VICE PHOTOS By Miranda July and Roe Ethridge

VICE PHOTOS
By Miranda July and Roe Ethridge

STYLING BY JENNIFER JOHNSON
Hair by John Ruggiero for Frank Reps,
Makeup by Yumi for Frank Reps,
Photo assistance by Marc Tatti,
General assistance by Nate Harrington

The Singular Suit project by Esquire

The Singular Suit project, which launches at Somerset House in London on 31 July, brings together the creative talents of some of the best designers, tailors and artists in the world.

British Esquire asked 18 leading fashion designers and tailors to collaborate with a major artist of their choice to create a bespoke, one-off suit that represents their skills and artistic vision. Their efforts have culminated in an extraordinary array of pieces, from the wearable to the outlandish. Designs include an Aquascutum and Antony Gormley creation made entirely from metal plates and lead-filled trousers (pictured) and a “naked” organza suit by Spencer Tunick and Richard James. Louis Vuitton designer Paul Helbers has teamed up with Christian Schoeler to fashion a heavy suit made entirely from a painted canvas, while Henry Holland has worked with Marc Jacobs’ tattooist, Scott Campbell, to create a leather mustard-colored suit with tattoo-style markings of supermodels’ names on the sleeve. Norton & Sons and Turner Prize-winner Jeremy Deller have drawn inspiration from Winston Churchill by re-creating the prime minister’s “Siren Suit” — a trademark suit that Churchill designed for himself during the war, while a suit by Donatella Versace and light artist/designer James Clar has lightsabers bursting from the seams. The suits took three to six months to produce, and were shipped to London from all over the world. Some were held on suspicion by customs for weeks on end, while others had to be dismantled for the journey and then put back together again. They are on exhibition at the Terrace Rooms, Seamen’s Hall, Somerset House until August 31. The suits have also been photographed to appear in a unique portfolio in the special hardback September edition of Esquire UK, on sale August 6.

via We are the Market

PLAY BY COMME DES GARÇONS AT HEADQUARTER, MEXICO CITY

Headquarter owned by Ricardo Campa, is a boutique in Mexico city storing the like of Billionaire Boys club, Kid Robot, Original Fake, yesterday they presented a brand a new section: the box Comme Des Garçons.

Address: colima 244, colinia roma, mexico city.

Check the website of Headquarter.

Images Courtesy of Toni François

Christie/Soul i-D

In collaboration with i-D Magazine, Christie’s is delighted to announce that it will host a pioneering exhibition in New York, supported by Gucci, celebrating the recent publication of a 600-page book entitled SOUL i-D. From July 16 to July 30 2009, Christie’s New York will showcase the final leg of a three year international exhibition tour, unveiling the highlights of this highly laudable visual anthology in the United States.

Displayed in the Christie’s galleries in Rockefeller Center, this thought-provoking exhibition will encompass a vivid display of photography, anecdotes, personal experiences, advice and wisdom as featured in SOUL i-D. This best-selling book presents insights and contributions from some of the most creative names in contemporary fashion, music, art and design including Ron Arad, Giorgio Armani, Bono, Neville Brody, Olafur Eliasson, Tracey Emin, David LaChapelle, Chris Martin, Alexander McQueen and Yoko Ono. The brainchild of Terry and Tricia Jones, founders of i-D magazine, this innovative exhibition will be assembled in the form of a suspended eye at the centre of the gallery, proffering a window into the heart and soul of modern society.

This ground-breaking exhibition is traveling internationally over the course of three years. Its worldwide tour began in Europe at the Galerie Azzedine Alaia in Paris in November 2008 following its return to native British soil at Christie’s South Kensington in March, it then traveled to Milan during Salone Internazionale del Mobile, and it will now cross the Atlantic to New York where it will be displayed for two weeks at Christie’s galleries in the Rockefeller Center.

Amy Cappellazzo, International Co-Head for Post-War and Contemporary Art, Christie’s, commented, “Christie’s New York is thrilled to be working with i-D Magazine and Gucci on this innovative and thought-provoking exhibition, presenting photographs, personal insights and wisdom from contemporary artists and designers. We are proud to support such a unique project as a complement to our longstanding belief in the accessibility and approachability of all art that passes through the doors of Christie’s.”

Frida Giannini, Creative Director of Gucci, commented, “Soul i-D is uniquely able to inspire both creatively and through example. It truly touches the soul and that is why Gucci is proud to support the New York exhibition at Christie’s.”

Tricia Jones, Editor of SOUL i-D, commented, “Neither Terry nor I are particularly comfortable in the media spotlight, but over the years I have become increasingly aware of the extraordinary responsibility that being an independent voice within the publishing world carries. Unencumbered by financial suits and strategy gurus we have, within the constraints always of a limited budget, been free in a different way to explore ideas and beliefs that are important to both of us. As I have said to friends and collaborators many times, realising that hugely successful and serious companies choose us to carry their advertising campaigns because they feel that we can, in some way, influence the way someone buys a bag or a pair of shoes made me realise that this also allows us to “use” this influence to think about other things that affect all of our lives – if you like a slightly alternative view of an increasingly consumer-led contemporary society.”

Tribal Teen Vogue

From top: "Bored with ballet flats? Step it up in beaded moccasin booties" Marc by Marc Jacobs dress, $298. The Jackson Twins bag, $66. Alejandra Quesada beaded butterfly pin (on bag), $28. Antik Batik moccasins, $172.

Fringe Festival Apparel T-shirt, $32. Suno shorts, $255. Pepita necklace, $160. Sunshine & Shadow belts, $195 each. Juicy Couture beaded bracelets, $348 each. La Sirena doll, $23. Mercedes Salazar bracelet (on doll), $19.

Home Spun Karen Walker dress. Roberta Freymann necklace, $225. Anna Sui bag. Erickson Beamon ring, $180; teal and green, checkerboard, and purple bangles. R.J. Graziano wooden bangles, $35–$65 each. Sorrelli thin crystal bangles, $53–$80 each.

Culture Club Topshop T-shirt, $36. See by Chloé skirt, $265. Erickson Beamon for Anna Sui necklace. Calleen Cordero Designs belt, $199. Erickson Beamon jeweled bracelet, $393, and floral bracelet. M. Haskell wooden bangle, $20. Pono by Joan Goodman beaded bangle, $25.
Marc by Marc Jacobs dress. Kenzo flower necklace. Alyssa Norton fabric and rhinestone bangles, $115 each. Kool Konnections geometric wood bangles, $7 each. Giles & Brother by Philip Crangi yellow bracelet, $350. Longchamp bag, $398.
Hot to Handle Replay top, $425. Liz Claiborne New York pants, $69. LK Jewelry by Leetal Kalmanson wide Swarovski crystal bracelets, $225 each. Mercedes Salazar woven bangles, $20-$50 each. Antik Batik bag, $192. Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti sandals.
in Teen Vogue

Comme des Garçons souffle ses 40 bougies

Adrian Joffe (Photo by Chris Moore)

Rei Kawakubo, 66, is one of the great fashion forces from the last decades of the 20th century to now. Integral to her success is that she is too original to be pigeonholed. In fact, the guiding force of a fashion life that stretches way beyond clothes is an urge to think forward, encapsulated in new projects this month — from the ‘‘Black’’ stores to a collaboration with Vogue Nippon and an exhibition at the Paris store Colette.

Here is an inside look at Ms. Kawakubo’s partnership with Vogue Nippon. Photo: Comme des Garçons

An advertisement in a Tokyo railway station for the first of 10 stores devoted to the new Black Comme des Garçons guerrilla brand, which will be phased out after 18 months.

Retail Trend: Louis Vuitton Tokyo Underground

Louis Vuitton goes with a raw and industrial look for its latest temporary space in Tokyo (Seibu Ikebukuro)

Photos by LOUIS VUITTON / DAICI ANO

Neckwear by J.Press

Raw silk and Indian Madras ties from  J. Press