Hermes and Balenciaga

These images of the current Hermes ad campaign are so sublime I figured I would post them. They put you in this dream world, which is probably best because once you see the price tags on these legendary products you will wish you were dreaming.During the Spring 2009 Balenciaga Show there were a few men's looks that were great so Nicholas Ghesquière did an equally great campaign so enjoy these images.

Buy Some Scraps and Make some Crap!!

You’ve got to hand it to American Apparel- they’re always finding new ways to make tired cotton and spandex duds into something exciting and marketable. In perhaps it’s more extreme permutation, American Apparel will now be bypassing design and production altogether and opting to sell the Bag-O-Scraps which the AA website describes as :

“collected cuttings from some of your favorite fun fabrics from around the American Apparel factory to make one-of-a-kind bags of scrap fabrics. Use them for all sorts of arts and crafts. Make clever jewelry, accessories, a card for your grandma or a colorful hanging sculpture for your apartment. Each bag comes with a zine (printed on scrap paper, of course) with five fun and easy scrap projects, complete with how-to instructions.”

It’ll be interesting to see the kinds of designs AA wearers who buy the Bag-O-Scraps will be able to come up with, and whether they will be more or less scantily clad than their current models.Bag-O-Scraps

Arndt Menke- Zumbragel: woodway bicycle

Berlin designer arndt menke- zumbragel is the creator of this unique bicycle made using wood.
The project began by investigating the use of wood as a construction material, paying close attention to its particular considerations. the result is a fully functional bike with a frame weight of 2.3 kg.(5.07lbs) with some special metal parts and carefully constructed wood pieces, arndt has created a bike that blends new and old together into one unique package. Be sure to check out the bent wood detail on the rear support, so elegant it would make Michael Thonet green with envy. I find the Fixed geared bicycle interesting because of its simplicity, the form and function are matched. In the sense that all parts and pieces are necessary to create a finished piece of elegant machinery.

Regardez Moi- Just Because...

Joyeux Anniversaire-Tres Frais

It seems like it was just yesterday that I started Tres Frais. Today marks the on year anniversary of the inception Tres Frais. I would like to thank those who have been reading my blog, and I would like to also incourage those people to comment on my posts. It would be nice to know what my readers are responding to. I plan to post on a more regular basis from this point forward. If you have any suggestions on topics that you would like to hear my spin on post a comment and let me know. Again Thank You and you can bet that there will be more to come.

I'm Ecstatic

I am so feeling the new Mos Def album The Ecstatic. I found out 30 mins ago that he will be in Charleston tomorrow night (8.13.09) at the Music Farm. So you can be sure to hear some of the best hip hop music that the world has to offer.

Ecstatic Tour Dates

Aug 12 2009 8:00P	Amos’ Southend - Mos Def Presents: The Ecstatic Tour w/ Jay Electronica and Medina Green MC, D.c.Q	Charlotte, North Carolina
Aug 13 2009 8:00P	Music Farm - Mos Def Presents: The Ecstatic Tour w/ Jay Electronica and Medina Green MC, D.c.Q	Charleston, South Carolina
Aug 14 2009 8:00P	Tabernacle - Mos Def Presents: The Ecstatic Tour w/ Jay Electronica and Medina Green MC, D.c.Q	Atlanta, Georgia
Aug 15 2009 8:00P	Adrienne Arsht Cntr - Mos Def Presents: The Ecstatic Tour w/ Jay Electronica and D.c.Q	Miami, Florida
Aug 17 2009 9:00P	House Of Blues - Mos Def Presents: The Ecstatic Tour w/ Jay Electronica	New Orleans, Louisiana
Aug 18 2009 9:00P	House of Blues Dallas - Mos Def Presents: The Ecstatic Tour w/ Jay Electronica	Dallas, Texas
Aug 19 2009 9:00P	House of Blues Houston - Mos Def Presents: The Ecstatic Tour w/ Jay Electronica	Houston, Texas
Aug 21 2009 8:00P	The Gothic - Mos Def Presents: The Ecstatic Tour w/ Jay Electronica	Denver, Colorado
Aug 24 2009 8:00P	Edmonton Events Centre - Mos Def Presents: The Ecstatic Tour w/ Jay Electronica	Edmonton, Alberta
Aug 25 2009 8:00P	Flames Central - Mos Def Presents: The Ecstatic Tour w/ Jay Electronica	Calgary, Alberta
Aug 27 2009 8:00P	Vogue Theatre - Mos Def Presents: The Ecstatic Tour w/ Jay Electronica	Vancouver, British Columbia
Aug 29 2009 8:00P	Roseland Theater - Mos Def Presents: The Ecstatic Tour w/ Jay Electronica	Portland, Oregon
Sep 3 2009 8:00P	Davies Symphony Hall - Mos Def Presents: The Ecstatic Tour w/ Erykah Badu and Jay Electron	San Francisco, California
Sep 5 2009 8:00P	The Palladium - Mos Def Presents: The Ecstatic Tour w/ Erykah Badu and Jay Electronica	Los Angeles, California
Sep 8 2009 8:00P	House Of Blues - Mos Def Presents: The Ecstatic Tour w/ Jay Electronica and Medina Green MC, D.c.Q	Boston, Massachusetts
Sep 12 2009 9:30P	Governors Island - Mos Def Presents: The Ecstatic Tour	New York, New York
Sep 17 2009 8:00P	The Electric Factory - Mos Def Presents: The Ecstatic Tour w/ Jay Electronica and D.c.Q	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Joyeux Anniversaire à moi ! ! !

I just wanted to take a moment out of this 223rd day of 2009 (8.11.09) my birthday to say Thank You!!!! to each and every person who contacted me to make this day even more fabulous. So Thank You Thank You Thank You and Joyeux Anniversaire to all my Leos, Hulk Hogan, Alex Haley an Asher Roth I see you.

Eau Mega

Viktor & Rolf's new Eau Mega fragrance (omega, get it? and I love it!), as explained by top brass from International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) at a press conference in the penthouse of the Cooper Square Hotel earlier this week. Naturally, V&R themselves couldn't make it as they're too busy with their spring collection just around the corner.Viktor & Rolf see the Eau Mega girl as a super-heroine, able to "megafy" the world and "transform reality into her own universe of beauty and glamour."The campaign image, Raquel Zimmerman shot by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, is based on an old 80's ad that the duo found online of a woman standing over a city and owning it, but not in that power-80's way.The spritzer is activated by squeezing the big V&R golden seal—or "megamizer," designed by Fabien Baron—while the nozzle is just for show. Apparently that technology took two years to develop.This is taken straight from the press material: "We dreamt of an essence that could express a new feminine freshness. 'Eau' in French has a slightly surreal connotation for those who can read between the lines."The juice itself represents the duality of the V&R brand as a whole, i.e. edgy luxury, a mix of floral-fruity (think violet, basil, pear) and rich-creamy (think sandalwood, cashmere, white musk).Like Flowerbomb, Eau Mega is going to be a major entry in the fragrance market—just as the name suggests—when it launches in October.

Regardez Moi-étude nue

I have always been inspired by the photographic work of Helmut Newton. So here are some of his greatest hits and a few others that I found visually interesting.