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Kalle Gustafsson

Beautiful portraits and fashion photography from Kalle Gustafsson.

Clare Chong

Ethereal photography from Clare Chong.

Erté

Harper's Bazaar did a little feature on the fashion forward artist, Erté (1892-1990). He contributed to the latter part of of Art Nouveau and helped define Art Deco. Coincidentally, after reading the article I was assigned to read up on Erté on a website dedicated to his life's work. Check out more of his amazing work here.

Graphdrome

Here's some cool work from graphic designer Graphdrome.

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New York Adorned

Here is a lovely mix of jewelry from henna, piercing, and tattoo parlor, New York Adorned.

Brandi Strickland

Love these collaged images from Brandi Strickland.

Flats

Spring is near and what better time than now to start looking for some new cute flats for all that window shopping and walking in the park. Treat yourself!

1. Kate Spade - I love the color of these!  2. Sam Eldeman - I never mind sparkles on my feet.  3.  Loeffler Randall - embossed snakeskin is always fun.  4. Missoni - their patterns are always delightful and fresh, I dig these.  5. J.Crew - these would be great for work AND the weekend.  6. J.Crew - I've never stopped loving jelly shoes, this updated version is too cute.  7. Steve Madden - these are a relaxed take on the Grecian sandal trend.  8. Tashkent by Cheyenne - these are fabulous, my favorite shoe color is cognac so I'm biased.

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Fly Girls of the Week: Creators of Blag Magazine

Who are you?
Sally A. Edwards and Sarah J. Edwards

Where are you from and where are you now?
We were born in Plymouth, Devon – we're twins and had quite a nomadic upbringing in many places throughout England and Scotland, we settled in London in 1994.

What do you currently do at BLAG Magazine?
Sarah: Co-Publisher, Co-Editor and Photographic Director. We also put on events and are creative consultants. Sally: Co-Publisher, Co-Editor, Design and Art Director.

What kind of schooling and experiences prepared you for the creation of BLAG?
Sarah: I didn't love school, in fact I hated every minute. I was pretty much an academic failure – when it came to exams. Except art, so I definitely used that as a time to get inspired. Experiences that led to the editorial and photographic aspect of BLAG are originally from more of a observational point of view. I used to do music PR for bands like Beastie Boys, Foo Fighters and I still look after Public Enemy, so just watching their shoots and interviews made me think about how we'd approach our subjects for BLAG - no gossip, just honest conversation and honest shoots (and there's a lot of fun in the honesty.)
Sally: I couldn’t wait to be a grown-up from the age of 7 and was always making things and being creative. My main childhood memories were drawing and painting. I was average in English, Maths and Sciences, but like Sarah, Art was my strong point. I don’t really remember the transition of wanting to be a graphic designer, but in my mid to late teens this was the route I chose for a career. I was always really into magazines right from as soon as I was old enough to get a weekly order from the local newsagent.

As soon as I was old enough to travel to London, I’d buy international magazines that weren’t available where I lived. They included Raygun, Bikini, Interview and the original Details. These were really inspirational, that and my love of music drove me to want to start a fanzine – BLAG. It introduced me to loads of people and through it I landed work experience at i-D magazine when I was 18 (the youngest person they’d accepted back then). I learned so much in two weeks and it was great to have mentors who were fun and rebellious. I went onto the London College of Printing, but hated every minute I was there so I left after three months and through BLAG found myself working in the music industry. There we handed over the design to Yacht Associates for three issues and a book. Sarah and I kept BLAG going whilst we worked in various jobs until it became full time when I started designing it again in 2004.

As with Sarah my experiences working with bands and film talent gave me a different observational point of view at their interview and shoots, so this certainly helped shape our approach to talent, editorial, shoots and the overall look and feel of the magazine. {{Read more...}}

Anthropologie's Spring Catalog

Love these images from Anthro's latest catalog...

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Print Magazine

The April 2008 issue of Print Magazine is superb. It's features are about design in the world of fashion, and it's also the New Visual Artists issue, where you get to meet the industry's hottest and newest talent. AND who can resist the cover illustrated by Stina Persson?

I Love Prada's Site

I never associated Prada with playful clothing or colorful experimentation. I'm not sure if I would rock these shoes but I love that they are having fun with fashion. What do you think about the shoes? Would you wear them just because of the name? As for the clutches I think they are truly remarkable. The colors are so yummy!

I also appreciate major fashion brands that have an extensive online presence. I think the internet is too important to ignore, so I'm easily annoyed when companies have wack websites. Prada does a great job letting you in behind-the-scenes and sharing the fabulous creativity they got going on for their latest collections.

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