Hunt out your kick ass cape and tightest pants, it's...The Superhero
Tuesday, 23 October 2012
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Sunday, 21 October 2012
FASHION | High Fashion Halloween: Skeleton
When fashion goes over to the dark side we are enchanted by some deliciously haunting results. What better way to celebrate gothic glamour and eerie ensembles than on the ten day countdown to Halloween. Fueled by fear, these snippets of fashion shoots hold plenty of costume inspiration.
First up... The Skeleton
Monday, 24 September 2012
FASHION | Semi Precious Season
Chanel's fall jewellery collection is dripping in semi-precious stones. The magic of moonstone and accents of amethyst add both icy sparkle and crystalised colour this winter season.
The high street have already taken note with Topshop offering their own semi-precious range and inspired pieces from River Island and Miss Selfridge. Anna Dello Russo's opulent collaboration with H&M has a gem-like quality with turquoise stones and tones breaking up the gold drenched array.
H&M - ANNA DELLO RUSSO COLLECTION
£29.99
H&M - ANNA DELLO RUSSO COLLECTION
£14.99
TOPSHOP
TOPSHOP
MISS SELFRIDGE
£10.00
MISS SELFRIDGE
£10.00
URBAN OUTFITTERS
£145.00
Saturday, 25 August 2012
FASHION | Agyness Deyn x DMs
If ever there were a 21st Century face to
personify the Dr Martens brand it’s Agyness Deyn.
Her new footwear and clothing range for the iconic Brit
brand was launched this week with an array of classic styles which could easily
have been plucked from the wardrobe of punky Ms Deyn herself.
Clothing consists of Agy-esque check shirts, skirts and
jumpsuits whilst heart shaped satchel bags, floral prints and hint of lace
infuse femininity in to predominantly manly forms. Enchantingly androgyness yet
powerfully feminine, her essence engulfs this collection.
Priced between £30 - £275 the collection is attainable to the Dr Martens youth culture consumer.
"Once the genie had been let out
of the bottle back in the 1960s, the vapours of Dr. Martens' rebellious spirit
could not be contained and the boot seeped into every corner and crevice of
youth culture."
Sunday, 19 August 2012
PEOPLE | Coco Chanel
In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.
- Coco Chanel
Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.
- Coco Chanel
Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.
- Coco Chanel
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
PEOPLE | Malia James
As if looking back through the misty
haze of memory, Malia James seizes the
precious moments of life, love and music.
Los Angeles based photographer, director and musician; Malia
James is a capturer of moments, nature and the natural. Her photos and films
are of those snippets in time, those emotions, those smiles you could never
fully recreate. The stolen kisses and out of frame looks.
As well as a photographer Malia crafts in the medium of film,
creating short sequences, music videos and documenting bands and events on the
road. A third string to her bow, which is also a clear passion and influence in
all her work, is her music where she is a member of the Dum Dum Girls. “Each of
my loves- music, photography, and directing- speak to my needs as an artist in
different ways. Music is such an incredible release and nothing compares to the
exchange of energy with an audience,” she said.
Her relationship with the camera
blossomed at age nine on a trip to Los Angeles and Disneyland with her grandfather.
“I shot something like 15 rolls of film and I remember the photos being very
advanced for my age. You could see I was observing the world around me- even at
that age,” she said.
Although not defined as fashion
photographer, Malia’s style of creating warm, nostalgic images is one to be
admired. Her skill of creating an intimacy with fragments of time is much to be
desired in fashion editorial. Malia said: “For me it is, in any way, capturing
a moment or a mood. Some photos take you to a time and a place- something very
specific. Other times, it's more of a feeling.
“Paul Jasmin once said to me ‘Just
shoot your life. Document it all.’” She continued. “I think that was the best
advice anyone ever gave me. Shoot and keep shooting. Capture your life because
it's always passing you by and it'll never be the same as it is now. Worry
about whether people like it later on.”
The 31-year-old, Texas born snapper takes further inspiration
from photographers such as Joel Sternfeld, Gregory Crewdson, Larry Clark,
Phillip Lorca D-Corcia.
The themes are enhanced by the comfort of nostalgic familiarity.
“Photography has also been my way of collecting the memories of my life, which
are my most treasured possession,” she said.
Malia is regarded highly in the market and, having worked
with the photographer, Stylist Saffron Hunt said: “She is a great photographer
who sees almost everything in the same way as me, creating evocative images
with stunning simplicity.”
Malia’s 2012 is packed full of
photo, film and band commitments with Dum Dum Girls playing the festivals this
summer and her current work in progress which are a series of short films for
the new Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Further in the future, her plans are to:
“Direct films, publish photo books, create album covers, tour the world, write
music, fall in love, make a few babies, buy a house near water, travel as much
as possible.” Blissful.
To keep up to date with Malia James’s
work visit: http://maliajames.com/
ALL COPYRIGHT MALIA JAMES
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