OPENING 007: the Skyfall Opening Sequence

Dissecting the intricately beautiful opening sequence of SKYFALL, the latest blockbuster in the James Bond legacy, is a heady task. First hurdle is the length. Director Sam Mendes dedicated over 3 minutes and 55 seconds of his film to the sequence, and designer Daniel Kleinman clearly had no trouble filling every frame with richly layered compositions hinting toward the movies key themes and elements.

I love the gorgeous segue from the Prologue into the Opening Sequence! As Bond (Daniel Craig) crashes below the water's surface, we shift from the reality of the main story into his psyche. Our hero plummets into his dark, watery grave as finely manicured, female fingers grip his collar pulling him deeper into his own demise.

Click here for more still-frames and the link to watch the FULL video:

Happy Hitchcock

Yesterday, my boo and I went to see "Dial M for Murder" (1954) in 3D (!!) at the TIFF - Bell Lightbox here in downtown Toronto. Neither of us had actually seen the whole film before, so it was really interesting to watch on the big screen. Grace Kelly's red dress in act one was probably my most-favorite part of the design:

Keeping with the running Hitchcock theme, here's an awesome video project from earlier this year where jdesom painstakingly stitched together a stunning panoramic timelapse of "Rear Window"  footage.

GO DO GOOD

December, 2010 - Chicago, Il
Snapped this a few weeks back while in visiting Logues.

TWO THINGS

 

The building across the street from MKG at Broadway and Houston, Soho - New York City.

Danger sign on the sidewalk below.

Glue Gun

Recycled toy sculptures by Robert Bradford.

LOVE SEAT

I'm so into this refurbished chair. Love's it.

Thanks DesignSponge

TRUE COLORS

It's not even noon yet on a Monday morning, but my mind has already been blown.

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Goldie

 I once won a goldfish from the Carnival at the State Fair, and that bitch lived for over five years. While she was gorgeous, she sadly was far less talented than these divas:

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Quintetto by Quiet Ensemble from yatzer on Vimeo.

Glass House

Really amazing art installation at the World Financial Center Plaza. I did location scouting there a couple of months ago for a project that never took off... it's like a whole other world down there.Click here for the full story.

Disco Vadar

Check out the full story on THE VADER PROJECT here.

Clothes Line

I'm obsessed with the look & feel of this new restaurant La Corde a Linge...

HUNGRY

Discover the work of Brusse here.

Five Point Oh

I'm completely in love with this little clip -- You know how I heart a sound stage.



Adobe CS5 - Production Premium from Seagulls Fly on Vimeo.

Reel Nice

In the Ring

Hit the gym with Jean Paul Gaultier.

Thanks again to gq.com for the hook-up on all the action across the Atlantic.

Mights

The trend has been slowly creeping up the charts here in NYC, but get ready because MAN TIGHTS are about to hit big.

Dolce and Gabbana showed these looks on January 16 in Milan.

In other andro-news, Pringle of Scotland gave a wink to their kilt-loving heritage with a little manskirt action. We've also seen this appearing in mainstream advertising like this spot from H&M:

Hit up gq.com for the full collections, details, and more...

Let's Do the Time Warp Again...

Totally loving the vibe at the DSQUARED2 Fall 2010 Menswear Show in Milan.

Frank n' Furter + Jason + Blood Splatters = the future.

And although he generally freaks me out a little, though it was great to see Bill Kaulitz (the lead singer of the band Tokio Hotel) rockin' some tranny fashions, including those high heeled boots....

Andro, anyone?

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GORGE-OUS

Click HERE to see more of the Winter 2011 Collection!

Best Outfit Ever

Susan & Hall -- January 13, 2010

Susan was working some amazing fashions, so I caught her on the way to the recycling bin and forced her to take a pic for the blog. Please note that is a creme soda bottle, not an empty Corona.

Hall was there for moral support-- and because he is also very stylish.