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Nowness: Bruce Weber's Dream Places excerpt

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Test Shots: Koji Kusakabe

Jake Davis Test Shots: Koji Kusakabe from Jake Davis on Vimeo.

This is the latest offering from filmmaker Jake Davis's "Test Shot" series. This is some "ish" that's cool like that.

courtesy: Jake Davis Blog

Hermés window installation

   

Luxury brand Hemsés is one of the best in the business when it comes to fines luxury items for men and women. Maison Hermés Japan recently featured the work Japanese designer, Tokujin Yoshioka, in their window display. Passersby were treated to a visual exhibition of Hermés scarves suspended in the store window. The scarves billowed gently in response to Japanese actress projected onto a video monitor as she softly blows.

I've purchased a few of these in my time, and for all you ladies who haven't had the privilege, tie one around your neck. If you need inspiration, let me know... I have a few other suggestions for usage.

Below is a sequence showcasing the ethereal quality of the video installation.

Erykuh Badu strips naked in Uncut 'Window Seat' Music Video

   

Always one to push the envelop, Erykuh Badu ups the ante with her newly released "Window Seat' video. Erykuh strips down 'til she's naked in the video, which was helmed in at Dealey Plaza, the site of John F. Kennedy's 1963 assasination, in her hometown of Dallas, Texas. 

Badu Tweeted about the making of the, which was captured in one spontaneous take. The artist says the video rebels against "groupthink," which is a movement by groups to reach a consensus without critically testing or evaluating ideas in-order to minimize conflict. See the Uncut video after the jump.

Church's Shoes: English craftsmanship

  

Church's - English made shoes from Très Bien Shop on Vimeo.

Rihanna beckons for a 'Rude Boy'

  

The sultry Rihanna has just finished her video for her new single, 'Rude Boy.' Hailing from Barbados,  21-year-old says she's going back to her roots for 'Rude Boy', which has a West Indian swing. The video was directed by Melina Matsoukas.