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Entertainment on Feb 13, 2011 - 22:14
El Guincho goes on a trip into the cosmos which seems to mainly feature naked girls and random acts like foot sucking, branch licking, naked sparkle holding, jumping into a pool with a gun, cracking eggs off heads, murdering plush toys, and using a vacuum cleaner where it doesn’t belong. There’s so much going on here, you’ll have to watch it a few times. Just not in work. It was directed by
Nicolas Mendez and features scenes from the movie of the same name.
El Guincho’s new album Pop Negro is out now.
Enjoy!
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Fashion on Jan 3, 2011 - 23:01
Carrie Cooper is the creator of unisex label Beau Coops. Previously working with Eley Kishimoto, Bernhard Willhelm, and Alexander McQueen for Puma, Beau Coops is her debut solo collection which uses the stylish/dandy male as its influence. Made in Italy and inspired by her former East London neighborhood ‘London Fields’, the label embodies what the designer calls ‘boyfriend chic’ -
reminiscent of that special piece borrowed from a loved one.
Matte black snakeskin effect leather 'Frankly 01' ankle boots from Beau Coops. The boot features a 4.5 inch wedge heel, a peep toe and an exposed gold-tone zip closure.
100% leather
Heel : 11 cm , wedge : 4 cm
These beauties is on sale right now at www.farfetch.com for only EUR 190,00 (was EUR 271,43)
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All pictures and text from: www.farfetch.com
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Entertainment on Jan 2, 2011 - 15:41
The last couple of days I've been playing this, the newest single from White Lies, 'Bigger Than Us' on repeat over again and again. On my ipod, on the stereo and in my head!
About White Lies:
White Lies are an English alternative rock band from Ealing, London. Formerly known as Fear of Flying, the band consists primarily of Harry McVeigh (lead vocals, guitar), Charles Cave (bass guitar and
backing vocals), and Jack Lawrence-Brown (drums).The band are complemented by session musician Tommy Bowen (keyboards).
White Lies formed in October 2007, upon writing songs they felt didn't suit their original band. After delaying their first performance for five months to build up media hype, they earned a recording contract with Fiction Records days after their debut.
The release of singles "Unfinished Business" and "Death" led to tours and festival appearances in the United Kingdom and North America, including a headline performance at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend and a place on the 2009 NME Awards Tour. At the beginning of 2009, White Lies featured in multiple "ones to watch" polls for the coming year, including the BBC's Sound of 2009 poll and the BRITs Critics' Choice Award.
White Lies' debut album "To Lose My Life" was released in January 2009, debuting at number one on the UK Albums Chart.
Their second album Ritual was recorded in 2010, and is set for worldwide release in January 2011. White Lies' musical style has been described as dark yet uplifting by the media, drawing comparisons to Joy Division, Editors and Interpol.
Enjoy!
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Fashion on Dec 23, 2010 - 19:55
This year style bible Vogue Paris celebrated it’s ninety year anniversary, with a star-studded party of untold decadence and glamour, and a bumper issue featuring contributions from a substantial chunk of the fashion elite. Needless to say it was a runaway success, but it also proved to be the rather inspired, if sad, reason for the publication’s enigmatic editor, Carine Roitfeld, to step
down from her post, bowing out on an undisputed high earlier this month.
Paris-born Roitfeld had held the top position at the French magazine for ten years, but it’s only in the last couple that she has emerged as one of the industry’s most visible stars, with the rise in popularity of front-row snapshots and blog culture turning her into a sartorial icon for women around the world, even more so than many of the celebrities that grace the pages of her magazine.
A former model, Roitfeld was deemed by The Satorialist as‘the sexiest editor in fashion’ (partly down to the fact that she smiles in photos, like a normal person), and though she has already categorically stated that she did not leave Vogue in order to work with her close friend Tom Ford on his new womenswear line (and we’re going to ignore those murky rumours about her being fired), we hope she finds some new exciting project to dazzle us with very soon. In the meantime, we’ve decided to pay tribute with our five favourite things about the lady who epitomises Parisian chic.
Her look
Style pages and fashion bloggers don’t go nuts about Roitfeld for nothing, she has perfected the artfully careless way of wearing couture as if it were as natural and comfortable as your favourite pyjamas.
‘I really don’t have that many clothes’ Roitfeld has said, and whilst that may sound prosperous coming from someone with her access to fashion, she does seem to make amazing outfits out of the same sort of thing again and again.
Her look is very sleek, over-sized, tailored coats of obvious quality and luxury, skin-tight trousers and sky-scraper heels, all worn without effort and total French aloofness.
She loves tactile fabrics, especially animal skins, and wears an abundance of fur, leather and snakeskin despite it being unpopular with many people. But then it’s that kind of maverick attitude that makes her so special, ‘I like to wear high heels and sweat pants, white shoes in the middle of Winter’
Credit where credit is due however, Roitfeld’s look is partly down to Tom Ford, she has said ‘(he) was really pushing me to do the dark eye make-up, to wear huge heels and keep things very simple and lean.’
Her work
Paris Vogue is considered the magazine for fashion purists, and with good reason, the shoots are on an artistic level of beauty, giving only the minimum of input to commercial restrictions, and despite being the editor, Roitfeld still took the styling reigns on occasion.
Using some of the world’s top models and photographers (particularly Lara Stone and Mario Testino) Roitfeld’s vision of Vogue has produced some of the magazines most spectacular issues. But a picture says a thousand words so here are some visual aids…
Her patronage of designers
Every editor has their designer pets, but Roitfeld has a knack for sniffing out the most desirable new talent. Her most prominent relationship is with the aforementioned Tom Ford, whose unabashedly sexy, glossy reinvention of Gucci in the Nineties worked in perfect unison with her own provocative brand of styling.
In addition, she also heavily supported Balmain’s Christophe Decarnin since his early days at the label, a bandwagon everyone else began jumping on after he had transformed the aging house into a hotbed of modern cool. Givenchy’s Riccardo Tisci is another designer she has championed, and again one whose slick, moody aesthetic is reminiscent of her own style.
Her quotes
Granted, she is not quite as spectacular as Karl Lagerfeld when it comes to bon mots, but Carine has still come out with some memorable one liners…
'It's a little bit boring, this casting. We need to have a wider variety of beauty, no?'
‘As you get older, the snake is more chic than the leopard’
‘With French women you first see the woman and then you see the clothes.’
On why she loves Cartier ,‘Do you know why? Because Cartier is the jewellery you give to your mistress. It is not the jewellery you buy for your wife.’
‘In France we drink wine and eat cheese and bread and finally we stay slim. I am skinny, and all my girls are skinny. People think I weigh my girls in the office but I do not’
‘I don’t want to wear this uniform. I don’t want to be just an envelope.’
‘I love pills. I cannot sleep, so I love pills. My doctor, he tells me that I begin to lose my vision because of the pills.’
Her embrace of the controversial
Despite the controversy that surrounds many of Vogue Paris’ shoots, during Roitfeld’s tenure the magazine’s circulation has increased by 45%, and by her own admission she purposely eschews the safe in favour of the interesting, ‘I like to have something every month that is – how you say? – not politically correct’
She loves nudity in shots and freqently uses cigarettes as props, her inventive and provoking covers and shoots have been met with plaudits and admiration within the fashion industry, and on occasion landed her in hot water.
Some of the most divisive and talked about shoots she has overseen include, model Lily Donaldson wearing a prosthetic pregnancy bump and smoking, Lara Stone in black face, and most recently, dressing children up to look like adult models, a move which infuriated LVMH chief Bernard Arnault, who threatened to pull all the LVMH ads.
Whatever the opinion though, what cannot be denied is that she keeps fashion challenging and interesting, constantly exploring and pushing boundaries, celebrating it as more of an art form than so many of her competitors. It sees it as something exciting and meaningful, rather than just a way of shilling skirts. And for that, she will always have a special place in our hearts.
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All text and pictures from: www.farfetch.com
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Fashion on Oct 25, 2010 - 20:48
The late Alexander McQueen - flamboyant boy of British fashion, continues to impress the fashion pack years after his graduation show at St. Martins, where Isabella Blow famously bought the entire collection. Somewhere between tradition and modernity, Alexander McQueen has created this impeccable razor sharp tailoring which will live on as his signature.
Black leather court shoe from
Alexander McQueen featuring a stitched detail to the side with a peep toe, gold tone skull at the front and stud detail to to the heel.
Leather : 100 %
Heel : 12.5 cm , wedge : 2 cm
795 EUR at www.farfetch.com
Credits:
All pictures and text from: http://www.farfetch.com
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Fashion on Oct 25, 2010 - 20:23
Fernanda Pereira Sweatshirt, 100%cotton, colors available: black, gray& blue polkadots and gray &black polkadots - size unique M, machine wash cold.
The sweater cost EUR 75.00 at www.artrebels.com, and you can find more items from Fernanda Pereira at the site as well.
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All pictures and text from: http://www.artrebels.com
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Entertainment on Oct 25, 2010 - 12:37
Video for El Guincho's new single "Bombay" from his new album "Pop Negro" (Young Turks 2010).
Words can't describe it. Just watch it.
The most beautiful video I've seen for a very, very long time. From my point of view the music, the pictures and video is a true masterpiece. Every little bit of this video is absolutely stunning. Beautiful people and energy.
I'm in love.
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Entertainment on Oct 25, 2010 - 12:22
Röyksopp (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈɾøʏksɔp]) is a Norwegian electronic music duo from Tromsø, formed in 1998. Since their inception, the band's line-up has included Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland. Röyksopp has been nominated for one Grammy Award, won seven Spellemannprisen awards, performed worldwide tours, and produced albums topping the charts in several countries.
Röyksopp
emerged from the Tromsø techno scene and Bergen Wave after experimenting with different genres of electronic music. The band solidified their place in the electronica scene with their 2001 debut album, Melody A.M., released on Wall of Sound. Since then, the band has consistently experimented with various genres pertaining to electronica, gaining critical acclaim and success around the world.
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Design on Oct 25, 2010 - 09:42
"The new D’Espresso on Madison Avenue (at 42nd) in New York has received more media attention than is generally awarded to a tiny coffee shop in this world of millions of new coffee shops.
The reason for the attention is the fun design by the Manhattan-based nemaworkshop, a team of designers and architects that has created numerous cool retail and hospitality concepts. Founder Anurag Nema
took the idea of a coffee shop that looks like a library – giving a nod to the nearby New York Public Library’s Bryant park branch – and turned it on its side. The walls are not lined with books but the floors and ceiling are. Except that it is all an illusion, a life-size image of books printed on custom tiles. Pendant lighting does not hang from the ceiling; it sticks out from the walls.
The tiny coffee bar of 420 square feet (39 square meters) is the second for owner Eugene Kagansky (the first one is on the Lower East Side) who plans to create an entire empire of coffee shops. Apparently, the next one will be completely upside down."
//Tuija Seipell, www.thecoolhunter.net
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All text and pictures from: http://www.thecoolhunter.net
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Fashion on Oct 25, 2010 - 09:36
"Finger in the nose – what a great name for a kids’ brand you say? Well, this French brand is the epitome of style (regardless of the size of their audience!) From its ‘Sartorialist-snap-worthy’ mini models with just the right amount of attitude to its authentic rock n roll aesthetic, this brand offers quality kids’ wear for the emerging fashionista.
This label is not just about
cutting a stylish figure on the streets; integral to its DNA is the long-term quality of the pieces, offering superior comfort and wearability. They use 9-11 ounce real European denim with raw, stone, bleach, snow and leather-look washes, and real feather down for their jackets and Geelong merino angora for their knitwear. Their 100% cotton tees feature wild animals and mythology-style graphic prints. The only negative? Your kids could quite likely steal the spotlight from your own sartorial efforts. Consider yourself warned! "
//Kate Vandermeer, www.thecoolhunter.net
