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Scott Wilson - Xmas sale

Coco — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:41:51 +0000

Cockpit Arts is the nice and fun place to go before Xsmas!

It is an amazing occasion for us to see lots of work by interesting artists/designers such as SCOTT WILSON!
Many beautiful and interesting things are much cheaper than retailers too. Can we miss it?

friday 28 November, sunday 30 november, 11 am - 6 pm

www.cockpitarts.com

Good Action

Coco — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:38:46 +0000

Gucci has launched yesterday a white version of the Tattoo Heart collection, in partnership with the UNICEF organization. Rihanna is the global representative of this Gucci Christmas campaign to benefit UNICEF.
When you purchase an item from the white Tattoo Heart’s collection, Gucci will donate 25% of sales from this dedicated collection in Gucci stores in over 20 countries from November 19, 2008 through January 31, 2009.
This will support UNICEF various programs for orphans and children affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa.

www.gucci.com

Dazed Gallery presents Selfish

Coco — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:14:54 +0000

Dazed presents Selfish – a unique proposition dreamed up by Rankin’s assistants based upon featured photographer Damien Fry’s simple premise that “people are all ultimately selfish”. As such, it explores the power dynamic between the photographer and their subject. “The photographer is the director and the executioner,” explains Fry. “In a society where we are all driven to be more selfish and want more, we are the people who show you visually what you are supposed to want, and how you can go about getting it.”

All of the work exhibited will riff on this theme, with each photographer annexing their own allocated area of the gallery for whatever purpose they desire. We can’t really give away any more than that, as they’re all keeping their ideas very close to their chests – which is pretty selfish…

Jean Paul Gaultier - Classique Music Box set

Coco — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:37:54 +0000

Serenade your loved one this holiday season with a musical gift set from Jean Paul Gaultier. This beautiful keepsake music box features the luxurious CLASSIQUE fragrance in a 1.6 oz Eau de Toilette Spray coupled with a 3.3 oz Perfumed Body Lotion and plays Love Me Tender when opened.

Another Sunday at Swanfield

Anna — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:38:44 +0000

If you’re around London today you should pop in Swanfield pop-up boutique.
Each week Swanfield invites a guest artist to showcase their artwork and play live music at closing time.
This Sunday will see guests:
Artist Natalie Baker showing her prints and collage, as well as Eoin O Ruainigh acoustic set that will strum you into the evening!

“Swanfield is a collective of jewellery makers, fashion designers and home-ware creators, forming a fashion wonderland in the heart of East London.
While swingin tunes play, bubbles will flow into china tea cups, cake will be served and a stylist will be on hand to assist with selecting your complete gift package.”

Swanfield collective is:
Mine, Ava Dollskull, Cecilia Hammarborg, Ingrid, Luella Hanbury, French and English Confectioners, Karin Andreasson, Bunnies Forever and menswear by Dominic Stansfield

Swanfield Inn
2B Swanfield Street
London E2
Every Sundays from 12-6 pm

Duke of Uke, London and yellow ukeleles…

Anna — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:22:41 +0000

Cult London Ukelele and Banjo shop the Duke Of Uke just launched its website. Based on Hanbury street, right in beetween Spitalfields and Brick Lane, the Duke of Uke shop is the only place of its kind, in this neighborhood as well as in the UK…

With its strong aesthetics and discerning selection, this shop is worth a visit whether you play the ukelele or not. By the way if you were to get started with the ukelele, you can get the multicoloured Mahalo ukeleles from there for about £20 and in almost any colours under the sun. We hear that’s were the British Vogue team sourced the ukelele used in “Tales of the Unexpected”, Tim Walker’s story and homage to Roald Dahl in the current Christmas issue. Yes, that yellow ukelele that Gareth Pugh serenades Karen Elson with!

Duke of Uke, 22 Hanbury St, E1
tel: 020 7247 7924
www.dukeofuke.co.uk
Liverpool St tube/rail. Tue-Sun 11am-7pm.

Steven Meisel goes the Kohei Yoshiyuki’s way

Anna — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:14:10 +0000

Tongues are wagging about Steven Meisel’s latest story. Originally shot for Italian Vogue, it was then dropped by the magazine as it was too racy. This editorial, all phosphorescent whites (a result of night vision shots) was eventually published by V magazine. This features models Anna Selezneva, Daul Kim, Iris Strubegger and Naty Chabanenko in sexually explicit poses.

Steven Meisel - “Dogging”, 2008 - V magazine

The story is said to by shocking as it reflects a sexual practice galled “dogging” (well quite similar to “cruising” if it were to involve men only!). This practice was actually beautifully and well documented by Japanese photographer Kohei Yoshiyuki throughout the seventies in a series of pictures called “The Park”. The eerily and strange composition of these shots (all taken under cover in different parks in Tokyo, and documenting both “cruising” and “dogging” phenomenons) puts the spectator on the same line as the creepy voyeurs in the pictures.

Kohei Yoshiyuki - untitled, 1971 from “The Park”

Here Steven Meisel revisits Kohei Yoshiyuki ’s work - recreating several shots in a fashion manner, but his models are just posing with little designer clothes on, playing adult stuff, while Kohei Yoshiyuki’ stolen depiction of his subjects leave you with an uneasy feeling of awe, curiosity and lust.

Kohei Yoshiyuki’s book, “The Park” was reprinted by Hatje Cantz and the Yossi Milo Gallery. It features the complete series as well as an essay and an interview of the photographer with Nobuyoshi Araki.

Pamela Anderson for Vivienne Westwood

Anna — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:45:49 +0000

This one is confirmed. Not a rumor as we hear that the Spring Summer 2009 campaign has already been shot - in a trailer park!

source: New York Magazine

Madonna for Vuitton?

Anna — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:08:55 +0000

Rumors rumors… Madonna should be the star of the Spring 2009 Louis Vuitton campaign. The campaign should be shot by the prolific Mert and Marcus. Interesting and possibly true.

Ron Arad does Kenzo

Anna — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:32:15 +0000

We hear that Kenzo has set up a collaboration between British designer Ron Arad and French perfumer Aurélien Guichard, resulting in a new and, yes, revolutionary fragrance.

Available from March 2009, this new scent presents itself as a “perfume-object”, combining unusual yet attractive smell with a sensual as well as industrial looking bottle. Indeed, the main feature of this bottle resides in sleek steel curves, giving it a very tactile aspect, espousing the shape of one’s thumb.

This very appealing and contemporary look can be previewed at “No Discipline“, Ron Arad’s retrospective at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, opening on November 20 2008.