Follow me on TwitterListen to my blipThe Business of FashionAlexei & Partners Email me var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-5345333-6"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} function show_notes(post_uri) { var key = '/uIojWsJsR'; var post_id = post_uri.substring(post_uri.lastIndexOf('/') + 1, post_uri.length); var notes_uri = 'http://www.tumblr.com/dashboard/notes/' + post_id + key; window.open(notes_uri, '_blank', 'width=500,height=600,scrollbars=1,resizable=1'); } Tumblr (3.0; @vikramkansara)http://vikramalexeikansara.com/<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l84kkfROyT1qzym7wo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>A raw undercurrent in these polished times? RT @AnOtherMagazine: Harmony Korine’s <a href="http://www.proenzaschouler.com/shop/">new film</a> for Proenza Schouler. <a href="http://ow.ly/2ywMv">http://ow.ly/2ywMv</a></p>http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1053588334http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1053588334Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:05:03 -0400<object width="400" height="251"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OoiW5-uA3_E&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OoiW5-uA3_E&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="251" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Very funny @PringleScotland animation by David Shrigley</p>http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1053326161http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1053326161Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:48:33 -0400<object width="400" height="254"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5bz-P8685_M&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5bz-P8685_M&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="254" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>H&M confirms Lanvin collaboration…</p>http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1053243913http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1053243913Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:24:20 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7goo71ait1qbpleso1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZA3a_XLCCs">A Notebook on Cities and Clothes</a> (1989) by Wim Wenders: a documentary film about Yohji Yamamoto via <a href="http://little-oms.tumblr.com/post/983192400/notebook-on-cities-and-clothes-1989-wim-wenders" class="tumblr_blog">little-oms</a></p>http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1051588995http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1051588995Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:31:09 -0400<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l83ooeKvcF1qbehb1o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>“Why <a href="http://www.apple.com/itunes/ping/">Ping</a> Is the Future of Social Commerce” by @gigaom via @Malbonnington: <a href="http://gigaom.com/2010/09/01/pingfuture-of-social-commerce"><a href="http://gigaom.com/2010/09/01/pingfuture-of-social-commerce">http://gigaom.com/2010/09/01/pingfuture-of-social-commerce</a></a></p>http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1051351907http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1051351907Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:37:31 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l83kgzoDto1qzym7wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Remembering legendary nights at the Hole with <a href="http://stochlfoto.tumblr.com/">stochlfoto</a></p>http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1050940207http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1050940207Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:05:22 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l83c7w0jvb1qzym7wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Clever digital outdoor from the Dutch health club chain, Fitness First via @MusaTariq @thorkildB @faris <a href="http://bit.ly/18EMhZ">http://bit.ly/18EMhZ</a></p>http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1050111494http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1050111494Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:07:00 -0400<object width="400" height="325"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YqcsDz0nJic&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YqcsDz0nJic&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="325" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg</p>http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1049586793http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1049586793Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:09:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8341ujWbc1qzym7wo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8341ujWbc1qzym7wo5_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8341ujWbc1qzym7wo6_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8341ujWbc1qzym7wo7_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8341ujWbc1qzym7wo8_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8341ujWbc1qzym7wo9_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8341ujWbc1qzym7wo10_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Jacquelyn Jablonski by Catherine Servel for Telegraph Aug 2010</p>http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1049332511http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1049332511Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:10:00 -0400<object width="400" height="251"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dwePmYzQn68&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dwePmYzQn68&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="251" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Still Life: A short film about Tony Judt @nybooks</p>http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1048534486http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1048534486Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:46:26 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l82u6t8yi41qbehb1o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>fashion.telegraph.co.uk</p>http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1048503784http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1048503784Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:38:19 -0400<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pD_aNHjr_gE&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pD_aNHjr_gE&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Y-3 AUTUMN/WINTER 2010-11</p>http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1048426163http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1048426163Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:17:34 -0400<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/C_nyE79vjIE&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/C_nyE79vjIE&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Lanvin for H&M?</p>http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1048423743http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1048423743Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:16:56 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l82rskOzFj1qbehb1o1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>As fashion’s center of gravity shifts east, in terms of both consumption and brand ownership, what does this mean for luxury brands for which country of origin is an important part of their identity? <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/29be1952-b534-11df-9af8-00144feabdc0.html">Relocated Labels</a> via the FT</p>http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1048310578http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1048310578Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:46:00 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l82qzv97Vw1qzym7wo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l82qzv97Vw1qzym7wo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l82qzv97Vw1qzym7wo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l82qzv97Vw1qzym7wo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l82qzv97Vw1qzym7wo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Iraq via the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/08/31/world/middleeast/iraq-drawdown.html#0">NYTimes</a></p>http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1048248660http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1048248660Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:28:43 -0400<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/01/opinion/01gibson.html?_r=1&ref=global">William Gibson on an ever more Googleable future</a>: <p>@GreatDismal Brilliant @NYTimes piece on the collective distributed genie, “organ of global human perception,” “coral reef of human minds and their products,” “post-national super-state” that is Google.</p>http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1047683306http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1047683306Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:49:00 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l819w9qRzv1qzym7wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://stochlfoto.tumblr.com/">Stochlfoto</a> is bringing back memories of Colorado last summer. Here’s to one year ago! This photo by our friend <a href="http://kevintrageser.tumblr.com/">Kevin Trageser</a></p>http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1043901090http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1043901090Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:21:45 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l813qbaZX71qzym7wo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Michaël Borremans via <a href="http://www.nomenusquarterly.com/">nomenus quarterly</a></p>http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1043364143http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1043364143Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:08:35 -0400<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7zi0ho0c71qzym7wo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>@dddiana you would like! Cool that it works via lift tickets: Nike+ Meets Gowalla App for Snowboarders via <a href="http://mashable.com/2010/08/30/epicmix-app/">mashable</a> “What’s different (and especially impressive) about EpicMix is that it doesn’t require a smartphone or GPS-enabled device to participate, nor does it require familiarity with geolocation apps and the concept of ‘checking in.’ Everything visitors need is already in their pass or lift ticket.”</p>http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1038643060http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1038643060Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:21:52 -0400<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7z5omqVzB1qbehb1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is pretty awesome. The latest Google Chrome Experiment is an interactive, personalized Arcade Fire music video powered by HTML5: “Choreographed windows, interactive flocking, custom rendered maps, real-time compositing, procedural drawing, 3D canvas rendering… this Chrome Experiment has them all. ‘The Wilderness Downtown’ is an interactive interpretation of Arcade Fire’s song “We Used To Wait” and was built entirely with the latest open web technologies, including HTML5 video, audio, and canvas.” You experience the project using your childhood home as a starting place. Here is mine: <a href="http://bit.ly/9Ba9vt">http://bit.ly/9Ba9vt</a> The experience is set to unfold over time socially, and via digital and physical mediums. More via <a href="http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/08/google-and-arcade-fire-team-for-html5-experience/all/1">Wired</a></p>http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1037547479http://vikramalexeikansara.com/post/1037547479Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:57:00 -0400