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March 2011 - III: Nature and the body...

Global catastrophes and personal life; Insight by Karin Sawetz Web/Mobile
Almost everybody makes the same experiences of being affected by the global world with its natural and political catastrophes and the very personal problems...


Nature Korea's landscape from a punky-elegant fashion sight Web/Mobile
The video's soundtrack for the pieces with punky twist by Lie Sang Bong evokes a 'breathing mountains' impression...


Nature Animal prints Web/Mobile
It seems as animal prints never go out of fashion such as seen at the p2 underwear! But this year, the mixes are wilder, appear more colorful and designers interpret...


Nature Hip-hop musician in beauty Web/Mobile
Grammy awarded musician Pharrell Williams designed an eco-friendly shopping bag made from recycled plastic bottles for the beauty label Kiehl's...


Body Sustainable body forming, Vienna Insight by Karin Sawetz Web/Mobile
Each year in spring, the figure of the body is a big theme in women's magazines. Heavily promoted...

Body A design hacker and the concept of man's body Web/Mobile
...seen at the Jeroen van Tuyl fall/winter 2011/12 men's wear fashion show in Amsterdam...


Nature The butterfly is the symbol for the creation of life Web/Mobile
...seen at the Ika Butoni fashion show in Hongkong. The designer re-interprets the folkloristic clothing of the Miao People (South West China)...

Nature Butterflies for a kids program Web/Mobile
On occasion of Art Dubai, the French high jewellery house Van Cleef & Arpels donates the purchase of a jewellery box to the educational children's program of the...


UPDATE:
Geography data for Fashionoffice delivered by DoubleClick
Fashionoffice's inventory-impressions per country are published for the first time in sum with the data of the Mobile Leaderboard:
Germany 120,777; United States 53,925; Austria 48,265; United Kingdom 23,168; South Korea 9,792; Canada 8,930; France 7,826; Netherlands 7,318; Italy 7,059; India 6,197; Brazil 6,165; Australia 5,753; China 5,529; Russian Federation 5,239; Thailand 4,993; Poland 4,932; Spain 4,682; Switzerland 4,212; Mexico 3,820; Turkey 3,575; Belgium 3,516; Finland 3,451; Singapore 3,412; Portugal 3,021...


SHORT MESSAGES (from the FashionFeeds):

15 March 2011 - Re-listen: 'Fast Love' by George Michael
...from the album 'Older' (1996). The video shows the British musician George Michael in a virtual reality with men and women who are dancing in sexy costumes. Now, Fashionoffice has received the information that George Michael is wearing on the cover of his new single 'True Faith' (released physically on 14 March) the sunglasses 'Bel Air' by the Belgian brand theo, created by fashion designer Tim Van Steenbergen. The designer has been inspired by the round forms and chrome of American vintage cars.

15 March 2011 - Children's choice of the Cartier ‘Travel with Style’ Concours D'Elegance 2011 in New Dehli
...was the very aerodynamic 1925 Rolls Royce Phantom 1, which was even the basis of the design study of Ugur Sahin Design shown in the video. The second Cartier ‘Travel with Style’ Concours showcased extraordinary collections of India’s Classic Cars on Saturday 12 March in New Delhi. By looking through the winners list (1911 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost Dome Roof Limousine has received The Best Car of the Show Award), the children's choice convinces Fashionoffice.

14 March 2011 - Sport video 'Throwdown' for a new shoe with a sole that looks like hacked
The video with scenes from several sports disciplines (some are risky) accompany the campaign for the 'Free Run 2' sneaker by Nike. The sole looks like hacked into blocks. Global director for Nike's running footwear Toby Bignel says about the construction: "The sole is a full length Phylite material and it’s siped all the way from the heel right up through the mid-foot, right up into the forefoot so it gets a really nice flexible movement. We’ve actually added a little bit of rubber here in the heel and up in the toe where you need a bit more durability and a bit more traction where you’re really clawing off the ground."

14 March 2011 - "Hairstyles are an art form"
"To watch a 'hair artist' going through his precise gestures, like an artist making a sculpture, is fascinating," says documentary artist J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere (born and living in Nigeria) who began to photograph in the early 1950s, since the late 60s he is capturing Nigerian culture with strong focus on 'Moments of Beauty'. Now, the Centre for Contemporary Art in Lagos announces the exhibition 'Moments of Beauty' with works by J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere that cover architecture, education, fashion, social life, and cultural festivals at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Kiasma in Helsinki (FI, 15 April– 27 November) kiasma.fi.

12 March 2011 - Music video 'Tightrope' by Janelle Monáe & Big Boi (Grammy 2011 nominated for Best Urban/Alternative Performance)
...from the album 'The ArchAndroid'. Singer/songwriter/dancer Janelle Monáe describes herself as a Nerd, believes in time travels and has an alter-ego 'Cindi Mayweather', an android. The Daily telegraph describes her as a mix of James Brown, Judy Garland, Andre 3000 and Steve Jobs. Her signature clothing style is a tuxedo.

12 March 2011 - Free download 'DNA' by the duo The Kills
...punky country-rock guitar to the smokey voice of singer Alison from the new album 'Blood Pressures' (release in April). At this time, The Kills are publishing their 'Blood Pressures' photo diary on polaroid.com/en/movement/galleries/kills.

11 March 2011 - Fashion show 'Mode statt Hode' (translated 'Fashion instead of Boys, in the meaning of Bollocks')
...of mostly women's wear by the students of the fashion class of designer Bernhard Willhelm (German born, studied in Antwerp) at the University of Applied Arts Vienna on 8 March as a statement about gender roles and a hint to take life with humour. The male models on the catwalk are the four members of the Austrian art group Gelitin (also known as 'Gelatin'), who appear often naked or present 'nakedness', and 7 other men (actors, musicians,...) - all dressed up, more or less.

11 March 2011 - Men's fashion inspired by indie rock music
...and transformed by Tommy Hilfiger into a new variation of the smart, clean, classical 'preppy' look for FW2011/12.

11 March 2011 - Re-listen: Dance electro hip-hop 'Bad Girl ft. Ce'Cile' by Two Fingers (Amon Tobin and Joe 'Doubleclick' Chapman)
...from the album 'Two Fingers' (2009). Now, the experimental sound designer Amon Tobin announces the release of his new psychedelic album 'Isam' on 23 May. On occasion of the new album, Amon Tobin and Saatchi Collection artist Tessa Farmer present the art installation 'ISAM: Control Over Nature' from 26 May to 5 June at The Crypt Gallery in London. Tessa Farmer says: "ISAM is beautiful, surprising, playful, disturbing and unnerving at times. It has an incredible energy, to which I am responding to instinctively, conjuring scenes that reflect the varying moods of the tracks. The scenes are action packed, but frozen in motion - to be animated by the viewer's imagination and Amon's music." cryptgallery.org.uk/current_exhibitions.htm.

10 March 2011 - Video from a fashionable photo shooting
...for the new poster of the Salon de la Photo (largest photography market event in Europe, 6 - 10 October in Paris) by photographer and performance/installations artist Chrisma Lan, who started her career with portraits of celebrities like Nina Hagen or Richard Attenborough. After Chrisma Lan has met Helmut Newton in Paris, she turned to fashion and beauty photography.

10 March 2011 - Female artist on male power
US artist Zoë Charlton references in the new exhibition 'Paladins and Tourists' themes like European colonisation or the dominance of Western culture by presenting male models in provocative poses. Zoë Charlton about her work: "It was interesting that some of the men made efforts to define themselves in relation to me as a black female artist. They seemed eager to align themselves with me by telling me about certain interests, like Reggae music, or about causes they support, like Water for Africa." The exhibition is on show at the Conner Contemporary Art gallery in Washington (19 March to 30 April).

10 March 2011 - Party trance sound - 'Echoes' by the British band Klaxons in a remix by Steve Aoki
Fashionoffice just received the hyperlink to the new remix by the Los Angeles DJ, producer and electro musician Steve Aoki. Klaxon's song 'Echoes' was released on the album 'Surfing the Void' already in summer last year.

10 March 2011 - Mini-films showing Uschi, Cindy, Laurie... in vintage lingerie SS2011 in a photo booth
...presented by the British label Agent Provocateur in the style of 60/70s Pin Ups in playful, naughty poses.