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Polyvore Artists

Eighty Jane — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:40:03 +0000

Polyvore.com is great for window shopping, but the Fashion 2.0 pioneer site has also become a new medium for digital artists. Here are some of my favorites sets from an EightyJane-curated collection, “art.”

Sublime by lombard8 on Polyvore.com

Prince Poppycock by theamaia on Polyvore.com

A little Lautrec-esque by mistinguett on Polyvore.com

Sheath happens . . . by giddyhill featuring a cutout dress

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Art Spotlight: Katherine Bernhardt on Gilt Groupe

high Priestess — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:27:14 +0000

In a world that online sample sales are becoming more common and more trashy, Gilt Groupe stands out as one of the best. The members-only shopping site originally offered mostly women’s fashion, but now has dedicated sites for mens fashion, lower-priced brands, and travel packages. Now Gilt has something for art lovers, with a series of exclusive prints by painter Katherine Bernhardt.

Kate Moss. Gisele Bündchen. Agyness Deyn. Katherine Bernhardt has painted them all, transforming magazine images into stunning whirlwinds of eyes, lips, legs and color. Gilt has partnered with art consultancy Art & Advisory to create two exclusive, limited-edition screen prints by the Pop Expressionist. The first, Mangocita, features an intense Penelope Cruz as pictured in her Mango clothing ad. The second, La Parisienne, is an image of Moss inspired by her campaign for Yves St. Laurent’s Parisienne perfume. Printed on archival cotton paper, the signed and numbered works are each capped at an edition of 100.

‘Metallic Star’, 2006. Saatchi Gallery, London

Lizard Woman, 2006. Saatchi Gallery, London.

Bernhardt’s art resonates with me in it’s fixation on the subject of fashion, yet it’s recognition of these subjects as grotesque. The women in her paintings are alternately sad and monstrous, all the while carrying the haughty attitude of the modern model. Click here for an invitation to the sale.

photo credits: saatchi-gallery.co.uk

MOCA 30th Anniversary Gala

Webmistress — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:23:41 +0000

Singer and fashion lightning rod Lady Gaga performed with the Bolshoi Ballet to celebrate the 30th anniversary of L.A.’s Museum of Contemporary Art.

The event’s pink carpet was packed with a stylish set of celebs, including Gwen Stefani (pictured above wearing Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2010), Chloe Sevigny, Rachel Zoe, and Pharell Williams. See some of the evening’s best looks in the gallery below.

NYFW Sneak Peek: GOTTEX * Monday 9.14.9

Webmistress — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:09:31 +0000

New York Fashion Week Spring 2010: GOTTEX SS 2010 sneak peek

Molly Grad debuts her vision as the head of design for swimwear brand Gottex September 14th at 7PM in the Tent in Bryant Park during New York Fashion Week.

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Weekend ATL: Art

Eighty Jane — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:43:42 +0000

Getting adequate blogging time is tough for a jane on the go. So please accept my apologies for not bringing the goods more often (stay tuned…). However, being busy means my style-spotting eye gets a considerable workout. This pas weekend there was much to see as Atlanta was the host to an incredible array of cultural offerings. These included concerts from Mos Def and Paul McCartney, the biggest “ethnic” hair show in the world, and numerous art gallery events.

One of my weekend highlights was attending an art auction at the infamous Eyedrum. Despite the sticky heat (90+ outside and no AC inside…), the crowd was good-humored and stylish to boot! Maybe it was the super-affordable prices on some really great artwork that got the guests going. Here are a few that I admired. Unfortunately, I was outbid on my favorite piece. Can you guess which one it is?

From left:
* Kelly McKernan – “Decomposition”
* Aaron Whitehousee – “Finding Fossil of Steer’s Head in Texas”
* Angus Galloway – Untitled

So I didn’t leave with any art But any event that involves a theremin is one I call a success!

Art: Kidrobot

high Priestess — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:44:19 +0000

I saw Erykah Badu talking about Kidrobot at theGrio.com today. Then by chance or synchronicity I came across it again, while reading one of my favorite fashion blogs, Lauren’s Style Blog. Apparently, I need to know about this.

Founded by designer Paul Budnitz in 2002, Kidrobot is the world’s premier designer and retailer of limited edition art toys and apparel. Kidrobot merges urban street trends, fashion, and pop art to produce limited edition, collectible toys and apparel. Kidrobot products feature unique collaborations with top international artists with backgrounds as diverse as graffiti, fine art, fashion, industrial design, graphic design, illustration, and music. Source: kidrobot.com

I’m a big art lover – and especially when it’s within reasonable reach for someone like me to collect. Happily, Kidrobot makes art very accessible. I just ordered a Dunny from series 5. Hope it’s one by Junko Mizuno! More Cult picks below.

Illustrator Spotlight: Kenneth Paul Block (R.I.P.)

high Priestess — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:37:57 +0000

Longtime Women’s Wear Daily and W magazine illustrator Kenneth Paul Block, 84, a champion in the art of fashion illustration, died today at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital in New York…

Block joined Fairchild Publications in the Fifties and worked there until the fashion illustration department was disbanded in 1992. Through it all, he swiftly yet fastidiously captured an array of subjects with a cool and detached manner, jetting to Europe for the couture shows or sauntering just up the street to sketch unsuspecting notables at lunch. All the while, he fulfilled what he once described as a childhood quest “to draw glamorous women in beautiful clothes.”

… or Block, the end result was never just a matter of lines on a page. The way he saw it, “Gesture is everything in fashion,” he said.

Read the full obituary at WWD.com

For more of Block’s work, see “Drawing Fashion: The Art of Kenneth Paul Block”
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Photography: “Backstage at Galliano”

high Priestess — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:01:18 +0000

As if the work of John Galliano weren’t already full of fantasy, photographer Mark Leibowitz has taken backstage shots of the designers recent shows and created a photographic masterpiece.

The psychedelic images do well to relay what I imagine backstage at a Galliano show to be: surreal, yet full of life and color… and a bit blurry. Enjoy.

Above from SS09 Runway show

source: nymag.com

Illustrator Spotlight: Muxu

Eighty Jane — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:54:38 +0000

On another of my net trolling jaunts I came across the striking work of artist Clover Chen, also know as Muxu. Clover is a London-based bespoke tailoring student with the likes of Christopher Kane already on her resume. Her work is very inspired and mixes the mundane of fashion with very poetic and lofty themes.

“Almost anything is inspirational, it just depends on how you apply it and dissect it,” Clover told the Cult.

Caymen Islands, with Prada Fall 08 Shoes

Want a piece of literally walking art? Check out these tennis shoes (or plimsolls as they call them across the pond) Muxu creates. These are for sale! Click here for additional photos and to contact the artist. These are so chic, I just had to put in a custom order.

More work from Muxu when you continue.

Rouge

Lauren Kovin

Nylon is CYMK

Click here to see more of her work

Illustrator Spotlight: Tinka Parker

Eighty Jane — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:00:54 +0000

We are admittedly late on this, as these found goodies were posted online nearly two years ago. But, better late than never. Tinka parker’s illustrations are adorable and edgy all at once; I love the prints. A light Web search turned up nothing more from this excellent artist. Tinka, if you’re out there: Show us more!

Continue for more work by Tinka Parker

Click here for more of Tinka Parker’s work