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Archive for December, 2011

I’m drawn toward the natural, the neutral and the independent but once in a while I come across a high fashion, big-brand editorial that stops me in my tracks. The hair, the movement, the model. Good lord.

Fei Fei Sun by Josh Olins for Vogue China.

Editor’s note: In my own wardrobe I have a strict faux-fur policy. Craft and Culture, Ltd. will carry recycled and re-purposed fur but we do not support the profit and perpetuation of the fur trade. I chose to post these images for their remarkable beauty and aesthetic. I do think they would be even more beautiful if animals had not been harmed to make those tops.

KALDA is a Icelandic label by sisters Katrin Alda and Rebekka Rafnsdottir. They are opposites and demonstrate the beautiful ability of contrast in their flowing yet edgy clothes.  Katrin studied fashion while Rebecca focused on philosophy and creative writing. They live and work in Reykjavik and London.


In a futile attempt to organize my internet browsing and research, I have narrowed down some of my favorite artists, companies and artifacts by material. Today I was going through the “leather” group and was reacquainted with a.b.k the custom leather products of Alya B. Kazakevich (hence, a.b.k). What I relate to most strongly about Alya’s work is her sensibility. She re-defines classic craftsmanship in an urban way. Plus, leather is such a tactile material, so obviously pristine, it seems only right that it would be worked most organically by hand.

bags.

shoes.

accessories.

Even if I didn’t adore three of the women involved in this production, I would love this work. Metrode is a gallery-store curated by Caitlin with a revolving selection of wearables, home goods and beautiful objects. Her color palette, her home, her sense of style and the friends she collaborates with are truly inspiring.

art director: caitlin at metrode

photographer: christine tran

stylist: ashley helvey

model: sharon park

YR, a young line out of Reykjavik, Iceland is showing amazing works in their F/W Look book. Designer Ýr Þrastardóttir sells (and co-owns) KIOSK. Keep an eye for this emerging  designer. The lines and patterns look like the Icelandic landscape itself.

“YR works with detailed patterns to form a beautiful structure on the female body.
Remaining goal of every collection is to form an edgy and powerful design for modern women.”– Ýr Þrastardóttir

Erin Considine is a New York based artist coming from a long line of craftspeople. Her passion for metals and fibers merge into endless possibilities of form, function and wearable art. She studied metals, sculpture and sustainability at Evergreen College in Olympia and launched her first line in 2009. Erin dyes her textiles in natural dye baths using turmeric, hibiscus, logwood and onion skin. She is ultimately conscious of everything she uses. Everything is made by hand in New York.

the artist in her studio.

images courtesy of the artist, photo credits george barberis.

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