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9 February 2010
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Picture this: some women go into the Chanel store in SoHo, NYC but rather than making a bee-line for the latest bag or jacket, they go for a black Chanel can of spray paint; walk over to what looks to be a glass wall inside the store andproceed to tag the letters CHANEL in bright colours. No this isn’t some graffiti fantasy of mine but, actually what went on recently at the new Chanel store in SoHo. To be fair the cans of Chanel spray paint aren’t actually filled with paint but rather with infared paint – invisible to the naked eye- and the wall was a porous “L” shaped LED canvas scaled at 10 feet high and 150 feet wide., which the “paint” then appeared on. Seamlessly embedded into the chamber that is created between the wall of light and the store facade was Beim’s graffiti installation.[2]
Karl Lagerfeld (head man who runs Chanel) has recently embarked on a graffiti campaign which included hiring Adam Biem, CEO of Tangiable Interaction based in Vancouver and Apologue, Inc to set up the installation. Tangiable has worked with the 2010 Olympic Games, a 17-concert tour with Green Day, and various jobs for Coldplay, the Blue Man Group, MSN, Hello Kitty, Bacardi, Nokia, Verizon and Heineken to name a few.[1] The company was started a mere four years ago and their list of clientele is majorly impressive, and now to boot they’ve just added Chanel.
The opening was a three day bash with included celebs/fashionista’s from both UK and the US- including “the Kaiser” (Karl Lagerfeld) himself- to get their tagging on while participating on the usual partying activities.
I wrote about digital graffiti back in June, but that was in a less commercialized setting. Tangiable has really taken digital graffiti and gone all the way with it!
Graffiti Wall at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics
Here is a video of some work Tangiable digital graff.
To Read More About the Chanel Opening:
[1] Streetinsider.com [2] Streetinsider.com
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Denise Dorrance Website
layout by: A.Hambro.Tapley
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I Love My Scarf/J’mon Carre: http://www.jaimemoncarre.com
Let me know do you love it? Or hate it? Is it worth the trouble?
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hermes.com
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Who doesn’t like to revert back to child-hood? Wonder what Freud would say?
I know exactly:”MARTHA, WHERE ARE ZA COLOURING PENCILZ?!!?” I NEEDZ THEM, YA!!
Too bad Martha was already using them to colour in her own YSL Cahier de Coloriage.
-layout designs by atapley©
images of the Cahier de Coloriage from rudjour.com
More of whats inside the Cahier de Coloriage:
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Here are some Blondes who just seem to do IT better, whatever IT might be – fashion, je ne se quois, etc
Grace Kelly- Her Royal Highness of the Blondes
Sienna Miller – Go Ahead have a drink (or two) in the tub!
Carolyn Bassette-Kennedy
Clemence Poesy
In Russia In Love
Martina Klein
James Dean – The Blonde all the girls wanted
Steve McQueen- The King of the Blondes
Linda Evangelista et moi
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3 March, 2010
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Where to Buy Henry Cuir:
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12 March, 2010
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Well I debated about posting this because there are just so many things that I love at Cotélac that I don’t want even more people getting their paws on their scrumptous Spring 2010 collection. But I then I felt bad and decided to post just a few….(but, bagsy on the 2suns and Drôle d’oiseau dress!)
I die.
Parachute
Pantacourt “esprit yoga”, boutonné sur le bas
Ombrage
Cardigan oversize à l’aspect “fait main” pour une silhouette mode et confortable
2Suns
Blouse raffinée et élégante, à l’imprimé poétique
Juke Box
Chemise cintrée “cowboy” en carreaux tissés
Drôle d’oiseau
Robe trapèze au toucher soyeux et fluide, longueur au-dessus du genou
2Suns
Robe blousante délicate et légère
Marinier
Pull marinière tendance à encolure bateau
Algues rosées
Manteau 3/4
Pop !
Cheich
See more at http://www.cotelac.fr/fr/
For Boutiques: EU- Fr, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland. US- NYC, Chicago
For NYC-catherine.groener@cotelac.fr
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10 March, 2010
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For a brief moment yesterday March 9, 2010, Alexander “Lee” McQueen was again with us; during the unveiling of his last 16 pieces- a “posthumous offering” to fashion.[1] Barely have we come to realize that Mr. McQueen is no longer with us understandably fashioned a hauntingly sombre mood within the Paris apartment where the exclusive showing was held. The pieces, resembled fashion from the Renaissance, Tudor, Saxon and Elizabethan era, McQueens “tribute to the Old Masters of fine art.”[1] The prints mirror art of the Grotesque which artists such Bosch, Nero, and Brueghel. There was a theatrical tone with how the models were presented: wearing Mohawks, bandaged heads and white makeup – they appeared as breathing dolls or wax figures. Upon finishing the show, Alexander McQueen Chief Executive Jonathan Akeroyd paid tribute to the designer, ‘It was all inspired and developed and all patterns were cut by Lee [McQueen]“.
I expect to see the collection held at the Victoria & Albert Museum for the pieces are priceless.
Truly a Collection Fit for Royalty. By Royalty.
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE COLLECTION/MY FAVOURITE PIECES
Saxon/Celt design
SIMILAR FASHIONS FROM THE PAST
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Chanel’s New Colours. Can’t Wait for Spring!
-images borrowed from Rudujour.com
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Today on 11 February 2010, Lee Alexander McQueen, aged 40 passed away. Words cannot fathom the effect he had on this world, and words will not express the loss it will now endure.
The Queen is dead, love live the Queen.
It is hard to put into words the legacy he left behind, the impact that he had upon the fashion world both at a high brow and low brow level. He was the boy who grew up in council housing, who tailored his way through Saville Row – tailoring for Gorbachev and Prince Charles, who became the “hooligan of English fashion”, who became head of Givenchy, who would go on to win “British Designer of the Year” four times as well as being awarded a CBE. His creations are fearless, limitless, void of anything short of amazing.
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If there is any site in the world which makes me go all squidgy inside, makes my knees go wonky or makes me squeal like a little girl its the sight of that orange box with that brown ribbon tied around it. But what makes me go absolutely barmy is when Im up to my elbows in their silk scarves, or loading up my wrists with their bracelets – all which are chosen with careful precision.
The newest form of excitement by Hermes is their interactive playground, an attachment of the main website . No longer do I just spend my time browsing their newest surprises, no rather drool over the newest surprises, but now I can whittle away the hours discovering the world of Hermes, and how the orange and brown I love so much has come to be.
There are games to be played, such as a memory game using Hermes playing cards, a puzzle using Hermes notebooks, and a faced paced activity which tests your reflex skills (and which definitely got my heart rate going) featuring their classic equestrian bag which you use to catch the falling riding gear.
There are 30 H. Stories which provide you with a fun and intriguing look into Hermes’ history. Accompanied by wonderful little drawings drawn by various different artists. The stories explain how the orange box came to be- why the colour orange was used starting in the late 30′s.
There are just so many different avenues one can explore within this interactive world. Want to see different ways to tie your scarf, or have a fun way to share with others? Hermes has an answer for that. A place one can submit a self portrait to demonstrate their respective technique.
A word of caution though: be prepared to set aside a few hours (or days) when partaking in their adventures!
Appréciez !
