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... while I was wondering, upon Michaela's very amiable invitation, whether 2010 will be the year for online publications to finally come up with reliable models of making users contribute financially to the contents they provide, Mr Jobs' recently introduced and "potentially game-changing gadget" (Steve Lohr/NY Times) may well be the answer to this vague musing of mine.
Anyhow, it doesn't come as a surprise that publications such as the NY Times happily and all too eagerly welcome the presentation of the hi-tec panty pad (see here for a "slogan showdown" that juxtaposes the hygienic and the technological iPad), as they were actually invited to participate in the development of this new techno tool.
It does remind me of a very up-to-date variant of the traditional pocket-size slate, in a way. Curious to see whether lucrative promises will be kept...
... one could almost leave this one without comment. Am I mistaken or is it just plain unthinkable that such a product would make it onto the shelves of any Austrian, German, indeed Europen supermarket? And let me tell you, "Zulu" fills meters and meters of shelves in Brazil. Paese che vai, usanza che trovi? ...
... I must say that I am rather disappointed by the recently launched book My Favourite Dress despite all the critical acclaim it received...
... for most of the fashion designers invited to participate did not find it in their heart to talk about any favourite dresses but their own creations.
Deacon likes Deacon
How dull...
... when rummaging through my closet the other day in a post-vacational flick of wanting to sort things out, I came across this wonderful version of a wrap-around dress created by Edwina Hörl which she gave me when I met her in Tokyo last spring.
The roll of printed toilet paper is wrapped in a sheet detailing how to create the perfect paper dress.
Such a perfect way of bestowing life upon Edwina's never-ending reflection upon fashion archives and ways of reusing existing material...
... après la maman, la fille...
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Alexandre Herchcovitch SPFW fall 10, (c) Fotosite Agency
Jean-Paul Gaultier fall 10, via gq.com
... the ultra sophisticated (read: dull) LV menswear collection for fall 2010 was created to rest on the cornerstone of a Wiener Werkstätte-inspiration.
I can resist anything but temptation, Christian Schoeler, 2009 via artnet.de
To top things off, according to Suzy M., German artist Christian Schoeler was invited by Paul Helbers to paint over some bag models and thereby referency the "customised bags of art students". Sorry, what was that again?
Isn't this yet another pseudo gag that all too easily copies and decontextualizes what would and could be truly creative only to convert it into some kind of faux favela chic? Just remember, some seasons ago...
... I love this, totally. Ute Ploier fall 2010 rocks. My only problem: this look ain't nothing for short people. So I'll probably just stick to the wrap-around scarf...
... I must admit that it was a mere coincidence, as some kind of fashion event took place on the absolutely awesome Sugar Loaf during Rio Fashion Week just the very evening I had gone up there to take a good look at this absolutely fantastic city.
So here you go with some kind of photographic mise en abyme, as a French literary scholar would say, the photographer photographing the photographer/model, who photographs another model. How endlessly circular...
Rick Owens fall 2010 via gq.com
... I'm actually already gone and this is not "real time" blogging at all, but I came across this beautiful exhibition in Paris recently (not yet been there), after reading an article about the success of Lego and Playmobil, which both went back to their roots of selling no-joke real toys and did very well with that, I think that a visit to the Arts décoratifs could be worthwhile...
a typewriter, a mechanical watch, a fountain pen, and a pencil, some notebooks
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