Thursday 22 July 2010
UNDERCOVER JUN TAKAHASHI LIVE DOLL OPERATION in Hiroshima
"The fantastical creativity of Jun Takahashi extends far and wide, surpassing the realms of fashion design and scratching the surface of the mythical. The UNDERCOVER studio is filled with examples of Jun’s artistic prowess in many mediums, though is nowhere more evident than in his hobby of doll-making – how he describes the construction of his large-scale diabolical handicrafts, creatures from the depths of his imagination swathed in lace and pearls. Jun calls them his ‘Graces’, the muse goddesses of his very own UNDERCOVER mythology. The dolls sprout multiple arms, furry heads, light-bulb faces and bizarre animal body parts, though remain awkwardly feminine in their form and dress, often wearing luxuriously fabricated gowns in pale neutral tones. The Graces are an intrinsic part of the UNDERCOVER aesthetic, iconic symbols of Jun’s vision – stripped of the commercial and human restraints of fashion." A BLOG CURATED BY
THE TWO NEW PERFUMES FROM A COLLABORATION BETWEEN JUN TAKAHASHI AND COMME DE GARÇONS, HAVE BEEN NAMED AFTER TWO OF HIS DOLLS CREATIONS: HOLYGRACE (THE MOTHER) AND HOLYGRAPIE (THE SON)
Wednesday 14 July 2010
THE PERFUME...
HOLYGRACE IS AN UNISEX PERFUME DEFINED AS "A PERFUME OF ELEGANCE, SOAP, FRESHNESS AND POISON".IT IS THE RESULT OF THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN COMME DES GARÇONS AND UNDERCOVER. THE NOTES: BERGAMOT, GINGER, PINK PEPPER, CARDAMOM, JASMINE, FRANKINCENSE, PIMENTO, AMBERGRIS, VETIVER, VANILLA AND ATYRAX. 50ML-78€
THE BEAUTIFUL MIND SERIES...THE OTHER DAY I TRIED ON THIS PERFUME FOR FIRST TIME AND I HAD THE MOST SUMMERY EXPERIENCE TO DATE... IT GOES THROUGH 3 SMELL STAGES, EVOKING THE ESTIVAL SEASON... IT IS THE FIRST ONE OF A NEW SERIES OF FRAGRANCES FROM THE TEAM BEHIND ESCENTRIC MOLECULES. 100ML- 140€
1740 IS INSPIRED IN THE MARQUIS DE SADE, THIS SPICY WOODEN PERFUME IS MADE OUT OF TOP NOTES: BARGAMOT AND DAVANA SENSUALIS. HEART: PATCHOULI CORIANDER AND CARDAMON. BASE: CEDAR, ELEMI, LEATHER AND LABDANUM.
IT BELONGS TO THE MAIN CHARACTERS SERIES OF HISTOIRES DE PARFUMS. 120ML-130€
THE BEAUTIFUL MIND SERIES...THE OTHER DAY I TRIED ON THIS PERFUME FOR FIRST TIME AND I HAD THE MOST SUMMERY EXPERIENCE TO DATE... IT GOES THROUGH 3 SMELL STAGES, EVOKING THE ESTIVAL SEASON... IT IS THE FIRST ONE OF A NEW SERIES OF FRAGRANCES FROM THE TEAM BEHIND ESCENTRIC MOLECULES. 100ML- 140€
1740 IS INSPIRED IN THE MARQUIS DE SADE, THIS SPICY WOODEN PERFUME IS MADE OUT OF TOP NOTES: BARGAMOT AND DAVANA SENSUALIS. HEART: PATCHOULI CORIANDER AND CARDAMON. BASE: CEDAR, ELEMI, LEATHER AND LABDANUM.
IT BELONGS TO THE MAIN CHARACTERS SERIES OF HISTOIRES DE PARFUMS. 120ML-130€
Tuesday 13 July 2010
SOME READING RECOMENDATIONS FOR THIS HOT MONTH...
PHILOSOPHY AT THE BOUDOIR OR THE INMORAL MENTORS (MARQUIS DE SADE)
EL TUTÚ (PRINCESA SAFO)
THE BIRTH OF COOL: BEAT, BEBOP, AND THE AMERICAN AVANT-GARDE (LEWIS McADAMS)
EL TUTÚ (PRINCESA SAFO)
THE BIRTH OF COOL: BEAT, BEBOP, AND THE AMERICAN AVANT-GARDE (LEWIS McADAMS)
Monday 12 July 2010
Friday 2 July 2010
SKULLS ARE ALWAYS IN...
PAUL INSECT
MICKEY SKULL
JASON CLAY LEWIS
GARBAGE PAIL KIDS
FOUND AT: WHO LEFT THE CAKE OUT IN THE RAIN? (GAY ADULTS ONLY)
JAMES HOPKINS
GENIUS & ANONYMOUS
A SKULLS MASTER: DAMIEN HIRST
FOUND AT: GROWLING BELLY
DOUGLAS GORDON
FOUND AT: TODAY AND TOMORROW
RUBBER BY MARK MAWSON
WIT LARDED WITH MALICE ARTICLE, NOT TO BE MISSED...
FOUND AT: IS THIS HAPPINESS
GRABRIEL OROZCO
FOUND AT ALWAYS FAVOURITE: THEM THANGS
FOUND AT: THE BULLSHIT
T-SHIRT FROM PUBLIC DOMAIN
WARHOL SKULL FOUND AT FLASH GLAM TRASH
WARHOL SKULL FOUND AT DEATH JUNKIE
FOUND AT WE FIND WILDNESS
HEDI SLIMANE DIARY
MICKEY SKULL
JASON CLAY LEWIS
GARBAGE PAIL KIDS
FOUND AT: WHO LEFT THE CAKE OUT IN THE RAIN? (GAY ADULTS ONLY)
JAMES HOPKINS
GENIUS & ANONYMOUS
A SKULLS MASTER: DAMIEN HIRST
FOUND AT: GROWLING BELLY
DOUGLAS GORDON
FOUND AT: TODAY AND TOMORROW
RUBBER BY MARK MAWSON
WIT LARDED WITH MALICE ARTICLE, NOT TO BE MISSED...
FOUND AT: IS THIS HAPPINESS
GRABRIEL OROZCO
FOUND AT ALWAYS FAVOURITE: THEM THANGS
FOUND AT: THE BULLSHIT
T-SHIRT FROM PUBLIC DOMAIN
WARHOL SKULL FOUND AT FLASH GLAM TRASH
WARHOL SKULL FOUND AT DEATH JUNKIE
FOUND AT WE FIND WILDNESS
HEDI SLIMANE DIARY
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