Our recent trip to Iceland had us admiring flight attendant uniforms. The Iceland Air stewardesses look particularly fashionable, as you can see in the above photographs by Brian Finke. Their new uniforms are designed by Steinunn and include a neck accessory that looks like a white hydrangea blossoming out of a navy blazer. There is a certain formula to a good looking flight attendant uniform, and the style could easily translate to a traffic-stopping outfit. Launderette’s breakdown of Fashion Flight essentials:
Sex in a bottle. Shawn Kim, directs this video for Autolux’s grinding “Turnstile Blues.” The multiple monitors are wonderful. Each screen a canvas of its own. The blackness too, as it fades in and out, keeping time, holding place as nothing. Autolux makes a beautiful ruckus. One that should be listened to so loud, things shake on your desk.
The new album Transit Transit is scheduled for release later this year, and they open for Thom Yorke in Santa Barbara this weekend.
We will be back stateside in a few days, but right now, we are basking in modern and efficient Swedish design. Design House Stockholm is one of our favorite places to shop for all things cool-looking.
We took the funicular to the top of Fløyen mountain today and it reminded me of this video. We’re on Kings of Convenience home turf here in Bergen, and this video gives you a tasty taste of how beautiful it is. François Nemeta takes stop motion photos a step further, tiling and collaging them into moving still lifes.
For springtime-inspired trains and footage, see Failure. Its got bicycles at the end and everything. (!!!)
We hope you’ve all been having a hippity-hoppiting Easter Day. We wish you blooms of daffodils, chocolate bunnies, and baskets full of pretty colored eggs. Speaking of baskets, Kate Spade’s line of basket handbags and purses are perfect for egg hunting or sunny walks to brunch. Paired with the Shuffleboard, they also make the perfect Spring outfit.
Norwegians have won more gold medals in Winter Games, and more Winter Olympics medals over all, than people from any other nation. (The United States, a nation of 300 million, won nine gold medals this year in the Winter Olympics. Norway, a nation of 4.7 million, also won nine.)
These are a people handy with snow. And wood… And black metal.
First things first, Iceland is cold. When the wind blows in off the white caps and black water, you recognize this is a people who would know a thing or two about staying warm. The designers at Farmers Marketmake traditional Icelandic wool sweaters, tailored with sophistication and style. Vikings and socialites agree, this is Nordic beauty at its best.
We’re glad to see our friend, Dana at Made, is on the same page. She created an adorable dress for her daughter out of a very familiar looking fabric. How sickeningly cute would it be for Mom to wear a red Shuffleboard dress paired with her daughter’s “Christmas in July” dress?
Dana’s site is filled with tutorials, patterns, and beautiful pictures of her hand crafted creations. She is a whiz at re-purposing clothing into darn cute children’s outfits. Be inspired and get crafty.
Ironically, sound plays a larger role in this video than in most. Directors Si & Ad allow Fionn Regan’s song to dip and mask in each environment, each location becoming part of his performance. “Be Good Or Be Gone” becomes intimate and personal as we travel with it about town, in weather and crowds, and through Fionn’s unwavering delivery.
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