The Month of March

A Recap of our discoveries in March.

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1.Berluti Playtime Shoemaker Sneaker / 2. WESC Men's Alastair Trench SS2015 / 3. LeSportsac x BEAMS Spring 2015 / 4. How to be a Proper New Yorker / 5. Leica M-P Edition Safari / 6. Eton of Sweden / 7. Audi at Geneva Motor Show 2015 / 8. MoMA Björk Retrospective / 9. PRADA "Infinite Palace" by AMO

Leica M-P Edition 'Safari'

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The extremely limited M-P Edition 'Safari' from Leica is finished in exquisite and durable olive green enamel and is resistant to fingerprints, chemicals, solvents and UV light; the iconic 'Leica' brand script etched atop the camera body.  All of the exterior metal body parts are machined from solid brass.  It's so exclusive, you won't even find the usual red Leica 'Dot' logo on the front.

This modern digital instrument, meant for amateurs and professionals alike, is absolutely drenched in heritage paying homage to the fabled Leica brand as the leader in serious photography equipment.  The M-P Edition 'Safari' comes with a beautiful leather strap and memory / credit card holder.

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NOTHING TO WEAR: PIA MOUWITZ

"With a picture of all my clothes, I want to see for myself and try to understand the value of each garment and what meaning they actually have." -- Pia Mouwitz

HV Galleri in Stockholm is holding a exhibition "Nothing To Wear" created by Pia Mouwitz, University of Borås Senior Lecturer on textiles and fashion.  "NTW" addresses the old adage we have all uttered when staring at our wardrobes, "I have nothing to wear". Mouwitz took this to the next level, she photographed her entire wardrobe and created a contact sheet of sorts to analyze this prevalent condition (or question) is this really true?  With this fascinating visual study, Pia seeks to find the value of each piece of clothing in the greater landscape of her collection of garments.

Swedish Fashion Week is on now until February 6th.

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HV Galleri Website

CIVIL RIGHTS STYLE.

MLK and Marlon Brando

Bayard Rustin

Lena Horne ©Courtesy National Archives

Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte

Paul Newman

MLK.

Sammy Davis, Jr and Roy Wilkins, NAACP ©Courtesy National Archives

Jackie Robinson ©Courtesy National Archives

Robert Kennedy visiting Harlem

Austin Clinton Brown, Age 9 ©Courtesy National Archives

Malcolm X

L to R- Mathew Ahmann, Cleveland Robinson, Rabbi Joachim Prinz, A. Philip Randolph, Joseph Rauh, Jr, John Lewis, Floyd McKissick, Photo Credit: National Archives

Rosa Parks

James Baldwin and Marlon Brando ©Courtesy National Archives

Paul Robeson and Julian Bond

Angela Davis

Gordon Parks

Michael Tummings : Hidden Book | Huntsman Figure

One of the coolest projects we've seen in awhile; British artist and photographer Michael Tummings documents the 'tribal' culture of hunters in their environments in a beautiful monograph titled "Hidden". Michael has also created a porcelain figure (limited to 25 pieces) series titled 'Huntsman' in a collaboration with German company Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory, a company begun in 1747.  The figure is based largely on the subjects of the book, created to incredible detail using centuries-old techniques.

Michael Tumming’s series “Hidden” is a photographic study of a group of people and their culture going beyond the portraiture of individuals and presenting them as a kind of tribe. Tummings has followed the hunt throughout Europe (England, Romania, Spain, Germany,…) over five years. Travelling widely in season, the hunts he experienced were social events.

http://michael-tummings.com/

©2014 Michael Tummings / ©Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg