Ali Michael on NBC Today
NBC Today teaching about the dangers of not eating enough, featuring Ali Michael, who was recently turned down at the Paris fashion shows (with the exception of Yohji Yamamoto) for getting too fat.
Listen to NBC Today. They know what’s good for you. ;)
via Confessions of a Casting Director
One of the comments on the post reads:
All I have to say is does any one remember seeing Lara Stone last season in Milan? She looked as big as a truck in Prada, but still booked despite her size. It’s because some girls are cool as shit and doesn’t make a difference. I think if girls just relaxed a little and worried more about branding themselves with personalities and less with measurements, the industry would be a hell of a lot more fun.
— anonymous
WSJ: Wasn’t Skinny Supposed to Be Out of Fashion?
Teen Vogue: Model Chat with Ali Michael
Style.com: Ali Michael
New York magazine: Ali Michael
Why can’t we all just be ourselves?
Posted on 05/14/08 by Red in Fashion, Models | No Comments »
Heavy Metal in Baghdad
www.vbs.tv/heavymetalinbaghdad
“Thanks to generous donations from fans and well-wishers from around the world, the band now resides in Turkey after a harrowing year spent living as refugees in Syria. In their seven years as a band they have managed to play only nine concerts—six in Iraq, two in Syria, and one Turkey. The war has all but destroyed their dream to live in peace, grow out their hair, and rock as loud as they want. Life in Turkey is already proving extremely hard for them, but the band continues to soldier on. They are literally a band on the run.”
Posted on 05/10/08 by Red in Music, Film, Video, Heavy Metal | No Comments »
Italian Vogue to print black models-only edition
“The July edition of Vogue in Italy will almost exclusively feature pictures of black models, the Independent on Sunday reveals.”
—blogs.pressgazette.co.uk
I think the last time Vogue Italia had a black girl on the cover was 2002.
“Now a counterattack to the racism of the fashion industry is coming from an unlikely source: Vogue Italia. The July issue of the fearsomely cutting-edge quarterly will feature black models almost exclusively, shot by the photographer Steven Meisel.”
—independent.co.uk
“[Franca] Sozzani admitted the issue could yet prove to be unpopular among some in Italy, where the xenophobic Northern League is part of the new coalition led by Silvio Berlusconi: ‘Maybe in our country it is not the best idea. But I don’t care. I think it is not my problem if they don’t like it – it’s their problem.’”
Posted on 05/10/08 by Red in Fashion, Photography, magazine, race | No Comments »
Promenade – Richard Serra
Richard Serra’s new installation at the Grand Palais.
(photo: Valerio Mezzanotti)
Those Cor-Ten steel plates are almost 60 feet high! Bananas!
More photos on the monumenta website.
Posted on 05/07/08 by Red in Art, engineering | No Comments »
Iron Man
Go see Iron Man.
It’s almost up there with Batman Begins, X-Men 2, and Spider-Man 2. Really well done.
And if you see it in the theaters (which you should), do not miss the great Tron-ish end credit animation by Danny Yount/Prologue Films, and the special teaser at the very end *after* the credits.
Posted on 05/07/08 by Red in Movie | No Comments »
Catherine McNeil / Greg Kadel
Catherine by Greg Kadel
It is 2008 and stop-motion is alive and well. This reminds me of Sesame Street, Wallace and Gromit, animated GIFs from the 90s, and Noah Kalina.
Posted on 05/06/08 by Red in Models, Video, stop-motion | No Comments »
He’s lost control
Last night the Walter Reade Theater screened Joachim Trier’s Reprise to a patchy audience of film enthusiasts. The 2007 Norwegian independent feature didn’t disappoint. From the moment New Dawn Fades began to fade in at the opening of the film with gritty scenes of Oslo street scenes overlaid by perfect credit typography I knew I was in for something unique and heartfelt. The film surrounds two best friends Phillip and Erik, both are writers. Firstly friends, secondly writers…The director gave a q & a after the screening and when someone asked whether it was about writing or friendship, he said friendship. There are issues of mental illness and love with the soundtrack of Norwegian composers, and the sudden pops of Joy Division and then a great party scene with Le Tigre. It’s a must see, don’t want to give anything away. It’s picked up a distribution deal with Miramax and will be released sometime soon.
Posted on 05/06/08 by Hint in Film, Nordic | No Comments »
David Blaine- Street Magic
Posted on 05/05/08 by Decent in YouTube | No Comments »
Tecktonik
Just like playing music in the workplace, this stuff should only be legal if the music is good. Otherwise I think it should be a federal crime punishable by waterboarding. I like how she sneaks in the Conan O’Brien String Dance at about 1:30.
See also:
The Christian Science Monitor: Tecktonik Founder Had No Intention of Starting A Craze (best headline ever)
Wikipedia: Tecktonik
Posted on 05/05/08 by Red in dance, Cyril Blanc, Tecktonik | 1 Comment »
i-D magazine – Straight Up!
The good old days.
edit: via 7/8/2007
Posted on 05/05/08 by Red in Fashion, magazine | No Comments »
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