Archive for August, 2009

Jewelry by Pamela Love for Opening Ceremony, still from Where the Wild Things Are. Images from W.

When faced with how to use the Warner Bros. big budget for his movie adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are, director Spike Jonze approached Humberto Leon and Carol Lim of [cool kids' retailer] Opening Ceremony. “Instead of just putting [money] in fast food and all that stuff, we want to do [projects] with people we’re really excited about, who can do quality things that won’t end up in the recycling bin in a month,” says Jonze. Appropriately enough, the resulting products are faux furs based on each of the monsters, and a line of claw-like jewelry by Pamela Love. [WMag blog]

|| Click on link for the Spike Jonze interview by Jessica Iredale for W ||

Vancouver based jewelry company, Pyrrha — named after a character in Greek mythology — designs pendants, charms, rings and bangles loaded with symbols. The antiqued-finish, hand-crafted talismans are cast from authentic 19th century wax seals.

|| Jewelry available at Pyrrha online, Blueluxe, GivingTree | Photos by Evaan Kheraj ||

In a 96-page supplement to V Magazine, Issue 61, photographer Paul Rowland captures the women of Women and Supreme management. Of his unusual inspiration, Rowland says, “Joel-Peter Witkin, paganism, mysticism, vampires, witches— [are] all the things I love.”

V Magazine Special Edition: The World of Women/Supreme is a supplement to V61, and hits newsstands on September 1, 2009.

|| Via VMag Blog, which includes a video of the shoot ||

In fine arts photographer, Andreas Gefeller’s Supervisions series, surfaces of urban landscapes are captured and the inside areas of public sites revealed, all from a bird’s-eye perspective. See more of this amazing series, and the rest of Gefeller’s work, online.

These designs place their bends, folds and pleats in plain view.

1. Paris-based Inga Sempé for Luceplan, Plissé (pleated or folded), is a suspension lamp with a concertina-like shade which can be adjusted and customized to a variety of lengths // 2. Martine Sitbon’s Rue du Mail S/S ‘09. The collection featured 3D shapes created from micro-pleated panels on organza and leather jackets, origami tucks and folds on strapless dresses worn over sheer knit tanks // 3. Rem Koolhaas and Joshua Prince-Ramus, Seattle Public Library. Image source // 4. Frank Gehry’s IAC building in New York. Gehry’s curved-glass office building began like most of his projects — by arranging folded pieces of paper // 5. Re-arrangeable installation tile system. Clouds, designed by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec for Kvadrat.

Rodarte collaborates with Target, Go International and Colette, Paris.

Designing sisters, Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte, are collaborating with Target. It has been reported that their Go International limited edition holiday line will consist of 55 dresses and separates, sold in-store and online through February.

In addition to the Target partnership, Rodarte will be teaming up with Colette, Paris. Come this October, in time for Paris Fashion Week, Rodarte is set to have a month-long retail space and gallery. The section will be featuring their fall 2009 collection, as well as items the duo has specially curated for the occasion.

Located on the second floor of the boutique, the gallery will be featuring a selection of pieces Rodarte specifically created for the Colette collaboration, such as kitted animals and limited edition jewelry created by their mother, as well as other hand-picked items — Love necklaces by Alexandra Grant, pillow cases by Miranda July, and books with covers hand-painted by Rebekah Miles, from “Charlotte’s Web” to a Kurt Cobain biography.

Some of the designers’ favorite things will also be featured — CDs of their favorite music, DVDs of 25 or so of their favorite horror films, selected American art work by the likes of Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth, Mari Estman, Elliott Hundley, Alexandra Grant, Karen Kilimnik, Raymond Pettibon and Autumn de Wilde.

Rodarte’s marbled ballet flats, which the duo created in collaboration with Repetto, will also be sold exclusively at Colette.

|| wwd | The Fashion Spot Front Row News | Images via Rodarte ||

Go on, ruffle a few.

1. Marcel Wanders‘ Can-Can pendant lamp, manufactured by Flos, has a too-sexy-for-Darth-Vadar shiny outer skirt and coy, soft under layer // 2. Black leather ruffled belt, at Intermix // 3. Pin-up bandeau, Kiki de Montparnasse // 4. Cait collar necklace, ViceVanity // 5. Ruffled and tiered leather wallet at Anthropologie // 6. Silk ruffle and faux pearl collar, Athropologie // 7. Draped leather jacket, Loeffler Randall // 8. Loeffler Randall Lola t-strap platforms, available at Barneys.

Jil Sander’s +J for Uniqlo is scheduled to hit market on Oct 1st in both the US and UK, and a day later in Asia. The advertising  campaign, shot by David Sims, features black and white images of models Sean Opry and Isabeli Fontana.

|| Image and news source, WWD ||

Holy Toledo!

Ruben Toledo illustrated covers of The Scarlet Letter, Pride and Prejudice, and Wuthering Heights for Penguin Classics.

|| Images + article filtched from the NYTimes ||

Arm yourself.

1. Dannijo Clyde cuff // 2. Digby and Iona Black Spot cuff in oxidized sterling or bronze // 3. IOSSELLIANI Feather cuff at LaGarçonne // 4. Bloggers’ (and Julia Restoin-Roitfeld’s) favorite, Pamela Love, Talon cuffs at Bonadrag // 5. Noir Pyramid cuff at 80spurple // 6. Lovely bones. Corpus Christi by Thierry Gougenot Bone cuff at Kim and Maki // 7. Anna Sheffield Simone Cuff // 8. Rivet by Anna Sheffield (which I heart) // 9. Balenciaga cuff.