Missoni F/W 2010-2011
July 29th, 2010
Missoni F/W 2010-2011
Directed by Kenneth Anger
July 29th, 2010
Missoni F/W 2010-2011
Directed by Kenneth Anger
July 26th, 2010

By now you’ve probably seen Todd Selby’s colourful new book, The Selby is in Your Place (reviewed in The Block issue 22). Yes, it’s a society book. And yes, it’s the offspring of his blog, The Selby. But the people inside aren’t random Joes by any means – they’re his friends (and Karl Lagerfeld).
July 23rd, 2010
Entrance Romance (it felt like a kiss) by Ryan McGinley
Featuring Carolyn Murphy
July 19th, 2010

Thanks to We Are Handsome, you won’t need a sunburn to stand out at the beach this summer. The breakout swimwear collaboration from Aussie designers Indhra Chagoury and Jeremy Somers is a sight for sore eyes. Slick enough to go from poolside to party, the line of hand-made one-pieces is splashed with bold colours and retro-inspired imagery – we can’t wait to suit up.
July 16th, 2010

Valentino Garavani retired from fashion design after his 2008 couture show, but this retiree is far from gone. Valentino continues to make heads turn, from 2009’s Valentino: The Last Emperor to this month’s Valentino Garavani Archives.
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July 12th, 2010
To commemorate Alexander McQueen’s brilliance, Visionaire 58 Spirit: A Tribute to Lee Alexander McQueen features McQueen’s trailblazing works alongside contributing artists like Nick Knight, Steven Klein, Mario Sorrenti, Steven Meisel, and many others.
July 8th, 2010

For Australian duo Canyons, the list of musical instruments they use on their EPs is as eclectic as their succession of DJ names (since this interview, they’re now known as DJ Tax and DJ Bill). Having released two EPs, Fire Eyes (on DFA Records) and The Lovemore (on A Hole in the Sky), Leo Thomson and Ryan Grieve, who also go by Leo Holiday and Ryan Sea-mist, are currently in studios finishing up their debut album (set to be released on Modular Records). The guys took some time from the busy schedule to make a mix tape for this issue of The Block, and after a few listens, we sat down to ask Leo a few questions.
June 30th, 2010

Karl Lagerfeld isn’t just an iconic fashion designer with a weird diet and little fingerless gloves. He’s also a photographer – mostly of men and modern architecture (both well-constructed).
June 28th, 2010


Siki Im is becoming a household name. The recipient of this year’s prestigious Ecco Domani Fashion Fund, whose previous winners include Alexander Wang, Patrick Ervell, Rodarte, Proenza Schouler, and Zac Posen, Siki Im has proven his years as senior designer at Karl Lagerfeld and Helmut Lang have finally paid off.
With a second collection under his belt, the German-born architect (Im studied at London’s Oxford School of Architecture) turned menswear designer impresses us with his literary inspirations.
June 24th, 2010
Alex Prager never had formal training as a photographer, but her short film Despair starring Bryce Dallas Howard has us fooled. While the photographer’s select film stills will be featured this fall at MoMA’s New Photography 2010, you can catch her photo exhibition of inspired damsels, Week End, at Michael Hoppen Contemporary gallery in London until July 17th.
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THE BLOCK MIXTAPE
by Canyons
Canyons Mixtape
Our summer mix tape is from Canyons, whose LP of synth-happy dance music will be released by Modular early next year.
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01. Dorothy Ashby - For Some We Loved
02. D.R. Hooker - Forge Your Own Chains
03. Nevidljive Terazije - Smak
04. Ofege - Nobody Fails
05. Urban Jazz Ritual - Car Crazy
06. Peter Gordon and Love of Life Orchestra - Another Heartache/Don't Don't Redux
07. Jared Wilson - This Love
08. MARRS – Anitina
09. Bill Wyman - Peanut Butter Time
(Severed Heads Interlude)
10. POND - Cloud City
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