PROVOKE

To stir up purposely; provide a needed stimulus 

/ A Brief History of the Mule / "Charting the shoe's journey from boudoir to the runway … Madame de Pompadour in her mules, walking around Versailles, click click click … Can you think of anything more exquisite?" AnOther.

/ Is Fashion Modern? / A video prelude to the eponymous exhibit organized to "ponder the relationships between clothing and functionality, cultural etiquettes, aesthetics, politics, labor, economy, and technology. Museum of Modern Art.

/ Brooke Holm / With a considered approach to each assignment, Holm’s work is recognisable for its clarity and distinct emotive qualities. Portfolio.

/ Five Super-Simple Swimsuit Brands to Know / Swimwear from some of Idun's favorite designers is being featured in T Magazine, including Baserange and  Gina Esposito of Nu Swim: "The ease of pulling it on and off and feeling great is the most important thing to me." T Magazine.

/ Frankie Cosmos, Next Thing / "As a singer, she’s perfected an inimitable vocal delivery that is willfully off-center, out-of-focus, and matter-of-fact." Currently one of our favorite artists in the shop. Pitchfork.

Image: Brooke Holm.

PROVOKE

To stir up purposely; provide a needed stimulus 

/ Bird in a Cage / "Those who travel with the current will always feel they are good swimmers; those who swim against the current may never realize they are better swimmers than they imagine." Harper's.

/ Five Female Artists Turning Hotel Selfies Into Art / "Hotels are somewhere you can check in to, but also somewhere to check out to." Amuse.

/ Interview: Francesco Manacorda, Artistic Director at Tate Liverpool / "It is very important for me to start programming an institution as a mediator between the public, the art and the artists." Independent Map Co.

/ Missoni Art Colour / Zig zags, stripes, vibrant combinations; in an age where fashion houses have moved beyond having a 'specialism' in, perhaps, leather or embroidery, Missoni has ownership of a unique signature. So It Goes.

/ Solange Previews Project for The Tate / "Creating and composing something special for the Tate..." Oyster.

Image: Amuse

PROVOKE

To stir up purposely; provide a needed stimulus 

/ Only Love Is Real / A celebration of elementary shapes, handmade construction, and a reminder that “only love is real…and it’s the law.” This Is Paper.

/ Q+A with Chef Magnus Nilsson / “What I do is document things that actually happened, and explain cultural occurrences mainly within food and mainly within the Nordic region — sometimes they turn out pretty to look at, too, which is an added bonus." Star Tribune.

/ W.D. Snodgrass, The Art of Poetry No. 68 / “You want to do something different. You want to do something new. And if you find that you’ve done that, of course that’s a satisfaction—for about ten minutes.” Paris Review.

/ Return to Film / Fashion photographers are shooting film to differentiate their work, regain control over their craft and find a more human pace. Business of Fasion.

/ Color in Context: Nude / Creating a more inclusive illustration of color and skin tone in fashion, music, and art. AnOther.

Image: This Is Paper