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Ken Takes to the Slopes: Meet the Shaun White Kenbassadors Doll

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Ken is trading his usual beachwear for snowboard gear with a new addition to Mattel’s Kenbassadors series, inspired by Olympic snowboarding legend Shaun White. A three-time Olympic gold medalist, White helped push the sport to new heights and became the first snowboarder to land the spectacular Double McTwist 1260.

This athletic Ken doll captures White in a slope-ready outfit inspired by his WHITESPACE snowboarding brand. He’s dressed in a layered look featuring an undershirt, jacket, riding bibs, and a Snow League jersey, with plenty of accessories to complete the ensemble. A helmet, goggles, gloves, snowboard, and riding boots that clip into the board make sure this Ken is properly equipped to chase some powder. Continue reading Ken Takes to the Slopes: Meet the Shaun White Kenbassadors Doll →

Design and Innovation

Eye On Design: Pennywise’s Nightmarish Clown Costume From It

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Photo By Gail

Few movie costumes are as unsettling as the one worn by Pennywise, the sinister clown portrayed by Bill Skarsgård in the 2017 horror film It. On display at the Hollywood Museum, this original costume is a fascinating example of how fashion design can help bring a character’s disturbing personality to life.

Designed by Janie Bryant, known for her work on Mad Men and Deadwood, the outfit deliberately avoids the familiar look of a brightly colored circus clown. Instead, Bryant drew inspiration from Medieval, Renaissance, Elizabethan and Victorian clothing to give Pennywise the appearance of a being from another time.
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Design and Innovation

Eye On Design: Étienne Fermigier’s 1970 Bar Cart

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etienne fermigier 1970 bar cart photo by gail worley
All Photos By Gail

Who says a bar cart has to be a boring little trolley parked in the corner waiting for cocktail hour? This wonderfully unconventional design by French designer Étienne Fermigier looks ready to serve drinks, store bottles, and steal the show all at once.

Designed in 1970, the cart is a delightful exercise in geometric design. Its boxy form is broken up by contrasting white and coral-pink panels, with open compartments that reveal the layered edges of the plywood construction. The circular cutouts in the shelves add a playful polka-dot effect while providing dedicated spots for bottles. Mounted on wheels, the entire unit can be moved wherever the party happens to be. Continue reading Eye On Design: Étienne Fermigier’s 1970 Bar Cart →

Design and Innovation

Eye On Design: Yayoi Kusama-Inspired Trench Coat By Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton

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kusama spotted trench coat for lv with pumpkin photo by gail worley
Photos By Gail

Infinity and timelessness characterize the 2012 collaboration between Marc Jacobs, Louis Vuitton, and the recently departed contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama. Her trademark dots – derived from childhood hallucinations – are neurotic and obsessional. Alongside the coat,  Red and White Pumpkin, composed of meticulously aligned, variable dots, mirrors the painstaking repetitive process she employed to achieve what she referred to as “self-obliteration.“ Continue reading Eye On Design: Yayoi Kusama-Inspired Trench Coat By Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton →

Design and Innovation

Eye On Design: Marc Jacobs + Takashi Murakami Daisy Perfume Collaboration

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jacobs murakami collab daisy perfume 1 photo by gail worley
All Photos By Gail

While browsing in the perfume section at Nordstrom recently, I spotted something that immediately caught my attention.  The two creative minds of designer Marc Jacobs and Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami have joined forces for Daisy Murakami, giving Jacobs’ familiar Daisy fragrance a decidedly Murakami makeover. Major squee.

Murakami is known for his colorful, smiling, multi-petaled flowers, and here his signature motif takes over the Daisy bottle in the most delightful way.
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