Dullbulb & All

BOY. BY BAND OF OUTSIDERS

2012-02-15T01:09:00.002-05:00

I am really in love with these Polaroids of Michelle Williams for Boy. by Band of Outsiders. I think my personal favorites are the one where she is digging up Hitchcock and then having a lie down just after. Enjoy!

MHL

2012-02-03T01:59:00.002-05:00

I briefly mentioned Margaret Howell a few posts back regarding personal style and wanted to come back to that, touch bases if you will, to make sure we're all on the same page: MHL is the god almighty, amen. There now, we are able to move forward.

I'll do a proper fashion post with runway pics and all in the future but today I want to focus on her ad campaigns and the overall feel of her work.

Feel it:

All above images are from the S/S 11 ad campaign. Rather than go with the current collection, I bypassed it and decided to go with this one...these images are just so crisp and pure. Really makes me want to filter some water. I'm not even slightly joking.

(...and then I am of course pretty obsessed with these photos by Vanessa Jackman of the MHL S/S 12 during London Fashion Week)

OBJECTS OF USE

2012-02-02T04:42:00.000-05:00

I have this sort of fantasy of everything, everywhere being uniform and simple. I have a sneaking suspicion that a place like this may exist, but that's weird to even admit. It's like saying there's probably aliens out there ( just in case you're reading, hello aliens...).

Objects of Use is one of those companies with a website that speaks to me so deeply that I find it very difficult to break away. Here is some info from their INFO page:

From our shop in central Oxford, Objects of Use provides a source of enduring household tools and functional items. We seek out international archetypes of everyday objects, often items that have been made in the same way, by the same people, for a long time. We believe that having the right tool for the job vastly improves the experience of completing our daily tasks. We are 'against throwawayism', aiming to minimise the environmental impact of our products by offering objects that are built to last (and improve with age), using low-impact production methods and natural materials. We aim to source our products as locally as possible, with the majority of our products being manufactured in the UK or Europe.

I love the way they display their products on the website as well. Of course, here are some images to demonstrate:

Well! There you have it, I am officially the most boring person on the Internet.

Have a good day!

Personal Icon: Diane Keaton

2012-01-31T19:46:00.000-05:00

Personal style has become something of an albatross for me lately. Having lived in "The City" and "Abroad" for a while, I've come back to the small city I grew up in with a different take on the word "Fashion". It's not in all-caps or even italicized for me. It's just, a small word with the shh sound in the middle. I think I like things to be a little more quiet and simple at the end of the day.

This, a sentiment not commonly shared in small Mid-Western American towns and cities where the uniform is something along the lines of a Coach (the more prominent the C pattern the better) or Longchamp bag, paired with Lululemon workout clothes (though the Gap Body knockoffs will do), and Tory Burch flats if feeling a little...spicy.

Regardless, the absence of overt femininity appears to be a little confusing to the very very very white ladies here, though, that is not to say I'm parading in full Annie Hall get-up. I prefer "Margaret Howell work-in-progress".

The more and more I think about ageing and personal style I always come back to the same basic pieces: blazers, skinny jeans, Bass loafers, oxfords, chambray, cardigans, and glasses...always thick-rimmed and serious glasses. It's always fun to throw some statement pieces in there but then you have to have something to fall back on. There's an Andy Warhol quote, which says something to the effect of choosing a classic style so that you always look fabulous, no matter what your age.

I do have to say, locating old photos of her via Google Image Search wasn't as fruitful as I would have hoped- and I really did not want to use the three recurring Annie Hall images because they're old hat. I think the best thing is to review her work and take a few basic style notes in the process, please.

2011-12-01T23:52:00.001-05:00

You know, it's sort of funny, but I was once fired for saying I do not like photography very much (I worked in a photobooth company slash vintage camera store). While I definitely don't think it was an infraction, I do not think it was a statement worth making. Not because of the result, but only to realize later that as the person making this statement, at the time I had a pretty active Tumblr. I've come to realize that it's not that I hate photography...it's that there are so many people out there who do not attempt to take it to any new or extraordinary (or even slightly interesting) levels.

I like Jody Rogac's style. Her images are interesting, simple, rich and best of all... current... it is instantly obvious that very much intuitive thought and planning occurred behind the scenes.

FIELDGUIDED

2011-11-28T01:18:00.001-05:00

One of my new favorite blogs is Fieldguided, which is also an excellent Etsy shop where she sells her beautifully minimal silkscreened canvas bags:

You must have great love for a 'Some Velvet Morning' inspired anything or you might as well cease to exist.

She also has a Tumblr that I wish I had thought of, dreamcats. Which inspired a perfectly designed calendar for next year, one that I will forget to buy until well into the summer months but will always have a place in my black, black heart.

Apartamento (I wish I was)

2011-05-18T21:40:00.002-04:00

If you've followed me over from my Tumblr, you know that I am a huge fan of the interiors magazine Apartamento. Issue No. 7 just came out and I'm pretty much dying to read it.

That said and done, I'll be ordering back issues in the near future. I picked up my copy of issue 5 this week and re-read every story. Each one felt like a brand new piece, I don't even remember reading them when I first bought it on my trip to NYC last summer.

I hope I always forget everything in Apartamento so it never gets old.

Understated

2011-03-20T22:20:00.000-04:00

Prints by Laurie Sloan

Technically Speaking Susan

2011-03-16T00:24:00.001-04:00

This is my first post via my Blogger account. Though Dullbulb has been around for a little over a year on another blogging site (Tumblr), it seemed to be outgrowing that format, quite quickly.

To start off, with a bang: Photographs by Lucas Blalock:

These particular images remind me of growing up; when you start noticing the colors, textures and the general make up of objects. Something about these is a little frightening as well, not sure exactly what it is though.