Illustrated Humor

The latest works of London based Designer and Illustrator Aled Lewis, who

combined the two remedies of humor and creativity as a part of his ever-so- clever Make Something Cool Every Day project. His artistic aim for this year is literally, to create something every day.

In his composition, Lewis has given these very ordinary animals charisma and a sense of humor, as a result of both the juxtaposition and the interjection of these witty-one-liners.

http://www.aledlewis.com/

The Theme is McQueen

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City will be exhibiting over 100 of Alexander McQueen's creations, over the period of his nineteen year career in fashion. The exhibition will take place from the 4th of May to the 31st of July, 2011.

Yesterday at 8:30am GMT, a Press Presentation was held Anna Wintour; Thomas P. Campbell, Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Andrew Bolton, Curator of the exhibition, at The Ritz, London where McQueen presented the press with creations from his very first collection, Taxi Driver in 1993.

Fashion's most elite, sat before a magnificent display of McQueen's creations as Samantha Cameron began with an introduction to the presentation, followed by a verbal description of the exhibition by Thomas P. Campbell and Andrew Bolton.

His fashions were an outlet for his emotions, an expression of the deepest, often darkest, aspects of his imagination. He was a true romantic in the Byronic sense of the word – he channelled the sublime. - Andrew Bolton, curator of its Costume Institute

The thematic array of McQueen's creations will include pieces from the Nihilism collection all the way through to the posthumous Angels & Demons collection shown last year. The various themed galleries allow the viewer to experience firsthand the ingenious techniques he undertook in his tailoring. Needless to say his craftsmanship is engulfed in themes that requires one to delve in to the very depths of their imagination.

It will begin with a gallery entitled The Savage Mind, which will examine his subversion of traditional tailoring, while other rooms will focus on his recurring fascination with Romantic literary traditions such as death, decay and darkness. - Imogen Fox, The Guardian UK

During his career, Alexander McQueen built his credibility based not only on his talent, but on the way he carried out his vision in his work. The most extraordinary thing about Alexander McQueen's vision was the way in which he brought his creations to life, before your very eyes, on the runway. It was indeed my exoeriencet that for the 7 or 8 minutes during his runway shows, it felt as if I were seeing the world through his magnificent eyes. He used fashion as a medium for Magic, to create clothes that resemble art in a fantastical, fierce and frieghtening way.

 Alexander "Lee" McQueen

17 March 1969 – 11 February 2010

Photography from the Collection by Sølve Sundsbø, courtesy of Vogue.co.uk
Source http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/feb/22/alexander-mcqueen-designs-the-met 

The Subject, Indeed

Shirin Neshat

New York based visual artist, Shirin Neshat, has become the face for Ohne Titel's Spring/Summer 2011 campaign. The fashion label was founded by Alexa Adams and Flora Gill, who derived the name Without a Title as a result of their admiration for the German Artist Anselm Kiefer, who often did not title his work. In an interview for Italian Vogue, the pair discussed that the name of their label is also an implication of "anti- branding", the focus of Ohne Titel is purely on craftsmanship and design, not a name, or the association that comes with a brand name.

Look 11, S/S11

Look 23, S/S11

The collection has a very strong architectural element, and part of the design process includes the implemention of special techniques such as manipulating fabrics and creating new ways to conduct old craft techniques. One of Ohne Titel's main sources of inspiration is the work and style of Madeleine Vionnet, a French designer dubbed the "Queen of the bias cut", who also implemented architectural elements to her dress making.

S/S11 Campaign

The union of Iranian born visual artist Shirin Neshat and Ohne Titel, for the S/S 2011 campaign, was Shirin's modelling debut.
Just the way Ohne Titel's philosophy revolves around their creations (as opposed to branding), so does the work of Shirin Neshat and both parties are true to their creatvity.
Despite the incredibly perplexed issues addressed in Shirin Neshat's work (mostly with reference to politics, women in society), she creates compositions where both beauty and complexity exist.

See Ohne Titel's Collections/Collaborations
Watch Italian Vogue's interview with the Designers
Read the article about the S/S 2011 Campaign feat Shirin Neshat

Just Dance



     Dorothée : Silk and Lace ruffled dress by Victor&Rolf,
bracelet by Chanel Jewelry.
    Alessio : Dinner Jacket Dior Homme, Dolce&Gabbana.



 Dress from Georgette Hilfiger's collection,
veil by Ana Quasoar

Dorothée : Dress in a polyester smocké,
by Tao Comme Des Garçons.
Alessio : Jacket & Pant by, Louis Vuitton,
scarf, Ralph Lauren.

A photoshoot of the renowned ballet dancers, Dorothée Gilbert & Alessio Carbone,  in Madame Figaro, by Benoit Peverelli. 

It is amazing how still images can accentuate the movement of both the dancers and their clothes. 

source: http://madame.lefigaro.fr/style/parade-nuptiale-120111-122456

I Spy, With My Inspiration...

The latest McQueen Ad Campaign

The latest addition to the Mulberry Family, Tillie

Bottega Veneta F/W 11-12, Milan
Look 9

Bottega Veneta F/W 11-12, Milan
Look 35

Dolce & Gabbana F/W 11-12, Milan
Look 40

Dolce & Gabbana F/W 11-12, Milan
Look 54

Emporio Armani F/W 11-12, Milan
Look 62

The latest Edition of L'Officiel Magazine

The Theme: Fairy Tales

The Designers: Elie Saab, Valentino

The Star:  Mariana Idzkowska

Our Darling Rebel, Kate Moss

The new face of Liu Jo

 

High Fashion, High Hopes

In fashion we more or less abide by two seasons, AW and SS, and in fashion we have pioneers who envision what each upcoming season beholds. From Mr. Kate's accessories to TopShop's phenomenal one piece (without which I could not have gotten through 2010), it is almost as if the world of fashion beholds the ability to envision the future! In the real world there are four seasons- which offers very little certainty to the rest of the population. Autumn in Bucharest is very different to Autumn in LA. And so on.. This comparison (be it slightly rough) brings me to the assumption that as a mere mortal (once a fairy of the fashion world) I have decided to adhere my life to the seasons that fashion brings. I may or may not wear a leather kilt from Pringle during autumn in Dubai (today I am wearing one of their gorgeous grey cashmere sweater-dresses, for good measure) but I apply the seasonal-fashion-theory in order to uphold a level of certainty in my life.

I hope that 2011 brings us two seasons of health, laughter, love and success (and of course something that will one-up the onesie). High fashion and high hopes come hand in hand this year; no more hand me downs, no more heartbreak, no more unreasonable compromises be it in our wardrobe or in any other arena of our life.

Nevertheless, it is important to remember that seasons too, come and go, as do fashion trends and bad friends.

Alongside my best wishes to you for 2011, I urge you not to fully turn your back on 2010 (as tempting as it may be). The lessons that 2010 taught us can effectively be carried forward to 2011, just the same way we are wiser when it comes to Vintage fashion, or the revival of past trends; by acknowledging 2010, we make better pattern cutting decisions in 2011, and by doing so hopefully we won't make the same mistakes that we made with last year.

With Love,

Salma

Gaga'sm

Lady Gaga on the set of Telephone,
in a Fred Butler creation
March 2010

Gaga's Fashion Forward stylist, Nicola Formichetti is the genius behind commissioning her headpiece for the Telephone video. Fred Butler’s talent transformed the Formichetti’s style-idea into a wearable piece of art.

Feed Me Fashion’s favorite Lady Gaga style moment (2010)

Photograph courtesy of Lady Gaga’s Style File on Vogue.com