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While everyone else is busy speculating about the potential significance of Microsoft’s new mobile contender, the Kin, I just discovered last night that I am much more interested in the content of their new ads, namely Portland’s March Fourth Marching Band, who’ve been repping it for the Northwest Contingent of the 1-5 Circus Scene since [...]

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Back in February, in the aftermath of the public outcry against Tropicana’s packaging redesign which ultimately led to the cartons reverting back to the original art, I suggested that Tropicana had the opportunity to do something completely different with orange juice:

Now that there’s a buzz about Tropicana’s openness to fan-feedback in general, and about [...]

In April 2007, Italian Vogue featured an editorial spread by photographer Steven Meisel, entitled “The Greatest Show On Earth,” which featured members of L.A. circus troupe, Lucent Dossier:

The current, September 2009,  issue of Italian Vogue features an editorial spread by Steven Meisel entitled “Performance,” and involving a gaggle of cross-dressed models done up in decidedly [...]

If, sometime circa 2004, you were out and about at certain underground parties in the Los Angeles Circus scene, and saw someone wearing a particularly striking pair of pants (male or female), created from asymmetrical strips of leather sewn in a twisted, impeccably tailored way, like the trappings of some Mad Max forest nymph biker [...]

I had already joined the Circus scene when, in early 2006, I was consulting at Wong Doody and heard about a clothing company client they were working with called Edoc Laundry. The clothes had an intriguing concept: there were secret codes in the garments, which, if deciphered, would reveal clues to a mystery story. The wearers of Edoc [...]

Adam Freeland’s got a new video (below) for a new track (Undercontrol) off a new album (Cope) with a new band (Freeland). Check it out.
And Relax. Nothing is under control:

Plus, check out the accompanying site: unitedwecope.com, which offers a forum for coping with modern life’s tricky dilemmas, such as:
I want to buy Fair Trade, but [...]

Get your fantasy on!
Some choice shots from this weekend’s epic runway show. Images courtesy of Apparel News:

Skin.Graft Designers: Cassidy Haley, Katie Kay, & Jonny Cota:

(photo by: half a second)

And yes, I must admit I am quite proud of myself for having introduced Katie and Jonny to one another back [...]

A visual guide to your alternative identity fashion options

presented by:
The Alternative Apparel Catalogue

Burner:

(playa dust for your face sold separately)

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Circus:

ahem.

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Hippie:

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Hipster:

also,
Skater, Raver, Goth:
(all separate categories;  you get the idea.)

and here’s a throwback–
Heroin Chic:

Any questions?

NOTE: These two items are actually unrelated, I just figured I’d kill two fashion birds with one post.
Stargate Outfits:

Watching Hulu’s recommended shows scroll by, it suddenly dawned on me that the outfits that the cast of Startgate: Atlantis are wearing in the promo shot look incredibly familiar:

Particularly the leather jacket, second from left…

Reminded me a [...]