prince of rad

theyoasa: 2013.03.11 ebisu tokyo

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:29:24 +0200

2013.03.11

ebisu tokyo

akilaberjaoui: Vlada for The Libertine. Stylist: Jacob...

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:41:40 +0200

Vlada for The Libertine.

Stylist: Jacob Habib.

http://thelibertineezine.com/2013/05/17/dont-you-call-anybody-else-baby-exclusive-vlada-by-akila-berjaoui-for-the-libertine-the-summer-session-may-2013/

tresbienvisuals: Comme des Garcons in Hero Magazine, from...

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:47:58 +0200

tresbienvisuals:

Comme des Garcons in Hero Magazine, from 2011.

TRÈS BIEN
tres-bien.com

antonioandrade: SHOT BY ANTONIO ANDRADE

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:45:39 +0200

antonioandrade:

SHOT BY ANTONIO ANDRADE

Intro to Techwear: Pt. 5, Inspiration

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:45:25 +0200

Intro to Techwear: Pt. 5, Inspiration:

scottem:

drssddwn:

Inspiration in many forms. Techwear focused blogs, styling inspiration, designer philosophy, cultural inspiration, and how new and conceptual technology is affecting clothing in ways outside Techwear.

The last chapter.

lacollectionneuse: shirt with trash badges (it 46) • raf...

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:17:57 +0200

lacollectionneuse:

shirt with trash badges (it 46) • raf simons
US $19.00

pseudoism: Yuichi Kuroda of Lad Musician

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:33:40 +0200

pseudoism:

Yuichi Kuroda of Lad Musician

Fri, 17 May 2013 02:45:00 +0200

yohjihatesfashion: Ratchettttttttt

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:25:36 +0200

yohjihatesfashion:

Ratchettttttttt

youmightfindyourself: FUCK COMMITTEES(I believe in...

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:14:31 +0200

youmightfindyourself:

FUCK COMMITTEES
(I believe in lunatics)

It’s about the struggle between individuals with jagged passion in their work and today’s faceless corporate committees, which claim to understand the needs of the mass audience, and are removing the idiosyncrasies, polishing the jags, creating a thought-free, passion-free, cultural mush that will not be hated nor loved by anyone. By now, virtually all media, architecture, product and graphic design have been freed from ideas, individual passion, and have been relegated to a role of corporate servitude, carrying out corporate strategies and increasing stock prices. Creative people are now working for the bottom line.

Magazine editors have lost their editorial independence, and work for committees of publishers (who work for committees of advertisers). TV scripts are vetted by producers, advertisers, lawyers, research specialists, layers and layers of paid executives who determine whether the scripts are dumb enough to amuse what they call the ‘lowest common denominator’. Film studios out films in front of focus groups to determine whether an ending will please target audiences. All cars look the same. Architectural decisions are made by accountants. Ads are stupid. Theater is dead.

Corporations have become the sole arbiters of cultural ideas and taste in America. Our culture is corporate culture.

Culture used to be the opposite of commerce, not a fast track to ‘content’- derived riches. Not so long ago captains of industry (no angels in the way they acquired wealth) thought that part of their responsibility was to use their millions to support culture. Carnegie built libraries, Rockefeller built art museums, Ford created his global foundation. What do we now get from our billionaires? Gates? Or Eisner? Or Redstone? Sales pitches. Junk mail. Meanwhile, creative people have their work reduced to ‘content’ or ‘intellectual property’. Magazines and films become ‘delivery systems’ for product messages.

But to be fair, the above is only 99 percent true.

I offer a modest solution: Find the cracks in the wall. There are a very few lunatic entrepreneurs who will understand that culture and design are not about fatter wallets, but about creating a future. They will understand that wealth is means, not an end. Under other circumstances they may have turned out to be like you, creative lunatics. Believe me, they’re there and when you find them, treat them well and use their money to change the world.

Tibor Kalman
New York, June 1998

antonioandrade: SHOT BY ANTONIO ANDRADE

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:09:25 +0200

antonioandrade:

SHOT BY ANTONIO ANDRADE

philliplim: shoe goals

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:00:37 +0200

philliplim:

shoe goals

midnight-marauders: The Drop Magazine Blog is up and running....

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:59:42 +0200

midnight-marauders:

The Drop Magazine Blog is up and running. We will be posting our inspirations, projects we are working on and showcasing the work of our contributors. And stay tuned for the magazines launch in September. We’ve got some amazing things coming.

Check it out

gallowhill: Interrogations by Donald Weber

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:31:23 +0200

gallowhill:

Interrogations by Donald Weber

thirdlooks: WTAPS

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:51:34 +0200

thirdlooks:

WTAPS

bapme: thom browne spring 2013

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:01:21 +0200

bapme:

thom browne spring 2013

jensingvarsson: Charlotte Ley@Request Models NYC, shot by Jens...

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:35:58 +0200

jensingvarsson:

Charlotte Ley@Request Models NYC, shot by Jens Ingvarsson.

nadosaram: cocky n conceitedI got a buncha reasons

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:18:00 +0200

nadosaram:

cocky n conceited
I got a buncha reasons

gaptoothbitch: DIOR HOMME SS 2011

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:32:24 +0200

gaptoothbitch:

DIOR HOMME SS 2011

: …и при слове «грядущее» мое сердце —Это черные мыши, что, страшнее...

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:17:20 +0200

: …и при слове «грядущее» мое сердце —Это черные мыши, что, страшнее...:

pornforblindmagazine:

…и при слове «грядущее» мое сердце —
Это черные мыши, что, страшнее прыжка с крыши,
отгрызают от вопля бешеного
памяти, тише писка забитой мыши.
После стольких лет, что каждый всю жизнь ищет,
Находит вновь — у окна за шторой.
Вспомни, как душу рвало: не земное «до»,
но ее шуршание — жизнь…