Julie Verhoeven | G.O.A.T.I.M.O*
Coincidentally, my love for Verhoeven's illustrations followed right after my brief obsession with Egon Schiele's nude figure drawings. While studying abroad in 2006 in the UK, I copped an issue of Dazed x Confused that featured at least six spreads of her illos. Needless to say, I've kept the magazine ever since to maintain my own personal collection of her work. #lovestory
Although Verhoeven first started off as a fashion designer (trained as such and also career-wise), her gorgeous illustrations are what I've always known her for.
Schooled at MidKent College in the 80s, Verhoeven later went on to work under John Galliano and Martine Sibon in Paris. But it doesn't end there—her collaborations are even more impressive and can be summed up with two very familiar names: Mulberry and
Louis Vuitton.
There are a couple of published books that feature Verhoeven's work such as Gas Book 13, which is going for a little over $180 at Amazon.com—so if anyone wants to make my life complete, this would be it (I like to keep things simple). But until then, I'll anxiously await the completion of her portfolio site which is a work in progress as we speak (yesss). www.JulieVerhoeven.com
Images via Daze x Confused, Vol. 2 : Issue No. 38 (June 2006).
*G.O.A.T.I.M.O. stands for "Greatest of All Time in My Opinion." Can you feel the reverence?
Andrew Weir | The Boys From Milan
These shots are incredible. Upon seeing the first set, it was a bit difficult to assume a time period. Low and behold, these handsome subjects were photographed in January 2010, but could easily be placed anywhere between the 60s and 80s (with the exception of a few of the more contemporary-styled gentlemen) .
The speckled dust treatments on the polaroids, and the stoic imagery definitely make for a different tone in candid street photography (when compared to such popular fashion blogs as The Sartorialist and Stylesightings).
All praise can be given to photographer, Andrew Weir. The artist has over 15 years experience in the fashion industry, worldwide, as a casting director and photographer of some of the world's top international fashion publications.
You Say Coke, I Say Caine | Bicycle
I have a friend who's a bicyclist—like a Williamburg-esque, one pant leg up, hipster-type bicyclist—and for the longest time, he's been trying to convert me into this lifestyle of cycling. Granted, I would save a lot of money with public transportation costs and I could definitely get around quicker. But the one thing that freaks me out about cycling in Boston is the possibility of dying—either getting hit by Jason Alexander or being clipped by someone's
car door.
But I always knew that if I ever rode a bike, the most important thing to me would be having this inundated pride of owning a gorgeous, super seductive bicycle. Superficial. I know.
But overall, here are a few breath-taking fixies. Check out the seats—they're even sexier.
Headdresses | Feather Children
A few months ago, I saw British songstress, VV Brown (above) perform in Boston as the opening act for Little Dragon. She wore a feather headdress and she banged a little handheld drum to a few of her songs. It was probably one of the strangest performances I had seen in a while, but in complete honesty, the look actually worked.
Feather Children is a funky company that makes feather headdresses "inspired by nature and the need to escape reality for a while and run wild and free." I never thought I would learn of a company that makes feather headdresses for everyday wear, but here we are—inspiration at its finest.
