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Notes on The Modecast

noreply@blogger.com (Barima) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:03:00 +0000

The Modecast between myself and my dear friend Danielle Meder of Final Fashion last night was a great success in that it was actually watched by humans. The greatest reward was in how...

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Final Fashion x Mode Parade = Modecast

noreply@blogger.com (Barima) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:39:00 +0000

Tonight, Danielle Meder and I go live in less than 90 minutes (9pm GMT/4pm EST) time to gab about the state of the blogosphere, toe shapes, your mother's cooking and the polio...

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"Lose Your Way and Find Yourself"

noreply@blogger.com (Barima) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:01:00 +0000

There are some occasions that inform me that the Parade is appreciated by more than four humans at a time, every once in a while. Thus, I was most touched that talented artist Nina...

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Neo-Edwardiana, African Style/Negritude ala Senghor

noreply@blogger.com (Barima) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:35:00 +0000

A seasonal inspiration that I could not post to the Tumblr alone. Merry New Year, Paraders

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The Peculiar Parade of Mr. Fish (1969)

noreply@blogger.com (Barima) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:35:00 +0000

The Peacock King of Clifford Street, Michael Fish, is seen here presenting his then-latest collection in 1969 via a report from London Aktuell, narrated by Eddi Arent with original music. It's one...

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John Gayner: Lost & Found

noreply@blogger.com (Barima) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:40:00 +0000

Some of you may have noted that I am more focused on bringing my Tumblr up to speed than on the column at present. This shall pass in time. But in the spirit of that reblogging mentality, I am...

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And it's Goodbye from Steve Jobs

noreply@blogger.com (Barima) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:25:00 +0000

I'm afraid I've not the articulation to bid a passable farewell to Steve Jobs, without whom I might never have Broken iPod Blues, Apple Lust Objects and other digital addictions/afflictions....

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Mode Parade has a Tumblr

noreply@blogger.com (Barima) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:33:00 +0000

Having collected around 4000 images of preserved cultural ephemera, I began to consider that I may really need a Tumblr to indulge my appreciation. I finally launched this morning and am already...

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Design Lust Object No.6 - George Nelson's Pretzel Chair

noreply@blogger.com (Barima) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:07:00 +0000

George Nelson, born 1908 in Hartford, Connecticut, studied architecture at Yale University. A fellowship enabled him to study at the American Academy in Rome from 1932-34. In Europe he became...

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Sheila E - 'A Love Bizarre' (1986, Live on The Tonight Show)

noreply@blogger.com (Barima) — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:03:00 +0000

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African Bloggers Council

noreply@blogger.com (Barima) — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:26:00 +0000

Via Street Etiquette's Tumblr, a blue jacketed coalition of style writers converged over this past weekend on, appropriately enough, Savile Row post Ozwald Boateng's presentation. Pictured...

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A Man of Wealth and Taste

noreply@blogger.com (Barima) — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:10:00 +0000

The late Sebastian Horsley aside, what decadent could look as striking in a red suit as Mephisto of Marvel Comics? How very Thierry Mugler of him. Note the tall shirt collar - just the way I like...

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A Girl in Terry O'Neill's Soup

noreply@blogger.com (Barima) — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 15:01:00 +0000

Marion: Are you trying to get me tight? Robert: You're frightening enough sober. Recently, I had the pleasure of attending the private viewing for starshooter Terry O'Neill's...

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Nino Rota - 'The Glass Mountain' (1949)

noreply@blogger.com (Barima) — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 14:46:00 +0000

Vocals by Tito Gobbi

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The Alex Wilson Portrait Shoot, Part Four - Victoria & Albert Revisit

noreply@blogger.com (Barima) — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:10:00 +0000

Part Four involved a return to this city's venerated and adored Victoria and Albert Museum; long-term semi regular readers might recall that this was also the site of last year's Jamie...

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Design Lust Objects No.5 - Daum Crystal

noreply@blogger.com (Barima) — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:40:00 +0000

The trying time I am having whilst seeking to have repairs effected on a Daum crystal cactus in London has inspired this post's content. I suppose that some good should come out of this...

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Handsomeboy Technique - Adelie Land (2005)

noreply@blogger.com (Barima) — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:32:00 +0000

I hear the drummer strike the sky. I hear the drummer strike the sky! ... So naturally, as a consequence of becoming enraptured by Shibuya-kei and J-Pop over ten years ago, I thought...

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Richard Burton interviewed by Kenneth Tynan (Acting in the Sixties, 1967)

noreply@blogger.com (Barima) — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:00:00 +0000

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From the Estate of Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

noreply@blogger.com (Barima) — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:25:00 +0000

Hollywood Golden Ager and naval hero Douglas Fairbanks Jr., seen here in a 1940 portrait by Tino Costa, was the quiet perfectionist type when it came to matters of dress and...

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Multicultural

noreply@blogger.com (Barima) — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:50:00 +0000

Some may recognise the drapey Neo-Edwardian on the far left from last year's post on Bunny Roger. The forward thinking Continental and the strong shouldered metro boulevardier...

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Sly Fox - 'Let's Go All The Way' (1986)

noreply@blogger.com (Barima) — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 06:53:00 +0000

In spite of being somewhat unhinged, this energetic number is one of the best that 1980s New Wave pop has to offer: Let's go all the way

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Leather Lust Object No.12 - Isaac Sellam

noreply@blogger.com (Barima) — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 14:02:00 +0000

Leather craftsman Isaac Sellam works out of a Paris-based studio - what he calls his "leather research laboratory" - having spent 15 years honing his abilities before debuting his creations under the...

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The Vintage Prelude (Fashion for Women)

noreply@blogger.com (Barima) — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 11:56:00 +0000

Via 123rf.com I am in the midst of slapping together my general thoughts on the state of the vintage clothing, as seen through the eyes of an overdressed, bi-cultural West African in...

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The Alex Wilson Portrait Shoot, Part Three - Dog Day Afternoon

noreply@blogger.com (Barima) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:25:00 +0000

On one of the hottest days of this dying season, Alex Wilson and I reunited to further our collaboration, this time in the residential environs of Knightsbridge For thematic consistency - or due...

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Beastie Boys - 'Ricky's Theme' (1994)

noreply@blogger.com (Barima) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:24:00 +0000

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