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‘ACCESSORIES REQUIRED’ CAMPAIGN by young & rubicam, i couldn’t agree more

no wonder they won the gold at  cannes lions 2011

….there is an explanation somewhere online, but i think its pretty self-explanatory, no?

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TÔ LONG-NAM SPRING/SUMMER 2011

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>>butterfly-x<<

all you need to know ABOUT Long-Nam…

He said:

Hi Mara,

how are you? my name is Long-Nam, i am a Paris based fashion designer. i am a big fan of your blog. I have recently launched my own label. therefore i would like to present to you my new collection for SS2011. it is quite a contemporary style. please have a look. i would welcome any feedback from your side… ;-)

with many thanks in advance and best regards,

Long-Nam. ”

…so i replied:

“…just read the attachments you sent and checked out the portfolio. It’s fluid, raw-edged, and overtly organic. I especially appreciate your minimal use of color to emphasis the form in its entirety. The TÔ LONG-NAM signature pocket construction, in which the pocket and the lapel are cut in one piece with the pull up twisted collar is a very distinct yet simplistic design. I definitely agree about the idea of form following function especially during these trying times. Many women will appreciate this design. Is it being mass-produced already? Also, the x-structure is clearly apparent and unifies the entire collection. My favorite piece is the black dress. There is a loose and whimsical quality about it which is created by the open spaces left by hanging pieces of fabric especially around the armhole area. However, despite this, it still serves the purpose of highlighting the hour glass shape of the model. Let me know when your website is updated. I just checked it but it says coming soon. I’m really so excited for you. Congratulations on all the press and getting this far. It’s really admirable.

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ps. this post is long overdue, Long-Nam sent the email last October

a grain of sand + the universe

grain of sand + the universe; Raphael young grain of sand + the universe; dusen dusen grain of sand + the universe; bjorggrain of sand + the universe; Abbey Lee; Lovely Bonesgrain of sand + the universe; Abbey Lee Kershawgrain of sand + the universe; iris_van_herpen_08grain of sand + the universegrain of sand + the universe; mark fast  grain of sand + the universe; sleeve braceletgrain of sand + the universe; sandra backlundgrain of sand + the universe; sandra backlundgrain of sand + the universe; awesome tshirt!!!! grain of sand + the universegrain of sand + the universegrain of sand + the universe grain of sand + the universe

>>the above items resonate Toni’s persona (my older sister)<<

basically she’s in ny right now, and i’m on risd grounds prepping up for freshman orientation. she’s got this awesome internship with doo ri. if you do not know about this fashion designer  i highly suggest you click here.

enjoy some more digestive info about her (other than her absolut Awesomeness):

Toni is short for antoinette. She covets the fast-paced life of the city but relishes doing all that nonsense that is solely appropriate for the rural setting; nonsense such as walking on rooftops + raping the park on a boiling cancer-saturated afternoon + camping out in our own bedroom (and YES there is a makeshift tent included). She can’t help writing ‘DO NOT TOUCH…ON PAIN OF DEATH’ on pretty much all her property ; adores eating sunshine toast, mexican wedding ball cookies, + jam; loves asking me to aid + abet in all her unlawful activity (like sunbathing on the roof, mom FLIPPED + mom never flips). Regarding music she listens to pretty much everything but i remember the first ever album she bought was ‘PINK.’ Toni is more than addicted to adding more work to her already heavily-burdened schedule, and deleting her ‘Recent activity’ on facebook cause it isn’t aesthetically pleasing. She also came up with the oh so brilliant idea of coloring our faces in w/ charcoal. Real, burnt, rock-hard charcoal.

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+ Toni helped me discover the artist responsible for that amazing song ‘BLACK + GOLD‘, and she NEVER thinks twice about speaking her mind. Never.

like iron fillings to a magnet, like moths to a flame

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>>photos courtesy of coûte que coûte<<

i dont venture much into menswear but alexis mabille is intriguing…

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+ the guy in the bronze undershirt is Fit.  (9th down from the top)