A Love Affair with Kitchen Stories

I was out goggling (actually i was at home, on my bed in my sweats, but i guess 'out' makes me sound like i have a bit of a life.. so, just play along will ya.. ) As i was saying, i was out goggling and i came across this film review on Kitchen Stories. A 2003 norwegian film by Bent Hamer.

'Kitchen Stories centers around a swedish efficiency researchers who came to norway for a study of norwegian men, to optimize their use of their kitchen. Folke Nilsson is assigned to study the habits of Isak Bjørvik. By the rules of the research institute, Folke is on a twenty-four-hour call, and sat in a special strategically placed umpire's chair in Isak's kitchen. And, under no circumstances is Folke allow to be spoken to, or included in the kitchen activities. Somehow, Isak stops using his kitchen and observes Folke through a hole in the ceiling instead. However, the two lonely men slowly overcome the initial post-war Norwegian-Swede distrust and become friends'

*excerpt from wikipedia and imdb

Honestly, how bizarre/crazy/insane/willy wonka is that review? The story is damn twisted man, and i'm sure mr hamer would play down the whole craziness of the storyline and make it as subtle as just another gilmore girls moment. I will kill to get a glimpse of it. But thanks to my country and its amazing import laws, i guess i'll prolly be five hundred years old before i could get my hands on it. Why not go through amazon.com or steal it off bit torrent and shit? Well, #1, I don't particularly adore internet transactions. Its like a plaque i try to avoid. #2, I feel bad enough stealing tunes off the net, so i'll keep whatever left of my morals to refrain from downloading movies. I should be at least supportive of my industry. #3, I am just plain lazy. Simple as that.

Anyways, the whole grading and art direction of the film reminds me quite a bit of Fiona Quinn's 'Waiting for the summer' editorial with Emily Smith. I've always got this love affair for the whole forties suburb wash off pastelly look. Do you?

I've got something to say... kinda. Sorta.

Ohkay... after looking at it now, i think i've got a serious case of crazee eyes. Almost alien-ish. Hmm... maybe i'm special after all *ponders*

I *heart Urban Dictionary

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Two Thousand Eleven VS Iliann Loeb

If you know me as a real person and not just words from cyberspace, you'll prolly know that i'm a wuzz. No really. I have peanuts in exchange of guts. I'm not proud but i guess if you're living in karma one too many days, it does things to your head. And in my case, i guess i've turned into a wuzz. Think dobby, the house elf with oriental eyes.

So, for my two thousand eleven new year's resolution, i’ve decided i would like to be a bit braver. I'll be more vocal with my thoughts and i'll put regret in the back seat and just do things i really truly want to do. Which sadly brings me to Iliann Loeb's winter 2011 collection. I'm a big fan of earth tones, knitted sweats, faux fur shearling jacket (thanks to lady yessica) and the lot, but somehow from their lookbook the collection awfully resembles a scary crossover between pirate of the caribbean and jean paul gaultier's spring 2008 collection. Imaginative, but its been done far too many times to be anything genuine. The fabric and its textures looks fantastic though, but it doesn't do justice enough to be retrospective in the new year, does it? Hmm..

See, criticizing some poor designer's hard work is not that difficult. I can be brave. Wait. What's that feeling deep down inside my stomach? A regret bubble, perhaps. Ohh... i'm beginning to feel awful. Maybe I should take a breather and go lie down.

By the way, thank you two thousand eleven, you have turned me into a monster. Meh.

Current Obsession : Tavi Gevinson, the Style Rookie

You know how every boy child is always gaga/smitten/obsess over the aspect of building the next metropolitan with legos when they were young. Well, every other boy child that is, for i was a tragic case of becoming my sister's unwilling slave and would end up every evening religiously doing laundry for her dolls. Yes, i was her maid at a tender age of four. Now that's what i call leadership, mister prime minister :P

Anyhoo, the time i spend away from my legos were wasted on mix-matching micro minis and lacy shinny leggings for her dolls, and to think about it now, it wasn't that bad of an experience actually. Playing dress-up can be fun, just asks Tevi Gevinson of the Style Rookie fame. She's the current fashion wunderkind (at least to me) that has an amazing sense of style and a flair to mash up her findings from thrift shops to hand-me-downs into something betsey johnson would approve. Not many of us can boost about posting an entrée from the front row of new york fashion week, rubbing shoulder pads with marc and yohji, or becoming a muse to rodarte's kate and laura mulleavy. All that done even before her fourteen birthday! How can i not be obsess and a tad bit jealous?

Just last september New York Post points out that it was Gevinson's third season at Fashion Week, and she received invitations to four shows this season "two more than either courtney love or kanye west got" according to Fashion Week Daily. Eat that, biatch!

Tevi Gevinson by Jamie Morgan for Pop Magazine, August 2009

Current Mood, 01.01.11

Ashley Smith and Tali Lennox by Trish Stephenson for Topshop / Cassi Van Den Dungen for Kym Ellery's SS 10/11 Collection / Chasing Wolves by Harper Smith for Factory Winter 2010 / Edita Vilkeviciute by Camilla Akrans for Industrie Magazine / Talc's New Collection Lookbook / Baja Trama via behance.net / The Cats Meow by Macushla Burke for Pulp Magazine / The Morning After by Theo Gosselin / This Haze by Garth Badger and Stephen Tiley for Remix Magazine / Kids Voque via mydailystyle.es / Massimo Dutti via mydailystyle.es / *2 x Unknown Editorials / Yasmin Bidois by Jessica Sim for Britomart Scenezine

* I couldn't recall and locate where these editorials are from. Do let me know if you knew their source. And if the photos are yours and you want it down, don't hesitate to let me know! :D

Jonatan Cantero

I absolutely love, love, love these amazing illustration from Jonathan Cantero. It reminds me of miyazaki's spirited away in a quirky alien-ish way. I like how imaginative he is as an artist to totally erase the logic in his thoughts and paints a world of his own. See how he never explain why some sombrero wearing mechanic doctors are controlling a giant chili or why there's a pet shop of dinosaurs. Its all part and parcel of the charm he has on his illustrations. What can i say, i'm a fan.

This are just some work he did for an advertising agency Sra. Rushmore for CEPSA 2011 Calendar. Illustrated by Jonathan Cantero, and coloured by Toni Infante.

L'officiel Lithuania

The first issue of L'officiel Lithuania features a cover shot by Tomas Kauneckas with models Dalia and Indre. The accompanying editorial is styled by Ona Blu. Its refreshing to see the return of such details in editorials after the whole photoshop craze. Bliss.