Thursday, February 28, 2013

Ball Pythons

Recent found image / google image search obsession: Ball pythons.

According to wikipedia: 'Python regius is a nonvenomous python species found in Africa. This is the smallest of the African pythons and is popular in the pet trade, largely due to its typically docile temperament. It is also known as royal python or ball python.[3] The name "ball python" refers to the animal's tendency to curl into a ball when stressed or frightened.[4] The name "royal python" (from the Latin regius) is based in part on the story that Cleopatra supposedly wore the snake around her wrist.'

The following series of images have been extracted from this Ball Python breeder's website.

A variety of curiously fluid, squirming, dappled, repeated, dotted, geometric, flecked, mosaics / patterns of motley, patchy, pied, spotty, striped, amazing snake skins.


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Backstage, London Fashion Week F/W 2014

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A selection of unconventional backstage images by Masha Mel taken at London Fashion Week.  Snaps from Louise Grey, Meadham Krichhoff and Ryan Lo shows respectively. All images found at Masha Mel's blog.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Textures and Fabrics from F/W 2013 RTD: a brief survey of detail shots

A very brief and by no means in-depth, cursory selection of interesting details from the 2013 winter collections from New York and London Fashion Weeks*. Proenza Schouler piqued my interest first and foremost, other notable mentions below. Note three front-row guests' reflections centered and framed in the metal embellishments on that curious Burberry Prorsum silver-leopard-print / mercury-splatter-print coat.

*As selected by both Neeve and myself.


Proenza Schouler F/W 2013 Proenza Schouler F/W 2013 Proenza Schouler F/W 2013 Proenza Schouler F/W 2013 Proenza Schouler F/W 2013 Proenza Schouler F/W 2013 Proenza Schouler F/W 2013

Preen+Fall+2013+Details+dK9iUuZHaeNx Preen F/W 2013

narciso rodriguez Narciso Rodriguez

Burberry F/W 2013 Burberry F/W 2013 Burberry Prorsum F/W 2013

michael-kors michael-kors michael-kors Michael Kors

3-1-phillip-lim 3.1 Philip Lim

Christopher Kane F/W 2013 christopher kane Christopher Kane F/W 2013