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| Alexander McQueen, Brittania Skull clutch |
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| Alexander McQueen Black Crystal Skull ring |
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| Acne, Zorah Print |
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| Acne, Davi S Leather |
Sunday, August 29, 2010
THE ADBUSTERS SOLUTION
PEACEFUL REVOLT AGAINST THE NIKE CORPORATION Keeping with true Adbusters philosophy, they have devised a shoe in resemblance to the Nike corporations popular Converse sneaker. Many people are not aware that Converse is even owned by Nike but it is. The Nike brand has been exposed many times for the shameful way in which they manufacture their products, yet many are unaware of the situation. For those who don't know what Adbusters is, they are a publication bent on fighting back on media propaganda and capitalism overdrive; therefore they have absolutely no ads in their magazine.
The Blackspot shoes campaign is all about providing an environmentally friendly, anti - corporation shoe to be sold and worn proudly. Now before you get defensive and point out the obvious fact that Blackspot shoes involve marketplace and branding you must understand that Adbusters was never against selling things, people need things, they were just against exploitative selling accompanied by psychologically harmful messages. This is an attempt to turn entrepreneurship into a legitimate business.
I love fashion, magazines, and beauty products as much as the next girl, but if we have options that are less exploitative and harmful why not take them? I'm not saying give up all the things we love about the industry, but don't reject solutions to the problems that the industry has.
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| Classic Blackspot sneaker |
ARTIST ON THE SCENE
MIGUEL CALDERON
http://www.artnet.com/artists/artisthomepage.aspx?artist_id=424048145&page_tab=Bio_and_links
I discovered Artist Miguel Calderon's 1998 collection of paintings "Aggressively Mediocre/Mentally Challenged/Fantasy Island (circle one)" while watching The Royal Tenenbaums. The paintings hung in drug addicted character Eli Cash's living room. Although the paintings were never directly referred to in the movie, their enormous stature and vivid images stood out. Miguel himself is a Mexican artist, actor, and writer whose work has been accused of pushing crass Mexican stereotypes to provocative extremes. While I don't agree with the negative hype around his art, I can see why some may be offended by the lewd display of nudity, violence and savage costumes.
MIGUEL CALDERON
http://www.artnet.com/artists/artisthomepage.aspx?artist_id=424048145&page_tab=Bio_and_links
I discovered Artist Miguel Calderon's 1998 collection of paintings "Aggressively Mediocre/Mentally Challenged/Fantasy Island (circle one)" while watching The Royal Tenenbaums. The paintings hung in drug addicted character Eli Cash's living room. Although the paintings were never directly referred to in the movie, their enormous stature and vivid images stood out. Miguel himself is a Mexican artist, actor, and writer whose work has been accused of pushing crass Mexican stereotypes to provocative extremes. While I don't agree with the negative hype around his art, I can see why some may be offended by the lewd display of nudity, violence and savage costumes.
BAMBI-SOBADASS
BAMBI NORTHWOOD BLYTH'S UNIQUE LOOK HAS MADE HER A MODEL TO WATCH AS SHE TAKES OVER THE INDUSTRY WITH HER PIERCING BLUE GREEN EYES, OLIVE SKIN, AND BOLD BROWS. WHAT SEEMS TO MAKE BAMBI SUCH A LUMINARY IS HER ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES DEMEANOR; SHE ADS A BIT OF ATTITUDE AND DANGER INTO FASHION
BAMBI NORTHWOOD BLYTH'S UNIQUE LOOK HAS MADE HER A MODEL TO WATCH AS SHE TAKES OVER THE INDUSTRY WITH HER PIERCING BLUE GREEN EYES, OLIVE SKIN, AND BOLD BROWS. WHAT SEEMS TO MAKE BAMBI SUCH A LUMINARY IS HER ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES DEMEANOR; SHE ADS A BIT OF ATTITUDE AND DANGER INTO FASHION
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