ON EBAY: TIE BY KENNY SCHARF!
Awesome tie by the artist Kenny Scharf, available
here.
INSPIRATION OF THE DAY: MARISA'S DIARY
My friend Marisa Crawford just launched her online diary, packed with inspiring stories and imagery. This is an image of her in the 80's modeling an amazing Sonia Rykiel suit, photographed by Guy Bourdin. Visit
here.
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Sonia Rykiel
TUTTI FRUTTI SHOES!
Tutti Frutti shoes by Charlotte Olympia, available at
Colette.
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LIGIA DIAS AT ART SINCE THE SUMMER OF '69
If you're in New York, please join us on May 7 to celebrate the first extensive presentation of Ligia Dias' jewelry in the US, at Art Since the Summer of '69.
Ligia Dias, Name-Dropping
May 7 - June 20, 2010
Opening reception on May 7, 6 - 9 p.m.
Art Since the Summer of '69
195 Chrystie Street, #303, 3rd floor
10002 New York, NY
www.artsince69.com
Art Since the Summer of '69 is proud to present a special project, Name-Dropping, by Ligia Dias. Known for her precisely built Bauhaus themed jewelry, and collaborations with Lanvin's Alber Elbaz and Comme des Garcons' Rei Kawakubo, this is Dias' first solo show in a gallery, and the first extensive presentation of her work in New York.
Ligia describes her work as "Coco Chanel and Max Bill driving a Matra 530 customized by Sonia Delaunay", She founded her namesake jewelry label in 2005, and continues to collaborate with artists, including Karina Bisch and Mai-Thu Perret.
Read more
here.
FASHION $$$$ TIP OF THE DAY: RODARTE DRESS
This season, Rodarte continue their exploration of construction and present wild dresses in patchwork of materials (leather, wool, silk). As always, their creations are hand-made. The inspiration is tribal, dark with a dominant of black and blood red colors. Buy at
Colette.
April 17, 2010 9:17 AM
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MARGARET HOWELL SS2010
For more, go to the Margaret Howell
website.
April 11, 2010 11:44 AM
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FASHION OBJECT OF THE DAY: MAX BILL MANUAL WIND WRIST WATCHES
Max Bill --a product of the Bauhaus generation, a pupil of Walter Gropius and kindred spirit of Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe --was a virtuoso designer and creative artist, as his diverse activities as a painter, architect, sculptor, teacher and designer amply demonstrate. His work is characterized by a clarity of design and precise proportions which are unrivalled to this day. Buy these at
Velocity.
April 1, 2010 12:59 PM
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NEW SHOES! PROENZA SCHOULER
From the Colette website: "It is young, it is cool, it was the oxygen draft of the American 2010 fashion week. The Proenza Schouler duet investigates the contrast between poetry and pragmatism. Its inspirations are multiple, of the American art of the 1960s to post-minimalism. The Proenza woman has a busy schedule, among brunch, beach, cocktail diner and party! Sexy and sporty,her style is unique, mixte of several unfluences, fluorescent color, wild or tie and dye printed matters, glitter, feathers, a look surfer but nevertheless feminine, a relax and chic style". Buy
here.
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Proenza Schouler
