Vinyl Check

Instead of sending my vinyls out to get cut, I’m doing them myself at home with a cutter I scored on eBay. It’s pretty nerve-racking because sometimes the cutter goes crazy on me. I’m just going to keep my fingers crossed that everything will turn out ok.

Bling it up

I’m starting to get into the production phase of the project. Here’s a sneak peek of one of my products, Bling it up. It’s a typical toy vending machine but dispenses capsules filled with diamonds (plastic diamond confetti). I purchased the vending machine at gumballs.com and the toy capsules on eBay. Unfortunately, the toy capsules came with multi-color caps so I had to spray paint them all black myself. More images to come soon.

Gucci – Forever Now

I was reading the NYTs today and came across Gucci’s new ad campaign. Similar to Louis Vuitton’s last ad campaign, Gucci is also trying to promote their heritage and quality.

The ad reads:
The man. The passion. The dream. Guccio Gucci lived the artisan’s life of Florence in 1921. Authentic. Enduring. Dedicated to perfection. His spirit inspires our traditions today. The beauty of what he began nurtured by generations Continue reading Gucci – Forever Now

Future of fashion

Here’s an interesting interview by Style.com with Robert Duffy about the future of fashion. He speaks about how a brand has to be different from everybody else and yet still maintain an image of a designer. “I never think that you should walk into a store and everything should be expensive. You still should have things that people can buy and that aren’t a gazillion dollars,” says Duffy. Continue reading Future of fashion

Valentino Spring 2010

Ever since Valentino retired, the new Valentino house has come across with some drastic changes. This season’s couture collection was described as a circus by Valentino’s partner, Giancarlo Giammetti.

He was “not sad … just surprised. … We have always supported the new designers and we love them, but this time we have to distance ourselves from this ridiculous circus.” -Giancarlo Giammetti Continue reading Valentino Spring 2010