Next month, I will go to Berlin for the Fashion Week (official schedule is July 17 to 20, 2008)!!!
There will be a lot of fashion shows, events, exhibitions, fashion awards and... parties!!!
Few days ago, I received this e-mail from Ettina (the buyer of KONK):
"Berlin fashion week is getting closer! I will have an event in the store on the 17th july. it will be the openenig for a small cooperation with "becks fashion experience" (a Fashion contest for young designers). they will show for 4 weeks in konk the designers that took place in the last show, also such as ANNTIAN and ostwald helgason. across the street there will be the same night also a little fashion event and i hope that stephie (FRANZIUS designer) also will have a small event close to us, she is working on it. so be prepared for a little fashion night!
the next day will be the new geneation award (ESTHER PERBANDT is part of it!) and i got tickets for us! oh...so exciting!"
Twice a year, the Berlin Fashion Week showcases the latest collections and trends from German and international designers and labels. During this week of fashion, the German capital is the place to be for buyers! I just can't wait to be there and to see the next Spring-Summer collections 2009 of the Berlin designers!!!
The last week-end was very rainy in Tokyo, so I decided to watch again "TWIN PEAKS" with my friend. I've got the complete TV series on DVD!!!
Twin Peaks (1990) is a television serial drama that follows the investigation of the brutal death of popular, respected teenager and homecoming queen, Laura Palmer, headed by Agent Dale Cooper.
Created by David Lynch and Mark Frost, "TWIN PEAKS" is a permanent source of inspiration for me! The floor of "Wut berlin" shop was inspired by "TWIN PEAKS"!!! It is much more than a simple TV series, very creative and enchanting. The music soundtrack is also very important, as it brings the emotions of each character. There would be so many things that I could say about "TWIN PEAKS", but the best thing to do is just to watch it and get addicted!!!
One day, a friend of mine told me that I look like Agent Dale Cooper... Well, I don't really think so!
Watch the Twin Peaks Definitive Gold Box Edition DVD Set Trailer here:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
My shop staff recommended me to listen to the new single, "Crime Wave", of the Toronto-based band "Crystal Castles". So, I did...
And I fell in love immediately with the band and their robotic voice!!! A really great song!!! Crystal Castles' music is easily recognized by their heavy use of samples and distorted female vocals. You can listen "Crime Wave" here: http://www.myspace.com/crystalcastles
Here is a very funny video from youtube of someone who is dancing on "Crime Wave" !!! I think that it is so much more interesting than the original video of the band!
He wrote as a comment: "This is what I do when I'm bored."!
デザイナーのElena Martin Ortizはロンドンのセント・マーチンスという有名校を卒業し、オリジナル・ブランドである「Martin Lamothe」を2006年に立ち上げました。最初のコレクションはバルセロナとベルリンで発表し、2度目はパリで行いました。彼女はまた、カイリー・ミノーグのようなセレブリティのスタイリングに協力したり、演劇作品や実験映画のディレクションとスタイリングにも参加しています。
I am really glad to introduce you this new fashion label from Barcelona, Martin Lamothe.
I saw her collection in Paris, last March, and I just couldn't resist to select some of her next Autumn & Winter clothes for our shop Wut berlin!!!
The designer, Elena Martin Ortiz, graduated from the famous Central Saint Martins school in London and she decided to launch her own brand "Martin Lamothe" in 2006. She presented her first collection in both Barcelona and Berlin, and the second in Paris. She also collaborated in the styling of celebrities such as Kylie Minogue and participated in the direction and styling of theatre works and experimental filmmaking.
The volumes and shapes of her clothes are wonderful, very romantic and floaty silhouettes!
They should arrive in our shop in August!!! Can't wait!!!
Here are some pictures of the new interior and furniture design of the KONK Fashion store in Berlin, which Ettina has send me (also, watch comment posted on 05.22)!
It looks very cool, much more designed and minimal than before.
If you go to visit Berlin, don't forget to pass by! Ettina offers a selection of the best designers from Berlin: c.neeon, Franzius, Kaviar Gauche, Penkov, etc...
From 06/17 to 22, Wut berlin shop will show Autumn-Winter collections samples of ADD and ANNTIAN labels.
* ADD: a very nice casual mix collection, with strong color accents as blue, yellow, green and purple!
* ANNTIAN: a wonderful hand printed collection! Cube shape inspired forms and dust of blown up cubes become prints. Black, white and red are main colors direction.
Also, come to discover pictures of many other Berlin brand's Autumn-Winter collections!!!
聞いてください! 今、夢中になっているバンドがあるのです!
William BowermanとTodd Marriottというイギリス人2人組のシンセポップ・バンド"I was a Cub Scout"です。結成は2006年で、最近人気上昇中だとか。二人とも、まだたったの17歳なんです!
このビデオは彼らのニュー・シングル『Pink Squares』です。私は、切り絵を使ってビデオを作るというシンプルなテクニックが気に入っています。また、この曲のビートと歌詞も大好きです。きっと耳から離れなくなると思いますよ:
"oh oh oh am i in trouble darling i apologise,
i need you more then anything please come back with me tonight,
oh oh oh i am in trouble darling i apologise,
i need you more then anything please dont ever leave my side."
Oh, my God!!! I love that band!!!
"I Was a Cub Scout" is a two-man synthpop band from England, consisting of William Bowerman and Todd Marriott. Formed in 2006, the band has recently gained popularity. They are only 17 years old!!!
This is the video of their new single, "Pink Squares". I like the simplicity of the technic they used to make that video with cut papers!
And I love the beat and the lyrics of the song(!). They will stick in your head immediately:
"oh oh oh am i in trouble darling i apologise,
i need you more then anything please come back with me tonight,
oh oh oh i am in trouble darling i apologise,
i need you more then anything please dont ever leave my side."
http://www.iwasacubscout.net/