Your portrait as a vintage Chinese propaganda hero

History was always one of my favourite subjects.. politics not so much !! but both of them go hand in hand. 

I know pretty much zilch about Chinese Maoism, though im aware Chinese vintage propaganda posters has always been notable for it's red and black artistic impressions of a surreal cartoonist style and producing extraordinary poster designs, capturing the stalwart nature of the soaring human spirit of the peoples optimism. A large number of the posters are quite unique, and will bedazzle forever in the history of Chinese art. 

Now you can have your portrait oil painted like a chinese propoganda artist ! Become a hero ! check out Maoart. 

Maoart paintings integrate with virtuosity real people’s faces into faithfully reproduced propaganda posters. Based on a photograph provided by you and a poster of your choice, an artist renders you as a socialist hero. Each painting requires several days of work, and the result is always outstanding. It's a very original gift idea.

The element of romanticism makes the arts more visionary and what has more sentimentality than yours or your loved ones portrait. Beware not to brainwash the masses!

DIY nutshell No.1

Row 1 :

make your very own DIY film roll place cards over at ruffled blog 
print on fabric free decorative monograms for photo albums
create a DIY studded collar denim shirt

Row 2 :

paint a moss graffiti for your walls or garden
Get ombre colored nails without buying multiple shades of the same color
customize your paper bag with anything you would like on the front!

Row 3 :

craigslist desk drawer makeover 

make your own solar jar for garden or camping
dip dyed hair tutorial 

Jan Taminiau Couture Spring Summer 2012

It would be unambiguous to say these are not your garden variety shoes, kudos to the models who manoeuvred these magnificent sculptures with there legs and feet. Dutch designer Jan Taminiau showed his "Tarnished Beauty" collection during Paris Haute Couture.

The World's First Interactive Shoppable Music Video

Folks at SSENSE have launched the first interactive shoppable music video! pretty cool huh! [though I heard ASOS did it first] All performers in the video of the premier 'I think she ready' were styled exclusively by SSENSE, where you can shop Iggy’s, FKi’s and Diplo’s looks using interactive hotspot technology from wireWAX. Although viewers probably couldn't afford half of the clothes for sale including moi, the video is a tribute to high fashion and the next generation of shopping.

SSENSE CEO Rami Atallah explains, “This is the first time the worlds of music, fashion and commerce have truly overlapped. The integration we are introducing between technology, entertainment and retail with this video not only creates a unique experience for the audience, but also has utility. People often wonder what performers are wearing, where they can purchase that item – we have bridged that gap.”

You can use the exact same technology for free, if you as bloggers like to create make-up, diy video tutorials. There's a free package available at wireWAX though it's probably limited as subscription provides more, but I anticipate we'll be seeing alot more of taggable video tools soon. 

Check out an older music post I created with an image taggable tool called Thinglink, they now charge for the service but it's a pretty neat tool. 

Colorific Brows

To the hair colour chameleons, would you consider experimenting with color on your eyebrows ? 

It may not be surprising that colour has migrated to the eyebrows, there's abundance of different colour for lips, mascara, eye-liner & hair, so are eyebrows a swing too far? Could be yeah! but that's a not a bad thing in my book, pushing the boundaries and being individual is a quality I admire. 

Speaking for myself, I would not be able to pull off coloured eyebrows. Randomly enough I feel compelled to conjure up the image of Spock with Vulcan upward pointed coloured eyebrows ? His eyebrows were always a trademark as well as his pointed ears.

Leutton Postle backstage image courtesy of Krisatomtic CQQUSD4YJRQC

Link Love: Three Floor Fashion

This instalment of link love is sent to Central Saint Martins graduate Han Chong , he is the mind behind the affordable, stylish Three Floor Fashion.com. There's a super range of edgy individual womenswear with surprisingly reasonable prices all under the £150 mark, it's rare to see a graduate of Central Saint Martins emerge with a debut line that is both affordable which does not compromise on design or quality. I'm not sure quite how I managed to miss out on Three Floor Fashion until now.

THREE FLOOR FASHION

Launched in November 2011, THREE FLOOR is a new online fashion brand breaking the mould for affordable design. Showcasing a cleverly seductive style ...

Phillip Lim Transformable Vest

Most children and the men young at heart, are captivated by the cars that transform themselves into life size robots, like transformers. You can see why they're so captivating. So it's not a shot in the dark to suggest these Phillip Lim transformable multifunctional vest's are ab-so-lute-ly the bee's knees .. Phillip Lim signature style has already won him cult status in the world of contemporary fashion, the drawstring neck alone is genius! I will have to file these under 'things I want but will never have', but it doesn't matter because it always feels cathartic sharing it here. 

Play between form and function. Sleeveless jacket that transforms into a backpack. Drawstring neck, Flap pockets, and zip-front detailing.

Images courtesy of Lane Crawford & 31PhillipLim  

H & H Nail adornments

Holly & Hannah Metal Nails
I have never worn fake nails, my many friends are fake nail aholics, and spend an awful lot of money, but I would make the exception for these beautiful and extreme pieces of metal art... of course only for a occasion that warrants for it. I couldn't use these nails on my cell phone or run these nails through my hair Ouch !! 

The nails have a very raw, organic feel using elements such as thorns, leaves, thistle, wood and stems in their designs. Some designs feature intricate designs of spider webs and animal skulls, which have been hand carved in wax. These designs are daring statement pieces appealing to performance artists and fashionistas and have a creative feel.

Holly & Hannah is a collaboration of jewellery and make-up for the avant garde performance artist. But artists are no longer the only people that are sporting these amazing looks, taking nail art to the next level. These would also stop you biting your fingernails. Also, launching later this year are bejewelled bindis and face pieces. 

Thierry Mugler Runway
Behind the scenes of Thierry Mugler in Paris creating a buzz at the show. A set of stunning, to die for nails is going to set you back between £250 and £500. They really do look all sorts of amazing on the models against the make up and collection.

I think we'll be seeing a lot more of them, but I also think now the concept is out there, we'll see affordable versions coming too.