manfredas – automat opium mix
enjoy! really into this dude lately. on auto play here… killing it with the customary weapons readily available… P.S. automat is an independent online radio station live streaming the best underground music from a truck parked around the world. now go get some tacos. by uh
here with francois truffaut on michelangelo antonioni’s blow up
alfred hitchcock said to howard fast (one of his writers). “i’ve just seen antonioni’s blow-up. these italian directors are a century ahead of me in terms of technique! what have i been doing all this time?” by xy
kinder-gardeners asked to design LV SS19: louis vuitton men’s spring summer 2019
is that free style jazz i’m hearing?
just picking up some groceries at the corner love…. demna gvasalia for balenciaga spring summer 2018
tip #8: paris gypsy’s who play tricks and entertain are a great source of style inspiration
we’re living in a time when kanye is considered a genius, donald trump is considered presidential, chiara ferragni is a feminist (!), and kim kardashian (who sold herself in a sex tape) is considered a business inspiration for young women! so should it be any surprise that brands who sell their shit to the same stupid public have hired equally unqualified people to lead their brands? not that fashion EVER was a viable source of inspiration or intelligence but still you must admit there was glimpses of creativity (alexander mcqueen, gareth pugh, rei kawakubo, raf simons, iris van herpen, etc)… it is a sad times for creativity when you have some half witted infantile creatives sketching out their 3rd grade arts & craft ideas on the global fashion scene. its bad enough when you have to go see your 3rd graders artwork as a parent, now you are expected to pay $$$ for it! what a gas, just consider this brilliant new idea by virgil abloh for nike… the nike zoom fly SP.
did you ever wonder what shoes were made of? …well now you know!
1- become famous for nothing… how you ask? by working for some one else who became famous for nothing 2- take an existing shoe that a real designer designed, and 3- tie some zip tie shit you have lying around the house to it so you can look “weird and different”… 4- triple the price and just try selling it to some idiots who’s willing to buy it 5- relish in the fact that there are plenty who will.
I wonder if those are shoelaces? please comment below.
next: now that you have determined what “type” of people buy your shit, help them out. give’em a hand. be sure to label things. i mean who would know that shoes come with laces, if you don’t label them? be sure to indicate what part is foam, what is a logo, and so on. for the good of all man-kind I just hope somewhere on this it says “shoes” because it could be easily worn as gloves! of course we wished this terrible creative idea was at least original… #sad (learned from our president)
but with your audience also having amnesia they may not remember that this terrible idea was used a decade ago on soap dishes, bottles, gloves etc. there was a time when “mentally-challenged consumers” had the option to buy products that had some stupid graphics, stating what they were, like a cup had the word “cup” written on it, so you wouldn’t use it as a plate. but that fad died very quickly…
getting schooled by seemingly upset virgil abloh. lesson one: “what is a logo”
or did it? virgil abloh 3rd grade inspiration is alive and kicking in some dark places like walmart and macy’s… it turns out virgils creativity is right on par with the cutting-edge designers of “better homes and gardens” where you can buy this lovely pump, available at walmart for $8.53 (about $8 more than its worth).
or this strange object which i could not decipher until i read the words “trash” and should you not be the sharpest knife in the drawer, in smaller type, the word “bucket”. this caliber of finesse may explain why the byredo collab candle with virgil smells like a cheap auntie perfume at kmart… i’m all for mixing high and low, but im noy high myself, I just don’t want to pay high prices for low goods…
“who’s got the crack” by the moldy peaches
I have more to say especially about vetements DHL shirts and shoes, but i really have to go to a birthday dinner. I will proof read this tomorrow but hope you had a good laugh and if not some food for thought, there is room in this world for all things but there could not be a bigger mismatch than this unless we agree that we have all drank the f%$#ing coolaid… and on that note here’s a song to cheer you up for the weekend. just stay off the drugs kids. i’m talking about walmart; anti deprescants and anxiety pills xx. by dd
boulangerie alsacienne
best coffee in the world
michelangelo antonioni
where is my honda (elsinore?)
hope sandoval
Nº 17 etudes studio with ari marcopoulos
jaguar dtype
stop making sense! by uh
this is america
by childish gambino
something funny, something real, something truthful, well seems to hit a few chord with me. donald glover aka childish gambino’s music video this is america is worth a listen and a look. by bh
“take pleasure seriously…” prankster and hair stylist ward stegerhoek.
this is the man behind wardements. a brand composed of tongue-in-cheek streetwear approved by the fashion elite, from inez and vinoodh to vogue to gigi hadid to model alessandra ambrosio, toni garrn, and daphne groeneveld… wards view on taking the piss out of vetements is nothing short of total punk attitude. less self serious than vetements, his absurdity has resonated with the times like fire to a hair sprayed wig. shop wardements here at blendstories… sorry most have sold out already.
mister ward stegerhoek above left-just behind raquel zimmermann on the cover of vogue italia.
wardements lookbook designed in the form of a deck of cards. collect all looks! brilliant design by ceft and company new york.
gigi in wardements “orange babies” hoodie. now this must mean so much to you!
wardements NOT juicy!
wards mugshot adorns many of the garments and here on one of the cards – sending you some love and kisses.
model daphne groeneveld sporting a wardements uber sized hoodie. much room to eat.
model georgia fowler in wardements… the line is now available at the V Magazines pop-up shop on mercer street new york or you can buy them online at the v-magazine e-shop here.
model romee strijd in wardements.
photographers inez van lamsweerde and vinoodh matadin.
model katya riabinkina in wardement RUDE XL hoodie.
show em who’s your daddy… follow wardements on instagram and get a couple of pieces before the first season all sells out. by xy
above the 2500 year celebration party, “decadence and downfall : the worlds most expensive party”
and now that we are on this topic; here is “the fall of the shah” about the revolution of 1979. this may also be of interest.
the deposed shah of iran had a massive party to celebrate the 2,500 years of the persian empire, inviting the heads-of-state from around the world. it was the party of the century and monarchs, and the like, hustled to insure the right seats at the table. this of course was just a few year before the revolution and the beginning of islamic republic of iran. fun little movie from BBC – documenting the 2500 year celebration of the persian heritage. happy norouz, and for the rest of you happy first day of spring. by dd
what an awesome landscape….
viken arman killing it live.. and what a location to hang and grab a drink?
hilary koprowski was the target of accusations in the press, an allegation long refuted by “evidence” showing that the HIV-1 virus was introduced to humans long before his polio-vaccine trials were conducted in africa. however, the “evidence” is disputed and targeted in this documentary.
polio (oral) vaccine used in belgian congo as an experiment
I must say that I’m a total supporter of vaccines, and I believe strongly in the opinion of the scientific community. but like all good things that can go astray, I do have serious concerns about the lack of honesty, greed and monetary realities of the pharmaceutical complex. it is very very possible that this was a lapse of judgement, or involved a handful of bad apples, but it had to be suppressed in order to salvage the confidence of the public, save the moral standing of the west and avoid financial disaster for the pharmaceutical companies involved. that is very plausible and this documentary by channel four surely raises those doubts and drills holes into the conclusion of the royal society. watch it, judge for yourself, but don’t form an opinion till you research this thoroughly. by dd
rihanna – love on the brain
black mirror: jessica brown-findlay – anyone who knows what love is
I was wondering why i like this song, when i simply cannot stand rihanna, i can’t help but be intrigued if they actually were influenced to do this song based on the early episode of black mirror from season 1? by dd
ok i was floored to hear my hero, werner herzog, would spent even a minute on kanye west, but he did, and its not what you think.
“he was impressed” i was told?
he said this video was “fascinating” and contained what he called a “parallel story” a confusion of reality and fiction, “this is very good stuff” and he said if “kenya west” would apply to his school he would consider the film maker of this clip as a student at his school… i realized at that point that my world had ended… but read on…
the video included fake wax figures of caitlyn jenner, bill crosby, kanye west, taylor swift, kim kardashian and amber rose, note that these are fake! unlike kim kardashian, caitlyn jenner and amber rose who are “totally real”.
below: artist vincent desiderio 2008 sleep painting, the inspiration for kanye’s “work of art”
now for the record here, let me clarify that herzog did not go and review this shit piece of a clip. this was shown to him for the first time by a young, eager, editor at the daily beast, jen yamato. why she works at daily beast is beyond comprehension but i suppose we all have to eat.
so here is what werner herzog “actually” said, i will now translate for you in english, so please put on your best german accent and repeat out loud…. “zanx jen for interviewing me on your shit filled celeb blog, im not very sure why i am here, but i can imagine you must be zick of covering pop culture and needed to drag me into this to zave some portion of your lost soul. but ok lets make some converzation zince the camera is rolling… thiz iz an interesting veedeo. it delves into the realm of reality and fiction, nature and man…. and most importantly mans insanity… and his naive dezire to kontrol and deform nature… which of koze he desperately fails at… you may remember fritz geraldo? right. ok… so this is indeed a fazinating film for a young starving artists… and if he or she (cause herzog doesn’t even know about kanye) would ever apply to my zchool i may actually coinzider him/her az a student. i of course say this becauz none of the students who apply to my school can spend more zan $2 on their application films, and thiz film looks pretty damn good for a $2 film, not to menzion a young azpiring film student…”
so lets not get all excited here… herzog is in no way endorsing this self indulged, machismo inspired, naive infantile embarrassment of a work by, as he would call him, “kenya west”. ok? my world has not ended, and herzog has not blessed kanye in any way. you can all go home now. have a good weekend. by dd
not everything here makes sense but this one surely does… by dd
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