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Feeling stuck in groupthink? Hitting a wall creatively? This reference bank is designed to get you out of funk. Complete with curator's comments and linked to the original source, each of the images below exists in context and leads down a rabbithole. Updated over time, with new links added every week.

L’ÉTIQUETTE magazine

This is one of Laurance Schlossman’s pictures from Pitti Uomo, first shared with the magazine as part of the camera roll series that offers a peek into the work and lifestyle of people in fashion. He had so much fun with the ties, and I love the magazine’s social strategy - endless source of raw inspiration.

Pattisoncha soaps

I found this brand through their collab with my pilates studio...and I've fallen in love with their creative direction. Both the products and the visuals are intriguing and slightly surreal. Funky and creative in the best way possible.

Grandma street style

Captured by Emi Buchwald. There is nothing like a wardrobe and style built over decades.






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Geel x Cierra O’day Johnson

I love when brands get a little freaky. The underlining tone of this photoshoot is unsettling. Who is this cool girl and what is she looking for in this empty house? Who pushed her into that pool? Old creepy Hollywood is written all over it.

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Designing in a post-taste world

By Ben Stark. Ben is a product designer, so the core application of the discussion here is on app and website design. The points he makes span across industries though - what is the line between good ugly and bad ugly?
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Hodakova Bra Top via The Ceiling

Hodakova is a young Stockholm-based brand focused on deconstructive, "converted goods" pieces. The Ceiling is a vintage shop evolved in a digital magazine and shopping platform. They've got one of those IG feeds that's fun to comb through.

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Jemima Kirke for Merlette

One of the images from Merlette's Pre Fall 24 campaign shot at the Lotte Palace Hotel by Carlota Guerrero. Directed by Roxane Danset. It's amazing how powerful it is to be a timeless it girl.

Grandma street style

Captured by Emi Buchwald. There is nothing like a wardrobe and style built over decades.






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CARO Editions

CARO Editions is a fashion brand based in Copenhagen. Love the garment details and the styling of their fourth collection!

Bevza's floras for spring

A marigold patten from Bevza's SS24 collection. Bevza is a luxury womanswear brand based in Ukraine. There, marigolds mean revival and mother love.

Spermworld merch

Spermworld is cinematic documentary about online forums for sperm donations directed by Lance Oppenheim. Every element of his productions is such an easy gateway into the strange but deeply human worlds he discovers. I want this hat - it made me watch the doc and it's surely a conversation starter.

Ren Faire posters

Ren Faire is another Lance Oppenheim production - think Succession meets Renaissance Fair. The posters remind me of A24's AI posters for Civil War - really, really well done. The production of the doc itself is even more mind-blowing, I haven't seen anything like it.

Amélie Pichard's Pichard Bag

She's done lots of variations of this bag, using different patterns, materials, and even turning it into a giant candle. This one is maybe the most endearing, letting the customer finish it and make their own.

Memòri Studio

Memori studio is a small-scale artisanal studio based in Marseille, France. The work of artisans and makers is fascinating, and Memori does a great job documenting it.

Caro Draped Top

By Caro Chia. The details!!

Sharina Hat

By Gigi Burris Millinery. Even cooler in dusted rose. I wish I could pull off something like that.

Rus

Rus is a small Spanish knitwear brand. Their creative direction is just the right amount of odd - awkward poses, funky angles, cute garment details, and loads of character.



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Geel x Cierra O’day Johnson

I love when brands get a little freaky. The underlining tone of this photoshoot is unsettling. Who is this girl and what is she looking for in this empty house? Who pushed her into that pool? Old creepy Hollywood is written all over it.

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Renaissance Renaissance styling

Peaking out raffles? That's hot.

L'ENSEMBLE

L'ENSEMBLE is a small independent retail store based in Dumbo, Brooklyn. They offer visitors buyer-style appointments with the focus on personal styling and wardrobe building during which they walk you through the ethos of the brands they carry. While every other store is focused on community, they focus on 1x1 relationships with their clients. Smart.

FLORE FLORE

Watch me regret saying this, but I haven't been a crazy fan of Flore Flore...until this shirt. Don't you love a basic that fits you like a glove? A simple white shirt can be a head-turner.



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Lace Bicorn Hat by Clyde World

I found Clyde World through the Mohawk General Store. Between the Lace Bicorn hat and the Aries hat, I think I am a hat girl now.




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Paloma Wool's Amelia in the Car series

I still don't know if I like Paloma Wool clothes - despite following then for years, I've never pulled the trigger. I suspect the quality might be questionable? What I do know is that I am obsessed with their creative direction - some of it feels almost like perfomance art.

Pattisoncha soaps

I found this brand through a collab with my pilates studio...and I've fallen in love with their creative direction. Both the products and the visuals are slightly surreal. Funky and creative in the best way possible.

Jamie Haller Walking Sandals

First of all, Jamie Haller's shoes look like the most comfortable, softest shoes in the world. Secondly, can you believe her friends told her these sandals were ugly and not in a cute way when she first designed them? Rude.
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Hodakova Bra Top via The Ceiling

Hodakova is a young Stockholm-based brand focused on deconstructive, "converted goods" pieces. The Ceiling is a vintage shop evolved in a digital magazine and shopping platform. They've got one of those IG feeds that's fun to comb through.

Arcangel Surfware's SEO poem for Phoebe Philo

I am not sold on Phoebe Philo, the brand, yet, but this piece is fun in action.

Seisai Kōbō's pumpkin nails

Seisai Kōbō is a phenomenal nail artist. Now that Marc Jacobs is really into nails, are we entering a designer nail set era?

Vescorp Summer Wellness Retreat

I think influencer trips are highly overplayed by now, but I am still fascinated by niche talent events and luxury fashion retreats. Think Hermes and Loro Piana in Aspen, except Vescorp is a more realistic one to attend (at least, for now).
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Monica Lee's tablescapes and florals

This is what I imagine when I close my eyes and think of a peaceful upstate retreat: greenery, nature, and delicate forest flowers. Unfortunately, it's not always like that in real life.

Interview on ten years of Normcore

Normcore originated from a trend report published by K-HOLE group in 2014. I realized I didn't quite understand normcore until the anniversary pieces came out. Hint: it's not about dressing in mall brands and drinking soda.

Callisto Farm

Brands event central but how beautiful! 

Auralee SS25

Impeccable styling, but I also love the inclusion of props on the runway - wired headphones, books, newspapers, notepads. So organic and so mesmerizing.



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Designing in a post-taste world

By Ben Stark. Ben is a product designer, so app and website design is the core application of the discussion here. The points he makes span across industries though - what is the line between good ugly and bad ugly?
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A single cigarette holder

By Benjamin Edgar. Perfect design.

I refuse to buy a bag

By Diana Boier. There is something about a person wholeheartedly committing to the bit.

Byredo Eyeshadow Palette

No clue if this is a good palete but the packaging is stunning

Baserange

Emilia Petrarca posted this photo of Laura Reilly from what looked like a fabric dyeing workshop by Baserange. This is the sort of press/talent event I can get behind.

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Tie as a belt

Why aren't we doing this?


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Hunter Boots x Glastonbury Festival

They took the Kate Moss walking through mud in Hunter boots at Glastonbury as a reference and ran with it (put a couple of cool celebs in the boots and shot the paparazzi style). My only wish - more grime!
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Old corporate tees

They don't make them like they used to.

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I will always serve my country

Or something like that. Genius idea and Chris distressed the embroidery on the hats BY HAND.
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SUNNEI headphones

No thoughts, just beautiful.

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RIMOWA Olympics

God I love RIMOWA. Did you know each collaboration they do takes years? Everything they so is intentional and it shows.
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Miu Miu SS24

Toe plasters as accessories...how can something so simple feel so genius?

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Ricardo Maria

Riccardo is a stylist and an art director. Peaks my curiously in the best way possible.

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The Herndon Climb

The way Chris Maggio photographs real events and characters is out of this world. This one is from the Herndon Club at the U.S. Navy Academy. He also photographed pet moms for Vogue and the Lyson Factory for Business Week.

Sarah Pritchard

Sarah did some of my favorite product shots for Troye Sivan's Tsu Lange Yor, Loewe, and Byredo. She puts the products she works with in slightly weird situations in a way that feels really good for my brain.
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not_Bernarda

Some people's brains work differently, and I wish I had this type of brain.
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Caffs not cafes

Isaac Rangaswami loves a place with character.
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Charlie McCormick

Did you know that the guy who stared in Loewe's iconic Home Scents campaign is an award-winning gardener with the loveliest estate?
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Dead Pubs

Jimmy McIntosh makes these charming, slightly eerie videos about old school pubs in London that are nice a mix of social commentary and fun overview of their weird but lovely decor.

NuDake

A surrealist take on classic pastries :)

David Friend

Insane character and world building by means of styling. This image is from a Nike Japan campaign but it might as well be for Casio.

Casa Lawa

I love this space and their world building. And I love this shoot featuring Casa Lawa's founder Lukas Lewandowski in the brand's signature stripes.

Live The Process

With references to off-duty-dancer looks, the 90s grunge, and luxury fashion brands like Alaia and Helmut Lang, Live The Process styling and art direction is like nothing else I've seen from an activewear brand before.

Svetlana Vashenyak

If you’ve heard of Nereja because of that Kylie Jenner Valentine’s Day outfit that referenced one of their looks, you should also know their Svetlana Vashenyak — ex-fashion director at Harper Bazaar Vogue Russia. Her editorial styling was juicy!

Shotaro Yamaguchi

This is a bit of an earlier imagery from the stylist, but imagine a kitchenware brand turning their pieces into silver charms styled with a Chopova Lowena signature skirt.

Another Aspect Bar

What is instead of the regular chef headshots, finer dining restaurants threw an image or two of their team dressed in a way that played up their character?

Bar San

I love how creative the cocktail shots are!

Mood Agency

And specifically, their creative direction for Cecilie Bahnsen x Asics collab.

Gemma Penya Ferrer

Visual researcher and a book curator. In her own words, “Every book is an archive."

Kai Kotto

Hand-knitted by Paula Kozlowska

Huy Luong

Delicious styling!

The Cartelier

Textiles, prints, and interiors curated by an artist and textile designer Carly Kuhn.

Penny Calder

A magazine editor collecting covers and pages from vintage women's magazines.

Domicile File

A collection of interiors sourced from books and magazines.

Sneshana Nekh

Deliciously funky shoes hand-made in Ukraine.

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