Two colorways of the New Balance 1400 have dropped. The seamless synthetic/mesh upper is complemented with the innovative REVlite midsole, which provides premium responsiveness and durability at a 30% lighter weight than other foams with comparable performance. The weight of the sneaker comes down to only 200 grams.
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The updated ‘Naval II’ shirts will be unveiled at The Standard New York on Bastille Day and feature Andre’s pink “Mr. A.” character on the chest and a red and blue sailor’s hat on the sleeve (representing NY.) A limited edition of the shirts will be sold at The Standard, New York shop and ShoptheStandard.com, as well as Opening Ceremony in New York and Los Angeles, and Colette in Paris.
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Tailored to the demand of urban cyclists, Levi’s will soon be launching the Commuter Series. The first drop includes the 511 Commuter Skinny Jeans and the Commuter Trucker Jacket.
The jeans have a U-lock storing waistband, and the waistband is raised to ensure against the ever unwanted crack attack. The jacket also features a slight tail for maximum coverage while hunched over, and has touring pockets in the back.
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This exhibition of large-scale photographs is from their ongoing investigation into the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. The exhibition also features a number of other works, many previously unseen in the UK.
Atomgrad (Nature Abhors a Vacuum), 2010 is a suite of eight photographic prints depicting deserted interiors from the abandoned town of Pripyat, situated within the 30km wide Exclusion Zone around the site of the disaster. Books remain on shelves and desks, bed frames remain intact and once-exquisite parquet flooring lies on the ground like rubble. A yardstick appears within each image and is a recurring motif throughout the exhibition. These objects of measurement – functional yet obsolete – act as a marker of scale and order, alluding to the tensions between association and analysis, memory and material fact.
Exhibition runs through to September 10th, 2011
John Hansard Gallery
University of Southampton
Highfield
Southampton
SO17 1BJ
During the ‘60s and ’70s, Brian Duffy (1933-2010) was, along with David Bailey and Terence Donovan, a member of the fashion photography elite. His docu-style shoots for Vogue and Queen magazines were aimed at dispelling the gloom of the post-war period and provided a self-consciously youthful, visually literate generation with a new sense of self, and of London. Duffy gave up photography in 1979, at the height of his career, and set fire to most of his work in his back garden.
His son, Chris, spent years searching through archives and publications all over the world to produce ‘Duffy: In His Own Words’, published this month by ACC Editions. Among Duffy’s most iconic images were those used in campaigns for Benson & Hedges and Smirnoff, a series of studio images of Michael Caine shot in 1964 and the covers for David Bowie’s ‘Aladdin Sane’, ‘Lodger’ and ‘Scary Monsters’ albums.To coincide with the book’s release, ‘Duffy: A Visual Record of a Photographic Genius’, the first and only book of the photographer’s work.
Exhibition runs through to August 28th, 2011
Idea Store
321 Whitechapel Road
City of London
E1 1BU
The M9-P rangefinder camera, is an ultra-discreet version of their popular M9. Featuring the same compact size, full-frame, 18 megapixel sensor, sophisticated image processing and robust construction of the Leica M9, the M9-P adds a touch of minimalist styling.
The red dot logo and M9 lettering on the front have been omitted and replaced with the Leica name in classic script form engraved on the top plate. The body is finished with vulcanite leatherette, while the LCD screen includes a scratch-resistant, sapphire crystal covering.
The M9-P is compatible with nearly every Leica M lens produced since the line’s introduction in 1954 and will be available in two different finishes, black paint or traditional silver chrome.
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