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So simple - so amazing!

The World's Deepest Bin...


Piano Staircase...


Bottle Bank Arcade Machine...


Thanks to my dear friend, Alice, for bringing The Fun Theory to my attention; this is just cool! (Now, if they could only design something to get me to give up sugar...)

Louis Vuitton "Core Values" Campaign

Official Press Release

LOUIS VUITTON
ANNIE LEIBOVITZ WITH MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV:
A UNIQUE SELF-PORTRAIT FOR LOUIS VUITTON

As Louis Vuitton’s Core Values advertising campaign enters 2010, Annie Leibovitz, the photographer whose remarkable portraits have greatly contributed to its success, turns her lens upon herself in the company of her long-time friend, the legendary dancer and choreographer Mikhail Baryshnikov.

Never before has an Annie Leibovitz self-portrait appeared in the context of an advertising campaign, and the story behind it is almost as fascinating as the image itself. Over the course of their three-year collaboration on the Core Values campaign, Louis Vuitton and Annie Leibovitz have forged a relationship of mutual trust and respect. Given the photographer’s recent personal and financial troubles, Louis Vuitton wished to offer support in the most positive way possible, and suggested that she become the next exceptional personality to feature in the Core Values campaign. Annie Leibovitz was touched and flattered, and accepted on the condition that the self-portrait should show her alongside one of the stars she has spent her life photographing – her close friend Mikhail Baryshnikov.

One of the foremost dancers of the 20th century, Mikhail Baryshnikov defected from the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War and went on, in the course of an exceptionally long career, to grace the world’s greatest stages, before breaking new ground as an artistic director and choreographer. For Louis Vuitton, he is photographed in Annie Leibovitz’s New York studio, standing on a box in his dancer’s uniform of black T-shirt and trousers, with a subtle spotlight falling on his uniquely gifted feet. Annie Leibovitz sits on the floor nearby. Next to her is her camera, from which she is rarely parted, and a Louis Vuitton Neverfull holdall in Monogram canvas packed with books on dance. The tagline reads: “The journey of a star captured in a flash”.

Antoine Arnault, Head of Communications at Louis Vuitton, comments: “We have the greatest respect and admiration for Annie Leibovitz, both as a person and as a professional. We were delighted to be able to offer her our support in troubled times, and she has responded like the consummate artist she is, with a truly exceptional image which – with its association of photography and dance – once again broadens the scope of our Core Values campaign.”

The new Core Values visual will appear in the February 2010 issues of international titles. A film evoking the encounter between Annie Leibovitz and Mikhail Baryshnikov will go on line from 11th February at louisvuittonjourneys.com, preceded by an exclusive press preview from 1st February (louisvuittonjourneyspress.com). The film can also be accessed via the Louis Vuitton corporate website louisvuitton.com.

My favorite photographer and the first love of my life (I think I stared at this photograph for a full 10 minutes without moving). Good on you, LV.

Givenchy Haute Couture SS 2010

Dior has ruined me for anyone else. Sigh.

Here are a few of the Givenchy designs from Ricardo Tisci. While I'm not super-crazy about the pieces, I do believe that these are some of the more complicated I've seen this week - they're absolutely sewn to perfection and fit/fall beautifully. But I still. Don't. Get it.

Gotta love a girl who brings her own lampshade to the party...




I'm not angry at this one - but *some* shoulders, please?


Noooo.


Getting better...


Ah - j'adore!

Photos: Monica Feudi / Gorunway.com

Chanel Haute Couture SS 2010

Yet another disappointment from le maison de Chanel.

What's that color again? Oh, yes - a painful shade of hideous.


Looks like someone is a Gaga fan...


I actually kind of like these - tres Chanel...


The lace is truly extraordinary - too bad it was wasted on a nightgown.

Bummer. I keep hoping that Chanel will be fabulous again, but this long stretch of bizarreness is showing no sign of ending. I think what bothers me the most is Karl's self-indulgent infusion of himself into these designs. Methinks Coco would not approve.

So far, space-age cuts, shorts, pantsuits, metallics and flesh-colored pastels appear to be the salient ingredients coming from the couturiers for spring.

Not diggin' it.

Armani Privé Haute Couture SS 2010

Armani demonstrated yesterday why women "of a certain age" choose to wear his designs on the Red Carpet. Of the 45 designs for his SS show, these were the only ones that had a pulse...



I didn't say it was a strong pulse...





Space-agey pantsuits were the theme o' the day...



Overall, the whole collection was flat, tired and lifeless - one big meh sandwich.

Dior Haute Couture SS 2010 - The Preview Video

Dior Haute Couture SS 2010

Love. Love. L.O.V.E.













Everything Galliano did for SS 2010 is brilliant crop-wielding, corset-wearing magic.

Paris Haute Couture Week FW 2010

Haute Couture Week kicked off in Paris yesterday with men's collections from some of my favorite designers.

Lanvin (Flashdance meets The Road)...


Hermes (two thumbs way up)...


Dunhill (No. No. God, no.)...


Galliano (_____________)...

Photos: Monica Feudi; Andrew Thomas

I'm just warming up with menswear - Chanel, Dior and Givenchy are showing today; I'm giddy with antici. Pation.

Parisian Street Art

Well Done, Dorm Rats

Disclaimer: Don't watch the bloopers during the last couple of minutes of the vid if you have a problem with the F-bomb (NSFW).

The original (to truly appreciate what these kids did)...

Madonna and Dolce & Gabbana SS 2010

I kind of like the image of Madge as a more voluptuous mamacita preparing a meal for her famiglia grande on some undulating Italian countryside: It's infinitely more sexy than the pint-sized man-eating terminator that she's evolved into (aye - and her bubbies look amace-ing!).

Bravo, D&G, these designs are magically delizioso!

I Don't Even Know...

So, a lot of crazy stuff went down during the last 10 years. No, I'm not talking about the pandemonium surrounding Y2K, the terrorist attacks on US soil, the Bush years, or even Sarah Palin. Freaking Sarah Palin.

I'm talking about certain trends that never quite took off, ones that have outstayed their welcome and a couple that were never, ever welcome in the first place.


Under the WTF category...

Subtle Butt...



"This pack of 5 saving graces effectively filters the odor caused by flatulence; Simply stick it in the right place and you're ready for a chili cook-off. Each 3.25" square filter is made of soft fabric with an antimicrobial treatment, on the side touching the skin. The fabric is impregnated with activated carbon, which faces the underwear or the pants and has a vast surface area for bad odors to adhere to and get neutralized. Two adhesive strips are strategically placed so you know which side is which. And at around 1/32" thick, you will never know it's there."

Saving graces? Impregnated?

Moving on.

The Hood Thong...


It's a hood. It's a thong. Tawk amongst yourselves.


The Kush Pillow


"Kush is uniquely designed to fit between the breasts to maintain a more natural shape while resting on your side. No straps, no underwires, no constraints, no adhesives and no garments needed - the slip-resistant surface and contoured shape help keep Kush in place as a woman rolls from one side to the other during sleep."

Sexy.

Winkers...


These are just a bucketful of awesome, aren't they?

"Winkers is a privately owned business that specializes in decorating pants, usually jeans. We decorate pants in such a manner that they WINK as you walk. Your WINK is the crease between your buttock and the top of your leg."


Trends that should have died long, long ago...

Tops that make you look pregnant even though you aren't...



The name pretty much says it all...



"Team" clothing. Really, people?



Ruching - when you want to look like the leg of an elephant...



The fanny pack. What is there to say about the fanny pack? Oh yes. Burn it.



Women wearing big, flapping, labia-like appendages on their chests is always a good idea...



Guys - you've looked ridiculous for, like, 15 years. Pull your damn pants up, ya fool...



For the love of of Gucci, slap these horrific things back before they gain any more momentum...

Bumpits - because why? Oh, yeah, so you can look like Snooki from The Jersey Shore...


Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...


The hair style. The woman. Please, please make it go away. It scares me.

Guess Who's Going To Paris This Year?

Me.

I am.

Right here.

"Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country." - Anais Nin

Paris.

Paris.

Paris.

I'm not alone, I've found. It turns out that there are many women who feel as I do about Paris. We have similar reactions to what it feels and smells like; the way it quickens the pulse - heightens emotions. All emotions to their vast depths and breadths.

And more.

So very much more.