a visual collective outlet of inspiration
check out this recent interview with landon donovan, of the la galaxy, where the biggest challenge posted was in persistence of patience. i wonder if that microphone is worth something now? the viral film was mock created by new york agency. by kl
musings
chanel nº 5 – the birth of a myth
“…with the help of her lover, the grand duke dmitri pavlovich of russia, the rising couturier coco chanel met french perfumer ernest beaux in the late summer of 1920 and arranged a meeting in cannes where he presented his current and former works. intended as a christmas present for he best clients chanel chose the bottle no. 5 from the adaptation trials on “rallet n°1”. when beaux asked her how she wanted to name that scent, she replied: “i always launch my collection on the 5th day of the 5th months, so the number 5 seems to bring me luck – therefore, i will name it nº 5″initially only 100 flacons of “chanel nº 5” were produced, which she gave away on christmas 1921 for free to her best clients. however, soon the demand for further supply was such that she decided to launch the perfume officially for sale in her shops in 1922.“
the iconic shape of chanel nº 5 is said to be inspired by vodka flasks from russian soldiers surrounding her lover. by pp’
kate moss plays chess or so she imagines to
furry kate plays chess in the park, don’t believe it, but cute anyway… i mean amber plays a wicked football so who knows what kate is capable of? photo by juergen teller. by xy
a man’s 3 essential – must haves: from jjjound
a fine brush
some clean cash
and of course, a place to crash…
thank you justin, as always, for your ever entertaining ffffounds. by dd
when did this perfume come out?
every women alive…
well i guess that renders the rest of us chicks, dead. by kl
breakfast is served: tobie giddio
love this little thing by illustrator tobie giddio for a book by amy sedaris, it made my day and made me smile. the actual title of the book is “i luke you”… i’m still pondering on that one. by dd
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
today this is exactly how i feel. by kl
how not to interview landon donovan
go KPRQ! this is funny given the questions are some of the most pedantic questions ever.
by kv
tangier group
“peter orlovsky legs crossed mysterious-haired, w.s. burroughs with camera & hat shading mediterranean sun, myself (allen ginsberg) white pants earnest, alan ansen resolute visiting from vanish to help type new apocalyptic cut-up overflow material from naked lunch, gregory corso sunglassed & minox’d, a gambler at casino, ian sommerville assisting sound-collage electronics & stroboscope alpha-rhythm dream machine experiments with bill b. & brion gysin then in town, paul bowles squinting in bright mid-day light seated on ground, all assembled outside bill’s single room, villa muniria garden, my camera in michael portman’s hands, tangier maroc july 1961. “
(ginsberg caption) c. allen ginsberg estate. holala, attention, best of the best! by pp’
ogawa kazumasa – flowers
ogawa kazumasa is known as one of the pioneer in japanese photography. he came in the usa in 1882 when doing the trip from japan was not so common, there he learned the then new process of the dry plate as well as the collotype printing. upon his return to japan two years later, he opened the first photographic studio in tokyo and the first collotype business in japan few years later. even if he is widely known for the pictures he took as an assignment of tokyo’s 100 most attractive geishas, the flowers i discovered a week ago are to me, his one masterpiece, if you consider they were shot in the 1890’s then perhaps mapplethorpe, penn, blossfeldt and friends can consider him as their “papa”, love it! by pp’
boy, who do we have here?
take a look. guess who this is? hints: he’s not a dead man, and hes not ed wood, nor edwards scissorshand, but hes good friends with sweeney todd. by xy
