Justin Peck and Janie Taylor for Chloé


new york city ballet principal janie taylor road tests chloé’s dance-inspired spring/summer 2011 collection with choreographer and corps de ballet member justin peck in today’s short by director bon duke. set to philip glass’s “string quartet No. 3, ‘mishima’: IV. 1962: body building,” by kl+dd

I AM MYSTIC

and you thought nothing good comes out of LA? dona daneshi has been quietly designing some beautifully dark and lovingly feminine dresses from her la atelier (the la’ is not a spelling mistake but actually the LA)… so quietly in fact that we just heard of her in NY. let’s hope this develops… by dd

NIKE BE FREE: BY barnaby roper & tristen bechet



here is another one by the dynamic duo barnaby roper and tristen bechet (services),  for nike. this, to our understanding, was one of the very first times the duo worked together. the film was commissioned by nike and creative directed and produced through the new york agency ceft and company. it made the top 10 list at number 3 on “fashion film network top 10 fashion films” losing the top-spot to non other than our very favorite lady…. gaga’s: “born this way” filmed by nick knight. the photographs associated to the film were taken by french art photographers denis darzacq. the best part is that the entire series were presented as 2 ipad apps allowing interactive features. keeping an eye out for barnaby’s next great thing. by xy

christina kruse ruse

not just a pretty face. christina kruse is someone i’m sure you’ll recognize from fashion and advertising over the past many years, but did you know she also makes art? supermodel + artist, what a thing to envy! i recently came across some of her work which you can see here, i hope it’s more than another style of visual stimulation. if anything the results have an atmosphere that speaks of identity and emotional travels.  by kl

Lina Scheynius: beautiful photographs

saw lina scheynius’ book today and it reminded me of how much i liked it the first time i saw it. her work, unlike jurgen or terry is soft, and kind. there is a feminine touch and void of the “jerky boy gets a hold of point and shoot” attitude so inherent in so many of the others. she still shoots with a 35mm camera and at 28 isn’t about to let that go. its a hard sell in this world of instant gratification with digital but there is something to gain at the end… if you can see that. by dd