Photographer Richard Renaldi began his Touching Strangers project as a way to explore the dynamics of portraiture, as well as those between people. Renaldi meets two or more of his subjects on the street -people who are strangers both to him and each other – and instructs them to touch each other somehow. Occasionally the people in the photographs looks so different from one another that you get the feeling you’re looking at kids playing the dress up (I’m looking at you, “Bride and Gangster”), but mostly you just get the urge to go out and rest your hand on a stranger’s arm. In a way that’s only a little bit weird for both of you.
Proenza Schouler designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez (aka the people responsible for making one of the most beautiful bags we’ve ever seen) have teamed up with iconic wunderkind film-maker Hormony Korine to create the video lookbook showcasing their Fall 2010 collection.
Fresh from the release of his latest film Trash Humpers (whose graphic content caused a rumoured 62 walkouts at the recent Melbourne International Film Festival), Korine headed home to Nashville armed with some pieces from the collection and some works by Christopher Wool (who the designers cite as inspiration for the clothes) and got to work creating an 8mm film that features local girls and looks to be very reminiscent of his early films.
The piece will premiere on Proenza Schouler’s website early next month. While we’re here, let’s all take a trip back to 1995 and watch David Letterman not understand Mr Korine one bit.
Portable Shops loves From Here To There Exhibition. If you are in melbourne and want to see some delectable fashion from the West, get down to the opening night at 1000 pound Bend on Thursday the 26th of August.
Be sure to RSVP first – fromheretothereexhibition@gmail.com
One of our highlights of London Fashion Week last September was witnessing Australian designer Josh Goot present his boldly coloured, geometric prints to guests at a sun-filled garage in Soho. Since then he quietly unveiled his latest collection, which continues to carry the same modern, sportswear-inspired silhouettes we’ve grown to love (see below) and has also extended his creative milieu to the world of retail, opening a flagship store in Sydney.
Lucky for us (and you!), this weekend marks a super sale event in Sydney. Head down to a pop-up store at 443 Oxford St, Paddington to nab yourself some Goot and bask in the stone-themed remnants of last September’s AW Collection.
The sale runs 10am – 6pm, this Thursday July 8 – Sunday the 11th.
We’re not going to explain any further than the headline, but yes there is a whole site dedicated to mixing images of Tom Selleck, waterfalls and sandwiches. The last one “Brookyln Bay Selleck” is ours by the way.
Submit your combination at Selleck Waterfall Sandwich
We just received the latest issue of I Love You, which is the work of art director Christiane Bördner and photographer Marcus Gaab, both based out Berlin, both actually in love through an old fashioned knot-tying ceremony a few years ago. It’s a fresh combination of fashion photography and self-help-chic philosophy bundled together in the form of a magazine.
We wrote to Christiane, just to say I Love You and she wrote back. So we asked her a few questions (see below)
I Love You?
The idea to do a magazine is a dream which I was dreaming forever. In 2009, with not being too busy, I thought it would be the perfect time to start it… not doing it was hurting so bad that I had to get it going. My idea with all the fashion blogs around done by little girls was to create something personal and emotional, so “I Love You” was born.
What do you love about it?
I like our attitude and the combination of fashion and philosophy. We don’t write about fashion we are more interested in identity, the sense of life and what makes people happy. I don’t want it to be too intellectual; it should be easy to understand and accessible, fashion fun. I want the reader to feel good once they read it and finish it with a smile.
What’s the hole in our hearts that it’s filling?
This question is always very hard for me to answer because I am an insider so this can only be answered by the readers I guess. First of all it is for all the people out there who still love printed magazines, great photography and graphic design. But as I get a lot of feedback, people especially women from all over who tell me that they are happy that they have found a women’s magazine they were looking for for a long time. I think we have a very modern women’s attitude and we don’t talk about famous people: I would like to talk about everybody, all the people who make life worth living and to make the reader think about him/her self and how special we all are. Everybody wants to be loved.
I Love You Magazine, Edition 4. BUY HERE
Portable PLAY is an experimental video series in which the Portable team collaborates with a different artists to create live and uninhibited performances. This is our first performance with our lovely friends Love Connection
Portable PLAY – Love Connection from Portable on Vimeo.
The designer garage sale. It’s our chance to get our hands on those directional samples that no boutique was brave enough to run with. For the designer it’s a great way to meet the fans and lets face it, add some cash to the pattern-making/sampling/fashion-week-recovery fund.
Californian born and New York based designers Lisa Mayock and Sophie Buha have taken the garage sale to the next level with their label Vena Cava. The experience is completely digital. You can purchase not only clothes but crap they have laying around the office like nun-chucks and “Lisa’s Self Esteem”.
The Vena Cava Garage Sale is running to the end of June.
We’re not too sure if it’s the rich array of colours or its ¼ inch depth, but there’s something about this Dara Ettinger ring that makes us want it in time for summer.
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