Andrea Crews combines several aspects of the contemporary creation.
Between art and fashion, it presents and stages its collections as performances, happening, or video clip, creating multiple events between art and the every day life.

Provided with its Scotch tape rollers, Buff Diss invests the streets of Melbourne.
Controlled perfectly, the angular layout generated by material gives the tone of its images…

Synopsis.

Some people see life differently.

Hallam’s talent for spying on people reveals his darkest fears – and his most peculiar
desires. Driven to expose the true cause of his mother’s death, he instead finds himself
searching the rooftops of the city for love.

Hallam Foe is a boy haunted by the enigma of his mother’s death. Did she drown
herself, or was she pushed? Hallam has evidence which he believes implicates Verity –
his alluring, feline stepmother. Yet his own methods for uncovering secrets are no less
devious. From his treetop hideout, or sneaking through his father’s decaying Scottish
mansion, Hallam spies on people. Most of all, he spies on Verity. And the more he
becomes obsessed with her guilt, the more his attraction to her grows. When Verity
confronts him, Hallam is helpless to resist her seductive power. His only resort is to flee
the family nest.

Alone and penniless, Hallam leaves the Scottish Highlands and crashes down into
reality. But as he wanders the unforgiving streets of Edinburgh, he discovers another
use for his peculiar skill. Catching a glimpse of Kate, a young woman who looks
uncannily like his mother, he follows her back to the hotel where she works, and talks
his way into a job. Life begins to look up for Hallam. By day he discovers friends among
social outcasts, and by night he does what he loves best – clambering over city roofs,
spying on people in all their hilarious strangeness. The city is a realm of glimmering
allure, and Hallam is its freaky spiderman. Exploring the high clock-tower of the hotel, he
finds a new hideaway from where he can watch Kate at home in her rooftop apartment,
gazing through her window with his binoculars.

But Hallam’s bittersweet visions are shattered when he discovers Kate is embroiled in a
seedy liaison with Alasdair, the hotel manager. And what’s worse, Alasdair realises they
are being watched. It takes a chance encounter with Kate, and another twist of Hallam’s
cunning, for him to break up the affair; despite having to expose himself in the process.
Yet Kate eventually overcomes her initial disgust and begins to fall for her peeping Tom,
joining Hallam on his loopy rooftop vigils.

It cannot last. Just as Kate seems to accept Hallam for who he is, his old demons float
inexorably back to the surface. Verity and his father have tracked him down and they
want Hallam to sign away the family inheritance and betray the memory of his mother.
This is the final insult for Hallam and the vindication he needs to exact his revenge.

But a realisation begins to dawn – by watching other people, he has avoided looking at
himself. The real struggle is against an enemy within.

On the brink of making a terrible mistake, Hallam Foe has one last chance to grow up….

Jamie Bell (Hallam Foe)

Jamie Bell literally leapt into public recognition playing the title role in Stephen Daldry’s worldwide smash hit “Billy Elliot”. His eclectic range of subsequent films include Peter Jackson’s “King Kong”, Thomas Vinterberg’s “Dear Wendy”, David Gordon Green’s “Undertow” and Douglas McGrath’s star-studded adaptation of “Nicholas Nickleby”. Bell’s performance in “Billy Elliot” garnered him many awards and nominations, among them the BAFTA for Best
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, the Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Newcomer and the London Critics Circle Film Award for British Newcomer of the Year. He will shortly be seen in Clint Eastwood’s “Flag of our Fathers” and is currently filming Doug Liman’s “Jumper”.

Sophia Myles (Kate)

Sophia Myles is best known for her portrayal of the elegant International Rescue associate Lady Penelope in Jonathan Frakes’ “Thunderbirds”. She was recently seen alongside James Franco in Kevin Reynolds’ tragic love story “Tristan + Isolde” and Terry Zwigoff’s dark comedy “Art School Confidential”. She has also appeared in both “Underworld” films, “From Hell”, “Abduction Club” and “Mansfield Park”. Myles’s television work includes adaptations of “Oliver Twist” and Nicholas Nickleby” for ITV, playing Lady Jane Grey in the BBC adaptation of Mark Twain’s “The Prince and the Pauper” and the role of Madame De Pompadour in a memorable episode of “Doctor Who”.

Ciarán Hinds (Julius Foe)

Ciarán Hinds began his career at The Glasgow Citizens Theatre and was a member of the
company for many years. In Ireland, he has worked at the Lyric Theatre Belfast, the Druid Theatre in Galway and at the Project and the Abbey in Dublin, where he last appeared as Cuchulain in “The Yeats Cycle”. For the Gate Theatre, Hinds has appeared with The Field Day Company’s version of “Antigone”, “The School For Wives” and Brian Friel’s “The Yalta Game”. He toured internationally with Peter Brook’s company in “The Mahabharata” and has played
leading roles at the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Court, the Donmar Warehouse and the National Theatre, where he last played Larry in Patrick Marber’s “Closer”, which also transferred to Broadway.
On the big screen, Hinds was recently seen in Michaal Mann’s “Miami Vice” and Steven Spielberg’s “Munich”. His other film credits include Peter Greenaway’s “The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover”; “December Bride”; “Circle of Friends” for Pat O’Connor; and “Titanic Town”, directed by Roger Michell. Other notable films include “Some Mother’s Son”, Gillian Armstrong’s “Oscar and Lucinda”, “The Lost Son”, “The Weight of Water” and “Mary Reilly”. More recent work includes “Road to Perdition” for Sam Mendes, “The Sum of All Fears” for Phil Alden Robinson, “Jonjo Mickybo”, “Calendar Girls” with Helen Mirren and Julie Walters, “Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life” with Angelina Jolie, “The Statement” for Norman Jewison; and “Veronica Guerin” and “The Phantom of the Opera”, both for Joel Schumacher. Hinds is currently filming “There Will Be Blood” for P.T. Anderson with Daniel Day Lewis. On television he recently appeared as Julius Caesar in the BBC/HBO co-production of “Rome”. This follows extensive television credits including leading roles in “The Mayor of Caster-bridge”; “Jane Eyre”; “Jason and the Argonauts”; “Seaforth”; “Ivanhoe”; “Rules of Engagement”; “The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes”; “Soldier Soldier”; “Prime Suspect 3” and the award-winning film of Jane Austen’s “Persuasion”, in which he played Captain Wentworth.

etc.

start 30.08.2007
96 min.

trailer:

view:
hallam blog.
myspace.

WATCH IT!!!

Dainty 14k gold grenades hang from an airy, thin chain. A pistol dangles from a fresh water pearl choker. A gold machete is decorated with a single pearl drop on its blade.

Dubbed “Disarming Weaponry,” jewelry line Family Julz’s first collection is a play on decorative femininity and utilitarian violence, a juxtaposition of the beauty of weaponry to current anti-war simmerings. Launched September 2005, Family Julz is the high-end extension of bijulesNYC, street jewelry best known for its graffiti nameplate necklaces and the model/DJ designer behind them, Jules Kim.

JONATHAN LEVINE GALLERY
E PLURIBUS VENOM

Opening Reception Saturday, June 23rd from 6-9 pm
Exhibition is on view from June 23rd to July 23rd 2007
phone: (212) 243 3822

www.jonathanlevinegallery.com

The title “E Pluribus Venom” which translates “Out of many, poison” is derived from “E Pluribus Unum” (out of many, one) an early motto adopted by the U.S. Government which appears on U.S. coins and dollar bills. In the opinion of artist Shepard Fairey, many becoming one, or a loss of power and influence of the individual in favor of homogeny is a symptom of a society in decline. “E Pluribus Venom” could be interpreted as saying both that there is poison in the American system, and that many individuals are motivated by venom and anger toward this system. “E Pluribus Venom” is comprised of artworks designed to question the symbols and methods of the American machine and American dream and also celebrate those who oppose blind nationalism and war. Some of Fairey’s works use currency motifs or a Norman Rockwell aesthetic to employ the graphic language of the subjects they critique. Other works use a blend of Art Nouveau, hippie, and revolutionary propaganda styles to celebrate subjects advocating peace. The art addresses monolithic institutional power and authority and the role of counter culture and independent individuals to question the dominant paradigm. Shepard Fairey’s new body of work contains politically-charged paint, screen print, stencil, and collage mixed media pieces which use metaphor, humor, and seductive decorative elements to deliver provocative but beautiful results. These works blur the perceived barriers between propaganda and escapist decoration, political responsibility and humor with the intent of stimulating both viscerally and intellectually.

UPDATES!!!
Just to let everyone know, this is going to be a landmark show… They aren’t taking any shorts when it comes to Shepard’s NYC return! Get ready, they are announcing a SECOND SPACE for the exhibition. The second space is located in DUMBO, Brooklyn. For more information on the DUMBO Space hit the link the below.
This exhibition is absolutely something not to be missed!

http://www.jonathanlevinegallery.com/shepardfairey/

Rachel Garrard’s work as a fashion designer takes the sculptural aesthetic of Hussein Chalayan, the vague gothic elements of Ann Demeulemeester, mixes it with her own obvious talents as an artist, sculptor and illustrator and the outcome is both breathtaking and highly emotive.
Her clothing is an extension of her work as a sculptor and illustrator. All her mediums seems to a have sense of foreboding, a darkness interjected with youthful positivity.
Her paintings and illustrations would be at home on the cover of a Ministry album. She seems to be intrigued by the human body and soul, the parts that make up the sum total of being a person and this, to me, has been successfully translated into her fashion design…

This Thursday, June 21st, Vice and Adidas invite you to the opening of The Stripe Out, an exhibition of Skate photography and video with work of David Fischer and Jascha Müller.
It takes place at Friedrichstrasse 112 in Berlin/Mitte, from 19h to 23h.
Free booze and music….

End of July ‘07 VANS will open it’s first German Store in Berlin.
In the sales room of the old landmarked butcher’s shop are still the nearly hundred years old original flagstones on the walls - a very unusual environment around a selection of the extensive product assortment like shoes, clothing and accessory…

Highlight is this Classic slip-on in green’n'white tile Design, which is offered exclusively in a limited edition by only 200 pieces in the new Shop.

On July 25th is the official opening day including a signing hour with the international Skate teams in context of their Vans Sk8-Tour ‘07. Vans Skaters such as Danny Wainwright, Chris Pfanner, Muki Ruestig, Tom Derichs, Sabrina Goeggel, Mark Frölich or Ferit Batir will insert a stop around the new Vans store to inaugurate…

The butcher’s block berlin is european-wide one of five self-operated stores. Other Vans Stores are in Barcelona, London, Paris and Utrecht so far….

NO…

Unfortunately they had to cancel the Berlin and Copenhagen dates this week…

We can’t believe it…!

Some pretty serious health stuff came up and the doctor ordered Dave 1 to take the week off.

(>>> Hey Dave 1… Can we care for you? We got these white latex dresses with the red crosses on them titties and alot of energy just for you…besides our fancy footwork is phenomenal!!)

Well….they promise they’ll reschedule…

HEY DAVE 1….HEY P-THUGG…..WE REALLY HOPE SO!!!

Until then, keep it funky, and let’s hope Dave gets well soon so that they can make the rest of the tour! (I’ll do my best …… )

In this World Style issue, Oyster takes a look at the fashions spinning the globe at current. They fly from New York to Paris, London to Stockholm and stop by Tokyo, reporting on all the beautiful, innovative and downright crazy trends making their mark on the map.

As well as this Oyster sits down for a chat with the eccentric and immensely talented designer Betsey Johnson; delves deep into the inner workings of Faith no More legend Mike Patton; enter the world of ‘it’ girl Cory Kennedy; goes backstage with RTX frontwoman Jen Herrema; down a few drinks with Maximo Park and drools over Nicholas Kirkwood’s beautiful shoes.

Along with this, Oyster also features some our favourite t-shirts, shoes and some stunning fashion shoots from Annabelle Tiaffay, Christopher Katke and Bec Parsons.

DRMâ„¢ is a streetwear brand straight outta germany.

The founders of DreamTeam Clothing have been acting in the background for a while and are currently working on their clothing including hoodies, tees & decks as their background lies in skateboarding.…

Here’s a first preview of their 5panel caps..Mixed patterns in a black’n'white colorway.

Check DRMâ„¢ out, there’s definitely more good stuff to come!

scaredem!

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
he’s a maniac.
blimey!

If you wanna ride
Don´t ride the white horse
If you wanna ride
Don´t ride the white horse
White horse
Don´t ride the white horse
White horse
Don´t ride the white horse.

If you wanna be rich
You got to be a bitch
You got to be a bitch
I said rich, rich you bitch

If you wanna ride
Ride the darkhorse
Ride, ride the darkhorse
Darkhorse, darkhorse!

Claw Money wa$ born in Queen$ and rai$ed in Long Island. After dropping out of the Fa$hion Institute of Technology, Claw began bombing with legendary writer$ and founded graff crew PMS. Claw ha$ worked a$ a fashion $tylist for Korn, Ice-T, Ice Cube, and Guns N’ Roses, and ha$ $tyled for Nike, adidas, Sector Watches, and Guinness. $he launched Claw Money, her $ignature clothing line, in the $pring of 2002. Fa$hion editor of Swindle magazine, Claw i$ al$o co-branding with EckoRed International, Kidrobot and Hasbro, and BPMW. $he live$ and work$ in New York City.

GIRL$: DON’T TRIM YOUR CLAW$!! JUST GET ‘EM BOMBER$ RIGHT NOW!

The new Married to the MOB summer collection ‘07 comes straight for the ladies with a great collection of tees and tanks perfect for summer.
This time the new line is presented beautifully with a Coney Island, NYC photoshoot by Lynnette Astaire, who also has her own collaboration tee included in the collection…

EVERYONE SHOULD GET MARRIED TO THE MOB!

hellz bellz has grew tremendously as a female streetwear brand and their line is just getting better by the season. look at some of their newest items which includes a variety of t-shirts. select from a number of tees and bump up your summer wardrobe with these dope pieces.

“hellz represents the individual who lives life hard and fast. our aggressive trash-eye exposes sex and violence, while avoiding the hollywood bootlick. hellz presents smut and convulsion, glamour and horror… action and madness and a sprinkle of political activism. it’s exactly what you think it is.”

soso.
aha!

HELLz YEAH!

Once again… found these dope Hip Hop Belt Buckles at icedoutgear the largest urban accessories store! Save ur breath ´n let ur buckle do da talk…lol

…oldschool…´N LoVin´iT!!! Check out Mc Eight ´n Scarface..Hip Hop at itz best!!!!

One of the best homepages i’ve ever seen is the page of HANCHOLO
In addition to the great web artwork they make awesome jewelry and nice apparel..
Take a look at their stuff, they deserve it like your eyes deserve to see it….

the mishka nyc crew is churning out some of the most illmatic designs out there. fusing the sensibilities of comic illustration with serious russian undertones, these guys are dope not only because their stuff looks amazing but also because they are incredibly original.