Are you fucking serious? This is FASHION.

One day, my fingers will tap at these keys until something interesting and pertinent results. This day has not yet arrived, and my lazy ass can only provide you with some random thoughts and visuals for the day.

1. I love Fashion so much I begin hate it. It's hypocritical, ugly, nasty, and rude. People in charge of it tend to be absolutely unreasonable heroin junkie bitches with god-awful taste. But alas, I still worship it. We may have our arguments. I may find myself surprised with Fashion's behavior, appalled something I believed was so genuine and so generous could be so fickle and so foul. I may swear I never want to see Fashion again, but next thing you know, I'm groping Fashion inappropriately in the fitting room, clawing at Fashion gasping for more. I can throw Fashion away, put my hands up and say "No, not today, thanks. We're over."...then I get home, and I type Fashion into an internet search engine, unable to resist seeing what Fashion has been up to. Damn you Fashion, damn you to hell for leading me on and allowing me to hope for us to finally be at peace with one another.

Being said, the Philadelphia University Annual Fashion Show is tomorrow! Tickets are still on sale at Kanbar tomorrow from 11 to 3, as are t-shirts. Academy of Music, 7 p.m. Definately a worthwhile show...at least from the right side of the stage (;

Also, check out StyleLine, PhilaU's own Fashion Lifestyle newsletter. And no, you won't be seeing it in the program at the show...because PhilaU funds are being used to offer students a wide array of customized socks available for purchase at the bookstore. Check back in a few days for the Spring 2009 issue.

Click. I take no responsibility for this.

2. The world contracts and expands... I find myself appalled at how small it can be, and how uncomprehendably large it is as well. Not much makes sense, and much less is fair. Who is justice? I'd like to shake her hand and ask her a question or two.

3. Milan. Milan. Milan, je t'aime.

4. Kid Cudi. iTunes this man, I feel some real potential. I'm digging some "Dat New New" right now.
Press play.

5. Katvan. Two photographers with a banging sense of humor and intuitive feel for composition.
When everything feels like the movies.

6. Pier Nicola D'Amico. This man went to Cooper Union. He's a spray-painting, skateboarding city boy. Enough said.
You bleed just to know you're alive.


7. Saverio Truglia. This man's photography is so beautiful I could cry. You know when you see someone's work and you think, Hey, I'd so do that, I wish I had thought of it but unfortunately some infinately more talented fucker beat me to it? That is this man. Bless his heartsoul.

I'd give up forever to touch you.

8. Hannes Kutzler. Sprechen eie Deutsches? I will for you Hannes.

The closest to heaven that I'll ever be.


Now that sufficient time has been wasted, I must depart. Fashion's calling.

♥ Caroline

Chaos is a friend of mine.

I found this photographer thanks to a mentor of mine who worked with him on a project (See: Portraits - 1:1 - #13: Thanks Miss Betty!)

A Florida native, Aaron Ansarov works mostly with Military Photojournalism. I find this pretty awesome because:

1. Every photojournalist I have ever met has been super fascinating (my favorites being those two ranbunctious gentlemen who bought me a 40 at that party. and had modest mouse shirts on, of course.)

2. Words + images = poetry upside down and sideways

3. Documenting history beautifully > documenting it carelessly.

If working for the Department of Defense isn't enough, he also just displayed his work at Art Basel. This is a pretty badass combo, especially since Art Basel happens to be one of the most inspiring and epically large art shows in the universe. Check out the (underneath Nature- Backyard Projectson the bottom left). All kinds of beautiful. Personally, Mother Nature is my favorite designer.

http://www.ansarov.com/


The following works are probably the most appropriate for my mood right now. Deconstructed, and just so painfully stunning. Bonus points: this woman is clearly my relative. Check her out: Valerie Hegarty.

Sweetest Sadnesss in Her Eyes




This is Turtle Burger and Mean Bunny. All I can really say is aside from displaying some banging photo manipulation skills, Turtle Burger is my BFF hXc. And if Turtle Burger is my biffle, Mean Bunny is definately the one and only true love of my life. Believe me, I was never a huge fan of this soulmate/in love business, but Mean Bunny showed me a world I had only dreamed of.

Lovezzzzz.


I have seen all, I have heard all, I have forgotten all. -M. Antoinette

♥ Carolinee

This isn't coincidence, there's [no] such thing.

After coincidentally stumbling upon the WANT Exhibit at University of Washington, I found myself quite intrigued. I looked up their design programs and found some interesting projects and photos.

I love Industrial Design [being second of course to the ultimate design which is clearly Fashion (: ]. I really think many aspects of mankind can be tracked through distinct groups or elements, and I think progress throughout the history of the world as a whole can be tracked through Industrial Design. The wheel - the chariot- the bicycle - this laptop I'm on...you get the gist. Everything you see around you was once designed and the things we use daily to make our lives a little easier [or more difficult depending on your chosen technology] are results of the constant progress in design. Isn't that the ultimate goal or design; the marriage of form and function? I find really great ID to possess both these qualities in great amounts.

The WANT exhibit is a fake retail experience where everything you would typically see in a store is replaced by fake products to trigger your brain to think...Do I need this, or do I just WANT it? I think it's pretty modern and super clean and sharp aesthetically. The layout of the exhibit, the font placement, and the silhouettes were all carefully designed (by super awesome Graphic Designers) An Environmental Design class created this project, and I am quite glad they did.


Some more projects from University of Washington:

Photo by Zach Bent


So cutesicles (: Sol Hasmei


Really organic print by Kami Ganges



Samsung cell phone design and Siemens toaster by Magnus Feil



PS: Fashion dictates society, what is acceptable, who wears what, what should be worn where, why we wear what we wear...etc. In case you were wondering (:



There is nothing new except what has been forgotten. Marie Antoinette

♥ Caroline

Dear Reader, Here's some eye candy. Love, Ives.

I'm sick and tired of words today. Here's some cool shit you can just look at from this super banging magazine called Volume. Politics, sustainability, social issues, artwork, and design? Basically everything worthwhile, in my opinion at least. The artists (in order of images) are Karl Grandin, Koert van Mensvoort, Aric Mayer, Amy Denio (I dedicate this to all PhilaU FDers this week, yikes!) Toyko Genso, Luke Mac Gregor, and Christien Moeindersma & Julie Joliat (*from the book PIG 05049 which a pig was tracked and its parts were discovered in 185 different products including ammunition, gum, makeup, conditioner, cigarettes, hair conditioner, and a disgustingly lot more),





This is why I don't eat meat.
And to all a goodnight.
-Caroline

The Bee's Knees

With work from every corner of the world, The Elastic Mind exhibition currently at the MoMA contains some of the wildest designs I have ever seen. The exhibit progresses in size, beginning with the the smallest scale: the nanometer. Inspired by science and function, the works explore so many ubiquitous objects in an incredibly admirable and innovative way. In one piece, the artist creates a work depicting sperm carrying letters and each ejaculation would create a singular poem unique to each experience. In the collection by Noam Toran called Accesories for Lonely Men, the designer invented eight different pieces to fill the void left when being alone. Taking a humorous approach, the works include the Sheet Thief, a device which will take away all the covers in bed, and a Plate Thrower, in case you miss your significant other's wild outbursts. Ranging from serious to humorous, the collection offers something for everyone. The Million Dollar Blocks project uses clever design and color choices to represent the injustice in America's criminal system. With Brownsville, BK as an example, the maps indicate how much money was spent on each block to incarcerate individuals. Currently, 2 million Americans are in jail, and an outrageous amount of these prisoners come from a handful of neighborhoods. The contrast between the millions spent on jailing criminals in single city blocks and the much smaller amount dedicated to education and healthcare becomes shockingly apparent through this project. In an another piece I liked, the American designer Scott Wilson created a cross using iPod shuffles, a clever jab at what modern society now holds sacred. I also loved the BEE'S: New Organs of Perception. If this becomes commonplace, an animal as simple as a bumblebee could predict cancer, conduct health checkups, and monitor fertility simply with their extraordinary sense of smell.

The iBelieve:

If you happen to be in NYC, I would absolutely give this exhibit a good looking over. Or, just check out the site (which additionally shows some banging webdesign!). And DEFINATELY watch this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBdGU1_1l-8

The interactive link at MoMA is
http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2008/elasticmind/#

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. -Henry David Thoreau

-Carolinee

Ladies and gentlemen, we are now seeing the beginnings of another stage of human evolution.

If I had a fairy godmother, I would have to insist she make me an X-Men mutant. It would simply be awesome. I have constant internal battles over which one I'd like to be (It varies between Archangel, Jean Grey, Mystique, or her son Nightcrawler), or I could even be a brand new mutant! I watch the movies and develop this bitter rage, fervently envious of these powers and contemplating the badass things I could do with such mutant skills. Being said, no matter how overdone and god-awful comic book movies are becoming, I promise you I will see all, any, and every X-Men or X-Men related film....so when I saw those claws and that epic head of hair up on the big screen, I knew it was time: WOLVERINE. If I did happen to magically transform into Jean Grey, Wolverine would definately be one of the top perks. This man is a BEAST. Self-healing, anti-authority, and mysterious, Wolverine really has quite a good deal going for him.

Today I made discovery thanks to a Miss Kirby Lodin...WOLVERINE has been leaked a month before it's release date. Though tempting to watch, I will hold out till the actual release for the full effect. I've heard rumors of some feuds involving lawsuits and Watchmen, but one can never be certain. I find this upsetting simply because it just seems completely unfair for all those involved in producing this movie and having it spoiled for them. Maybe it's some twisted April Fool's joke, or it could also be a clever publicity stunt, who am I to say? Whatever it is, what truly matters in life remains constant: I still REALLY want to be a mutant, Hugh Jackman owns, and the internet is filled with such wholesome activities.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nrYrXfWRnQ

(Side note also in film: I saw Persopolis tonight, and I was really pleasantly surprised. Definately a worthwhile see both visually and plot-wise. Quite eye-opening and I learned quite a deal about Iran I hadn't realized. Marjane Satrapi co-directed the movie based off the autobiographical graphic novel. Her ability to educate on such dark subjects, yet still amuse her audience is quite admirable and successful. I also watched a good part of Antonio Gaudi, a film by Japanese director Hiroshi Teshigahara. Though virtually free of all commentary, I don't think I've ever seen a film use music and image together so impecably. The shots were beautiful, the mood leaned toward eerie, and it really proved a picture, paired with flawlessly chosen music, really does say a thousand words.)

Sagrada Familia by Gaudi














"Mutants are not the ones mankind should fear", Caroline.