whats wrong with the zoo http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com European fashion now! Independent weblog-magazine with a distinct focus on Europe´s contemporary, progressive fashion scene and market. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:18:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 en Rest http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhatsWrongWithTheZoo/~3/460214155/ http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/rest/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:52:25 +0000 Judith http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/?p=4573 Dear readership -
I´m not famous for posting personal things, … (read on after click)so I make it short with apologizing for the lack of posts during the last week and my “time off” announcement.
While not really being over the loss of my mum, death hit my family again, and it hit me hard.

I deeply love to share my passion for unique designers and artists with you and I will continue writing on December 1st.
I appreciate the Emails some of you sent, asking “What´s Wrong With The Zoo?”. Thank you, for your mindfulness.
I just need some rest and silence and am back soon.
Take care, Judith

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]]> http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/rest/feed/ http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/rest/ The Black Whole – Garment Poetry by Helena Hörstedt http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhatsWrongWithTheZoo/~3/449691323/ http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/the-black-whole-%e2%80%93-garment-poetry-by-helena-horstedt/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:15:40 +0000 Judith http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/?p=4517 Some days age, I impatiently asked “When will Helena Hörstedt´s summer come?“.

Finally, here it is: Helena Hörstedt´s fourth collection “The Black Whole”…Helena Hörstedt is a young Swedish designer who graduated from Beckmans School of Design in Stockholm in 2004.
Since then, she caught attention with her highly unique, complex and always black designs.
Combining the genuine work of handcrafting and tailoring with her talent for construction the young Swedish designer creates usable and wearable visual experiences and manages to surprise with every collection.
My WOW of the day goes to Sweden. The Black Whole was never more fascinating and beautiful.

Photos via Helena Hörstedt.
Related posts: Hannah Marshall SS09, Pepper and Pistol, Ostwald Helgason, Sandra Backlund´s Last Breath Bruises. Others about Helena Hörstedt: The “F” Word, Suburban Queen, HintBlog.

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]]> http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/the-black-whole-%e2%80%93-garment-poetry-by-helena-horstedt/feed/ http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/the-black-whole-%e2%80%93-garment-poetry-by-helena-horstedt/ Gareth Pugh Christmas Tree http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhatsWrongWithTheZoo/~3/448905824/ http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/gareth-pugh-christmas-tree/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:00:04 +0000 Judith http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/?p=4432 Gareth Pugh wowed the fashion scene only few months ago with his stunning SS09 collection. Now, he adds something more: A Christmas tree for Topshop’s Oxford Circus flagship store in London. I Like.

Via Today and Tomorrow

More about Gareth Pugh via Independent,  Team Junk!, Stylebubble,

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]]> http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/gareth-pugh-christmas-tree/feed/ http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/gareth-pugh-christmas-tree/ Little Dolls by Alain Delorme http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhatsWrongWithTheZoo/~3/448404486/ http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/little-dolls-by-alain-delorme/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:21:41 +0000 Judith http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/?p=4352 As in this country its usual to photoshop children into ads for sweets, washing agents, dad´s insurance and the family car, in the US, sexed-up miss-dolls and infant-queens celebrate a familiar presence on provincial and large city stages…
Poodle-like garnished, they tambourine and step themselves into the hearts of their ambitious mum´s and masturbating YouTube pedophiles.
Beauty is capital - lection number one.
Sex sells, also at infancy. We are already used to.
The message is also arrived here, even when the styled-up girls are “already” 13, when they sprawl out fashion magazines.

Alain Delorme dealt critically with the use of children-photography in the advertising business and presents with “Little Dolls” an ironic photo-series that exaggerates western beauty ideals and the commercial use of innocent youth.

More info and photos at Alain Delorme´s “Little Dolls” site. Via NotCot.
Related posts via: Paintalicious, John Dodelande, Enthusiasm

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]]> http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/little-dolls-by-alain-delorme/feed/ http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/little-dolls-by-alain-delorme/ Lucy And Bart http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhatsWrongWithTheZoo/~3/448177957/ http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/lucy-and-bart/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:00:36 +0000 Judith http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/?p=4345 If I would have to face the choice, to be at the command of an artist for one day, I would turn in my head to Levi van Veluw and my body to Lucy And Bart.The Dutch designer duo, Lucy McRae and Bart Hess, describes its work as “instinctual stalking of fashion, architecture, performance” with the human body as the center of each staging.

With low-tech way´s Lucy And Bart deform, re-shape and amend the human silhouette into playful, fascinating and sometimes abhorrent body-installations. Alike Levi van Veluw, McRae and Hess predominantly use common materials such as for example paper, balloons, foam, nylons.
Blown away, each time, when the duo finally comes up with a new image, I really hope, they will never lose time and interest for working on the human silhouette.

Photos via Lucy And Bart

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]]> http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/lucy-and-bart/feed/ http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/lucy-and-bart/ Square & Sequins for men - Rene Gurskov http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhatsWrongWithTheZoo/~3/447808519/ http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/square-sequins-for-men-rene-gurskov/#comments Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:50:32 +0000 Judith http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/?p=4340 This season, I don´t really get into Rene Gurskov´s collection - but at least, his sequined square scarf went into my “men´s accessories” top list.

More from Rene Gurskov and his menswear label Incircus here. Scarf is available at the ArtRebels Store.

Foto via Rene Gurskov

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Please. Come. Soon.

Pictures via Vanessa da Silva

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]]> http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/vanessa-da-silva-can-you-hear-me/feed/ http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/vanessa-da-silva-can-you-hear-me/ Who the Fuck is Justice? http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhatsWrongWithTheZoo/~3/445318680/ http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/who-the-fuck-is-justice/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:00:02 +0000 Judith http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/?p=4333 Radiohier - Europe´s most famous boombox experts with some pieces of their super rare boombox collection, photographed by Spanier. See here the whole Set.

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]]> http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/who-the-fuck-is-justice/feed/ http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/who-the-fuck-is-justice/ Richard Sorger SS09 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhatsWrongWithTheZoo/~3/445280834/ http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/richard-sorger-ss09/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:00:34 +0000 Judith http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/?p=4322 Like a cobbler that sticks to his last, Richard Sorger is sticking to his glitter-glimmer flowing dresses.
And - he´s doing great with not reinventing his signature.Photos via Richard Sorger

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]]> http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/richard-sorger-ss09/feed/ http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/richard-sorger-ss09/ Castelbajac and Lego on a 3D Runway http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhatsWrongWithTheZoo/~3/444333736/ http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/castelbajac-and-lego-on-a-3d-runway/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:35:20 +0000 Judith http://www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com/?p=4336 How could i miss that?

Jean-Charles de Castelbajac and Lego teamed up with Agence Four H to create this wonderful 3D Runway show, which was broadcasted on French Channels during Paris Fashion Week…. Have a look. The video is so much fun..even a Lego Anna Wintour is sitting in the audience.

JCDC VS LEGO from Four H on Vimeo.
via Trendland

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