's 'The Floating Dress'
Hectic times between dissertation, finals and interview stress, (am now going to the University of Cardiff's School of Journalism for my MA in September - kerching!) mean that I've been a very bad blogger, and would like to apologise for the lack of posts recently.
I also want to say thank you for all the support, comments and views this blog have received, as its been completely unexpected and quite overwhelming. To show my gratitude, (and as a promise that I will start posting again soon) watch this gorgeous little video, just to keep your fashion synapses a-tingling.
Inspired by Japanese culture, Hussein Chalayan created a floating dress for his A/W 2011/12 collection, using Swarovski crystals as decorative pollen;
"With all our collaborations with Swarovski we've tried to create a new language which combines fashion, performance and design so that we can create something unique every time,” says Chalayan.
I also want to say thank you for all the support, comments and views this blog have received, as its been completely unexpected and quite overwhelming. To show my gratitude, (and as a promise that I will start posting again soon) watch this gorgeous little video, just to keep your fashion synapses a-tingling.
Inspired by Japanese culture, Hussein Chalayan created a floating dress for his A/W 2011/12 collection, using Swarovski crystals as decorative pollen;
"With all our collaborations with Swarovski we've tried to create a new language which combines fashion, performance and design so that we can create something unique every time,” says Chalayan.
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