what comes around goes around



our friend jean luc godard once said that “the matter it’s not where you take things from, but where you bring them to”… well not very far in this case but it’s enough to be great.
so, i love the original, i love the new version and i can’t wait to smell those pretty byredo perfumes that i’ve seen all around for a while but never been able to put my noze on. by pp

CATEGORIES: fragrance, perfect gift

debbie harry – blondie: from playboy bunny to the originator of new wave

debbie was at one point a dancer at union city and a not so great playboy bunny

in the late 60’s debbie worked as a secretary at the BBC radio’s new york office
this is how they dressed at the BBC back then.

stein and harry named the band blondie after the wolf whistle men often yelled at debbie from passing cars

dirty harry: the coolest image i have ever seen of debbie harry

image by warhol:
debbie’s stage persona of streetwise, sexy, cool became so closely associated with the group’s name that many came to believe debbie’s name was “blondie”

that of course lead to partner, chris steins aggravation an to this now-collector, pin!

so beach-y

nabokov’s lolita-paper back: given/signed by debbie harry and the so “innocent” brooke shields… or actually 2 savvy charlatans since there is no proof of the signatures

debbie harry at her best… love the knee pads

ok so maybe only blondie could save jersey, but even she was originally born in miami (florida) and was adopted by her to-be family in new jersey. in any case KL got us all curious now and we had to search it out. here’s the collage, or rather the barrage, of blondies retro-pix and a quote from debbie in the no exit tour book, hope you enjoy:

“hi, it’s deb. you know, when i woke up this morning i had a realization about myself. i was always blondie. people always called me blondie, ever since i was a little kid. what i realized is that at some point i became ‘dirty harry’. i couldn’t be blondie anymore, so i became dirty harry.” by xy

CATEGORIES: music, naughty stuff

long live new jersey

border=gotta love a blondie from jersey who survives manhattan’s max’s kansas city, dunkin’ donuts, dancing at union city and playboy bunny before starting her stint as the coolest chic ever. by kl

CATEGORIES: musings

Stages NYC: big magazine spread on stages show in new york

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bigreport© is the latest from big magazine, the celebrated fashion and art mag with creative director contributors such as doug lloyd (lloyd+co), marc atlan (marc atlan design) and the like. bigreport© is a series of spreads from top creatives worldwide reporting on the going-ons in each city from the p.o.v. of each of the creative houses. this report on the stages show at the deitch gallery-new york was submitted by ceft and company’s creative director ucef hanjani. the show included works by: jules de balincourt, KAWS, richard prince, christopher wool, aaron young, futura, and others. also see the show at the emmanuel perrotin-paris by zz

CATEGORIES: art

Krink inc. : Everything is just so krink-ed up! a glimpse at the empire of kr (and his) ink

 

 

krink is born

alife nyc becomes the hub

krink is re-born on the expected t-shirt

black krink ink 8-litre applicator ink-extinguisher

krink iphone jacket

krink screen saver

krink ink gets used

…and abused – krink ink-case computer-case from incase… jeeeez

R.I.P : the original krink-ink marker

why not… mini wants to be cool too

don’t matter if you cant drive

the original krink-to-fit available only in levi’s blue

silver krink ink 8-litre applicator ink-extinguisher

kidrobot krink mailbox – now that’s pretty cool (although rather useless)

get me one!

krink to drink

and finally… the krink airforce one edition in drip silver

 

oh and of course the commercial had to come too.

craig costellos work compiled and krink-ed up in about 3 minutes and 40 seconds by dd

CATEGORIES: art, design, eye candy

Foot Fetish master: Christian Louboutin

photographed by robert maxwell

french shoe designer christian louboutin must be the gatekeeper of desire and principles. ‘‘when i design my summer collection, i must work in a hot place,’’ he says. ‘‘and i must be in a cold place when i design for winter.’’ he chose brazil for the summer; and for th fall winter collection his estate in the french countryside has no heat and is therefore ideal for wintertime. light wait globe-trotter, louboutin always packs light: ‘‘i only do carry-on.’’ but what about fanatics who can’t bear to part with their louboutins when they travel? ‘‘my advice to them would be to ship the pairs before. that way, they can bring as many as they’d like.’’ is that fed ex or by private carrier? by dd

CATEGORIES: fashion, foot fetish

lara stone by “director” karl lagerfeld


poorly acted love encounters in a most unusual place, the fitting rooms at chanel. this wins the prize for the most naive and blatant abuses of love in the shameless service of commerce… director. it’s just one more thing that the great designer karl lagerfeld isn’t. lara stone however is always a welcome sight. by dd

CATEGORIES: clips, eye candy

the british PROac responce speakers: best sounding two way speakers for aspiring audiophiles

Proac D28 (approx $6,000) above, and the proac D1’s (approx $1,300) far below


proac response D28, electrical impedance (solid) and phase (dashed) – (2 ohms/vertical div.)

not much for looks, but these will be my next set of speaker purchases. the proac D28’s sport a pair of 6.5″ coated polypropylene cone drivers on die cast chassis and a pair of 1″ silk tweeter dome. i wont go into the black hole of audio adjectives (you can read them here) but the speakers are known for their uncolored (un-abusive base and highs) as well as proac designer, stewart tyler’s simple cross over design. they are honest sounding speakers that will not abuse or distort the recording and are a joy for long listening periods. if your music is predominantly electronic these are perhaps not for you, but then again no speaker can be accurately judged with such genre of music. at about $6,000 a pair (used ones can be fetched at audiogon for approx 3-4k) you can not expect anything more than a two way speaker, and the proacs are as good as they get in that category. the smaller mass bookshelves are bound to lack some of the base of the D28s but again you can’t cheat the laws of physics. the floor standing D28s have been on my list of replacement with my morels for some time now and i fully recommend them. if you’re in the market these are worth a listen. technical specs: 8 ohms nominal impedance, recommended amp of 10-200 watts, frequency 20hz o 30khz, sensitivity at 88db. weight 120lbs a pair. by dd

CATEGORIES: audio-electronics

adidas arthur ashe : 1970’s limited production match play


the adidas ‘match play’ embodies key elements of the original legendary arthur ashe’s signature model. matchplay was inspired by a tennis shoe found in adidas scheinfield archive, the matchplay carries many court shoe features such as a derby cut, pimple outsole.below: arthur ashe

the adidas arthur ashe shoe was originally released in 1975, in limited quantities (1,975 pairs) to celebrate his wimbledon victory that year. it was a special edition of the adidas stan smith model. 

arthur ashe was not only the first black man to win wimbledon, he was the name on my first pair of tennis shoe that i owned when i was 8 or so. from what little i can remember they were quite basic and simple, like stan smiths but with a slightly off whitish leather, red tabs and yellow text, which was what made them different than the stan smith clan.
playing on damp clay courts in the hot summers of 78 made the soft white leather slightly reddish in color. this was a nice added touch for those avid clay fans not to mention projecting a rather self important image at age 8… seeing the stan smith post i searched for these vintage babies with no luck. best i could come up with was this. the adidas “match play”s. no mention of ashe on the shoe yet they come up under the search… some background: arthur ashe was the winner of US open 68, australian open 70, french open 71, wimbledon 75, australian open 77. by tm

CATEGORIES: foot fetish, history