Martha Cooper is launching her book Tag Town @ Alphabeta Tonight,If you're in NY that is an opportunity not to miss! Having met the woman herself all all I can say is that the woman is a gem of warmth,sincerity and talent , who has been able to capture places and moments that some of us were lucky enough to be a part of and that others can only dream about...
To some of you who who made to Alpahbeta last Night,for The Younity's Heart & Soul It was a Blast ! Great music great Music,Art & Folks.Here's a sneak peak of what the Wall collabo was like.
From Almodovar's" Los Abrasoz Rotos"," Broken embraces" with Penelope Cruz
The Film festival titled "October Short," runs from October 16 to October 25 in Arnedo (The Rioja).To celebrate its tenth edition ,the festival will feature the projection of 54 short films, 5 movies, 3 documentary, 3 exhibits the edition of various books, and an open space for experimental audiovisual formats and expositions.
One of the exhibits titled 'Shoes of Movies',taking place in the Centro Cultural Caja Madrid does a historical review of the movies through the symbolic shoes that appear in them, taken from the spanish and international filmography, some of which will be shown during the festival.
Some of the movies selected include, Kill Bill,Dr. Zhivago,Carmen,Sex And The City,Che, Marie Antoinette.
Check out some of them on the next page!
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Elizabeth Peyton is one of my favorite painters, her paintings always seem to reflect a certain softness and melancholy that I love. She is exhibiting until january 11 at the New Museum.
Go check it out !
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Yersterday yours truly attended the Girls Dream In Color Art Opening @ Harriets Alter Ego. The Boutique hosted dedicated a show to a few of our fave women artists( more to come) The fashion stars of the event tough had to be Issa and her mommy VeraWhite ,one of the exhibiting artists.Brooklyn is really synonym to fashion like it should be...not made of a best sellers list,but truly individual...Check out the next to get a closer look as baby Issa's gear!
The way things are going here stateside, makes Tim Brown's design idea of cardboard furniture something we might have to think about...
More pieces on the next page
via Yanko
This is a cool project! Colette has partnered with Lomography on a book project focusing on the unique perspective of the woman's lens. Some guests include Fafi,Claw Money,Feride Uslu and You ! Our fab /female Highsnobette readers!more info about the project here The slected photographers also get a Limited Edition Diana F. Cam !
Enjoy!
Check out Alex& Chloe's Online store for a collection of the most sought out artist tees out there...
I always love it when great causes and fashion find a way to cohabitate tatefully with no gimmick! Designers Againgst Aids, founded by Ninette Murk has been able to successfully educate about aids with the help of designers who create various items for the sole purpose of aids awareness , we got to chat with Peiro & Michael ( below)
who showed us a full line of tees,intimates and apparel that designer like Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein Collection, Playboy Design, Girls from Omsk, Marc Atlan, Wayne Hemingway, Katharine Hamnett, Robert Smith (The Cure), Rogan Gregory, Chicks on Speed, Miss Kittin, Percy Irausquin, Christophe Coppens and Mingface have put their design stamp on various pieces for 2008
All the tees and sweatshirts are made of organic cotton in a fair trade community! love it!
look on the next page for more designs
Helmut Lang,the man is Back! He is one of the very few designers whose lines I have loved entirely and whose designs I have been obsessed with...Years later after he left the brand who still holds his name, we clearly see how his aesthetic influenced fashion. He is opening in Hannover,Germany a month long multi media art installation, titled "All the same difficult" or "Alles Gleich Schwer" showcasing his thoughts and ideas:
"The continuity is illustrated by the fact that, what is important to me,is expressing the appropriate form, content and context of different forms of mediation and other dimensions." HL
via Artschoolvets
