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April 2011 - II: Street as 'red carpet', swimwear inspired by Russ Meyers...

Street as the 'red carpet' Web/Mobile
Fashionoffice was inspired by G-Star's 'Metropolitan Explorer' and collected pieces with 'red carpet' qualities like an electric metro bike...


Provocative women Web/Mobile
...seen at the new Agent Provocateur swimwear. The retro pieces are inspired by Russ Meyers' image of provocative women...


Symbols fishes and cranes Web/Mobile
Yukari Sweeney Design London are working on 1000 cranes "...because a crane, in japanese mythos, is said to live for 1000 years, and represents the soul of a great warrior."


Red carpet rebels Web/Mobile
Fashionoffice was inspired by Rena Lange's collection of couture derived from sportive-urban life for a red carpet look with a rebellious 70s touch...


Designer Marc Newson at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie Web/Mobile
...on occasion of his new interpretation of an eco-friendly watch created by Jaeger-LeCoultre in 1928...


Art and design in everday life Web/Mobile
...by the artist Michael Johansson seen at the video interview/documentary and the upcoming exhibition about art and design 'Overlap'...


Democratic principle of the news and information market Web/Mobile
The 'eco-system internet' is built upon the conviction of the self-regulating competence of its users. Fashionoffice is following this concept since 1995...


Self-regulation - a very modern mindset; by publisher Karin Sawetz Web/Mobile
'Self-regulation' and 'self-determination' of the civilian population are themes in global media. If it's about women's rights or nuclear power...


SHORT MESSAGES (from the FashionFeeds):

4 April 2011 - Dessous and Homewear spring/summer 2011 photo shooting in Tulum/Mexico
...with fashion by the Austrian label Palmers, photographed by Jan Welters (NL, lives in Paris).

4 April 2011 - Influences on society through media and cultural industries
The video shows linguist, philosopher, and political activist Noam Chomsky (US) in an interview for the documentary 'The Price of Pleasure: Pornography, Sexuality & Relationships (2008)', directed by media researcher Dr. Chyng Sun who "explores the production, content, and consumption of pornography with the aim to help her audiences gain a holistic understanding of this controversial medium." chyngsun.com. Pornography is one of the most visible and profitable sectors of the cultural industries in the United States (estimated annual revenue: $13 billion). In the last years, the industry has become mainstream and more extreme.

4 April 2011 - Exhibition reflects upon the 'consumption of humans'
The subtitle of the exhibition 'Tous Cannibales' at La Maison Rouge in Paris (until 15 May) 'We are all cannibals. The simplest way to identify with another is still to eat them.' by Claude Lévi-Strauss (La Repubblica, 1993) summarizes curator Jeanette Zwingenberger's selection of artists who are working on the perception of the body and the concept of 'incorporation' in today's age of cloning, organ transplants and virtual worlds. The exhibition will travel to the Me Collectors Room Berlin (28 May - 18 Sept). The exhibition questions: "Are we cannibalized by somebody else? Or cannibalizing them?"

3 April 2011 - Models from streets in Africa, India, China, Brazil, US... in front of an artist's camera
The video shows US painter Kehinde Wiley speaking about 'The World Stage'-series, a project that captures the cultures of young men around the world - on the streets in Brooklyn/New York, Lagos/Africa, Mumbai/India, Bejing/China, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil..., scouting for models, their outfits and working in the studio. In the series about 'power', the young men are dressed in Western fashion; only their posing references to the history of the culture around. Now, 'The World Stage: Israel' by Kehinde Wiley is on exhibition at Roberts & Tilton in Culver City (California, US) from 9 April - 28 May robertsandtilton.com.

2 April 2011 - 'Ritual Union' by the Swedish electronic-soul-pop group Little Dragon (album release in July)
...performed live on stage with leadsinger Yukimi Nagano’s voice looping electronically. 'Ritual Union' is from the new same entitled album which comes out on 12 July (Peace Frog/EMI).

1 April 2011 - 'Rhythm of Time' by the Austrian experimental a capella-electro band Bauchklang
Bauchklang (they are making the sound with their voices) is one of the groups alongside to electronic musician like Peter Kruder, Dorian Concept... who are announced to perform live on stage on 17 April at the 'Help For Japan'-event in Vienna. The purchase of the entry and gastro goes to the Red Cross. Additionally, visitors can buy fashion samples of Austrian designers and art (supported by tba 21, the foundation of Francesca von Habsburg) helpforjapanvienna.wordpress.com.

1 April 2011 - Model speaks in a video about her work
...for Alexander Wang in New York. The video is shot very stylish. You can watch the model in Wang's studio during the fitting and on the Alexander Wang catwalk while she is talking about required actor qualities of a model for being able to 'live herself into a role'. For this video, the role description could had been 'playing a desirable modern woman looking sexy in Alexander Wang'.

1 April 2011 - Re-listen: 'Satisfaction' by the American new wave band Devo from the album 'Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!'
...from 1977 (album released 1978) is a cover of the Rolling Stones hit '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction'. The name Devo is derived from 'de-evolution' and the conviction that the intelligence of people is steadily declining. For the latest Devo album 'Something for everybody', the band members have used market research techniques to find the best songs, artworks and outfits; interview on colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/312645/june-16-2010/devo.

31 March 2011 - Teaser-movie 'Testosterone' for a new men's wear collection (comes out this spring)
...by the Viennese fashion label Tiberius, directed by Philadelphia (US) born, now in Vienna (AT) living Sam Scott Schiavo; costume designer of this production: "Mother Nature".

31 March 2011 - Trailer 'Fast Five' (in cinemas in April)
...with Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, who is the new face of the Cool Water by Davidoff campaign (comes out in July). The teaser of the campaign video was already sent to journalists; Paul Walker's lifestyle evokes statements by reporters like the following short movie shows youtube.com/watch?v=GBj7xOHpvvI.

31 March 2011 - Car drivers compose together sound
...on occasion of the interactive art event about the experience of in- and outdoor spaces 'In Your Car' on 5 May at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles.

31 March 2011 - Catherine Deneuve in the movie 'Je Veux Voir' (transl. 'I Want To See') with Lebanese artist Rabih Mroué as the chauffeur
The movie 'Je Veux Voir' (2008) is documentary alike cineaste product which captures history in a way like journalists do by asking "what's the truth". Now, artist Rabih Mroué's fiction/truth installations which incorporate video footage, newspaper clippings... are presented under the title 'I, the Undersigned - The People are Demanding' until 14 May at the Institute of International Visual Arts (Iniva) in London. 'The People are Demanding' "..., coupled with a long list of possible demands, ranging from the political to the mundane, is an ambivalent acknowledgement of the extraordinary revival of a sense of popular unity and action but also a comment on the fragility of the individual under the totalising 'people'." iniva.org

30 March 2011 - Dance floor pop 'Contact High' by Architecture In Helsinki
...from the album 'Moment Bends' (comes out in April). The Australian (Melbourne) 5 members band Architecture In Helsinki is on tour: 6 April Hamburg (DE), 7 April Luxembourg (LX), 8 April Paris (FR), followed by London, Dublin, Copenhagen, Berlin, Vienna... in June in US.

29 March 2011 - Trailer 'Midnight in Paris' about real life and illusion, directed by Woody Allen
...with Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard, Adrien Brody, Michael Sheen, and Carla Bruni is out now; premiere in Cannes in May.