The first thing that came to mind when I saw the Celine resort collection was 1970’s Kraut Rock and its aspirations of simplicity, abstraction, and a look towards the future. The second was this old collection by Raf Simons. Hesitant to call out any spiritual motivations, but definitely it’s a whole new outlook we have here…
A spelling variation of the river of the dead that encircles the underworld and the name of a 1978 macabre themed Italian variety show featuring the disco talents of Patty Pravo, Amanda Lear, and Grace Jones…
Nueve Musas regrets to learn that Malcolm McLaren, one of music and fashion’s greatest individualists, has passed away.
Forever (2006)
by Julika Rudelius
Still from 2-channel video installation
16:49 min
Perfume Genius
This Saturday (march 13th) editor and creative director of Pin-Up magazine Felix Burrichter will present a series of short films by artist Julika Rudelius and a music performance by Perfume Genius.
4:00 PM Dressage by Julika Rudelius
4:15 PM Rites of Passage by Julika Rudelius
4:30 PM Forever by Julika Rudelius
5:00 PM Performance by Perfume Genius
Clad in designs by Irene, Marlene Dietrich is cast as Jamilla, the wife of the Grand Vizier and the trophy of the charlatan Hafiz in the 1944 film Kismet. Wearing costumes that more closely resemble the suggestive undergarments of the 1940’s than actual ancient Arabic dress, the above scene establishes the basic style and form for aspirations of Hollywood glamour, grandeur, and beauty as expressed through a contemporary dance called “Voguing”…
Slightly less than a year ago menswear designers evoked Ray Petri’s Buffalo style for their fall 2009 collections, its oxymoronic hard frivolity striking a cord with the current mood. Arena Homme + published for the same season a tribute to Petri’s world, the issue as a bible of sorts for those that missed the movement when it was in full force. Petri’s mix of high and low, masculine and feminine, sartorial and vagabond have been a growing impetus in menswear since the stylist passed, fashion has just been catching up
Despite that Grunge and Gangster Rap brought bleak cynicism to the fore in youth culture, the early 90’s managed to sustain and broadcast a voice for unbridled fantasy. Charged with ideals of action, utopia, and mild metaphysical exploration, the undoubtedly futurist prerogative took root in cyberpunk aspirations and techno beats. Opus III’s Kirsty Hawkshaw suggests a harder strain of optimism, admittedly idealistic, but one suited to a hard-smackingly abrasive and vivid reality. Here’s to 2010…
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