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June 2010 - IV: Beautiful boyz - the new men's wear
Men's wear 2011 presented in Africa Web/Mobile/Map
While the Milan Moda Uomo is running, two designers have chosen Africa as a stage for the new men's wear 2011. Pierre Cardin and Dirk Bikkembergs...
Oh, those beautiful boyz... Web/Mobile/Map
By looking through the messages that were sent in the last two months for editorial consideration, Fashionoffice has picked some beautiful boyz'...
Not for fashion-victims! Web/Mobile
The jeans, shirt, jewellery and underwear look almost inconspicuous in this Fashionoffice combination. This styling is not for fashion-victims! It's a collection of pieces that provide an elemental story, a sexy idea, a punky spirit...
Fashionoffice inventory Web/Mobile
The international marketer meets the circumstance of the magazine’s international distribution best. Before, Fashionoffice has worked with the two largest online marketers within Austria...
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Realtime Twitter results for 'men's wear 2011'
Fashionoffice has installed a new search on its cover; after we have looked for results to the general themes 'fashion, beauty and art', the magazine is presenting tweets focused on 'men's wear 2011'. There you will find articles like the one from Bruce Pask about his impressions from the days at the Pitti Uomo Florence published on the blog of the NYTimes magazine, or the WWD article about Gucci's new 2011 collection, and a tweet by twitter.com/fashion_victim on the Fashionoffice article 'Men's wear 2011 presented in Africa'. (Twitter results from 24 June)
Runway tip from the Milan Moda Uomo: John Richmond SS2011
Is the first track of the catwalk show a re-mixed Jim Morrison song? John Richmond's philosophy comes from punk, rock music, and street culture. From these sources he creates couture under slogans like 'Love and Hate' or 'Destroy Disorder Disorientate'. Annie Lennox, David Bowie and Snoop Dogg have been dressed up already by John Richmond. In Italy, the label John Richmond ranks high. It is known for the combination of classical, elegant and snottily elements. The designer John Richmond is born in Manchester, moved later to London. In 1982 he graduated from the Kingston University. In the same year he launched his first collection under his own name. Since around 12 years, John Richmond cooperates with the Italian business man Saverio Moschillo who directs the production at Italian manufacturers and has a network of showrooms worldwide. Saverio Moschillo is vice chairman of the National Chamber of Italian Fashion. Italian style with a British twist!
Runway tip from the Milan Moda Uomo: Bottega Veneta SS2011
By looking through the collections that were presented at the Milan Moda Uomo from 19 to 22 June 2010, Fashionoffice has selected Bottega Veneta as example for classically apparel with sportive touch. Very Italian! The music on the catwalk comes from Tom Waits. The 1966 founded leather goods specialist Bottega Veneta (and it is still its main product line) has posted following message from Creative Director, German born Tomas Maier: "The collection is about performance and possibility. It's about what happens when you combine materials and techniques in new ways. We started from tailoring, because that is what defines a silhouette. From there, the options are endless. It becomes a question of personal style." Bottega Veneta means 'Venetian workshop'. By the way: the flagship store of Bottega Veneta in Venice (map) is right beside 'Harry's Bar' (the 'Bellini' was invented here) which has a long history with prominent guests like Charlie Chaplin, Orson Welles or Truman Capote - and not to forget Ernest Hemingway who makes himself comfortable in the bar through some months for writing on one of his novels.
Fashion teaser film with Real Madrid midfielder Kaká
In August 2010, photos and an online video for adidas SLVR FW2010/11 will premiere with Kaká alias international football star, Brazilian born Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, in the starring role alongside to tennis star Daniela Hantuchova. Kaká was the winner of the FIFA World Cup 2002 with his Brazil National Team, Champion of the Uefa Champions League in 2007 and Champion of the FIFA Club World Cup in 2007 with AC Milan.
Fashion video for Neil Barrett's new beach and surf board collection for 'Sundek'
British designer Neil Barrett has created his first beach and surf board collection in collaboration with the Californian label 'Sundek'. The designer, who has studied at Central Saint Martins School in London, has worked at Gucci and Prada and was creative director for Puma before he started his own label. Today, he is known for dressing up Hollywood stars (for example Brad Pitt) and musicians like Justin Timberlake - remember Timberlake in the vintage leather bomber in the video '4minutes' with Madonna. The launch of the collection was celebrated with a cocktail party during the 78° Pitti Immagine Uomo in Florence, where even the fashion video premiered. "When Sundek first contacted me five months ago, as I was starting to design my SS11 collection, it seemed a logical collaboration to work with one of the leaders in the beachwear world. Now summer has arrived and the first of the four collections collaborating with Sundek is to be launched at Pitti. Based on traditional menswear garments photographed and printed onto beach garments: boardshorts, slips, boxers, t-shirts, k-ways, towels and flip flops."
Historical media and creative practice
The 'Museum London' presents the work of artists with focus on 'crime-solving' as a cultural practice in times when it's harder to find the truth because of empirical evidence and momentariness of knowability. One of the artists is the Canadian Susan Schuppli, who examines new or alternate understandings of relationships between historical media artefacts and events. Her installation 'Stretch' (2008) focuses on the missing or 'silent' erasure of 18-½ minutes in Watergate Tape No. 342. "Each work suggests lingering questions, subtly transposing the forensic imagination as methodology within creative practice," comments the 'Museum London' the exhibition "Krimiseries: Evidence, Narrative and the Forensic Imagination", which runs from 26 June to 26 September 2010.
MUSIC:
Free music download: 'Firecracker' by Frazey Ford from the debut solo album 'Obadiah (release 20 July)
"On 'Firecracker,' she’s a hard-drinking, deal making son-of-a-gun that talks to angels with a wry smile." is written on myspace.com/frazeyford. This is the first solo album of the member of the Vancouver 'The Be Good Tanyas'-trio. Frazey Ford is telling her own story which is moved by motherhood, earth, land and transports messages about recovery and healing. Her folk-soul songs are compared to the music of Neil Young -- and listen to her vibrating voice! The 13 tracks album is described as "...a collection of songs hand-carved by the hardships and exaltations of life and stained with the rich colors of soul and folk music...".
Burberry's collaboration with British musicians
On occasion of the new men's wear SS2011 show in Milan, Christopher Bailey presents the first 'Burberry Acoustic' track 'Alleyway' by the four men band 'Life in Film'. In June 2010, the music magazine The Independent has selected 'Life in Film' as the 'Band of the Week': "There’s no doubting these four lads have masses of talent, like a V8 engine, they’re just waiting for a chance to be let lose around Silverstone."
Music video tip: 'Make You Feel' by indie folk label 'Setting Sun' from the album 'Fantasurreal', released on 1st June
On occasion of the release of the new album, the video with singer, songwriter Gary Levitt in the main role was posted online. In Queens (New York) born singer and guitarist Gary Levitt (aka Setting Sun) is addicted to film: he has studied film and music during college time. Levitt’s songs have appeared in a number of reality shows and independent films, and recently, his song 'Morning Song' was used in a commercial for 'The National Parks Foundation'. The video for the track 'Make You Feel' is filmed and edited by Tom Legnon. Tom has studied at first Fashion Illustration at Pratt Institute in New York before he discovered the elements of nature for his paintings and mixed media. Currently, he is working as art assistant with Jeff Koons in NYC. On his website mythosart.com, Tom Legnon posts: "My inspirations are both the natural and man made worlds; co existing and conspiring together, the eternal muse, interpersonal dialogues and glimpses between worlds."
Music video tip: 'The Fight' by Sia
What does Sia wear on the stage? Is this a bee's costume? The video was made by a YouTube user of audience footage from Sia's 'We Meaning You'-tour and posted in June 2010. On 22 June, her new album 'We Are Born' came out! The Australian singer/songwriter Sia (aka Sia Furler) holds currently the Top 5 of the Billboard 200 chart. Her ballad 'My Love' is featured on the soundtrack of the Twilight Saga series.
Music video tip: 'Run' by the British psychedelic rock band 'Spiritualized'
Fashionoffice received the announcement that 'Spiritualized' will perform songs from the 1997 album 'Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space' at the Radio City Music Hall in New York on 30 July. The video with psychedelic graphics is from 2001. |
