Monday, June 9, 2008
The iconic British fashion magazine i-D brings to you another Taschen guide to the worlds best fashion in it’s finest moments. ‘Fashion Now 2′ is llustrated with the very best fashion photography and styling, extracted from shoots in the archives of the magazine that celebrated its 25th birthday in 2005. Also included are an introduction by i-D founder and editor-in-chief Terry Jones, and in-depth essays on the issues that are shaping fashion today: the fashion show system, the precarious position of the celebrity designer, and the rise of menswear. If you follow then follow this. A collectors item!
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Photographer Jerry Schatzberg turned his camera to the behind-the-scenes moments of the rival houses’, Yves Saint Laurent and Christian Dior. ”Paris 1962: Yves Saint Laurent and Christian Dior, the Early Collections” is a slightly different documentation look at overly dramatic scarves, backstage coughing fits, surreptitious yawns, dress-train fluffing, diffident in-between poses, eyelashes made up so thick they looked like crumpled flowers and other incidents of unguarded awkwardness. Check out the full review here.
Info: Hint Mag
Monday, May 19, 2008
23 year old designer Colin Henderson describes his work as “ruggish”. Maybe because his bold, modern and tribal-inspired design may remind you of a magic carpet? Having studied illustration at Brighton University and now in London, Henderson creates multi-coloured, ethnic- and textile- informed designs, and whether they’re hand-drawn, digitally illustrated or cut-and-paste, the results are breathtaking. The Aztec look has been popular with a lot of designers as of late, but Henderson has taken his colourful structures to the bigger circle. He has also created one-off prints and designs for clothing, books and music videos. Check out a brief chat Dazed Digital had with him here. Check out some of his graphics after the jump..
Info: Dazed Digital
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Thursday, May 8, 2008
Vivienne Westwood has been the first British artist to be asked to design the next cover of the fashion bible Le Book. Westwood has taken inspiration from her Active Resistance to Propoganda cultural manifesto and selected a series of striking related images. Previous designers who have lent a creative hand to Le Book include Azzedine Alaia, Karl Lagerfeld and Narciso Rodriguez. It is available from RD Franks in London and Colette in Paris. For more info see www.lebook.com
Info: Vogue UK
