<>>///young man asked for water and they gave'im gasoline

<>itseh music post, how great, i know how much all of you love these ones.

but this is special...yup thats my attempt at a hook-

a  y o u n g   m a n, say about 20 years old, is out there in chicago with a mic and a mac 

...creating all kinds of good

 i bring you

  b o y.

<>>//much in the same way that patrick watson and animal collective leave sounds echoing in your head minutes after its clock-out,  this young man has done the same. my hat goes off to you shortie. try to keep it real when you're out there playing in paris in a few weeks...opening up for local natives. <<< ugh..thas'nother great band

just a growlin (chromatic flights remix)

five

playtime

>>// should the swelling in your ears amount to something and you want to take a break by hearing more- bring it to youtube where originals are found floatin about- give "jacob" a shot, song kiersten holine wrote feat. young man's colin caulfield...yah i know right? not holden.

meet kris van assche

ALL OF THE ABOVE

<><>>>>>>//become sartorially well-endowed with the help of kris van.  he's quickly become one of my favorite menswear designers, infusing a dime bag of goth with an ounce of chic. as far as womenswear goes it can use something but u can tell there's a strong menswear influence used in his tailoring and his design.  the open-toed kicks above were for the mens spring show a few seasons back...seriously..mens.  also head to toe last image made my eyes do a double take, the draping of the pants, and is that two hues of navy? look out for this man and his wayward version of refined. 

<>>>///RUNNIN OF THE BULLS.

CREDITS: TOTALLY STOLE IT. 

SKETCH

<>>>>///credits

dress is chloé with a different take on it, styled with viktor & rolf kicks

SCREEN CAPS: how to marry a milli

<><>>///check out some screen caps from "how to marry a millionaire"...i guess the first step is to actually look like one.  its stars an absolute weakness of mine- lauren bacall///and you could pretty much watch this film from 1953 on mute and still feel like you got your netflix instant play's worth.

regarding the ridiculously tasteful fashions of the film, an academy award was given in 1954 to the costume designers, Charles LeMaire and sir William Travilla

also-APPARENTLY. nicole kidman bought the rights and is set to be producing---ehh possibly staring <<>>>> in the remake.

SKETCH

styled with collar necklace from ranjana khan.

tales of brave ulysees

you thought the laden winter would bring you down forever

but you road upon a steamer to the violence of the sun

and how the colors of the sea bind your eyes with trembling mermaids

and you touch the distant beaches with the tales of brave ulysees

how his naked ears were tortured by the sirens sweetly singing

and when your fingers find her, she drowns you in her body

carving deep blue ripples in the tissues of your mind

the tiny purple fishes run laughing through your fingers

and you want to take her with you through the hard land of the winter

her name is aphrodite and she rides a crimson shell

and you know you cannot leave her for you've touched the distant sands

by the sirens sweetly singing.

<>>part one.

[images taken from unknown crevices of the internet: aka my lame way of crediting]

song lyrics credited to cream.

just listen to that buildup

<>><><>>>>>>///wonder woman

SKETCH BY MARK DAVIS

<>><><<<>><<>><<>><<>><<>>>><<>//////////

MINE.

KLUDDDER<>>>>  forget who made the masterpiece above, but wonderwoman must've really been asking for it- totally kidding (cant afford to piss off my 99.9888% female viewers). although as long as we're speaking of women who were clearly asking for it, lets bring up cruela deville, because not only is there a complete lack of C.D. on these blogs, but in all reality ladies and gents..who else can rok two toned hair? (and curlers nonetheless). moving right along- in the sketch below i tried something new not sure if i'm liking it but- change trumps anything consistently comfortable eh?

SKETCH///>> POP QUIZ

<>>///throw me a bone...

...what designer was used to bring you this sketch, can anyone guess?
to be completely honest i forgot where i got the inspiration from

hint: think spring 2010

>>> about the sketch > > >

after posting about tribal influence the other day, i couldnt help but bring it to the page and come full circle with it.  its way too fun of a theme to just be a bystander of so i found a way to make it my own via sketching.  sorry for the off skin color, i'm in talks right now with my abused mastercard to bring photoshop to my mac, but for now i answer to the negligent wills of the only shotcaller i got- scanner.

 have yourself a happy 12:00 am.

I SHOULD BE FLOATING but im weighted by thinking

<<>///CAN YOU JUST...silence it please///////

film short done by the folks over at muse magazine using model natasha poly to complete project titled "ghost"

EYES ON THE CUBE

for you and you alone
 i have made this place

a kaleidoscope of wonder

to keep your eye upon

as i turn turn turn the world

so about this, the music isnt the sharpest, or the most catchy, but what we got is this rubik's cube light show that will keep you watchin in the same way we cant help but continue to watch the jersey shore week after week...c'mon i know you're out there..and i definitely know i wasnt the only one who caught the marathon last night, compelling stuff.  OK back to where i was goin- inside the very center of the cube is where the live set is run by french artist etienne de crecy.  this was a clip from last year in rennes, france during the transmusicales festival

BLAKE WRIGHTS' GOT IT RIGHT

ABOVE: BLAKE WRIGHT ILLUSTRATION

<><>/////recently got a job in personal shopping/styling for the big bad b.n.y. and finishing finals for school so that has to do with the anti-climatic drop in blog posts [apologies]...have been working on a bunch of fashion illustrations that i'll be posting soon, so dont give up on me just yet [insert whisper voice]..its only the beginning.

KIM GORDON TESTS NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE

kim gordon of sonic youth brings you these bold black painted statements via a four piece collection previously sold at colette online. the pieces accompanied a rodarte exhibition that was held early october in the colette gallery and sold for 4,000 euros a piece, and possibly more.

<<[[ i was thinking of blowing money on this and then realized i have some bit of a roadblock called common sense...such a strange feeling. i do think they are interesting though, so get your acrylics out kids ]]>>

please feel free to express any disbelief/instant anger you may feel as a result below:

\\\\<<>>//// TRIBE GOT ITS OWN TRIBE ////<<>>\\\\

ABOVE: ETHOPIA SURMA TRIBE

ABOVE: GRACE JONES

ABOVE: BACKSTAGE AT RODARTE

ABOVE: BEYONCE VIDEOFONE MUSIC VIDEO

ABOVE: PARIS VOGUE NOVEMBER 09

ABOVE: KELLY WEARSTLER'S HOME, AUSTRALIA VOGUE LIVING


>>>> what do guys think of nothing being original anymore? people talk a lot about inspiration and what they were inspired by. so how did we get somewhere where the most natural motivator to us isnt even truly original anymore. i gotta say though, the evolution of reinventing is just as\\if not more _____ .
i have list of words for that blank that keep me inspired <<><>>>

try walking a mile in my hooves

and you guys thought alexander mcqueen went off the creative deep end.

ANDY JOHNSTONE'S COLUMBIA

this post is one of my more favs cause i get to tell you guys about a talented photographer, snowboarder, manual-car-driver, and my friend andy johnstone.

andy went to columbia about a few weeks ago to work on a freelance project and came back with a nikon full of glory- good thing customs let him go, although if forced to belong- he was getting along famously with the country's people <<<

above are three images that absolutely stand alone, to get lost in some more photos/order prints of his: arjohnst.deviantart.com 

SKETCH

>>>>> D U M B O   T A K E N   B Y   V O D I A N O V A <<<<<

my rational for this one was simply: well i like sketching half naked people, but even more importantly, how can i find a way to place dumbo in here- that friendly flying elephant we all grew up with? hah, kinda a stretch here but its only a sketch. also it was inspired by an editorial i found with the oh so captivating natalia vodianova.

<<<<<>>>>> pastime for the ages <<<<<>>>>>

ABOVE: CLIFFORD COFFIN

ABOVE: INEZ VAN LAMSWEERDE AND VINOODH MATADIN 

ALL OTHER IMAGES: GOOGLE/VARIOUS BLOGS

>>>>i'm goin goin back back to cali cali. next week. i thought this was appropriate and most expressive of my state of mind. also have to say that the dutch photographers, inez and vinoodh are probably the best collaborative duo out there right now- cause bringing corporate to the beach is probably the best way to go about business<<<<

IN A ABSOLUTE WORLD>>>

DISTRESSED///DISTORTED////DESTROYED

>>>>HI,TURN OFF MY BLOG MP3 PLAYER BEFORE U TAKE THIS STEP<<<<

some of you may be happy to hear that  v a m p i r e   w e e k e n d   is coming out with their sophomore album, CONTRA, leaks have been getting around town, first with white sky, horchata, and now california english.  even though auto-tune has slapped you in the face time and time again with its inflated silliness, i think its worth it to hear just one more on its way out.  its clear from this live sample, that v.w. definitely had fun f*cking around with the effects

THE LAST MAGAZINE

The Last Magazine celebrates the next generation of art, fashion, music, and culture. Published biannually in an oversized newspaper format and on thelast-magazine.com, The Last serves as an artistic platform for a new wave of talent. The Last is also the place where an international group of young and connected readers come to find the latest and greatest in everything that interests them. Conceptual in both format and spirit, The Last abides by no preconceived template, establishing new rules with every issue. It’s a place for an unpredictable mix of people, places, and ideas. It’s all things new—at last.

/////////lastmagazine

think this magazine is pretty cool, editorials aren't fancy but certainly stick with you, esp with photographer maciek kobielski taking the photos and lily donaldson posing

todd selby took his camera inside the chinatown home of the creative director, magnus berger

Daytripping with Bruno Dayan

so sorry posts have been lacking, i've recently had some wisdom pulled out of my mouth. while spending most of my days in bed, i did happen to come across a french sartorial photographer, bruno dayan. based out of paris, his intricate use of lighting and tones of latent sexuality have become two main elements that have shaped the direction of his work. if you ask me, his work is anything but latent.

Tim Burton Exhibition in MOMA

above: Edward Scissorhands, 1990

above: Untitled (Trick or Treat), 1980

above: Untitled (The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories), 1982–1984

above: Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride (2005)

above: Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride (2005)

EXHIBITION SUBMISSION ADMISSION
tim burton y'all. alright here's the deal, my man tim burton who is kinda entirely responsible for the spiked with lime greatness that is beetlejuice, edward scissorhands, charlie and the chocolate factory and his most recent dent- alice in wonderland has finally let you in, much like willy wonka himself, into the crazy innerworkings of the circus that is his brain.  no golden ticket necessary, just remember this date and show up- an exhibition opens on november 22nd in the MOMA. pretty sure it will run until April 2010..so you have yourself about 5 months or so, to show your face at his retrospective.  featured will be everything from doodles, props, movie stills, to puppets. puppets... i mean c'mon guys.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT

ay people, have a great weekend, i'll be upstate in saranac lake visiting my boys from college. will have more to post when i get back.  special shout out to my australian friend- liana for my blog award. (thank you miss)

credit correction: photo by tim walker, thanks for your help!

Lanvin Spring 2010 SKETCH

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i know i posted about lanvin earlier but i cant emphasize enough to all y'all about how broodingly chic every collection that rolls off the direction of alber's hands are.  black has become almost expected and even necessary in his collections, and in this collection particularly he doesnt threaten has chances of become redundant. colors popped out of a gumball machine, as the runway spit out reds, salmon, emerald, and bright blue. the jewelry itself was a gluttonous buffet of golds and silvers, lending itself to a definitive part of the outfit.

OLFACTORY FACTORY

i'm sure i was one of the few who was left behind when this jewel decided to circulate the masses, for all those out there who havent seen it...oh man. directed by fabien baron (editoral director of interview magazine), this ysl short was shown in european countries, failing to show in america-as it didnt leave much to the imagination. what they did leave to the imagination however? who was the man responsible for getting the olfactory senses in motion...

also if you guys are bored and 2 am rolls by, and you happen to have this on repeat nearing double digits-kinda similar to me, its pretty interesting to turn off the volume, and watch it with songs from my playlist. check it out with the department of eagles song "piano in the bathtub", and noonday underground's "london." not bad eh, the cuts are pretty spot on. ok i gotta stop. no more. damnit kate.

THE LEARNING CURVE

ABOVE: JAN WELTERS

ABOVE: F07 DONNA KARAN


the late isabella blow and philip treacy have really revolutionized what modern headgear  is. not sure whose work of art is draping edita in the first picture, but it looks absolutely weightless and strong at the same time.

BACKTHEN

CECIL BEATON

DON HONEYMAN

HANS HAMMARSKIOLD

EUGENE VERNIER

if the sartorialist lived in the 50s, i'm sure we would be commenting on these. streetwear from backthen.

"y'all should be afraid of what I'm gon do next"

Bought the land tore the mufuckin house down 

Bought the car tore the mufuckin roof off 

Ride clean, I don't never take the shoes off 

Bought the jeep tore the mufuckin doors off 

Foot out that bitch ride the shit like a skateboard 

MEET DWAYNE MICHAEL CARTER JUNIOR

PHOTO BY TERRY RICHARDSON

N O    C E I L I N G S     M I X T A P E

don't know if its been released yet, but wayne's album no ceilings (mixedtape) has been released into the cracks and crevices of the almighty internet. by default, it managed to reach my ears where i've been wine tasting it, swishing it around a bit. here is the thought process:

expectations: it has to be good, what happened: ehhh not so great sounds more like a sophomore album that couldnt pull its weight from its predecessor studio album, carter III. but it is a mixtape, and we can't expect much out of his mixtapes after dedication 3 (thank god for the pronounced death of autotune after hearing that)?  after swishing it around in my head: hmm there's something good goin on, listen to the track "break up" nah bro its not your ice cream truck comin around, but the beat dances and the lyrics are about as kid friendly as you'll get.  "ice cream paint job" and "wasted" are also pretty amusing.

because spike jonze can do these things, and kanye is great at...

"We Were Once A Fairytale" - Kanye West Dir: Spike Jonze 

spike jonze fresh off of where the wild things are, is a new short film with the same theme, except the little boy running wild with the crown is now kanye, he's so good at playing himself. hope you like it the effects are awesome feel like im right there with him-cringing and drunk. was supposed to be released sept 8th but for reasons we all know we'llah let him finish.

out of all the things i lost, i miss my mind the most...

wontugetD  I  S  TU  R  BEDwithme?

THE BLUE-FOOTED FOOL

IMAGES VIA GOOGLE


NEMO, WHERE YOU GETTING THOSE KICKS FROM, HAVE YOU BEEN DY-EN THEM?
birds, ok was gonna make this another fashion post but c'mon do we need another? anyway i was at barnes n'nobles the other day, while my friend was reading about the great cat massacre of the 1800s-really cat massacre- i decided to do a drive-by in the animal section-which by the way is like only one wall..wtf b&n? lets just say that 2 hours later me and birds specifically of the tropical hemisphere have become acquainted.

and now for the interesting shit portion of the post:
named after the spanish name bobo, meaning "stupid or fool" these boobies got their name for being so darn clumsy on land, probably always drunk as a result of their year round mirage habitat. you can see them chillin on the galapagos islands, or in ecuador. and as if their lives aren't interesting enough, they have excellent binocular vision for checking out the hunnies on the shore. also from the picture we can see that they are very flexible- i wanna see u be able to touch ur nose to your stomach. males and females can be distinguished by the color of their kicks, pale turquoise-more generally seen on the gents, and flashy deep aquamarine on the ladies- how fitting.

Stella McCartney Spring 2010 SKETCH

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alright, so its official my scanner's drunk off the power it has given me- being able to get these illustrations to you guys. hopefully i can get you the [full] original soon, but i thought i'd make the most out of the scraps it gave me. meh and in other news my skin tone color is running on low. and in even sadder news, i just realized that i labeled it lanvin, fuck. ok maybe u guys shouldnt see the original with full lanvin stamp.  again sorry for the the scanner and for my complete absence of mind.

alright lets get this started, here we have a sketch from stella mccartney s2010, it was hard to choose what to draw she had so many bold colors this season mixed in with the natural tones she's become comfortable with using. calling it the structured ruffle, she mixed em with prints, suit jackets, and dresses, definitely a solid collection but again not my favorite from hers.

step to a dream

KNIEPUDER

STYLE.COM

some images i've had saved to iphoto for years now, and an illustration i gave to a good friend/best personal shopper at barneys/new blogger- check out at gyp-set. hopeyah like'em

have yourself a mad men morning...

the other day i went to a thrift store and almost instantly upon arriving i knew it was a waste of time, it smelled like a '94 volvo that had been sitting in the sun too long, there were too many old ladies complaining, i stepped on gum, however-- while waiting for a friend to purchase her goods, i noticed these glass jars and thought - how perfectly mad men they were, the steel labels were beautifully etched out to read "vodka, gin and scotch"- might as well have read, "breakfast, lunch and dinner". the best part was that they were originally 20 bucks, but everything was half off so 10 bucks for all three, ohh and i picked up some beach boys and cat stevens vinyl both 50 cents.  not a bad day at t'all, i guess i should fill these bad boys up.

S E A S I D E

KNIEPUDER

Giambattista Valli & Versace Spring 2010 SKETCH

Heres a quick sketch of Giambattista Valli and Versace, Spring 2010.

style.com

To be truthfully honest wasn't really surprised with versace, didnt think it was one of their stronger collections (at all), but its always fun to sketch em, giambattista had some fun pieces lots of fringe and sheer. think i'm gonna give stella mccartney a go for my next sketch, she really knew what she was doin this season, or pretty much every season.

Versailles REdo

when i visited this adult disneyland last summer, every inch of this place was done up, louis really knew how to blow all his money-from the bedrooms to the golden gates. but now things have changed- temporarily- todd selby took some amazing photos of xavier veilhan's exhibit which will be on show till december 13th.  that art is great, but what's even better is the stone cold contrast of what is obviously old and new.  the first picture best displays this..just imagine louis and marie getting out of their crib and climbing into this space age bionic horsey carriage.

HONG KONG X COBRASNAKE X LEZARK

H E A R T S    C H A L L E N G E R

B O W   T I E D

B A C K O U T    B L A C K O U T

hearts challenger made their round in Hong Kong, check out fresh's studded blazer.  also cobrasnake has really been taking his shit to town with fashion photography at its most raw, juergen teller better be watching his back.