With a penchant for fusing progressive details with age-old tailoring techniques, homegrown designer A. Sauvage injects a dose of this radical elegance into his upcoming collaboration with rebellious footwear brand Dr. Martens. Here he presents four key styles in a striking video entitled 'The Student', featuring Craig Roberts - of Submarine fame.
Today's Three Things feature a rehearsal video from Wallpaper, Norse Project's new denim range, and a youth targeted viral from Hermès.
WALLPAPER'S INDIAN SUMMER DESERT SESSION
Watch as Indie funk duo Wallpaper take feelgood and place it on a pre-medicated dose of steroids. Their drive through the barren Nevada desert is an enviable location for a rehearsal studio, and their nostalgia laden track 'Indian Summer' - with its infectious carefree nature harking 'best of summer' memories - plays the perfect accompaniment.
NORSE PROJECTS WHITE SELVEDGE
With an appreciation for the uncluttered aesthetic, Danish brand Norse Projects makes its first foray into denim with trademark Scandinavian clarity. Constructed with 13.5oz white selvedge denim produced exclusively for the company at their European factory and a Norse Projects pin for understated adornment, the range encompasses three fits: Regular Straight, Slim Straight, and Tapered.
Just when you thought you had earmarked fingerboards as a crazy childhood fad, French high fashion house Hermès revives the 90's playground toy to showcase their collections in an uncharacteristic tongue-in-cheek light. As the words 'Hermès' and 'Viral' in the same sentence represent a somewhat alien affair, the brand will have to wait on bated breath to see if the video resonates well with its younger target audience.
Contrasts play the focus in this stunning short by Spring Fashion Film. Washed out summer tinged hues convey a playful nature to the video, with the almost blank canvas of the 'girl in the white dress' juxtaposing against her vibrant surroundings, it emphasises themes of innocence and childlike exploration as she interacts with the serene environment. There is an impressive attention to detail demonstrated in this film, and the adept use of Bokeh and slow Pan-and-Zoom at the right moments help create something that is both aesthetically beautiful and striking in delivery.
'Cold War' by Janelle Monae is stunning. The compelling video can only be described as magnificent. So powerful. It's a complete paradox of visuals - mysterious yet vulnerably open, simple yet complexly intricate, soft yet hard, naive yet real. Give Janelle one take, and she'll throw back the rawest emotion I've seen in a music video for years. An extraordinary talent.
This video is a designer bootlegger's dream. In just over two and a half minutes, we see the process taken by Louis Vuitton to transform a few planks of wood, a few yards of leather adorned in their iconic print, and a couple of gold bits and bobs, into possibly the most valuable carry case in the world. That's right, in true Blue Peter spirit, now you can have a go at making your own version of the custom World Cup trophy case commissioned by FIFA, unveiled to the world by Naomi Campbell last month.
In my opinion, FIFA should use it with caution. Seeing as the World Cup has already been unceremoniously shafted twice in its history, carting the trophy around in Louis Vuitton's ubiquitous monogram case is probably not the best deterrent for those looking to get their grubby mitts on the golden beaut. Whats more, who's to say that an LV toting WAG won't mistake the case as her own? I reckon that whoever the unfortunate victim is would be horrified at the prospect of finding a huge lump of gold occupying the spot where their beloved mutt 'Cinderella' was once peacefully laid.
So its officially been one week since I joined the real world. Yes, that fateful day when your status changes from student to unemployed (waste of space). Hence, I am spreading the gospel on this Mark Ronson video for the Creators Project, where he talks Winehouse and Hip Hop, in order to instill some sort of purpose back into my life. Am I suddenly some sort of Obama, empowered to change the world? Probably. But definitely watch this anyway.
Meet Diplo, purveyor of last summer's crossover banger 'Pon De Floor' with partner Switch, as he talks to VBS in Jamaica about production, globalisation and diversity, and the evolution of the music scene.
Winner of the Best Animated Short Film at this years Oscars, French collective H5 made up of François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy and Ludovic Houplain, take the concept of product placement and give it an overdose of steroids to present an apocalyptic view on the world of corporate branding.
Sorry about the sound of silence around here lately, I'm on the verge of becoming a fully fledged no prospect dole seeking graduate, so I figured the least I could do is salvage the best grade I can from the three years I've wasted. A couple of things to look out for though; Vice launched a new style website this week at http://vicestyle.com, visit that to be transformed into your local style icon overnight, leading to sex on demand and whatever else you may want from life. Also, Palladium Boots (the brand behind the hidden New York video I posted ages ago) have flown over to Blighty to explore London's pirate radio scene. Check it out below:
OK, so this is old, and a pity that it forms part of a Belvedere campaign; but listen to Terry Richardson as he preaches the gospel truth about good taste in a mere 55 seconds.
I went to Swansea once. A quaint little village called Sketty, to be exact. Now where I'm from, I wouldn't be blamed for thinking that a place called Sketty would be home to an army of man hungry STD laden whores, getting down and dirty in a massive sex pit amidst the Welsh hills (nb. if you're still lost, urban dictionary 'sket'). However, to my pleasant surprise, I found a sleepy village where the only hints of action came from a heated debate between the locals about who killed who on Eastenders the night before. You can always rely on the Welsh to uphold traditional British values, I thought. No drugs here thank you, we're Welsh.
Apparently though, there is more to Swansea than meets the eye. Leo Leigh and Andy Capper for VBS follow Amy and Cornelius, a couple dealing with the reality of being addicted to heroin and booze. Graphic but at some points heartwarming, it is a stark insight into two lives that are completely dependent on substance abuse.
One for all the sneaker freakers out there. Cedric Dubourg charts the route of a pair of nikes into an intense burger eating contest. Effortless and refined, I believe this guy could turn brushing my teeth into an interesting short.
Heres Tezza Richardson doing what he does best: making womens' tops randomly pop off. If he was a misfit, he'd definitely be the slutty bird with the insatiable appetite.
Also, the new video for the Jay Z x Mr Hudson collaboration dropped today:
ALSO, just thought I'd throw this into the mix. Just because.
So yeah, I didn't make it out today. Snow has won. It is slowly chipping away at the very foundations of my existence. That and the fact that I woke up at 3pm.
Vice teamed up with Vodafone and spent the last few months working on a series of projects with some of their most talented friends, making short films, flying planes, building high-fashion wendy houses - that sort of thing. Obviously they brought cameras along to film everything, and you can watch it all here - http://bit.ly/69amgQ
