Moody, saturated photography is definitely one of my favorite things, and Tome Hines totally nailed it with his photos for the Fall ’09 lookbook for Lorick. The book was inspired the French new wave film The Bride Wore Black with a bit of Hitchcock mixed in, giving this eerie yet beautiful vibe to all of the photos.
Taking it further though is the website, which uses the photos as a backdrop to further enhance the clothing. There’s also some amazing French music that’s so beautiful, does anyone know what it is? It sounds a lot like Beirut, or something from Amelie… really beautiful stuff. The whole thing was put together by Roanne Adams, who’s done some really great I.D. work as well. Be sure to check out all of these links, you won’t be disappointed.
Check out some more photos from the site under the cut.
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I can’t say I’ve ever been excited to see how many miles a person walked or how many songs they might have listened to, but when it’s presented like Nicholas Felton’s Annual Reports are, well that’s an entirely different matter.
The 2008 report covers all the little nuances of Nicholas’ life, from what kind of beers he drank, all the different kinds of transportation he took, maps with relevant things that happened. It’s all put together though in absolutely beautiful way, just looking through it I get jealous! I love the color scheme of this report, the different colors of gray with the pea green looks really sharp.
You can also check out his older reports from 2007, 2006, & 2005. I’ve also taken the liberty of posting the rest of the report under the cut, because someone like Kottke or Boing Boing will pick this up, effectively crashing the Feltron servers and then you can’t see anything. So enjoy!
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This weekend I took a ton of photos of random things from my life that I thought everyone might enjoy, so the next five or six posts will be kind of all over the place. To start things off really randomly, is a deodorant. When I was in Roseville for X-mas, I desperately needed some deodorant, so I decided to hit up the new Whole Foods that recently opened. I was a bit frightened… I don’t need some Tom’s of Maine, hippy, patchouli smelling, bull shit… I just want some deodorant.
But then I stumbled across the amazing deodorant called Organic Grooming by Herban Cowboys. I was immediately drawn to it by the black packaging and it’s silver ink, very masculine and clean and restrained. So visually, I was satisfied. But what about the smell? Well, they’ve created their own scent called Dusk, which is very manly, sort of an old school deodorant smell, but really nice and subtle.
But that wasn’t all. The deodorant is also 100% vegan, and it contains no dyes, alcohol, or aluminum. Aluminum is thought to cause Alzheimer’s and alcohol and make your pits burn, so this, in my opinion, is a gem of the deodorant world. I know this post reeks of corporate shilling, but honestly it’s a great deodorant and an excellent alternative to all of those major brands.
Check out their whole line of products, including soap, cologne, shave cream, and after shave, all of which you can pick up on Amazon.
Bobby
Recently I’ve been thinking about traveling, something that I don’t ever do. I’ve never been out of the country before, Hawaii doesn’t count, so I’ve been dreaming of places I’d love to go. Tonight I’ve been dreaming of Copenhagen, scanning over Google Maps, looking at the geotagged photos of the area. It’s so interesting to go virtual sightseeing, something that even 5 years ago was absolutely impossible. I know a lot of you readers are from the area, so what’s a good time of the year to go? I’m guessing spring or summer is best, but I’m curious to get your thoughts.
I found the random photos above and kinda fell in love with them. The top one is the coolest apartment building ever (anyone know the name?) and the second one is funny because it’s painted on the side of a building. It’s a fun idea and looks better then just a plain old wall. I’d love to hear anyone’s thoughts or experiences traveling through Copenhagen to get some ideas and the such.
Bobby
Last Saturday I headed down to city hall for a rally to reverse prop 8, something I’m obviously passionate about. The rally went well, there were thousands of people there, and our fight continues on. But as my friends and I were leaving the rally, something odd happened… I ran into Richard Dreyfuss.
At that moment, my head kind of exploded, and it was the most surreal feeling I’ve ever felt. Richard Dreyfuss, a hero of mine, whom I grew up watching in movies like Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, was standing in front of me smiling. And like any dumb struck fan does, I said the stupidest thing possible, “WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!?!”. And like all amazing actors should react, he wittily responded, “C’mon, I know where to pick up all the hot guys…” – I started laughing, thrilled that he was ready to be my best friend.
It turned out he was waiting for his family to pick him up, so he just happened to be there. I asked him if I could take a picture of him with the Reverse Prop 8 sign that I created, and he graciously accepted. Someone mentioned offhand that we wouldn’t leak the photo to the newspapers, and he struck back, “Fuck the papers, you leak it wherever you want.”
So there you go. Richard Dreyfuss, one of my favorite actors since my childhood, supports me and my right to get married. Thank you sir, you are truly an awesome actor, and amazing human. I’d also like to suggest that everyone who supports this as well should click the banner over on the top right and join the group my friends and I have created called Actual Action. The name pretty much says it all, and you’ll definitely be hearing more about it in the near future.
Bobby
In West Coast time, it’s a little after midnight on August 21st, which means it’s my birthday. As you can see above, it’s the big two six for me, I’m officially into my late 20′s, but it’s never felt better. I’m gonna try and hook you all up with something later today, but I MIGHT be having too much fun, so I’m making no promises.
Any other Leos having a birthday today?
Bobby
