GENESIS: The Messenger Part 1 of many…

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another film by the dynamic duo santiago and mauricio sierra featuring model frida gustavsson. be prepared to travel in your mind. deciphering this will not be easy but its a feast for your tired and broken eyes. your layman’s review of the clip will go something like this;

“in a dark industrial future world, frida is dead… her wicked coffin is designed by xavier veilhan. we then peak inside and find that frida lays there bare and rather oiled in fetal position. not a bad way to die…. (as a matter of fact that’s exactly how i plan to go). the machines switch on. pistons pound and wheels and gears churn. freda senses her calling from inside the coffin. she is evidently aroused by the noise and the machines as her nipples extend to the heavens. a diaphragm opens and closes. a piston pounds again. are these the machines inside her, powering her moves? or are they her sexual memories? freda leaves her womb like coffin and floats in mid air naked. she is scanned by a giant scanner. she twitches as if a shock of electricity was streamed into her vains. suddenly she opens her eyes. she is alive again! and now she is dressed… sort of nicely in heel and all (?). we scan her again. her memory is retained, she stretches her neck in one yoga move. she smirks and laughs… she is ready for something but what… find out…”

ts teams assessment; you can’t really loose with a pretty naked girl and a pair of talented boys. we will probably like what ever they will do. by xy

say what you want, but the nineties were the best time ever. and here is why:

because those gals, all together (christy turlington, cindy crawford, claudia shiffer, nadja auermann, stephanie seymour, carla bruni, naomi campbell by avedon for versace and by meisel for vogue, 1994)

 because yes, avedon was still alive (claudia shiffer & stan nelson, gianni versace ad 1994)

because everyone had plucked, dark painted eyebrows (yes even you, helena christensen. and you, drew barrymore).

because our teen-idols actually had pretty decent behaviors (ya follow, miley?)

because kirsten dunst and I shared a hairstyle

because this movie changed my life

and to end on a nerdy note, because armies of tamagotchis ruled the world.

so, dd aside, are you now convinced? by lil

threeasfour topo-graphic staring lily mcmenamy

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