HEDI SLIMANE FOR YVES SAINT LAURENT

i CAN’T WAIT to see what hedi brings to women’s fashion when we saw what he did for men oh-so many years ago. stefano pilati just showed his final women’s ready-to-wear and hedi has been announced as the successor …. i guess i have to just sit and wait patiently….. this is gonna be tough.  by kl

CATEGORIES: fashion

bill strobeck’s lovely mess



a short film by skateboard photographer and filmmaker william strobeck. with appearances by chris kennedy, chloe sevigny, lizzi bougatsos, william’s mom, lilly ludlow, natasha lyonne, alex olson and more. enjoy. by m+m

CATEGORIES: clips, surf-skate

marianne boesky gallery in the armory show

this is a piece by anthony pearson, who is represented in the 2012 armory show by marianne boesky gallery, along with artists diana al-hadid, andisheh avini, pier paolo calzolari, jesse chapman, rachel feinstein, barnaby furnas, adam helms, donald moffett, william j. o’brien. check them out at booth 500 in pier 94. allez-y! by ak

CATEGORIES: art

art is in the air

along with a 68 degree debut to spring, the 2012 armory show is starting today and all the artsy ones are meeting up in piers 92& 94 through this sunday. although i am impatiently waiting for the frieze art fair (only because it’s outdoors in the sweet may sun) i am looking forward to see what the 14th edition of armory show has to offer, as it’s a great event to find out about new artists, and see new works by the ones we already know and love. 133 international exhibitors are featured in the fair, including names like ai weiwei represented by gallery hyundai. the photo is from 2011 armory show, a work by daniel arsham. by ak

CATEGORIES: art

pasolini and pound

pound was never one of my favorite poets, I always found him rather fleeting; however, this is a remarkable interview.  subtitles on the bottom. by sv

CATEGORIES: books

ask: Áslaug Magnúsdóttir- co-founder/ceo of moda operandi

my favorite _____ is:

-villain: emily thorne, revenge

-book: njalssaga, or “the story of burnt njal,” which is an icelandic saga

-smell: all the smells associated with an icelandic spring- fresh air, wet grass, blooming flowers

-fetish: shoes

-film: I am obsessed with romantic comedies and am incapable of changing the channel when any of the following come on; when harry met sally, 50 first dates, how to lose a guy in 10 days

-band/musician/composer: sigur ros

-artist: van gogh

–city: reykjavik, iceland

-restaurant/ bar: the bowery hotel in new york, which I call my home away from home

-drink/ cocktail: the ultimate vacation drink- a frozen strawberry margarita

-decade: 1920’s

-sport: ballet

-advice: pursue what you love, and the rest will fall into place

-food (type of food): mexican food – my husband gabriel and I make the absolute best vegetarian fajitas in all of new york city

-historical figure: coco chanel

-shop: moda operandi

-position: arabesque

-vice: chocolate

-woman (of all time): my mother

www.modaoperandi.com

CATEGORIES: ask, fashion