David Byrne//St. Vincent

Ann Demeulemeester - Spring RTW 2014

The first bite is taken with the eye; so say the Japanese about food. In fashion, that might translate into the impression generated by a designer's invitation. Ann Demeulemeester's was an expensive envelope, no address. The details of the show were printed on the inside flap. Totally interior. Just like the clothes, which were, according to Demeulemeester, all about a woman whose instinctive, utterly natural eccentricity inevitably finds outward expression in the way she dresses...

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013/PARIS/BY TIM BLANKS

Carrie Brownstein Rules

 “I want to be present in everything I do,” she says. “That’s the only limitation I set for myself.”

2014//Words of Wisdom

2014//To Thine Own Self Be True

Existentialists agree that human beings must have an accurate awareness of themselves and live meaningful—they say “authentic”—lives in order to be psychologically well adjusted. These theorists do not believe, however,that people are naturally inclined to live positively. They believe that from birth we have total freedom, either to face up to our existence and give meaning to our lives or to shrink from that responsibility. Those who choose to “hide” from responsibility and choice will view themselves as helpless and may live empty, inauthentic, and dysfunctional lives as a result.

XX//Last Xmas

Wham//Last Christmas