Archive for February, 2012
Nijinsky 1912
Saturday, February 11th, 2012
Christian Comte animated stills of Nijinsky taken by Baron Adolph de Meyer. These beguiling short films give a glimpse his genius or are an insult to his memory and his insistence never to be captured on film - depending how you look at it. See more here.
Adolph de Meyer himself was a favorite of Diana Vreeland and Cecil Beaton and features heavily in the former’s wonderful book Allure, the first edition of which I was lucky enough to receive as a Christmas gift from Mr G.
Carré Otis
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012Just loved Carré Otis in the 90s.
In black leather:





And white denim:

The last image, by Michael Roberts, is a personal favorite. I could look at her all day.
A little light reading: Beauty, Disrupted: A Memoir: The Carre Otis Story
Johnson’s at Chelsea Space
Sunday, February 5th, 2012
This is my favorite image from the Johnson’s exhibition at Chelsea Space curated by Mr G.
I like the idea that the clothes at Johnson’s had a strong costume element to them, that Lloyd was interested in revisiting the youth cults of the post-war period - mods, rockers, beatniks - and making their looks contemporary. Unlike Ralph Lauren, another retailer with a line in myth-making, It’s all very exuberant and tongue-in-cheek. It’s the perfect 80s pop scenario - a one-stop-shop for the one-hit-wonder requiring some enduring youth cult appeal and stage worthy flash.
I love this staff member with her big sleeve roll-up, quiff and bola tie. I’m off to go learn me a buckaroo knot.






