Patti Smith Inspires Helmet Magazine #3 Story

Model Anna Albrekht gets into Patti Smith's skin, but this time the suits she'll be wearing

are signed by Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen and Ann Demeulemeester among others.

The pictures taken by Darren McDonald get their inspiration from The Dream of Life,

a 2008 documentary film by Steven Sebring about the proclaimed Godmother of Punk.

Weekend Kicks Playlist

Tracklist

1. Wipe Out - The Surfaris
2. I Get Around - The Beach Boys
3. Me and the moon - The Drums
4. All of Me - Tanlines
5. Take Me Over - Cut Copy
6. Everywhere (Cover) - Vampire Weekend
7. Blue Jeans (RAC Remix) - Lana Del Rey
8. Let It Go (The Knocks Remix) - Dragonette
9. Houdini (RAC Remix) - Foster The People
10. Somebody that I usto know Remix - Gotye
11. How Deep Is Your Love? - The Rapture
12. I Wanna Be Your Lover - Prince
13. I Want You Back - Jackson 5
14. A Girl Like You - Edwyn Collins
15. I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
16. Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley
17. Lust for Life - Iggy Pop
18. Let's Dance - David Bowie Best Of Bowie
19. Half Mast - Empire Of The Sun
20. Goodbye Horses - Q Lazzarus
21. We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monáe) - Fun

Tank Summer Issue: In The Sun

Tank Magazine Summer Issue gives us even more of the fresh style they use to.

Camille Rowe smiles in casual and stylish girl-next-door clothes and is portrayed by Marcus Mam.

Note: Photoshoot better to be looked at while listening to She & Him.

 

^ Style tip: Pairing a smart playsuit with Converse shoes.

The 90s Are Already Vintage

The denim shirt, Versace's Gianni years, Dr Martens, the sportswear trend, Britpop...

Read the article by Blonde Hair Blue Jeans editor about how we are all about the 90s lately HERE.

Click the image to read the whole article.

Cool Kid On The Block

Fluorescent shirt / Splicing denim black dress / Pixel frame sunglasses / Flatform shoes / Fold back cuff

Background by Rod Hunt

The Hacienda’s 30th Birthday Celebrations Polo Shirts

The Hacienda, the legendary Manchester club who spread

the acid house, celebrates 30 years of its inauguration.

The Hacienda before the opening.

Founded by members of New Order and Factory Records boss Tony Wilson, The Haçienda was more than a nightclub. It was a concert hall, a café, a meeting of the tribes of northern post-punk England, a refuge and a catalyst for creativity. The club opened six days a week and did not understand music labels contributing to the eclectic musical scene. While in other parts of England people went to raves in fields, in Manchester they could dance under the roof of The Haçienda.

The Hacienda circa 1988

The disappearance of the physical space has not prevented the celebration of 30 anniversary of the club. 21st of May marks three decades of its opening and that day a party  is organized in the parking lot of the apartments that occupy the site. Also, the 2nd and 4th of June in Manchester, Laurent Garnier -a former Hacienda resident dj - will be in Sankey's club. All these events are accompanied by a photo exhibition and launch a collection of limited edition clothing.

As part of The Hacienda's Birthday, three special shirts designed by ellesse heritage are being launched.

As well as the Hacienda’s cedilla logo, individually designed tags and a canvas badge personally signed

by Peter Hook, the designs also feature branded brushed metal buttons made out of the very material that made up the Haçienda’s metallic floor. The "Label" "Legacy" and "Location" shirts, limited to 51 of each design, also come packaged with a surprise addition of a limited edition 12 inch vinyl which features specially commissioned Haçienda remixes.

Leo B Stanley wearing the Identity t-shirt in The Sunday Times in 1988.

There are some easier to get your hands on options if you want to endure The Hacienda's legacy with a piece of clothing. Here you can get a replica of the iconic "The Sixth Day" T-Shirt by Identity, first sold in Manchester's Afflecks Palace in 1988 and which became identifying symbol of the movement.

Saturday Mood

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Get The Look: Goo

Sonic Youth's sixth album, Goo, has one of the most iconic covers of music history.

This early 90's wonder can be found in most record stores and, if you are a music lover,

I bet you have had it in your hands thinking if you should buy it in that moment or not.

But in those moments when you were pondering if you should finally add it to your brand-new record collection or leave it for another time you come across it, you probably didn't realise you were looking

at an artwork inspired by a photograph of the witnesses of a serial murder case.

Sonic Youth have always liked to rely their covers to artists: Richard Prince, Gerhard Richter,

Richard Kern, Mike Kelley... This time it was Raymond Pettibon's work, known for his

comic-like drawings with disturbing, ironic or ambiguous text. He based this work on a

paparazzi portrait of Maureen Hindley and David Smith, witnesses in the trial of Moors Murders.

If you feel like today it is all whirlwind, heat and flash and you want to dress appropiately for it,

you will just need a houndstooth coat, a black turtleneck sweater, some Ray-Ban sunglasses 

and a dark bob wig to become a real kool thing.

Chelsea Girls

V Magazine

photographer: Sebastian Faena

stylist: Andrew Richardson

models: Contance Jablonski, Fernanda Tavares, Abbey Lee,

Eniko Mihalik, Sessilee Lopez, Joshua Walter, Martin Cohn

Friday Playlist (I)

"Youth is like a long weekend on Friday night"

Rookie Playlist: All That Glitters

If I just had had such good music taste when I was a teenager as they have in Rookie Magazine...

All That Glitters from RookieMag on 8tracks.

Sweeten your high school days and dreams about what you'll do

when you runaway with some of the glam rock finest tracks.

"A glam playlist for cosmic dancers, suffragettes, and foxes on the run. Let all the children boogie"

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A Whole Love: Wilco and Tavi Gevinson

Wilco's frontman son, Spencer Tweedy, directed this clip starring Tavi Gevinson and her teenage

crew of friends, including her own younger brother. The video resulted from this collaboration between

the Rookie editor and the musician's offspring is full of games, playfulness and genuine blameless youth.

Director: Spencer Tweedy

Music: "Whole Love" - Wilco

What Does Iggy Pop Smell Like?

Iggy Pop has been revealed as the new face of Paco Rabanne's new fragrance "Black XS L’Excès".

According the to Daily Mail:  "Paco Rabanne's Black XS L’Excès, which will have both a men's and a women's version, will debut in France in January next year, accompanied by a billboard and television campaign with Pop as the star. The name of the fragrance - French for excess - suits the American-born singer, who was once one of the music industry's most anarchic figures. Renowned music video director Jonas Akerlund - he of the recent Girl Panic! Duran Duran music video starring 90s supermodels - will be directing the TV commercials, which will screen in the new year."

 

Though this punk legend had already discontented his fans by  letting "Lust for Life" be used for many years in ads for Royal Caribbean, or by starring in an insurance campaign on british TV (said to be almost as unsettling as Johny Rotten's Butter commercial); his collaborations with fashion world have usually been met with acclaim by critics.

Even in this blog we dedicated a post to his Love Magazine cover, but I'm afraid this time I'm not a fan of his choice. The image for this ad is weird, he looks like he's having "No Fun" holding that huge bottle of fragrance.

We All Go Back To Where We Belong

Spontaneous, natural, beautiful Kirsten Dunst in the Warhol-esque video for R.E.M. final song.

A sweet smile for one of the best bands ever.

You may have the body, but do you have the song?

It's not the first time I share a video from a Metronomy song with you,

but believe me, it's worth watching it.

Directed by David Wilson
Filmed in Torquay, Devon

Pull shapes (I): DIAMOND

I don't know if not spanish readers have heard something about this, but here they're trying to define women's body shapes in order to standardize sizes. Not only i found awful the idea of cataloging women as objects shapes, my indignation increased when i saw the options for men were more like: athletic, slim... so, no geometric shapes? Not fair.

Women Official Shapes

I completely refuse the idea of cataloging people by their bodies, and i sincerely find it a stupid measure, given that every girl knows herself and knows what makes them look best.

So here I go, I propose a new way of deciding your shape, your personality shape. Best of all is that they're not excluding categories, you can be any of them depending on your mood or how are you feeling about the day you have ahead... You probably are all into one!

DIAMOND

You like to shine, you like to hear how amazing you look, how good looks that new skirt you bought. You light up every place you're in, because you feel powerful, keep laughing, dance, have fun knowing that all the girls obsessed with their body shapes will never enjoy as much as you're enjoying!

In this style: Edie Sedgwick, Kate Moss, Adriana Lima, Diane Kruger, Christina Hendricks, Katy Perry, Beyoncé, Daria Werbowy, Heidi Klum, Alexa Chung, Audrey Hepburn ...

Songs:

I bet that you look good on the dancefloor

Long before rock'n'roll

Femme fatale

Queen of the World

Dancing Queen

Moi Je Joue

Girls Just wanna Have Fun

No You Girls...



They'll be wearing: Sequins, chiffon, colour block, velvet, lace, platforms, mini dresses, red lipstick...

So, be diamond my friend... and dance!