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Summer Needs Jingles

July 23, 2012 13:07 \ Leave a Comment \ by Chronicler

Summer is filled with sun. Summer is filled with short shorts and sleeveless crop tops. Summer is filled with big sunglasses and clothes that have leather hanging off of them and strong cocktails sitting on patios soaking the night in with friends and waiting for the sun to go down and acoustic guitars. Summer needs things that go jingle when you speak hand wavy. Summer needs things to get confused with hand bags and summer shawls. You know where I’m going with this: summer needs accessories.

Accessories that sometimes seem to much and can carry hidden packages to share with your friends.

Clearly, I’m a fan of accessories: bracelets, shawls, floppy bags, scarves, rings, and never forget the earings. The ones that jingle and possess an earthy element, welcoming the mother within. Explore the Gypsy. Enjoy leather.

I hope this gives you an idea of where I’m coming from.

Photo Source: Threadsense

Photo source: http://speechlesstrend.tumblr.com/post/16522690696

Photo source: http://birchandwillow.tumblr.com/post/21023107714/wanderlust

Photo credit: http://wiildantlers.tumblr.com/post/18588817912

Photo source: Olivia Wilde

Photo source: Spell & the Gypsy Collective (http://spellsjewellery.blogspot.de/)

Photo Credit: Daria Werbowy for Elle, France. 'Wild Spirit' by Cass Bird Styled by Anne-Marie Brouillet

Photo credit: Jewellery: 2 Bandits, Photographer: Zoey Grossman, Stylist: Ashley Glorioso, Model: Liza Yermalovich. Found on: http://www.babyisasinner.com/2012/07/2-bandits.html

Posted in: Featured, Style, Womens \ Tagged: accessories, bracelets, earings, floppy bags, rings, scarves, shawls, summer

500 Photographers

July 22, 2012 06:04 \ Leave a Comment \ by Chronicler

Every so often you come across a website that makes your jaw drop. Then, you see a link at the bottom that refers you to their reference. You go to that website, and find another link that refers you to their reference. In the world of internet, where everybody feels the need to write another article about something they’ve read online, this is just the way it goes.

My chain went like this: Visual New’s Outsiders: Beautiful Portraits of the Overlooked.

Where I saw this photograph (among many others) taken by Pierre Gonnord.

Photo Credit: Pierre Gonnord

Following links, I landed at a nearly identical article, clearly copied almost word for word by Visual News, at Sweet Sensation also on Pierre Gonnord.

Photo Credit: Pierre Gonnord

The links did not stop here, though the copying did.

From here, the viewer is directed towards a website called 500 Photographers.

On this website, obviously, is a display (still counting) of 500 photographers the author deems amazing. I have to say that I agree wholeheartedly.

The latest (#455) is Neil Krug with some photographs from his Pulp Art Book.

Photo Credit: Neil Krug

The next photographer, #454, is Manabu Yamanaka with some images from a mixture of his series’, this one taken from his Jyoudo series.

Photo Credit: Manabu Yamanaka

#453 is Deborah Luster, who has done a few series of very authentic American tragedies, this one taken from her One Big Self series on 3 American prisons surrounding New Orleans.

Photo Credit: Deborah Luster

#452 is a photographer from Brazil named Julio Bittencourt who has captured some very ‘behind the scenes’ insight into a world pushing the boundaries of squatter towns and drug dealers. This photograph is from his Citizen X series.

Photo Credit: Julio Bittencourt

In showing these photographs, I hope to illuminate the quality of work that each of the photographers do, and also the beautiful nature of the website 500 Photographers, and how well they’ve captured the essence of inspiring photography.

I nearly forgot the whole reason why I made it to that page in the first place was to find the source of the images of Pierre Gonnord!

How do you enjoy the images? Are they too raw?

Posted in: Artists, Featured, Photographers, Reviews, Websites \ Tagged: 500 photographers, deborah luster, julio bittencourt, manabu yamanaka, neil krug, photographs, photography, photos, pierre gonnord, website

The Sleeveless Crop Top

July 21, 2012 04:53 \ 3 Comments \ by Chronicler

I’ve done a lot of research on how to figure out what the hell to call these things, but I’ve finally decided it’s a shirt that requires a multi-name for itself. According to Wikipedia Sleeveless Shirt knowledge, the shirt that best fits the description is the sleeveless t-shirt, simply because this shirt has no sleeves. Perhaps this is the true origin of the shirt, since it spanned from the 80’s super rock culture and muscle builders clubs as a shirt that had a big sleeve hole in it. However, today we see the monstrosity that is the sleeveless shirt, allowing for ZERO rib cage/side boob to show through..

Photo: Fitness Wear Blanks Inc

Make the pain stop, I know.

So, digging deeper, I was almost excited to stumble upon the crop top, but this seems to just mean a top that shows off the belly of a girl, or has a weird cropping along the bottom.

source: http://everything-fashion.tumblr.com/post/27688768636

I’ve decided it’s the sleeveless crop top. Because these shirts are usually attacked with scissors for resizing the sleeve hole, and often times do show off a bit of belly in the process..

Now that that’s all cleared up…

MODELS: HANNAH G (FORD) AND ASHLEY C (VISION) // PHOTOGRAPHER: BEN COPE // HAIR: BEATRICE DE JONG // MAKE-UP: TERESA KANG // STYLING: ME // STYLING ASSISTANT: SYDNEY SZRAMOWSKI // LIGHTING: JOEY JENSEN

source: http://robyn-rae.tumblr.com/post/27040534356

http://sickatunde.tumblr.com/post/27343832315

“Loose change”. Natalia Vodianova by Craig McDean for W April 2002

source: unknown

source: http://sam-flockhart.tumblr.com/post/4894175384

source: http://dontchaseboys.tumblr.com/post/15502575342

source: http://downmaryjanelane.tumblr.com/post/15610623744/never-knew-this-picture-would-get-7-000-notes

source: christeric.com

Thank goodness it’s summer. All you need now is a pair of trousers to chop up!

I think what makes these shirts so great is not necessarily when there is massive side boob, but when you can see a wide strap of a bra from the side.

source: http://cheyennemeetschanel.com/insta-coachella/

source: http://bridgetblonde.tumblr.com/post/27060489574

What’s your favorite summer style?

Posted in: Featured, Style, Womens \ Tagged: bra, chopped, crop top, scissors, side boob, sleeveless, t-shirt

Book Review: Sex With Kings by Eleanor Herman

July 18, 2012 15:01 \ Leave a Comment \ by Chronicler

Sex with Kings, the title, captures the essence of this… documentary. Chronicling five hundred years of kings who, as was the fashion, kept mistresses, or as the french called them, maîtresse-en-titre. Eleanor Herman does not about their military battles, nor about their rare stallions they kept. It does talk about their plumage, and touches on their ability to reproduce, but does not chronicle their lineage nor does it elaborate on their vaults of the finest jewels known to man. Continue Reading →

Posted in: Books, Featured, Reviews \ Tagged: agnes sorel, charles II, eleanor herman, gabrielle d'estrees, kings, sex

Artist Review: Ashley Joncas

July 17, 2012 15:24 \ Leave a Comment \ by Chronicler

Ashley Joncas is an artist, photographer, editor, fashionista, model, blogger, and overall, badass creative soul. We like Ashley.

Ashley is 20 years old, and I enjoy the web she spins on her blog, her words are mesmerizing.

What I find is the best how her images are frequently washed out a bit, and almost always in black and white, or very damn close to it. Her style is very alley cat style, meow meow foxy with Ramones bangs. It’s a good dig.

Photo Credit: Ashley Joncas

Photo Credit: Ashley Joncas

Photo Credit: Ashley Joncas

Photo Credit: Ashley Joncas

Photo Credit: Ashley Joncas

Photo Credit: Ashley Joncas

For more of her style, more of her photographs, more of her, head over to her blog: Purely Couture and More. (ps. it’s a good idea to do that).

Posted in: Artists, Featured, Models, Painters, Photographers, Style, Womens \ Tagged: artist, ashley joncas, creative, fashion, model, photographer, style

Vancouver’s Pecha Kucha Night #22 @ Vogue Theatre

July 17, 2012 14:48 \ Leave a Comment \ by Chronicler

We sent our representative, Renata Duran to photograph PNK #22, Vancouver’s Night of inspiration, which looks like it was a great sensation.

Every single time they keep selling the place out, as they did at 21, 20, 19…. Have they ever not?

The lineup had Hannah Georgas opening, and then the following presenters:
Adam Schelle & Kev Holloway – Playground
Angus McAllister – McAllister Opinion Research
Chris Diplock – Vancouver Tool Library
Comfort Adesuwa Ero – African Stages Association of BC
Jen Sung – Out in Schools
Jorge Amigo – #bemyamigo
Josue Menjivar – Fresh Brewed Illustration
Ken Lyotier – United We Can
Lisa Moore – Rhizome Cafe and Rhizome Movement-Building Centre
Mina Shum – Thoughts From the Asylum Productions
Paul Lacerte – BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres

Here’s some photos from the event.

Posted in: Featured, Local, News \ Tagged: 22, night, pecha kucha, pkn, renata duran, vancouver

MAFFASHION: Big Style, Doing It Right

July 17, 2012 14:08 \ Leave a Comment \ by Chronicler

We’ve recently been introduced to a fashion blogger that goes by Maffashion. She is, to say the least, driving us wild here with fashion sense and an instant desire to copy her wardrobe bit by bit. Specifically, her choice in accessories are out of this world.