Victoria Gitman.

Close Inspection: Victoria Gitman's Point of View

“I imagine that some people would go mad doing what I do every day, but it’s kind of perfect for me,” says Miami-based artist Victoria Gitman, whose detailed oil paintings of vintage beaded purses, jewelry and Old Master portraits take months upon painstaking months to create. “I love to really focus and to come in [to my studio] every day and know, OK, today I’m going to do another 60 beads.” - WWD 10/15/09

Junya Watanabe.

Sunday's Best.

About:
Sunday’s Best is a Brooklyn-based jewelry line created by Sophia Keleta and Samira Chung, who launched their collection in the spring of 2008.
The pair met in New York while earning their college degrees – Sophia in Education Studies at New School, Samira in Industrial Design at Pratt – and bonded over their love of jewelry and design. Through experimentation, trial and error, the two created a unique collection of jewelry that caught the attention of friends and passersby and quickly grew into a business.

A strong connection to their cultures has informed their vision; Sophia has roots in Eritrea and Pakistan and Samira grew up in Equitorial Guinea. Influences spanning from the exotic—eastern patterns and heirlooms, vintage textiles, and Persian tapestries—to the ordinary, such as the chipping away of paint—infuse Sunday’s Best jewelry with intricate shapes, patterns and cut-out details that have come to define their aesthetic. With a palette of gold, oxidized silver, bronze and vermeil that also incorporates wood, rope and silk ribbon, Sunday’s Best straddles femininity and masculinity with jewelry that is delicate, but not dainty; possessing a soft, understated beauty, but also a dash of edge. Sophia and Samira have set out to create special, treasured pieces that will invoke the very pride and confidence one feels when donning their “Sunday's best.”

http://www.sundaysbestjewelry.com/index.html

I want one of everything.

WHYRED.

Clean Living under Difficult Circumstances.

Established on the style values of the modernist, Whyred is a combination of clean lines, neat shapes and quirky details. Influenced by the music and art scenes, the design concept like the client has an intellectual appreciation for these genres of inspiration.

Inspiration is always drawn from the iconic style of the 1960s Mods and an expression taken from The Who’s manager, Pete Meaden represents the Whyred design philosophy; “Clean living under difficult circumstances”. Faithful to the simplicity of postmodern aesthetics, Hjort has creates classic, wearable designs with a modern twist that are Whyred’s signature.

http://www.whyred.se/website1/1.0.1.0/57/1/

jeff monteiro.

Jeffrey Monteiro:
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Jeffrey Monteiro is inspired by the contrasts
between masculinity and femininity, structure
and drape, taking nostalgic references and
modernizing them for the sophisticated needs
of today. This attitude can be seen in the
collection's mix of feminine draping, tailoring
and distinctive details.

Monteiro's refined eclecticism can be
attributed to his international upbringing.
Born in the Middle East, raised in
Australia, and with early schooling in India,
Monteiro studied Fashion Design in Melbourne
before working as Design Assistant at Ellin
Ambe. After a stint in London working in
costume design, he launched his first eponymous
label, Jeffrey Monteiro, in Melbourne in 1996,
which was distributed throughout Australia.

In 2001, Monteiro came to New York to work at
Mayle, leaving in 2005 as Design Director to
take a position with the same title for the
Derek Lam signature collection and Tod's RTW
collections. The Jeffrey Monteiro signature
collection was launched in New York for Fall 2008

http://www.jeffreymonteiro.com/2009-fall/

i heard a terrible sound.

rachel comey.

PCP.

the row.

http://totokaelo.com/

brain closet.

tiny vipers. by lsb06d featuring TOMS shoes

frontier.