Wallpaper featured an article on Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller, and it seems he like knows what will tantalize shoppers in London. In the past he has filled Tate Britain with bouquets and organized music concerts in the countryside. Would this work for a temporary in-store display? As I’m about to find out Deller doesn’t take his artistic mission lightly.
Since living in Tokyo for two years and now in NYC, I have become a huge fan of Uniqlo. Minimalist designs meet fun colors and any urban wallet can afford. Now the queen of minimalism has signed on to become head of design at the Japanese megachain. “Some of you [have known] me since I have been engaged in fashion but I’m not interested in the past. Let us talk today about the future,” Jil Sander, clad in a black knee-length coat, said. “I’m here in Tokyo for something completely different. The challenge for me is to establish a premium quality in a democratically-priced range.” Taken from Spring 2005 Jil Sander, could we be seeing more of this? We’ll have to find out.
Last winter our heads turned with quizzical looks as we saw towering models in Louboutin’s patent leather studded, sky-scraper heels wobble down the runway at Rodarte. This time the Rodarte sisters have chosen the London cobbler to craft their Spring footwear. All the front-row ladies—Leigh Lezark, Daisy Lowe, Selma Blair—have been spotted in Kirkwood’s mighty high architectural stilettos and cantilevered platform heels. Is Nicholas Kirkwood ready to step into the French maestro’s shoes? Style.com’s All The New That’s Fit To Print thinks so! They put together a really neat preview of what’s new for Spring 2009 and more like, Susie Bubble’s The Next Blah Blah Blah.
Momoko Mashups / Momoko no Mashups 
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