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November 2010 - I: Fashion by a musician? Political activism!


Fashion by a musician? Music Insight by Fashionoffice publisher Karin Sawetz Web/Mobile/
"I came accidently across a video, which I consider one of the most interesting music products of the last years that goes hand in hand with fashion..."


Changing roles! Web/Mobile/
...and US label Smashbox presents a 'role-changing' motive, which happens in a Hollywood movie with Christina Aguilera playing a woman who changes from a waitress into a revue-star....


Randomly collected pieces Web/Mobile/
Most of the pieces are from limited editions and express the contemporary Zeitgeist such that beauty and fashion is strongly influenced by the music industry...


Fashion and political activism Web/Mobile/
Vivienne Westwood says: "The principal idea of Active Resistance is that you get out of life what you put in and that real experience of the world involves thinking."


Art made of Vinyl and Google search Web/Mobile/
... by Carlos Aires: "...the same finger that switches off the computer screen on which you have just watched horrible images of a war, afterwards rings the bell of a private nightclub."


Frida Fashion Web/Mobile/
Frida Kahlo is surrounded by the mythical light of the feminist movement and the beginning of modern art business, which centers around the person of the artist like around...


A view on porcelain a-like dresses that disturbs Web/Mobile/
The impact of the visual story is intensified by the classical tones and a speaking-whispering voice. The aesthetic of the video for Silvio Liu SS2011...

UPDATE:

'With Factor X to Reality'
...is the title of the 'Annual Multimedia 2011' article about Fashionoffice's research project on 'Memorized Data' and the effects on the construction of reality. The research was made on URLs and data sources that are constantly since 1996 online and daily enriched with new content. The study began in 2006 and ended with the last tests in early 2010. "Probably the article will wind up some folks because 'Memorized Data' can have good and negative effects on publishers and advertisers; but we can't please everybody. Sometimes it is more necessary to publish research results than to court for personal sympathies." Dr. Karin Sawetz, publisher Fashionoffice.org.

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SHORT MESSAGES:

Fashion video 'Ethereal conflict SS/11' by Posthuman Wardrobe
Posthuman Wardrobe is the men's wear concept label by British designer Nimesh Gadhia, who worked already with Ozwald Boateng, Helly Hansen, Puma and Quiksilver. The collection was launched in September 2010 at Vauxhall Fashion Scout during London Fashion Week. "The pieces carefully combine the elements of traditional menswear with an intellectual exploration of the physical requirements of Brazilian martial arts," especially Capoeira and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu; posthumanwardrobe.com

Video instruction on ass-kicking
Fashionoffice received the hyperlink to the 'Kick Ass Sneakers'-video. "And believe us, a lot of people deserve to have their asses kicked! Third world dictators, women who won't pick up their dog's poop off the streets, or dentists who recommend toothpastes on TV, to name a few."

'Désolé' by Sexion d'Assaut
The street-authentic video for the chanson-rap 'Désolé' by the Paris based group Sexion d'Assaut is co-directed by Cristobal Diaz, who has already collaborated with the Haute Couture house Jean-Louis Scherrer for a glossy-glamorous video. The musicians of Sexion d'Assaut are on tour now: 25 Oct Montpellier (FR), 26 Oct Marseille (FR)... 2 Nov Brussels (BE)...5 Nov Paris (FR)... www.myspace.com/sexiondassaut.

'Rayuela' by Gotan Project from the new album 'Tango 3.0'
...presents a young couple on a number-template dancing Tango. Paris based three men formation Gotan Project writes on Myspace: "...Tango 3.0 will lead the way into a new decade with its cinematic vision and its invocation of not only Buenos Aires but also the Mississippi delta blues from New Orleans to Nashville to the back streets of New York." Gotan Project is on tour: 25 Oct London, 1 Nov Helsinki, 4 Nov Copenhagen, ... 10 Nov Vienna, 11 Nov Linz, followed by concerts in Germany, Croatia, Serbia, France, Australia, Japan... www.gotanproject.com.

Video about an artist who produced bodily hieroglyphics
The Centre Pompidou presents a retrospective about the work of US artist and political activist Nancy Spero (1926 – 2009). The pictures of the pioneer of the feminist movement show the bodies of women in gestures and motions, which can be read like hieroglyphics. The exhibition runs until 10 Jan 2011 http://www.centrepompidou.fr.

Tom Ford in a parody of a TV-series
The legendary parody of the series 'In Treatment' with Tom Ford and therapist Dr. Weston (played by Gabriel Byrne) was produced on occasion of the CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America) gala in 2008! Now, new (serious) episodes of HBO's award-winning series 'In Treatment' had been released on 25 and 26 October. One is about a woman whose life changes unconsciously because of the breast cancer disease of her sister, another one is about a math professor from Calcutta, and the third episode is about a young gay student... The trailer can be viewed on hbo.com/video/video.html/?autoplay=true&vid=1128055&filter=in-treatment&view=null.

Video: Juliana Sissons speaks about fashion inspirations
British knitwear designer Juliana Sissons speaks about the inspirations she has taken from the Medieval & Renaissance Galleries at the Victoria & Albert Museum and compares pictures - mostly from the 15th and 16th century, with her creations. Now, the designer (she has an own label and collaborated already with Alexander McQueen and Louis Vuitton), lecturer and tutor (at universities and colleges like London College of Fashion and University of Brighton) provides with a new book insights into the design of knitwear from a technical side (yarns, fibres, machinery, tools, and the types of work that can be produced with or on each). Details are published on avabooks.ch/index.php/ava/bookdetails/978-2-940411-16-0.