WILLIAM EADON
I’ve always heard mention of the infamous William Eadon jeans, but not much more that that. Recently, Yale (who has great taste) from We Are The Market,ran a quick interview with him and introduced me to more of his work, which lead me to his website. I’m a big fan of the way he set it up in an organized chaos sort of way, and some of the photos are pretty incredible. The subject matter is cute and whimsical at times and I love the way the images end up. Above is the beautiful Hollie Witchey, shot by William.Check out the interview here, and his website below.
JAK & JIL
I’ve seen this site before and have always like it, and I just rediscovered and noticed that it has been redesigned. I especially like the blog section and the simple use of courier. It’s a little more women’s oriented and a little more high fashion than i post about, but I love the candid photos captured. I love french girls and they have a penchant for the amazing Carine Roitfeld. Pictured above is Olivier Zahm from purple magazine and Dash Snow riding on the Paris Metro.
JJJOUND
Mordechai turned me on to http://jrsrules.blogspot.com/, mentioning he saw a copy of my old zine that I put out on there. Anyways I recently came across it again and I really like the idea. I’m not sure who’s site it is but he has great taste. Basically it’s just like his personal scrapbook - all it is, is images that he like and lined up in a clean manner. I do this sort of thing by saving files that inspire me into a folder, but I like the idea of putting it into public domain. If you like the same sort of stuff I’m into, check it out.
EXCESSORY BAGGAGE
Just when you though LV appropriation was over… Meryl Smith is amazing. She made these ‘bags’ out of metal screen, paper mache, leather, gold paint and zipper as part of an exhibit where artists were required to create pieces to fit within the carry on baggage requirements.
ADDED VALUE
So the blogging’s been sparse and I don’t want to start regurgitating stuff, but this is more about the concept as a whole, rather than the product. Anyways, I love HUgE magazine out of Japan and they always are on point with their spreads. Sometimes those Japanese mags give little gifts out with the magazine too, like a towel or shirt or tote bag. This one I am especially fond of. A beatufiuly presented package of a comb and nail file from the Japanese brand W-Taps. I love when brands do stuff like this, produce artisanal, interesting lifestyle products that they wouldn’t normal do, but I guess I’m a sucker for them. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, I’ve always been a fan of what supreme puts out too - baseball bats, ash trays, lighters, flashlights and now boxing gloves. I expect a lot of brands to be branching out like this in the future, as it helps brands establish them selves as something special, a little more than one of the hundreds of brands on the market.
