B E S P O K

VIDEO PRESENTATION

2010-08-11T15:28:00.000-04:00

MAN I'D LIKE TO DAMIR DOMA

2010-06-21T21:22:00.001-04:00

<>>>SETTING THE NEWWAVE.

Damir Doma is pillaging france right now, one retailer at a time. because yes this type of desert nomadic minimalism has gone missing and probably never existed without the help of doma's vision. shits too trendy nowadays folks... seriously take it down a notch, i don't care to see anymore variations of the acne wedges, or newly distressed clothing. keep it refined raw.

EYES ON EBAY

2010-04-04T02:02:00.000-04:00

<>>>//on about march 31st, at approximately 14:29 pahdahtime, someone by the name of "sexxybags" unleashed this creature into the wild web of ebay.

2 bids later at 504 bones it was settled...good thing ebay offers a buyer protection program.

im sorry but...HOW DID WE LET THIS HAPPEN?

////now to introduce this gem:

bespok makes MILK

<>>//SHOP ORIGINAL BESPOK

2010-04-01T18:15:00.004-04:00

SKETCH IS SOLD

ever dreamed of owning a bespok original? i hope you guys haven't, that would be sad a little.

<>>>///happy to announce im selling my original sketches, prices and size measurements are available upon request. don't be scared to click the "shop sketches" icon on the left- at the very least we can enjoy a nice chat.

SHOP THE ARCHIVE

BE A DOLL AND...

2010-03-31T23:33:00.000-04:00

PROENZA SCHOULER

MARC JACOBS

LANVIN

<>>/////FETCH ME MY PINS.

ready to wear now comes in creepy voodoo/rag sizes, made possible by "the kouklitas."

THE THANK YOU NOTE

2010-03-31T23:21:00.004-04:00

ONE

2010-03-31T23:14:00.000-04:00

ONCE I HAD A STAPLER...

2010-03-30T19:10:00.000-04:00

CREDITS: Baptiste-Debombourg

<>>>///don't just staple pieces of paper together guys, TAKE IT TO THE WALL.

OPEN ME.

2010-03-30T18:44:00.000-04:00

<>>////ORIGINALITY IN THE FORM OF AN ORIGAMI.

THE ARTHUR MILLER EFFECT

2010-03-30T18:36:00.002-04:00

i dont know i just sorta like what she does 11 seconds in.

<>>//RIGHT NOW. mixed and mastered by the rain

2010-03-29T15:35:00.001-04:00

CREDITS: ME, SILLY

<>>>///rainy day, feeling detached from my head due to mild to moderate to worsening congestion, and as long as im typing straight into an outlet of nothingness here... i really crave chocolate cake right now, with some sort of fruit filling.

hope you like the sketch been a while since i posted watercolor

SKETCH X PRADA

2010-03-19T18:57:00.002-04:00

<>>/////GUILTYneverlookedthistasteful.

yup i took it further, and so did this raccoon...

shorts stolen from prada

vest and belt from rag & bone

tu-pac's headtie from house of holland

will be going to miami for the next few days working on a project that i'm looking forward to telling you about soon

THIS SILENCE SURE IS LOUD

2010-03-12T15:02:00.003-05:00

CREDITS: TYLER SHIELDS VIDEO PORTRAITS

<>>>///pictures just got a whole lot more colorful.

tyler shields is music video director who came up with these unnaturally honest video portraits-- each of them aren't longer then about 1 to 3 minutes, some of them as short as 20 seconds.

they're just a bit more entertaining then a photo still huh?

SKETCH X LANVIN

2010-03-10T20:58:00.005-05:00

CREDITS: IT WAS I WHO DID THIS

<>>///if anna della russo had a bird pet.

anyway i got bored of drawing on human croquis (FIT has clearly taken its toll)... so i decided to reintroduce the blue-footed booby wearing lanvin's latest frock from fall 2010 styled with maison michel headwear.

t h e c o l l e c t i o n featured this past week or so was once again riddled to the bone with blackness, and ash hues- draping was done justice as always. think however that the booby is wearing the most exotic piece of the collection, hope y'all like it.

THINKING BOX

2010-03-09T00:36:00.003-05:00

PRESS PLAY.

pill wonder- what we know

CREDITS: UGH I DONT KNOW.

<>>//stop making sense out of things. its been done before.

pill wonder. great video, even greater music.

think outside the box...
some day your gonna realize
that your using a box to generate any creative idea you've ever had

Wii Anyone?

2010-03-05T15:39:00.000-05:00

CREDIT: DREW BEAM, FAHRENHEIT 212 PAINTING

<>>//in a absolute world.

BLACKER LACQUERED

2010-03-03T14:03:00.000-05:00

CREDITS: STEFAN BOUBIL, INTERIOR DESIGNER

<>>///client request:

humph...i want the apartment to look like a shanghai nightclub.

cindy gallop, chairman of BBH (one of the biggest advertising firms out there) seems like a dream client, to which the interior designer responded "well howsahbout we paint the whole apartment a black lacquered chinese box?" apparently trust was a big deciding factor. the apartment now acquires all its light from pops of color that reflect off the flea market finds, vacation souvenirs, and just about 30 years of intellectually fine-tuned hoarding (ehm gucci chainsaw...probably limited edition huh?)

apartment look familiar? it was converted from the first YMCA locker rooms in the U.S.

<>//IMMAH CAR

2010-03-02T16:30:00.033-05:00

La DS 1993

Notebook 4, p. 119 1993-4

<>>//you're not looking at this car through a magnify glass or through a fisheye lens, its just that dope.

brought to you by mister g a b r i e l o r o z c o via moma.

exhibition ended yesterday. oops

click here for more images of his notebook and the rest of his debris

SON HOUSE'S BLACK TIE AFFAIR

2010-02-27T18:11:00.006-05:00

CREDITS: GOOGLEY, BESPOK ORIG. SKETCH, DG SHOW

<>>//kinda strange how the first pictures i saw of the fall DG show surfaced not on style.com or nymag but on some chick's blog. i tried searching the show in full and couldnt find it anywhere..

thought that was awesome.

alright moving right along- not sure if many of you have heard about this blues singer son house, let me summarize any extensive searches regarding his music into a couple words or less: whatareyouwaitingforhuh? great word- didnt think i was capable of that. i learned about him through another blues artist - leadbelly (for some authentic/raw sounds listen to "where did you sleep last night")

im sure many of you haven't noticed that i didnt post for like a week or two, well damnit i've been workin on my portfolio for fit, jack pulled an allnighter everyone, last time i did that, it was to enjoy my youth. willingfully. walked into fit today and found out the review has been canceled. life is so fair everyone. in the sketch above >>> i took the tie right off of son house's neck and dressed my girl up, and what else can go perfectly with a black tie then a lizard skinned toolbelt/bag...and is that like an extra pair of feet? i hate putting my original sketches on here but hope you guys like it, it was in fact one of the many looks i procrastinated on for my fit portfolio and quite possibly something for my line? AFTER the illustration was drawn (yeah i went there), i checked out a BLOG, and found the DG show...bow to bow with blackness, oh sonny. gosh im so full of words today...so try and read it this doesn't happen often.

* will have more sketches of recent shows coming in soon, i pinky swear.

<>>//MILK

2010-02-17T00:54:00.008-05:00

<>>//i like milk. like how it associates itself with the words- bones and fresh. reminds me of childhood. used to update me on what lucky kid in my neighborhood was missing, but we have facebook now. and the color is tasteful.

and hi but-does anybody drink milk anymore?

milkmen from britain and ireland, and europe used to deliver milk every mornin fresh. with door-to-door service in glass bottles, ridin around town in vehicles appropriately named- the milk float (do glance at that last picture for symbiotic reference). kinda got me thinking that someday soon the mailman is gonna be just as dated- archived in the past, just like mr. milkman.

LESSON//

drink more milk.

write more letters.

drink milk and write some letters.

write more milk and drink more letters.

AND THE PROCESS PROGRESSES

2010-02-10T21:32:00.008-05:00

<>well its official, artist fabienne verdier has the biggest brush on the playground, think its always interesting to be able to see the work that goes into creating anything, and in this case the scale and that mechanical paintbrush makes the process itself a work of art.

STREAMmefor all of you out there in lands that are not new york city during fashion week, people ehm designers are thinking about yoasses too. so quit complaining, we're goin live. showstudio.com >> a new website created by fashion photographer nick knight, will be live streaming the shows as the twister that is fashion week lifts off. the two above make fashion worth it, so get yourself a front-row seat to your computer at the times specified above.///<<>

<>>///To specify:
A. WANG will be streaming at 5:00 pm EST (TODAY PEOPLE.)
RODARTE will be streaming at 12:00 PM EST

<>///MY BOY GARETH

so what happens when you shove a boy in a studio on the 20, 23, and 24 of november back in 2009?

yes, exactly-he listens to really awful music for hours and hours, kidding//nobutseriously- just play the video and find out for yourself

laughing with a mouth of blood

2010-02-10T18:06:00.015-05:00

St. Vincent

<>>////um excuse me sir, this is an in-store. not a riot.

awesome song, off the "actor" album. but even more awesome video, accompanied by the comedic genius that is fred. also i think we can all take cues from his/her outfit.

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

2010-02-05T23:56:00.065-05:00

<>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

2010-01-29T22:48:00.001-05:00

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.

2010-01-26T21:36:00.004-05:00

CREDITS: TOTALLY STOLE IT.

SKETCH

2010-01-17T21:59:00.001-05:00

<>>>>///credits

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

SCREEN CAPS: how to marry a milli

2010-01-14T17:54:00.000-05:00

<><>>///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

2010-01-10T13:43:00.000-05:00

styled with collar necklace from ranjana khan.

tales of brave ulysees

2010-01-07T22:19:00.001-05:00

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

2010-01-04T00:46:00.004-05:00

SKETCH BY MARK DAVIS

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

SKETCH IS SOLD

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

2009-12-30T23:31:00.000-05:00

<>>///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

2009-12-27T23:09:00.002-05:00

<<>///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

2009-12-25T20:40:00.004-05:00

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

2009-12-15T22:39:00.000-05:00

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

2009-12-06T14:55:00.001-05:00

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 ////<<>>\\\\

2009-12-01T00:15:00.005-05:00

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

2009-11-25T20:11:00.000-05:00

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

ANDY JOHNSTONE'S COLUMBIA

2009-11-22T01:25:00.001-05:00

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

2009-11-18T10:48:00.001-05:00

>>>>> 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 <<<<<>>>>>

2009-11-17T17:30:00.000-05:00

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>>>

2009-11-15T14:39:00.000-05:00

DISTRESSED///DISTORTED////DESTROYED

2009-11-14T20:48:00.000-05:00

>>>>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

2009-11-12T14:50:00.000-05:00

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

2009-11-12T11:56:00.000-05:00

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

2009-11-08T23:38:00.000-05:00

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

2009-11-04T23:59:00.000-05:00

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

2009-11-03T17:13:00.000-05:00

STYLE.COM

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

2009-11-03T01:22:00.000-05:00

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

2009-11-01T23:37:00.000-05:00

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

2009-11-01T19:15:00.000-05:00

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"

2009-10-31T01:19:00.000-04:00

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

2009-10-30T16:42:00.000-04:00

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...

2009-10-29T12:14:00.002-04:00

"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...

2009-10-29T02:34:00.000-04:00

wontugetD I S TU R BEDwithme?

THE BLUE-FOOTED FOOL

2009-10-27T20:50:00.000-04:00

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

2009-10-25T19:46:00.000-04:00

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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

2009-10-24T22:11:00.001-04:00

KNIEPUDER

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SKETCH IS SOLD

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...

2009-10-22T21:40:00.000-04:00

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

2009-10-21T21:39:00.000-04:00

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Giambattista Valli & Versace Spring 2010 SKETCH

2009-10-21T15:27:00.000-04:00

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

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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

2009-10-20T23:50:00.000-04:00

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

2009-10-19T23:46:00.000-04:00

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.

3.1 Phillip Lim Spring 2010 SKETCH

2009-10-18T21:00:00.000-04:00

i gotta say out of most of the collections i saw during fashion week, 3.1 phillip lim really knocked my socks off, his mix of color, textures, and fabrics was fun and a bit rodartesque and also i think truly one of the collections that kept in mind its supposed to be for springtime, instead of loading up on the black like many other designers, he took risks. which brings me to why i decided to draw it, hope you like the illustration, more to come (hopefully i'll find a larger scanner)

ON TO THE NEXT ONE, i gotta million ways to get it-choose one

2009-10-16T21:46:00.000-04:00

or....

decided to have fun with it, not sure if i should pick one of these, continue working on it, go a bit more serious, or stay with the one i got, so for the far few readers/onlookers/people-i-force-/guilt-into looking at my blog let me know which one you guys prefer....AND stay tuned (please.) i have fashion illustrations i'll be postin soon

A ROOM WITH A VIEW

2009-10-15T21:13:00.000-04:00

jill stuart's house y'all featured in elle decor this month. think its cool to look at a designer and see what they did with their home, and its evident that her label can be seen here: feminine and chic. i've always appreciated the aesthetics of a good room, she definitely went for a serene minimalist approach to living, which is suitable because the apartment is located downtown next to the blue, dirty, calm hudson river. the art is beautiful, wish there were more darker colors somewhere...anywhere
i bet she makes her guests take off their shoes before they enter, who are we kidding- i'd probably make them do the same

galifianakis, starts with a gal and ends with a kiss

2009-10-13T00:10:00.001-04:00

this man knows how to make me laugh, justin bartha decided it would be fun to get with his hangover costar and make this digital short, so where the fuck is my schweppes?

towered buns backstage at lanvin

2009-10-12T00:36:00.000-04:00

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bling n'buns are a great combo, and alber has done it again hasnt he?

girls got ur first mil wrapped around her middle finger

2009-10-09T22:26:00.000-04:00

photos from kniepuder

THERE IS NO ENEMY

2009-10-09T19:01:00.000-04:00

so for someone that didnt really listen to much of bts before this album (i know, i know) gotta say that these tracks will be hugging the ears via headfones for the next week or two. the lyrics seem to be packed with weight, from the lead singer doug martsch, check out "things fall apart" and "tomorrow" the sound rifts from a steadied indie rock beat to an all out mind bender jam in 0 to 3. kinda reminds me a bit of deathcab, check it out on their myspace page

WALK WITH ME

2009-10-08T18:55:00.000-04:00

tommy ton has really made a mark on photographing street style, i'm sure y'all know of his blog, and if you don't i'm pretty sure you'll spend the next hour flipping through the posts. every image posted doesnt even ring streetstyle into your ears, its a complete work of instant art as well, and i dont think you can dispute this when u look at the first image. however i'm sure having all these ladies (ehm cough carine, anna) stomping around town looking all great doesn't make tommy's job hard.

T I M B U R T O N Harper's Bazaar

2009-10-08T17:06:00.000-04:00

photo: papermode, photographed by tim walker

looks like halloween has come early this year, lydia deetz (scroll down and look at the illustraton i posted earlier in the blog, kinda spot on) and edward scissorhands . orange hair with the ears. damn. well done folks. really admire tim burtons' spin on things its like a parallel universe where everything falls to shit and still manages to catch your eye.

"Photographing a cake can be art" —Irving Penn

2009-10-07T21:20:00.000-04:00

to the photographer that became known for his photos of post world war 2 feminine chic and glamour. to the photographer that married his favorite model, Lisa. to the one who would go back to the same still life subject and never see it the same way twice, decaying food, cigarette butts were all given dignity. rest in peace. guess annie leibovitz was right when she said a photographers work never stops.

images from google.

MAD MEN and more specifically- betty's updo

2009-10-07T13:59:00.000-04:00

sorry for the blurishness, took the shots straight off the reel. but god, that hair... take me back to the 60s in rome please. more and more recently i've been finding myself shuffling my hair around in the mirror for 10minutes only to return to the understated yet very overstated updo. every sunday night in a world where rips, wornout, frayed, holes, and that jargon have reigned it nice to come back to the elegantly polished betty. have to say that she climbed a bull or something and took style by the horns, and i think its about time someone made a return to this classic era.

on d'streets

2009-10-07T12:30:00.000-04:00

above: all the pretty birds

so who really needs a little black dress anymore when you have this goin on?

above: refinery 29

printed snakeskin mhmm. and she looks really comfortable in her outfit, i guess you could tell by the smile.

for your ears own good

2009-10-07T02:29:00.000-04:00

p a t r i ckwatsonnostawck i r t a p

take a moment give these albums a good listen, its been a long time since i've been able to listen to an album from start to finish but i did it kids. wooden arms is the most recent from the four-piece band. the songs create a mood that almost feel like i'm weaving in and out of sleep, or just took too much drowsy meds, in any case, watson definitely has his own style, that can be heard in both his voice, and the music he creates.

interesting shit?

in the song beijing he played a mode of transportation i am quite familiar with, "bicycle" who knew it could be used as an instrument as well
raised in quebec he worked as a pool and hot tub water anaylst
his band in high school was called gangster politics

oh yeah thats right...he's also kinda hot.

vogue editorials from the 60s

2009-09-28T14:52:00.000-04:00

above: editorial called "sun sparks"with photographer bert stern, and model samantha jones.

model janice dickinson, photographer mike reinhardt, strong shot, awesome headpiece

editorial called "prettiness- wet and wild", photographer known for movement, richard avedon, not sure who the model is, probably lauren hutton

Beauty Bulletin, Francoise Rubartelli by Irving Penn, those s'glasses are pretty awesome.

check out more vintage editorials here

october. paris. vogue. kate

2009-09-27T21:41:00.000-04:00

fotosfoundatfashiongonerogue

coming to a city near yah

2009-09-27T16:38:00.000-04:00

dontbeshy

2009-09-27T16:10:00.000-04:00

New Moon soundtrack is kinda bomb...

2009-09-25T17:11:00.000-04:00

1. DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE- MEET ME ON THE EQUINOX

2. BAND OF SKULLS- FRIENDS

3. THOM YORKE- HEARING DAMAGE

4. LYKKE LI- POSSIBILITY

5. THE KILLERS- A WHITE DEMON LOVE SONG

6. ANYA MARINA- SATELLITE HEART

7. MUSE- I BELONG TO YOU (NEW MOON REMIX)

8. BON IVER & ST. VINCENT- ROSYLN

9. BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB- DONE ALL WRONG
10. HURRICANE BELLS- MONSTERS

11. SEA WOLF- THE VIOLET HOUR

12. OK GO- SHOOTING THE MOON

13. GRIZZLY BEAR- SLOW LIFE

14. EDITORS – NO SOUND BUT THE WIND

15. ALEXANDRE DESPLAT – NEW MOON (THE MEADOW)

all music is original and exclusive to the new moon soundtrack, pre-order it on amazon if you're interested, set to release October 20th, 2009

swimming in india ink - black and white

2009-09-24T20:55:00.001-04:00

would have liked to start off this post with something like "hey guys sorry i havent posted in a while" but lets be honest right now, no ones following this thing, and i dont suppose any of you would be up in arms if i didnt post for a while. regardless i believe in bespok. sorry that i dont have direct tags on some of the images, i just found most of them on google, but enjoy:

these first two illustration above are hauntingly cute, check out more bildmekanik illustrations on here. you'll also find celeb interpretations of chloe and mary kate.

above: Anna Karina

Above: Serge and Jane. basically pretty much were the king and queen of france in the 60s.

above: just an awesome image, the snow, the dress, the pistols, the umbrellas. just drawing their pistols out on a snowy december day. how lovely of them

above: Lauren Hutton

above:Diana Vreeland

the beautiful gena rowland, those eyes, those pjs

Not your run of the mill children's film...

2009-09-22T23:38:00.000-04:00

welcome to b e s p o k, "bespoke" was taken so yeah, this is my first post..weird...ok basically what i wanna bring u guys is a contractual marriage between, music, fashion, culture and whatever the eff else i got on my mind with as much tailoring and editing as a men's custom suit, so just bear with me kids, i dont usually stay committed to anything so this is gonna be difficult.

two films i'd like to bring to your attention:

ALICE IN WONDERLAND

the color palette of this film alone is enough to make it visually appealing, however get tim burton on anything and its pretty much blockbuster gold. well done tim, and johnny (seriously orange hair?) awright.

for the second film...

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

Another much anticipated film, is Maurice Sendak's adaptation of that great children's book we read under the sheets of our convertible ferrari bed's with a big flashlight. Here the trailer features a song off arcade fire's funeral album back in 2004 titled "wake up". song is powerful- gets the blood pumping and adds a cool unique twist to a movie that invites both the young and old to get lost in.

both trailers courtesy of Trailer Addict

B E S P O K

VIDEO PRESENTATION

MAN I'D LIKE TO DAMIR DOMA

EYES ON EBAY

<>>//SHOP ORIGINAL BESPOK

BE A DOLL AND...

THE THANK YOU NOTE

ONE

ONCE I HAD A STAPLER...

OPEN ME.

THE ARTHUR MILLER EFFECT

<>>//RIGHT NOW. mixed and mastered by the rain

SKETCH X PRADA

THIS SILENCE SURE IS LOUD

SKETCH X LANVIN

THINKING BOX

Wii Anyone?

BLACKER LACQUERED

<>//IMMAH CAR

SON HOUSE'S BLACK TIE AFFAIR

<>>//MILK

AND THE PROCESS PROGRESSES

laughing with a mouth of blood

St. Vincent

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

meet kris van assche

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

SKETCH

SCREEN CAPS: how to marry a milli

SKETCH

tales of brave ulysees

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

SKETCH///>> POP QUIZ

I SHOULD BE FLOATING but im weighted by thinking

EYES ON THE CUBE

BLAKE WRIGHTS' GOT IT RIGHT

KIM GORDON TESTS NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE

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

try walking a mile in my hooves

ANDY JOHNSTONE'S COLUMBIA

SKETCH

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

IN A ABSOLUTE WORLD>>>

DISTRESSED///DISTORTED////DESTROYED

THE LAST MAGAZINE

Daytripping with Bruno Dayan

Tim Burton Exhibition in MOMA

above: Edward Scissorhands, 1990above: Untitled (Trick or Treat), 1980

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT

Lanvin Spring 2010 SKETCH

OLFACTORY FACTORY

THE LEARNING CURVE

BACKTHEN

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

MEET DWAYNE MICHAEL CARTER JUNIOR

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

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

THE BLUE-FOOTED FOOL

Stella McCartney Spring 2010 SKETCH

step to a dream

have yourself a mad men morning...

S E A S I D E

Giambattista Valli & Versace Spring 2010 SKETCH

Versailles REdo

HONG KONG X COBRASNAKE X LEZARK

3.1 Phillip Lim Spring 2010 SKETCH

ON TO THE NEXT ONE, i gotta million ways to get it-choose one

A ROOM WITH A VIEW

galifianakis, starts with a gal and ends with a kiss

towered buns backstage at lanvin

girls got ur first mil wrapped around her middle finger

THERE IS NO ENEMY

WALK WITH ME

T I M B U R T O N Harper's Bazaar

"Photographing a cake can be art" —Irving Penn

MAD MEN and more specifically- betty's updo

on d'streets

for your ears own good

vogue editorials from the 60s

october. paris. vogue. kate

above: Edward Scissorhands, 1990

above: Untitled (Trick or Treat), 1980