Antique Color Wheels.

The story of the Color Wheel is a very interesting one which I would strongly suggest reading over at Imprint, for a full history class. But in the meantime here are visuals that are most appealing to me. All of these antique color wheels and color cards were hand made in the 16th, 17th and 18th Century. I would love one of these.

Paula Parrish Photography.

Paula Parrish has remixed the basic images of her photography and experimented with some creative photoshop skills by coloring and adding textures to them. The New York-based photographer plays with projections. She prints and mounts then re-shoots or projects imagery and subject matter, blurring the lines between fantasy and reality in a complex system of layers and textures… Making the final image unique!

David Koma LFW S/S 2011

David Koma‘s past collection’s have often embodied a powerful, confident woman through sculptural and heavily embellished designs. So his Spring/Summer 2011 show at London Fashion Week opened with a change of scene as feminine ‘ballerina inspired’ sugary pink dresses floated down the runway.
“challenging” himself “in every aspect of the design process.”

The tutu-esque designs soon developed into more of a Koma signature statement with bold graphic prints and geometric shapes. Flashes of yellow to add a summery palette and revealing linear neck lines for the flesh factor.

Yellow turned to gold lamé python print for a heavily adorned comeback of David’s embellishments. Almost bionic in print the final few designs show a diversity from the first. A contrast between organza and leather and pink and black, which shows the exploration in new designer Koma’s work with him pushing boundaries and “challenging” himself “in every aspect of the design process.”

JC/DC E-store Open

French pop fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac just launch (finally) his online store. You can now shop his latest menswear, womenswear and accessories collection. ps: If you love South Park, you’ll probably have to buy half of the collection…

Simple Man - Adel Jord by Michael Munique

Adel Jord stars in the new issue of FHM Collections with this fantastic editorial 'Simple Man' by Michael Munique.

Droog goes fashion.

Droog, a Dutch Design collective based in Amsterdam and set up in 1993 as a statement on design, might be known for setting fashions in the world of product and furniture design. However, per this month creative laboratory Droog will also bring Dutch fashion items and accessories to the Droog collection in New York, including labels by Corné Gabriëls, Gluejeans, Orson + Bodil, Painted, and Jan Taminiau.

Since Viktor & Rolf seems to be the only Dutch fashion design you will find in New York, Droog wanted to tap these talents and broaden the range of products in the New York store with exclusive fashion, books and items connected to architecture like the Lace Fence by Demakersvan.

Illustrations by Jonathan Bartlett.

Amazing and very creative illustrations by Jonathan Bartlett. John brought a cheeky eroticism to menswear when he launched his eponymous label in 1992, injecting sly accents like lace-up closures and hints of leather to an era characterized by minimalism. His success with the line earned him two CFDA awards and enabled him to expand into womenswear in 1997