A nice STRONG cup of tea, some marmite on toast and a perfectly soft boiled egg and a leisurely read of the papers. Only, it’s the Spring Summer 2008 Acne Paper I’m reading. I must say that label-produced magazines can be iffy territory. Where does the advertorial end and the editorial begin… However, if you’re a regular Acne Paper reader, it’s a completely different kettle of fish, packed full of rich content and somehow hard to get hold of in the UK despite a long list of stockists. You can buy it online but I picked mine up for free in Hyeres. I mean there are some hefty and arraying reads here… Howard Shore’s music scores for LOTR, a profile on German actor Udo Kier, an article dedicated to tea, more accusations of ‘exoticising’ Africans by British colonialists/imperialists in an interview with Helen Mears and a wicked article by Nicola Formichetti about his journey in fashion…. never mind the first cuppa, you could easily get through three or four cups reading the whole thing.
Fashion photography wise, ‘Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?’ (a title bearing not that much relevance to the photos but nonetheless has a nice rin…) photographed by Anthony Maule and styled by Marie Chaix has got me all excited all over again about SS08 Givenchy giant rivets, a fantastic Philip Treacy hat that doesn’t seem to want to end and again that Acne caged skirt that has still eluded me (please…does this item actually exist in Stockholm?)…
“do androids dream of electric sheep” is the short sci-fi story that the film “bladerunner” was based on. seems like the editorial was going for that, a bit. love the word “advertorial”.
LOTR? you mean lord of the rings *psych* (you have a fantasy freak here)
Yup…THAT LOTR…
Anon: Ah…. that explains it… complete NON-SCI-FIC reader here…actually really hate the genre in general… but thanks for the insight!
I rather liked Dune, but science fiction mostly leaves me cold too…still, these are a very cool lot of clothes (and that cage skirt is something, all right).
As far as I know the cage skirt doesn’t exist other than as something they lend to magazines for editorials. Shouldn’t be that hard to make something similar though?
the cage/harness grows on me every time i see it
Could that model stand any more “heroically”? Hate the jacket, the hat however is completely wow and totally sci-fi. The cage dress? Well all in all I think I prefer the one you made a while ago out of the ruffled ribbons.
oh yeah, its is like the first really conceptual sci fi story that they based the matrix on right? I feel so cultured haha. i love the hardware on this ed, pity its hard to get of…
I love all those extreme shapes.
The images above definitely look a little like the female androids from Bladerunner. That top photo in particular looks as if it’s modelled on Sean Young’s character.
“Do Androids Dram of Electric Sheep” is a book about a man who kills androids in a world that contains little sentient life. Almost all of the animals on the planet have died because of human activity, it’s his job to find the dividing line between androids and humans and the androids are trying to prolong their survival by making it less obvious as to how they differ. Bladerunner took the story and made it into a science fiction film noir, possible because of the post-apocalyptic undertones of the story. In that way it kind of did kick start films like the Matrix into existence but more importantly, in the context of this blog, Bladerunner took the costumes of film noir, all that chic, tailored clothing and applied it to the atmosphere of a movie set in the future. Visually, considering costume and set design, it’s a remarkable movie and I guess you can tell how influential it’s been when they’re using it as a reference for fashion shoots.
i love those vintage spreads…
How I wish I could also pick up my Acne paper for free!!!! hahaa
don’t blame you for not getting the reference as a lot of people aren’t aware of the book, but if you’ve never seen bladerunner i REALLY urge you to seek it out. it’s pretty amazing visually and also deals with some very powerful themes about life, death and humanity.
FYI – I am proud to say I made that cage harness thing (the top part, don’t know where the skirt came from) because the ever-fashion-forward Mlle Chaix needed it for a shoot. This was actually a couple of years ago, back when I was going through my I’m-a’struggling-indie-designer-phase in London. The phase didn’t last long, suffice it to say. Ah memories.
Anyone who wants to make it for themselves should – it really is dead easy to sew up. All you need is to work out the pattern (it is a very simple shape, just extrapolate from your basic bodice block, put shoulder seam on fold), a roll of bias binding and normal Rigilene (don’t use the metal corset steels, too heavy and too short). It originally was made of silk organza, with the seamlines boned, but Mlle Chaix has cut out the fabric leaving only the boning – prettier.
Thanks for posting this pic, made my day.
That stirred our hearts in youth,There little thoughts are the rustle of leaves; they have their whisper of joy in my mind,i Looking forward to hearing more from you!