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December 2010 - II: Men's wear; architecture and fashion


Men's wear Calendar 2011 Web/Mobile
In Jockey's press release, it's announced that the horoscope is especially made for women to find out if he is 'Mr. Hot' or 'Mr. Not'. Fashionoffice has looked through and can predict that...


Architecture Styling the surface Web/Mobile
Fashionoffice was inspired by works on 'space', seen in a museum, at apartment buildings, and the store design reflecting 'Burberry Brit'...


Men's wear Green fashion with a touch of luxury Web/Mobile
Fashion by 'Banuq' will be shown at the Green Showroom during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin. Inspired by "contemporary explorers and people on the-move - like we all are..."


Re-listen by publisher Karin Sawetz: 'Another Brick in the Wall' by Pink Floyd Web/Mobile
I have chosen the song because it fits perfectly to the current situation in Austria after the results of the Pisa study...


Fashion and media theory at Fashionoffice; Insight by publisher Karin Sawetz, Dec 2010 Web/Mobile
Fashionoffice's editorial concept is built upon the scientific approach to fashion and the theory that fashion has to be seen in a timeline and in context...



UPDATE:

Fashionoffice update: geographical statistics
Fashionoffice has updated the geographical graphics of people, visits and page-views delivered by Quantcast. In the months before, most of the Fashionoffice traffic came from US, followed by France. Now, it's Germany where more than 50% of the Fashionoffice traffic comes from.

By clicking on the Quantcast badge, you will find additionally the IAB-compliant traffic report for Fashionoffice.

SHORT MESSAGES (from the FashionFeeds):

10 Dec 2010 - Early art-music film: 'Rainbow Dance' by Lye Len (1936)
Pioneering experimental film-maker Lye Len (1901 - 1980) has mixed for this 1930s movie that shows a dancer, hand painted celluloid with a music piece. The result is an animation that follows the rhythm of the music and the body - a sort of modern art dance painting in motion. Now, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery (New Zealand) shows with 'Points of Contact: Jim Allen, Len Lye, Hélio Oiticica' the connections between Lye Len and the other two artists (11 Dec – 27 Feb 2011) www.govettbrewster.com.

9 Dec 2010 - Music video: 'Don't Stop Robot' by Struboskop feat. Violetta Parisini
Just heard the track by the Austrian musicians on the daily news and music radio channel fm4.orf.at.

9 Dec 2010 - Artists and designers on social responsibility
The MICA - Maryland Institute College of Art (US) invites to apply to the pioneering graduate program 'Social Design' (deadline: 15 January 2011) about the active role of a designer in changing lifestyles, raising awareness, and influencing public policy. "There is a growing interest and understanding in the world of design related to the designer's role and responsibility in society, specifically the belief that social change can happen through design."

9 Dec 2010 - Movie trailer with music by Lou Reed, David Bowie about photojournalism: 'The Bang Bang Club' (2010)
The movie is about the four photographers Ken Oosterbroek, Joao Silva, and the Pulitzer Prize winners Greg Marinovich and Kevin Carter, who have captured the final days of Apartheid in South Africa. Recently, a website showing works by one of 'The Bang Bang Club'-members Joao Silva - the New York Times photographer was injured by stepping on a landmine in Afghanistan this year, opened on joaosilva.photoshelter.com with vintage prints from images taken between 1993 - 1996 in South Africa.

9 Dec 2010 - Electronic-rock dance music streaming: 'The Golden League' by 'We Are Standard'
The Basque country Bilbao (ES) based five members group 'We Are Standard' have recently released the album 'The Golden League' with remixes by artists like Anoraak, John Talabot, CFCF, Arthur Baker, In Flaganti… The In Flagranti mix 'Bye Bye Bye' is one of the favored by thisisfakediy.co.uk who have talked with 'We Are Standard' and review each track of the album. But there is even the Arthur Baker remix which you shouldn't miss! "...that will make move your ass" such as thisisfakediy.co.uk comments.

8 Dec 2010 - 'Let the Runway Meet the Cause' by Fashion Designers Expo Florida
...has sent the information about the 'Red Carpet Christmas Party' on 10 Dec in Miami. The fashion charity is organised together with Alonzo Mourning's Overtown Youth Center and 'YDCO - Young Dreams Community Outreach' with the aim to support educational, social, and recreational programs for the youth. "YDCO allows children to experience and envision their dreams for the future. We will provide children with the opportunity to experience different careers while at the same time providing them with educational supplies and activities." http://www.youngdreamsco.org

8 Dec 2010 - Swedish fashion at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin (19 - 22 Jan 2011)
The Swedish Institute publishes the program of the presentation of Swedish creative heads like fashion designers Camilla Norrback, Diana Orving, Ida Sjöstedt, photographer Camilla Akrans, and accompanying films and talks at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin in January 2011.

8 Dec 2010 - Grammy 2011 nominated dance track by La Roux in Kanye West remix
Recently, 'In For The Kill' by La Roux was nominated for the Grammy 2011 in the category 'Best Dance Record'. Remixes can be found online, like Kanye West's hip-hop/rap interpretation of the synth-pop track, rap; or the remix 'La Roux x Dragon King The Kill' which brings American Wild Western movie-Asian spheric tones to the nominated song soundcloud.com/drgnking/the-kill. The original version and video that was shot at the legendary Hotel Chelsea in NYC, wellknown for the artists and musicians who lived there like Sid Vicious, Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, etc. shows La Roux singer Elly Jackson in the part of the night porter in the dark hotel... youtube.com/watch?v=Ry0W_86uHIw.

7 Dec 2010 - Snowboard trailer & premiere of the contest 'Ride Shakedown' in Europe
The 'Ride Shakedown' contest (founded in Canada) announces after US now its premiere in Europe from 11 to 12 March 2011 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Germany's highest mountain 'Zugspitze' rideshakedown.com.

7 Dec 2010 - Men's styles SS2011
Just received the hyperlink to the video of the coming H&M SS2011 men's collection showing unexpected styling solutions of pieces that are dedicated for different situations like an elegant maritime blue blazer in combination with sportive grey trainings legwear, or Jodphur/riding breeches inspired comfortable trousers in military green mixed with a classical tailored jacket and desert boots. "Styling makes all the difference this spring. The blazer looks new worn with cargo shorts, and a hooded jacket is dressed up with a shirt and tailored trousers. The combination of black and khaki green is super elegant," says Andreas Löwenstam, menswear designer at H&M.

7 Dec 2010 - Fundamental research on the construction of reality online
Alongside to its publishing agenda, the organisation Fashionoffice.org is doing fundamental research on media. Today, the summary of the study on ‘Memorized Data’ will be released in the Annual Multimedia 2011.

7 Dec 2010 - Prize to sound artist who explores space
On 6 Dec, fashion designer Miuccia Prada has announced UK sound artist Susan Philipsz as this year's Turner Prize winner for the installation of a Scottish 16th century song (a lament) in an empty room. Susan Philipsz sings the song herself. The article with video on Sky.com shows the award ceremony; Susan Philipsz words of thanks were overtoned by the soundscape of students, who protested outside the Tate Britain gallery for a better education. Sky.com cites one of the students: "Those artists would not be able to fill up those galleries if they did not have free education and a good investment in arts education." From 26 February to 12 June 2011, new works by Susan Philipsz will be exhibited under the title 'We Shall Be All' at the MCA Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago.

6 Dec 2010 - The calendar as a 'time machine'
The Austrian designer Lena Hoschek has sent the information about the '5 years Lena Hoschek'-retrospective calendar 2011, which shows her work from the last five years with the note: "Knackig die Madln" - which means as much as 'Sexy Girls'.

6 Dec 2010 - Young artists on time and memories
Fashionoffice has received information about two exhibitions, where young artists are presenting their work about time and memories. The Kunsthalle Wien in Austria shows from 15 Dec - 16 Jan the 'Time Boxes' by the Poland born, in Vienna living Monika Piorkowska. Each of the boxes represents a computer/skype-conversation of the artist with a person from somewhere around the globe and is a symbol for moments, evanescence, and memories. Until 12 Dec, the Mills College Art Museum in California presents works by Binh Danh entitled 'Collecting Memories' about the construction of collective memory http://mcam.mills.edu/exhibitions/current1.php

5 Dec 2010 - Music tip on occasion of 'Krampus': 'Passive' by Perfect Circle
On 5 Dec, costumed young men appear as the mythological figure 'Krampus' in the European Central Alps, especially in Austria. The demon 'Krampus' punishes the ones who had done wrong. The young men are vanguards of the 'good one' - Sankt Nikolaus, who brings the gifts one day later on 6th Dec. The video fits perfectly to the old tradition of good and bad and the promised salvation and punishment. It shows scenes from the movie 'Constantine' (2005) with Rachel Weisz and Keanu Reeves (he can see half-angels, half-demons and can enter and leave hell) in the starring roles mixed with glowing, burning images of the band playing on stage. The song 'Passive' by the US band 'Perfect Circle' (co-founded by Maynard James Keenan, known even from 'Puscifer') was used in the movie 'Constantine'.

4 Dec 2010 - Fashion video: History stitched on flight jackets
New York based designer Brian Wood has visualized 60 years of American history with patches showing icons like Marilyn Monroe, The Beatles, Michael Jackson... and cult objects like Rubik's Cube on flight jackets by Alpha Industries on occasion of the label's 50 anniversary (founded 1959). Now, the jackets are on traveling exhibition. In July 2010, they had been shown at Bread & Butter in Berlin, followed by the exhibition in the AG Contemporary Art Gallery in NYC in October 2010.

4 Dec 2010 - Calendar 2011: Cats in fashion pieces
The New York based design label United Bamboo has released a limited editon of a 12 month calendar showing kittens in United Bamboo fashion. The UK newspaper 'The Telegraph' publishes comments about the pieces the cats wear and what they like and not such as July-model TJ aka Thomas Jefferson wearing a 'jungle' print evening dress. "TJ doesn't like it if there are no options. She often freaks out..."

3 Dec 2010 - Music video: 'The Minute I Saw It' by 'Chief'
...from the album 'Modern Rituals'. The 4 members of Chief from Santa Monica, California mix the melancholic rock melody with sunny light guitars. The video provides refreshing impressions from the beach, board riding and other holiday sceneries that look like moving postcard images where the people's faces are anonymized. Like an invitation to slip into!

1 Dec 2010 - Limited editions of photo prints of Debbie Harry, Lou Reed...
The British arts, entertainment and cultural PR agency 'Idea Generation' with own exhibition space has opened its archive and selected some photo prints (limited editions, signed) of icons from the music business like 'Ringo, Lennon + McCartney' photographed by John 'Hoppy' Hopkins or 'David Bowie' by Mick Rock for the 'Christmas Gift Guide'-online shop.

1 Dec 2010 - Music download: 'Villain' by 'The Duke Spirit'
Spin.com publishes an article with interview and free download of the new song 'Villain' from the upcoming album 'Bruiser' (Spring 2011). The music tip came with the note that 'Villain' is a 'slow-burning rock ballad'.