Jean-Luc Godard: A Bout de Souffle

The 50th Anniversary of the classic film "A Bout de Souffle".

Fifty years after its release, Jean-Luc Godard's revolutionary film A Bout de Souffle (Breathless) still lives up to its name. The director launched the New Wave of French cinema with this tale of small-time gangster played by Jean-Paul Belmondo and his hip American girlfriend, Jean Seberg.

To accompany the re-release of the film, the Rodarte sisters have designed a host of items, tees and signed posters, a fashion tribute to the classic film. These pieces can be found in Barneys New York, Colette Paris and Dover Street Market London.

Postcard by Yoko Komura

Watch the trailer

“Those aesthetic hiccups, the way it moves along, the sheer coolness of Jean Seberg and Jean-Paul Belmondo—Breathless doesn’t feel like a movie about youth; it feels like youth itself! Godard thought he was a filmmaker, but he’s really a poet, and this work opened the breach. Freedom rushed in after that.”
—Olivier Assayas, director, Summer Hours

Andrew Yang and his "Kouklitas"

"Kouklitas" are a line of 27 inches fashion rag dolls conceived by New York City based artist and illustrator Andrew Yang. Each doll is cut from a pattern, sewn into muslin, stuffed and attached by hand. The faces are all hand painted, and the dresses are created with luxurious fabrics. Et voila, the result is beautiful.

Proenza Shouler

Marc Jacobs

Lanvin

Comme des Garcons

Ann Demeulemeester - Givenchy

Katie Eary, Gareth Pugh, Rick Owens

In the same theme, see an earlier post on Viktor & Rolf dolls

David Bailey's " Now "

The Legendary Photographer's

New Still Lifes

" Now "

It's hard to imagine the 60s without David Bailey. His work has included portraits of Salvador Dali, Princess Diana, Johnny Depp, as well as over 20 photo books and fashion editorials. He has made an indelible mark on the history of British photography. At the age of 72, he is active now as he ever was.
His latest exhibition "Now" is opening this weekend at Hamiltons Gallery in London.

Skulls and Flowers

Anni Rapinoja and her "Wardrobe of Nature".

After the Edible Fashion and the Flowery Dresses / Weedrobes, here is the "Wardrobe of Nature" by Anni Rapinoja. The works from the Finnish artist, who has studied geography and botany, are the results of versatile studies, in which theory and art are combined. Plants, droppings of animals etc... are part of the cycle of nature.

Picture of the Earth, 2007

Autumn

Mother Earth

Spring

To see more on Anni Rapinoja