young british naturists, laura pannack

Love these pictures of Britain’s growing legions of young nudists by photographer Laura Pannack. Naturism isn’t so sexy – it’s a miserable summer holiday just minus the clothes.

christophe lemaire interview, thepop

Quick interview with new Hermès designer Christophe Lemaire on the POP blog today. Read the rest of it here.

the next weird, 032c

Our full feature from the latest 032c Magazine now available online. Includes video and everything. See it all here.

umit benan interview, thepop

Went up on the POP blog yesterday, nice little interview with Umit Benan. Read the rest of it here.

flowers/smoke, more things from around

Floral styling by Matthew Josephs; Luna T-shirt by Mother of Pearl, and Flora Vanitas by Simon Costin from the SHOWstudio shop; Edita Vilkeviciute shot by Alastair McKimm for Muse on Fashion Gone Rogue and some good old fashioned smoke flares deployed yesterday in London.

2010 year of the transsexual, new york times

‘Not since the glam era of the 1970s has gender-bending so saturated the news media. The difference now is that mystery has been replaced with empowerment, even pride.’ Article about the influence of Candy, transsexual model Lea T (above), and gender non-conformity from the New York Times. Read the rest of the article here.

andrej pejic, herald sun

Andrej Prejic in his local Melbourne paper this week. Not sure about the ‘femiman look’ they refer to in the article. Androgynous goes mainstream. Rest of the piece is here.

dog fights/orgies, some things i liked today

Some kind of hall of mirrors naked musical experiment photographed by Eliot Lee Hazel, amazing work by tattooer Xed LeHead shot by my mate/colleague Maxime Buechi, and a sideboard that should be in my flat from Ruckercorp in New York.

see you all, koudlam

Getting hyped by Hanna Hanra at The Beat and with good reason. This is the same Frenchman that did the music for Kenneth Anger’s film for Missoni earlier this year. Scares me in a Gaspar Noé way.

daria werbowy, vogue paris 2011 calendar

Haven’t missed a Vogue Paris calendar for years, not about to let this one slip the net. Placing orders with anyone doing their xmas booze cruising. See all the Daria images here.