Australia has long suffered an inferiority complex. We are guilty of what is referred to as the cultural cringe – in fact, we even invented that expression. Granted Julian Gillard’s nasal drone has the capacity to induce an all over body tension when representing Australia on a world stage, but when it comes to the… Read more »
For Melbourne-based label Kinoak, Spring/Summer 2013 – titled ‘Greenhouse’ – is about weekends in the city, the 1960s and long hot days. To set the scene designer Amie Kohane wanted her prints big, floral and almost tropical: “a floral you wanted to wear on a stinking hot day, with not much to do but kick… Read more »
The Gourmand is an incredible magazine from London, that launched in July of this year. An exploration of art and food, the first issue dishes up a range of goodies, including a recipe for Jeff Koons’ apple dumplings, a food safari in Brixton markets with the 2 Bears (DJs from Hot Chip) and a lesson… Read more »
Print lovers unite and delight… Feast on the latest offering from PaperMag, aptly titled ‘Get Busy, Get Dizzy’. Photographer by Emily Shur, the shoot features a clashing array of the latest print work from Acne, Pleats Please Issey Miyake, Dries Van Noten, Yves Saint Laurent against a backdrop of patched prints.
[iframe width=”760″ height=”515″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/uYDI2jP_88I” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe] The outlandish and fabulous costume designer Roberta Haze meditates on love, life and sex in your 70s in this hilarious and enlightening video by Tao Ruspoli. Roberta was once a dancer on Broadway, but moved to LA to be with her then husband. She has lived on Venice beach… Read more »
For Robert Ventura Gibson‘s graduating collection, ‘The Secret Boy’s Club’, he looked to the world of secret societies, from innocent teenage clubs of 90s kid’s tv shows like Are You Afraid of the Dark to more sinister intellectual fraternities, like the Freemasons and A New World Order. In his research Gibson studied the symbolism and… Read more »
For their spring 2012 collection ‘Outlaw’ the Something Else worked with a range of artists and illustrators, to bring to life the tale of a mysterious dweller of the desert darkness. Famed UK artist and illustrator Julie Verhoeven, who has previously worked for the likes of Louis Vuitton, Loewe and Verscae, created a series placements… Read more »
[iframe width=”660″ height=”415″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/DD7IwXWfDW4″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe] A short but sweet post for a Friday morning… We just wanted to share this just-released beautiful video (and song) ‘Chained’ by The XX, from their album Coexist. The video was made by Brighton-based graphic designer and photographer Davy Evans. In a similar method to UK artist Perry Burge, Evans… Read more »
Furoshiki is a traditional Japanese wrapping cloth that is used to transport bundled goods, wrap presents and carry bundled clothing. The tradition derives from an ancient ritual where Japanese men would bundle their clothes in cloth while at the bathhouses (sentõ).
[iframe width=”660″ height=”415″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/yipU-6KtnJM” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe] Ethical Fashion Africa is a UN initiative run by the International Trade Centre. Taking a grassroots approach, the initiative is explained by the head of poor communities and trade programme, Simone Cipriani as “a programmme working with micro communities to produce in an international value chain.” Online magazine publication… Read more »
Nadine Peters is a recent menswear graduate from London’s Ravensbourne College. For her final collection, titled Princely-Prince of All Men, Nadine explored her Jamaican heritage, citing 70s Jamaican film ‘Rockers’ and her own grandfather as inspiration. We love her paint print flared-cuff shirts and pants. To see more…