Missoni F/W 2010-2011
Directed by Kenneth Anger

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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).

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Entrance Romance (it felt like a kiss) by Ryan McGinley
Featuring Carolyn Murphy

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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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