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I'm here to celebrate all things iconic. People, places, music, film; if it's iconic I'm talking about it. And I'll be carving up a few false idols along the way too.
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The Bully You Can Love- Bottega Veneta's Essential Shoe 2008-03-05 11:50:57 Were it possible to boil down fashion for Spring/ Summer 2008, the little jammy reduction at the bottom of the pan would look remarkably like these shoes from Bottega Veneta
. A fun reflection of the relaxed formality Tomas Maier created for Spring, these woven wonders are a clever amalgam of golfing, orthopedic and sun-bleached preppy influences. They come in the three Miami pastels above (the grey and the blue are the colourways to go for) and are beautifully made (well it is Bottega) in super-soft calfskin. Peculiarly they're called "Bully
", although they're certainly no thug, and are available to pre-order in the US now. Lucky devils. Oh, and please don't wear them to actually play golf. They're far more Palm Beach than sand-trap..."Bully" shoes by Bottega Veneta
retail at $640 and are Read more:Essential
, Shoe
Let's Go, Let's Go, Blogotheque! 2008-03-04 15:56:32 Imagine standing on a cramped Tube train on your way in to work. That slightly peculiar soap-dodger in the corner is brandishing his knackered guitar, threatening to break the dull hum of the rat-race with a shrieking redition of "The One and Only". And then he starts. And now you're trapped in an atonal hell. Now imagine that the guy in the corner actually knows what he's doing. And that there's a cameraman in the carriage with him.La Blogotheque's Take-Away Shows are wonderful alternative music videos captured by a chap called Vincent Moon, a video producer from Paris. In essence they find a band (you may have heard of them, you may not), find an interesting urban environment, the band starts playing and La Blogotheque start filming. It's all done in one take with no editing and no rehea
A Day Chez Marco Pierre White - The Yew Tree Inn 2008-03-01 12:48:15 Marco PierreWhite
has many "interests" as he calls them. Not businesses, "interests". Not one to divulge what he's up to that much (he hadn't cooked in a professional kitchen for several years before Hell's Kitchen last year) Mr. White isn't one to boast. Looking at the exterior of this sixteenth century pub in Highclere, Berkshire, who'd have thought he was involved with this one?Oh right, the dirty-great letters on the front of the building. I see.Now anyone can go and have dinner at The Yew Tree Inn but, as a lovely treat, Mrs. Iconomist booked us in for a night under Marco's roof, staying in one of the smart rooms they have there. On our late afternoon arrival our room wasn't ready which would have been more of an incovenience had they not have had the (fairly) newly installed bar at Read more:Marco
Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2008 2008-02-10 15:07:16 In 1996 The Photographer's Gallery on Great Newport Street in London set up their Photography Prize to award the international photographer who is judged to have made the greatest contribution to photography over the previous year. Previous winners include Andreas Gursky, Luc Delahaye and Juergen Teller so this is a seriously big deal. The award winner will be announced in March after which the exhibition moves on to C/O Berlin finishing at the Deutsche
Börse HQ. Four photographers are shortlisted but only one can win the £30,000 prize put forward by Deutsche Börse. Let's meet the contenders...Esko Männikkö, the Finnish photographer, has been nominated for his broad retrospective Cocktails 1990-2007 which deals with the concept of isolation with a warmth, humour and integrity rarely s
Riitta Ikonen's Post 2008-02-06 07:26:31 Being one of those student artsy types, Riitta Ikonen has the benefit of two things- time and talent. After all, why else would she spend her time mailing a plethora of random items from Japan, Russia, Spain, Finland and England to see if they would be delivered. About a hundred were sent. Only three didn't make it. Which wouldn't seem so surprising were it not for the the sheer oddness of the packages.Take this lovingly soldered pipe for example. The address is crudely scratched into the metal and it still got there. It makes you wonder what the hell happened to that birthday card to Auntie Beryl that never arrived. On their own they are such perfect little vignettes but as a collection they have gained so much recognition that they are going to be featured in "Postcards", a book designed
Sam Sparro - Ice Cool Songbird 2008-01-23 11:03:54 As I'm sure all you cool kids on the music scene are already aware, Sam Sparro is on the verge of something big. Black & Gold, his soon to be released nailed on-hit, has been (and will be) likened to many things. I'm sure you'll have your own take on it but I'm plumping for like having a bath in warm honey as Marvin Gaye drops an electric fire in to join you. Sort of.No matter. Pete Tong's already playing it on Radio 1 and, when it's released, you will be too. Over and over and over again. You'll be humming it all day and it'll be the soundtrack to your dreams. Have a listen for yourself. Let me know what you think.At any rate it's got to be better than Westlife.Black & Gold by Sam Sparro is out on March 31st on Island Records. Read more:Songbird
The Iconomist 2008-01-17 19:28:22 Allow me introduce myself. I am The Iconomist.I'm here to celebrate all things iconic. People, places, music, film; if it's iconic I'm talking about it. And I'll be carving up a few false idols along the way too.Have any suggestions? Please let me know.I hope you enjoy the site.
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