Dear Shaded Viewers,
London designer Carri Mundane took her Cassette Playa crew to Pitti Immagine for an exclusive live video jumpdance installation up in the hills overlooking Florence. A group of about 60 of us were invited to spend the night at the Villa Gamberaia in Settignano, Florence. A future street gang of pixel warriors battling real and virtual worlds were joined by her Sci-Fi grime boys, all wearing a toxicolour uniform of patterns, graphic shapes, luxury street and sportswear. Carri, often copied but never to be duplicated, wants to make her own computer game and has definitely created a whole new planet. I was very happy to share in her event. (visit archives May 30th for exclusive ASVONF interview)
Carri Mundane aka Cassette Playa and the entrance to her jumpdance installation at Pitti Immagine
Earlier in the day, the Villa Gamberaia was outstanding and Carri and Mandi Lennard picked out a very special room for me. I was lucky, everyone else had to share their beautiful rooms with someone and I only had to share the bathroom with the sweet and highly creative Mr. Kim Jones, currently the Creative Director at Dunhill, more on that later.
Kim Jones, the new Creative Director at Dunhill. I did not make it over to Pitti to see his collection but I heard excellent reports from everyone that did. More on that later. I’ll ask him to forward some images for me to show you what he has been up to. Think luxury meets technology as Kim introduces his modern take on Dunhill classics.
Richard Mortimer of www.ponystep.com and Grace, responsible for the new film of Cassette Playa which we’ve requested for You Wear it Well 3.
Wandering around the grounds I ran into Luke from Arena Plus and Lulu Kennedy of Fashion East
Londoners at the pool and Matthew Stone, artist/DJ tells us non Londoners about the London fox.
Katie Shillingford, Fashion Editor Dazed and Confused, Gareth Pugh and Carson and Henry Holland
TEMPA T in the red shorts, the dj sitting with him is DEXPLICIT with mc’s SASKILLA + AFRICAN BOY
Nail competition, Mandi’s have the designs
Karou Sasaki, commons&sense Publisher and Editor in Chief
Joseph Quartana from Seven wearing Raf Simons
Jason Farrer and the ‘t-shirt’ we wondered if she knew what it meant but when she held up her banana, we knew that she did.
Susie Menkes gives an interview and Mr. Sex Clowns, Angelo Flaccevento
Back at the villa with Matthew and Gareth Pugh. I thought that Matthew and I would have made an interesting duo but failed to take advantage of the photo op. Dinner for 60 at the villa before Carri’s event.
Carri’s new collection, on the perfect model and Carson looking great in his monkey
Gary Card and Jason Farrer
Joseph Quartana and Jason Farrer at dinner and Gary Card, Carson and Gareth Pugh
Alistair Allan and Nic Jones and Jason Farrer, roommates for the night.
Outside the venue for Cassette Playa
Images from the event thanks to Alistair Allan, www.dirtydirtydancing.com
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Gareth Pugh and Carson and Mandi Lennard
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With Kim Jones and Gary Card by Alistair Allan, love this one
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Alistair Allan himself…and Gary Card. Allistair manages to make everyone look like movie stars, and we love it.
Take from Monocle Magazine
Off to the airport with Junsuke Yamasaki from Dazed Digital Japan
For more images from Cassette Playa Florence Party visit Dirty Dirty Dancing by Alistair Allan
Also present: Pablo Flack who owns Bistrotheque , Karen Langley is Senior Fashion Editor Daze & Confused
Sylvia Farago is Photographic Director of Dazed & Confused
Luke Day, fashion edtior of Arena Homme Plus
Fraser Cooke of Nike, based in Tokyo
Fashion Designer Danielle Scutt – she has 3 full pages in this month’s w magazine
Model Johan – blond hair
Verbal and his wife Yoon wearing Cassette Playa at party
Later,
Diane