DIY is going couture. While the former Maison Martin Margiela Artisanal collections have been rather superior DIY with shredded paper experiments and balloon fantasies, this time,  the Paris-based fashion forward house is coming up with some serious ready for runway fashion art. And although i truly liked the handcrafted and imperfect touch of the former Artisanal pieces, i would be a complete douchbag not admiring, adoring…praising…the this years output. But if i could state a wish….i`d gently ask to rethink the fantastic mirror top again for runway. It`s just too great to rest in the archives. (more…)

This is not completely new, but, still a stunner. Shop With Asian Stereotypes makes me loving skull for the first time in my life.  The DIY Cut Out piece is available here, and fantastically worn by the fabulous Cocorosa. (more…)

Oh yes, it´s still some time till christmas is around the corner, but if you already fear your mothers hand-carved nativity set besides the overdecorated christmas tree,  Oliver Fabel might become your aesthetics redeemer. And the best thing is, he´s not only blowing up our imagination, he also makes the dream of reduction come true ->His nativitiy set is available in both, German and in English, here. (more…)

Seen & photographed by Spanier. (more…)

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Remember NDEUR, Europe´s most famous shoe customizer?

He´s causing quite a stir with his new discipline: paper folding. With this stunning heels and some more paper artwork you can see here, the French artist promotes a new design studio, he founded together with the Make a Paper World Duo. Purpose: bringing the do it yourself culture together with professional communication. More infos have not been revealed yet. Stay tuned. (more…)

With the intention to create individually adjustable and flexible clothing, fashion designer Berber Soepboer teamed up with graphic designer Michiel Schuurman to design these extraordinary DIY-dresses for a show at the famous textile museum „De Ploeg” in Bergeick. (more…)

Some draw the Chanel Logo, others do the DIY-stripes…but no matter what, black-and-white drawings on T-Shirts surprisingly work out very well most of the time. (more…)