Sigur Rós- The Valtari mystery film experiment

One of the most beautiful dream-like videos I've seen in a long time.
Fjögur Píanó- Sigur Rós.

The Valtari mystery film experiment is such a brilliant idea.  Sigur Rós have given a dozen film makers a modest budget and asked them to create a film based on their imagination and reactions when they listen to songs from the new album Valtari.

"we never meant our music to come with a pre-programmed emotional response. we don’t want to tell anyone how to feel and what to take from it. with the films, we have literally no idea what the directors are going to come back with. none of them know what the others are doing, so hopefully it could be interesting."

Miu Miu

I think I first fell in love with Miu Miu in their Spring/Summer 2010 collection (shown above). Naked girl/cat/bird prints, I don't know what could be better. It's no doubt one of my favourite collections and never fails to make me swoon. I'll write a post dedicated to it later so I don't lose focus on their new collection. I have a love hate relationship towards Miu Miu's Autumn/Fall 2012 collection, however it leans further towards love.

The main reason I'm not 100% sold on the outfits is because I wouldn't personally wear them. And while that can be a pretty common response to the majority of catwalk collections opposed to ready to wear outfits, I would have given my left arm to be able to strut around in some of Miu Miu's earlier creations. The more masculine styled suits aren't particularly my taste, but generally I like them. I would have been in love with the burgundy suit pictured, but I have a deep seated hatred of black and bright coloured square print fabric thanks to the teenage scene phase. The striped suit is a favourite, but I love the overall use of pattern on pattern. The main source of my love for the collection isn't necessarily because of the designs aesthetically, but more so because of what they remind me of.

The use of pattern on pattern reminds me of my dad, or both my grandparents, which is a really comforting feeling. The person I most immediately associated with the patterns and clothes was Ray Hughes. A few years ago I went and saw his portrait in the Archibald prize by Lucy Culliton. About an hour later I saw him at another gallery, wearing and equally bright and patterned outfit as in his portrait. Strangely enough I'm kind of reminded of Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka in the 1971 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It's extremely hard to dislike a collection when it reminds me of such happy and nice things.

I found a bunch of big pieces of thick brown cardboard style boards lying around the house. I've started some really rough drawings on them that I'm going to draw/paint into later. Exciting exciting!

Dead sound- New playlist

Dead sound from lizardpike on 8tracks.

11 tracks for the getting out of the blues.

1. Dead sound- Raveonettes

2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind theme- Jon Brion

3. The Funeral- Serena Ryder and The Beauties (Band of Horses cover)

4. Vanessa- Grimes

5. Peach Plum Pear- Joanna Newsom

6. The hours- Beach House

7. Weighty Ghost- Wintersleep

8. Genesis- Grimes

9. R.I.P Burn face- CocoRosie

10. Crazy- The Kooks

11. Myth- Beach House

Artist: Francis Upritchard

I have a new artist crush. Francis Upritchard's sculptures are so perfectly weird. I love the strange proportions of their bodies. Odly enough, some of them (particularly the one pictured below) remind me of Buddhist monks, but they all have a surreal dream-like feel about them. Check out more of her work.

Mary Katrantzou

I've fallen in love with Mary Katrantzou's designs. Deep, deep love. Some outfits I feel like I should find the excessive use of patterns and prints overbearing, but they all work so well.


As far as run way fashion goes, there's a lot of designs that people may love, but wouldn't really wear in every day life. Like in this Fall-Winter 2011-2012 collection (pictured left). While I absolutely adore the pieces individually, they seem like they'd be too intense to wear together like this anywhere other than the runway. Which is why I am swooning over Mary Katrantzou's clothing line for Topshop. While most of the dresses I adore have been scooped up already, there's still some cool pants and scarves left. They aren't too pricey, and with a bit of saving maybe one day I'll have my hands on one of her designs!

I think when paired with less patterned pieces (like the cutie pictured at the top), they're stunning. The Topshop collection seems to be a lot more accessible and easy to wear. They remind me of water colour paintings, especially the bell shape skirted dress pictured at the top of the page and the bottom right of this picture.I love interesting patterns that aren't necessarily symmetrical, They're kind of dreamy and whimsical.

Femmenism

There's this weird idea that you can't be a feminist and be interested in fashion, or be a cheer leader, or a makeup artist. It's as though people think being interested in aesthetical things must mean you're doing so to try and please men. It's the stupid stereotype that feminists are man-hating, lesbian, bra-burning, over powering characters who refuse to shave their arm pits- which is so painfully false. Feminists are anyone who advocates or believes in women's rights and equality.
"Femme is about being a babe inside of your own brain.It’s about feeling like you are taking care of you.It’s about knowing that you have assembled a team of experts – friends, partners, chosen family, lovers, mentors – to go through your life with. People who will see you the way you see you, and who aren’t afraid to set you to rights when you need a talking to.Femme is about trusting your own conceptions of beauty, power, pleasure, and generosity.If “femininity” is defined according to (sexist!) social expectations and separated entirely from “masculinity,” then Femme is looking over its shoulder and laughing at all those rules."
- On being a babe inside your own brain (Bossyfemme.com)

When I meet people who are against feminism, it seems really odd. I mean as far as females go, I can't understand women not believing they are equal to men (and I guess that leads to the idea some people have that feminism is preaching that women are better than men, rather than its message of equality.) And I'd like any male against feminism to explain to his mother or girlfriend why he doesn't believe she is an equal.