nostalgic?

i can't get this damn song out of my head!!









oh mariah, you were so good...why did you have to go so crazy??

dear LA,

if i lived there, i would go here...



featuring works spanning the early 90's to now.
murakami has had quite an impact on pop culture as well as the art community.

hell yeah

streetwear for women has finally grown up a bit...



emmaichai (sound it out, it's MHI...for the ladies)

collabos everywhere

when did eastpak get cool again??




raf simons x eastpak

edumacation: part 2

i first stumbled across the amazing designs of haider ackerman after worshiping at the alter that is the seven new york website. they continue to be one of the most progressive boutiques in the country, bringing in international labels like bless and cassette playa as well as forward thinking designers like bernard wilhelm and gareth pugh.


haider spent his youth in ethiopia, chad and algeria as the adopted child of french amnesty international workers. spending his teenage years in france and the netherlands ackerman grew up drawing inspiration from both the powerful women of the west as well as the tradition bound women of various african cultures. after two years at the prestigious royal academy in belgium (a school that has turned out some of the most radical designers in the game including ann demuelemeester, dries van noten and martin margiela)he was encouraged by fellow student raf simons (who later took the jil sander house by storm) to strike out on his own.

what is most intriguing about ackerman's collections are the sharp contrasts between hard, precise lines and heavy, loose draping. it seems to be all at once expressing extreme power and an inviting softness.


spring/summer 2004














autumn/winter 2005














autumn/winter 2007














spring/summer 2008














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rich people are dumb

"a facebook for the social elite"

asmallworld.net was started four years ago as a sleeker alternative to the hype of myspace and facebook. the members of the elite-only site keep it exclusive by only recommending future members who meet the educational, professional and most importantly personal connections criteria. movie mogul harvey weinstein is a professed member and recently bought a stake in the company, making it the only internet based investment for his film empire.



where you and i use myspace to promote a party, or ask for a ride to the airport, the users of asmallworld.net use their networking site for more important things, like selling private islands and finding the best concierge service in ibiza.


there are punishments too. members can be suspended or completely removed if they recommend another member who doesn't comply with the sites rules or for taking advantage of the connections available on the site. you are under no circumstances allowed to message someone who is not in your "circle" of friends and members can be totally banned for posting "inappropriate" bulletins.



a country club for the internet?
get a hobby.



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things i covet

another installment of the things i can't live without...



claw money vandal highs
gimmie

brits and pieces

fiamma poltock and katie walsh have stolen my heart. the kingston university graduates have put together one of the most delightfully juxtaposed collection of masculine and feminine pieces for their year old line poltock and walsh. every piece makes me want to hit the dance floor.





























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fendi and the wall

the great wall of china has seen many things in its 2000 years, but this past friday was a first as fendi creative director karl lagerfeld staged the "first fashion show visible from the moon" when he had models show off the house's spring collection using the wall as the world's longest catwalk. the endeavor cost nearly $10 million to pull off and has had the fashion world buzzing since word hit the streets a few weeks ago. nigo and actress asia argento lent their dj skills for the afterparty at the village at SanLiTun.


fendi currently operates 10 stores in china, with the country ranking third among the asian fendi markets.

















i take back any criticism i may have bestowed upon mr lagerfeld.
he is indeed, a rockstar.

this sure isn't your grandma's sweater....

sandra backlund is a swedish designer who graduated from beckman's college in 2004. in her four collections presented since receiving her diploma she has made a name for herself with the trend hunting community by creating intricate, three dimensional collages around the body without the use of any preliminary design or pattern. the results often look like something the heroine of a science fiction film would wear, somewhere between queen amadala from star wars and leeloo from the fifth element.


































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