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Raffaele Ascione F/W 2013

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:00:48 +0200

Raffaele Ascione F/W 2013

deauthier: Balenciaga Resort 2013 by Steven Meisel

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:01:17 +0200

deauthier:

Balenciaga Resort 2013 by Steven Meisel

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How do people think about things?

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:00:56 +0200

In Western society there are five distinct styles of thinking. Most people show a marked preference for one or two of the styles. These styles are referred to as “Inquiry Modes.” The five styles of thinking are:

Synthesists
Idealists
Pragmatists
Analysts
Realists

Synthesists
Synthesists are apt to appear challenging, skeptical, or satirically amused, even when you can see no cause for any of that. They like to speculate and enjoy being the “devils advocate. You may find them difficult because they tend to enjoy conflict and argument simply for the sake of argument.

Idealists
Idealists look and respond attentively and receptively, giving the impression that they are truly interested in what you are saying and value your opinion. From the standpoint of conflict they are the exact opposite of the Synthesist. They shun conflict and are always trying to be accommodating. As an Idealist, they try to think holistically. Wholesomeness and assimilation are two very strong traits for an idealist.

Pragmatists
Pragmatists often show a good deal of humor, a quickness to agree with others’ ideas. Unlike Idealists, they don’t shy away from conflict but neither do they relish it like the Synthesist. They realize it is useful and necessary and they make use of it. They like to experiment and brainstorm and can be very creative.

Analysts
Analysts tend to appear cool, studious, perhaps distant and hard to read. They look at things logically and are data and fact centered. They believe in reason and rules and “one correct way” of doing things. They can appear very dry and disciplined, without much of a sense of humor. It’s not that they don’t have a sense of humor, it’s just that it’s more cerebral. Their basic strategy is one of methodology and the scientific method.

Realists
Realists tend to have a direct, forceful, frank appearance, not necessarily aggressive, but sometimes that too. They are no-nonsense people. The main strategy employed by a Realist is that of “Empirical Discovery.” They like things concrete and rely very much on their senses to tell them about the world.

from ‘The Art of Thinking’, Allen F. Harrison, Robert M. Bramson

"I am too intelligent, too demanding, and too resourceful for anyone to be able to take charge of me..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:46 +0200

“I am too intelligent, too demanding, and too resourceful for anyone to be able to take charge of me entirely. No one knows me or loves me completely. I have only myself.”

- Simone de Beauvoir

nelly agassi, no stepping outside the lines and no stepping on...

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:00:35 +0200

nelly agassi, no stepping outside the lines and no stepping on the floor. 1999; performance

sfilate: Soo Joo in “Rip it, Tear it, Stitch it, Wear it”...

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:01:28 +0200

sfilate:

Soo Joo in “Rip it, Tear it, Stitch it, Wear it” photographed by Mari Sarai for i-D, Summer 2013

vroomheid: Yohji Yamamoto fall 1995-96 yohji yamamoto...

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:52 +0200

vroomheid:

Yohji Yamamoto fall 1995-96

yohji yamamoto rewind/forward 1995 — 2005

photos by inez and vinoodh, david sims and paolo roversi

ornamentedbeing: Muslin Dresses about 1800 Hamburg Museum für...

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:01:04 +0200

ornamentedbeing:

Muslin Dresses about 1800 Hamburg Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe

From one of my favorite books:

Voila: Glanzstucke Historischer Moden, 1750-1960

scarymansion: DIORALOP AW 13/14

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:53 +0200

scarymansion:

DIORALOP AW 13/14

weepling: Ana Mendieta, Untitled (Silueta Series)

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:00:53 +0200

weepling:

Ana Mendieta, Untitled (Silueta Series)

moldavia: ph. Marcus Tomlinson

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:01:07 +0200

moldavia:

ph. Marcus Tomlinson

hnnhmcgrth: from hiroaki ohya’s 1999 fashion project—books open...

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:00:27 +0200

hnnhmcgrth:

from hiroaki ohya’s 1999 fashion project—books open into garments: intricately folded red polyester ‘published’ in 21 volumes

dustulator: Malgosia Bela shot by Alex Cayley for Dutch...

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:00:47 +0200

dustulator:

Malgosia Bela shot by Alex Cayley for Dutch magazine issue 38 March 2002

skt4ng: ‘Mordanova’ Ranya Mordanova By Thomas Lohr For The...

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:00:35 +0200

skt4ng:

‘Mordanova’ Ranya Mordanova By Thomas Lohr For The Room Magazine Summer 2013

cotonblanc: The creations of this Berlin-born designer...

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:00:47 +0200

cotonblanc:

The creations of this Berlin-born designer fulfil a seemingly paradoxical dual function, providing psychological protection while spotlighting the individual. Without compromising modesty, they reveal the beauty of the body and lend confidence to a straightforward, nearly aggressive femininity. Darja Richter accomplishes these twin objectives both in the shapes of her dresses, with their daring cut-outs, and in her unusual, non-mass-produced materials, whose development is the impetus behind her collections. In her “Skingames” collection of 1996, the flesh-coloured skin of her dress, which seems to substitute for that of the body, is made up of subtle blends of solid or impalpable textures. The effect would place it in the lace family, but the “see-through” spaces are formed by stretching and tearing of matted raised fabrics caught in a net of fine gauze and tulle. An ANDAM fellowship granted in 1997 enabled her to pursue her textile research, resulting in the creation of a layering of lace, tulle, and wool for her collection “A Midsummer Night’s Chain Thing”. With this ethereal, gossamer webbing held together by the addition of wool, Richter dresses the body and lays it bare at the same time. A fine mesh of metal chains span the eye-catching décolleté necklines.

It is easy to understand why Darja Richter has often been chosen to do actresses’ wardrobes. After working with Koji Tatsuno on the costume designs for Peter Greenaway’s film “The Pillow Book”, she created the dresses worn by Marie Laforêt and Julie Delpy and Enki Bilal’s “Tykho Moon” and the costumes for “Gierig” by the young German director Oskar Roehler.

As a high priestess of sensual fashion, Richter approaches her work as a theoretical reflection on the symbolism inherent in the garment. After early studies in psychology and philosophy, she graduated from the Berlin School of the Fine Arts with a thesis on the language of clothing in the nineteen-eighties. In 1992, this “designer-expressionist” received a grant from the German University Exchange Office to undertake artistic and theoretical work on the theme of voyeurism. This financial aid enabled her to move to Paris, where she began working as a stylist for Martine Sitbon. In 1996, the German Ministry of the Economy subsidised her first fashion show in Paris, entitled “Invasion of the Weenie Hunters”.

Long dress with train made of hand-made black wool and tulle, neckline held by fine metal chains.
Darja Richter (1997)

ANDAM: La Mode Contemporaine, STEIDL
text florence müller photography ola bergengren styling mattias karlsson

shoulderblades: claire dancing, lutz no.7 fall/winter 2003-04

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:01:18 +0200

shoulderblades:

claire dancing, lutz no.7 fall/winter 2003-04

phoebebishopwright: “But I am very poorly today and very stupid...

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:00:37 +0200

phoebebishopwright:

“But I am very poorly today and very stupid and hate everybody and everything.” - Charles Darwin, in a letter dated October 1, 1861 [x]

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Sat, 18 May 2013 14:00:56 +0200

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