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No pants on the Subway 2011

‘As in years past, there are No Pants Subway Rides happening in cities around the world on January 9.’

Info above, more detail here.

Found via Shandi Pierzina, who’s organized the Vegas trouser drop

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Gaga 2011

‘If 2010 smelled like Lady Gaga, what will 2011 taste like?’

Lady Gaga shot from behind by fashion photographer Nick Knight. For her upcoming album Born This Way. Info here.

Below, unfinished Gaga portrait by Anastasia Chebacheva:

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‘white paint, reinterpretation and raw materials’

(Untitled) fragrance by Martin Margiela. Package design by Fabien Baron.

About here. Website here.

Found via Nina Stössinger

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Ford 2011

Tom Ford Spring/Summer 2011. Backed by Karen Elson’s Pretty Babies. And if you blink, you’ll miss 70s icon Lauren Hutton.

Articles here and here.

Found via Nick Verreos

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‘Delight her with Fragrances’

A selection of informal scripts by freelance commercial-lettering artist Robert Shaw, circa 1955.

Scene from Picnic (1955), William Holden and Kim Novak dance to Moonglow.

Tags: cool finds, design history by steve
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Lynchpins

‘Finally, you can wear your favorite people! These pins are hyper-detailed  . . .  look smashing and are imbued with lots of good luck for the wearer’

David Lynchpin, MJ, Etta, Orwell, Reagan, Depp, Handel, Selleck, BP Tony Lynchpin and many more.

The work of Ian Eckert. Limited edition pins. Get em here.

Found via Carolyn Kurr Wardle

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Giovanni

Poster design for by Josef Flejsar for the National Theater of Prague.

From 1964.


Ray Conniff: Melody from Mozart

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Davidovic

Just arrived this morning: New Years card from from the great Marko Davidovic.

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Ballade en France

Handlettering for Ballade en France compilation album by Maricor Maricar.

The album features Carla Bruni’s L’Amoureuse. Video below.

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Edge of night

Photo by Colin Sokol, Rumi Neely. More here.


Warpaint: Shadows

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Typography Dude

‘The Dude can draw.’

Handlettering by Jeff Bridges for the cover of Esquire UK.

Behind the scenes here.

And check out more typographic wonders (some posted below) by Bridges at his own website.





Found via Stüf Stuff

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