kate

“…at the heart of kate, for you is this complete roll of film, in its original sequence, never seen before, and presented as one work, first roll, kate and odie (2025). it stands as a powerful testament to tomanova’s openness and transparency as a photographer. first roll is a sequence of moments that closely connect with one another; it is cinematic, but it is also still. there is an intimacy and closeness…

kate and odie from another book titled “young american” (2019)

this book is focused on a single person, kate.

photographer marie tomanova

“…marie tomanova first met kate in june 2017, to take photographs in her apartment in brooklyn, where she lived with her new kitten cashew and her partner odie. until then, tomanova knew of her only through social media and that she was czech, like marie, living in new york city. she deeply identified with kate that first afternoon they spent together and shot one roll of film of 36 exposures in the bathroom, which resulted in the widely circulated image, kate and odie (2017), that became the cover of tomanova’s first book, young american (2019), with an introduction by photographer ryan mcginley.” published by untitled and available online at dashwood books.  by ac

nice look… a little bit goth…a little bit rock and roll

“… gabbriette has heard everything you have to say and is laughing straight to the bank—just ask charli xcx…

…who can vouch for her as the industry’s favorite reference. standing as fashion’s reigning cool girl. the californian sultry vamp has perfected the art of the siren. she bounces from bottle blonde to gothically raven locks.”

cute girl and all but this is kindda funny… i actually don’t think shes that dumb, but i mean what can you say about modeling? i’d love to hear her talk about…. i don’t know, why even dwarfs started small…

model gabbriette interview

“here in a paris link-up with director columbine goldsmith into a full-on studio session filled with advice, pose instructions, and some epic one-liners.”

fronting campaigns for MAC cosmetics + marc jacobs – gabbriette has been referred to as an “it girl” by several media outlets, and is at the forefront of what has been dubbed the “succubus chic” trend. google it… by dd

middle fingers: before the battle of agincourt in 1415, the french, anticipating victory over the english, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all captured english soldiers. without the middle finger it would be impossible to draw the renowned english longbow and therefore [soldiers would] be incapable of fighting in the future. this famous weapon was made of the native english yew tree, and the act of drawing the longbow was known as “plucking the yew.” much to the bewilderment of the french, the english won a major upset and began mocking the french by waving their middle fingers at the defeated french, saying, “see, we can still pluck yew!” by dd

vestoj is a both a forum and a paris-based sartorial publication where academia, the museum world and the fashion industry can collaborate and work together to write about the cultural phenomenon that is fashion, in a greater sense.

vestoj issue n° seven, on masculinities
simone de beauvoir once said that ‘one is not born a woman, but rather becomes one,’ and many would argue that the same could be said about being a man. The social nature of masculinity is a pattern of practice, and one rife with complexity and contradiction. Today, it seems more apt to talk about ‘masculinities’ in the plural, to underscore the many ways in which one can be a man, or become one. What we have thought of as ‘masculine’ has changed considerably during different historical periods and inside different cultures, and the social position of masculinity has helped shape not just the gender order by which we continue to define ourselves, but also a hierarchy of masculinities that encourages certain ways of being a man over others. What we consider masculinity is sustained by men, but also by women: how women interact with boys and men continues to have a considerable influence on what we regard as masculine. While the concept of the human mind as a tabula rasa is no longer fashionable, and most today agree that the answer to ‘what makes a man’ lies somewhere between the influence of nature and nurture, the society in which we live continues to have a considerable and ever changing effect on how we perceive ourselves…. read more here.

you may ask, what makes these so special? for one, vestoj exists outside of a trend – based, and news – focused articles. meaning these thoughts and theories that stand the test of time. vestoj champions the independent thinker (hey a little like us) in combination with academic theory, and just a bit of good old-school glamour which is difficult to find these days.

anja aronowsky cronburg lecturing at polimoda (private fashion school in florence, italy.) , on proposing an alternative way of engaging with fashion.

there are a total of 9 issues currently out to date, all produced in minimum quantities and only sold in a selected number of distinct bookstores. personally, i’ve only gotten to get my hands on one and have been searching ever since for my next edition… issues include: issue #9 on capital, issue #8 on authenticity, issue #7 on masculinities, issue #6 on failure, issue #5 on slowness, issue #4 on fashion and power, issue #3 on fashion and shame, issue #2 on fashion and magic, issue #1 on material memories. by lb

i know, we say a lot of crap about ye… its not like we specifically hate kanye, we hate most people, we just hate kanye a bit more… now, we were wondering why kanye kept changing his name… now we know! the developers created an extension for google chrome browser that will block out all kanye “news” or more like ignorant rants. the extension does give the option to call kanye’s bluff and check out until he finally drops his new album. the plugin is entirely free, but they are also selling snoozye pins to benefit the ACLU. Check it all out here.  by ta

but this butterfly deserves a post… man of principles, champ, gentleman, and when necessary draft dodger. and what a great choice of track. mind you bruce lee based his fancy foot works on none but ali himself. by xy