China Girl!
Anja Rubik photographed by Sølve Sundsbø – and Zhang Ziyi photographed by Yu Tsai – for the always incredible Muse magazine.
Iggy Pop: China Girl
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‘Diktor’
‘The ‘ella’ on Barbarella was probably suggested by Feiffer’s Passionella, a brilliant satire on the Cinderella theme and much of American culture.’
In 1966, French scifi comic Barbarella was published in a the US in a translated edition.
Minimal color, racy stories. Robot sex.
The original, a serialized comic strip, was created in 1962 by Jean-Claude Forest for V magazine. [Read more →]
Vranckx
‘He recently exhibited in Brussels with ‘Les femmes de Gilles’ a tribute to his favorite drawing subject, women.’
The work of illustrator Gilles Vranckx.
Found via From Betsy with Love
Gruau lingerie
Vintage lingerie ads by René Gruau (1909-2004).
Plus, check out Dior’s pre-Galliano-firing Spring 2011 Gruau tribute.
April in Paris
‘one more time’
BBC bird-filled animated version of Count Basie’s version of April in Paris (1957) – the song that just wouldn’t end.
Reimagining Depero’s puppetry
‘Depero Futuristi is a team at Carnegie Mellon University’s Entertainment Technology Center re-imagining Balli Plastici, the ‘plastic dance’ created by Italian Futurist Fortunato Depero in 1918.’
More info here.
Copies of the final project are available for educational/promotional purposes, contact the team for details.
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