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I've written about Sundayland's unusual and original products for the home by the Gerscovich brothers before in the context of other articles. But if you're not familiar with Sundayland, it's time you were.

Young and hip, brothers Juan Diego and Fernando hail from Buenos Aires, Argentina. They studied architecture and then came to the US to work with Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects and Alejandro Ortiz Architects.

above: brothers Juan Diego and Fernando Gerscovich

Their first project was a 2003 commission for a front yard of a home in Venice, California and from there... Sundayland was born.

Based in Culver City, Sundayland has a small range of products but they are not easily forgotten.

Their newest addition to their collection is this faux 'brick' sideboard and cowhide rug:

The Japanese cowhide rug in the images above and below is available from Pure Rugs, a company that partnered with the Gerscovich brothers.

Pure’s 2009 collection includes eleven models of Patchwork Cowhide Rugs featuring The Japanese Cowhide (designed by Fernando Gerscovich-Juan Diego Gerscovich-Emily Kroll) The Pampa Sol & Noche (designed by Fernando and Juan Diego Gerscovich) and The Kahn (designed by Fernando and Juan Diego Gerscovich), ten models of Natural Cowhides, Zebra Cowhides, four models of Patagonian Sheepskin Rugs and the Sundayland Sheepskin Beanbags.

Their dyed sheepskin Pantone Rugs:

Their sheepskin Pouf and mini pouf

Their Camo Weber BBQ, the Knorr-Swiss, a six-wood veneer cube and a colored mini pouf:

Their Praying Car-Mat, a persian rug -like floormat for your car that comes in 4 different colors and patterns. And the Sylvia, a chandelier made of silver plastic vibrators:

Telephone table and the Water-Boy, a cooler that can be wrapped in any one of three laminated photos; Mountain, Beach or Arctic:

5'9" tall floor lamps, the Woody in oak, in cherry and the Fidji:

The Straight Table whose frame and legs consists of 8 solid builder construction measuring levels:

The Cactus table has a built in area for the succulent and its pot:

The faux marble table, ironically called The 1000 Pound, is filled with styrofoam and works for indoors and out:

Sundayland is located at 3818 Willat Avenue, Culver City, CA 90232. They do not sell online, but can be contacted by phone at +1 310 204 3848 or by emailing them.
You can visit their other venture, Pure Rugs, here.

Karl Lagerfeld's Fall 2009/2010 Haute Couture Collection for CHANEL, all the pieces of which are shown in this post, made its debut July 7th, at dusk in the Grand Palais. The stage was set with giant white opaque N° 5 bottles, creating a wonderfully minimalistic background for the ornate collection to be shown.

The haute collection has lots of lace, sequins, embroidery, tights, trains and funky accessories like bizarre hats and finger gloves. Tons of texture and little makeup paraded down the runway and here's a look at every bit of it.

The Hats: Odd sheer little caps adorned with crystals topped many a model's head.

The Legs: lots of lace tights and mixtures of materials and textures punctuated the collection.

The Suits: The classic nubby knit Chanel suit is updated with a more modern silhouette that includes asymmetrical hemlines, tails or trains, cutaway jackets and mock turtle necks. Paired with dark lace tights, high heeled booties and funky little sheer bejeweled hats, the look is definitely less traditional than the Chanel suits of the past.

The Materials: Intricate sequins, embroidery, netting, paillettes, feathers and crystals adorn several of the couture pieces, but in a Vienna-inspired, almost Gustav Klimt-like, patterns giving them a more modern look.

The Shoes: High heeled booties and bejeweled ankle straps were amongst the shoes shown. Even some of the shoes are sequined.

The Gloves: bizarre little individual gloves for the fingers only as well as fingerless gloves are were worn:

The details: some of the telltale CHANEL attributes are there like camellias, a lot of black and white in addition to the vibrant patterns, and the superb craftsmanship and attention to detail we've come to associate with the label.

The Make-up: The models sported heavy eyeliner, pale complexions and nude lips as they strutted down the catwalk.

The Hair and jewelry: Long hair extension pony tails, sometimes made of mixed colors and netted, was the choice of coiffure for the event. And, noticeably absent, were the layered long gold chain necklaces and iconic pearls, with shoulder-brushing earrings being the only jewelry.

The Fall 2009/10 CHANEL Couture Collection:
(please click on the images to enlarge)

The Wedding Finale: And of course, the requisite wedding finale in which the front of one of the giant white bottles opened to reveal the bride and groom within, who emerged and walked the catwalk.