vanitas symbols

A couple of years ago I came across Ashkan Honarvar; a Netherlands based, Iran born artist, who produces some really interesting and visually appealing, yet sometimes questionable, mixed-media collages, combining illustration with photographic images (have a look at his work here). And a couple of days ago I came across some of his recent work which was published in  I Love You mag , which was an artistic collaboration with stylist Kathi Kauder and photographer Sabrina Theissen.
In the collage series, Ashkan Honarvar used Vanitas symbols "in a search for the equilibrium between life and death". The images are made up of different animal eyes, body parts and flowers; a very contrasting mix soft and harsh imagery to represent animal instincts.

we like girls

GIRLS.

Can't stop listening to this band since I've been introduced to them, and last night at Rescue Rooms here in Nottingham I was chuffed to see them play live. I can't justify in explaining just how good they were; definitely like them even more now.

The lead singer Christopher Owens just looked so cool; he's definately got that extra something about him. His style was amazing.

I wanna be in a their gang.

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don't you know, ACNE is cool

I don't know what it is about Acne that I just love.

Even though it's not exactely what you would find me wearing, but everything from women's to men's, to the pre-collection; it never fails to disappoint.

The minimalistic, cool urban style really seems to be attractive, reflecting the modern day woman in a busy city.

The new S|S 12 collection saw the Acne girl a bit more relaxed and playful, with influences of Marrakesh being bought over to the Swedish fashion house. Candy hues such as light pinks, sky blues, mellow beiges and eye-popping oranges were mixed inbetween the classic uniform greys, blacks and whites. Though don’t be fooled; these minimalist colours were decorated with strips of metallic’s and contrasting leathers, as well as childlike (but very western) star shaped cut outs scattering around from the tops, to the skirts. The shapes of the clothing were not disappointing either. I love dip hems, and these seemed to be the shape of choice on this particular catwalk, adding some nicely different geometric lines through out the collection, complimenting what Acne does best; oversized, beautiful clothing.

 Daniel Silver's Work

So, I was more than impressed when Acne did a collaboration with London- based artist Daniel Silver to come up with a number of prints for Acne’s latest capsule collection. I respect designers who aren’t scared to collaborate with a brand/ company/ person beyond the obvious, and Acne have presented an amazing example of a fantastically done collection with artistic references. I love the lookbook for this collection as well, great lighting and layout; the contrasting background colours work a treat against the colourful clothing. The geometric shapes of the models clothes are being reflected nicely in her surrounding. The cropped images also work well in the series of photos, adding to the quirkiness of the whole collection.

Acne | Daniel Silver Capsule Collection from Acne Studios on Vimeo.

this leather jacket is just AMAZING

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Not only does Acne have amazing clothing, but it also has a great new website platform

'Acne Paper' is also definately worth having a look at..

, its their online magazine and its content really works well with the whole brand image and what it stands for