i have an exhibition this thursday.

COME!

options on black

matter (or: what clubbing will look like in the future)

last night i did things i don't normally do. i left shoreditch (in itself a rarety) to go down south to a new club called Matter where hercules and love affair from new york were playing that night. once in it feels a bit like the matrix. everything is high-tech, the air-con is pumping and absolutely everything is clean. that said, for photos it's great, so i got a bit experimental. unfortunately no ladies lying on the bar were allowed so i couldn't go totally crazy with photo shoots. clean fun only.

cold but happy

lynx vs vice

i think at the moment a lot of brands, labels and magazines are throwing parties, i guess it's a christmas thing. i will not sniff at anything that has a) an open bar and b) a goody bag so i'm happy to take it all in and run from one thing to the next. in yesterday's case i went from a very mediocre iwontsaywhose party to a pretty decent one at the shoreditch studios organized by lynx (a very nice smelling deodorant for men) and vice. music great, people great, drinks not so great (i mean, ginger beer? come on!). anyway, we had a good time and by the end there were satisfactory amounts of boob-grabbing and nipple-showing, so i was happy.

from the street to the dancefloor

this is lois. i ran into her on the street the other day and we get chatting about all things glam and it turns out that she is a dancer in a group called the panther girls who dance for a band called glam chops. long story short, foxy lois will be one of 2 60's gogo dancers at the glamcanyon party! (in case you were still collecting reasons why you cannot miss this one)

glamcanyon is throwing a party! (and you're all invited)

you like the blog? well, you will LOVE the party! it was about time i assembled all those pretty faces i show you every week and put them all into one party - my own! Glamcanyon - the party that will bring you juicy pop and mainstream hip hop (you know you love it), 60's gogo dancers, an all female steaming hot dj-crew and a delicious crowd of fashionistas, models, industry people and - yes - NORMAL folks! we love everyone in the canyon, so please come on over and shake a leg, drink a drink and find someone to make out with.

please also join the glamcanyon facebook group for more updates/infos and deals.

this post is about the importance of scarves

here are 2 slightly unconventional ones for inspiration

italians (i think)

prada yey, kitsune ney

last night was the long announced kitsune party where the french label teamed up with some of london's best DJ's/club nights/acts to provide for a good time make a lot of money. i won't go into detail but one had to pull some serious strings to avoid paying 17 POUNDS to get in. once inside you were in for extreme heat and humidity and £5 cans of beer. luckily the ponystep room didn't let us down and we were in for the usual good music and dance fun.

before the kitsune thing we went to Prada Double Club (open bar, baby!) which we should have never left. here's some of the photos i took there:





in the cab on the way to the kitsune party (we were so naive....)




at HEAVEN, where the kitsune thing happened (i could only photograph one of the 5 different rooms since humidity was so extreme my camera wouldn't work. awesome venue choice, kitsune, seriously. who doesn't love rubbing up to sweaty t-shirts all night)


























and here's a little summary on my opinion of kitsune's PR (hi gareth) and door policy:

glamcanyon loves dawanda

friendly reminder that the glamcanyon feature on dawanda has only 10 more days to go, so don't forget to check it every day!

for those who still don't get it - dawanda chooses one photo a day and shows you matching accessoires produced by young artists who run a little shop on the website. if you're crafty and produce any type of artwork, why not set something up with them as well? i did it - i'm selling poster-sized prints of some of my photos which would surely make a delightful christmas present for gran and grandpa (wink, wink). i suggest you check out my store here.

koko von napoo

i don't usually talk about music on here but this time i'll make an exeption for KOKO VON NAPOO for 2 reasons: a) singer clara is my buddy from back in the days when i lived in paris and b) they totally rock. i'm serious. you'll find yourself humming their supercatchy melodies after the first listen which you can do here on their myspace. if u're in london catch them tonight for free at 93 feet east or sunday at rough trade on brick lane where u can also buy they newly released single.

i heart granny chic

give me orange! give me blue!

to die for hair color.

the fabulous world of Emma Bell

Cream colored ponies and crisp apple strudels are almost definitely among Emma Bell's favorite things as the colorful London-based designer spoiled her guests last night with a wonderland of pink cupcakes, popcorn, balloons, cotton candy, hot dogs, face paint, hair-styling and pink bubbly all while providing entertainment from Scottee, Jodie Harsh and lots of other wondersome creatures... Emma Bell, as of now, has made it to number 1 on my "people I definitely want to come to my birthday party" list.

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if i could turn back time

..then i would probably turn it back to the 1920s to hang with the flappers and shake a leg with fine young gentlemen while illegally drinking vodka from a teacup at a secret venue away from the spying eyes of the police. last saturday this was pretty much what i've done despite the fact that it is still 2008. PROHIBITION was the name of the night which happens every once and so often and is rather excellent fun.

FACTION!

there might be a lot of parties in london but only few of them can count me to their regulars. one of this elusive bunch is faction where i know good music and nice people are waiting to provide for a good time. faction last night happened at VISIONS on kingsland road which also happens to be the venue of the first ever GLAMCANYON PARTY to take place on Dec. 11th! watch this space for more information on it to be revealed soon....

grunge (?)

pop!

club cool is.....full of love

as promised, after fixing all technical issues, here is the second part of the saturday set. for fun: count all the different kissing couples. hackney was often voted the worst area in the UK to live in, but looking at this - how bad could it be?

club cool is....cool

last night, partyers ventured to a run-down warehouse in hackney wick where CLUB COOL put on one of the best parties i've been lucky enough to attend while in London. fab music, people and fun. pictures will come in 2 sets for this party as i need to get some technical issues fixed before i can hit you with the second part of this saturday night extravaganza

layers

fun poses and big cardies

both must do's this winter

book launch: CLUB KIDS

yesterday we celebrated a new book entitled 'club kids' by the talented Raven Smith assembling a testimony of london's club scenes from the very beginnings until now, introducing most of the important faces in london's buzzing nightlife. to convince yourself that you were there in spirit, just check out the photos below. xx

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man and dog, dog and man

We are all going to die

for weeks, last night's party called We are all going to die and go to HELL! has been rumoured to be the best of all halloween parties around, even though it actually happened the day after the 31st. while it could not beat the fun we had at ponystep last sunday it was still pretty good.

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halloween on nerve.com

y'all know nerve.com? i've been a fan for years and it's about time u discover it if you're still a stranger to this award-winning new-york based website. anyway, since it's halloween i shot the GORGEOUS Annette as the halloween date for nerve and u can find it HERE. keep an eye out for the surprise ending....

me me me me me and dawanda

remenber when a few months ago Dawanda.com did a feature where they posted a different glamcanyon photo each day? well guess what - the feature is back! and the first day is a style world premiere never to be seen on here before. check it every day for the next month by clicking on the ad on the right or HERE

and while you're at it, why not pop into the shop i've set up on dawanda where you can buy prints of some of my photos. check it out here and get some contemporary art on your walls, kids!

halloween at my house

as on every important holiday there was no party on last night that i'd have wanted to go to, so i decided to throw my own. our place is mini but we cosied up nicely as u can see below (and i really have no clue why every photo of myself includes a different man i'm rubbing up to).