AnyOne Girl

Know for his conceptual bold lines and use of shape Hussein Chalayan threw us another visual wonder. Famous for always putting on a ’show’ rather than a fashion show, Chalayan delivered just that with laser lights and a rotational runway and a window of glasses which was played by four hands throughout the show giving off a haunting sound.

This season saw a bright print similar to that of a wet road with reflecting lights zig zaging up it, contrasted with form-fitting rubber dresses, bold stripes all worn with a flash of neon yellow shades or high veiled headpieces (courtesy of hat man Noel Stewart). With a blur of grey and dash of red, five models appeared in solid dresses whose backs were made into irregular horns while the lights above them rotated eerily and the wind machines grew louder to resemble traffic noise when all of a sudden an almighty crash! All the glasses smashed at once and the catwalk went dark. Hussein Chalayan at his finest.

Have a look at some of the shows runway shots after the jump, and you can get the full rundown here at Vogue.uk

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Continuing with the come back of one of the most iconic streetwear labels, and hosted by one of the best artists today, the womenswear range for Tonite has just hit stores across Europe, but you will have to be quick as the response to these latest designs has been insane! If you do happen to miss out, fear not as they will become available online at Tonitesite.com in a few weeks. Have a look at the full range after the jump.

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Trust these guys to come up with a fresh and innovative way to show off their latest season Spring/Summer 09. Japanese art and fashion label Cosmic Wonder by Yukinori Maeda decided that the runway was the old way, and opted for a pop up office set containing piles of books and magazines that were blank inside with black and white photocopied covers, boxes of files that read “Business Business Business” and models that made the motions of typing and passing papers to each other, conscious that there is nothing to what they’re doing. All of this purposely dull atomosphere gave the collection room to shine in a clean and crisp office space, the juicy pastels, light gold metallics and pale greys and blues were excecuted in a very Cosmic Wonder way. Have a look at some of the shotos after the jump and catch the full review here at Dazed Digital.

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Releasing September 29th, it’s not the first time KAWS has had something to offer for the girls, think back to that Married to the Mob Bikini. This time, the iconic NY based artist has teamed up with Marc Jacobs, to celebrate 10 years of the designers brand with this Ballet Flat. Limited to just 150 pairs worldwide, the shoes, featuring that signatire graphic from Kaws, will be available at Paris’ colette, and KAWS Original Fake store in Tokyo exclusively. (more…)

While Kate Moss might be single again, it’s not her relationship with The Kills guitarist Jamie Hince thats making all the headlines, it is her former high profile relationship that was the inspiration behind this piece of work. Created by Moss during her time with Pete Dohertys it is soon to be auctioned off and is expected to fetch 40,000 pounds.

Each month Max Fish holds the work of different artists in their most-of-the-time-a-bar space, and this month sees a collaboration of artists that are not usually artists at all! ‘Now I Remember’ is a group of skateboarders and graffiti artists, each of which were armed with a camera phone and instructed to record their daily doings… from hanging with friends, life on the road, and anything that they passed which they found worthy. The show which opened last week and runs until mid October showcases a collage installation from the likes of Jerry Hsu, Todd Jordan, Neckface, Tino Rizo, Spanky, JR, Aron, Curtis, and The Craze Crew. The fast paced, implusive manner in which these photos have been taken is a portrayal not only of these peoples lives but of a younger minded society that exsists now with reflection of a life unrestricted from fear.

For a complete list of shows that Max Fish is hosting see their website here.

Info: PaparMag

From September 17th until January the MMK Museum fur Moderne Kunst Frankfurt will be the home to around 130 paintings, sculptures and videos of a major retrospective from Tokyo’s pop artist and Louis Vuitton collaborator, Murakami. Some call his work ‘New Pop Art’ or ‘Tokyo Pop’, but the man himself likes to call it ‘Super Flat’ as described in his book ‘The Meaning of the Nonsense of the Meaning’ (2000). If you are lucky enough to grab a peek at this amazing show then do so! If not, get the full run down here.

Info: Dazed Digital

University Of Arts graduate Kumiko Watari is the creative blood behind new t-shirt label ‘migh-T’. Pronounced ‘My-Tee’ or ‘Mighty’ (as in mighty strong), the line specialises in hand printed T-shirts and T-shirt dresses featuring kaleidoscope prints, flowers and trolls, silly monsters and polka dots all on the most softest cotton around. Her inspiration is said to be ‘Mysterious fortune tellers and zodiac palm readings’, these tees are sure to be a popular summer choice so visit her website here for more info!

London College of Fashion’s Art Gallery will play host to a new exhibition, Spin. As part of the London Design Week the exhibition will start tomorrow and run until October 3rd. Featuring iconic album artworks that are hand picked by University of the Arts alumni, GQ editor Dylan Jones, and The Horrors’ Faris Rotter and designer Peter Saville. Celebrating the art of the record cover and the relationship that has been prominent between music and art for so many years. 

Some covers to look out for are Chemical Brothers ‘Surrender’ with original art work by Kate Gibbs and Everything But The Girl’s “Walking Wounded” by FORM. 

“Between the Fifties and Eighties, before style magazines, MTV and the internet, the record cover was the primary visual communication between young people around the world,” says Saville, who famously designed artwork for Joy Division and New Order.

Info: Vogue UK

With the slow dying soul of polaroid film being removed from our shelves, Dazed Digital is paying tribute to the flash dying film and hosting an online project that you can upload your favourite polaroid images to, write a caption or two about to share with your flash happy ( or not so happy anymore ) friends x

Happy flashing, don’t go too crazy though…. there is not a lot of spare film around!