Banal Chic Bizarre F/W 2011-12 Collection

 This is a post dedicated to my male readers, who are quite a lot, after their demand for more menswear suggestions. Banal Chic Bizarre's Student Worker collection for upcoming winter has enough colour to brighten up winter night and days, and utility as well, as it can be worn not only by boys, but by their girlfriends, too. Great jackets and capes, slim pants, shorts, skirts, plaids and logos. Very interesting catwalk concept.

Enjoy:


banal chic bizarre 2011-12 A/W COLLECTION from TOKYO FASHION FILM on Vimeo.

MMST

A unique performance from Helsinki combining music and video, part of the audiovisual project Arch of Neo.

Directed by Petri Ruikka.

Enjoy:

Arch of Neo / MMST from Petri R on Vimeo.

Yasumasa Morimura

Yasumasa Morimura is a Japanese appropriation artist, born in Osaka and a Kyoto  City University of Arts graduate. The basic characteristic of his work is that he borrows themes from various famous paintings and artists like Manet, Frida Kahlo or Rembrandt, inserting his own face and body in them.

Although his work has been characterized as provocative or even kitschy it has been exhibited in great museums and galleries worldwide like the Museum of Contemporary Art at Chicago, the Cartier Foundation of Contemporary Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art at San Diego and many more.

He was nominated with the Hugo Boss prize in 1996.

For more updates about Yasumasa Morimura's work, you can visit the following links:

www.morimura-ya.com
www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/yasumasa_morimura.htm

Haunted: Nurse

 The latest video by fashion filmaker and illustrator Emily Beard from her Haunted series, featuring some really edgy collars.

 Enjoy:


Haunted: Nurse from Emily Beard on Vimeo.

Bob Basset

Bob Basset Studios is a Ukraine – based dream team specializing in creating the most extravagant, awesome masks. Being recently discovered by Givenchy, and comissioned to design the beautiful white masks for the House's  S/S 2011 Menswear collection & campaign, these incredible artisans are considered a big hit. 

Their work, which has also been  featured in films and worn by various artists, is inspired by Steampunk and, of course, fetishism, using a huge variety of materials, like leather, wood, metal, plastic, stones, glass or resin. 

Their wide accessories collection also includes jackets, bags, shoes and bracers.

If you want to see more of Bob Basset's amazing work or order a special item you can visit their website here

Sooyeon Lee: Grand Slam

 The latest film by Nowness pays homage to table tennis, featuring Korean champion, actress and former model Sooyeon Lee, in crazy-fringed outfits by Christopher Kane, Mark Fast, Jil Sander and Versace.
Directed by Matthew Donaldson.

Enjoy:


Soo Yeon Lee: Grand Slam (AQO Mix) from AQO on Vimeo.

Aelita

 Aelita is a silent film by Soviet filmaker Yakov Protazanov, released in 1924. The film is nspired by the Constructivistic movement and tells the story of Aelita, the queen of space, who falls in love with a man from earth, after seeing him on her futuristic television. Considered as the first sci-fi movie, this huge masterpiece features the most extravagant costumes and headpieces that have been widely copied by contemporary designers.

Enjoy the trailer: