I saw Ethan Hawke today AND found $7 just lying on the street.
Ethan + Cash =
Monday, October 30, 2006
The Gods Must Be Smiling
I saw Ethan Hawke today AND found $7 just lying on the street.
Ethan + Cash =
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Don't Take Any Shit from the Zeitgeist
I loathe hipsters. They happen to be the coolest thing since sliced bread and I can't for the life of me work out why.
It is a look leaden with postmodern ennui, that has neither the energy and ideology of punk and grunge nor the exuberance of the avante garde. Boredom and self awareness squeezed into a skinny jean. 
It is a look leaden with postmodern ennui, that has neither the energy and ideology of punk and grunge nor the exuberance of the avante garde. Boredom and self awareness squeezed into a skinny jean. 
Saturday, October 21, 2006
In a New York state of Mind
So its 2:20AM and ive spent the evening having drinks and catching up with one of my best friends from school anja. The evening itself was nice enough but what was absolutely amazing was the cab ride home. I caught a cab on the corner of Greenwich and Spring and we drove uptown via 8th avenue, passing through Chelsea and Hells Kitchen. Then we hung a right at 65th street, crossing Central Park in all its night-time glory with a spectacular view of midtown on my right. We then took a left on madison, driving through all the high end boutiques *le sigh* up till 74th street, where I instructed the cabdriver to drop me off. Walking east towards my apartment I couldn't help thinking about how much I absolutely adore New York. I really can't imagine being anywhere else in the world right now.
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Spam!
So check this out, I got this ridiculous piece of spam as a comment on my Catwalk Report
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Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Jon's Catwalk Report - Paris Ready to Wear S/S 2007 : Part I
Having learned the valuable lesson that instant messaging when combined with gay, alcoholic republican congressmen allows for all manner of saucy and pederastic hijinx, I find myself in a contemplative mood, eager to consider matters of deep importance. Thats right folks! Its time for another Catwalk report!
So lets get one thing straight. Women's fashion begins and ends in Paris. As of right now, no other city comes close to being as relevant in terms of determining what we should and - more importantly - want to wear. For all the chic sportswear, sublime tailoring and exquisite quality that New York, Milan and London have to offer, it is Paris that the world turns to for ideas.
One person who has been responsible for some of the most profound and challenging ideas in fashion for the past two decades is Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garcons. Here she offers us a wonderfully nuanced view of cut and construction, combining satin and tulle in geometric shapes that are at once aggresive and romantic.
Ms Kawakubo demands that we think about beauty in a less self interested and selfish way. Rather than perceiving fashion as simply a means to make ourselves more attractive to others or ourselves , she asks that we appreciate a shape or proportion on its own merits, to liberate ourselves from ego driven desires for a smaller waist or a bigger bust and to simply marvel at how a structured jacket dissolves into a cascade of gathered silk tulle.
What ultimately elevates a piece of fashion above and beyond a high end luxury commodity is its ability to convey an emotion, a thought, a sensibility. Ms Kawakubo understands this and we must learn from her example.
Perhaps the singularly most influential designer working at the moment is Nicolas Ghesquiere at Balenciaga. As the pieces below demonstrate, Mr Ghesquiere undestands modernity and futurism better than anybody working in fashion. Rather than devolving into kitsch and pastiche (ala the Jetsons) Mr Ghesquiere offers us a real glimpse into what is to come.
What distinguishes these pieces from anything that is served up in New York or Milan is the fact that they are new. This isn't mid-90's science fiction reheated and served in a tinfoil covered casserol dish. This is the future baby, and we all want in.
Stay tuned for the next installment!!
So lets get one thing straight. Women's fashion begins and ends in Paris. As of right now, no other city comes close to being as relevant in terms of determining what we should and - more importantly - want to wear. For all the chic sportswear, sublime tailoring and exquisite quality that New York, Milan and London have to offer, it is Paris that the world turns to for ideas.
One person who has been responsible for some of the most profound and challenging ideas in fashion for the past two decades is Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garcons. Here she offers us a wonderfully nuanced view of cut and construction, combining satin and tulle in geometric shapes that are at once aggresive and romantic.
Ms Kawakubo demands that we think about beauty in a less self interested and selfish way. Rather than perceiving fashion as simply a means to make ourselves more attractive to others or ourselves , she asks that we appreciate a shape or proportion on its own merits, to liberate ourselves from ego driven desires for a smaller waist or a bigger bust and to simply marvel at how a structured jacket dissolves into a cascade of gathered silk tulle.
What ultimately elevates a piece of fashion above and beyond a high end luxury commodity is its ability to convey an emotion, a thought, a sensibility. Ms Kawakubo understands this and we must learn from her example.
Perhaps the singularly most influential designer working at the moment is Nicolas Ghesquiere at Balenciaga. As the pieces below demonstrate, Mr Ghesquiere undestands modernity and futurism better than anybody working in fashion. Rather than devolving into kitsch and pastiche (ala the Jetsons) Mr Ghesquiere offers us a real glimpse into what is to come.
What distinguishes these pieces from anything that is served up in New York or Milan is the fact that they are new. This isn't mid-90's science fiction reheated and served in a tinfoil covered casserol dish. This is the future baby, and we all want in.
Stay tuned for the next installment!!
Monday, October 02, 2006
Beam Me Up Scotty
Its 2:30 am and I've just spent 15 hours cranking out a LaTeX Beamer presentation. I feel a
little something like this:
little something like this:
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