Only thing bigger than my ego is my mirror.
January 24th, 2012It’s not even February and A$AP Rocky – of Purple Swag fame – has already release two videos to the world. Both via the A$AP Mob website, and both astonishingly great.
The first, Hands on the Wheel [below - work that one out for yourselves], takes the form of a collaboration with ScHoolboy Q – a west coast rapper signed to the same label as Kendrick Lamar [Top Dawg Entertainment], and described by XXL Magazine as ‘somewhat of an oddball within an oddball crew, dabbling in recreational drug use, sporadic mayhem, and the occasional foray into socially conscious rap‘. Sounds good enough for me.
The second, Wassup [above] projects a beautiful combination of humble beginnings and a mob already riding the crest of the wave of success, along with plenty of purple. Musically you can judge for yourself – I got it on loop.
Watch this space or his space for more A$AP throughout the year. ScHoolboy Q’s debut album Habits & Contradictions is available on iTunes now.
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All that glitters is not goldfish.
January 11th, 2012This mesmeric video captures a master at work. His name is Riusuke Fukahori and he hails from Japan. His technique is built around the idea of creating an illusion of reality by painting layers of poured resin to create a three dimensional image [similar to the way a 3D printer works]. His subject matter is goldfish – a creature so simple yet so fascinating – and although his latest London exhibition, Goldfish Salvation, recently closed at the ICN much of his work can be found either here or here.
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The girl with the leopard print swimsuit.
January 11th, 2012
A girl. A snapback. A leopard print swimsuit. I was going to leave it at that, but there is more to this image than first meets the eye. It’s part of a wider project by Akila Berjaoui for UMag Brasil, more which can be viewed here. Other shots feature cigarettes, watermelon, and naked breasts – but the one featured here is the pick of the crop. Her name is Chloe and she is Swedish.
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73 Letterpress.
January 8th, 2012
A fantastic project by Portland, Orgeon-based Creative Director Ian Coyle. A daily thought, created with his 1950′s letterpress, for 73 consecutive days.
16″ x 22″ Newsprint. 2.5″ Wood Type. Ian Coyle, 2009.
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Cutting edge design.
January 8th, 2012
Hair dressing business card. Simple. Inspired. Brilliant.
via JayMug
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The magic number.
January 8th, 2012Three artists for 2012: Liane La Havas, A$AP Rocky, Azealia Banks.
That’s me hanging my hat on the line – and I didn’t go for the easy ones [note: no Lana Del Rey].
Time will tell…
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Everything is purple.
January 8th, 2012
A new day, a new dawn. Well 8 days ago at least. So 2012 is upon us – wave goodbye to such treasures as the tsunamic overuse of the word swag. In fact, I’m sure that particular trend will continue into this year.
Hardly a conversation has passed in the last week without the words New Years and Resolution uttered at some point, which got me thinking. What – I ask myself – is the point in taking up or giving up something that you know will ultimately lead to sustained [albeit relatively minor] suffering and/or failure? Why not – and I know I’m sailing dangerously close to the winds of sounding like a preacher here – instead continue a personal manifesto or mantra inspired by positivity? All too often these days we are reminded of the evils of the world, the failings of society, or the ill will of others. Capicú was started with the simple goal of sharing what is through my eyes beautiful, inspiring, and thought provoking – and as such positive. So I say this: forget your resolutions, to acknowledge the need to make them is to acknowledge shorfalls of your character, and instead continue to be the person you want to be, free from society’s calendary shackles. Go to the gym if you want, eat nothing but lemon juice if you fancy, even quit smoking if you so desire, but don’t feel you have to just because we are led to believe we should. It’s no great revelation that our society isn’t what it once was – gone is the backbone that kept our nation upright, replaced by a coxis on a couch, most likely playing MW3 and waiting for the benefit cheque to land on the mat – so why not make your resolution a simple one: to be you but a bit better. A bit of a cliché maybe, but it’ll save you seven hundred pounds a year versus the gym membership you know you’re not going to use after February.
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PWVT viewing
December 5th, 2011
This ambitious project feels like a more positive follow up to the impassioned last post.
Pretty Wild Vintage Things [PWVT] juxtaposes vintage fashion with cutting edge sales and marketing techniques. The focus of their attentions is as the name suggests, but what’s far from expected is the fact the label relies almost entirely on Facebook to advertise new stock. With an impressive average turn around time of only 32.3hours from receipt of stock to sale, PWVT demonstrates the power of word of mouth, and the unique capacity social networks such as Facebook have as a vehicle to facilitate it.
For the latest additions check their website, or like their Facebook page to guarantee direct access to new arrivals. Plus order before Christmas and receive a 10% discount, if you’re that way inclined.
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Checklist of cool
November 14th, 2011
Style and the perception of cool is by nature deeply personal. However due to the proliferation of fashion opinion in mass media, and our country’s seemingly insatiable consumer appetite, we are led to believe that these days everybody has it in them to be fashionable, and anybody can be cool.
Today it seems all you need is [top down] a fitted cap with the sticker left on, an off key wonky haircut, some sort of quilted jacket and chunky knit jumper, anything purple, some tight jeans – ideally partially rolled up – and a pair of pumps [substitute for espadrilles/brogues/penny loafers for regional variation]. Casio watch optional. And it’s fair to say this uniform isn’t gender specific.
Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing in particular against any of the above, in isolation – in fact I have a few in my wardrobe – but it’s the principle that you can buy the set and hey presto.
I used to say trends go in one year and straight out the other, but today they last almost no time at all – from geeks to grandparents, practically every identity has graced the otherwise bland shoulders of high street nobodys and East London dickheads alike over the last year. And yes I use dickhead in the YouTube sense – does that make me a victim too?
A note to Topshop, ASOS, and all the other “fashion houses” [do me a favour] who claim to be empowering the British public to bring out their inner fashionista: by making fashion accessible you are in fact turning style into a commodity and in doing so undermining the individuality that forms the foundation of the very concept of style. And please, don’t even mention the P word.
The result is a virtual checklist of cool – a frequently changing encyclopedia of “buy me and you too can be cool” – the effect of which is not a gift of selfesteem to the otherwise BHS tailored majority, but but total lack of individualism. Which is undeniably the antithesis of cool.
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Filabees: Clarks X Fila
September 29th, 2011
A custom collaboration between two pivotal brands from my upbringing [different stages] – Clarks and Fila – as heavily featured in the short film Mousetrap [below]. The outcome borrows equities from both, to great effect. Keep one eye on Union LA for the release date…
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