Two Weeks in Schon! Magazine

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LYNCH and LEIGH

Taster for Mowgli vid – LIKEE.

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Front Cover Company Magazine – BITCHY.

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We’re not doing food just yet but…..

Sent to us by our good friend Dicky P. Thanks dude.

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Launch Party Urban Outfitters Spitafields.

To launch our high-summer collection Urban Outfitters let us take over there store for a couple of hours. We took over an area of the store and curated the section with our product as well as other brands we’re into.

Thanks to Mercedes B for the above shots.

Thanks to DGTL for our video – nce wn byz and Leoni Flemming Blue for the pics.

More pictures over at Livin Cool.

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Jessica Lowndes in Two Weeks and Bitchy Shorts for Recognize Magazine

Jesscia Lowndes is that chick from Beverly Hills 90210 – we didn’t know that either.

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Givenchy Resort – Yes Please.

There is literally nothing Givenchy designs that I do not want to own. The pre fall collection even includes lanyards which I’ve been on about for the last 2 years – I basically can’t manage my life unless I have my phone and keys hanging round my neck from a lanyard. Goes back to when I was living in a warehouse. 4000 sq metres is a lot of space in which to lose things and I’m good at losing things.

There’s a lot going on in this collection feminine/masculine, body con/tailored, military/sporty, printed/plain, casual/formal but it works.

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Iconic model Marisa Berenson in LOVE magazine – headdress by us.

Grandaughter of THE Elsa Schiarapelli, model and actress Marisa Berenson has been cited as a key influence of the Art Nouveau romanticism of the early seventies. Born in 1947 she started her career as a model in the 60’s and by the 70’s was reputedly the highest paid model in the world. Known as “the queen of the scene”, she frequented Studio 54 and was dubbed “the girl of the seventies” by YSL.

She is pictured above at 64 years in the current issue of LOVE magazine wearing a dress by Gucci and a headdress by us – ?LOVE.

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Love is What You Want – Tracey Emin at the Hayward.

You forgot to kiss my soul
2001
Neon
45 1/2 x 55 5/16 in. (115.5 x 140.5 cm)

To be totally honest, prior to this exhibition I wasn’t familiar with Tracey Emin’s actual work. I’d seen her at times outrageous behaviour in interviews which I thought was pretty badass, knew she was fond of a drink or two, heard about her unmade bed and all the dudes she’s slept with but for some reason her work has so far passed me by. Maybe it’s because if an artist needs to make so much noise then I just assumed that the work wouldn’t actually back it up.

Having unintentionally dissed Tracey I couldn’t turn down an invitation to review her current exhibition at the Hayward. The exhibition titled “Love is What You Want” is the first major London survey of her work. The large-scale exhibition includes many unseen pieces as well as a series of outdoor sculptures created for the Hayward.

Tracey Emin
Hotel International
1993
Appliquéd blanket
257.2 x 240 cm 
copyright the artist
Private Collection, courtesy of the artist and Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York

The impressively curated show opens with the big guns a double story room of her infamous quilts onto which are sewn details of love affairs and thoughts relating to same. This intial room was swiftly followed by a black room with statements such as “You Forgot to kiss my soul” realised in seedy sex-club-neon signage, clearly uttered in bitter irony through Tracey’s cheeky grin. The Alton Towers momentum is maintained throughout simply becuase Tracey’s just a really really interesting person. It was some of the smaller details that got my attention such as her little nineties curly bob, hoopy earrings and pinstripe suits to the glass case containing a mementos from the “The Shop” in 1993, a disused butchers on Bethnal Green Road from which she launched herself onto the British art scene.

The one thing that really strikes you is the gruesome honesty. Some of the glass display cases(used Tampons anyone? letters to her aborted child?) reminded me of those jars with pickled brains in the Natural History Museum only this person is very much alive which is what makes it so arresting.  We all have an incessant barrage of thoughts difference being ours reside bubble-wrapped, firmly on the inside. Tracey’s are realised in cold stark, flouro, high definition filling the walls, floors and glass cases of the Hayward Gallery.

Tracey Emin
I’ve got it all
2000
Inkjet print
10.5 x 9 cm
copyright the artist
The Saatchi Gallery, London

There’s something kind of bossy about the title of the exhibition “Love is What You Want” – you can help feeling that this is something she’s persuaded herself to believe becuase you never sense that love is what she got. There’s a real sense of melancholy from a girl who’s tried to find it(through her numerous lovers which amounted in little more than casual sex), been close to it (pregnancy), lost it(abortions) and never really found it.

The exhbition runs from the 18th of May until the 29th of August at London’s Hayward Gallery.

Now stop making excuses, get out to an Art Gallery and do some thinking, if you visit one show this year make this it- love it or hate it you won’t be disappointed.

Tracey will also be answering qustions on Facebook every Tuesday at Text Tracey Tuesdays so if you fancy asking the women herself then you can.

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Mortal Engine by Chunky Move

Compelling.

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Japanese Street Scoop

Sometimes we get bored with black – oops there goes a few friends. Oh well thems the breaks.

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Numero June/July 2011

I want it all.

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Nail Piercings

In aid of tonight’s party I’ve gone to town on my nails with NailsbyAma who’s going to be our resident nail artist at the event. We worked out a few ideas and decided it’s all about unisex statement nails. I had mine done a couple of weeks back with big studded cross(there literally is nothing we won’t stick studs on) so that’ll be one of the options along with Minx Holograms, Matt/Gloss Black, a selection of colours and Bitchy decals..
I’ve always had a thing for nail piercings so Ama kindly sourced a cross charm especially for me.

Here’s a sneak preview of what’s in store…..

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Vintage Versace Campaigns.

Doing up my place at the moment and thinking tone on tone neutrals with elements of rococo and Vintage Atelier Versace plates and cushions. Stumbled upon these ads.

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Revlon Commerical Ft. Jessica Biel and Pharrell Williams

There comes a time when everyones yes man must learn to say no – much like R Kelly and the Hip Hopera this should have been one of those times for Pharrell.

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