Lady Gaga

Someone just told me Lady Gaga was number 1. I kinna feel behind the times as I don't know that much about this woman. I have seen numberous pictures of her in pvc leggins and big gold bows and fully appreciated her look...however music had managed to slip past me.

So I just watched the video for Just Dance on youtube. I first noticed the Skins -esque video by Melina Matsoukas, who has done a host of new artist like Katy Perry. I am a fan of the high contrast look so its pretty good. but overall, the song is disapointing. The base line is cool and kinna catchy, but she sounds like Gwen Stefani/Britney/Nelly Furtado/Every other recent artist so I have already forgotten the song. Shame the bold look doesnt match the tunezz. Who bought it anyway?

It is truly an MTV song as without the video and enlistment of Melina Matsoukas I doubt she would have sold so many tracks. I'm not one to focus on the negative though...so here's some cool shots from the vid (oh and I've got to say - what an obvious cliche to try to start a trend with the whole hand over one eye thing!)but the pink coat is wicked! I never say no to check either.

Little Boots Extravaganzzza

I've been watching youtube videos by Little Boots for quite a while now. She is cute, spunky and bright. What a pip!

Then on a recent jaunt to my local news stand I saw an array of covers with Little Boots on it...what a week of media hype...at least this time the hype is true!

I can't remember exactly but she is in loads of mags (so go and buy them all) like NME, Sunday Herald Magazine, The Times, Fader magazine, BBC News...blah blah blah.

Well done baby, lets hope 2009 is the year of singers names after footwear.

x



http://www.littlebootsmusic.co.uk/
http://www.myspace.com/littlebootsmusic
http://uk.youtube.com/user/littlebootsvideos

My new obsession.

urban myths
Originally uploaded by nouk|b

I found Noukjb on Lookbook. The photos on there show some pretty cool hair styles and different clothes. However it was when I went to his Flickr that I really fell in love.

Take a look for yourself. Some of the shots are incredible.
I think this is my favourite.

x


If you are looking for simplistic genious. Turn to BIZ C on Lookbook. Her photographs are clean cut and simplistic, just like the outfits. Fabulous.

SEE THE PROFILE HERE

I've always had an innate sense of style...

even in the early 90s.



I must get it from my family.

New York Assignment 05.08

New York Assignment 05.08
Originally uploaded by J-Daniel

Found a box of old photos I took with my 35mm Pentax. This was a series I did as an assignment in New York last summer, I had awful hayfever and my eyes were so sore. Not only this but Chris (my model) also nearly passed out from inhaling so much!

Check em out! x

Red Hair 2009

So I got bored of the brown. This is the first time as a teenager / adult I had let me hair completely grow out. But now its been long and brown for about 6 months I decided to go orange/red. I have been persuaded to try Henna so I bleached a bit first then hennaed from Lush. Here's the process:

FIRST LOOKBOOK ENTRYS

Xmas self-portraits

self all
Originally uploaded by J-Daniel

Merry Xmas everyone! I hope you had a good holiday (it ain't over yet!). After cooking (from scratch) and eating loads of stuffing and roast veg I was a bit bored so got snappy.

New photos on my Flickr of this plus some snapshots of Edinburgh at Christmas with the fairground. I love the contrast of the Scotland Statue thing and the Ferris Wheel.

Comment!

xx

New POP magazine - 20th Anniversary!

New POP = AMAZING! The cover (the one without Drew Barrymore) is amazing...I scanned it below...




This issue has an animal based theme (which sounds like it is one of two things: either 1. Extremely Cruel or 2. Preachy - it is infact neither of those things and features some fucking cool photography).

Buy it now

x

Look Book

This website is bloody excellent. Daniel told me about it last week and I am obsessed already. It is invite only (of course I got invited!) and featured a bunch of kids in various states of dress showing off their look.

Power to the people!

LOOKBOOK.NU








xx

Madonna in Brazil vogue

Despite her strange face...Steven Klein Still has the abaility to take some great shots.

These are from December's Vogue Brazil courtesy of madonna-online.ch

Christmas Tidings

Camp as Christmas has a new meaning....




happy holidays

x

Happy 21st Daniel

Missing you!!!

x

Madonna, love, have a little grace

She should have stopped after the surgery she had to coincide her last album!

The cheek implants. The industrial chemical peels. The Tight lift! Her eyebrows are half way up her forehead now.

I'm a little disappointed...





...and whats with the obsession with kissing girls. Lesbianism aint controversial anymore. get over it!



<3

Lily Allen new single is amazing

I fucking love it.

"I'm a weapon of massive consumption" ...so good.

xxx

Circus - A step too far?

The fashion industry is a funny thing isn't it. I don't know how trends start really, but it kinna annoys me how something comes up and everyone jumps on the bandwagon. I don't really know, either I am subconsciously being manipulated by the media (most likely) to like a certain style, or I have some amazing foresight into the whole trend spotting ting (prob less likely).

So last year I saw this wee clown puppet when I was in Europe. It was Picasso-blue period-esque with a cool ruff and a wee jump suit. Proper clown-age! So I grew a slight obsession with this clown and his clothes and started designing clothes and styling photo shoots based on this circus stuff....




Jump to AW '08 and every chump and his monkey has circus themed things. Britney Spears album 'Circus', Take that album 'The circus', Pink's Album 'Funhouse'. Eh...WIT?!? Why so many!!! And then to topshop...



How does this happen?

xx

Bloglovin

hey I just discovered (yes I am so behind on technology) this bloglovin thing...so I signed up.

Follow my blog with bloglovin´

PLEASE CLICKY LA BUTTON!!!

X

Heather New York 2007

I've finally gotten around to processing some of the photos I did in New York last Fall (How very US of me). These are from a shoot I did for a fashion assignment, with my Pentax and developed some on site and some in the UK. I uploaded them all to Flickr and these are just some outtakes.

Enjoy. (Sorry its taken me so long Heather!).

xx

P.S. Click the pics to go to flickr!

New photos on flickr

From summer 08...





Fun with Dan! DS4DSTERN 4EVAAAA!


Dean Gallery, Edinburgh
Kevingrove Gallery, Glasgow
Casino Royale, Edinburgh
OLD Nights Out, Yonks ago.

Enjoy!

Ignore the last post...

Bugger that!

Ok so unfortunately the Festival has been moved to MARCH 7th? I think. Anyway, that's better as I have 4 assignments including a dissertation due for Feb 13th (its a Friday!) and its a lorra lorra work!

But i will re post a new poster soon. I'm also gonna post pics of the art in process so you can see the stages of my collection. I'm totally excited as all my fabric came through the other day...including some gold lame...woooo!

I just bought Grace Jones new album, and I have to say after 19 years of waiting (I had good taste as a child) it does not disappoint. William's Blood, the new single, is fucking fantastic. We <3 grace. Oh and come to her gig in January as well! Only UK tour - unbelievable!


Grace in Paint


love love love x