Friday, November 13, 2009

Inspiration: The Papua




Magic Necklace...



One the inspirations for our new collection rock & bone 

was the Papua New Guinea.  

We love a gathering with bold body adornment statements. High Drama.  

The video below is from french photographer Eric Lafforgue.  

The photos were taken at the biggest tribal meeting in the world: in Mount Hagen , Papua New Guinea. At this cultural fete the Papua paint themselves and dress up with feathers, pearls, bone, shells and animal skins to represent birds, trees or mountain spirits...




 Pictures taken from a book by Eric Lafforgue
Le plus grand rassemblement tribal du monde, à Mount Hagen en Papouasie Nouvelle Guinée. 
Photos tirées du livre "Papous" d'Eric Lafforgue


For more on Eric visit: www.ericlafforgue.com/papua.htm

To adornment,
Cherise

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

New Crush - Pietari Posti


Our new crush is Pietari Posti. This Helsinki  born illustrator is certainly worth fawning over! Check out some of his work...





Saturday, November 7, 2009

This is what it looks like when the Ancestors rejoice! - Roy Ayers - Everybody Loves The Sunshine




2007 Urban Organic Festival in Detroit. Roy Ayers calls up several performers to the stage for an impromptu freestyle, including Amp Fiddler, Bishop, Yazarah, Monica Blaire, Baam Davis, Maya Azucena and Alison Crockett