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Graphic novel by Posy Simmonds; Tamara Drewe

A creative illustrator, British newspaper cartoonist and romantic writer with modernist twist best describe the work of Posey Simmonds.  Best known for her drawn work in The Guardian both later pubished; Gemma Bovery (2000) and of course, Tamara Drewe (2005-2006). Depicting the style of 18^th and 19^th Century gothic romantic novel s, Simmonds adds an ironic modernist incline capturing a ‘doomed heroine’ in both her published books. Her ear for dialogue is flawless, and handles a sympathetic yet merciless nature; a cruel but kind disposition making the book gripping and addictive.  Extremely amusing and acutely observed, the book and film gain dramatic strength and satirical thrust from using Thomas Hardy's first Wessex novel Far From the Madding Crowd as inspiration and armature. Tamara Drewe is a modern version of Hardy's headstrong Victorian heroine Bathsheba Everdene.

Reading Simmond’s Tamara Drewe for the first time, I was struck by the effective and incredibly realistic commentary on the way we live now. This book depicts the youthful life of English village life in the mid-2000s and her accuracy follows on right to hoodies crowed round a kebab van on a Friday night. Simmonds is witty, light hearted and thoroughly entertaining. 

Kate Moss's bedroom

I have a 9am lecture; I'll write about this later.

Jakwob - Here With Me

motion photography video; enjoy the natural aesthetic values

Quote of the day: Kanye's Fashion Cred

“I’m just a Chi-town n-gga with a Nas flow
And my bitch in that new Phoebe Philo
So much head, I woke up to Sleepy Hollow,”
Kanye West in “Dark Fantasy” from his new album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
WATCH his 10minute video.
  

http://kanyewest.com/runaway_normal/

a Minor King: "We're all in this together" thanks Karl

Pictured: Baptiste Giabiconi, Karl Lagerfeld & Vanessa Paradis

Last December, Karl Largerfeld took Chanel to Shanghai for the unveiling of the latest Metiers D'Arts collection. The extraordinary experience was featured in ID magazine where editor Charlotte Stockdale attended as she describes "In Shanghai, there is vibrancy in the streets and evidence of a city growing fast. Alleged to have 116 thousand millionaires living in the city, I reckon that in 5-10 years this will be the new Paris or New York".
chanel-paris-shanghai.com

http://vimeo.com/15624524