THE TOM OF FINLAND FESTIVAL HEADS TO LONDON AND LA
Good news – festivals haven’t packed it in just yet! The 27th annual Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival is back and kicking off tomorrow from noon to 7pm in two simultaneous, congenial locations. In Los Angeles for the second consecutive season, the hybrid al fresco garden campus of Second Home Hollywood will host an array of innovative art installations, performances and presentations. The latter spot is in London, and it’s the first time the festivities have ever voyaged East. In Spitalfields, erotic artists, vendors, awards, barbers, tattooists, VR experieences, music and galleries will link up under the common thread of the ToFF Festival. There’s set to be a live conversation with Jonathan Anderson of JWA and Loewe too, which you already know we’ll be running to.
The entire weekend kicks off Friday night at the Eagle London with a party and viewing of Gay Propaganda, curated by Slava Mogutin featuring the work of Bruce LaBruce and Matt Lambert. Get your tickets here.
KAIA GERBER IS IN CAHOOTS WITH ZARA
Lensed by French photographer Fabien Baron, Kaia Gerber in Zara is a sensual sight. The newgen supermodel sports her first collection for the high street fashion favourite label, with styling by Karl Templer.
To satisfy your every need, there are 30 slick garments on offer encapsulating the likes of “new classic” suiting, transferable footwear and awesome accessories. Drawing inspiration from the style codes of the 1990s, it’s a confident collection rendered through a demure palette inclusive of grey, navy, white, black and camel colours. Double denim and cowboy-inspired pieces reference Americana and are a love letter to the land from which Kaia was born and bred. The collection made its debut smack dab in the middle of Paris Fashion Week with a bang, but who could expect any less – after all Kaia is a bombshell. Shop here.
AXEL ARIGATO IS PUFFING THINGS UP
Renewed Warmth; that’s the name of Axel Arigato’s covetable AW22 puffer jacket collection and if you ask us, it’s worth the £330 to £620 a pop. The campaign, shot by acclaimed photographer David Luraschi on site in Lake Como, displays a slew of mindfully made modern silhouettes for bearing the elements. To support the launch, the brand has created a 360 virtual puffer experiential space in collaboration with Immersivo, which allows customers to have an interactive shopping experience on the Axel Arigato website.
You should know that it’s a sustainable edit too, with all puffers made from recycled polyester and filled with reused down. If you’re down to get winter weather ready, then we’re here to let you know that Axel Arigato puffers are available here.
HAILEY BIEBER HOOKS UP WITH WARDROBE.NYC
You may not be familiar with Wardrobe.NYC but you surely know the model and media personality Hailey Bieber; well, it’s to become acquainted with them both because the two American stars have just dropped a cosmopolitan collection. The edit is made up of streamlined, statement closet staples that are offered in 4-piece and 8-piece wardrobes where the sophisticated blazers, dresses, trousers, tops and coats create a complete capsule wardrobe. If minimalism is your thing, don’t bother buying any other garms cause this HB collection by Christine Centenera has got you covered. Shop here.
CHARLES AND KEITH FORGE FOOTWEAR WITH BOTH
Coming together with Parisian-based independent footwear brand Both – known for its innovative rubber designs – Charles and Keith just debuted an exclusive capsule collection. It’s a 90’s inspired offering, marrying punk vibes and urban-chic streetwear aesthetics that play with the art of imperfection. The ancient Japanese art form of Kintsugi informs the accessories; Kintsugi is a traditional method of utilising gold to mend cracks in ceramics or to bind broken pieces together, a metaphor for embracing flaws and imperfections. On offer are chelsea boots and chunky loafers and futuristic shoulder bags. Shop here.
SELFRIDGES IS PAINTED VALENTINO PINK PP
Unfolding this month, a dedicated series of initiatives and installations are putting the illustrious think-pink AW22 Maison Valentino collection by Pierpaolo Piccioli concocted in league with the Pantone Colour Institute, on the world’s stage. The latest in the activations is a titillating takeover at Selfridges and it is totalizing. For one thing, last week the in-store cinema presided over a unique Valentino Pink PP club night. Now, the outside of the store too, is cast in Pink PP light and the interiors take on custom fuschia flooring and furniture. There’s also a capsule collection of sweatshirts and t-shirts created with author Douglas Coupland that read: “We all have secret messages hidden within us; Beauty has kind of become an act of rebellion; My brain feels like fridge magnet poetry; I miss my pre-internet brain.” Valentino Pink PP is on its way to world domination. Discover the conquesting collection here.
D’STASSI ART PRESENTS SUPER STREET ARTIST ANGEL ORTIZ’S COMEBACK
This month at D’Stassi Art, the legendary street artist, Keith Haring makes a spirited comeback by the brush of his longstanding collaborator and creative partner Angel Ortiz, who channels Haring oeuvre in the modern age. Oritz is a Puerto Rican street artist based in New York who was discovered by Keith Haring at only 12 years of age and has collaborated with art legends like Jean-Michel Basquiat, Richard Hambleton, and Andy Warhol to name a few, and for this – his first UK show in 40 years – he created over 30 new, large-scale paintings – we’re impressed! Called King of Hearts, the exhibition tells a tale of friendship, brotherhood and redemption and it’s on until Friday 28 October. Book now.
Read the full article here.
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THE TOM OF FINLAND FESTIVAL HEADS TO LONDON AND LA
Good news – festivals haven’t packed it in just yet! The 27th annual Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival is back and kicking off tomorrow from noon to 7pm in two simultaneous, congenial locations. In Los Angeles for the second consecutive season, the hybrid al fresco garden campus of Second Home Hollywood will host an array of innovative art installations, performances and presentations. The latter spot is in London, and it’s the first time the festivities have ever voyaged East. In Spitalfields, erotic artists, vendors, awards, barbers, tattooists, VR experieences, music and galleries will link up under the common thread of the ToFF Festival. There’s set to be a live conversation with Jonathan Anderson of JWA and Loewe too, which you already know we’ll be running to.
The entire weekend kicks off Friday night at the Eagle London with a party and viewing of Gay Propaganda, curated by Slava Mogutin featuring the work of Bruce LaBruce and Matt Lambert. Get your tickets here.
KAIA GERBER IS IN CAHOOTS WITH ZARA
Lensed by French photographer Fabien Baron, Kaia Gerber in Zara is a sensual sight. The newgen supermodel sports her first collection for the high street fashion favourite label, with styling by Karl Templer.
To satisfy your every need, there are 30 slick garments on offer encapsulating the likes of “new classic” suiting, transferable footwear and awesome accessories. Drawing inspiration from the style codes of the 1990s, it’s a confident collection rendered through a demure palette inclusive of grey, navy, white, black and camel colours. Double denim and cowboy-inspired pieces reference Americana and are a love letter to the land from which Kaia was born and bred. The collection made its debut smack dab in the middle of Paris Fashion Week with a bang, but who could expect any less – after all Kaia is a bombshell. Shop here.
AXEL ARIGATO IS PUFFING THINGS UP
Renewed Warmth; that’s the name of Axel Arigato’s covetable AW22 puffer jacket collection and if you ask us, it’s worth the £330 to £620 a pop. The campaign, shot by acclaimed photographer David Luraschi on site in Lake Como, displays a slew of mindfully made modern silhouettes for bearing the elements. To support the launch, the brand has created a 360 virtual puffer experiential space in collaboration with Immersivo, which allows customers to have an interactive shopping experience on the Axel Arigato website.
You should know that it’s a sustainable edit too, with all puffers made from recycled polyester and filled with reused down. If you’re down to get winter weather ready, then we’re here to let you know that Axel Arigato puffers are available here.
HAILEY BIEBER HOOKS UP WITH WARDROBE.NYC
You may not be familiar with Wardrobe.NYC but you surely know the model and media personality Hailey Bieber; well, it’s to become acquainted with them both because the two American stars have just dropped a cosmopolitan collection. The edit is made up of streamlined, statement closet staples that are offered in 4-piece and 8-piece wardrobes where the sophisticated blazers, dresses, trousers, tops and coats create a complete capsule wardrobe. If minimalism is your thing, don’t bother buying any other garms cause this HB collection by Christine Centenera has got you covered. Shop here.
CHARLES AND KEITH FORGE FOOTWEAR WITH BOTH
Coming together with Parisian-based independent footwear brand Both – known for its innovative rubber designs – Charles and Keith just debuted an exclusive capsule collection. It’s a 90’s inspired offering, marrying punk vibes and urban-chic streetwear aesthetics that play with the art of imperfection. The ancient Japanese art form of Kintsugi informs the accessories; Kintsugi is a traditional method of utilising gold to mend cracks in ceramics or to bind broken pieces together, a metaphor for embracing flaws and imperfections. On offer are chelsea boots and chunky loafers and futuristic shoulder bags. Shop here.
SELFRIDGES IS PAINTED VALENTINO PINK PP
Unfolding this month, a dedicated series of initiatives and installations are putting the illustrious think-pink AW22 Maison Valentino collection by Pierpaolo Piccioli concocted in league with the Pantone Colour Institute, on the world’s stage. The latest in the activations is a titillating takeover at Selfridges and it is totalizing. For one thing, last week the in-store cinema presided over a unique Valentino Pink PP club night. Now, the outside of the store too, is cast in Pink PP light and the interiors take on custom fuschia flooring and furniture. There’s also a capsule collection of sweatshirts and t-shirts created with author Douglas Coupland that read: “We all have secret messages hidden within us; Beauty has kind of become an act of rebellion; My brain feels like fridge magnet poetry; I miss my pre-internet brain.” Valentino Pink PP is on its way to world domination. Discover the conquesting collection here.
D’STASSI ART PRESENTS SUPER STREET ARTIST ANGEL ORTIZ’S COMEBACK
This month at D’Stassi Art, the legendary street artist, Keith Haring makes a spirited comeback by the brush of his longstanding collaborator and creative partner Angel Ortiz, who channels Haring oeuvre in the modern age. Oritz is a Puerto Rican street artist based in New York who was discovered by Keith Haring at only 12 years of age and has collaborated with art legends like Jean-Michel Basquiat, Richard Hambleton, and Andy Warhol to name a few, and for this – his first UK show in 40 years – he created over 30 new, large-scale paintings – we’re impressed! Called King of Hearts, the exhibition tells a tale of friendship, brotherhood and redemption and it’s on until Friday 28 October. Book now.
Read the full article here.