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our dear friends at thereasfour really did it this time. i’m simply amazed at why these guys are not as huge as say, alexander mcqueen? the designs are incredibly structural and detailed; they translate fractal geometry into intricate fabrics. i must say, this is my favorite collection from them to date and they seem to get better and better. i wish i could wear some of these dresses myself! the beautiful music is by mike stroud / RATATAT, cinematography by brian gonzalez and 3D animation and visual effects editing by alex czetwertynski. a nice package overall, great work guys. by dd

what’s inside a jil sander bag? fashion not-so-vacant.

this is a lovely short film, directed by photographer-turned-director karen collins for vs magazine’s latest issue featuring model helena christensen and her counterpart matt clunan. we’ve gathered that the film is about a cat that eventually, got out of the bag. thus, unleashing a pandora’s box effect that reduced helena into a miniature figurine inside a jil sander bag, where–voila! she meets handsome matt. it’s in this magical entity that they find each other under a table and exchange notes. in all seriousness, we love the open-ended story, and as experts on women’s behavior we know how “every woman alive” not only wears chanel no. 5, but can also relate to the love triangle unleashed here. sometimes your competition is non-other than yourself, as elegantly reenacted here by the inimitable danish goddess, helena christensen…

director-karen collins, stylist-vibe dabelsteen, art direction-jakob f.s., set design-reynaldo, davis carter ford artists, hair-romina manenti see management, makeup-hung vanngo the wall group, manicure-dawn sterling melbourne artists management, models-helena christensen unsigned mgmt.,  matt clunan-ford models, post production advisor-ceft and company new york, editing-luis moreno jump, assistant editors-john dean & adrianna merlucci, finishing poetica, executive producer-alexandra leal jump edit, director of photography- shane sigler, music advisor-ucef hanjani, music composed & arranged by alto soundwaves, assistant director-paul malle, titles-ceft and company new york, fashion coordinator-sabine engesnes, location jack studios.  by xy

thom browne: as long as you don’t have any issues


thom generally has a knack for making men look short and women look like spongebob; he also has an extra e and h, because… well, he can. if you can get over that bit, he’s the best show in town. and i mean that with the best of intentions. i actually love thom’s mens suits, and even got fitted for one, but my legs are about 14″ too short to pull off those shants. hell, if you got the long legs then you’re gold with thom. his fall 2013 women’s is probably the most interesting show. a bit too vivienne westwood for me, but i’ll take that any day over the drab, suburban, accommodating, compromised lineup of the rest. new york shows have always been a downer in general. i mean what can you expect of donna karen, oscar de la renta, and tommy hilfiger to bring to the table but a boat load of dirty cash? now i see even j crew has joined the show? wooo, can’t wait. i wonder what new cardigans mickey drexler has in store for us? new york has more bark than bite when it comes to fashion after all…. maybe we have the few glimmers of hope with theyskens, and MM6 (this year) and on a good day marc jacobs to look forward to. otherwise, short of the parties and the free drinks the shows are a real snooze. we have to give it to our “cheese eating surrender monkeys” back in paris for putting on a real show. vive la france… don’t let us down like you did back in the 40’s. by xy

BUTTERFLY – BY JASON KIBBLER

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the site won’t let me embed, so here’s the link

once zhuang zhou dreamt he was a butterfly, a butterfly flitting and fluttering around, happy with himself and doing as he pleased. he didn’t know he was zhuang zhou. suddenly he woke up and there he was, solid and unmistakable zhuang zhou. but he didn’t know if he was zhuang zhou who had dreamt he was a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming he was zhuang zhou. Between zhuang zhou and a butterfly there must be some distinction! this is called the transformation of things.

a new gorgeous film by jason kibbler (of cadence nyc), styled by tony irvine, hair by rolando beauchamp, makeup by frankie boyd, creative direction by kimberley norcott, music by tristan bechet.

the evolution of sensual sensitivity in smashion films — check it!  by kl

the location makes the shot

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funny post on jalouse magazine blog about a photoshoot story out in their summer issue, shot at the exact same place venetia scott shot the paul ka latest ads. they mention that it was shot at the same time in a factory outside of paris so there is no rip off here, only coincidence. sometimes the location makes the shot… well, and the model too. styled by anna quérouil. by pp