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June 29th, 2010
A FASHION FAIRY TALE IS BORN: HAKAAN WINS ANDAM
What a delight: Turkish designer Hakaan Yildirim wins ANDAM 2010 beating stiff competition from Mark Fast. The French €220,000 award, chaired by Pierre Bergé, is one of the world’s most prestigious fashion awards. This year’s jury included Carine Roitfeld, Alber Elbaz, Dazed & Confused’s Jefferson Hack, Colette’s Sarah Lerfel, Opening Ceremony’s Humberto Leon, as well as Delphine Arnault (LVMH) and Musée de la Mode curator Pamela Golbin.
Who is Hakaan? The fairy tale so far: Hakaan Yildirim is a 37 year old established designer from Istanbul. Upon winning an award at Istanbul Fashion Week, Mert Alas (of Mert & Marcus) encourages him to do London Fashion Week in February 2010, just for the sake of it. A somewhat bewildered (or ignorant) British fashion press wonders: Hakaan who? Hakaan does fittings in a Shoreditch basement. Edward Enniful does the styling. Lara Stone, Natalia Vodianova, Mariacarla Boscono, Anja Rubik, Natasha Poly, and Anja Rubik all lend their support on the catwalk. Carine Roitfeld flies in from Paris. Kate Moss sits in front row. The show is sensation. Hakaan wins ANDAM. The fashion fairy tale continues.
The future looks sharp like Lara Stone who modelled for Hakaan’s London AW10 debut. © VOGUE.CO.UK
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June 25th, 2010
DO LOOK NOW: ZURICH LOOK BOOK 2010
PLAYLUST & RONORP introduce: ZURICH LOOK BOOK 2010
We all know designers look books. But how about compiling a look book about a city? This was the idea behind ZURICH LOOK BOOK. The 2010 edition of the online Zurich style-journal captures the city’s spirit between chic, coolness, and cervelat (a popular Swiss sausage). I caught now-looks and wow-people, and hung out at art openings and fashion shows. Along the way, I bumped into a few celebrities (ie Face Hunter, Damien Hirst, or Yello etc…) and paid visits to a couple of stylish homes. For those who like a good read too, there’s micro-interviews. Find out about a fine bunch of young creatives who are taking Zurich’s fashion scene out of its provincial taste of prosecco & cervelat, to international acclaim. And I caught up with Swiss it-model (and coverboy of the Face Hunter book) Affa Osman, to talk fashion, model-moments, and Zurich’s cool factor.
I give my love to the city
Play Hunter (images & text), Playlust.net & Ron Orp Zurich, Publishers, ronorp.net
Enjoy magazine HERE
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June 24th, 2010
ART BASEL & BALLY: IT’S LOVE
Fashion and contemporary art have been bedfellows for quite some time now. But when news reached us this Spring Art Basel, the world’s leading art fair and luxury brand Bally had forged a partnership and there was even a lovechild underway, we did bat an eyelid. During last week’s Art Basel, I had the chance to say hello to their love capsule collection, aptly baptised BallyLove, in the VIP lounge – where else.
BallyLove No 1 is a collaboration of Swiss artist Philippe Decrauzat and the Bally design team consisting of an op-art inspired collection in black & white. The range includes shoes (mens and womens), bags, t-shirts and scarves.
The capsule collection will go on sale at a special pop-up store during Art Basel Miami Beach in December, and later be available at ’select Bally flagship stores’.
© PLAY HUNTER
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May 25th, 2010
YES, HE CANNES: POLANSKI GOES CANNES
Representing Switzerland at Cannes (see here) I felt it was my duty to pay a tribute to Roman Polanski. Remember, the French film director is still under house arrest in his Gstaad chalet. I decided to share my big moment on the red carpet with my ID Polanski-Sneakers – in their shoebag (I didn’t wish to shout about it to the paps). Granted, not a very glamorous look, but good style doesn’t necessarily need look glam. Au revoir à Cannes, Roman.
Polanski posing on official festival beach
© PLAY HUNTER
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May 24th, 2010
I STROKE IT LUCKY: UNCLE BOONMEE WINS PALME D’OR
BINGO: Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, the Thai film I was invited to attend at my first visit to Cannes Film Festival, wins Palme d’Or!
According to Tim Burton, who precided the jury, the decision was clear and reached early on. Uncle Boonmee is slowly dying from kidney failure. He retreats to the Thai jungle where he is visited by the ghosts of his deseased wife and brother, the latter in the shape of a monkey which bears a rather uncanny resemblance to the one in StarWars.
I would like to thank all the spirits and all the ghosts in Thailand who made it possible for me to be here. Apichatpong Weerasethakul, the first Thai director, winning a Palme d’Or, said in his acceptance speech.
I caught Mr Weerasethakul on my iPhone as he was making his entrance to the movie theatre.
© PLAY HUNTER
It does make perfect sense, Uncle Boonmee, a film which combines Thai spiritualism with comical and fantasy elements in an unseen way, caught Tim Burton’s eye. This must be the first Palme d’Or winner ever to feature a scene where a Thai princess has sex with a catfish.
Whether the rather slow paced film will be a big hit with the general public though remains doubtful, judging by the most popular post-screening small talk question: did you sleep well?
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This trip was made possible by the kind invitation of Renault, official festival sponsor.
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May 14th, 2010
THE NIGHT OF LEAD: UGO RONDINONE SOLO SHOW
Waking up to leaden skies I strongly commend a weekend trip to Night of Lead, the first solo exhibition by Swiss art star Ugo Rondinone in his home country since what feels like forever. It’s all rather epic in a brilliantly sinister way.
© Ugo Rondinone
The opening reception on Wednesday was packed with Zurich’s art mafia – always a good sign for a show taking place in the provinces. As a first time visitor to Kunsthaus Aarau I do wonder though whether it is part of the ritual there to welcome the art set not with smart cocktails, but with an Octoberfest style micro beer tent and aVolksmusik band.
Kunsthaus Aarau from May 13 through to August 1 2010
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May 10th, 2010
HAUTE FOLKLORE MEETS WHITE CUBE
When it rains, it pours, they say in England. Whatever happened to May, month of delight, bucolic bliss and many a merry wedding reception?
But there is hope for despairing romantics, at least in Zurich. Ikou-Tschüss our local label at Colette, just opened up a popup-store in Ankerstrasse.
You won’t miss it. Just look out for the giant hearts on the shop windows – the theme of their SS10 collection. Inside, the label’s boldly coloured signature knitwear and silk foulard-dresses with crocheted trimmings make you feel like you’d stepped right inside an exploded flower bomb. And I mean it in a good way.
© Play Hunter
Ikou-Tschüss are long-term friends Guya Marini and Carmen D’Apollonio. The self-taught designers both hail from Zurich, but operate from different cities. Guya’s just returned from Paris, and Carmen’s based in New York. Ikou-Tschüss clothes and accessories are a product of high-tech communication, friends&family, and time-honoured craftwomanship: Guya and Carmen mostly communicate via Skype while all items are made exclusively by grand-mothers. Their community of friends and collaborators include the photographer Walter Pfeiffer or the artist Urs Fischer (for whom Carmen worked as an assistant).
If I were to sum up the world of Ikou-Tschüss on Twitter, I’d tweet: haute folklore meets white cube in romantic romp. Haute, because of their insistence on high quality organic fabrics like cotton, silks, or bamboo. Folklore, because some looks do border dangerously on the ethnic and organically correct side. But then, Ikou-Tschüss offer exactly the kind of hand-made, unique, and sustainable luxury, the fashion world is falling more and more in love with. And white cubes do need romantic romps, dont’ they?
© PLAY HUNTER
Ikou-Tschüss popup-store, Ankertrasse 25, 8004 Zurich
also feat. ‘1923′ album release exhibition by Headman
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April 12th, 2010
TILDA SWINTON TO STAR IN THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH. ERM, PRINGLE CAMPAIGN AW10/11
Just got this in: Tilda Swinton continues to be the Pringle girl starring their AW10/11 campaign but drops her bleached summer bob for a more Bowie-esque look, ca. The Man Who Fell To Earth (Isn’t Swinton the better looking Bowie, anyway?). Tilda is joined by fellow Scotsman and artist Douglas Gordon. Both are shot by Ryan McGinley, unfortunately not naked, but fortunately not in Argyle either, judging by the sneak picture.
© Ryan McGinley for Pringle of Scotland AW10/11
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April 9th, 2010
SNEAK PREVIEW: I LIKE MY STYLE MAGAZINE
Mercedes Benz brand workshop day 2 brought us to their car testing grounds in Malmsheim. To my knowledge, a location not known to be a fashion hotspot. Very oddly though, I ended up testing not only sexy cars like SLS AMG, but also I LIKE MY STYLE QUARTERLY, the very first magazine edition of the v popular user generated personal style site. It’s officially released today.
© I Like My Style
During a joyride in a Maybach, I found time for a sneak-flick through the magazine.
Is it good? It’s certainly ambitious and v well edited. It looks and reads like Purple and Self Service meets generation style blog. Yes, there’s streetstyle pics. But there’s tons of visual and text snapshots, high & low from the vast and wonderful world of fashion and other passion realness.
© I Like My Style
There’s an in-depth picture documented investigation into Thai restaurant meals. User Remember where you lost it. There’s a style feature on AA Bronson and bloggalogues with Kingdom of Style and Shaded View on Fashion…etc..etc…etc…
© I Like My Style
I LIKE MY STYLE QUARTERLY adds the immediacy, realness, eclecticism, and plurality of personal style blogging to style print. It proves print and blog can produce good looking lovechildren. It’s a must-read style protocol of now-time. That’s why I say: I LIKE!
© I Like My Style
I LIKE MY STYLE official release party takes place tonight in HBC Cinema, Berlin.
Oh, and I enjoyed the Maybach too.
© Play Hunter
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March 31st, 2010
THE TERRIBLE TRAGEDY OF A HANGYOKU, PART 2
The scene: The Terrible Tragedy of a Hangyoku , Longstreet bar, Zurich
What’s your story, mourning glory? Funereal doom is boom.
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