a quick update
apologies for the absence.
after the lack of inspiration in the last entry (i admit it!), i came to a bit of a lull.
personally life has been extremely busy and today is the first day in the office where no one is around. literally.
the lack of human bustle and the soothing sound of the airconditioning juxtaposed against the cricketing from the forestry around is just so enjoyable.
a couple of things have saved me through the last couple of weeks, and fashion definitely played it part.
for one, the latest issue of Fantastic Man (#08 i believe) was amazingly good and well written. it was like intellectual style. the stand out piece from the issue was this article on Chanel Homme accompanied by a photoshoot by the Sartorialist.
it was pretty damn insightful and was definitely more than just a good ready.
secondly the annoucement of the Commes x Nike Dunk shoe was just. sexy beyond sexy. a step beyond the designer x streetwear collab, it’s designer x sportswear = luxury footwear you actually don’t die wearing.
it’s crazy how many collabs Commes is up to lately. Rei Kawabuko must be really up to her heels in designing over and over again. I can’t tell whether it’s good or not. On the one hand fashion becomes more accessible, on the other the design qualities to the brand name becomes diluted.
but the shoe is sexy so whatever.
thirdly. halloween. now this needs to be broken up into 2.
1) costumes costumes costumes. the whole point of hallow’s eve is to dress up and be someone you’re not. (on a side note, can i just say that halloween is NOT an evening for guys to put on excessive makeup. -.- you know who you are. tres uncool)
black book recently did a spread that was soooo chic. the concept was quite simple, dress models up as iconic fashion designers.
shot by Diego Uchitel, the photos were inspired by Lagerfeld, Viktor & Rolf and Galliano. very very very cool.
2) my favourite item ever (tangent to the year 2008) . which deserves its own entry. soon. it really makes me believe in the power of fashion.
in other news, i cannot believe that in about 3 weeks i’ll be in newyork.
