''Art'' Pop?

So yes, I did pre-order Lady Gaga's new album ARTPOP. Even though I have been utterly annoyed with her pretending to be ''reborn'' or whatever but I mean there is no denying that she looks amazing again these days. Girl's on another level. Just not sure what level that may be....

There's certainly some decent pop on ARTPOP, but the 'art' part is rather harder to discern. Gaga informed the world that she birthed the idea to blend visual art with pop music, which felt a bit like grandly announcing she's had a brainwave to mix classical music with rock, or trash and metal. The urge to take the girl by the arm and explain to her that a few people had actually come up with the idea before is hard to suppress.


''My art pop could mean anything, being that it could also mean nothing at all.'' - Lady Gaga

YO ANDY, WHADUP? I mean come on... It makes even me feel quite awkward about the similarities. Also the production of the song Dope, which is highly underproduced and sounds like a live performance, is nothing like the usually perfectly recorded pop song. I understand that this is another throw at being original, but its just not really working for me. And am I the only one that hears similarities between Gaga's song Manicure and Cherry Bomb from The Runaways?

It is hard not to feel underwhelmed by the album, but thats the danger of hype I guess, especially the hype allied to an artefact thats only partially about music.. So far Aura, Manicure (especially Manicure!) and Applause have a position in my main playlist, but I'm pretty sure I'm one of those suckers that's screaming OMG ARTPOP IS SOOOOO AWE-SOMEEEE in about 2 weeks....

Pescetarian Living

I have been a pescetarian for quite a while now (my diet includes seafood, but not the flesh of other animals) for mostly health reasons, based on that red meat contains high amounts of saturated fats, choline and carnitine (just google this jack). I'd abstain from all animal products, BUT eating fish raises HDL levels and are a source of omega-3 fatty acids and basically have numerous health benefits in one food variety. Cornering myself as a pescetarian, doesn't mean I don't try to live as vegan as I possibly can (and I try to force everyone surrounding me to do so as well.. sorry guys, its for your own good) and I can happily say that ever since I discarded all animal flesh from my diet, I haven't been ill once! Which is huge in my case. You know, mad skinny and all.

The thing that gets to me is when people ask me ''Then what do you eat??'' Just to be clear. I ended up expanding the palette of foods I ate, rather than restricting it. I ended up experimenting with new recipes and started eating foods I wouldn't have tried otherwise. I can tell you that my culinary life is more vivid and interesting than ever. Before, none of my friends would ever be interested in a Sander made dish, but thats far in the past. Food is so much more exciting to me now.

Although I try to refrain myself from too many dairy products like cheese or milk or too much seafood like tuna or salmon (I won't dwell on the ethical issue here... don't worry) I sometimes miss my Starbucks Tuna Sandwich. And today was the day when I randomly made one of the best sandwiches I've ever made, within maybe 5 minutes.

Ingredients:

- 1 tuna can

- 1 hand of cranberries

- 1/2 apple

- mayonnaise

- 2 slices of whole wheat bread

Steps:

1. Open the tuna can and drain it

2. Mix the cranberries with the tuna

3. Cut the apple in little pieces and mix it with the rest

4. Add a little bit of mayonnaise

5. Put it on the bread and slice it diagonally

EASY NO? And its pretty healthy, minus the mayonnaise.. 

Your typical Spring '14 RTW with Rick Owens.

The atmospherics at a Rick Owens show are always compelling but this had me dying. The American-born, Paris-based designer, is known for his radical collections and knowing he's one to shock his front row, I definitely didn't expect something like this. I think this was his way of saying that not all models need to be Kloss-sized? Definitely an intriguing show, I even noticed some of the fashion. Great silhouette.

Photo's from Style.com

What the Heck?

Erik Madigan Heck always tries to explore the boundaries of fashion as art and he became one of my favorites ever since his work for Mary Katranzou.

He's also a movie maker and is the founder editor of Nomenus Quarterly so I thought it was about time to blog about him & his work (Mary Katrantzou, Etro Homme, Rodarte, Kenzo, Haider Ackermann, Comme des Garcons, Alberta Ferretti, Dries Van Noten, Ann Demeulemeester and The Row AMONGST OTHERS). 

Vision is the strongest motive for creation, especially when art and fashion are about to become one. 

Erik was being named the youngest photographer to shoot the Neiman Marcus Art of Fashion campaign and is has his newest project: the hosting of “Seven Film Works”, in an exhibition at The Avant/Garde Diaries in Soho. His films of the past three years, are a moving image project for which he collaborated with designers as Ann Demeulemeester, A.F. Vandevorst and the composers Avro Part and Marsen Jules. The films will be projected on the windows of Soho’s project space and will undoubtedly be a though-provoking procedure as to explore the boundaries of fashion as art.

Here is some of his work.

Kyle Anderson, Can I Be You?

Everyone that aspires a future in fashion has a designer-editor-director-or-photographer crush, and Kyle Anderson is mine. Kyle, formerly Elle's Senior Accessories Editor, recently took over Taylor Tomasi Hill as the Accessories Director at Marie Claire and is now working closely with Nina Garcia. The Swede is only 30 years old but is the person behind all the hip, chic, glamorous, classy and edgy, avant-garde accessories-trend reports & layouts you see in MC. 

HELLO FUTURE ME.

 

Hello BryanBoy

''Fashion is like everyone always says, a way to “express yourself“, everyone is an animal. You use the clothes, hair and makeup to transform yourself into rocker, punk, preppy or classic, to make the world think you are a specific type.''

Skin Is In

I think all my friends know by now that I have a bit of an obsession with leather jackets and although most of mine are vintage - traveling occupies my finances completely - I do feel like this is one of those purchases you can go all out on because of its aesthetic appeal and durability. 

Although I normally go for the typical biker-ish jackets, I've noticed that lately I feel attracted to those skin-ish leather jackets we've seen in Milan.. and some color other than black! For once..

Let's hope they become vintage anytime soon......

1. Belstaff 2. Belstaf 3. Calvin Klein 4. Costume National

5. Gucci 6. Neil Barrett 7. Trussardi 8. Valentino