http://aganovich.com/manifesto manifesto Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:26:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Recently we have heard alot of grumbling about London and have emitted the odd one ourselves. Extortionate parking fines, unpleasant shop-floor staff, an inexperienced mayor, the general rising cost of living; as one collleague, recently returned from a job in Ibiza, pointed out: "London is a service provider, it's a ... http://aganovich.com/manifesto/2008/06/08/a-few-great-things/ The Skin+Bones exhibition has been beckoning since its opening on the 24th April boasting an exploration of "Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture". Ever keen to display our shallower side the main reason we hadn't visited was the simple fact of a rather weak looking title font. But an aimless ... http://aganovich.com/manifesto/2008/05/26/skin-bones/ Revealing two of the common interests at the House of Aganovich we watched 'Zizek!' and 'Lagerfeld Confidential' this week. Ostensibly two extremes of a spectrum, a master of depth and a master of surface the similarities are greater than the differences. Both are ultimately endearing but while the designer ... http://aganovich.com/manifesto/2008/05/23/189/ The 2nd biennial Fashion in Film Festival kicks off today. A five-venue extravaganza "'If Looks Could Kill' explores the compelling links between cinema, fashion, crime and violence". Aganovich provided a catalogue illustration for the film 'Leave Her To Heaven', the tale of an immaculately groomed and murderous wife with a ... http://aganovich.com/manifesto/2008/05/10/fashion-in-film-festival/ The Ladytron ladies at Aganovich AW08 show. Photo: Nadia Bettega We are pleased to announce that our long time supporters Helen Marnie and Mira Aroyo of Ladytron have chosen Aganovich to provide stage outfits for their forthcoming 'Velocifero' world tour. With their darkly intellectual/sexual aesthetic we couldn't think of ... http://aganovich.com/manifesto/2008/04/15/183/ As designers we are constantly inundated by photographers soliciting work. Due to the fact that in the age of the web we are all saturated by imagery we have in fact never hired a photographer via this avenue. We still work along the lines of 'meet friend in pub, meet ... http://aganovich.com/manifesto/2008/04/15/a-question-of-over-exposure/ Our short film with photographer Trevor Forrest 'The Angels Fell' goes live this Thursday on SHOWstudio. You can check it out here: SHOWstudio Political Fashion http://aganovich.com/manifesto/2008/04/08/the-angels-fell/ More manifesto than manicure but has anyone else noticed that you can zoom in on Guantanamo Bay on Google Maps...?!! Looking forward to them including the Street View facility...On which note we've been reading about REX 84, a presidential directorate signed by the supremo golly-gee King of Xenophobia Ronald Reagan ... http://aganovich.com/manifesto/2008/04/07/g-bay/ Slightly surreal but good for a giggle. We of the oh-so-deep-thoughts on handbag.com with 2007 Britain's Next Top Model winner Lauren McAvoy filming 'a day in the life..' for Vauxhall Tigra. Lauren's an absolute charm by the way and we wish her all the best. Handbag/Tigra http://aganovich.com/manifesto/2008/04/03/surreal/ Two events recently came on our radar that seemed ready made for an Aganovich twist:- SHOWstudio's 'Political Fashion' and the biannual Fashion in Film Festival whose theme this year is 'If Looks Could Kill: Cinema’s Images of Fashion, Crime and Violence'. And to our delight it looks like we will be ... http://aganovich.com/manifesto/2008/03/16/politics-and-violence/