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Children's Costumes at Le Bestiaire




Animal_costumes_Vautrin Biennale

I recently came across these adorable children’s costumes. They’re part of an exhibition entitled, Le Bestiaire, that’s currently on display at the Biennale internationale design de Saint Etienne 2015. The idea revolves around dressing up and becoming marvelous or monstrous. Getting into character is a part of being a child, and these imaginary creatures encourage children to become unexpected hyper realistic animals.

These stunning costumes are born out of the graphical fantasies of an eclectic team comprising Studio Brichet Ziegler, Perrine Vigneron and Gilles Belley, Louise de Saint Angel, Anne Lutz, Joachim Jirou-Najou, Felipe Ribon, Les Graphiquants, Twice, Helkarava, Bonnefrite, Malika Favre, Amélie Fontaine, Leslie David and Ionna Vautrin.

 

Book Review: Nick Cave's Latest




Not too long ago, we were strolling through The Strand bookstore and happened upon Nick Cave’s book, Meet Me at the Center of the Earth. We flipped through a few pages, smiling as we remembered when we first discovered his work, and were once again amazed by his talent. The pages literally pop with all of the wonderful colors and textures resplendent in his creations. Then the September issue of Vogue came out with some of Cave’s latest movable sculptures, surely garnering him a few more fans and, as we’ve noted, seemingly inspiring a legion of monster-esque, highly texturized and transformed models. If you’re interested in his work and have never made it to one of his exhibitions – or even if you have – this book is a wonderful catalogue of his work and a stunning piece to own as its content is a feast for the eyes.

Channeling Thierry Mugler at the Grammys




Cindy Gallop put it best last night when she tweeted, “Watching Fergie and thinking that Thierry Mugler exerted unseen influence over all female performer grammys costumes…”  So very true. Americans love a superhero and it seems as though Lady Gaga, Beyonce and Fergie’s stylists have all taken a page out of this Frenchman’s sketchbook at least once over the past year. Working solely with color blocked solids and exaggerated cut-outs, Mugler’s fashion truly converts his subjects into mystical creatures. Interestingly, these performers look like they’ve stepped out of a gaming convention, proving yet again, that digital and reality are overlapping realities for today’s pop icons.

Tracking Repetitive + Awesome.
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