mad men ready-to-wear at qvc

if you've not been caught up in the mad men mania then you
my friend are a rare breed. costume designer janie bryant is
responsible for the casts perfectly suited, and well researched
1960s attire you see on the show. having also devised costumes
for show deadwood she will soon be releasing a personal
style guide.

this fall however, she will be releasing a line of ready-to-wear
garments, 1960s inspired as on mad men which will be sold
through qvc stores. there is no doubt the anticipation will build
closer to the lines release, and you should likely expect some sort
of hysteria when the pieces hit stores.

for a full run down check the article on fashionista here:

http://fashionista.com/2010/07/mad-men-costume-designer-
janie-bryant-talks-with-us-about-her-new-qvc-collection/

**image sourced from amc.com

festival gil vincente

here is some truly beautiful, graphically bold and
extremely well designed print media from this
years 'festival of contemporary theater.' all black
and white- which doesn't seem to get enough play
these days- it really is a fantastic series of brochures,
info booklets, posters and more.

check it out, worth scrolling slowly to really absorb it!

http://www.tokionserved.com/Gallery/Festivais-Gil-
Vicente-2010/519259

** image and info sourced from tokion.com

paris couture

although it is a seemingly shrinking entity there are
a handful of couture houses still showing. the scale
of the shows may pale in comparison with days past but
they definitely continue to make a spectacle nonetheless.
of course names like chanel, dior, galliano, armani and
gaultier are still on show and they are making their
presence known in shows dominated with color.

check some snaps on the new york times website:

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/07/07/fashion
/20100708-couture.html

for the full article head to:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/08/fashion/08
COUTURE.html?ref=fashion

** image sourced from new york times

victor reyes - misspelled

over the past two years victor reyes has undertaken an ambitious
public art project on the streets on san francisco, taking letters of
the alphabet and reinterpreting them with amazing visual vibrancy.

after covering san franciscan walls, rooftops, fences and trucks the
project has morphed into an exhibition opening at the robert berman
gallery in SF from july 7th, 2010 through august 14th, 2010.

if you can't make it to the show (i wish!) you can get a lovely little taste
of what you're missing from the misspelled teaser on reyes's website:

http://reyes78.com/home/

**artwork by victor reyes, sourced from reyes78.com

can't stand the heat?

as you are probably well aware if you're in nyc right now we've broken
the 1999 july 6th record of 101 degrees with a toasty 103.

do what you can to stay cool, being at work (in an air conditioned
studio) might be your best bet!

**photo by getty, sourced from telegraph.co.uk