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Commes Des Garçons Uses The Force For Fashion With A Star Wars Collection.

above composite image ©If It's Hip, It's Here

The Galaxy-wide launch of Comme des Garçons x Star Wars began this week. The new men's collection includes 6 black and white dress shirts, 2 long and 2 short-sleeve t-shirts and 2 bags all featuring the names of the characters, images of Yoda and Darth and/or classic quips from the original trio of George Lucas movies.

The Dress Shirts:

The Tee Shirts (all available in black, white or grey):

The Two Vinyl Bags:

On the runway:

Shop for the above items online at Dover Street Market
and some of the collection can be found online at Antonioli

When Los Angeles Is A Man. A Short Film For Louis Vuitton By Jean-Claude Thibaut.

This is the second short film in a series on cities around the world for Louis Vuitton, using gender as a lens to interpret each city's identity.

above: stills from Jean-Claude Thibaut's When L.A. Is A Man

Directed and written by Jean-Claude Thibaut, the film has some very beautiful scenes of Los Angeles (as in the stills above), despite being accompanied by a voice over of which I am not a big fan (excerpt shown below).

“From the hill, suspended above the starry skyline, L.A. appeared to me as a whole.

He’s a lonely and secretive player, blazing and unrefined, dedicating himself to his dreams - and incidentally ours - with a disconcerting ease.

He has the nerve and imagination of one who has nothing to lose, always walking a tightrope. His weaknesses are concealed.

Untouched by criticism, L.A. works in faith and finds his way to a new era, the one he imagines being his own future. The burning ease of his achievements has something of prodigality and childishness. Each scene of his life is the most important. L.A. is fated to be young forever, eternal. He walks through the night, striding along, indolent while unrestrained, with the style of a gifted kid.

In my mind a far-fetched idea is growing slowly: it seems L.A. gave me this blind confidence to turn things into art, without ever looking back. L.A. drove me where I have never been before.”

I do think the direction is wonderful, even though I exactly don't love the casting and the copy. But it's a lovely look at LA. What do you think?

info and video courtesy of Louis Vuitton

New Sport Plates For Interactive Food Fun By Designer Boguslaw Sliwiński.

You may have seen his wonderful and whimsical Transportation Plates (shown at the end of this post) on some other design blogs such as Dezeen. Now, in addition to those, designer Boguslaw Sliwiński has come up with five new designs that feature a silhouette of a man in various athletic positions, giving the illusion of interacting with food placed on the plate. The five sports: football, skydiving, diving, tug of war and weightlifting are whimsical, but still stylish and will delight children and adults alike.

The method of application is extremely durable and resistant to washing in dishwashers or using in the microwave. This durability is guaranteed by the firing ceramic components in the furnace at a temperature of 800 °C.

Sport9 (Skydiving):

Sport4 (Soccer/Football):

Sport5 (Diving):

Sport7 (Weightlifting):

Sport8 (Tug o' War):

Also worth noting is his Face On plate:

His various Face On plates (several different designs) can be purchased here at Art Syndicate

And if you never saw the Transportation Plates, those are shown below:

The Transportation Plates can be purchased here at Art Syndicate

To order any of the new Sport plates (each measuring 26 cm in diameter) you have to contact the designer directly.