Quick! Head over to the MET. Or no wait, Alexander McQueen’s ‘Savage Beauty‘ is  was – yes WAS – running at the MET (4 May – 7 August). I would hope that you had a chance to go there.

If you did not see it – click on these photos to zoom in – or if you want to see the detail, try this. Oh my.

Reminds me of Valentino: The Last Emperor. Big love.

The Romantic Mind

“You’ve got to know the rules to break them. That’s what I’m here for, to demolish the rules but to keep the tradition.” - Alexander McQueen

Romantic Gothic and Cabinet of Curiosities

“People find my things sometimes aggressive. But I don’t see it as aggressive. I see it as romantic, dealing with a dark side of personality.” - Alexander McQueen

Romantic Nationalism

“The reason I’m patriotic about Scotland is because I think it’s been dealt a really hard hand. It’s marketed the world over as . . . haggis . . . bagpipes. But no one ever puts anything back into it.” - Alexander McQueen

Romantic Exoticism

“I want to be honest about the world that we live in, and sometimes my political persuasions come through in my work. Fashion can be really racist, looking at the clothes of other cultures as costumes. . . . That’s mundane and it’s old hat. Let’s break down some barriers.” - Alexander McQueen

Romantic Primitivism

“I try to push the silhouette. To change the silhouette is to change the thinking of how we look. What I do is look at ancient African tribes, and the way they dress. The rituals of how they dress. . . . There’s a lot of tribalism in the collections.” - Alexander McQueen

Armadillo, armadillo! Romantic Naturalism

“I have always loved the mechanics of nature and to a greater or lesser extent my work is always informed by that.” - Alexander McQueen

“What song are you listening to?”

Please send your playlist.

Thanks for sharing this vid, Vera :)

Personally, I do not like shuguh or creamuh in my cawffee. Heck, I do not even drink cawffee, but I do not like shuguh or creamuh in my tea either.

I need this set though. You need it too, right?

Let’s see how many times we can say creamuh without annoying anyone.

Shuuu…

Available at Fishs Eddy.

Of you know where.

For some reason people always send New York timelapse clips my way. It never gets old, any timelapse for that matter – so, keep em coming.

I always wonder where everyone is going to.

www.mindrelic.com

The type of book that will keep you busy for hours.
Sad, that some of these stores are not there anymore.

Wishlist.

Every now and then there is a photography ‘project’ (or series) that I love. One that I want the whole world to know about. Kinda like Downtown from Behind.

This one is different though.

Danny Goldfield is photographing a child from every country on earth. All in New York City. 172 complete. A few to go.

He really captures the personalities of these children and the photos (yes, colors) are beautiful.

You can order the book at Amazon, or Danny’s website. In the meantime, here is a sneak peek.

Photo credit: Jakob Wagner

The ‘New York vs Paris‘ posts have taken over. I have to admit, I love it though.

More is more. So here you go – more! This time Louis Vuitton City Guides.

I will always choose New York (of course), but then again – what is the real difference between a pigeon parisien and a New York rat?

Wishlist. The City Guides, not the rats.

PS. Tanya, here is Berlin – just for you.

“Downtown from behind. NYC. Every street below 14th. Filmed and photographed. From behind, of you riding your bike. Cut & edited into a documentry / multimedia project.”

The blog. The website.

Earlier this year I posted Good to Great with Jeff Staple, by R + I Creative.

They have a new short documentary called Influencers.
“The film is a Polaroid snapshot of New York influential creatives (advertising, design, fashion and entertainment) who are shaping today’s pop culture.”

Directed by Paul Rojanathara and Davis Johnson.