20 Reasons Why Lacroix Is Perfect For A Schiaparelli Capsule Collection

                (photos at random: Imaxtree, Marcio Madeira, Giovanni Giannoni) A master at pattern play, designer Christian Lacroix will be creating a 15-piece capsule collection for Schiaparelli.  Set to drop in July, in Paris, as a tribute to Elsa Schiaparelli and Lacroix could not be happier, as he recently […]

Mel, Melissa’s Little Sis, Pairs Up With Forever 21

Melissa, the Brazilian shoe label’s main line has some news to tell.  It’s baby sister line called Mel, now just two years old, is partnering with Forever 21.  Offering six styles, the Spring 2013 capsule collection, although they debuted online earlier this month, come April 26th, they’ll be available in stores.   Featuring sandals + […]

YOOX Presents YOOXYGEN For Earth Day

Founded on Earth Day 2009, YOOXYGEN presents exclusive, limited-edition capsule collections aiming to sensitize + spread environmental awareness.  Comprised of collaborations with international brands + designers, there’s sure to be something here for all. You have pieces curated by Livia Firth as seen below.  Some of the pieces are even designed by Livia herself. There’s […]

For ‘Throwback Thursday’, here’s a video for RATKING‘s ‘A Piece Of Shit’, shot by Dutch photographer + filmmaker Ari Marcopoulos, in 16mm.  Although not an oldie, the raw realness of the reggae inflected hook, the MC’s phrasing ending in breathy ‘hah hah hah’, deep into the mike + the infectious beats, for me, it proves […]

Here’s fashion film ‘Bound’, a collab between brilliant filmmaker Marie Schuller + designer Una Burke, who creates pieces less than extraordinary.  Part of SHOWstudio’s latest exhibiton ‘SHOWcabinet: Prosthetics’ + inspired by Burke’s interest in movement + restriction, you see a figure dressed in an armor-like piece made of complex leather pieces, squirming + dancing for […]