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Shoe Fleur Takes on the Whimsical Side of Shoes. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION & SHOE BLOG
After photographing flowers sixteen ways to Sunday, Michel Tcherevkoff then reassembles the pix in Photoshop, creating shoes & bags - each with their own distinct personality. The Pre-Nup slipper is crafted from the virginal white lily, while the Miss Tress...
Gen Art Pulse Gets a Makeover. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
As the people who helped launch designers like Zac Posen, Rebecca Taylor and Twinkle, and have been championing up-and-comers like Geren Ford and Katy Rodriguez, Gen Art is one the best places to learn about emerging talent. They provide behind-the-scenes...
Gorgeous, Handpainted Baubles by Artist Michael Peckitt are Collectible Art for your Wardrobe. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION & ACCESSORIES BLOG
Peckitt's aptly named Very Colorful Jewellery is designed in acrylic and anodised aluminium with handcrafted sterling silver fittings - which creates layers of depth & and different angles. "My fashion jewellery is intended to be worn as dynamic fine art,"...
Wolfgang's Vault Launches New Rock Couture "Impresario" Line. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Inspired by rock impresario Bill Graham's amazing collection of rock art, Impresario is manufactured in small quantities featuring never-before-seen designs that will be retired when they sells out. “This new line is full of unique designs created from the classic...
Bruno Jamais Restaurant Club & KMR Communications Host Exclusive Exhibition of Artist Cyrille Margarit in NYC. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
top: works by Margarit bottom: TV Host Cognac Wellerlane, Margarit, his proud mama, Bruno Jamais Artist Cyrille Margarit jetsets around the world from the dangerous jungles of Africa to the glamorous cities of Europe to the fashionable Cannes Film Festival...
YOU Can Make a Difference -- by Watching a Video from THE KIN! Check Out LA STORY Blog!
Maybe you have heard about the carnage in DARFUR.. or maybe not. If not, call this a reality check because you NEED to know that there are people being slaughtered out there. You might think that there is nothing you...
Villebrequin, Mens Vogue & Charityfolks.com Team Up to Benefit Project Angelfood on Rodeo Drive!
Vilebrequin and Men’s Vogue magazine have joined forces to celebrate summer style by hosting an online charity auction of one-of-a-kind celebrity customized swim trunks from the luxe St. Tropez Company to benefit Project Angel Food Vilebrequin and Men’s Vogue magazine...
A Gift of Love: Music! David Martin's Something In Your Eyes CD!
This is a time of weddings, Mother's Day, graduations, and seasonal changes that often make one reflect on the "state" of your personal situation--particularly if you are "in love"; in a budding relationship or a more solid one; planning a...
Lounge in a Paul Poiret Approved Manner with Feathers, Baubles & Luxe Fabrics. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Illustrations for Les Robes de Paul Poiret by Paul Iribe 1912 & 1908 - both Wikipedia.org. As famed for his lavish parties - 300 guests in exotic Arabian Nights garb on The Thousand and Second Night - & high-flying art...
FLIRT-ing with the FASHIONISTA DIARIES-- a Hip New REALITY TV Series About NYFW! LA STORY Hot New Cosmetics + Fashion+ TV Blog
Hang onto your tv time and don't totally blow it off this summer because one of the hottest summer shows will be on SOAP.net with a NEW reality series that marries fashion + cosmetics+ Jane Magazine + New York Fashion...
Check Out the A HOT New Singer-- Alexa Wilkinson -- On Tour with Josh Kelley-- Hitting LA for 2 Dates This Week! LA STORY Indie Music Blog & Podcast!!
Alexa Wilkinson is a name you might not recognize right now but very soon, you are going to hear her tunes climbing the charts and her voice will be on the radio a lot! Her first CD, Lullaby Appetite, currently...
Art Attacks and Strokes? LA Story Gives YOU the Deets On Her Blog
Art Attacks and Strokes Bead Lunar Eclipse This season, approach buying clothing and accessories as making a statement about you. An easy way to spice up a wardrobe is with jewelry-- Not just any jewelry and let's skip the bling...
Stylish Handmade Jewelry by NYC Painter Kristina Nazarevskaia. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION & ACCESSORIES BLOG
Tired of wearing jewelry only to react to the nickel content by breaking out, Armenian-born Nazarevskaia decided to create her own nickel-free designs. Oodles of compliments later - plus outright offers to buy her jewelry right off her neck -...
Check Out The RESONANCE In Your Life. LA Story's Hot Music Tip
Itunes has chosen UK musician Nick Saunders "Book Thieving" and Paraffin from his debut CD RESONANCE as featured tunes for the week. Definitely a "must hear", this low-key singer/songwriter has nailed some nifty emotional threads in the entire RESONANCE CD....
West Elm Opens in Midtown Miami with a Blow Out Party & Raises Over $10,000 for the Gen Art Foundation. FASHIONTRIBES HOME DECOR BLOG
Just don't sit on it...floral designer Emilio Robba's fabulous chair In addition to raising major ca$h for a good cause - Gen Art is one of the premiere showcases for emerging talent working in film, fashion, music and the visual...
THe Hottest Party During LAFW? Pinque Cirque at BOULEVARD3 Closes Out LAFW! LA STORY LAFW Insider Party Blog!
Sources say that BOULEVARD3 was THE place to be during LAFW. I mean THE PLACE to be. What was going on at this hot spot? PR extraordinare AVO YERMAGYAN of Gaudy PR hosted what became THE closing event at Boulevard3...
No Longer "Undiscovered", James Morrison, UK Indie Rocker, Hits US Shores! Check out the Deets!
James Morrison is HOT on the concert trail and hitting the US shores to kick off a tour to back up his CD entitled "UNDISCOVERED" that drops March 13, 2007. He hits TV this week as well and then criss-crosses...
Don't Write a Thankyou Note to Helmut Lang if You're Worried About it Ever Coming to Light. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
(All photos: Patrick McMullan - from NYMag.com ) An article in this week's New York magazine reports that the designer is publishing a number of thank you letters (for freebies) from his high profile circle of friends & acquaintances. The...
To Give or Not to Give-- That's the Valentine's Day Question. LA STORY Has the Answer-- V-day Blog!
While we all "heart" Valentine's day -- well at least in elementary school-- these days, it's hard to decide how, what or IF to buy someone something for Valentine's Day -- unless you are significantly involved and maybe more so...
Gourmand Alert! Foodie Alert! Chocolate Alert! Fashiontribes Sweet Life Blog CALLS YOU!!
Gourmands will be delighted to discover the fantastic and tongue-tingling treats from Robert Lambert. With items like the White Ginger flavored syrup, Mojito Mint chocolate sauce and Summer Fruit Cake, your tastes buds will be singing... Check out The SWEET...
In Honor of Andy, NYC's Gershwin Hotel Kicks off "Factory Craze - A Week of Warhol" Feb. 19-23. FASHIONTRIBES POP CULTURE BLOG
To mark the twentieth anniversary of Warhol's death, The Gershwin Hotel & VH1are planning a mega tribute. “The Gershwin Hotel has the mandate to keep pop-culture art alive, filling every crevice of every floor with art,” says Suzanne Tremblay, owner...
Here Comes the Sun! Celebs Draw It & We Can Bid on Their Original Signed Artwork & Help the American Cancer Society. FASHIONTRIBES POP CULTURE BLOG
At the recent Sundance Film Festival, celebs stopped by the Neutrogena Helioplex Sun Studio throughout the week to create & sign artwork depicting the sun. Now you can bid on their work, and all proceeds from the sale will go...
How Suite It Is: Golden Globes Suite Round-ups:LA STORY Gets the GOLDEN GLOBE GLOW BLOG!
LA Story has been busy wrapping up all the 411 on the suites and swag gathered by the celebs during the Golden Globes: Backstage Creations had a suite crammed with products and people-- all the better to get the buzz...
Talk the Talk, Walk the Walk and Rock the ROCKS with Van Cleef & Arpel. LA Story Golden Globes Tidbit
Image courtesy of Wire Image Van Cleef & Arpels scored two major celebs with Reese Witherspoon and Maggie Gyllenhaal to wear select pieces from their private museum of jewelry. YUM YUM YUM!! Check out the deets on LA Story Stevie...
"I'm Drunk When it Comes to Clothes." And Thank God. Looks from Nan Kempner's Fab - & Extensive! - Wardrobe Goes On Display at the Met's Costume Institute in NYC. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG & VIDEOBLOG
CHECK OUT THE VIDEO WE SHOT OF THE EXHIBIT: (Yves Saint Laurent, 1983; Valentino, 1984) (Madame Gres; Yves Saint Laurent) (Yves Saint Laurent 1989 & 1973) An acquisitive fashionista with a great eye & the means to do something about...
Takashimaya Chooses NYC Designer Renee Snelson's Adorable "Love Bear Ties" to Send Out Season's Greetings. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
The Japanese retail giant selected the ties for the cover of its 350,000 catalogs printed for the 2006 Christmas season. Exploding in tangled patchwork of vivid colors, Renée Snelson's handmade teddy bears and teddy-bear themed ties are frequently sold out...
FashionCircus Is Hitting Pasadena 12/16 for the Holiday Shopping Extravaganza
Check out the LA Story Blog and Podcast for Stevie's scoop on the latest metamorphisis of the Sample Sale to yet emerge in Los Angeles. Listening to the podcast makes you want to hop a plane and get in line...
Behold a Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby! Artist Kenny Scharf brings his Astral Uber Cadillac to Art Basel Miami Beach on December 7. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
In conjunction with Art Basel Miami Beach, renowned pop artist Kenny Scharf recently announced a special exhibition and event December 7, 2006, at 10 PM, poolside at the legendary Andre Balazs-owned art deco hotel The Raleigh on Miami Beach. The...
Out of Work Artist or Illustrator? If You're Handy with the Chalk, Whole Foods Might Have a Blackboard Gig at a Store Near You. FASHIONTRIBES POP CULTURE BLOG
(Some of Katie Lanciano's work for Whole Foods Markets - photos: Katie Lanciano) Say what you will about Whole Foods, but they sure know how to get attention. According to a recent piece on NPR.org, the grocery chain employs artists...
Love Zombies or Know Someone who Does? Turn their Photo into a Zombie Portrait! FASHIONTRIBES POP CULTURE BLOG
You've never looked deader, thanks to one of illustrator Rob Sacchetto's hand done zombie portraits, based on a clear headshot. Just think, for only $80 you need wonder know more how you'd look as an animated corpse on a hunger-crazed...
"Clash of the Artists!" A Multi-Platform Arts Celebration & Competition Marks an Online Milestone for NYC's Art for Progress. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
In celebration of their freshly launched community website, not-for-profit arts organization, Art For Progress, is proud to mark a year of spectacular events by hosting their first annual multi-disciplinary open arts competition. Artists can submit in the following categories: -...
STYLEHIVE BUZZ: Protect Your iPod with Style rather than Bulk in an Eyecatching GelaSkin. FASHIONTRIBES DESIGN BLOG
So much fun for so few pennies. $15 will get you a lil' sumpin' from Ralph Steadman - of gonzo journo Hunter S. Thompson fame - as well as Steven Daly, Dolla Lama, and other hipster artistes. via Stylehive.com -...
Jump on the Andy Warhol trend with a Snazzy Watch that Will Get You Places on Time. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Inspired by Warhol's Flowers (1970), this fuchsia molded plastic & acid green leather combo is seriously stylish. Available at UrbanOutfitters.com. - Lesley Scott fashiontribes.
Have Your Pals' Mugs Transferred onto an Art Masterpiece. FASHIONTRIBES GIFT BLOG
Can be turned around in 3-4 business days & approved online prior to shipping. Available at MyDaVinci.com. - Lesley Scott fashiontribes.
STYLEHIVE BUZZ: DIY Blank Matrushka-Babushka Nesting Dolls Make For Kitschy, Repeating Fun. FASHIONTRIBES HOME DECOR BLOG
Render your fave fam members on each one, starting with the top dog, or simply leave blank to send a strange, possibly extistential message. via Stylehive.com. - Lesley Scott fashiontribes.
STYLEHIVE BUZZ: Where do Old Skateboards go to Die? In Japan, Harvest Recycles them into Accessories & Art. FASHIONTRIBES POP CULTURE BLOG
Clever and eco-friendly! via Stylehive.com. - Lesley Scott fashiontribes.
Overstock.com Watch: An Exuberant Piece of Art Provides a Nice Jolt of Caffeine for Your Mind, & More than 50% Adds to the Fun. FASHIONTRIBES HOME DECOR BLOG
Measures 16" x 20". Available at Overstock.com. - Lesley Scott fashiontribes.
Showcase Your Fave Pics with a Digital Photo Frame. Simply Plug in a Memory Card & Voila, it's a Slideshow. FASHIONTRIBES GIFT BLOG
A clever blend of old & new. Available at Firebox.com. - Lesley Scott fashiontribes.
Belongs Squarely in the Why-Didn't-We-Think-of-That Category. Chiho Aoshima Beautifies the Gloucester Road Tube Station in London & We Here in NYC are Jealous. FASHIONTRIBES POP CULTURE BLOG
This art mural is made up of 17 arches which gradually change from day to night, and from a cityscape to a rural landscape. Sigh...of course they can't boast a subway system in which the underground population of rats dwarfs...
FASHIONTRIBES DAILY 5 MIN. PODCAST: Fashion's Growing Proportions Inspire a Museum Exhibit. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG & PODCAST
STYLEHIVE BUZZ: Design & Philanthropy Keep Stylish Company in the Christian Lacroix & Vivienne Westwood Designed Ithemba Lights with Proceeds Going to Fight AIDS. FASHIONTRIBES HOME DECOR BLOG
Lacroix & Westwood are just two of the designers to dream up these fanciful bulbs, crafted by South African women with HIV/AIDS. A portion of the proceeds goes toward education and treatment. via Stylehive.com - Lesley Scott
An Endless Summer...Ah, Yes. The Next Best Thing: 50% Off a Snazzy Poster of the 1964 Movie that Kicked Surfin' Mania Off. FASHIONTRIBES HOME DECOR BLOG
A very adult, very ritzy custom-framed original release poster. Available at Overstock.com. - Lesley Scott
FASHIONTRIBES DAILY 5 MIN. PODCAST: Black is Back-Back-Back & Not Just on the Catwalks. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG & PODCAST
(left to right: 1985 Carbon Chair by Martin Szekely; Fishnet Chair by Marcel Wanders) While the strong 80s trend in fashion is yesterday's news, what's interesting is how the favored hue of the era - black - has spilled over...
Overstock.com Watch: A Stone & Gold Buddha Head Adds a Touch of the East to Any Abode...Plus it's Over 75% Off. FASHIONTRIBES HOME DECOR BLOG
Entirely hand-carved by a small group of artisans in the Hebei Province of northern China, so no two are exactly the same. The bottom side of the neck is smoothed and leveled, allowing the Buddha Head to stand upright on...
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall - Who's the Biggest Enigma of them All? A Cool Mirror Puzzle from Tobias Wong. FASHIONTRIBES GIFT
Puzzles are fun, but after all the excitement of putting it together, the picture is always the same. Which is why the Mirror Puzzle is so cool: instead of an unchanging static image, it displays an image of whatever happens...
STYLEHIVE BUZZ: You Can Take What You're Given at the Post Office or Express What's Uniquely You with Personalized Photo Postage Stamps. FASHIONTRIBES TREND BLOG
For a previous Fashiontribes blog about these stamps...plus a fun riff on how stamps provide a peek into society's psyche, CLICK HERE. via Stylehive.com - Lesley Scott Fashiontribes Pop Culture Culture Fashion Stylehive Personalized Stamps Customized Stamps Photo Stamps Fashion...
Not Your Average Little Girl's Lock and Key Diary. Books by Sabrina Ward Harrison for Big Girls with Big Thoughts. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION & ART BLOG
Incredibly cool arty books & works that defy categorization. SabrinaWardHarrison.com - Emily Wall Fashiontribes Fashion Clothing Ready-to-Wear Sabrina Ward Harrison Fashion Illustration Art Fashion & Art Fashion Expert
Fashiontribes Finds: the Best Blog Posts for the Global Chic Tribe for the Week Ending 7/2/06. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
So many posts, so little time. So we sorted through them all for you & here's our Fashiontribes Finds picks for the coolest stuff with a Global Chic vibe. GLOBAL CHIC WEEKLY FASHIONTRIBES FINDS: YSL suede "Emma" wedge Sleek clutch...
Gallery Residence, the Latest Boutique Residence Hotel to Hit Istanbul, Features an Architect Designed & Owned Former Textile Store in the Hip & Happening Nisantasi District. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Owned, created and run by architect Yalcin Saglikova, whose 40 years of architectural creations include the Istanbul World Trade Center and Istanbul Chamber of Commerce building renovation, the all-suites Gallery Residence offers features and services that make it a unique...
Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May. Good Advice & a Good Collage. FASHIONTRIBES HOME DECOR BLOG
An original mixed media collage measuring 8.5"x11". A sunset crafted from an ancient clock frames the girl, while her hat is embossed and made from handmade sumagashi paper, and adorned with small beads. She has a small distressed picture frame...
FASHIONTRIBES DAILY 5 MIN PODCAST: Smithsonian Conservators Go Fashionista in Isaac Mizrahi Aprons. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG & PODCAST
With the completion of the Lunder Conservation Center in Washington D.C., a 10,000+ square foot affair with five labs & studios with floor-to-ceiling glass, visitors can now watch conservators from the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait gallery...
Art Lovers on a Budget - Money & Space-Wise - Worry Not...Artist Duane Kaise Paints a Postercard-Sized Masterpiece Daily. FASHIONTRIBES HOME DECOR BLOG
Pint-sized art for those in need of elegance while in cramped quarters. Available at A Painting a Day. - Emily Wall Fashiontribes A Painting a Day Art Fashion Painting Fashion Expert
Happy Birthday, Mr. President...& Anyone Else on Your Gift Giving List. Andy Warhol is Always Welcome. FASHIONTRIBES GIFT BLOG
A wide-ranging presentation of the iconic Pop artist's works: drawings, paintings, multiples in various print editions. Includes biographic chronology, as well as selected individual exhibitions, catalogues & books. Available at MOMA.org - Lesley Scott Fashiontribes Andy Warhol Marilyn Head Fashion...
It's a Plaid, Plaid World, and Hand-Fused Glass Bowls by Artist Andrew Galvin Say it Colorfully. FASHIONTRIBES GIFT BLOG
Artist Andrew Galvin fuses these handmade glass bowls with squares of cobalt blue, golden yellow, electric red, and sea green turquoise. The translucent blocks of color glow when held up to the light and take on a darker tone in...
A Teensy Purse Illustrated by Jeffrey Fulvimari who did Madonna's "The English Roses" is Worth Keeping in Your Bag for Cuteness Sake Alone. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Fun, funky & completely glamourous. Available at Treats4Chicks.co.uk - Lesley Scott Fashiontribes Accessories Jeffrey Fulvimari Fashion Change Purse Fashion Expert
Artistic Metal Window Grills by Williamsburg Artist Kristina Kozak Transform a Security Feature into Something of Beauty. FASHIONTRIBES HOME DECOR BLOG
Completely gorgeous & ingenious. More info at House-Made.com (via Stylehive.com) - Lesley Scott Fashiontribes Stylehive Home Decor Fashion Kristina Kozak Custome Security Grill Fashion Expert
Photo Plates from Bob's Your Uncle Make Whatever's Served on them Instantly More Tasty. FASHIONTRIBES HOME DECOR BLOG
Features photographs taken at the Deluxe Town Diner in Watertown, MA by Keller and Keller. 11" diameter. Available at GreenerGrassDesign.com - Lesley Scott Fashiontribes Photo Plates Home Decor Fashion Fashion Expert
T-Strap Loubies with a Cascade of Crystals & a Petite Perspex Panel Add up to Footwear Fabulousness. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION & SHOE BLOG
What today's fab flapper would wear, without question. Available at Net-a-Porter.com - Lesley Scott Fashiontribes Christian Louboutin T-Strap Fashion Shoes Fashion Expert
Bring Beach Chic Home with a Funky Shell Lithograph Print. FASHIONTRIBES HOME DECOR BLOG
One in a series of nine lithograph prints - looks even better grouped in multiples. Available at CrateAndBarrel.com - Lesley Scott Fashiontribes Shell Print Beach Chic Fashion Fashion Expert
"There's Nothing Like Walking into a Major Auction House with a Small Paper Bag Containing a Can of Soup, and Wondering if You're in the Right Place." Especially When the Can in Question is Signed by Andy Warhol. FASHIONTRIBES POP CULTURE BLOG
At a party for a pack of contemporary artists nearly thirty years ago, Kitty Eisele's dad asked their hosts whether they had any Camppbell's soup. They did, and for fun, he got the artist - a guest at the soiree...
Who Doesn't Need to Hear Thanks from Time to Time? The Gift of Thanks Blocks Dispenses a Whole Lotta Feelgood both Figuratively & Literally. FASHIONTRIBES GIFT BLOG
The artist, Allan McCullom, suggests doling them out to friends & strangers alike, in which case, you may need to order more than a single case (which contains one in each color). Available at VelocityArtAndDesign.com - Lesley Scott Fashiontribes Thanks...
Three Female Artists That Rock & Are Most Useful in Cases of Hipster Name-Dropping. FASHIONTRIBES POP CULTURE BLOG
FAFI Fafi.net KIM COGAN KimCogan.com LORI EARLEY LoriEarley.com via Zandland - Lesley Scott Fashiontribes Zandl Fafi Lori Earley Pop Culture Fashion Kim Cogan Female Artists Fashion Expert
A Completely Irresistable "End Babylon" Chair by Tord Boontje That Nicely Sums up the Decline-of-Civilization Zeitgeist. FASHIONTRIBES HOME DECOR BLOG
Complete with its very own polyurethane coated nylon "dress", laser-cut fall of fabric "flowers", and four-figure price tag. Available at MossOnline.com - Lesley Scott Fashiontribes Tord Boontje The End Babylon Chair Art Pop Culture Fashion Home Decor Gift Fashion Expert
Have a Little Art & Music with Your Shopping at "Original Trends" in L.A. & Because We Love You, We're Giving Away Free Passes to the Event, May 20, 2006. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Rather than just another sample sale, Original Trends throws a little art & music into the mix, along with a smattering of eco-consciousness. There will be lots of good labels to choose from, as well as jewelry & handbags. For...
Everything Old is New Again, Including that Staple of the Norman Rockwell'esque Childhood: the Cookie Jar - especially in the Able & Witty Hands of Momoyo Torimitsu. FASHIONTRIBES HOME DECOR BLOG
And acid-colored animation take - limited to 1000 of each color - on the artist's signature images of bunnies. Available at VelocityArtAndDesign.com - Lesley Scott Fashiontribes Momoyo Torimitsu Bunny Cookie Jar Pop Culture Fashion Home Decor Gift Parties + Entertaining...
A Picture's Worth 1000 Words - or Be More Succinct with Artist Laura Zeck's Clever "Short Stories" Customized Art. FASHIONTRIBES HOME DECOR BLOG
Simply choose from her inventory of 300 etchings & she will create a one-of-a-kind greeting card, small book or fine art print - using up to 30 images at a time. Available at LauraZeck.com - Lesley Scott Fashiontribes Laura Zeck...
Worse than a Band-for-Hire is Saatchi & Saatchi's New Creation: Four 20-somethings That Will Eat, Drink, Dress & Listen to Whatever Music Their Sponsor Wants. FASHIONTRIBES POP CULTURE BLOG
(photo from lesserbox.com) In a mindboggling new development, the British arm of the advertising mega-giant has created a "band" that stoops to arguably new lows in commercialization: "four twenty-something girls who will completely give themselves over to the whim of...
Is it possible to build a better world? How? Based on what? A Thought Provoking Blend of Imagery, Narration & Music - & the Talents of 100 Artists Around the Globe - Ponders the Big Issues with the Terra City Project. FASHIONTRIBES BLOG
And where would you start? Painters, photographers, narrators and musicians collaborated & came up with some answers in a 12 minute video presentation, Terra City, which is available in six languages: English, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish and, for some reason,...
For Mother's Day, Make this the Year You Don't Procrastinate. Give Her the Gift of...You! with my-PhotoArt which Transforms a fave Photo into a 15"x20" Work o' Art. FASHIONTRIBES GIFT BLOG
Who else but mom would want almost 2 feet square of your mug - rendered for eternity in oils - hanging on the wall. Nonetheless, you know it would bring delighted shock & awe...especially the part where you actually thought...
Sexed Up Espadrilles from String Republic - Customized by Graphic Artists like Sockho - Make them Look Fresh Again. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
It was Raymond Loewy who once said that “ugly things sell badly” - to which graphic designer Stéphane Bucco, better known as Sockho (Sockho.com), adds: "useful things sell badly." So it amazed him to see the revival of the flip...
A Few Marble Torsos Scattered About Your Crib Signals You're a Person of Impeccable Style & Taste. Regardless, this Copy of a Roman Copy of a Greek Copy (!) is, Technically Speaking, Quite Groovy. FASHIONTRIBES HOME DECOR BLOG
Many marble statues that survive from antiquity are actually copies made during the Roman period of works created by Greek artists some five hundred years earlier. This Torso of a Boy is a 1st or 2nd century Roman copy of...
Didn't Inherit a Fab Marble Bust from Your Storied Ancestors? Fake it With a Handcrafted Marble'like Bust of Apollo at Happily Non-Storied Prices. FASHIONTRIBES HOME DECOR BLOG
Based on a bust of the god from the 4th century B.C. by Athenian sculptor Lechares, this 2 foot tall gem confers oodles of antiquarian class for under $250 - including shipping! Available at Statue.com - Lesley Scott Fashiontribes Bust...
A Shelf, Installation & Illuminated, Color-Changing LED Light All Rolled into One Eyecatching "Mood Light Shelf" Package from Canada's Generate. FASHIONTRIBES HOME DECOR BLOG
Kinda like the lavalight 2.0...which is a very, very good thing. Available at gnr8.biz - Lesley Scott Fashiontribes Home Decor Art Mood Light Shelf Generate Fashion Fashion Expert
Turn Ordinary Photographs into Eye Catching Original Art by Having "Scissor Artist" Karl Johnson Transform them into Handcut Silhouettes. FASHIONTRIBES HOME DECOR BLOG
Since he was ten, Johnson has been cutting out silhouettes and estimates that by this point, he has probably cut hundreds of thousands. He's cut silhouettes of many notable celebrities from live sittings such as Mel Gibson and Mayim Bialik...
The Stately, Time-Honored Side of Japanese Culture Gets the Royal Treatment from a Watercolor Artist in Kate T. Williamson's "A Year in Japan" - FASHIONTRIBES BOOK BLOG
This delicately crafted artist's journal offers colorful impressions of a young woman's extended visit in Kyoto, Japan. Williamson's watercolors are playful, bright and spare, and each section illustrates a theme or topic that has inspired the artist/author over her travels...
State of the Blogosphere: the Highlights of Online Fashion, Lifestyle & Pop Culture for the Week Ending 3/26/06. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
In this week's roundup of the best of online whatever, see if you agree with the 20 most important tools of all time. Check out the entire unaired episode of South Park that caused Isaac Hayes to bolt & Tom...
A Modern Take on the Greek Myth of Poseidon & Demeter by Young Artist Luke Litman, but with Fantastical Creatures Fit for Today's Audience. FASHIONTRIBES ART & POP CULTURE BLOG
When the God Poseidon falls for Demeter, she rebuffs his advances by asking him to make the most beautiful animal - ever. Unfortunately (for Poseidon), his initial efforts left Demeter less than impressed. "In some accounts, his first attempts were...
Living Large: The New Andy Warhol "Giant" Size Book Lives Up to Its Name - 600 pages, 2000 images & weighing in at a Stunning 15 lbs (Probably More than the Artist Himself). FASHIONTRIBES ART BLOG
With the Warhol movie Factory Girl coming out this fall starring Sienna Miller, and the upcoming Ric Burns documentary Warhol airing on PBS American Masters, it's shaping up to be the season, if not year, of Andy. And now there's...
Craving Original Art that Reflects Your Taste in High Tech? Unti March 18, 2006, Select Bit Editions's SUPERLOWREZ LED-based Pieces are On Sale for under a G Note. FASHIONTRIBES BLOG
In honor of the Armory Show, select works from Bit Editions' SUPERLOWREZ edition of LED-based art are on sale for only $975 until March 18, 2006 at Philadelphia's Bit Editions. If you can't make it to the City of Brotherly...
Tell the 40 Year Old Virgin in Your Life You Love 'em Anyway with an "Mint Condition Action Figure" Card from Kailo Chic. FASHIONTRIBES GIFT BLOG
This card almost makes me wish I had a comic book collector or action figure enthusiast - in original packaging only, please! - to give one of these to...almost. From KailoChic.com - Lesley Scott Fashiontribes Kailo Chic Card Gift Fashion...
Getting Up: a New Video Game Collaboration from Atari Games & Mark Ecko Starring Trane, a Graffiti Artist Who Wields His Cans (o' paint!) to Fight Government Tyranny & Exploitation of the Masses. FASHIONTRIBES POP CULTURE BLOG
As Trane takes his fight to the streets of the metropolis of New Radius, he must uncover political scandals and expose the city leaders as corrupt. The game design depicts a gritty, authentic-looking urban backdrop featuring art by legendary artists...
Yayoi Kazuma's Soft Sculpture Pillows can make any couch comfy-Fashiontribes Home Decor Blog
Amongst my favorite artists with crazy ideas, Yayoi Kazuma ranks high. Her Obsessive Compulsive (no, really) art is based off perfectly placed, perfectly perfect polka dots. These Yayoi Kazuma Soft Sculpture Pillows are ideal for anyone who wants real art,...
Movie Buff? Us too-Help the national film preservation society-Fashiontribes From The Heart Blog
We love our memories on celluloid-film is the coolest way to record our milestones. The National Film Preservation Foundation helps maintain our national film archive. The National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF) is the nonprofit organization created by the U.S. Congress...
Hedi Slimane and music are like fish and water-inseperable-Fashiontribes Book Blog
Three things we love in one book-Photos of Musicians Performing, Hedi Slimane and clothes. Hedi Slimane STAGE. Book Description Over the past few years, Hedi Slimane’s ongoing design collaborations with musicians on their stage costumes has allowed him unfettered access...
Brooklyn Artist Rob Teeters's "L'Ingestion de Poison" Helpfully Point out the Fact that When Your Congenial Host Asks You to "Pick Your Poison" They Mean It. Literally. FASHIONTRIBES POP CULTURE BLOG
You say potato. I say potah-toe. The French say, "L'Ingestion de poison peut-etre fatale," I say, "the ingestion of poison may lead to death." Or not...the artist is merely having a lil' fun at your expense for imbibing to be...
One of the Fash Pack's Favorites, Richard Avedon, has a great book of portraits-Fashiontribes Book Blog
Richard Avedon Portraits-Raw, Beautiful and perfect. From Publishers Weekly The subject of an upcoming retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Avedon long ago entered the canon of fashion photography and modern portraiture. His trademark images of people standing against...
FASHIONTRIBES TIDBIT: Get Inspired by the Pioneering Artists of New York's Big, Bad Old Days of the 70s & 80s. "The Downtown Show" at NYU Chronicles the Creative Explosion That is Still Making Itself Felt. FASHIONTRIBES ART-POP CULTURE BLOG & PODCAST
PODCAST: FASHIONTRIBES TIDBIT: Get Inspired by the Pioneering Artists of New York's Big, Bad Old Days of the 70s & 80s. "The Downtown Show" at NYU Chronicles the Creative Explosion That is Still Making Itself Felt. FASHIONTRIBES ART-POP CULTURE BLOG...
An Imelda Lurks in Every Woman, Ph.D. or Not. FASHIONTRIBES POP CULTURE BLOG
Ah, a chica after my own heart! From Post Secret, the ongoing art project where people mail in their never-before-told secrets on one side of a 4x6 inch postcard. - Lesley Scott Fashiontribes Pop Culture Post Secret Fashion Fashion Expert
Double your pleasure with Marcel Duchamp-Man Ray- 50 years of Alchemy-Fashiontribes Book Blog
We love famous friends. Man Ray and Marcel Duchamp had a notorious history of friendship and collaboration. Check it out with Man Ray-Marcel Duchamp 50 Years of Alchemy. Book Description Drawn from several sources, this catalogue includes works by Marcel...
Sick of Being Spun to Death? You're Not Alone. People Are Hungry for Authenticity & Realness Rather than the Overproduced, Overstyled Lavishness That's So Common Now. An Interesting Pop Culture Podcast. FASHIONTRIBES POP CULTURE BLOG
Ron Mueck Susie Watson, a trend analyst, and Barb Luhring, a pop culture pundit, hold forth every week at Pop Goes the Culture! Their weekly podcasts cover everything from lame New Years Resolutions to celebs who "can't seem to act...
Bring a wide variety of art to Charleston with the Spoleto festival-Fashiontribes From the Heart Blog
All young artists need nurturing, but not every city is NYC. The Met, Lincoln Center and Moma don't form everyone's back yard. Support Spoleto Festival and help Charleston South Carolina nurture talent. For 17 days and nights each spring, Spoleto...
Help preserve the uniqueness of Hawaiian art by supporting the Volcano Art Center-Fashiontribes From The Heart Blog
Hawaii is one of the most beautiful areas of our country. Help them support their unique perspective by supporting their artists and the Volcano Art Center. The Volcano Art Center (VAC) is a nonprofit, tax-exempt, educational organization, founded in 1974....
Tim Hawkinson's brainy and personal art is our contemporary fave-Fashiontribes Book Blog
From Ballpoint red pens made into a bloody, decapitated index finger tip to a construction paper explosion, Tim Hawkinson is amazing. After a successful Whitney Retrospective, the fairly young man is sailing atop the art world, and we couldn't be...
A New Kinda Portrait for the Digital Age from Digi-Portraits.com. FASHIONTRIBES GIFT BLOG
Email Lina Chen a digital photo and she'll email you back a digital rendering - sized up as large as the lucky recipient's little narcissistic heart could possibly desire. Digi-Portraits.com - Lesley Scott Fashiontribes Fashiontribes Files Digi-Portraits Lina Chen Digital...
Love his giant soft sculptures? Check out Claes Oldenberg: An Anthology to see the complete picture-Fashiontribes Book Blog
We love Claes Oldenberg's crazy creations-giant soft sculpture drums, shuttlecocks, boxing gloves and more. Don't know enough about this mad scientist? Check out Claes Oldenberg: An Anthology. It is a complete picture of an artist we adore. Clas Oldenberg /...
Egon Schiele had a delicate yet violent way with his women-check it out in Egon Schiele: Drawings & Watercolours-Fashiontribes Book Blog
Egon Schiele possesed his amazing drawings with a delicate and violent beauty that, at least in my humble eyes, has never since been matched. In my book collection, of course then, is Egon Schiele Drawings & Watercolours-a complete look at...
Our fave art-fashion collective, Tsubi, releases a book we love-Fashiontribes Book Blog
Skinny Jeans, sublime knits and a good Book? Sounds like Tsubi can do no wrong. The Tsubi Book Successful streetwear label Tsubi have decided to launch its pictorial memoirs simply entitled 'Tsubi book'. Having presented their collections in controversial and...
Realism at it's best: James Rosenquist: Time Dust gives the complete graphic portrait of a master-Fashiontribes Book Blog
When I moved to New York, the first art I saw was Rosenquists F-111. It was positioned as you walked off the escalators of the old MOMA, introducing you to their collection of Pop Art. Impressed, as a term, does...
Ansel Adams are you? Suppoort the growth of photographic arts by supporting the International Center for Photography-Fashiontribes From The Heart Blog
Photography is an extremely expensive art to pursue. Between printing and darkroom supplies, film and camera, the true print-on-paper is costly. Preserving archives is also an expensive task. Support the International Center for Photography so our powerful images today will...
M is for Metropolitan Opera-and Mercedes Bass-Fashiontribes Pop Culture Blog
In a rare act of Socialite generosity, New York Doyenne Mercedes Bass is donating $25 million to the Metropolitan Opera. The largest individual donation on record, the money is largely unrestricted-which means it can go to plugging this season's gaps...
Can you count the women artists you know on one hand? Unfortunately, so can most people. Expand your horizons & support the National Museum of Women Artists
The National Museum of Woman Artists- The National Museum of Women in the Arts brings recognition to the achievements of women artists of all periods and nationalities by exhibiting, preserving, acquiring, and researching art by women and by teaching the...
Try a favorite from the Rachel archive with Fans Only, the Belle and Sebastien DVD-Fashiontribes Music Blog
Witty, smart and whacky, Belle & Sebastien is perhaps my very favorite band. Fans Only is a cute, whimsical and complete collection of rare press and their fantastic videos. Buy it now, or fear my wrath. Editorial Reviews Product Description:...
Advance your next-door Woody Allen by supporting the American Film Institute-Fashiontribes From The Heart Blog
Avid movie fan? Budding auteur? I was once too. Support the next generation os Scorcese's and Speilberg's by supporting the American Film Institute. About the American Film Institute AFI is a national institute providing leadership in screen education and the...
Support the tradition of American Craft by donating to the American Craft Council-Fashiontribes From The Heart Blog
Slowly but steadily, the tradition of American Craft is disappearing. By supporting the American Craft Council, you can help the tradition pass down to more generations. The American Craft Council is a national, nonprofit educational organization founded in 1943 by...
A mural can improve education? Yes sir! Check out Artists Helping Children-Fashiontribes From The Heart Blog
Children needing to get healthy. Children in the inner city. Children with less than you. Artists Helping Children will paint a mural to help improve the quality of the daily life of these children. Artists Helping Children is a non-profit...
Overstock.com Watch: Buddha's in Da House! A 9" Handcrafted Bronze Beauty from N. Thailand in a Classic Meditation Pose to Spread Wisdom & Enlightenment Throughout Your Home. FASHIONTRIBES HOME DECOR BLOG
Well, maybe not wisdom & enlightenment exactly, but this depiction of Prince Siddhartha in the early "Rattanakosin" style can't hurt, either. Overstock.com - Lesley Scott Fashiontribes Fashiontribes Files Overstock.com Home Decor Buddha Statue Fashion Fashion Expert
Evolution, Intelligent Design or...Flying Spaghetti Monster? Let the Evidence Reflect the Fact that the Universe May Have been Created by a FSM & It's Time These School Boards Knew Where You Stand. FASHIONTRIBES BLOG
The debate rages on over the way the theory of evolution is taught in some American schools. Should so-called Intelligent Design be included in the curriculum alongside Evolution? But thanks to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, there is...
Have a Heart Why Dontcha with a Four Foot Tall Poster of Jim Dine's "Rancho Woodcut Heart". FASHIONTRIBES HOME DECOR & FASHION BLOG
We majorly heart hearts here at Fashiontribes. Blogette Rachel sports a large heart-themed tatt on her forearm, and yours truly just got a heart pierced by three long swords on her shoulder - courtesy of ink genius BJ Betts. What...
Give Your Budding Fashionista a Leg Up By Instilling a Craving for Cashmere Early On with the Tale of a Family of Mongolian Cashmere Goats in "Cashmere If You Can". FASHIONTRIBES BOOK BLOG
Hijinks are promised as the Hohhot family of goats climb the fashion foodchain at Saks Fifth Avenue's flagship NYC store. SaksFifthAvenue.com - Lesley Scott Fashiontribes Cashmere If You Can Saks Fifth Avenue Books & Literature Children's Book New York Fashion...
Raid Your Closet to Create Funky Art on the Cheap With Urban Outfitters Tee Shirt Frame. FASHIONTRIBES HOME DECOR & FASHION BLOG
Got extra tees laying around? Or maybe one that's old & ratty - but way too fab too ditch? Immortalize them in a t-shirt frame & hang proudly over the couch. UrbanOutfitters.com - Lesley Scott Fashiontribes Home Decor Tee Shirt...
Twiggy, Twiggy on the Wall, Whose the Fairest...? A Mod, Austin Powers-Worthy Mirror Designed by Wendell Storm Ups the "Yeah, Bay-beeee" Factor of any Pad. FASHIONTRIBES HOME DECOR FASHION BLOG
at InMod.com via CribCandy - Lesley Scott Fashiontribes Fashiontribes Files Home Decor Twiggy Mirror Inmod Crib Candy Fashion Fashion Expert
Prepare to Enter a Haunting World of Wonder as Man & Wild Animals Interact - in Their Own Environments & On Their Own Terms. Artist Gregory Colbert's Stunning Giant "Ashes and Snow" Photographs Coming to L.A. in January 2006. FASHIONTRIBES ART BLOG
On January 14, 2006 prepare to enter photographer/artist Gregory Colbert's exotic & distant world filled with haunting images of extraordinary moments of contact between man and elephants, whales, manatees, eagles, and other wild animals - as they communicate and co-exist:...
Fashiontribes Visits "Ashes and Snow" by Gregory Colbert - An Amazing Art Photography Installation at the Temporary Nomadic Museum in downtown NYC - FASHIONTRIBES ART & POP CULTURE PODCAST & VIDEOBLOG
PODCAST: the Fashiontribes Visit to Gregory Colbert's Amazing "Ashes & Snow" Art Photography Exhibit at the Temporary Nomadic Museum in Downtown NYC: MP3 File Part 1 (VIDEO): Fashiontribes visits the Gregory Colbert "Ashes and Snow" Exhibit in the World's Only...
Who says beauty isn't painful? This beauty of a tat is absolutely gorge-and, we are guessing, massively painful-Fashiontribes Tattoo Blog
From experience, I assure you this is most likely extremely painful. Well worth it though, as the choice of a garden down her side is just beautiful. -Rachel Fashiontribes Fashion Fashiontribes Fashion Expert Style Lifestyle Inkedblog Tattoos Flower Tattoos Pop...
80's icon and poloroid artist Maripol launches her new book-a catalog of 80's icons in poloroid form-with panache, at Nom de Guerre Brooklyn Friday December 9th-Fashiontribes pop Culture Blog
MARIPOLARAMA Come meet me, drink, and be merry!! XOXO Rachel Fashiontribes Fashion Fashiontribes Fashion Expert Style Lifestyle Books Books and Literature Maripol Maripolarama Nom de Guerre Shopping
John Lennon Remembered-Real Love: The Drawings for Sean is a tender book of Lennon's illustrations for his beloved son-Fashiontribes Pop Culture Blog
John Lennon Truly believed in peace. My Mother bought me this book, Real Love: The Drawings for Sean, as a gift for one of my younger birthdays. The simple drawings-some done for Sean, some done with Sean are a tribute...
Remembering John Lennon-John Lennon: The New York Years is an excellent peek into John Lennon's life that has never been published before-Fashiontribes Pop Culture Blog
JOHN LENNON: THE NEW YORK YEARS Published to coincide with the 25th anniversary of John Lennon's death and the 65th anniversary of his birth, this is an intimate album of photographs, most never published before, of Lennon in his last...
John Lennon Remembered-Beatles Fan? Check out the John Lennon Museum in Tokyo next time you visit Japan-Fashiontribes Pop CUlture Blog
The John Lennon Museum in Tokyo, Japan The John Lennon Museum has opened on October 9, 2000, the day when John would have celebrated his 60th birthday. The John Lennon Museum has been formally approved by Ms. Yoko Ono, and...
Looking for a Photographer Who Understands Why a Ballerina in Crayola-Hued Spandex & Toe Shoes - Posing in the Laundryroom or Cleaning the Bathroom Mirror - Makes for a Fabulous Shoot? Paul Antico's Your Man. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Look at an empty apartment with white walls, and most of us see … an empty apartment with white walls. Photographer/Artist Paul Antico sees a blank canvas brimming with possibilities. “Grab your toe shoes and come over,” he implored Paris...
All of Little Johnny's Genius Artwork Deserves a More Classy Gallery Than the Fridge. "Little Kids Big Art" Makes it Living Room-Worthy. FASHIONTRIBES GIFT BLOG
You know....know...that little Sophie is a budding Van Gogh. And grandma, well, there's no arguing with her. So give her the gift of your wee Picasso's latest masterpiece reprinted onto a stretched canvas & framed by Little Kids Big Art....
Olive the Other Reindeer is one of our perennial holiday favorites-Fashiontribes Book Blog
Christmas books appear to be springing up all over. From pop-ups to more serious tales, the merry season seems to be a great time for slipping in a little lesson. My favorite holiday read? Olive The Other Reindeer. You won't...
Welcome Back, Little Cube! Break Out the Champagne, the NYC Astor Place "Alamo" Cube is Newly Primped, Primed & Ready for It's Closeup. FASHIONTRIBES POP CULTURE & ART BLOG
Oh, happy day! The Astor Place Cube , aka Alamo, is back from months - & $37,000 worth - of repairs. Okay, so I'm besotted with the damn thing, but look at it...can you blame me? Originally installed in 1967...
It's a Vase. Wrong, It's a Bowl. Wrong Again, It's a Modernist Black Slate Sculpture. Actually it's All Three...And It's by Richard Miller, it's from the MOMA, and it's Calling Our Name. FASHIONTRIBES HOME DECOR BLOG
Not only is this black slate vase/bowl by Richard Miller from the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) super stylish, but it does the work for you: its angled shape ensures that whatever objets you put in it - fruit, flowers...
There’s More to Being Green Than Recycling Used Plastic Bottles. A New Exhibit at Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art Showcases How Artists See the Sustainable World. FASHIONTRIBES Lifestyle Blog
Michael Rakowitz, paraSITE Meeting the needs of today without compromising the world for future generations is what the sustainable movement is all about. Combining these responsible philosophies with art is the subject of a new exhibit Beyond Green: Toward a...
Chairs from everyone from Kartell to Target will make a fun mish-mosh around your dining room table-Fashiontribes Home Decor Blog
Ah, the holidays. A lovely time for all your loved ones to gather around and complain about how they hate being together savour the few times a year everyone gathers together. If you're like me, your motley crew needs to...
U.S. Postal Service Breast Cancer Stamp - A Way to Fight Breast Cancer All Year Round...& Besides, You Have to Send Snail Mail Sometimes. FASHIONTRIBES BLOG
Even though Breast Cancer Awareness Month ends today, there's still ways to contribute to the fight against the disease all year round. Like buying stamps. As my good friend Saba likes to says, everyone needs stamps for their snail mail,...
Peter Jensen's Adorable Paper-Doll Chain dress for Topshop is a collaboration made in prim-yet-fun heaven-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Ah, now that Topshop has come to the U.S. via downtown Manhattan hot spot Opening Ceremony, I have a new disease. I like to call it Topshopanglophilism. Mostly because it sounds vaguely medical. And because, due to my weak constitution,...
Take a cue from Topshop at Oxford Circus and spice up your life with Paint-by-Number lampshades, fun fringe on pillows and other bold accoutrements-Fashiontribes DIY Blog
Like a forest creature, I enjoy my winter hibernation. Therefore, many a winter night are spent crafting projects for myself so I don't go bored out of my gourd. When I stumbled upon the snippet on the Danielle Proud House...
Score a New "Downtown for Democracy" Tee Designed by Hot Designers Like Zaldy, United Bamboo, Patricia Field, Project Alabama, Surface to Air, Daryl K & Band of Outsiders. Look Cool While You Support A Worthy Cause. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Fashionistas aren't usually known for being the most, er, involved group when it comes to social causes, but Downtown for Democracy - DowntownForDemocracy.org - may change that. This political action committee is made up of people working in the arts,...
Comme Des Garcons Spring 2006 Collection from Paris Fashion Week-Rei Kawakubo gives a little Anglomania nod to British Queen Bee, Viv Westwood. Interesting, indeed.-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Rei Kawakubo is widely regarded as one of fashion's true geniuses-and not in a "oooh, this dress is genius!" way. Comme des Garcons, her child of sorts, continually showcases ideas that expand the mind as well as the fashion horizon....
This fall's Avian trend in ink-Inkedblog Reader's Tattoo of a Hummingbird fits right into the feathered friend feel of fall-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
According to, well, just about everything you pick up and read regarding fall fashion, Birds are here to stay. What better way to immortalize our fine feathered friends than with a big ol' tattoo? Inkedblog featured this avian number, which...
Chanel Spring 2006 Show from Paris Fashion Week-Karl's final showing of Fall's Fashion season proves any look can be adapted and adopted by Chanel-and you WILL want it-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Ah, Karl Lagerfeld. The man is obviously the busiest man in the fashion biz-designing Fendi, his eponymous line and Chanel. Somehow, he never seems to tire. The brain remains off auto-pilot. Chanel is the perfect example of how he manages...
The Hallowig, A knit wig we found courtesy of Kate's Mom, is the most genius Halloween invention-EVER!!!-Fashiontribes Lifestyle Blog
Sometimes, the stuff in my e-mail inbox is way too zany not to share. Kate's mom, or my second mom as I like to call her, sent me this as a Halloween suggestion. Hallowig, anyone? -Rachel by Megan Reardon I...
Inkedblog Tattoo we adore- It's Just a Punk Gesture isn't a phrase many girls would get inked, which is precisely why we love it-Fashiontribes Tattoo Blog
I am always a fan of the text tattoo. When it's done properly, it looks different from the 9 gazillion other tattoos that float around in the world. Inkedblog.com brings us this "It's Just a Punk Gesture" tattoo fresh of...
LMAC, cult London Skate Label, has a pink hoodie to die for. From cute graphics to the perfect shade of pink, they have covered all their bases-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
I fully realize I am overwhelming you with the gents clothing. I promise to give it a rest, but if I must, I have to go out in style. This cult-ish London label, LMAC, makes tons of t-shirts, hoodies and...
Keep features cool hoodies and t's, tragically hip sneakers and an amalgam of brilliant ideas all geared towards THE LADIES-for once-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
So, now you have definitely seen the best of menswear, to be adapted and worn as womens wear. Not into the over-sized t-shirt as a dress look? Solution:Keep. This collaborative fashion line looks like a great men's t-shirt-and-sneaker line, but...
House 33- A company formed by typography powerhouse House Industries and former Zoltar the Magnificent partner Barnzley features amazing t's that you can get for the men in your life or wear belted as a dress-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Zoltar the Magnificent, cult London Label and Gallery by Jade Jagger ex Dan MacMillan and Simon "Barnzley" Armitage, basically couldn't keep items in stock. When word got around that the partnership dissolved, the question was what's next. Well, Dan is...
Oki-Ni and INSA, two Brit institutions, team up to bring a rad riff on the stiletto with the Graffiti Fetish collaboration-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Oki-Ni is probably one of London's coolest spots. The store stocks a series of products with limited release-often exclusive to Oki-Ni. What's up their sleeve now? Oki-Ni and INSA, a High-profile, renowned Brit Graffiti artist, have teamed up to make...
Basquiat-Inspired Crowns - One of the Few 80s Things That Doesn't Make Us Cringe. Unusual Handmade Gold Rings with a Crown Motif from Japanese Jewelry Designer Saya Hibino. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Although much of the recent revival of all-things 80s is dubious in terms of taste, one really good aspect to emerge is a renewed interest in iconic 80s downtown painter Jean Michel Basquiat. The Brooklyn Museum of Art - BrooklynMuseum.org...
Dior Homme Music Note Bomber Jacket- Another item to buy for your boy and then, ummm, "borrow"-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Because we so, so , so love Mr. Hedi Slimane, we must give an early shout out to this Dior Homme Music Note Bomber Jacket, a piece we will certainly drool over until it becomes available in late December for...
OogaBooga in L.A. is the type of store you just wish you owned-Fashiontribes Fashion blog
L.A. is not a city most New Yorkers associate with concept stores. Wendy Yao, of course, had to go and change that. Starting with her Friends-think dresses from Benjamin Cho, Mix tapes from the founder of K Records and arty...
London: Birth of a Cult takes the world's two most amazing men-Pete Dougherty and Hedi Slimane- ANd mashes them together. We Likey.-Fashiontribes Book Blog
What happens when the most amazing mens designer out their right now (that would be you, Mr. Hedi Slimane) photographs London's most troublesome and notoriously out-of-hand rocker? London: Birth of a Cult, an amazing study of Pete Dougherty (yes, that...
A Hand pointing a gun at you? It may not be the most P.C. thing to get permanently emblazoned on your body, but we dig it. Inkedblog.com-Fashiontribes Tattoo Blog
I am quite taken with the selection of tattoos Cobrasnake shoots for our current obsession, Inkedblog.com. This mod selection is perhaps one of the favorites I have seen. Besides the actual British War Emblem, which was, in fact, adopted by...
Stella McCartney and H&M to cohabitate this november. Get ready to look super-chic at a great price-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Love Stella McCartney's clothing but can't afford to drop so much dosh? Your lucky day will soon be arriving: On November 10, 2005 the highly anticipated Stella McCartney for H&M autumn 2005 collection will hit approximately 400 H&M stores in...
London it-girl Daisy de Villeneuve is so cool, we're jealous. Check out her drawings and get some insight into her messy home-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Some girls have all the luck. Daisy de Villeneuve falls into that category. Her London flat- flowing with both light and trinkets-is decorated in the way you wish your home was. She is obsessed with anything with her name, has...
Maison Martin Margiela Spring 2006 Collection from Paris- What would happen if your clothing melted? Mr. Margiela was wondering the same thing..-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
In a season that has provided lackluster shows, leave it to the madman of Antwerp, Maison Martin Margiela, to give me a new spring in my step. Margiela, best known for his madcap approach to luxurious clothes and perennially amazing...
Existential Philosophy w/a Dose of Tap Dancing Thrown In. Downtown New York's Theater Scene is Alive & Well. The Proof: "Too Late for the Gods...Too Early for Being" at the WOW Cafe Theatre. 10/13, 14, 15 Only. FASHIONTRIBES NEW YORK THEATRE BLOG
Tap dancing + Existential Philosophy = Theatre? Huh? We wondered the same thing, but before you start to worry that this is some kind of offputting downtown "performance" piece - god, how we dislike that term here at Fashiontribes! -...
Sophia Kokosalaki Spring 2006 Collection From Paris Fashion Week- The pleating is still gorgeous, but we need to see some new shapes-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Sophia Kokosalaki, the Greek wunderkind who seemed to float out of Central Saint Martins, has moved her show to Paris. Unfortunately, the change of venue didn't seem to stir up any new ideas. While her structure and look seem to...
Hussein Chalayan Spring 2006 Collection from Paris Fashion Week- A softer, sexier turn for one of fashion's avant-garde des enfants terribles-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Hussein Chalayan Switched it up this season. Instead of the usual parade of avant-garde to the point of almost unwearable, this season he seemed to have sassy and sexy in mind. A series of short, tailored white suits opened the...
Inkedblog Tattoo of the day-Tattooing your mutt- It is quite adorable, but is it fair?-Fashiontribes tattoo blog
My husband saw this and automatically thought it was adorable. I am having a little more trouble-it sort of rides a strange moral line. Is it fair to tattoo something that can't ask for a tattoo? Are you making the...
Vivienne Westood Spring 2006 Collection from Paris fashion Week-Think Active Resistance to Propaganda-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
As a blog reader, you are probably aware that I am obsessed with Vivienne Westwood. Which is precisely why this collection was so incredibly disappointing. Rather than moving forward a vision that she created in the 1970's, as a front-runner...
Junya Watanabe Spring 2006 Collection from Paris Fashion Week-Channeling Punk Rock, Watanabe sets forth a collection that is ripe with altered trenches and heavy-stomping combat boots-Fashiontribes Fashion blog
Can I preface this by saying I am a hard-core fan of Junya Watanabe, as well as his associate Rei Kawakubo, brain behind Comme des Garcons. If you think the following text is anything short of a love -letter, you...
Balenciaga Spring 2006 Show from Paris Fashion Week- More Architectural Embellishment from Nicolas Ghesquiere-Fashiontribes Fashion blog
Nicolas Ghesquiere set out to attain a hybrid of two seemingly opposing aesthetics- one of architectural structure, and one of embellishment. Yet again, he achieved his goal with a collection for Balenciaga that was nothing short of stunning. Opening with...
Patrick McMullan's Website is the new spot for elite culture obsesson-Fashiontribes Pop Culture Blog
Patrick McMullan is the lone celeb photographer who escaped the title paparazzo , and managed to gain trust and respect amongst the social set. An according to W magazine, his website, PatrickMcMullan.com, is the MySpace of the elite. McMullan's site...
Viktor & Rolf Spring 2006 Collection from Paris Fashion Week-Upside Down You're Turning Me is clearly their inspirational motto of the season-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Fashion's Dutch Darlings proved yet again why we are all so crazy for them. In a nod to their typical artsy-smartsy stylings, Viktor & Rolf were the first two people to appear on their runway- followed by a parade of...
Yohji Yamamoto Spring 2006 Collection from Paris Fashion Week-A venture from creation to the future-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Yohji Yamamoto has never had a lack of credibility. So last year, when backstage at his show he mentioned a desire to compress the history of the world-from the dinosaurs to present times-into his collection, few doubted his intent. The...
Undercover Spring 2006 Collection from Paris Fashion Week-A dose of German Prog Rock accented by heavy chains, t-shirt capes and terrific faded prints -Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
Jun Takahashi, arguably Japan's freshest fashion force, as well as it's new design darling proved why his Undercover line has a cult-like following. Literally. His Spring 2006 Paris show was influenced by German Prog rock-and his models pledged allegiance to...
A.F. Vandevorst Spring 2006 Collection from Paris Fashion Week-Avant Garde fashion from Antwerp's favorite couple-Fashiontribes Fashion Blog
An Vandevorst and Filip Arickx originally made their name with A.F. Vandevorst when Antwerp had it's glowing moment. The couple not only works together, but is linked romantically. With looks that embody the deconstructed, slouchy look that Antwerp is mainly...
Inkedblog presents: Another marvelously wacky tattoo-A diamond is forever-literally!-Fashiontribes Tattoo Blog
So, we all know that the tag line from DeBeers is " A Diamond is Forever". I suppose especially so, once you have it permanently etched on your skin. I do love the idea of this one, as well as...
All He Needs, A takeoff on the Mike Mills video for Air created by Nicolas Randall from the Directing Collective Family Based in Australia-is a rare internet video that is sweet, not corny-Fashiontribes Movie Blog
All He Needs, the sweet mini-movie that was made as a take-off of the Mike Mills directed Air video for the song of the same name, is receiving considerable buzz. Centered around the lives of two Aussie skaters (as in...
Y-3 Spring 2006 from 50 Wall Street New York City- Kind of like Yohji, but with stripes-Fashiontribes.com
Yohji Yammamoto and Addidas, known collectively as Y-3, brought their act stateside for the first time last week. Showing in a vault on Wall Street, be-decked with orange Y-3 flags, the madhouse outside led to a fairly tame show. While...
Weird & Wonderful Coffeemaker & Alarmclock Contraption by Architect Mike Latham for Men's Vogue. The Limited Edition "Espresso.Alarm" with Tiffany Atlas Alarm is the Groggy but Style-Minded Non-Morning Person's Must-Have. FASHIONTRIBES DESIGN BLOG
So, you bound out of bed, chipper & ready to face the day? Please. Most of us wouldn't drag our sorry butts out of bed without the promise of strong - repeat strong - hot coffee. If grinding the beans...
A Mustache Tattoo? It's really not what you think-Rachel's Tattoo of the day-Fashiontribes.com blog
This man's name is Matthew Walton. Find him. Bring him to me. I must marry him. He is clearly a genius, and I am not being sarcastic for once in my life. -Rachel Fashiontribes Fashion Fashiontribes Fashion Expert Style Lifestyle...
A Hamburger tattoo? If it works, then rock it says this fashion expert-Fashiontribes.com blog
As you may know, I love tattoos, which is why when Inkedblog came into my life I cried tears of overwhelming joy. To ice my cupcake, they employ Cobrasnake to take pictures at clubs of awesome tattoos. Case in point?...
Semi-Permanent gives the design-obsessed among us what we are craving for: a look into the creative process-Fashiontribes.com blog
Want to get your art on in the midst of fashion week? Semi-Permanent hits New York September 9th and 10th. Just what is it? Semi-Permanent New York is a design event run by the crew at Design is Kinky, and...
NYC Street Art: Cool Lookin' R.U.O.K & BORF Posters in New York - FASHIONTRIBES MAN ON THE STREET POP CULTURE BLOG
Whenever we see cool &/or weird street art or wheat-paste posters around NYC, we are compelled by forces outside of our control to snap a quick pic & offer it up for your perusal. The R.U.O.K. poster gets props for...
"Dogs & Dames" - You Are Cordially Invited to Quaff Bacardi Rum Cocktails & Enjoy Pin-up Art of Dogs by Charles Apt - curated by Roseanne Stanzione of The Art Party - 8/10 at Shady's Waggery and Girly NYC - FASHIONTRIBES PET PODCAST & BLOG
"Dogs & Dames" - You Are Cordially Invited to Quaff Bacardi Rum Cocktails & Enjoy Pin-up Art of Dogs by Charles Apt - curated by Roseanne Stanzione of The Art Party - 8/10 at Shady's Waggery and Girly NYC -...
BLOGETTE'S PIRATE BLOG-I-O: WE LOVE TO GET INK AT SAVED TATTOO IN BROOKLYN FROM THE AMAZINGLY TALENTED SCOTT CAMPBELL
FASHIONTRIBES.COM'S OFFICIAL PLACE DE INK: SAVED TATTOO IN BROOKLYN WITH GENIUS SCOTT CAMPBELL:MP3 File I am a girl who likes my ink. My mom took me to get a tiny tattoo when I was 16- cherries on my ankle- thinking...
Pet Portraits & Art - A Huge Trend According to Julia Szabo! Immortalize Fido or Kitty with a Special Portrait in Oil in the Style of the Old Masters; Roy Lichtenstein or Pop Art a la Andy Warhol; Cartoon Style; & Pencil Portraits - WEEKLY PET PODCAST
Pet Portraits & Art - A Huge Trend, According to Julia Szabo! Immortalize Fido or Kitty with a Special Portrait in Oil in the Style of the Old Masters; Roy Lichtenstein or Pop Art a la Andy Warhol; Cartoon Style;...
Basquiat Art Exhibit - 80s themes; Graffiti; Crowns; Black Heroes Like Sugar Ray Robinson, Max Roach, Cassius Clay & Charlie Parker; Visual Jazz - VIDEOBLOG & WEEKLY FASHIONTRIBES POP CULTURE PODCAST
FASHIONTRIBES WEEKLY POP CULTURE PODCAST: Listen to the Fashiontribes Tour of the Basquiat Exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum of Art with Chief Designer Matthew Yokobosky: the 80s; Graffiti; Music; Black Heroes; Crowns - MP3 File (VIDEO) Part 1: FASHIONTRIBES Interviews...
"Basquiat" Art Exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum features an Amazing Collaboration between Basquiat & Warhol - PODCAST & VIDEOBLOG
"Basquiat" Exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum features an Amazing Collaboration between Basquiat & Warhol - PODCAST: MP3 File Fashiontribes at the "Basquiat" Exhibit - the Exhibition's Chief Designer Explains How Basquiat & Warhol Collaborated Artistically (VIDEOBLOG) Fashiontribes visited the Basquiat...
Fashiontribes Files-Our own Rachel is Coming to Los Angeles. Is California ready? Trade tips on Shopping, Eating, and being Fun (and I already know I have to go to FRED SEGAL)!!-PODCAST
Can you say Culture Clash?-MP3 File Loyal Minions: Despite the fact that I think I know everything, I sadly do not. Let's begin with my impending trip to LA. I have never been to California, and having grown up in...
FASHIONTRIBES 911-Fashion Advice and so much more-PODCAST
Fashiontribes Wants to Help YOU YOU YOU! MP3 File Here at Fashiontribes, we like to think we are saving the world one wee recommendation at a time. Therefore, we are now unveiling our brand new blog (drum roll please) FASHIONTRIBES...
Heirloom Vegetables Get the Royal Treatment - from Sculpture to Receipes - at Amy Goldman's "Rare Forms" Website About Gardening, Food & Art - PODCAST
Podcast about Amy Goldman's Rare Forms: a Website Devoted to Saving Heirloom Varietal Vegetables through Art & Gardening: M3 File If you're into gardening, or perhaps think you might enjoy it, a fun, Fashiontribes-approved way to indulge is with gardening-related...
"New York in the 70s" Show at the Tribute Gallery: A Fun Mix of Allan Tannenbaum pix, a David Niles film, Mad Cool Sculptures by Jack Dowd, Stephen Burrows frocks....& More - PODCAST & VIDEOBLOG
PODCAST About the "New York in the 70s" Show at the Tribute Gallery in Downtown Manhattan: MP3 File See the Photography of Allen Tannenbaum & the Fashiontribes Interview with David Niles, Curator of the "New York in the 70s" Show...
NYC Artist Jim McDermott Uncovers the Humanity in Store Window Mannequins in his Latest Show – PODCAST & VIDEOBLOG
Listen to Highlights of the Fashiontribes Interview with Artist Jim McDermott About His Latest Show: MP3 File Download the Fashiontribes Interview with Artist Jim McDermott - Part 1 (Video) Download Why Does Artist Jim McDermott Shoot Mannquins? Fashiontribes Gets the...
Illustrator Robert Ryan's Literary-Visual Narrative Pictures Rock
We here at Fashiontribes just came across this groovy illustrator called Robert Ryan. He's English and a grad of the Royal College of Art. According to his bio "he looks like an illustrator" (what exactly do illustrators look like?) and...