'Lang destroyed the plastic, metal, leather, fur, and fabrics thatrepresented years of hard work in fashion, creating floor-to-ceiling forms thatresemble forces of nature: stalactites that have formed over the course ofhundreds of years, and the catastrophic powers of tornadoes.'

23,000 spiders=1 ounce of silk

Strands of silk from over one million of Madagascar’s golden orb spiders (Nephila
madagascariensis) were woven together to make this dazzling textile, the only one
of its kind in the world.

at the Art Institute of Chicago, until 31st October, then at the V&A in January 2012
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want want

have I ever wanted something so plain so badly? maybe, maybe not, because they usually end up in everyday use, and not having the one off allure of the flashy, but oh how I want this acne shirt from Incu

A Space Wardrobe

The New York Times has a gallery of spacesuits from the golden era of space exploration.

(science and technology studies, design history, and they are beautiful especially in x-ray)

surfeit of denim (acid wash issue)

all from Seventeen magazine, September 1987. Back to school in varying degrees of acid wash.

all feathers. no excuses.

yes. all sorts of fantastic feathers can be worn on one's head "because I liked them", "because they are pretty" or "just for fun, don't get offended" without stooping to the 'hipster headdress' or in any way appropriating Native American cultures. These photos are from the Melbourne Cup, where fancy hats vie with gambling and drinking as high points of the day.

several of these are from The Age, and Vogue Australia has a few galleries of photos.

mirrored rooms vs. the scanner.