Legendary world renowned designer Oscar de la Renta has unfortunately passed away Monday night at the age of 82. He was diagnosed with cancer back in 2006 but since has appeared to have a clean bill of health. His most recent public appearance was at his S/S2015 show where people say he seemed a bit frail. Not to long ago Peter Copping was appointed as the new and first creative director of the brand, hinting a change. The details on the causes behind his passing have not yet come to light. “The only realities in life are that you are born, and that you die,” De La Renta said in…
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FKA Glass, I mean Twigs.
Seems like Google Glass needed to add a dosage of cool to their product. Watch musical artist FKA twigs violently vogue it out with other dancers, throw in some ribbon choreography against a blank background, and add some baby hair realness. The video is titled #throughglass and shows the search for inspiration and innovativeness. (with google glass) Check it out: “FKA twigs creates a concept film for Google Glass, working both as performer and director the piece is set to a re-scored version of her songs ‘Video Girl’ and ‘Glass & Patron’. Twigs uses Glass to call upon references and inspirations as well as incorporating the device into the actual filming.”
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Creepy/Odd Vintage Halloween Costumes
Vintage Halloween costumes exist in a very specific category of horror. Not intentional horror. Not polished horror. But the deeply unsettling kind that happens when creativity, low budgets, and questionable design choices collide.
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If Women In Horror Films Were Played By Men
Tis the season for horror movie marathons. Have you ever thought how different the movie would be if the roles were reversed? The sexualized woman now becomes the sexualized man, so on and so forth. Do these scenes seem off? or are there no differences, you decide. “You’ve never seen a damsel in distress like this before.”
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Bono’s “My bad” for Putting Their Music on your Phone
Everyone not too long ago was pretty upset about the new U2 album ‘Songs of Innocence’ unvolentarly being placed into their iphones. Many were upset ant took this as an invasive promotion, from celebrities to peasants like you and I. They held an online facebook QA open for any questions, where somone finally asked “Can you please never release an album on iTunes that automatically downloads to people’s playlists ever again? It’s really rude.” Bono resoponds: “Oops … I’m sorry about that. I had this beautiful idea. Might have gotten carried away with ourselves. Artists are prone to that thing. A drop of megalomania, a touch of generosity, a dash of…
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The Future of Adobe Creative Applications
Released by Adobe themselves you get to see the tangible but still amazing possibilities the future holds for Adobe applications like Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign etc. With the obvious wow factor being the use of touchscreens, demonstrating how seamlessly things can be created with your hands and fingers instead of a computer mouse. Check out their video below: “What could your creative future look like?”
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Sassy/Super Offensive Costume Ideas
Want to get a rise out of someone? Maybe get kicked out of a few lame Halloween costume parties while getting drinks thrown on you this pumpkin spice season? If so, this costume idea list has been curated just for you. The goal is to be highly insensitive, inappropriate, offensive and most importantly sassy. Let’s dive in: Black Face: According to white suburban girls on instagram there is nothing more trendy than a black person. So why not be one for Halloween? your friends will have a hoot while you quote Tyler Perry and twerk. But please make sure to film yourself so everyone can see. Intoxicated Robin Williams: The…
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Banksy Piece Removed for being “Offensive and Racist”
No shit. Banksy’s artworks are known for their satire imagery on heavy issues and ones that get swept under the rug. Residence from the oceanside town of Clacton-on-See in Essex were flipping when the graffiti imagery appeared on Tendring Disctric Council’s boathouse. The image presented was one of birds on a wire. A group of grey pidgins holding protesting signs reading: “MIGRANTS NOT WELCOME”,”GO BACK TO AFRICA”, and “KEEP OFF OUR WORMS” These messages harshly directed to a smaller, alone, colorful bird not to far from the pidgins. “The site was inspected by staff who agreed that it could be seen as offensive and it was removed this morning in…
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Karl Lagerfeld Barbie Sells Out Upon Release
Karl Lagerfeld’s Barbie collaboration for Mattel proved just how much the fashion world loves a collector’s item. Released on Net-A-Porter, the dolls sold out almost immediately, raking in a staggering £135,000 in just one morning. That is £135 per doll, with all 999 dolls
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China has Banned Instagram
China known for being strict has reportedly banned popular phone application Instagram because of its overwhelming politically charged coverage of pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong. Social media outlets have been flooded with the protests. These demonstrations in Hong Kong have created a messy spectical with citizens being tear gassed and maced. Images of these events are all over the internet. China is doing its best to filter the events that are taking place. These protests were the result of the governments choice to only allow their pre-approved candidates to run for political authority.
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Disney Princesses Reimagined as … Piles of Rocks!
At this point, Disney princess reinterpretations feel endless. They have been reimagined as modern women, punk girls, goth icons, career-driven adults, toddlers, bodybuilders, and probably your coworker who brings tuna to the office. So when illustrator Kevin Bolk decided to opt out of all that emotional labor and turn them into literal piles of rocks, it felt less like parody and more like relief.
