“My drawings were inspired by the joy of seeing fairytale characters coming to life in one of the main theatres of Moscow, the city where I was born.”

Sasha Pivovarova on her collaboration with Karl Lagerfeld and the iconic fashion house that is Chanel, which saw her draw a Paris-meets-Moscow interpretation illustration.

Sandbagging is the term, it’s what Sasha Pivovarova is doing… Modelling isn’t a career which is reknowned longevity, hence this is Sasha’s reminding all/any prospective employers that ain’t no one trick pony. Or maybe Karl and co @ Chanel just really dig her and wanted her along for the ride. With looks as good as hers I’ll go the second one.

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There’s no denying general fashion in the 21st century has been much the same as certain eras in the previous century, whether it be “inspired” or just blatant throwbacks most has all been seen before. Yeah there’s a few names you could probably roll off your tongue who are pushing the boundaries and doing something completely different and dare I say it; “futuristic.”

When you finish collating that list you should probably add the name Irina Shaposhnikova.

Fresh out of Antwerp’s Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Irina and her graduation collection; “Crystallographica” are making waves across the internet - these waves aren’t ripples either - so much so that within in a few weeks time you will be hard pressed to find a authoritative fashion site that hasn’t lent some of their html space to Irina and her mystique creations.

“My collection is inspired by the geological forms of crystals and minerals. It explores the geometrical and 3-dimensional approach to the female body and results new forms and shapes.”

View all the photos from the show here.

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A few months back shots of Kanye West’s footwear collab with Louis Vuitton circled the web but not until now has the LV Yeezy been observed under such great light. (Literally)

Undeniably the best end result of any collab Kanye has worked on, there’s a pair of shoes for everyone from the bright rave house kid to the late 20 something monotoned burb living bandit.

Mixing things up High Snobiety enlisted the help of German trigger finger Daniela Muller-Brunke to come shed some new light on the iconic shoewear line. And the best part is she got super psychy and projected Louis Vuitton’s logos in all different colours to make up the background which intern looked insane.

What will Yeezy do next?

Kyp Malone, arguably TV On the Radio’s most recognisable member, is going solo. Kyp plans to release his debut LP this Spring under the moniker of “Rain Machine.”

Funnily enough Kyp decided to roll with “Rain Machine” as he wasn’t really feeling how his character combination given to him at birth looked on a merch T;

“I’ve been writing and recording songs alone since I moved to NYC in 2000, at first alone because I didn’t know anyone, then through the years by choice because of a particular freedom that going it alone afforded. I’ve played regularly since then, at first under the name Black Lights until some kids in Texas told me they were already using that name. Then under my own name but I didn’t like how “Kyp Malone” looked on mock ups of t-shirts and fliers, thus Rain Machine.”
What should we expect music wise?

“A nearly full spectrum of frequencies audible to the human ear - a reflection of a variety of emotions and situations real and imagined, some rhythm and some rhyme.”
Cool but… Why is should I listen to it?

“People might be surprised that anyone is still working in a long format recorded medium considering the economic climate, current trends in dissemination and consumption, i.e. the internet and mp3 players. There is so much work being produced in this moment, in this, the age of readily available prosumer recording equipment and an internet hungry for content, not to mention the mountains of old songs that exist for most listeners who, in a lifetime, will only skim the surface of that magnificent library. People might be surprised that, with all that weighing against it, buying and listening to this album will be more than just pleasurable, more than just horizon expanding. This record will bring the listener to a higher level of consciousness, that peace and happiness are attainable through bathing in its sounds…LOL!!! Really though, I had a great time making this record and I hope listeners enjoy it.”
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Everyone’s favourite LA living lesbian hipster movie star DJ is apparently being rumoured to star in her own reality TV show where she’s down to give advice to peeps who are looking for a second go at life.

Rumour has it Ryan Seacrest is bankrolling the gig after Lilo him were reportedly spotted out at dinner in Hollywood.

But this would all be old news to the folk who happen to follow either of the star’s tweets as Lilo recently dropped a few bombs;

“Working on a really great project for television - I am excited!”

“Something meaningful like Extreme Home Makeover.”

Excited?

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N*E*R*D do a Daft Punk, but this time it’s official.

Team Nobody Ever Really Dies has pumped out their own official platformer in the wake of Daft Punk : The Game’s online virility. Along with the game comes a new sweet website as well.

This is pure 8 bit badness for you.

In Australia ABSOLUT have got a groovy website, in Europe somewhere ABSOLUT has got Yvan the Facehunter declothing ABSOLUT babes for fun. (Pardon the pun.)

Yvan the Facehunter has teamed up with Swedish model / writer / socialite Ida Pyk on a collaborative  piece entitled; “In an ABSOLUT world , you can ask for anything.”

The piece will be showing until June 25th at the Temporary Gallery, Baaderstrasse 7, Munich between 6pm and 11pm.

You should probably get in your BMW and go check it out, Ida’s pretty cool.

France’s finest; Cool Cats (Busy P, Mehdi, Fafi + a couple of their groovy pals)  have joined forces once again this time on a necklace / jewellery collaboration with label CEMENT.

Rumour has it they’re made in Canada and are super durable… A product of the highest craftsmanship.  Guess what? Time to get your passports out again, you’ll have to jet to Paris to pick one of these babies up from Colette.

The Comme Des Garcon Bearbrick collaboration continues…

This time around Comme Des Garcon’s take their hand to jewellery, creating the ultimate in Bearbrick accessories. Gold, Silver, Bronze pendants, wallet chains, phone straps, bracelets, necklaces and keychains will all be available.  Once again our frog leg eating bros over at Colette are the exclusive stockists to yet another amazing collaboration. Get your $$$ out for these babies.

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In between saving the world and doing Rugrats voice overs Mr.Bruce Willis has managed to fit in time to remind us all that he’s still high fashion.

I mean, if he ever was high fashion that is???

Bruce gets his new age secret agent hat on in a steamy romantic affair type shoot, think Saw meets James Bond, funnily enough with the latest woman in his life; his new wife Emma Willis. The images published show Mr.Willis in quite a few compromising positions. (I hope my marriage looks something like this.)

Even after vowing to never re-marry after his last one went rupt Bruce credits Emma to renewing the happiness in  his life hence why he decided to don the ring:

“I went from ‘Fuck love’ to ‘Love is truly the answer, I spent the last 10 years single and, for the most part, unhappy. In a dark place. I never thought that being with someone else was the answer. I would say, ‘I’m alone, but I’m not lonely.’ But I was just kidding myself. Then I started hanging around Emma, and on a day-to-day basis my life became much happier.”

“Honeymoon Hotel” shot by Steven Klein for W Mag’s July Issue is sure to get all those midday hormones bubbling.