a visual collective outlet of inspiration
liya kebede recently spoke at the UN. she is not only a beautiful woman on the outside, but obviously has a strength and beauty inside that can be an inspiration for all of us. here is the article in the huffington post. by kl
Month: July 2009
all time favs! monsieur gainbourg’s repetto shoes
often imitated but never beaten! dandy from the dandiest, monsieur gainsbourg in his repetto shoes (the zizi model, named after dancer Zizi Jeanmaire)! by pp’
wet dreams
i am dying to get out of new york and go for a swim in a lake or sea somewhere. this is exactly how i imagine it will feel! this beautiful image of anna selezneva taken for china vogue is my inspiration. by kl
Too fast for school: Model Ubah Hassan
is that a lincoln with suicide doors? naaah! too short probably. london telegraph cover story by photographer karen collins. by dd
Alexandra Zaharova and Ilya Plotnikov inspired by klaus nomi
paper dresses by alexandra zaharova and ilya plotnikov are featured in this months l’officiel … bearing an uncanny likeness to new yorks beloved klaus. by kl
Julius Shulman Dies July 16th
shit! artists are dying left and right! shulmans death makes the documentary “visual acoustics” by eric bricker, an even more urgent film to watch. visual acoustics: the modernism of julius schulman by dd
Very cool: Rico & debbie harry talk shop
with thanx to our guest visitors. by dd
adidas: limited edition stan smith in matte black
adidas stan smith 80’s limited edition in black available at mita by dd
too young to go: dash snow dies July 13th age 27
‘don’t cry for me’ by dash snow, 1981-july 13 2009, joining others who have passed at that crossover age of 27. even though i didn’t know him personally, he has left his mark of revitalized raw energy that found its way off the street into such institutions as the Whitney and the Saatchi Gallery. he leaves his ex-wife agathe snow, girlfriend (and mother of his daugher) jade berreau, and daughter secret magic nico. by kl
beck X tom waits
irrelevant topics is a new section of beck’s website featuring conversations between beck himself and musicians, artists, writers, etc. on various subjects, without promotional pretext or editorial direction. for the first in this series of conversations, the legendary musician and performer, tom waits agreed to lend an hour of his time to talk about anything and nothing in particular. great!!! on beck’s website (here) photos:hedi slimane / russ flat by pp’
Whats hot!
o.k. the diapers are more of a formal evening thing, but the guy is filled with stylish confidence. also who else could pull off all these tattoos? by pp’
1961 the 250 GTO
1961 – the ferrari 250 GTO. almost as nice as raquel’s thoroughbred Arabian horse. now it doesn’t take too long to figure out that the most desired ferrari turns out to also be the most expensive. in the early 1990s, when prices for rare and classic cars were at a fevered pitch, a specimen sold for $15,000,000. now that “sanity” has returned to the market, a GTO was recently bid to just under $8million at an auction and went unsold!
part of the lure of the GTO is its exclusivity; only 39 were built. in theory at least 100 should have been built, as this was the number required to qualify the car at the time for international sports car racing. In fact the letters “GTO” stand for “gran turismo omologato” which translates into “your mother wears pajamas” or ore likely “grand touring homologated” or “approval” for racing. it was either enzo ferrari’s name, his inscrutable charm, or the head of raquel zimmermann’s horse, that enabled the rule makers to let the technicality slip by.
the price for a new GTO at the time of launch was about $23,000 (now go buy some more stock) which may seem ludicrous now but was a lot in 1962; so much that it probably was the limiting factor when it came to production quantity. by dd
