Introducing Levi’s Made & Crafted
“Details make the design. Our buttondown buttons, like the 1920’s Levi’s® Sunset shirts they were inspired by, are hidden. It’s more difficult, more time consuming, and more beautiful that way.”
Ah, Levi’s is speaking my language with its Made & Crafted line, a range of beautifully (more…)
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Painted lady
Reading the new BON magazine, I came across the work of Dr Lakra, a tattooist who overdraws old magazine photos with tattoo-like artwork.
These Dr Lakra pieces remind me of Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin’s short film, ‘Everglade’, made on the set of Balmain’s AW10 campaign. Described as ‘half horror, half Disney’, the film features a Jo Ratcliffe animation of a snake slithering and sliding over a writhing Kate Moss…
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On my radar: Hartford
Ex Hermes shirtmaker Yves Chareton also cuts a mean blazer and chino. Mashing up American and European preppie influences (Liberty print + chino = palpitations), the result is Hartford, a casual line whose womenswear has just the right balance of boyish and pretty that appeals to so many right now (i.e. me). (more…)
