National Geographic. A nightspot puts on an eccentric fashion show in Madrid, Spain, in 1985.
Photograph by O. Louis Mazzatenta, National Geographic A couple poses in traditional costume in the Savoy Region, Rhone-Alpes, France, in 1931. Photograph by Jules Gervais Courtellemont, National Geographic A woman poses for a portrait wearing a "silk substitute" in 1939. Photograph by Willard Culver, National Geographic A young woman models earrings in 1981. Photograph by James L. Women, modeling the latest swimsuit styles, sit on the edge of a small waterfall in Spring River, Arkansas, in 1943.
Photograph by B. Models walk down the runway at a spring Fashion Week show in New York in 1990. Photograph by Jodi Cobb, National Geographic A man and a woman pose in hats from their town, Otavalo, Ecuador. Photograph by Jacob J. Models wear costumes and painted faces for a museum opening in Jerusalem in 1982. A woman with 1940s hairstyle and dress picks peaches in Louisiana, Missouri, in 1946. Photograph by Richard H. The Londoner » The Lavender Festival, Provence. On our first day in Provence we woke up early and sniffed out a beautiful spot to watch the sunrise.
And when I say sniff, I mean it! I have never smelled a sunrise quite like this one… The dew left over from a cold night warming gently in the golden light, mingling with the lavender and filling the air with its rich, heavy perfume. So much more magical than during the heat of the day, the moisture all around feels as though you’re swimming through the sunrise. I couldn’t resist a spin with my new toy before we left… (Press play below) Later we made our way to Valensole for their annual Lavender Festival, a celebration to mark the start of the harvest. A pretty hillside town with a patchwork of terracotta roofs. Crafters, artists and artisans lined the streets, selling their lavender scented, flavoured and coloured wares. Musicians played and the sun baked streets were filled with the sound of chatter, laughter and haggling.
Somewhat envious of this guy’s ride… The best of which being honey! Fashion’s Art Fair Love Affair. MIAMI, United States — Heroically poised against the bleached-out blue of a winter sky, feet planted on a bone-white beachfront, surrounded by torqued metal frames and canvases scraped with abstract smears of paint, Dior Homme’s latest campaign depicts Miami man, perfected.
Not the bronzed, beefcake Miami man of old, but a new version: the languid aesthete, picking his slim-hipped way around the art circuit to emerge blinking in the sun of its winter highlight. This week is the eleventh edition of the Art Basel Miami Beach fair. This time last year, Dior Homme’s creative director Kris Van Assche was sweltering his way through events and exhibits at the fair and beyond, questioning the logic of a black tie dress code in 24-degree Celsius heat.
His response was spring and summer collections for Dior of cut-about tuxedos — sleeveless jackets, formal shorts — and shirts and ties printed with rough brushstrokes. Elegantly Connecting Fashion and Art. MIAMI, United States — The official start date of Art Basel Miami Beach might be Thursday, December 3rd, but major players from the fashion world have already descended on the city for a flurry of private dinners and parties.
On Sunday night, Harry Winston hosted a dinner with Cultured magazine at its Design District store, highlighting the works of hot-shot lighting designer Lindsey Adelman. On Tuesday, Panerai chief executive Angelo Bonati interviewed Swiss designer and entrepreneur Yves Béhar at a media event. That same evening, the US chief executive of Hermès, Robert Chavez, honoured the Argentinian artist Julio Le Parc at a private dinner on the rooftop of the brand’s new Miami store. And that’s just the beginning. On Wednesday morning, Tiffany is set to host a brunch with Interview magazine. The slew of events — and the exhibitions accompanying them — reflect the value fashion puts on art and vice versa. New One-of-a-Kind Landscape Rugs by Alexandra Kehayoglou.
Masterfully Designed LEGO Animals by Felix Jaensch. German artist Felix Jaensch has an uncanny ability to translate the ruffle of parrot feathers or the lumpy fur of orangutans into lifelike LEGO sculptures.
He shares many of his original designs on Flickr and a few pieces including the red fox are available is DIY kits through MOC Nation. He’s also trying to get support on LEGO Ideas for his guinea pig design. (via Matt’s Brick Gallery) Art, design, and visual culture.