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Androgyny

E for Effort Blows Up

by chloe on August 16, 2010

tumblr_l1p3t7noqm1qamzo5o1_400This is looooong overdue but better with a late pass than never, right? Earlier this year, two talented artists and printmaking experts - Rachel Ostrow and Beka Goedde - decided to become designers.
tumblr_kxr0jvxw6y1qaexruArmed with a simple “looseleaf” idea,  E for Effort was born, creating a new wardrobe staple for women, men and even babies.
2Several months and several dozen batches later, the ladies have expanded the line to include totes, onesies, pocket tees, racerback tanks and burnout tunics in a variety of sizes, each with E for Effort’s signature androgynous nerd-print.

1E for Effort has been picked up by the prestigious boutique Artware Editions and repped by  Dee and Ricky, as well as sold to anyone who can get their hands on the notebook paper apparel. You can catch me on the corner in a burnout tunic, and check out Artware Editions to purchase one. Contact eforeffort@gmail.com for more information . . .
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Sapeurs, Smarteez and Chris Saunders

by chloe on April 14, 2010

Recently I discovered the Kinshasa “sapeurs”(La Societé des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes or SAPE), a group of fashion-devoted Congolese youth (the one pictured being particularly young) whose religious idols are the likes of Issey Miyake and Versace. They apparently risk their lives and any available funds to look fresh to death for a day. The photo below courtesy of COLORS magazine.
sapeurI also met with the talented South African photographer Chris Saunders last night, who is in town shooting the Benetton MyTime campaign. Here’s a video of the casting while in Johannesburg last month; it features those dope Soweto designers and street-style gurus the SMARTEEZ!

Backstage at Benetton MyTime casting, Johannesburg from Chris Saunders on Vimeo.

More to come soon on how these fabulous fashion freaks are connected . . . any guesses post in the comments!

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1985 x 2010

February 24, 2010

2010 version via Kanye’s blog . . . Jean Paul Goude originally did some serious pre-photoshop collaging to get this ill ‘85 album cover . . . 2.5 decades later Amber Rose does a redux for the unveiling of Ye’s new all-white blog. Amber emulating Grace is nothing new - her recent Complex shoot was [...]

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