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In Love with a Look


So tough, so amazing! Via. 2bd


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NAGI NODA - Sentimental Journey



Just thinking about how amazing she was, this is one of my favorite videos from her.
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Sea Life


Amazing National Geographic photos of underwater life. Via lostateminor
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NAGI NODA Hair Hats



RIP - Always an inspiration.
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To Dye For: A World Saturated in Color


Opens and the de Young July 31st! A must see. 


A truly cross-cultural presentation, this exhibition showcases objects from a variety of diverse cultures and historical periods, including a tie-dyed tunic from the Wari-Nasca culture of pre-Hispanic Peru (A.D. 500–900), a paste-resist Mongolian felt rug from the 15th–17th century, and a group of stitch-resist dyed 20th-century kerchiefs from the Dida people of the Ivory Coast. These historical pieces are contrasted with artworks from contemporary Bay Area artists like Judith Content, Ana Lisa Hedstrom, Angelina DeAntonis and Yoshiko Wada.

Also included in the exhibition is an elegant tie-dye evening gown from Rodarte’s 2009 collection and an ikat trench coat from Oscar de La Renta’s 2005 collection. Both looks foreshadowed the current spring/summer trend of tribal-infused fashions such as Dries Van Noten’s and Gucci’s ikats and Proenza Schouler’s and Calvin Klein’s tie-dyes.

The exhibition highlights several important gifts to the museum including an early-20th-century ikat woven skirt from Iban people of Sarawak, Malaysia and two exquisite hand-painted and mordant-dyed Indian trade cloths used as heirloom textiles by the Toraja peoples of Sulawesi, Indonesia. The Textile Arts Council Endowment Fund has recently made additional acquisitions possible, such as a beautiful tie-dyed coat (sul-ma) worn by high-ranking woman of the Ladakh region of Western Himalayas, India and a batik sarong from the Lasem region of Java. Both works were acquired for the collection in 2004.Over 50 percent of the FAMSF objects in the exhibition are on view for the first time, including a recently rediscovered ceremonial cloth (kumo) from the T’boli people of Mindanao, Philippines. Measuring 74 x 84 inches and woven in three panels sewn together, the cloth is made from abaca and dyed with a warp-resist (ikat). Characteristic of the T’boli ikat weaving, the cloth is dyed in a rich and sophisticated color scheme of black and red set off by intricate ikat patterns drawn in the natural abaca. This cloth is part of a larger collection of fine and rare textiles from the Philippines gifted to the museum in 1938 by Mrs. Gustave Brenner. Despite being in the collection for over 70 years, this will be the first time this exquisite cloth will be exhibited.    



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Maison Martin Margiela Exhibition


I really hope to see this when I arrive in London on the 3rd. Maison Martin Margiela '20’ the exhibition is open until September 5th.
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Unbearable Lightness


By Tomáš Gabzdil of studio Libertiny
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If I Were a Cat This is What I'd be Doing Right Now

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Akino Kondoh video featuring b&w body-less children

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NYC 10



 

Made my annual trek to NYC for ICFF this month. The more I go the less it becomes about design (I blame it partially to the economy as the fair seems smaller and smaller every year), and becomes more about spending time with friends.