(Photo from Stylefrizz.com) In one of the odder coincidences of this Academy Awards, two major designers are nominated for their work in films based on the fairy tale of Snow White. Eiko Ishioka, who is known for dark and sculptured designs, took a lighter than air approach with Mirror, Mirror while Colleen Atwood designed severe, almost armor like costumes for the characters in Snow White . . . more »

(photograph from Fashion Foie Gras) Eiko Ishioka's posthumous Academy Award nomination for designing the costumes in Mirror, Mirror capped off the career of one of the boldest multi-media designers in the world. Ishioka began working for the cosmetic giant Shiseido after being one of the few women to graduate with a degree in design in 1961. Once she opened her own design firm in the . . . more »

Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City Kendrick Lamar's break out album about a young man's journey across town to visit his girlfriend has been getting rave reviews from all over the country including this review from Atlantic writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, "Good Kid is not simply one the best hip-hop albums I've ever heard, but one of the most moving pieces of art I've seen/heard in a long, . . . more »

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