Shelly Bromfield Makes Accessorizing a Religion

Shelly Bromfield x StyleLikeU

A wonderful discussion on accessories; I wish I could do what she does.

Snapshot: Because Two Male Model Posts Are Better Than One...

Eryck Laframboise - Brown - Black - 6'2 - Dulcedo
full name, hair, eyes, height, agency

Models.com Model of the Week Eryck Laframboise was scouted while leaving school, and immediately booked. With amazing bone structure, killer abs, and a hypnotic gaze, I forsee a future Calvin Klein model... look out David Agbodji Yes please.

More shots after the jump...

[photos via MDC]

Snapshot: Good Times Keep Rolling... (NSFW)

Masha Rudenko and Nadiya Chenko x QVEST #41
[shot by Jason Lee Parry; styled by Leila Baboi and Danielle Defoe]

This editorial's styling does a good job at mixing in upcoming trends along with those we see leaving out as fall comes into focus. I'm not really all that impressed with it; I was more so drawn to the attitude of the spread, and the occult influence. I'm also really drawn to the color pallette; it's very reminiscent of the direction which I'm going myself for the fall, so there's a lot of inspiration in this.

Complete editorial after the jump...

music: Good Time - Crystal Castles

[pics via Fashion Gone Rogue]

Snapshot: Brb... Picking My Jaw Up Off the Floor[ian]

Florian Bourdila - Brown - Hazel - 6'1 - Major
full name, hair, eyes, height, agency

Beautiful face, beautiful bod, beautiful bone structure—yet oh so commercial.

More shots after the jump...

[photos via COACD]

Video: Show My Ass - Dominique Young Unique

Show My Ass - Dominique Young Unique

I don't even know how to describe this chick... her influences are just so all over the place... there's the bratty rapper vibe a la Kid Sister/Lil Mama, then there's the slight punk sound, and my favorite part, her dubstep beats. I'm still really blown away by the fact that she's only 18; not because she's just SO good, but because I'm older than her and am not really doing a ton with my life creatively, lol. Self-deprecation aside, I'm seeing her this Tuesday Night (8/31) and I'm crazy excited. It will also mark my first assignment at my new internship—so, can I get a woot woot?

links: Her Myspace | Download Her Mixtape | Tickets to Tuesday's Show

[sidenote: speaking of dubstep... I saw Crystal Castles, Rusko, Destructo, and Sinden this past Sunday in Baltimore and it was insane—hardcore dubsteppers are crazy, lol]

Snapshot: You Betta Sit Down and Look Around...

Beyonce Giselle Knowles
music: Why Don't You Love Me (Lost Daze Vocal Mix) - Beyonce

Snapshot: Too Cool To Care

Jo Calderone // Stefani GermanottaVogue Hommes Japan (vol5)

The covers have been released for Lady Gaga Jo Calderone's Vogue Hommes Japan covers, shot by Nick Knight and styled by Nicola Formichetti... click here if you missed our previous discussion of this gender masterpiece.

Additional cover shot after the jump...

Video: I Know - Jay-Z (feat. Pharrell)

I Know - Jay-Z (feat. Pharrell)

This video is nothing new; it's actually a few years old now. Appearing on Jay-Z's American Gangster album, this song got a lot of play, but the video wasn't as popular; a shame considering my lady-crush Zoe Kravitz is the star. This remains in constant rotation on my iPod, and always get's me energized when I hear it; it's like my theme song. The song's meaning seems pretty out in the open; addiction is the topic of discussion, quitting is the problem, or is it? Feel free to disagree, or to educate me, but the literal translation I got. The more, think-on-it-for-a-bit-and-let-it-marinate is about trying to quit [blank] despite having been so dependent, comfortable, and secure with [blank]'s existence in your life. Is it odd that I find this song slightly empowering, despite its pessemistic tone. Back to the video, be sure to check out the visuals; director Philip Andelman's on screen metaphors for getting high are so beautiful. I told you before, I could talk forever about this song, and video, but I'll just let you watch, enjoy, and fall in love as I did, lol... so, press play.

[sidenote: As to clear up any confusion, Zoe plays four different
characters in the video, each experiencing their own type of 'high']

The Secret Powers of Time

The Secret Powers of Time

Because my mind is still blown from this, I'm just going to copy/paste the video's description: Professor Philip Zimbardo conveys how our individual perspectives of time affect our work, health and well-being. Time influences who we are as a person, how we view relationships and how we act in the world.

I'm going to actively work towards being less present oriented—and hedonistic at that—and move towards being more future oriented with alturistic motivations.

Video: Love Never Dies - Caspa & Mr Hudson

Love Never Dies - Caspa & Mr Hudson

I have no idea who this guy[s] is, but I am really digging this song; maybe it's the slight house under-tone. I am so f-cking excited for Fall, and this video is a perfect visual manifestation of my feelings right now going into this new school year/season; so absorb it, lol.

Sweet little nectorine, sit down next to me.
Take a load off Annie; I think your beautiful...
DO ah diddy diddy dum diddy do.
[/randomShwayzeLyric]

eta: so Caspa is a dub-step DJ, and Mr Hudson, I'm gonna assume, is too... or at least he's the one that is singing

Your Daily Dose of Germanotta...

A special message from the recently crowned, official Queen of Twitter... that's right b-tches,
@LadyGaga is the most followed individual on the social networking site.

†

Snapshot: Sir, I mean... Ma'am, Yes Ma'am (NSFW)

Natasha Poly x Vogue Paris (Sep10)
[shot by Terry Richardson; styled by Emmanuelle Alt]

Let me just say... Terry Richardson is such a sleeze, but I love him... this editorial for French Vogue imagines Natasha Poly as a tough commander (with her trainee, Jamie Dornan); God, I love a woman in power. While the styling is all much of the same, the story being told is really the highlight here—Naty's character doesn't sacrifice control for seduction, which is what I love the most.
Complete editorial after the jump...

music: Get Back - Britney Spears

[pics via Fashion Gone Rogue]

Snapshot: This Girl 'I Know'...

The girl in the photo above is one of the coolest people I never got the opportunity to really get to know. Her name is Hammah (according to her Facebook) but I have called her Hannah since the first day we met, lol. She's one of those people who's aura you can automatically feel, and her beautiful spirit radiates with positive energy. These may seem like over-the-top compliments, but it's true. I've wanted to post this photo for a while, but I couldn't think of an appropriate song, until now, lol. This is my anthem, it's my favorite song, and I could talk about it forever, but that's reserved for its own post. So, in short, Hannah, I miss you babe, and I am genuinely bummed we didn't really get to kick it before I left, but October is just around the corner, and I hope we get to dance together in the streets of San Francisco for LoveFest!

eta: I need to get back in school, because reading over this,
it sounds like another middle school book report format post... eek

music: I Know - Jay-Z (feat. Pharell)

[photo via Evan Johnson // H.Thom]

Coco + James (2010)

Coco + James (2010)
[dir. Gilbert Le]

While all the national spotlight was on Chelsea Clinton's wedding; the fashion world was turned to another... Mademoiselle Madame Mikhaila 'Coco' Rocha. The model, as you can see in the trailer, looked stunning in Zac Posen; she and her husband, interior designerer James Conran looked like such a happy couple. Personally, I'm pretty anti-marriage, but I can't deny that this video got me all excited. Not sure if this is to be a legitimate piece of work, but whatever it is, it has me wishing all wedding videos were this epic.

eta: kudos to villain_garcon for this one: i didn't like that song they used so i played this with it instead—I love that it actually makes the video even better [music: Let's Get Married - Jagged Edge]



[sidenote: this is my 250th post... how awesome is that?]

One Love Challenge: Week 9

The Challenge: Be a good samaritan, whatever that means for you; the love you give will most certainly return to you.

I appolgize for the lack of an update last week; I was under the weather... still kinda am, but it's getting better—slowly, lol.

School is just around the corner (Aug30) and I am beyond excited... it's going to be a new beginning for me; a new school, new school year, new people... new new new... anyways, I'm so ready to tackle my new environment; I hold my head high with confidence, and without a lot of the emotional BS that has plagued me up to this point. Can't say I'm mister nothing-anyone-says-bothers-me-I-am-so-confident-just-try-to-test-me, but I can say that I am a lot more sure of myself than when I was at the start of this summer... I've caught sight again of the thing that helped me to love myself and enjoy BEING myself throughout last school year.

With all of that said, having a heightened sense of self, and a positive one at that, as enabled me to start to open my eyes to the struggles and insecurities of others. Someone told me once (about insecurities) that while we are stressing over what others are thinking of us, they too are wondering the same for themselves. I've now taken to giving people compliments, a smile, a kind word, a token of appreciation, etc in lieu of giving myself negative criticism, doubting myself, and closing myself off to others. As I let the focus fall off of me, and onto other people, I'm noticing more and more the impact it has—not to mention, I've been accumulating karma points, lol. So this week, the challenge is to be a good samaritan, whatever that means for you; the love you give will most certainly return to you... it has for me, I'm loving myself more and more everyday, and finding joy in the life I lead.

"The happiness you feel is in direct proportion to the love you give." ~Oprah Winfrey

Don't forget to share your testimonials in the comment section.

Snapshot: The Rosewood Movement

music: Power (Remix) — Kanye West (feat. Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz)

[sidenote: if you're not already following him, then #GetFamiliar #FollowFriday]

Snapshot: Bafana Bafana

Milan x Marie Claire South Africa (Sep10)
[shot by Steven Tanchel]

I'm going to be totally honest, I'm not all that impressed with this, but Milan's a newcomer so it doesn't really bother me. I pulled this because a) a beautiful dark skinned model is hard to come by, esp in a solo editorial, and b) because she totally reminids me of Karlie Kloss early in her career, just not asian white, lol. The editorial features looks from some of South Africa's most notable designers.

Complete editorial after the jump...

[pics via Fashion Gone Rogue]

Snapshot: Pardon Her Beauty (NSFW)

Kristen McMenamy
[shot by Philip Riches]

These were taken immediately before and after the Vicktor & Rolf f/w10 show

More shots after the jump...

[photos via Fashion Gone Rogue]

Hipsters (2010)

Hipsters (2010)
[dir. Jacqueline]

Not much info is given about this film, or its director... what I do know is that it was created for NYU's TSOA Summer High School Filmmakers Workshop... so the best assumption would be that some high-schooler made it for their summer program. Whatever the origins, it's kinda comical to watch people bash on hipsters, yet, on the surface they themselves appear hipster. I'm going to attempt to read between the lines here, and say the director may have been aiming to point out how there is no such thing as a hipster, it's only a commercialized image of the 18-27 set, and that actually, this is just the style for young people, not some movemenst acken to the hippie or punk movement. If anything, young feminists and eco-heads are the new hippies, and that the audiophonic similarities between hippie and hipster are the only reason for such a misappropriation of social movement status. Or maybe this is all what I gathered from the film, and the director was simply making a film about Those F-cking Hipsters, lol.

[sidenote: as for myself, like the one chick in the video said, I don't think I'm really all that cool enough to be a hipster, but ionno, people may look at me and say that... but I've never gotten it, lol]

Words (2010)

Words (2010)[dir. Everynone]

Take four minutes out of your day to experience this exploration into the relationship of words and sounds. If you like what you see, head on over to Everynone's website (linkage above) for other short films with a similar format, yet very different subject matter. Thanks Nylon for the head's word up.