Archive for April, 2008
Conflicting Messages
Meredith Blake at the New York Daily News reports today that fashion is getting demure this season. Her reasoning behind this is that the plunging necklines everyone has been so used to is officially getting the boot. She uses Roberto Cavalli’s Spring show in Milan as an example. Truth be told his collection was very conservative but Cavalli is not known for outward displays of tawdriness. Blake though somehow missed the fact that being demure is only one aspect of the fashion going on this season. Quick example, Prada’s Spring collection:
You also can’t forget Marc Jacobs’ derelicte moment last Spring. Let’s wear underwear externally!! So is Blake’s assessment that fashion is getting compassionately conservative? Nah.
It’s Not Just Underwear It’s Organic
Yes Mam, Araks Yeramyan is going green with an underwear line aptly titled Organics. The line makes an appearance at Barney’s this week and is set to light an environmentally safe fire to this world and possibly the next. The whole underwear on the outside thing gets a helping hand with this collection which is being touted as so environmentally friendly, Al Gore will be wearing the first set of panties that roll off the production line. Yeramyan states that she loves
…color, and have been searching for a source of luxurious organic fabrics that don’t just come in the usual boring ‘earthy’ tones,” she says. “There’s a much better selection now than in the past. I look forward to incorporating organic fabrics into my ready-to-wear collections as well.
Acne: a Skin Condition and a Pair of Jeans
Though a new denim company comes out almost as frequently as a sexual revelation in New York’s political hierarchy, this company is not so new. Their popularity is completely warranted though as the name is oh-so-cool. Acne Jeans, a transplant of Sweden (you know, the Jetta, ABBA, IKEA) has come out with a line totally worthy of a Tuesday mention. They’re as comfortable as a form fitted leather glove with some sort of cashmere on the inside (not the jean, the glove). They started in 1996 doing consulting work, they then designed 100 pair of jeans and gave it to their friends. Exactly an hour (not quite) later everyone and their half-uncle came knocking at their doors for more jeans. And faster than you can say Mo’ Money, Mo’ Money, Mo’ Money, their jeans were a hit. They’ll set you back $300, but hey what’s $300 between friends?
Click here to see the full line
Parties We Somehow Miss
Hintmag had an assload of pics from last Thursday’s “rockin” party. Converse was celebrating their 1HUND(RED) shoe with a variety of artsy types and guys doing the whole Williamsburg/hipster/beard thing. Notable fashion names in attendance include Alexandra Richards, Richard Chai and Philip Lim, they also have photos from the Rodarte party that happened the same night. Someone must have not told them that Thursday night is Must See TV.
via Hint
Let Apple be your Muse
For the aspiring designers that are running into design-block (the equivalent of writer’s block, get it?) This Duke University research may actually help on your way. Already known for the bastion of all that is cool and hip, Apple is now the muse of all the creative types. Simply looking at the logo breeds thoughts of creativity according to the Duke University study. Here’s a bit of the findings from the research:
The team conducted an experiment in which 341 university students completed what they believed was a visual acuity task, during which either the Apple or IBM logo was flashed so quickly that they were unaware they had been exposed to the brand logo. The participants then completed a task designed to evaluate how creative they were, listing all of the uses for a brick that they could imagine beyond building a wall.
People who were exposed to the Apple logo generated significantly more unusual uses for the brick compared with those who were primed with the IBM logo, the researchers said. In addition, the unusual uses the Apple-primed participants generated were rated as more creative by independent judges.
via Gawker
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