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Art Spotlight: aleXsandro Palombo

The Fashion Cult — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:53:21 +0000

aleXsandro Palombo is an Italian illustrator, whom the cult knows via his blog Humor Chic. Palombo studied design at the Marangoni Institute in Milan and later launch is own line before becoming the scathing blogger his is today. The designer has a no-hold’s barred social point of view and he uses personalities from the worlds of fashion and politics as his cartoon character templates.

One of my favorites is his reworking of Michelle Obama’s March 2010 Newsweek cover (seen below). It’s irreverent & relevant without hitting you over the head with it’s satire. I love that the skeleton is cheetah print! Mrs O, is almost as trendy, after all.

Images: humorchic.blogspot.com, michelle-style.com

Beautiful Soul’s ‘Believe’ Brings Fresh Air to Fashion Film

The Fashion Cult — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:46:14 +0000

The fashion film is as ubiquitous as Wang on a wannabe these days. Often they have a very droll, art-house quality to them – with dark music and bizarre slow motion angles. They very conspicuously want to be considered as art, but must they do it in such a homogeneous way?! (Don’t blame Ruth Hogben, blame her uninspired copycats). So it was a breath of fresh spring air to see the new film for Beautiful Soul’s Spring 2011 collection, “Believe.” It’s a charming little short, that’s not afraid to be pretty and features some ingenious water color animation as a backdrop.

“Beautiful Soul’s female fans will find light coats such as trenches, cropped jackets, capes and sleeved jackets where the sleeves can be adjusted and worn in different lengths, and a variety of dresses with and without sleeves… The brand’s strict zero-waste policy means a range of unique corsets will also be available, constructed from leftover fabrics… The collection gives vintage Japanese kimonos a ‘new lease of life’ as they are upcycled into entirely new designs. It will also introduce a retro bird print, following a collaboration with eco textiles designer Polly Hope.”

Learn more about Beautiful Soul at the label’s web site, beautiful-soul.co.uk.

I was really capitvated by illustrator Zarina Liew’s watercolor work. The artist has a gorgeous portfolio of work created for comics and for fashion projects. To the left see her chic rendering of Beautiful Soul’s FW10 Akane coat.

“Vintage kimonos remain a central aspect of No. 3, the AW10 collection, and add a touch of elegance and exclusivity to the garment. This collection also sees the introduction of British wool from a rare breed of Shetland sheep sourced from Izzy Lane, organic dupion silk, organic jacquard, bamboo jersey and denim is given a new lease of life, within structured silhouettes.”

Below left: Neon Butterfly for Oops! Fashion; Below right: based on Alexander McQueen FW08 gown. See more of her work at cobaltcafe.co.uk

Illustrator Spotlight: Sophia Drevenstam

The Fashion Cult — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:16:04 +0000

The Cult has spotted an impressive young fashion illustrator named Sophia Drevenstam. Sophia is a 22-year old Swedish artist currently living in Berlin. I first noticed her depiction of a Zebra print jacket from Balmain’s Fall RTW 2008 collection and immediately fell for her style. I love her use of silouette and the fine detail in her patterns.

Sophia tells the Cult that she’s inspired “at the moment” by Gus Van Sant Movies, the Berlin Music scene, and a new album from John Frusciantes called “The Empyrean.”

See more from Sophia at sdrevenstam.com