[ Magazines ]
I used to subscribe to L’OUMO Vogue, until after a couple of years I realised I had
a big pile of magazine, although they double as a great makeshiftchair i don’t collect
anything so I curbed that. What drew me to the magazine originally was the art direction
and quality of photographic essays by Bruce Webber, Michel Compte and Steven Klein amoung others and I guess the term that has been coined here on the lodges as The Male Mystique.
While in Paris this weekend I picked up the latest issue for the Eurostar back as it had
a great feature Icons Directory 40th anniversary. And it really is an excellent reminder of the people who have helped to shape the way we see and feel in the latter part of last century to now.
heres a couple of English contenders…
a nice reminder of how style, attitude, output and personality
are so innevitably and myseriously entwined in creatives.
Another magazine I got recently was Man About Town ,
a biannial journal for men.
again beautiful art direction and very diverse articles aboutall the
great stuff that makes the world go round including an piece about
the intricate relationships between male designers and their muses.
And how the nuances, subtleties or effertless style gesture can inspire
entire collections or looks.
My favourite example was Bob Dylan for Yohji Yamamoto.
in which he describes his silhouette, words and genious
as inspiration. Which got me thinking (no not like cary bradshaw)
do we all have our own secret or obvious muse’s that we subconciously
base our modes of dressing on?
Paul Smith says it is Daniel Day Lewis, and it is no suprise that actors
and musicians feature strongly in the list of inspiration.
If anyone knows who ther muse is, please comment we could
profile our own top ten list.
regards
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