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."
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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€

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)

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

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