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An artist about men's suits as surrogates for identity; seen at Charles LeDray

New York based artist Charles LeDray, who is stitiching and sewing textiles instead of using the brush on canvas, presents through summer 2009 at Artangel, London his new project that is based on clothing. The artist worked on 'Mens Suits' for the past three years. It is LeDray�s first major presentation in Europe.

It's about a new male t-shirt collection. But; some men are small and some women are tall; seen at Universal Music

On 30 June 2009, the worldwide active music company Universal Music launched its first fashion collection of 30 pieces for men...

Stay elegant and keep an eye on your privacy!; seen at John Richmond's first woman's fragrance

John Richmond's philosophy comes from punk, rock music, and street culture. From these sources he creates couture for men and women under slogans like 'Love and Hate' or 'Destroy Disorder Disorientate'. Annie Lennox, David Bowie or Snoop Dogg has been dressed up already by John Richmond...

Traveling time has started; Fashionoffice Insight by publisher Karin Sawetz

Fortunately internet can be received in almost each country of the civilized world! Fashionoffice pre-traveled to give insights into some possible holiday-destinations: Paris, Dubai, Munich, Vienna...

"Unbelievable, but this high-heel is almost comfortable"; Vienna Insight by publisher Karin Sawetz

We all know that walking with high-heels is really a challenge. But ... only a man without a sense for the erotic of high-heels will never experience what's about. On 30 June 2009, the Austrian headquartered European shoes, bags and accessories store chain Humanic presented in front of fashion journalists the trend collections fall/winter 2009/10 in Vienna. "Unbelievable, but this high-heel is almost comfortable," states trend expert Heidrun Pircher...

'Short Messages' about exhibitions, books, music...

The 'Short Messages' on the cover of Fashionoffice.org provide information about exhibitions, conferences, music, videos, books...

Female art work on media constructions; seen at the art of Lutz Bacher

Lutz Bacher's work is about the construction of identity through media. Therefore she de-constructs the identities by 'interfering' advertising campaigns, she manipulates comic books, interviews, porn or televised rape trials. US artist Lutz Bacher's first comprehensive solo exhibition in Europe with the title 'Do you love me?' will run from 4th July until 13th September 2009 at the Kunstverein M�nchen...

Art and design inspired by football; seen at Scott Elk and Dirk Bikkembergs

On 22 June 2009 Dirk Bikkembergs presented his Sport Couture spring/summer 2010 inspired by artworks of the Australian Scott Elk on the catwalk in Milan. Scott Elk's black, red, white, yellow, and white overpainted photographies of a football player are encoded with numbers which could stand for the strategic play from one player to another, or the numbers could signify the score of the play...

Creative chattering women from Pakistan; seen at the exhibition 'Gup Shup'

The Australian designer-sisters Cath and Ange Braid are working with over 400 women across eight centers in and around Chitral town in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan to produce textiles for women�s accessories like handbags and textiles. The newest project, "Gup Shup" is about daily life in Chitral. "Gup Shup" means as much as "informal chit-chat and gossip". In Melbourne (Australia) the project takes part in an exhibition with 23 contemporary hand-embroidered textile creations by females from Chitral...

Fashion journalism online; seen at Cond�Net

In June 2009, the online extension of the publishing house Cond� Nast (Vogue, GQ, Glamour...) 'Cond�Net' announced new features on their online destinations: Style.de, the e-commerce channel of Cond�Net's fashion publications opened the exclusive Hugo Boss store, and Vogue.com started with live-twitter reports from Berlin on occasion of the Berlin Fashion Week.

Playlist on Fashionoffice

Fashionoffice has a new playlist: find it on the music channel! You can listen music, add your own favorites...

Scent of a Traveler; by Caroline Zerrini, lifestyle editor from Dubai

Haute fragrance houses are turning their nose to travel for inspiration. It�s all about enchanting you along a magical journey to capture the scent of a destination and drive you along an emotive feel. Watch out the new Chanel N�5 film 'Train de Nuit', get inspired by the Dior video (with good music!) about a colorful trip to India...

Beauty journalism and the materialisation of a scent; Munich Insight by Karin Sawetz, June 2009

In June 2009, the French fashion label and fragrance brand Lolita Lempicka invited journalists to the presentation of the new baroque boudoir inspired scent 'Si Lolita' to Munich. Beauty journalism is a strange profession; if a beauty journalist ever sees a heterosexual man, he is in 99,99% not a colleague. But not so in Munich; in this city it was the first time ever that I have seen a heterosexual male beauty journalist! Certainly I have asked how he got the idea to take up this profession: "Have you searched for a job to become the only man at a hen party?"

New videos by Phoebe Killdeer and The Short Straws

The former Nouvelle Vague singer Phoebe Killdeer is known for her unusual voice and great stage performance. In June 2009 she is presenting together with The Short Straws new videos. Phoebe Killdeer: "I wanted the sound of the album to be dirty enough to represent the quirkiness of those characteristics..." Watch out the video 'He's Gone' from the album 'Weather's coming...'

International designers show the latest jewellery trends in September in London

Stick your neck out for the latest trends and design-led creations. From 6th to 9th September 2009 International Jewellery London will be unveiling an impressive array of collections from acclaimed designers and brands worldwide; such as Mishca who is a great believer in the idea that one�s experiences figure in one�s work in all kinds of indefinable ways...

Jimmy Choo's red carpet high heels at HM; Fall 2009

From 14 November 2009 on, the Swedish manufacturer and store chain HM will present the glamorous, sexy shoe and bag collection for women and men by the British accessory brand Jimmy Choo in around 200 stores across the world. Former Vogue editor Tamara Mellon founded in 1996 together with the Malaysian-East End of London shoe maker Mr Jimmy Choo the British label 'Jimmy Choo'...

Trendletter by Fashionoffice, June 2009 - II: "Balance between Feminism-Fashion, Ergonomics-Fashion..."

The new trendletter is on the way by email. You can read it online too! This issue's title is "Balance between Feminism-Fashion, Ergonomics-Fashion...".

Fashionoffice introduces new lifestyle reporter from Dubai and launches the publication of daily audience data

In June 2009 Fashionoffice launches the publication of daily new traffic as well as audience profile data by Quantcast on fashionoffice.org/contact and introduces the work of editor Caroline Zerrini...

A port-bonheur pendant wishing well future to the world, seen at Manuel Bozzi SS09

On occasion of the Pitti Uomo in Florence in spring 2009, the Milan based jewellery and accessories designer Manuel Bozzi presented the Mambamondo amulet. It is a port-bonheur pendant wishing well future to the world. It is described to "infuse trust and sense of affiliation". Into this piece the designer packs the irony, that everybody has the same roots: the earth. The 'globe' pendant is made of sterling silver. Question: "Can the amulet be opened?"...

"Green is the only way, with a blush of luxury", motto of the Greenshowroom 1-4 July Berlin, 1-4 Oct Paris

For the travelling eco-couture exhibition the designers Magdalena Schaffrin and Jana Keller have collected accessories, shoes, jewellery, beauty and gourmet products under the motto �GREEN is the only way, with a blush of luxury�...

Architect Zaha Hadid's shoe collection for Lacoste SS09

Architect Zaha Hadid has debuted a limited-edition footwear capsule collection designed in collaboration with Lacoste. The design was developed from the iconic crocodile logo. To achieve the tactile landscape effect on the footwear, Zaha�s team designed a series of metal plates depicting the desired wave pattern. The collection of only 850 pairs includes shoes and boots, such as an ankle boot for men and a calf boot for women...

The fashion press in love with the musician Florence Welch

In June, the fashion world has discovered Florence Welch as a new star of the music scene: the Vogue ran a feature about Florence's wardrobe, discussing here on-stage and off-stage outfits, the Telegraph magazine produced a four page feature and has described her as "Kate Bush meets Aretha Franklin", and UK designer Paul Smith wrote on his blog on 9 June 2009 "Listening to Florence and the Machine, love it." Watch out the new video video 'Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)' by Florence and The Machine, release date of the track is the 21 June 2009...

Vienna's relationship to death; seen on photos by Angelo Cricchi

On occasion of Vienna's MAK Gloomy Sunday during the '9 festival for fashion and photography', the art and culture magazine Drome was engaged as the curator of the exhibition. Drome has selected the photo series by Angelo Cricchi entitled 'Imaginary Portraits of Women who Chose Death' with regard to the strong relationship of Viennese people to death...

The critical texts encourage people to make their own opinion; heard at S�hne Mannheims

New video 'IZ ON' by the German group S�hne Mannheims. On 10 July 2009 in Berlin, 1 November N�rnberg, 5 November Vienna, 30 November in Hamburg...

Imagination and emotion are more important than that of mere sight; seen in the paintings of Farshid Maleki

For the Persian artist Farshid Maleki the faculties of imagination and emotion are more important than that of mere sight. At first glance the drawings seem like scribbles -- one sees hundreds of lines and colours of magic markers shaping - in an apparent chaos - characters that are only alive in Maleki�s inspiration at the time of the work of art itself, of the action. Read the report by lifestyle editor Caroline Zerrini about the artist's exhibition running at Dubai�s B21 art gallery from 22 June until 23 July 2009.

20ies Flapper Girl look and 40ies glam style for swimwear; seen at Wolford SS09

The Austrian label presents a retro-sportive swimwear collection, designed for the first time by Ronald van der Kemp. Since some years Wolford collaborates additionally to its own collection with international designers like Giorgio Armani, Kenzo, Missoni, Valentino, Vivienne Westwood...

"I love art. I love fashion. I love everything beautiful. Why no enjoy them all together?" states Robert Cavalli at the Cavalli Club opening party

...reports lifestyle editor Caroline Zerrini from the fashionable event in Dubai. The Cavalli Club has been exclusively designed by Roberto Cavalli. Swarovski crystals are used liberally to create a luxurious and opulent atmosphere throughout the venue. Floors are made from black quartz, with chairs upholstered in Cavalli�s signature animal print. Parallel to the restaurant is a lounge bar with exotic light food and DJ music...

Surprise and shock with edgy jewellery; invitation to Zoe Kendall's Londoner events

In June 2009, UK unisex art-jewellery designer Zoe Kendall invites to a 'Voyage To The �Dead Deep�, if you dare�' at the London Jewellery Week (8 June - 14 June 2009) where she will launch her new collections �Precious Creatures� and �Rough Cut.� "It's inspired by sea monsters, prehistoric sea creatures, sharks, weird fish, mythical beasts of the ocean etc...... and it's really about showing people that jewellery doesn't have to be pretty, in fact, it can be pretty damn scary, or ugly, or mean..." At the same time, the designer works on her exhibition �A Window Into Wearable Art� at the jewellery store Kabiri. The opening event is on 16 June 2009! Read the interview and find details...

70ies feminine power re-installed today; seen in Edra Soto's art work

Artist Edra Soto�s childhood memories of watching Iris Chacon in Puerto Rico inspired her to re-examine female sexuality and how this celebrity�s image translates into American culture. Therefore she has selected one image where the female show star is surrounded by men in gorilla costumes to start her reflection about the history and presence of culture. Running through 28 June 2009 at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago...

American retrospective in fashion; seen at Smitten FW9/10

For his first worldwide collection, the New Yorker designer Michael Simon is inspired by his passion of the romance presented in 40�s American comic books and their stories about intoxicating love. The pieces will be featured at Fred Segal; the store is known for a good hand in picking trend items...

Song about cosmetic surgery; heard on the new album from the Swiss electronic musician, DJ, producer Zwicker aka Cyril Boehler, vocals Olivera Stanimirov

Olivera sings to the music and lyrics of Cyril: "You used to have two shinning eyes, big ideas and exciting plans, your behaviour sometimes radical, to impress your special friends. You felt the pressure rise, to make a sacrifice to fit in, be like everyone, you had some surgery, cosmetic energy, now your face is gone..." The record release party is on 13 June in Zurich.

Underwear from health garment to fashion must haves; seen at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London

From 12 June until 27 September 2009 the exhibition 'Undercover' at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London traces the evolution of underwear from health garment to fashion must haves. Lingerie fashionistas have the opportunity to purchase two exclusive boudoir pieces by the Italian label La Perla and support at the same time the Breast Cancer Care organisation...

Are you looking for an attractive man? Paris Insight by Karin Sawetz

Men in Paris are looking adventurous with an inherent magic as if their treasure lies in the fantasy. You can find them in the famous Caf� de Flore where fashion people love to appear and enjoy the 'streetwalk'. Unexpectedly a man with a book in the hand, wild hair, three-day beard, comfortable trousers, and shoes that tell the story of an urbanist, sat down on the table beside me... This happened on occasion of the presentation of Paul Smith's photographs in an art gallery in Paris where I had the chance to interview the designer in his showroom about some themes which are of interest for Fashionoffice.

Music selection: 'Black River' by Bomb The Bass, voice Mark Lanegan from the album 'Future Chaos'

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Art pieces instead of plastic bags; seen at the Academy of Art University School of Fashion, San Francisco

Textile design students present over 100 one-of-a-kind tote bags made of organic cotton with artful eco-friendly water-based ink illustrations. The students are trained by experts such as the journalist and illustrator Gladys Perint Palmer, who is working at the time on her second and third books 'Fashion Bible' and 'You are not on The List', or Simon Ungless, a graduate from Central St. Martins School of Art and Design...

T-shirt designed for the World Environment Day; seen at La Redoute SS09

On occasion of the World Environment Day on 5th June 2009, the homeshop La Redoute presents the 'Change your Future' bio-shirts for women and men. On the same day the movie 'Home' about the evolution of Earth is released; the movie's subtitle could be "It's Too Late To Be A Pessimist"...

Influences of fashion on music

Do you think that parallels between the rhythm and repetition of songs and typical regional knitting patterns exist? Researches are showing that they exist (www.fashionoffice.org/culture/2009/codes5-2009.htm). Missoni invites to an exhibition where an installation is made of sounds and noises of the laboratory and Missoni knitting machines, recorded and written by composer Pietro Pirelli (www.fashionoffice.org/culture/2009/missoni5-2009.htm). Do you know any other examples for the influences fashion has on music? You are invited to the new 'Get Answers Gadget'...

The liberating way from the corset to seductive lingerie; seen at Aubade

In the 90ies, after the decade of the re-feminising era of the 80ies (the 60ies/early 70ies celebrated androgyny), women have discovered a new femininity. In this time Aubade started the 'Lessons in Seduction' saga with focus on lingerie as a mean of seduction. In 2009 Aubade presented its re-launched website with information about trends, know-how about lingerie, the making of campaigns...

Fashion and identity, seen at photographer Petra Rautenstrauch

Photographer Petra Rautenstrauch will exhibit her work on 3rd June at the fashion laboratory Liniert in Vienna, where architecture, fashion, design, literature, music� are combined under one roof. The female artist questions identity and self-perception.

R�is�n Murphy has inspired this month's Fashionoffice Insight

The song 'You Know Me Better' by Irish musician R�is�n Murphy is this month's inspiration for some thoughts about images of women, public opinion and strategies of online and print publishers...

Guide to design shops in Vienna's 7th district

In May 2009, 34 design and fashion shops, studios in Vienna's most creative zone of the 7th district have published their third issue of the biannual '7tm' leaflet under the motto: �Ask the designer if it fits�...

Create the content by defining the meaning of keywords! Apply to the 'Keywords School' at La Biennale di Venezia

During the 'Keywords School' at La Biennale di Venezia the Chinese artist Xu Tan, who insists on his lifestyle as 'outcast' to maintain sensitivity to the changes in social life and culture, reinvestigates the meanings of selected words together with 10 participants per day. In the new public space the meanings of the keywords are further transformed. The recruitment for the �Keywords School� runs until 31 May 2009!

When moral values are absent, darkness begins; lookbook story by Brian Wood FW9/10

New York based designer Brian Wood's fall/winter 2009/10 men's wear collection 'Night Stalkers' is inspired by the depths of human nature where moral values are absent and darkness begins. The photos of the lookbook are dramatically arranged. Question: Does the B Wood lookbook tells a story about three different gangs - and the 'good' ones with the masks wear...?

Jewellery made of Formula 1 and Air Race Jets material; seen at Purisme SS09

In spring 2009 the Austrian design label Purisme presented its fourth product after the pipe, the letter opener and the Yoyo for adults: a bracelet which looks like a black diamond. The lightness and durability of the bracelet comes from its carbon fibres. Question: Isn't the carbon fibre a material normally used for cars or aeroplanes?

Style Amazons are celebrating intercultural artfulness; seen at MAC Cosmetics SS09

You can find different heroic looks such as Gold Rebel, Fierce and Fabolous, Tribalist, Liberated, Night Manouvres etc which express the courageous and wild style of the colorful creations made of lipsticks, eye shadow, brush...

Fashion archives history, Your perfect design, The luxury of recycled trash

The latest articles are now collected in the Trendletter under the themes "Fashion archives history", "Your perfect design", "The luxury of recycled trash"...

Eyewear named after Clark Kent, Charlie Chaplin, and 'Niko' from Lipstick Jungle; seen at GlassesUSA SS09

The international online shop of GlassesUSA presents its website with an extensive product range of eye- and sunwear and a blog with articles about themes like 'Help for Kids who Need Eyeglasses' or 'Computer Vision Syndrome'. Question: "Your website navigation shows several categories; one of them is 'Fashion'. What�s the difference between the other glasses and the Fashion glasses?"

Fashionoffice has changed its terms of use according to new internet technologies

You are the architect! It's the first time in history that the masses are structuring a media by using a common 'brain'. This 'brain' with its 'thinking memory' makes the real nature of the internet; it is �learning� your behaviour! New internet technologies are quantifying your behaviour and interests as anonymous information. The ones who are interested to benefit from the new technologies more individual can add interest categories...

Trends are not a brief phenomenon; seen at 'Archaeology of the Future' curated by Li Edelkoort

In the first five weeks since the exhibition is running over 7.000 people visited the Designhuis to find out more about the �Archaeology of the Future�. In May, the exhibition center by the Design Academy Eindhoven extended the presentation until 28 June 2009. "Archaeology of the Future" maps and analyses the most influential tendencies of the last 20 years seen through the eyes of Li Edelkoort...

Curtains, folds and the political system of a society; seen at Frank Thiel in New York

German artist Frank Thiel presents new large-scale color photographs showing curtains made of fabrics arranged in folds at the Sean Kelly Gallery in New York. The photographer is addressing the recent history of Berlin...

About emotional design and eco design; Ciclus founder Tati Guimar�es

Question: Is the half-moon bracelet made of film material like it is used for movies? Eco-designer Tati Guimar�es: "The Half Moon Bracelet is made of films like those that used to be used in printers before digital replaced the need of film to print, for example, newspapers. We collect it with some few off set printers that still work with it. This film, after used, generally is thrown away because it's all printed and cannot be reused for printing. So, Ciclus gives one more use for something that would inevitably be thrown into garbage."

Ironic, absurd texts on an electronic mix of music styles; Kissogram is on tour

The electro-pop duo Jonas Poppe and Sebastian Dass� started in 1999. Today, they are one of the most important musicians of the Berlin independent scene. They are on tour: 5 June Moscow, 12 June Altd�bern (DE), 26 June Vienna, 10 July R�sselsheim (DE), 31 July Freising (DE), 20 August Zurich... Watch out the video: 'She's an Apple Pie'.

An installation, capturing the sounds and noises of the laboratory and Missoni knitting machines

The Missonis have "realized that modern design is a synergy between machine and art," has written Richard Martin. In the new exhibition you are invited to enter the typical Italian way of making fashion, which begins at the loom: an installation, capturing the sounds and noises of the laboratory and Missoni knitting machines, recorded and written for the installation by composer Pietro Pirelli...

An invitation to become designer of retro glam couture furniture with modern appeal; seen at Maison Ventury Paris SS09

In spring 2009 the founder of the French Ventury Group Emmanuel Touraine presents the early launched label Maison Ventury Paris with the debut collection entitled 'Divine' created by designer Vincent Cadena. The luxurious furniture collection is inspired by French elegant lifestyle. The lounge chair expresses modern retro glam chic of the Parisian 80ies. At the same time, the two fashion and lifestyle addicted had the idea to motivate their clients to become a designer of luxurious pieces: they started the 'Bespoke/Ventury Service' and invite clients to play with forms, colors...

Have high quality designers today produce an object of utility and address our senses at the same time?

The NRW-Forum in D�sseldorf questions the differences or similarities of contemporary design-art by presenting works by designers/artists like Ron Arad, Hussein Chalayan, Liam Gillick, Marc Newson, Franz West, to name a few, from 23 May until 5 July. On the occasion of the exhibition the NRW-Forum has opened a blog for the public discussion of the theme: Where does design end and art begin? Check out the 'Rocs' by Ronan und Erwan Bouroullec, 2007. These walls are made for deconstructing the space such as work- or sleeping-spaces. The design idea behind comes from 'software': the system allows you to elaborate your taste infinitely by building your own architecture! A special software allows controlling the formative processes. Such as the earth�s surface is in constantly change, the 'rocks' simulate the appearance of earth plates, ripples, caves...

How to give old material the appeal of luxury, seen at unika(r)t

The Austrian designer Irene W�lfl presents her label unika(r)t (the word combines unique and art) during the 3rd edition of Designformat from 8 May until 25 July at the workshop kaRja in Vienna. The signature design of unika(r)t by Irene W�lfl is to use seemingly non-valuable trash and give the old material with new forms and functions the appeal of luxury...

"Male suits are 100% eco-friendly", Carla Gallas SS09

Buenos Aires based designer Carla Gallas was inspired for her laptop bags by the idea of the Earth Day which is the celebration day for thinking 'green' each year in April. Her laptop bags are indeed funny and unusual such as the designer intended: in the same month of the London summit G-20 and while bankers worldwide are searching for new, non-conspicuous outfits, Carla Gallas has used male suits for her laptop bags. Question: Why have you used male suits for the bags?

Sonic Youth etc. : Sensational Fix; 30 May - 20 September 2009 Malm� Konsthall, Sweden

80s Punk combines Art and Music! The US band Sonic Youth (formed in 1981) collaborated closely with curator Roland Groenenboom for the exhibition of Sonic Youth�s multimedia works and other artists with focus on the synergies between art and music in the show "The SONIC YOUTH etc. : SENSATIONAL FIX"...

A roboquin, dancing to the magical downtempo by Richard Dorfmeister and Rupert Huber, known as 'Tosca'

Watch out the video 'Birthday' by Tosca from the new album 'No Hassle', where a roboquin is dancing! They are on tour (partly with visual artist Fritz Fitzke): 16 May 2009 Leuven, Belgium; 20 May Graz, Austria; 4 June Cologne, Germany; 5 June Hamburg, Germany; 6 June Berlin, Germany etc.

"...parallels between the rhythm and repetition of songs and typical regional knitting patterns...," curator Eva Kreissl, exhibition 'Good Signs - Bad Signs' at the Folklife Museum, Graz

The exhibition 'Good Signs - Bad Signs', curated by Eva Kreissl, invites the visitor to 12 interactive stations for experiencing the meaning of symbols in game situations such as an everyday symbols quiz, an orientation terrain game, or a sound-effects test from 15 May until 26 October 2009 at the Folklife and Folk Art Museum in Graz (Austria). Question: Dr. Eva Kreissl, you are the curator of the exhibition about signs in our daily life and their different meanings in a cultural context. Which are the three most used signs globally?

Busy P, Kavinsky, and autoKratz on Levi's Unbuttoned Tour

Levi's is wellknown for cooperating with musicians. Last year the label toured with the 'Rebellious Girls" Uffie, the Brazilian Girls and Maral Salmassi rebelliousgirls.red-tab.com. This year they have chosen boys...

Fashion and the absence of the body, seen at Ursula Neugebauer, Design Festival assembly in Graz, Austria

The Austrian Design Festival assembly celebrates with the opening of the exhibition "tour en l�air" by German artist Ursula Neugebauer four days of fashion, music, art, interior design and virtual worlds on the catwalk, in exhibitions, lectures, temporary shops, concerts and parties with works by more than 70 designers/artists from Austria and South East European countries during 14 and 17 May in Graz (Styria)...

Amulets for the awareness that the moment is the beginning of the future; seen at Maurie Polak, Rhode Island School of Design Exhibition

US jewellery designer Maurie Polak is one 130 presented designers and artists from 14 disciplines such as textiles, jewelry, photography, digital/media, furniture design etc at the Rhode Island School of Design�s annual graduate thesis exhibition from 14 until 30 May 2009 in Providence, US. The jewellery by Maurie Polak (born and raised in Portland, OR) is much more wearable art than decorative design. Cocoon is the theme of her collection, presented by the designer even on her own blog mauriepolak.blogspot.com/. If you are looking at the pieces you get the impression that they are Voodoo inspired amulets...

Bags made of Water Bottles; seen at samsara SS09

In April 2009 the Montreal, Canada headquartered international distributed handbags and accessories label Matt and Nat announced the brand new launched samsara collection with a global charity. Through a voting on the samsara website users can choose which initiative will get one Dollar from each bag: initiatives for international aid, domestic violence, animal welfare, or environmental issues...

Photographic documentary about Liverpool's music 'Zeitgeist' since the late 70ies

On the 4th day of the Liverpool SoundCity music festival (20 - 23 May) where over 400 bands from 15 countries will present new music from different genres, the photo exhibition "The Crucial 3-0" about the city's most influential bands curated by British photographer Kevin Cummins starts in London. The exhibition's title comes from a band which existed not longer than six weeks - Crucial Three; what counts is the impact! The documentarist of music has created a series of thirty hand finished prints showing the authentic world of Liverpool bands spanning the past thirty years: The Crucial 3-0, Post Punk Liverpool by Kevin Cummins, at The Hard Day's Night Hotel Gallery, Liverpool, London; from 23 May to 22 June 2009...

Casino tokens, the idea of 'mirroring' and the challenge to be a woman; seen at ep_anoui FW9/10

The Austrian designer Eva Poleschinski has presented the ep_anoui fall/winter 2009/10 collection 'Speculaire-Mirror' at the Ringstrassen Galerien Fashion Show on 22 April 2009 in Vienna. On occasion of the 6th Designer Award her label was selected with one of her designs to be a finalist in the competition to the theme �A Remix Of The Golden 20�s�. Question: The 20ies have been the great time of flapper girls and the emancipation of women. Can you see any similarities to the time of the 20ies? Do you think that women will be confronted with new situations?

Swimwear styles: experimental, sportive and glam; seen at Kymare SS09

Arnhem based designer Kim Wormgoor expresses with the Kymare spring/summer 2009 swimwear for women and men the lightness and freedom of 'Butterflies and Birds'; such as on this page: the optical effect of the fabric used for this piece of the 'Blush Butterfly' line evokes the impression of a living cocoon - like the butterfly is just in the moment to be born...

The trend for eating in fresh nature; interview with Rosi Cobra

The trend for eating in fresh nature - even if you are living in a capital city - has caused a new culture for 'picnic'. The picnic happens often on occasion of sportive activities. Rosi Cobra aka Daniela Emminger cooks since two years for fashionable people in Vienna, Austria. Question: Rosi Cobra, what are the must haves for a healthy and fashionable picnic? Are there any basic rules for the �table wear� and the nutrition?

'Your Happy End' are playing their folk guitars with experimental minds

The music by 'Your Happy End' can be described as fresh melodious with melancholic tones; the two musicians are playing their folk guitars with experimental minds and make space for electronic beats. Check out the live video at Le Kalif: 'Dying above the clouds' from the first album 'Seven Windows for Six Dreamers' (May 2009) by the French (Le Havre) musicians Aur�lien et Guillaume 'Your Happy End'...

Miss Kittin and The Hacker on tour now!

Miss Kittin and The Hacker are wellknown for their solo projects and their work as a duo on electronic/experimental music. Alongside, the DJ and singer Miss Kittin - she loves to perfom in a nurse costume - collaborates with Felix da Housecat and Goldenboy. Miss Kittin and The Hacker are on tour now: 2 May 2009 London, 3 May Dublin, from 14 to 15 May in Poland, followed by Denmark, France, on 26 May at Flex in Vienna, Austria ... Check out the video: '1982' by Miss Kittin and The Hacker!

'Green' products on the 'greenest' way to shop: Stella McCartney, Alexander Wang... in an online auction

Barney's New York is the place in Beverly Hills, New York, Las Vegas... where the stars come out 'Paris Hilton Leaves Barney's New York On Saturday Afternoon' and in 'Jessica Alba At Barneys New York in Beverly Hills', 'Lindsay Lohan At Barney's New York And Maxfields' (videos seen on YouTube). On occasion of the Earth Day 2009 the designer shopping store Barney's New York (since 1923), Elle and eBay have chosen to present 'green' products on the 'greenest' way to shop: designer pieces made of re-cycled materials in an online-auction on eBay...

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The concept of music videos for one special project

Check out the video 'Chanda Mama', one of the songs from the project 'Playing for Change'. The main voice comes from Tal Ben Ari ("Tula") from Tel Aviv, Israel, currently living in Barcelona. The concept of the published music videos is to visualize the intention of the project: you can see musicians from many different religious groups and ideologies in the countries of four continents playing together one song which stands for living in peace together...

The robotic mannequin remembers which poses make you buy!

Tokyo based engineer Tatsuya Matsui has designed robots for the shop windows of Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, the MOMA (The Museum of Modern Art, New York)... His 'roboquin' is special: it learns from the behaviour of the visitors. The roboquin uses visual data recognition to figure out which poses make people want to buy its clothes...

Eyewear inspired by the 70ies hip-hop culture; seen at Dsquared2 SS09

The self-defined 'born in Canada, made in Italy' brand Dsquared2 by the Canadian twin brothers Dean and Dan Caten presents the debut eyewear collection as a homage to the 70�s hip-hop culture, "a decade which brought strong contradictions and big historical change: a melting pot of years merging the movements of the 60�s, while pushing the American society towards changes in the 80�s"...

Long hair and straight instead of curly (even if the hair is short) is the most favored look

Results of the Styletrends survey: the trend for long curly hair is replaced by straight long hair. In the period from 1st August 2008 until 15 April 2009 'straight long hair' was with 22,35% of the votes the most favored hair cut, followed by 'Layers' and 'long curly hair'.

Test your trendiness in 'Gender Awareness'!

In some European countries women earn around 20 to 25% less money (for the same work) than men and have to pay for the same services higher prices. Do you think that it is fair that a woman has to pay for the same haircut more than a man? Compare your decision with international fashion experts on www.beautyradar.com.

Turntablist Mike Hansen at 'The Communism of Forms'; at the Art Gallery of York University, Toronto

Toronto based radio/performer and turntablist Mike Hansen is one of more than 50 international artists featuring music video as a lively artistic medium which redefines both Pop music and art on occasion of the exhibition 'The Communism of Forms'. 'The Communism of Form' reflects the current trend in our global society to keep up the international interaction between artists, spectators, curators... in an emancipated, 'backcoupling' communication...

The signature design concept of fashion transferred to perfume; seen at Etro SS09

In spring 2009 the Italian fashion brand Etro presents its fragrances under the motto 'Flower Power' in a new packaging with black/white paisley motifs with a lilac banderole and a smaller, portable size of 50ml bottles. The paisley motifs are a homage to the history of the Milanese textile company Etro, founded by Gimmo Etro in 1968. Etro's paisley fabrics are the signature design of the label. Since 1981 it appears in the Etro collections. Today, Etro presents men's wear, women's wear, leather goods, home accessories and perfumes. The typical Etro style - the mix of different cultures, materials in one outfit - makes the combination of the pieces easy. The same style can be found in the perfume collection: each scent can be worn alone or in an individual mix, the Etro scent layering.So you can become your own 'createur' of the perfume you wear...

Excited by Simplicity; seen at Martin Grant FW9/10

Australian born, at the rue Charlot in Paris based designer Martin Grant presents for fall/winter 2009/10 dresses and coats with surprising details on structure (collars, bustiers) and volume (pleats, tailoring). In this collection magenta flashes over the shadow and asphalt grey, powder rose, night blue and black pieces of day and evening wear in silk, wool, angora, and gauze...

How do fashion people move through the city?

The Styletrends survey about the trendiest styles for moving from one place to another in capital cities shows that public transportation is with 43,75% preferred, followed by motor bike, scooter 31,25% and bicycle 12,50%. At the same time, fashion users vote in the survey about 'Trendiest inspiration for Personal Style' that they preferably get inspired on the street, by art, design, and by 'me, myself'. Another indication for the environmental friendly behaviour (public transportation) is the favorite usage of the mobile phone: from the Styletrends survey 1 July 07 - 9 March 08 we know that fashion addicted users use their phone for Multimedia Messaging Services (32%), followed by good old SMS (23%), and on 3rd place music (21%). Writing SMS and video became trendier through this field period; watch TV lost many percentages. It was a vote for running pictures, but against timed entertainment. The new styles for transportation through capital cities do probably influence the success of mobile communication.

Clever fastening means eating consciously!

In spring time fastening is a big theme; clever fastening is healthy and eating consciously is the best way to get the own, perfect body. But sometimes new summer fashion, small bikinis, the fact that we are showing more body than on cold days and our imagination of the ideal body are stressing our self-confidence. No body is perfect! The sensation of humans is that they have different looks, characters, bodies, faces... they are identities...

Inspiration for the personal style 2009

The Internet is the big looser in the Styletrends survey about the trendiest inspirations for the personal style. Once the media with the greatest authenticity for Fashionistas' style went behind the top-position to the 5th place! Fashion people prefer to get inspired on the street, by art, design, and by 'me, myself'. What has changed the behaviour of the users in the last months? Let's remember the results of the last voting: the online users had a strong active - interactive - approach to the creation of their own style: three of the five first ranked items "Internet", "myself", and "friends" are sources determined by the user himself and change in the moment he interacts. Now, it looks like as if the users had left the interactive field: on the street they can watch others - but normally don't interact. The inspiring sources art, design won't react either. The only 'interactive' position in this ranking that left is 'me, myself'. Do the users become weary of bringing in their own energy? An indicator for this assumption is that the active media Internet lost while in the same time passively useable media like TV or printed magazines grew.

Subject to speak about 2009

Styletrends survey Results 2009: Since around one year the preferred subjects to speak about constantly change from romantic and spiritual themes like love, religion, peace to the magazine's core themes: fashion, clothes, accessories, art, culture, design and music. 'Self realization' and the subject 'sex' became more important. The stronger focus on speaking about 'fashion, clothes' could be explained with better working search engines and the growing understanding of users to find specific information; such as information about fashion at Fashionoffice. It's the nature of the internet to minimize continuously the spreading losses or time for searching with the help of the users themselves while they are interacting with the media...

Personal Style 2009

The voting of this field period of the Styletrends survey shows that the trendiest personal styles are Vintage, Classic, Unique and Glamour. The results are congruent with the trendiest Men's Style in the positions Vintage and Classic. The 'star'-appearance - connoted with Unique and Glamour - is attributed this year much more closely to females. This circumstance is even reflected in the spring/summer 2009 fashion by the accentuation of female forms with sculptured or voluminous skirts which are taking more room than clothes did the years before. Women's wear becomes this summer season 09 obviously more different to men�s wear...

Men's Style 2009

Fashionoffice's half-yearly Styletrends for Men's Style reflect the current trend for a more simple lifestyle and the growing consciousness for cultural heritage: Modern Vintage is with 26,61% the favorite men's style, followed by Simple (11,59%) and Classical (11,16%)...

Fashionistas Cities 2009

Fashionoffice has asked: "In which cities do fashionistas find the most artful collections, best ready to wear, the most interesting business partners?" The Internet Fashionistas have decided that they find in Paris, New York, Tokyo, London... the most artful collections, the best ready to wear, and the most interesting business partners...

Trendy Online Resources 2009

Fashionoffice has asked users for the biannual Styletrends survey: "Choose the trendiest online source for your personal style. Where do Fashionistas get the trendiest information about fashion, design, beauty on the Internet?" The results are now published...

The Power of Fashion for Identity and Status

Since 1996 Fashionoffice offers the additional service of collected news in a Trendletter by email. The difference to the magazine's RSS and mobile site is the thematic connexion. The editorial strategy is important for the understanding of contemporary fashion which has to be read like contemporary art. The articles on the headline site of www.fashionoffice.org are chosen after selected themes such as the influence of religion on fashion, gothic and fashion, femininity in art, and other 'trend' themes. The positive effects of 'thematic bundles' are: the understanding for themes like 'Organic Expression' grows which enhances as a consequence the meaning of each article of the thematic bundle. The second Trendletter in April 2009 is about "The Power of Fashion for Identity and Status"...

David Byrne on tour through EU and US

David Byrne recorded a new album with Brian Eno. Now, he is with songs of 'Everything that Happens will Happen Today' on tour through EU and US (on 12 + 13 April 2009 in London, 14 April in Brighton (UK), 16 April Stuttgart (DE), followed by Zurich (CH), Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, United States etc). The Byrne-Eno album 'My Life in the Bush of Ghosts' (1981) is legendary. In the late seventies they have worked together for 3 Talking Heads albums. Check out the video: 'What A Day That Was' from the album 'The Catherine Wheel' live at Union Chapel in London. The song begins with the words "Well, I'm dressed up so nice..."

The expression of power

The exhibition 'The Endless Renaissance' at the Bass Museum Florida (17 April - 16 August 2009) presents historical and contemporary works from the 17th century until today about the representation of power. The power is expressed by the tame hyena he commands, his muscles, the protective skirt with decoration, the artful draped camouflage fabric on the baseball cap...

Fashion in wartimes

From 20 May until 15 November 2009 the Parisian M�morial-Mus�e exhibits in association with the Galliera City of Paris Fashion Museum 300 fashion items, especially accessories, from the years of occupation (1940-44). During wartimes the restrictions turned fashion designers, tradesmen, manufacturers, and women into experts in the art and craft of recycling and substitution...

Interview about mobility, recycling, over-seasonal fashion and the interaction of fashion and art

Doychinoff designer Maria Doychinova has studied fashion design at the University of Applied Arts Vienna and worked for Roland Mouret and Hussein Chalayan in London. Visiting the website of the designer, you will find hints for the designer's affinity to dynamism; such as the mobile glove for the Mobilcom Austria...

What makes a woman beautiful?

The Austrian design label Jules et Jim has released a press information with the title "JULES ET JIM by Millesi - as sexy as spring can". Question: In your press release you state that your fashion is "...designed to make every woman even more beautiful." What makes a woman beautiful?

Smart wedding; seen at Vera Wang SS09

Since New York designer Vera Wang released her book 'Vera Wang on Weddings' and - especially - her very practicable website verawangonweddings.com it became easier to marry. The designer knows what she is speaking about: she has outfitted bridals for long-during relationships such as Victoria Beckham, Heidi Klum, Avril Lavigne...

Anna Fuchs, tell us something about style and the summer trend 2009

Hamburg designer Anna Fuchs: "'Erotic is the secret and nothing is more boring than nakedness' once my idol Yves Saint Laurent said and he is absolutely right. This principle in combination with floating, exclusive fabrics..."

Video documentaries about fashion designers

The Webby Award winning online video series on designers 'Designing Minds' present weekly new documentaries about fashion. In one of the movies, emerging fashion designer Jose Duran speaks about his inspirations. For one of his collections he researched the history of his home, the Dominican Republic, in the early 19th century and Voodoo rituals. The results are armory pieces and a sculptured dress inspired by a mud ceremony...

Sun protection for outdoor activities

Piz Buin - in 1962 inventor of the worldwide standard Sun Protection Factor (SPF) - presents a new formula of long-lasting sun protection for outdoor activities. It withstands up to 80 minutes of sweat and water contact; perfectly made for jogging on the beach, water sports...

50-80% of all sun-damages happen during childhood!

Apply sun cream on your kids' skin before you leave the house. Be generous with the cream! Take your "private shadow" for the beach: hats, sunglasses, shirts for playing under the sun, parasol! Don't forget water and fresh juices: Beta-Carotene (carrots, oranges) strengthens the self-protection system of the skin; even green tea helps...

30 and 40ies 'New Realism' in fashion photography

The National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington D.C. exhibits the work of the American photographer Louise Dahl-Wolfe who has influenced with her style the fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar from 1936 to 1958. At the same time as the 'Neo Realismo' by Italian filmmakers such as Roberto Rosselini happens outside of "Cinecitt�", the photographer Dahl-Wolfe brought a 'new realism' into the world of fashion photography...

Keziah Jones at Poolbar Festival

The Austrian Poolbar Festival - with own fashion label - announces the headliners for summer 2009: Art Brut, Keziah Jones, Guru�s Jazzmatazz, Dropkick Murphys,... Since when does Poolbar present clothing?

What are 'pinstriped suits'?

In March the Viennese label 'Liniert' presented on occasion of the international increasing awareness for the causes of the worldwide crisis a 'pinstriped collection'. In German language 'pinstriped suit' has two meanings: it means the 'banker suit" or 'jail house suit'...

Alain Gossuin about the 21st century man, Parisian style, and the male and female approach on fashion

Question: On your website you are speaking about the differences between men�s and women�s wear. Alain Gossuin: Imagine, there are 50% men and 50% women, but currently the approach to men�s wear design is nearly 100% �female�. The �female� approach is focusing on allure, first impact, color, form, and realizes special themes with almost theatrical costumes. Women are much more willing to suffer for fashion. But for a men�s wear collection you can�t work as for a women�s wear collection...

Fashion of Parisian bikers; seen at Delphine Murat FW9/10

Question: Why is one of your lines called 'Biker'? Delphine Murat: "Our Biker line is inspired by Riders; by the freedom it implicates, and the modernity through time and space. The idea is to bring to the legs another universe, anchored in dynamism, modernity and energy,..."

Clothes made of wind and volcanic lava; Eleonore de Ruuk FW9/10

Amsterdam based designer Eleonore de Ruuk was inspired for the fall/winter 2009/10 collection 'Lanzarique' by the geometrical abstract style of the Spanish artist C�sar Manrique who became famous because of his landscape design and wind mobiles for the volcanic island Lanzarote in the mid 60s...

Fashion that reflects a wide horizon; seen at Alexander Wang FW9/10

Californian native, New York based designer Alexander Wang is bespoken by publications like The New York Times, Style.com, ... as one of the new rising stars on the fashion stage. For his fall/winter 2009/10 collection he has chosen a color concept that widens the focus on the tailoring of the asymmetric dresses, sportive legwear in cyclist and torero style, white bondage dresses which could be inspired by African ritual body painting or the Asian bondage culture, ...

Seating carpet by Italian designer Miriam Mirri

Miriam Mirri, what was your inspiration for the carpet? "... As a huge hat covering the floor, the carpet has a soft backrest, for someone resembling a change sitting, able to create a defined and intimate space dedicated to play. �We all fall down� as in the nursery rhythm for reading, hugging, listening to music, playing and look children right in their eyes."

Music, Tailoring, Youth Culture; seen at OntFront FW9/10

Designer Liza Koifman went back to her Russian roots and has researched on Tsar Nicolas II of Russia who was an iconic figure in the 19th century. She has transferred his obsessive elegance and his taste of made-on-measurement clothing into the collection 'Emperialistic' that mixtures genre and time. "Emperialistic is a word pun which celebrates the style of Tsar Nicholas II in combination with subtle innovative street fashion elements. Tsar Nicholas II was officially declared saint, but on the other hand carried the nickname �Bloody Nicholas� due to cruel military actions on his behalf." ...

Cool concept of "isolated, arctic, wood, comfortable..."; seen at Jan I� M�s FW9/10

Barcelona based designers Jan Zamora Royo and Alfonso Pe�a Carreras presented their men's wear label Jan I� M�s during the Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week in February 2009. Where did you get the inspiration for your cool concept and which music titles are you using for the show?

Collecting fashion in a chronological classification; seen at Bitten Stetter

Every two months theme worlds, matching to the textile stories, are presented at the designer's store in Hamburg (next on 1st April). Why are you numbering the textile stories? Bitten Stetter: Because the idea is that people collect the subscription like a book or a magazine. I want to create the need that people want to collect it in chronological classification...

Fashion created around poetic stories; IVANAhelsinki FW9/10

The Scandinavian fashion label IVANAhelsinki by designer Paola Ivana Suhonen presents the new fall/winter 2009/10 'STAR RAIN' collection on 5 March 2009 (until 8 March) at Workshop in Paris. On the same day, IVANAhelsinki's art presentation happens at the Galerie Celal in Paris. The designer invites with the words: "STARRAIN _ BITTERSWEET SORROW _ sky cries his stars down, salty tears ..."

Where to store driver's license, identity card... while biking?

In the last years the usage of personal cards in the format of credits cards such as driver's license, health insurance,... increased even in Europe. Since 2007 the patented card case by the American label ACM is available in Europe and Middle East. Why is the format of cards for banking, driving licenses� internationally used? By the way: you can win a VIP Weekend at the Ferrari Challenge in Imola (16th to 17th May 2009)...