Customized Louis Vuitton tattoos by Scott Campbell

I saw the S/S 2011 Louis Vuitton menswear collection and it instantly reminded me of the work I have been doing on the Louis Vuitton article in Love magazine. The models were tattooed as part of a collaboration between Louis Vuitton's Creative Director, Marc Jacobs and New York based tattoo artist Scott Campbell who also customised a number of leather bags. These images are like those in the article where the mannequins have the LV monogram printed all over them; for me this highlights how Jacobs is constantly taking risks and pushing the boundaries whilst keeping the key values and heritage of the brand. I love it!!!!!

Young girl...new tricks

I've recently been learning how to use Photoshop and In Design...my first project is to work on a magazine article using these programmes to create 2 articles...

• Representative: reproduced exactly, accurately and identically
• Individualised: re-structured, re-styled and re-presented

So...ive started with an article from Love magazine which celebrates the 13th anniversary of the Louis Vuitton ready-to wear-collection. Both text and photos are really interesting and inspiring...take a look at the article and my progress so far...(Article annotoations)

Fashion Feed

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Trick-or-Treat for Unicef scheme, Feed have created a limited edition Halloween bag which when purchased from HSN will go to Unicef to help children at the risk of malnutrition. I think the idea of combining charities with fashion is such an amazing idea because it can appeal to such a wide audience.

photo: feed projects

Comme de Garcon S/S 2011

The odd blazers with one side longer than the other, the bold black and white pallete, the collage of garments to create one piece....I really love Comme de Garcon's spring/summer 2011 collection. I really like the touch of serialism Rei Kawakubo added to convey her reference point: split personalities. At the end, the models came down two by two, sewn together like a mirror image...the eery image of the pairs remind me of the twins from The Shining.

"Coco Before Chanel" - Official Trailer [HQ HD]

Quite embarrassingly, last week was the first time I had seen the film Coco avant Chanel. I love the strong, independant image of Coco that is portrayed and the way she celebrates the female form; questioning and challenging the customary. It was interesting to see how society at the time was such a huge factor and highlighted Coco's refusal to conform. And of course...the beautiful clothes!!!