A nice and unique cardigan
From Diet Butcher Slim Skin
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Now available on Balenciaga.com
This Balenciaga leather biker jacket has now become a classic item where different variations will be available every season. For S/S10, apart from the usual colours, Balenciaga came up with 3 new colours. The 3 new colours belong to the Stardust series which is a online Exclusive Limited Edition. The design of all Stardust jackets is exactly the same as the regular series except that it is made of shiny calfskin. Being a french brand, Balenciaga continues to make their leather jacket in France instead of Italy. For those who doesn't live near a Balenciaga store, you can now get this jacket online for US$2,595/£1,365 from Balenciaga.
Black, Stardust Black, Stardust Silver, Stardust Bronze
See the classic colours
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Lookalikes
Remember this pair of Bruno Bordese boots which i bought sometime back? Don't you think it look similar to what Christophe Decarnin was seen wearing? Zippers on the side...
See what i am referring
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Balmain Spring/Summer 2010 items
The leather version of this biker jacket from Balmain may be too expensive for some people, even for me. So Christophe came up with the cotton version. The design and everything is the same except that it is cotton. Price - €1257
I guess there are many people like me who adore this pair of jeans but find it too expensive. What i really like about this pair of jeans is the ribbed area above the knee, i bet you like it too. If the price is right for you, go get it now. Not many sizes are left. Price - €780
These t-shirts are basically replicated from the women's collection so that the men can get them. Price - €141
Here are pictures of Emmanuelle Alt showing you how she flaunts her Balmain
(Pictures from antonioli and JakandJil)
Monday, January 11, 2010
Lad Musician boots
If you like Doc Martens boots but find it too bulky, this pair may just be another option. Similar thick rubber soles with multiple eyelets. A zip at the back save the hassle of loosening the laces each time you remove the boots. Priced at about US$480, not that cheap afterall but the leather should be soft and good.
More pictures
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Balmain inspired A/X biker jeans
I thought i saw a pair of Balmain on display when i walked pass the A/X store today.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Enough of studs?
You have seen Prada, i am sure you have seen this from Christian Louboutin. In my opinion, this is the nicest among all the studded shoes for men.
(Pictures from Bagaholicboy)
Thursday, January 7, 2010
David Yurman
If you haven't heard about this brand of jewelry, it is not too late now...
David Yurman is a high-end designer jewelry company based in New York. David Yurman, the designer and founder, grew up on Long Island, N.Y. and first stepped out as a designer and business man selling little sculptures in his high school cafeteria. Later, at age 16, he was introduced to Cuban welder and sculptor Ernesto Gonzales while visiting his sister in Provincetown, MA. In sculpting, David found an outlet and focus for his creativity, which he would develop over the next two decades as an apprentice under the tutelage of renowned sculptors Jacques Lipshitz and Theodore Rozack (he collaborated with Picasso and Modigliani). Following a year at NYU, David left college and hitchhiked across the country to California where he found refuge in the beatnik artist colony of Big-Sur. In the late 1960’s, David returned from his bohemian sojourn in California to Greenwich Village where he began working with sculptor Hans Van de Bovenkamp. It was in his studio that David met Sybil Kleinrock, a gifted painter who, like David, recently returned from the beatnik scene in California. While wearing one of David’s pieces to an art opening, Sybil caught the eye of the gallery owner who asked if it was for sale. Although David couldn’t dream of recreating something so personal, Sybil saw an opportunity. In the early 1970’s, David and Sybil moved to the countryside and formed Putnam Art Works. Throughout the decade, David and Sybil exhibited their designs and paintings at various craft fairs, and in 1979 they were married. By running Putnam Art Works, the dream team couple learned the marketplace for fine crafts and jewelry, laying the groundwork for the founding of David Yurman, the brand and company, in 1980. By the mid-1980s, Yurman had made a name for himself with his cable bracelet. This style has become iconic and remains David Yurman’s signature. His company has gone on to produce various jewelry and watch collections for men and women, as well as his own signature fragrance and eyewear collection.
In 1982, Yurman introduced what became his signature - the cable bracelet – a twisted helix adorned with gemstones on its finial ends. Other notable collections include Silver Ice (incorporating silver and pave diamonds), the Buckle Collection and the X collection. The family owned and operated jewelry and watch business is well known for its lifestyles images on the pages of fashion magazines like Vogue, Harpers Bazaar and Town & Country with Supermodel Kate Moss and others.
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Hotel Silken Puerta América Madrid
The Silken Puerta America is a unique luxury hotel - a building that invites you to dream. Nineteen top architecture and design studios from around the world, from Jean Nouvel to Norman Foster, were each invited to design a floor of this hotel. The result is breathtaking, avant-garde rooms that combine luxury with true aestheticism. All the rooms use different materials, colours and shapes to create spaces that bring together the best in modern design and architecture. Simply by staying at the Silken Puerta America you are allowed a unique insight into the world of European design, but for full immersion in the cultural life of this vibrant city don’t forget that the Prado Museum and the Exhibition Centre are easily accessible from the hotel and the exclusive shops of Serrano Street are within walking distance. When you feel the need to soothe your tired feet, relax at the top floor health spa which has spectacular views over the city, and offers a full range of beauty and massage treatments. The hotel Silken Puerta America puts you in the privileged position of being able to experience at first hand breakthrough modern art and design in Madrid.
Autumn/Winter 2010 Men's Wear Schedule
January 21st
10:30am – ALEXIS MABILLE
11:30am – ISSEY MIYAKE
12:30pm – FRANCISCO VAN BENTHUM
1:30pm – JUUN J.
2:30pm – LOUIS VUITTON
4:00pm – GASPARD YURKIEVICH
5:00pm – JEAN PAUL GAULTIER
6:00pm – SMALTO
7:00pm – DRIES VAN NOTEN
8:00pm – JULIUS
8:00pm – ADAM KIMMEL
9:00pm – HENRIK VIBSKOV
7pm-10pm – Y-3
January 22nd
10:00am – JUNYA WATANABE MAN
11:00am – BLAAK
12:00pm – YVES SAINT LAURENT
1:00pm – RICK OWENS
2:00pm – WALTER VAN BEIRENDONCK
3:00pm – KRIS VAN ASSCHE
4:00pm – COMME DES GARCONS HOMME PLUS
5:00pm – CERRUTI
6:00pm – GIVENCHY
7:00pm – TIM HAMILTON
8:30pm – JOHN GALLIANO
January 23rd
10:00am – BORIS BIDJAN SABERI
11:00am – KENZO
12:00pm – MIHARAYASUHIRO
1:00pm – ANN DEMEULEMEESTER
2:00pm – TILLMANN LAUTERBACH
3:00pm – DIOR HOMME
4:30pm – UTE PLOIER
5:30pm – DUNHILL
6:30pm – DAMIR DOMA
8:00pm – HERMÈS
9:00pm – RAF SIMONS
January 24th
10:00am – BILL TORNADE
11:00am – LANVIN
12:00pm – WOOYOUNGMI
1:00pm – SONGZIO
2:00pm – RYNSHU
3:00pm – ROMAIN KREMER
4:00pm – QASIMI
5:00pm – PAUL SMITH
6:00pm – AGNÈS B.
So wrong!!!
This is the Burberry SS10 campaign. It is simply BAD. This doesn't look like the work of Mario Testino but it is?
(Pics from fashionisto)Tuesday, January 5, 2010
First purchase for 2010
I couldn't resist the sale at D&G. Ordered 2 more items but both are actually for work wear. One is a pair of laced-up shoes in grey, a colour which is missing from my collection (too many black). The other one is a pair of pants in steel grey. Another grey!
The shoes is 50% off while the pants is 40%.
If you noticed, this pair of pants which i've ordered is actually for women. I have to get a pair in women's cutting or else it could be too baggy for me. Hee...
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Friday, January 1, 2010
Balenciaga SS10 Sneakers
Here are some pictures of a navy version of the SS10 sneakers. I think the colour combination is kind of odd, especially the navy vulcanized rubber sole. This is simply too blue. I would prefer the grey and brown version that is found on the website. Hmmm...i'm wondering what other colours are there...
Clearer picture of the details
Panos Yiapanis - Interview
The Man in Black.
by Dean Mayo Davies
Panos Yiapanis is the stylist who injected subculture and emotion into high fashion during the late 90’s and early 00’s, building him into a cult for both pensive teens and insightful, progressive designers such as Raf Simons and Helmut Lang in the process. Ponystep was privileged enough to engage in an email dialogue with the Camden-dwelling, globe-trotting creative. The end results are bathed in honesty, incisiveness and humility, showcasing how Yiapanis’ mind is every bit as sharp as his eye.
Having worked with every major label that matters - yes, including Chanel haute couture - Panos today occupies a further cult: that of the stylist’s stylist, respected (and demanded by) the editors that matter, including Jefferson Hack, Stephen Gan, Jo-Ann Furniss and Katie Grand. As well as designers like Rick Owens and Riccardo Tisci. And that effervescent icon, Courtney Love. It’s no surprise to learn then that his work, whilst retaining its vital intensity, has pushed forward consistently to develop into something more complex. Put simply, the iron fist is now free to play with a velvet glove. And sheathed or not, it packs a punch.
Dean Mayo Davies: Your work has a very precise vision. Instead of doing shoots which look dramatically different from each other every time (like some other stylists), you have an agenda which you mould your models to - they all look like part of the same gang. You make fashion uniform, make it work for you to tell your story. Was this a conscious choice from the beginning, or was it something that evolved?
Panos Yiapanis: Nothing was conscious, especially in the beginning. If anything, it was naïve, in that I came into this job not really knowing what it was I was doing. The images, especially in the beginning, were more a reflection of myself and my surroundings. So if that resulted in creating a sartorial uniform, it did not originally stem from some sense of visual integrity but more from the fact that, in all honesty, it’s all I could do. I never had that wealth of knowledge of fashion history to draw upon or reference. It’s almost taken me the better half of a decade to fully embrace and come to terms with the fact that my limitations and inexperience were my biggest assets. Obviously as my career progressed and evolved I found myself searching for external sources of inspiration, outside my personal experiences and to this day that probably has been the hardest challenge. Finding that ability to develop and expand your vocabulary without drastically changing your aesthetic.
Rest of the interview
