Sourced Co. X The Shirts‏

For the first ever "SOURCED Co.LLABORATES" Sourced Co. teamed up with South Korean design studio The Shirts to create 9 T-shirts by 9 different artists. It all began when the people behind Sourced Co. started looking for some great T-shirts that were like nothing they'd seen before, without the mass production and factory lines that epitomise the current printed tee industry. Their search took them to South Korea where they found The Shirts in Seoul who were immediately up for the challenge. The challenge was: 9 T-shirts, 9 designers. The result are 9 prints that are unique in their ideas and designs and combine to create a T-shirt collection like we haven't seen before. The T-shirts are 100% cotton, made in Boutique production and treated before printing to eliminate shrinkage and loss of shape, this means you won't get a shapeless mess after a few washes. The designs are applied using layeredcolour technology so the design becomes a part of the fabric and the T-shirt hangs correctly. Furthermore Sourced Co. have dropped their free shipping minimum order, so each T-shirt has free shipping (UK, Ireland, France). For more visit sourcedco.com/27_the-shirts

Here's the video for the launch:

Sourced Co. X The Shirts from Sourced Co. on Vimeo.

and here's the collection

The latest News

For those of you who might haven't heard yet, a few major changes have been made in the design departments of some big fashion houses during the past days. The breaking news last week have been that Jil Sander will return to her namesake label which she left in 2004. Raf Simons who started as Creative Director at Jil Sander in 2005 is leaving the label and as his parting gift he presented a very stunning last collection in Milan this weekend for which he received standing ovations that wouldn't end. Rumor has it that Simons might get the vacant job at Dior.
There's also a big change at Yves Saint Laurent. Stefano Pilati will leave the fashion house and show his last collection for YSL next Monday at Paris Fashion Week. Rumors are that his successor will be former Dior Homme designer Hedi Slimane who began his career at YSL in 1997. He hasn't created womenswear yet but his skinny suits have been quite popular with some women. According to news agency AFP in Paris the contracts have already been signed.
So what do you think about all these changes and rumors? Do you see Raf Simons at the helm of Dior? And do you think Hedi Slimane would be able to pull off a womenswear collection?

RUFFIAN Fall 2012

New York-based label Ruffian presented their fall 2012 collection during New York Fashion Week this month. Brian Wolk and Claude Morais, the designers behind Ruffian, define style as a juxtaposition between the improvised and the studied and the duality also showed in their latest collection 'A Concerto for Two'. The collection's visual dialogue began while the designers were viewing bronze sculptures of Henry Moore set against the backdrop of English estates. The poetic co-inhabitance of formality and modernism struck a chord, which resonated deep within Claude and Brian. The collection follows the journey of the modern woman's need for both for warmth and familiarity as well as cool razor sharp tailoring through the merging of like textiles in different scales in one garment, the exploration of painterly verses digital plaids and the black and bronze metallic leathers tailored in to Neo-Victorian shapes.

Currently listening to: Happy Mondays '24 Hour Party People'

Maybe I should do a 'movies to watch' soon about '24 Hour Party People', a British film about Manchester's popular music community from 1976 to 1992, and specifically about Factory Records. The movie was written by Frank Cottrell Boyce and directed by Michael Winterbottom. The Happy Mondays belonged to the major Factory artists, among bands like Joy Division, New Order, A Certain Ratio and The Durutti Column. The movie is named after their song '24 Hour Party People' which I'm listening to right now.

Discount Code from Office Shoes

Office Shoes gives you a 10% discount on all full price items (Office Brand only). Just enter code OFFSS2 at checkout. The offer is valid until 28th February 2012. On their website you'll find the new spring and summer collection and also a new online magazine to read.

P&G Prestige and W Magazine hosted the ‘Ever Changing Face of Beauty’

During New York Fashion Week the most influential names in beauty and fashion came together for a night dedicated to the exploration of beauty and its ever-changing aesthetics. The event showcased the “Ever-Changing Face of Beauty”, a film shot by acclaimed photographer Solve Sundsbo, that explores the idea of beauty in a constant state of transformation, crossing all boundaries of race, geography and gender. Insightful visual metaphors of beauty bring the film to life, illustrating a constantly shifting, constantly changing force that connects with and inspires viewers. Stills from the film have been captured by W to create an exclusive in-book fashion feature while the film itself will be featured on the Wmagazine.com Film Center. Among the many guests were Cate Blanchett, Evan Rachel Wood, Chris Evans, Sienna Miller and Felicity Jones.

Photos: Billy Farrell/BFAnyc.com