The Rise of Ladybird Women in Fashion
The fashion industry has always been a platform for self-expression and creativity, pushing the boundaries of societal norms.
The fashion industry has always been a platform for self-expression and creativity, pushing the boundaries of societal norms.
ROMMYDEBOMMY – Food themed purses ROMMYDEBOMMY is a 29-year-old artist living in Harlingen, Netherlands. She creates wacky food themed fashion accessories. Her Raw Meat and the Supermarket Chicken purses first caught my eye and reminded me of that salami meat dress from years ago. There are four main categories you […]
I say dancing but it was actually more like tripping or flirting. I’ve been working on this illustration of Audrey Hepburn over the last week.
What, cakes you say? Sure. Why not. The Mighty Boosh was a pretty surreal comedy series and these days he’s a host on the Great British Bake Off, a show with contestants and cakes. However Noel Fielding as Cakes is only one in a of series celebrity personification threads, the […]
Starting out as a enthusiast, John Claridge photographed the streets of London’s East End. The pushed, grainy black and white prints perfectly capture and take the viewer back in time. These pictures and quotes are from the book East End, published by Spitalfields Life Books. All photographs © John Claridge. […]
The Smithsonian have a terrific collection of Match Safes dating from the mid nineteenth century to the 1920’s. Also known as Vesta cases, vesta boxes, or pocket match safes, these containers basically kept your matches safe and dry and came in an amazing variety of designs. Check out the tiny […]
Not to be confused with that master of magical realism Haruki Murakami, Kiyo Murakami’s work could well be considered to be its photographic equivalent. Post-apocalyptic-carnival-retro-gothic-erotic-fantasy-burlesque-cyberpunk art. See for yourself. FROM KIYO MURAKAMI’s website: I was born in Shizuoka, currently based in Tokyo, Japan. After I graduated from art school, I […]
For years people have worn face masks to combat smog and air pollution. Can they ever become a fashion accessory? To countries that don’t have extreme pollution it must look odd if not melodramatic even. But after the disastrous wildfires in Australia where the smoke clogged the skies from Sydney […]
Click on the image above to launch the slideshow. Originally I posted some stills from this pictorial in 2007. While searching backup drives for something else entirely I came across the whole set—somehow 13 years later and halfway around this flat earth—they followed me to Cambodia. This novel was first […]
Just in time for the summer Frito-Lay and Forever 21 bring us the new Cheetos line Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. From mesh tops to branded socks and I think they’ve nailed it. As Chester Cheetah says “it’s not easy being cheesy”. More photos and shopping on Forever 21’s website.