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June 2011 - III: Men on the catwalk; inner-city traveling; hair care tips...

Men on the catwalk - whom would you choose? Web/Mobile
Vivienne Westwood explains the approach to the catwalk presentation with the casting for the male models...

Inner-city traveling Web/Mobile
...is a hot theme. You can find it on t-shirts by 55DSL with photo-prints of people in trains of metropolitan cities captured by Alex Fakso...

Summer hair care tips from sunny Beverly Hill Web/Mobile
Beverly Hills celebrity hair stylist Oliver Ifergan has sent some tips for summer hair care...

For users of high heels Web/Mobile
Some tips for high heels-'beginners' and selected sandals by Marc Jacobs, Tory Burch, etc together with Easy Rider leather jackets...

Deborah Sengl's spooky animals on t-shirts Web/Mobile
...for kids, announced by the Essl Museum. Under the guidance of professional mediators kids can meet art...


Vienna Fashion Night; Insight by publisher Karin Sawetz Web/Mobile
...through the prominent crowd of people from fashion like couturier La Hong, celebrities from TV...

Our journey until somewhere else Web/Mobile
Kilian Kerner invites to the exclusive (By Invitation Only!) men/women SS2012 show during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin...

Solidarity bag in Venice; Insight by Karin Sawetz Web/Mobile
Unfortunately I couldn't take a photo from the red-white-red 'Free Ai Weiwei' bag with my own camera...

Venice Insight by publisher Karin Sawetz: 'What Women Want(?)' Web/Mobile
...is the title of the exhibition of Flavio Lucchini's work during the 54th Biennale di Venezia...

SHORT MESSAGES (from the FashionFeeds):

17 June 2011 - "Wow - you are wearing high heels at festivals?!"
...questions British celebrity and fashion stylist Bronagh Meere one guest at the Isle of Wight Festival (10 - 12 June in the south of UK vis a vis of Le Havre; with bands like Foo Fighters, Kasabian, Kaiser Chiefs... the bands are on European festival tour now). Meere introduces in the video produced by festival partner HM to a comfortable, colorful 'Festival Fashion' with vintage pieces, leather jackets, all weather clothes, boots...

16 June 2011 - Music-video: 'Van Tango' by Fresco presents a tango directly from Vienna
Fresco's motto is that it is not important for a musician to be strong or the best; a musician has to be a 'chewy sod'. The new video shows the fictional '24. Viennese Tango Marathon'.

15 June 2011 - Insights into the Pitti Uomo in Firenze
The first pictures of the events at the 'Pitti Uomo 80' (international men's wear SS2012 collections) in Florence are online; such as this one from the pre-event 'Next 3Dreams' of the Italian publishing company Mondadori on 13 June, where a 3D fashion show with virtual catwalk presented collections with reference to the sensorial stimuli that inspired them. The Pitti Uomo 80 started officially on 14 June and will run until 17. 'Dress like a Man' is another interesting title of a Pitti Uomo 80 event which explores a new generation of elegant masculinity. The presentation was already today; probably the photos/video will follow soon; stay tuned pittidiscovery.com/en/discovery/events/future/Vestirsi-da-uomo.html. 

15 June 2011 - Video: Insights into a traveling shop
...with owner Sonja Weinstabel, who speaks about the collection of design pieces, music... for the 'w?atf' (what about the future?) pop-up stores, which are popping since 2008. Now, Sonja Weinstabel announces that 'w?atf' pops up again from 28 June to 30 July at the gallery 'Sonnensegel' in the Viennese Freihausviertel (known for its restaurant and bar scene). Additionally to fashion by labels like meshit, Steinwidder, Shakkei, km/a, mija t. rosa, hats by Reinhard Plank, shoes from a prominent Viennese shopping mall, etc., the traveling shop will carry performances, release parties, samples sales, DJ sessions... whatatf.com.

14 June 2011 - Video: 'All for Children'
...is a project by UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) and supported by H&M to get kids out of work and into school. The five-year project was started in November 2009 and supported with a USD 4.5 million donation from H&M. Today, H&M has announced that a special 'All for Children'-collection of kids clothes will be released in October. 25% of all sales from the 'All for Children'-collection will go directly to UNICEF’s projects to promote children's rights to education and protection among vulnerable communities. H&M states: "We believe that children who learn how to read and write are better equipped to make informed choices about their future."

14 June 2011 - Insights into a new shop at the Italian beach
...in Riccione - recently opened by the sportive urban wear brand Stone Island which is known for its experimental coloring researches on textiles, keyword 'manipulation', for its functional wear inspired collections. On 24 June, Stone Island will open its next shop on the Rue Saint Honoré in Paris.

14 June 2011 - Trailer 'Bad Teacher' with Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake... (comes into cinemas in EU, CA, US in June, Asia in August)
Cameron Diaz plays the 'Bad Teacher' Elizabeth Halsey, whose first of her top ten teaching tips is that: "There is no heel too high, no sweater too tight, no neckline too low. Besides, it's nothing these kids haven't seen on the internet." Fine artist, fashion and costume designer Debra McGuire created the costumes for the movie. She is known for her 10 years work on the TV-series 'Friends'. Recently, Debra McGuire designed the costumes for 'Wanderlust' with Jennifer Aniston.

14 June 2011 - Ingredients for a breakfast by singer/songwriter Rosi Golan
The breakfast recipe made of raspberries, bananas, fried egg, toasted bread, sliced tomatoes, smoked salmon... is from Israeli born, several languages speaking musician who has lived in cities worldwide, now based in Brooklyn, NY. Another mixture of 'organic' impressions from her travels can be found in her country music compositions made for acoustic guitar, xylophone, triangle... spiced with her fresh, clear voice like you can hear on the lead single 'Paper Tiger' of Rosi Golan's debut album 'Lead Balloon' which will be released after two years work on 30 August. On her website, you can find a stream of 'Paper Tiger' and a video-interview with Rosi Golan about the album www.rosigolan.com.

13 June 2011 - Musicians and human relationships: from the Viennese underground-stations (video) to an alp in Vorarlberg
The Austrian electronic-acoustic post-punk group 'Kommando Elefant' with texts and expressions somewhere between humour and tragedy, party and melancholy, explores in its work social relationships between humans. For 30 July, the Kunsthaus Bregenz announces a walking tour to the outdoor-exhibition 'Horizon Field' of the human-sized figures of artist Antony Gormley on the mountains in Vorarlberg. "Kommando Elefant will accompany walkers with music from the mountain station to the Hochalphütte, from there to the figures on the Saloberkopf, then downhill to the Hochtannbergpass and along the Old Salt Route back to Warth (approx. 3 hrs). This event is organized together with the poolbar Festival." kunsthaus-bregenz.at/horizonfield/ehtml/veranstaltungen.htm

13 June 2011 - Trailer 'A Beginner's Guide to Endings' of a movie about a father/sons relationship
The movie directed by Jonathan Sobol with Harvey Keitel in the role of the gambler father premiered in New York at the Gen Art Film Festival (runs from 8 to 14 June); the movie was already in theatres in Canada and US. Gen Art is an organisation which presents not only new (cult-)movies or handpicks upcoming visual artist, they are also showcasing emerging fashion designers; recognizable designers have made their debut with Gen Art such as Zac Posen or Phillip Lim. On their website, they announce that submissions for spring/summer 2012 shows will be accepted soon genart.org/channel/Fashion.php.

12 June - 2011 - Call for participation in design competition for green fashion 
The Humanity in Fashion Award 2012 calls European designers to create a women’s collection made from ecological and ethical produced materials, fashion that is functional, durable... Details on the link above - entry deadline 15 September. You can find more information about the finalists of last year's competition fashionoffice.org/design/2011/hessnatur1-2011.htm.

11 June 2011 - Re-listen: 'Scuba' by Bonobo
..from the 3 tracks 'Scuba' EP (2000, Ninja Tune) and used as soundtrack for the racing game 'Need For Speed'; here you can see a fan video. In 2010, Bonobo and Ninja Tune were nominated in DJ Mag's 'Best Of British' for several awards; one nomination was in the category 'Best Artist Album' for 'Black Sands' (March 2010) which presents relaxed downtempo, poetical - with a sound that opens the room for echoing through space and texts that invite to the meta-level for traveling with soul and spirit... The track 'Scuba' was additionally remixed by another British exceptional musician, the experimental sound designer Amon Tobin who has just released his new psychedelic album 'Isam' on 23 May.

11 June 2011 - Charity bag at the Vienna Fashion Night
...on 15 June. The UNICEF-charity bag for a school project in Africa (building schools in Malawi) is available in the exclusive shops around the catwalk on the 'Graben' - a noble, car-free street in the center of the city. The Graben will be transformed during the Vienna Fashion Night into a party and glamour zone. Designers from Czech, Hungary, Slovakia... and international labels like Jil Sander or Diesel will present new collections. The Austrian designer Thomas Kirchgrabner (head of creation at the Viennese fashion house Liska) will receive the 'Designer of the Year Award'.

11 June 2011 - Swimwear inspired by South-America, the Andes, the Peruvian jungle, the Amazon, the ocean
...seen at the collection of the Peruvian label 'Aguaclara' (Spanish for 'Clear Water'), founded by the siblings Jorge and Liliana Villalobos in 1998. Liliana is the head of creation and transfers her love for Peru into the designs like animal fur styles, accessories made of natural tree stems and shells, and provocative spider web-like knitting. Now, Aguaclara Swimwear has sent the 'Save the Date' for the Fall 2011 presentation on 18 July at the IMG Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim in Miami Beach.

10 June 2011 - Fashion Flash Mob 'Beauty of the Sea' by Pierre Garroudi in London
On 8 June, designer Pierre Garroudi has organised his second Fashion Flash Mob in the streets of London. He presented under the title 'Beauty of the Sea' blue and turquoise colored pieces styled up with extraordinary headpieces and make up. "The unpredictable British weather was no competition for Pierre’s models. All models made their way through London with the classic Fulton Birdcage Umbrella in hand," writes the eye-witness from London.

10 June 2011 - 'Distance' by the Austrian multiinstrumenalist/singer/songwriter Effi
The Graz (AT) based Effi (alias Thomas Petritsch) has released in January his debut album 'Astronaut' with songs that are melodious like a summer breeze. Now, jeans label Diesel's Austrian division has selected him together with other musicians for the 'Mix and Remix' (physically CD) album where original songs of the artists are published in a remix by DJs.

9 June 2011 - New technologies, our view on the world
...and the production of content (TV, music...) are themes at UK's documentary and digital media festival 'Sheffield Doc/Fest' until 12 June. Discussions, film screenings and industry sessions are focusing on new media, including a keynote from Wired contributor Frank Rose.

9 June 2011 - 'Plate Tectonics' by the Brighton based band Tall Ships (video, audio stream, MP3 download)
The recently released single by the UK three men band 'Tall Ships' has received attention by the Guardian.co.uk, where Paul Lester writes: "Tall Ships have been on our radar for a while now, but it's only with the release of their new single Plate Tectonics that we've decided to feature them here, mainly because we like the idea of geological forces being used as a metaphor for love." guardian.co.uk/music/2011/apr/05/new-band-tall-ships

9 June 2011 - 'East Harlem' by Beirut
Zach Condon introduced with his band 'Beirut' European folk traditions accompanied by a trumpet from Paris, glockenspiel and ukelele and mixed them with Brooklyn/New York style for the first time on the album 'Gulag Okestar' in 2006; his latest single 'East Harlem' is a story about Manhattan and the distances between the NY districts and how far it can seem to get from one end to the other.

8 June 2011 - Women's and men's fashion FW2011/12
"I was inspired by iconic British portraits and our own archive campaigns from the late 1960s of Jean Shrimpton using her trench coat to shelter herself from the poetic and romantic British weather. We wanted to create a group of portraits celebrating British actors, musicians and models." says Creative Chief Christopher Bailey about the inspirations for the new Burberry FW2011/12 campaign in the format of a fashion series showcasing women's and men's wear. Each month, Burberry presents another theme with another cast from film, music stage and catwalk like actress Felicity Jones, actress/model Cara Delevingne, musician Matthew Whitehouse...

8 June 2011 - Video-preview to the live track of an adventure race (fly, hike, conquer)
From 17 July on, live-online streams give insights into the journey of the athlets of the Red Bull X-Alps race (non-stop over the Alps, 864 km, from Salzburg to Monaco).

8 June 2011 - Transferring motorcycle style onto flight jackets
Just received the hyperlink to the video, where Yaniv Evan, CEO of L.A. Powerplant Choppers (pimp bikes), speaks about the vintage-motorcycle inspired collection designed for the US label Alpha Industries (founded 1959), which is known for its legendary flight jackets - even seen on Marilyn Monroe. The jackets carry the Powerplant Choppers Hollywood-logo with their signature daily tool - two hammers.

8 June 2011 - "Victory and loss, pain or relief" - call for transferring the world of sports into fashion pieces
Fashionoffice just received the call for participation in the competition for the 'European Fashion Award FASH 2012' under the title 'Active – Performance Sportswear'; registration deadline is 19 September; the submission deadline is 14 October 2011.

8 June 2011 - Video-report about Paris born (1932) electronic music pioneer and visionary Eliane Radigue
...on occasion of the music festival 'Triptych' from 12 to 26 June 2011 on various venues London-wide with focus on the work of the French composer Eliane Radigue. The retrospective includes compositions for acoustic instruments, her classic electronic compositions and the presentation of Eliane Radigue's installations.

8 June 2011 - 'Vacuum' by the Vienna/Paris based electronic musician and guitarist Christian Fennesz (album 'Black Sea')
...who says in an interview about his work style and the preference of analog or digital tools: "Both. The way I work is, I produce everything on the computer and then mix it all once more on a very high-end analog mixer, feeding the result back into the computer." The interview by Anna Ceeh with the musician Christian Fennesz is published on tba21.org/collection/artist/760/artwork/811 on occasion of the festival for spatial sound and advanced music composition 'The Morning Line' from 8 to 11 June in Vienna where approx. 30 sound artists present new compositions.

7 June 2011 - Article about Elsa Schiaparelli's 'skeleton' dress in a main role at the 54th Biennale di Venezia
Italian writer, journalist, film lecturer and Elsa Schiaparelli admirer Anna Battista publishes on her blog an article with a lot of background info about the dress which plays the main role in Swiss artist Mai-Thu Perret's installation 'Flow my tears I'. Find on vogue.it/en/uomo-vogue/people/2011/05/mai-thu-perret a description of the work by the artist herself.

7 June 2011 - 'Go GREEN Fashionista' in Miami
The Florida based 'Fashion Designers Expo' announce the 'Go GREEN Fashionista & Expo 2011' on 25 June in Miami. The annual event honors eco-friendly fashion (from the use of 'green' material to the styling with vintage clothes). The participating designers will represent charity organizations which work for the protection of the environment such as thebigblueandyou.com by Marine Science and Biology specialist (University of Miami) Danni Washington who is introducing 'nature' and especially the ocean to children's awareness. Guests are invited to help the designers in fundraising.