Snapshot: Male Model Monday

Taejahn Taylor - ReQuest NY
full name, agency

Unfortunately, this is all the info I could muster on mister Tyson Beckford Taylor. COACD didn't/doesn't give many more details than this, and ReQuest's homepage is currently underconstruction... excuses, excuses—so it was inevitable that this would become/seem like just a random eye-candy post #noshame

More shots after the jump...

[sidenote: ReQuest does however maintain a blog, which can be found here]

Snapshot: 11.11pm

music: Hot n Fun — N.E.R.D (feat. Nelly Furtado)

[pic via Le Smoking]

Don't Forget Staten Island... It's Full of Tradition

Emilio Sparks x Nike 1Love
Staten Island

The fifth, and final, installment in Nike's 1Love project features Staten Island's own Emilio Sparks. Sparks is the host of the longest running show on WSIA in New York, The Emilio Sparks Experience, and known to some by his nickname, the “Charlie Rose of Hip Hop”.

[sidenote: in case you missed them... Brooklyn, Harlem, Queens, and the Bronx]

So Alexander Wang, Zoe Kravitz, & Abbey Lee Walk Into a Bar...

Zoe Kravitz & Max Motta for T x Alexander Wang f/w10

A fine follow up to A.Wang's s/s10 campaign featuring Hannah Holman. I've expressed my love for Zoe Kravitz in the past, so it goes without saying, despite my saying it now, that I am quite happy to see her in this; and it doesn't hurt that Max Motta's all sexy in the background, lol

But wait, it doesn't stop there... part two of T's fall campaign is a commercial featuring—get ready for it—Abbey Lee Kershaw, directed by Craig McDean, styled by Karl Templer, music from the XX

Peep it after the jump...

[pic via The Cut]

Snapshot: Ladies and Gents... Halle's Back!

Halle Berry x Vogue (Sep10)
[shot by Mario Testino]

Editorial teaser after the jump...

[sidenote: Halle is the first black woman since Naomi Campbell in '89 to
cover a September issue of Vogue—Donyale Luna was the first in history
when she covered the Mar'66 issue of British Vogue... /historylesson]

Snapshot: On This Day...

^
click the image

Postmarked 1865...

Now this is a quite interesting piece of web fotter; apparently in the New York Tribune's Aug. 22, 1865 issue, they published a letter of a former slave to his former slave master. Jordan Anderson's letter was in response to a letter he'd recently received from P.H. Anderson encouraging him and his family to return back and work the plantation. Now pause a moment and imagine if you were in Jordan's place, and was recently freed... if you don't find something royally effed up about that, well, I have my own opinions :side-eye: instead of sounding off in an angry letter—as many do now, only in emails—Jourdan takes the sartorial approach; the results are so Post-Civil War Mean Girls, lol[/supercrazylongrunons]

Thanks Brightest Young Things for bringing this to my attention.

Check it out after the jump...

eta: Speaking of Mean Girls; a sequel is in the works... item a... item b #SMH

[sidenote: psst... I have a job interview for BYT tmrw morning; so excited!]

Snapshot: No Words... Just Sheer Beauty

Yaya DaCosta x W Magazine (Sep10)
[shot by Inez & Vinoodh]

I'm speechless.

[sidenote: click here to get familiar with Yaya DaCosta, beyond ANTM knowledge]

Snapshot: DF 4 DC 9/10

Dakota Fanning x Dazed & Confused (Sep10)
[shot by Mark Segal]

Complete editorial after the jump...

[pics via TFS]

Video: XXXO - M.I.A.

XXXO — M.I.A.

Umm, this is visually impressive, but unsober... considering I'm currently in a stable mental condition, this video gets a giant WTF? Perhaps it's M.I.A.'s whole fascination with the internet and technology (as evidenced through all the artwork of /\/\/\Y/\ and the visuals in this video) but this looks like some fanmade video that you would find during the early 2000s on Myspace... NAGL

Don't Stop Till You Get Enough...

The Boys of London
[dir. Justin Wu]

This serves no purpose, just something for us all to oggle
and drool over in the comforts of our own homes
or, in my case, cubicle... Enjoy, lol

[sidenote: btw, if you liked this, check out the vids for Paris and Milan]

Snapshot: My Latest Obsession...

I'm taking the plunge and getting the iPad... my Macbook's been broken for about four months now, and rather than fool myself into thinking I can save money for a new one, I'm going for the cheaper option. A lot of criticism has been made on the little device that could, and I seek to push those doubts from my mind and have faith in Apple... self-diagnosed Mac-Head [points-to-self]. This will give my macbook problem a bit more time to resolve itself, and it will give me the satisfaction of simply having an iPad—I'm not ashamed to admit the cool-factor of the device is propelling me forward, lol. Anyway, more will be said once I get my device later on today, and after I've played around with it... so I forewarn you now, if you're definitively anti-iPad/Apple, you may wanna just get cozy with my archives until next week.

music: Google Government — M.I.A.

[sidenote: about the macbook, I'm getting a VGA cable for it; don't be confused, the iPad is not an appropriate alternative to an actual computer... more so an unnecessary luxury]

Snapshot: MKO Is Cooler Than You

Mary-Kate Olsen

music: You've Got The Love (Florence & The Machine cover) — the xx

[pic via Olsens Anonymous]

I'm Here (2010)

I'm Here (2010)
[dir. Spike Jonze]

Okay, I'm a sucker for pretty much anything indie and cutesy, but believe me when I say that even if you're a bit more discerning with your tastes, you will definitely enjoy this short film. Where the Wild Things Are was cute, but annoying, and unwatchable after that initial voyage, but I'm Here retains the same whimsy of the aforementioned, while blending in an ironically humanizing plot—ironic because the focus is on robot love. Click the link above to watch the short film, it's for sure one of those 'grab-a-bowl-of-popcorn-and-prepare-to-be-inundated-with-rosy-colored-images-and-a-crave-worthy-soundtrack' moments... Enjoy!

Check out deets on the soundtrack after the jump...

[sidenote: if the above trailer doesn't show up, either A) Forget about it and go straight to the film, or B) Continue after the cut, it'll be there waiting for you... the choice is yours Neo, lol]

Snapshot: Acne f/w10

Suede needle heel ankle bootie, $830
Available Here

That heel is INSANE... no wonder it's called Daring

Snapshot: MJ x CK 4 HB 9/10

Marc Jacobs in Harper's Bazaar (Sep10)
[shot by Nan Goldin]

Because I'm highlighting the article, I'm not going to preface it too much. Though there isn't much that hasn't already been said about Marc Jacobs, it's still a cool read. My favorite piece, Jacobs discusses his ambivalence to what happens to his garments once they reach our closets:

I’m not interested in making stuff for museums; I want the clothes to be worn. I don’t care if the girl sits on a curb in them after a party and they’re destroyed. I have to believe that there’s going to be a life for these things. Otherwise, I wouldn’t send them down the catwalk.

Click here for the rest of the article...

[sidenote: the title, in case ur lost, is Marc Jacobs by Calvin Klein for Harper's Bazaar Sep10, lol]

From Queens to the Bronx... Nike 1Love Keeps Moving Forward

Format NY x Nike 1Love
Queens

First stop, Queens... with Nigel Sylvester along with friends Nigel Sparkes and Jason “Cheech” Hall. Sylvester owns the Queens based lifestyle and BMX shop Format NY; Nike 1Love gets together with the entrepeneur to explore his hood.

Not to be undone is the Bronx; rapper Cory Gunz gives viewers a tour of what he calls the birthplace of Hip Hop. It's refreshing seeing people who are fulfilling their dreams, discuss their grind and their influences... it give me hope and motivation for the future.



Cory Gunz x Nike 1 Love
Bronx

[sidenote: in case you missed it, check out the Nike 1Love spots on Brooklyn and Harlem]

What Would You Do?

When given the option to intervene during a potential domestic violence situation, would you? That's the question being posed to UK citizens by the Metropolitan Police Department in their new viral video awareness campaign. Though this is just a video, not reality, it certainly does begin to feel like it after a few moments. I suggest watching the commercial once from start to finish without intervening, and then the stepping in the second go around; the impact is felt much more.

[sidenote: click here for more info on the campaign]

Snapshot: A Nossa Seleçao // Our Squad

Olga Sherer x Vogue Portugal (Sep10)
[shot by Bojana Tatarska; styled by Paulo Macedo]

I am drawn to this for the shapes Olga Sherer makes with her body, and the simple, yet striking, sillouhettes created by the garments. You will see what I mean after the cut, but WOW, this is so haunting. Maybe it's just the mood I've been in lately: drawn to the grotesque, the morbid, the darkness... whatever it is, I love how despite the Wednesday Adaams vibe of the makeup and model, the clothes still give off a sophisticated femininity. The woman sporting these looks is one who may come off intimidating at first, but has a hidden sensual side that's begging to be given the green light.

Complete editorial after the jump...

[pics via TFS]

Snapshot: Variations on Chic

Abbey Lee Kershaw x Vogue Italia (Aug10)
[shot by Mario Sorrenti; styled by Jane How]

Complete editorial after the jump...

[pics via TFS]