style negligé

another nice cut from the archives of fantastic man. the intro to french writer benoit duteurtre interview. this is just the most accurate line i ever read about french style… feels a bit arrogant, so right. my favorite part is “shabby maintenance”;-) … between us, i absolutely disagree with the very subject of this article as well as mister jean michel jarre to be great examples of the “style negligé”, serge, of course. but that’s my point of view… by pp.

CATEGORIES: eye candy

elein fleiss – tourist

after starting purple magazine with mr zham in the 90’s, elein fleiss set up apart from the kinky direction her old buddy was taken with “purple fashion” and started “les cahiers purple”. certainly closer to the original philosophy of the duo, her publication seems to come and go without noise and regularity. the pictures she’s taking of places with soul were published in tourist magazine. so soft and dreamy, it’s a nice alternative to the over crowded business of the sharp and cold interior photography business. love it. by pp.

CATEGORIES: eye candy, photography

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

CATEGORIES: clips, fashion

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

CATEGORIES: fashion

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

CATEGORIES: clips, eye candy, fashion, music