
Alex Katz Anna Wintour 2009

“Quicktake: Rodarte,” a fashion installation, will be on view at the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum from Jan. 29, 2010, through March 14, 2010. Founded in 2005 by Kate and Laura Mulleavy, Rodarte is widely acclaimed for its daring and conceptual collections. “Quicktake: Rodarte” offers a glimpse into the Mulleavys’ unique process and inspiration at an important point in their career; recently Rodarte was awarded the 2009 Womenswear Designer of the Year by the Council of Fashion Designers of America and was named a 2009 fashion design finalist for Cooper-Hewitt’s National Design Awards. via…

Wet Sunglasses by Sebastian Szwajczak… View the full series here.
I always like to think that one day I will get some cool sunglasses, but in reality, I don’t like change, and I look pretty kick ass in aviators.
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Swedish photographer Therese Aldgard and stylist Lisa Edsalv joined efforts to create a set of almost-too-good-to-eat (almost) cupcakes. The pieces of edible art were inspired by Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Christian Louboutin and Betsey Johnson.-sarazucker

England, Woman’s Dress, 1770-1780. Brocaded silk taffeta; linen-lined bodice
LACMA Acquires Major European Fashion Collection; Museum Catapults to Leader in the Field
Very exciting. It has been a while since I have read anything about LACMA acquiring anything besides contemporary or modern art, and since they are supposed to be an encyclopedic museum that they have been able to focus on other areas.*
*I am guessing we haven’t heard too much out of the antiquities department since that whole FBI raid business. Speaking of, anyone know what the update is on that? Curiousity.

Just wanted to put it out there that house of holland’s new line of t-shirts are available and my half-birthday is on monday.
each limited edition shirt bears the illustration of an individual top designer. they will soon be sold at london’s dover street market for a pricey £75.
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rach:
Bad that I kind of like these? Especially the Cai Guo-Qiang one, with a gunpowder blast right near the heartplate.
love!