Fashion, isolated. Fashion, the surreal sartorial carnival. Fashion, an art similar to the carving of delicate ice. Such are the connotations derived from the early fashion photography of Melvin Sokolsky, who was only 25 when he created his iconic Bubble Series for Harpers Bazaar. “When we explore and follow our dreams we are mining the sum total of our being,” quotes Sokolsky on his blog. Find his site here and his book entitled Melvin Sokolsky “Archive” is available now on amazon.

We Are Handsome is an amazing swim wear line from Australia. Their aim: to “create spellbinding works of art.” And wearable too.  View more from their S/S 2011 collection at www.wearehandsome.com

“Scoutmaster” oil on wood

“Under the Hat” oil on canvas

“Stealing Time” oil on canvas

There is something strange and dark lurking in the provocatively beautiful paintings of Kenney Mencher; its the same feeling you get when you think you see someones shadow pass a window or the way your heart convulses during an old noir film. Mencher’s paintings can have that same emotional stir as an Edward Hopper or Norman Rockwell – an entire living breathing world exists beyond the context of the canvas; a third dimension that is alive in a seemingly eternal daydream. Exclusive Pas Un Autre interview with Kenny Mencher after the jump….

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If you happen to be in San Francisco this Wednesday, August 4th, Oliver Maxwell Kupper is showing his series of new works at the Space Gallery.

“James Dean (Lucky Strike)” 1957

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Crown of thorns necklace by Givenchy.