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NEWS / January 20 2012 7:42 AM

Virtual Statues of Daphne Guinness to Go on Display in Paris Department Store

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Daphne Guinness is going on display once again. But this time it’s not a window performance piece at Barneys nor an exhibit dedicated to her enviable collection of couture. Paris department store Printemps has teamed with the heiress and photographer Nick Knight‘s SHOWstudio to create virtual mannequins of Guinness for their store windows, using photographic images rendered using cutting-edge three-dimensional scanning technology. 

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CULTURE, NEWS / November 30 2011 7:00 AM

FIT Celebrates “The Great Designers” in Two-Part Exhibit

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For its ambitious, year-long, two-part exhibit  “The Great Designers, Parts One and Two,“  the Museum at FIT went about acquiring some never-before-seen items to add to its already extensive permanent collection of 50,000 garments and accessories. 50 pieces, organized alphabetically by designer, will be displayed per exhibit;  from iconic brands like Christian Dior, Chanel, and Givenchy to young, avant-garde designers like Boudicca and Gareth Pugh. Part One, which opened yesterday, runs through May 8, followed shortly by Part Two, opening on May 23. 

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CULTURE, NEWS / November 19 2011 12:53 PM

10 Fashion Stars of the 17th Annual Out 100

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Andrej Pejic gets wrapped up in Nastassja Kinski. Brad Goreski channels Yves Saint Laurent. And Nicola Formichetti holds up two pork shanks. Is this just another day in the glamorous life? Yes, but it’s also Out Magazine‘s homage to some of the fashion industry’s best and gayest. For their 17th Annual Out 100 list, the mag enlisted the talents of Gavin Bond to create portraits inspired by iconic photos of the past. Mining the catalogs of Richard Avedon, Cecil Beaton, Irving Penn and Helmut Newton, among others, Bond’s photos serve a fitting tribute to the 100 queens, trannies, lesbians, and other assorted queers that showed that if things don’t necessarily get better, they at least get fabulous. 

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CULTURE, FASHION / November 7 2011 2:55 PM

Hall of High Heels: Legendary Runway Shoes on Exhibition

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There’s a new shoe e-tailer that is catwalking into our hearts by bringing couture sky-highs together under one roof. Javari is celebrating their love of shoes and the opening of their site, and we’re celebrating the chance to see bepoke, one of a kind designer shoes up close. That is only if we could travel to London to see it. Hey Brits – let us know how it looks up close. For now, drool with us here over Louboutins, Nicholas Kirkwood, Gareth Pugh, Nina Ricci as they get taller and taller. 

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CULTURE / November 3 2011 8:00 AM

Dazed & Confused Celebrates 20 Years with Retrospective & Coffee Table Book

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Dazed & Confused magazine celebrates their 20th birthday with a retrospective by Somerset House… tomorrow!  Coinciding with the launch of the book ‘20 Years of Dazed & Confused: Making It Up As We Go Along’, the retrospective will feature iconic covers, artwork, photo shoots, designs, and their editorial content.  In birthday terms they might still not legally be able to drink, but they sure seem to know how to celebrate.  A list of the all star cast that will be featured in the stunning exhibit is after the jump.

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CULTURE, MODEL LUST / October 19 2011 8:30 AM

And the Naomi Goes to…: FashionIndie’s 1st Annual Model Citizen Awards

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Awards season  has just begun and while film and the occasional TV stars are busy patting themselves on the back — among other places — we’d like to take some time out to honor our favorite catwalkers and posers of the past year. Roll out the red carpet and break out your best Joan Rivers schtick — “Ugh, Lara! Were you in a car accident because it looks like you left the airbags under your dress!” — we’re going to the FashionIndie Model Citizen Awards!

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