Inspirational Imagery

Hans Bellmer (1902-1975) was a surrealist sculptor/photographer. He's known for his dolls, which he started constructing in 1932. I think we can all tell who was seriously inspired by ...

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This poster is for when the Clash did a residency at Bond's International Casino (now Bond 45, a restaurant) in Times Square in 1981. They played 17 shows in three weeks to support "Sandinis...

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  With models Missy Rayder, Jessica Stam, Karen Elson, and Elise Combez

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Franco Matticchio is an Italian illustrator and painter. His works are so funny and strange, and they make me giggle a bit when I see them.

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David Armstrong is a New York-based photographer. The images below are from his late 70's-early  80's color series (with a book of the same name) called Night & Day . In addition to his fin...

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George J. Sowden is an English designer who was a participant (with Ettore Sottsass and others) in the 1980's Memphis art and design movement. In 1981 he started Sowden Design , through which...

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WOWZ!! Clockwise from left: Chrissy Hynde, Debbie Harry, Viv Albertine, Siouxsie Sioux, Pauline Black, Poly Styrene. Shot by Michael Putland in August 1980 for New Musical News (or p...

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I have been holding on to these shots for a while, not realizing that I haven't posted them yet! I'm not sure if they're still in stores or not, but if they are, I'm sure it's getting pretty clos...

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Beverly Johnson  Naomi Campbell as featured on the cover of Time in the "Totem Pole" Dress from Isaac Mizrahi's Fall 1991 collection.  Lara Stone by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue ...

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Man, the Psych Furs have had some really hot covers over the years. I'm sure that it's because their early releases were designed by my all-time fave graphic designer, Barney Bubbles . There are...

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I suppose I must be in a sparkly purple mood lately...   Gimme those pants! I need them right away! The shoes from this collection (by Nicholas Kirkwood) are hot stuff. I wi...

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I would like to wear 95% of the Gucci collection for Spring 2014 (the fringy bags account for the extra 5%.) They've done all the things I like: good colors, sparkly stuff, bold patterns, me...

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David Bowie, "Be My Wife"; from Low, RCA Victor Records, 1977 This video kind of reminds me of the "Casual Friday" version of Life on Mars. David Bowie, "Life On Mars?"; from Hunky Dory, RC...

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Philippe Morillon is a French painter, photographer, and art director who has created some fantastic wallpapers illustrating his favorite art-world buddies. I am 100% in love with them; they're...

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Imprisoned Parrot Statuettes, Brooklyn, NY, April 2014 In the first-floor window of a private house in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

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These charming porcelain figurines are by British artist Jessica Harrison . On first glance they seem perfectly nice, but a closer look makes me laugh. Grace, 2010. Detail below ...

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 10 Kronor, 1963-1990 (rear side) 5 Kronor, 1965-1981 (rear side)

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  Public Image Ltd., Live in Tokyo, Virgin UK double LP, 1983

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Below are a few selections of a late-80's portfolio of work called Recto/Verso by Robert Heinecken , which explores themes of female sexuality and media messages. Heinecken (1931-2006) was a mu...

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I had wanted to get a pair of mirrored sunglasses for the longest time, but I wasn't having an easy time finding any that thrilled me. I'm not sure why it hadn't occurred to me earlier that I...

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Having to define musical genres can be so annoying! Is it post-punk? Cold-Wave? Proto-Industrial? Electro? New Wave? Who knows, who cares? Guerre Froide , "Ersatz", from Untitled, Stechak Re...

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Libertine at Bergdorf Goodman , NYC, February 04, 2014 Check out this smashing jacket on the runway, after the jump .

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I'm a big fan of Cynthia Rowley . Her clothes are super cute and always a little funky.  When I was a child, I somehow happened to visit some surf stores in my town...not tha...

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Kitchen & The Plastic Spoons , Ice Cream to God; Castor Records, Sweden, Flexi 7", 1981; edition of 1000 Front Rear Details of this release on Discogs

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Daniel Horowitz is an mixed media artist whose surrealist illustrations are used in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, GQ, as well as texts published by Random House and Knopf. He als...

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