it can only be the next world

John Varvatos Mens F/W12 / playtime jaques tati

clean

experimental

just some images that made me do a double-take, likely because they are complicated ideas executed simply.

1.from my sketckbook
2.60's hypothetical - verner panton
3. invisible shoe - andreia chaves

animalism in the soul

i heart japan. presentation is everything.
(see more diet butcher slim skin here)

catching the meaning

no excuse for this except that i think this shot looks doriangray-esque...

Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.

garance dore / alexander wang resort10 / nice collective

had been busy mixing his colours

reasoned philosophy and ordered principles

have been neglectful of fashion lately...
like anything that you deprive yourself of for long enough, shoes, bags (ps1 be mine forever) and clothes are currently playing on my mind a little more than is healthy!

2 favourite *affordable* brands at present are bec and bridge (great simple silk party dresses by talented aussie duo)...if you can move past the styling on the site, there are many gems to be found. my feelings are they are best worn with minimal makeup, a go anywhere attitude, and without; a curling iron/bangles/gladiators.

and secondly filippa K. the new season is like a cross between chuck bass, stephan schneider, and country road.

one reason i love filippa K is that right now in 09, i have in heavy rotation, a pair of her black elasticated-ankle 'pyjama pants' circa 2004, five years old and still so wearable...with grey cotton singlets for day/ and with silk and jewellery for night.

the knotting of a necktie, or the conduct of a cane

more here

wake the sleepers

mens fashion has a way of slowly and quietly redefining basics, over decades rather than seasons...its inspiring me lately.
that second last shot from the sartorialist is my favourite in ages.

nice collective

campaign photos for forum jeans photography by vava ribeiro.

the sartorialist

garance dore

impossible to doubt

i must speak, and you must listen

michael findlay in a ny gallery, late 60's with one of his artists in the background
(scanned from 'the art scene' - 1969)

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