hello again stranger

i know it's been quite a while since i've been posting.  it's been about a year and things are changing.  first, i have relocated to a new place in manhattan leaving the sleepy idillic streets of brooklyn behind along with everything that was 2013.  more great stuff to some, but in the meantime here are some pix i took of autodrone the other night playing at union pool.

everything forever

Its that time of year again.  NYFW is approaching.  I have my equipment reserved and my credentials confirmed.  FW is always my favorite season since I am into darker colour palates and layering but there were some highlights from last season and now that they are finally available for purchase I am reminded of some highlights from last season (well this season unless you are in the fashion industry).

Katie Gallagher is always a favorite and I look forward to her presentations.  SS13 she covered the runway with white sand and clothed the models is high cut swimsuits and white snake heels.  Both of her collaboration pieces really stood out to me.  one was the ear cuffs and the other is this belt she designed in collaboration with Francis Bitonti, the everything forever belt.

snake charmer

OVM by James Jean

James Jean does it again with his amazing jewelry line OVM.  I loved the dripping silver but now skulls and scapulas made of bone china! killing me!

all the pretty things

object of desire: winston wolfe

these beauties from Austrialian designer winston wolfe are by current object of desire.  the involve ssnake, leather, buckles and winklepicker toes, how can you go wrong?

what's on the menu tonight is ODD

tonight it will be enjoying an evening of movies and fab fashion at one of my favorite places: ODD in the LES.  If you haven't checked out Judson's brainchild I suggest doing so.

MMM x HM

Counting down the days... and am extremely happy with the over sized proportions of the designs were kept rather than watering down this amazing designers avant garde designs for the regular consumer market.

emily miranda

absolutely stunning emily miranda jewelry

Dominic Jones SS13 jewelry

Dominic Jones SS13 Collection 7 from Dominic Jones on Vimeo.

Odyn Vovk

Kills me that I have to miss this...

Odyn Vovk warehouse sale

Chaos to Couture

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute have announced that their next major spring exhibition will be themed 'Punk: Chaos to Couture'.  It's coming in May 2013, I know, such a long wait but its marked in my calendar already.  

It's going to have six thematic galleries; "Rebel Heroes", "The Couturiers Situationists", "Pavilions of Anarchy and Elegance," "Punk Couture", "DIY Style" and "La Mode Destroy."  I am super excited!

MADS DINESEN

Mads Dinesen's Moondogs Autumn/Winter 2012... how can you not like a collection inspired by Alejandro Jodorowsky’s movie ‘Holy Mountain’?

designer love: ovate

Always been a huge fan of Audrey Cantwell's leather designs.  Here is Ovate for FW 2012, La Grande Noirceur.

This season she has started branching out into menswear using the same dark draping aesthetic but a little less witchy for the boys.  

Truly beautiful and lust worthy pieces as always.

asher levine

It's that time of year again when I start getting the invites to fashion week.  A lot of them are nicely designed, but Asher Levine's always stand out as more conceptual and always more tactile.  Last sea on was a 3D printed claw.  This season the invite is printed on rubberized alien skin.  I just cannot stop touching it and plain with it.  I can't wait to see how he has used this material in his latest collection.

I heart Ab Fab

So I am not normally someone who goes ape over a celeb endorsing certain brands... HOWEVER... I am a huge Ab Fab fab from waaaaay back (yes I know I am dating myself here) but when Eddie and Patsy endorse an already fantastic jewelry designer like Alexis Bittar, well now, I'm sold!

And needless to say I am a big supporter of the resurgence and new episodes of Ab Fab.  Really made my olympics watching Patsy light her ciggy off the olypmic torch!

In addition, I am also quite keen on their latest look book for Resort 2012...  Beautiful desaturated, dimly lit with super shiny accents... all things I love in a good photograph.

do this: sun bathing on the black beach

The fabulous artists and designers of Occulter will be having an art exhibition starting this wednesday and running for a fortnight.  I highly recommend going...

flash back

flash back to the san francisco jean paul gaultier exhibit.....  still so happy i made the trip

a life for sale

Yesterday, Daphne Guinness once again auctioned off more of her never ending wardrobe for a good fashion cause (Isabella Blow Foundation achieves) through Chrystie's.  For those of us who missed the auction, you can still view the juicy details on their website.