Carmen Dell’Orefice returns to the St. Regis with the kind of elegance that only decades of fashion history can deliver. Nearly seventy years after being drawn by Salvador Dalí in the same hotel, the icon revisits the space to be captured once again, this time by illustrator David Downton for Vanity Fair. The moment feels poetic, intentional, and deeply chic
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Girl Skaters of the 70’s
The 1970s gave us fearless girl skaters with long hair, serious style, and zero interest in playing it safe. These women went hard on their boards, carving up concrete with confidence and attitude long before skate culture became a fashion headline.
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Test Shots for Wizard of Oz
These images are a rare look at the planning stage of a beloved film. The focus is on experimentation and adjustment, capturing the actors in moments that are both playful and instructive. Seeing them in these early poses highlights the effort and artistry required to make fantasy believable.
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Surprisingly Timeless Fashion Items
Trends are fun, and trendy. But we know they come and go and if you plan on time traveling in the near future it’s probably best to stay to timeless with your fashion choices. No shame in trends though, they defy a period of time, a decade. We usual dispise once it’s dying but enjoy looking back on once it’s completely gone. Like that crazy bitch aunt you have. This will be about new timeless pieces we can add if you already havent. We are going to steer away from saying things like “pants” “socks” “watches” etc. like come on. Chuck Taylor Converse Shoes: Some of you may think…
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Oscar de la Renta Passes Away at Age 82
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…
