A Cunning Man

"FASHION IS THE ARMOUR TO SURVIVE THE REALITY OF EVERYDAY LIFE"

Thanks to our lovely friend Jillian Bagan, I was able to escort her to the exclusive pre-screening of the film  Bill Cunningham New York,  a film by Richard Press. I was going into this film excited after seeing the trailer for it-and it certainly did not disappoint.

Bill Cunningham

It follows and chronicles the daily workings of this true artist, talking about his past and his perceptions of the fashion industry and his beloved New York. The film itself is quite beautiful with wit and humour in the perfect places. Bill Cunningham is indeed a legend, probably the most sincere and simplest man in the industry today.  This film is a love letter to him, getting you emotional when he talks about his work, religion, and (lack of, some would say) personal life. Working for New York Times as a photographer with his own street style section, he is simply the true father of street fashion photography.

 I'm sorry Scott Schuman, you've just been bumped to second place.  How can you compete with this?

I can't even put to words how much respect I have for this man. Its unbelievable how he has lived - only doing things because he loves doing them, not caring what other people think. If we can all strive to be somewhat like him we would all be better off. In the film he speaks about not accepting his cheques simply because "if you dont take money, they can't tell you what to do." Amazing, isn't he?

Below is the trailer for his new movie and his work:

Watch this film. I promise you will be inspired and impressed by his genuine warmth and smart responses.

Bill Cunningham, my new hero.

MARLS
We do not own any of these images or the video

Redheads in Pink

Why do so many redheads feel like they can’t wear colourful clothing? In this day and age it seems to me that everything goes together, as long as you make it seem deliberate. There’s a series of books that started out in the eighties called Colour Me Beautiful, which contain guidelines for readers to follow that will help them discover thirty shades of colour that are supposedly a perfect compliment to their skin tone, hair, and eye colour.

Only thirty shades that match my face? I will only look good in those thirty colours for the rest of my life? Bullshit to that! To illustrate my belief that everyone has the ability (if done convincingly) to look good in everything, here is a selection of two things that were once a forbidden love, but now a celebration of the fact that anything goes if you want it to >>

A lot of the above images (I can’t remember which ones) are from an interesting blog that is partially dedicated to redheads in fashion. It’s called Red Poppy.

- Jessica

Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair

Arctic Monkeys

Allow me to repost for the millionth time the new single from Arctic Monkeys. I’m in love.

While I’m at it, check out the below photo series from the bands 2009 North American tour, posted on their official website about a year ago >>

Their new album, Suck it and See, will be released on June 6th, 2011 and features a selection of incitingly trippy track names - my favourite being future classic The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala. Nice one, boys. Now how about announcing a Vancouver tour date?

-Jessica

Something to Think About – Courtesy of Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

Above riff found via the documentary Bob Dylan: No Direction Home.

- Jessica

JESSI-CAN!

This is dedicated to my partner in crime, my other half, my buddy Jessica Matthew who has been holding the fort down. If you can guess what memory I'm thinking of I will buy you a Marble Slab ice cream, I promise.  Oh yeah, its a pretty nice shoot too.

I'm sure if the asylum looked like this you wouldn't have been that scared, would you?

Images are taken from one of my favourite websites.

They are not ours.

MARLS

Get Raw

Oh hey, is that my name on there??

Check out fasinfrankvintage.com for more info on the event

-Jessica

Tribute to Coachella 2010

I got an email from Coachella.com yesterday notifying me that Coachella 2011 is just 10 days away. Awesome! Except I’m not going this year. Though the line up is slightly less stellar than last years (in my own opinion of course), I would have still loved to have gone this year if just for the crazy atmosphere that is a music festival.

So instead of going, I shall look back on last year and give you my top four most memorable memories of Coachella 2010 >>

4. Camping

What I remember the most about my camping experience was waking up each morning at 7am because it would already be too hot to stay inside. Crazy California…

 

3. The Dead Weather

The must see band of my Coachella 2010. Endured a day of other not as favourite bands just to get to the front of the crowd. Totally worth it, the band knows how to rock your socks off, and I want to grow up to be Allison Mosshart. A clip from their performance below >

Dead Weather Coachella 2010 – 60 Feet Tall

 

2. My Feet

Were gross. Wear sunscreen, Kids.

 

1. All of the Bands I Kind of Knew & Now Love Because I Saw Them at Coachella

Gossip, Phoenix, Hot Chip, Gorillaz, etc, etc. For me the best part of going to a festival is discovering new music, or finding new inspiration in a band you’ve known about forever. That’s why I think a festival really shouldn’t be judged by its headliners.

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If any of you are making the trip to the desert this year, have fun and pack lots of skimpy clothing you would feel embarrassed to wear in your home town. I’ll leave you with the below spectacular video by Sam O’Hare of Coachella 2010 >>

Coachella 2010

All photos are mine

-Jessica

New Favourite Graphic Designer >> Matthew Cooper

Matthew Cooper’s body of work is something that I never new how much I liked. I’ve had the above 7” album cover displayed on my wall for over a year and only now did I think to google who actually created it.

Turns out the artist, UK Graphic Designer Matthew Cooper, has an amazing collection of super-graphic pieces that take inspiration from things like typography, collage, and photography. He’s done a lot of freelance work for the independent record company Domino, as well as for places like GQ Magazine, Penguin Books, and The Royal Shakespeare Company.

Below is a selection of my favourites, all taken from debutart.com >>

-Jessica