Bolstered by April Fools' frolicking, this week's @anotherloves edit puts fun first
April is a time for fun and games, kickstarted by the annual tradition of April Fools' pranking on the first day of the month. This sentiment has been very much mirrored by the array of covetable objects enlivening the @anotherloves stream this week, from a Tom Ford-fashioned bottom to a pair of futuristic Chanel platforms and a Rolling Stones telephone.
Fashion designers have frequently found inspiration in the humble bottom, from Alexander McQueen's famous "bumster" trousers to Rei Kawakubo's bumpy backsides in her Dress Meets Body, Body Meets Dress collection for Comme des Garçons. But this week's vote-winning derrière is the design of Tom Ford during his five-year reign at Yves Saint Laurent, boldly embellishing the back of a bubblegum pink satin skirt. "It's filthy and hilarious and I wish I had it more than anything," proclaims AnOther Lover Olivia Singer, who explains she would wear it every day teamed with Miu Miu's frilly gingham blouse.
This week saw the opening of the Saatchi Gallery's much-anticipated Rolling Stones retrospective, an event we celebrated with extra enthusiasm owing to Another Man's special collaboration with the iconic band for their new S/S16 issue. To mark the opening, we devoted an entire day of AnOther Loves posts to the Stones, our favourite find being this amazing lips and tongue handset. The ultimate excuse to install a landline? We think so. Discover more brilliant Stones paraphernalia courtesy of this exclusive photo story for Another Man.
Karl Lagerfeld's jet-setting S/S16 collection – built around the concept of imaginary airline, Chanel Airlines – featured many an eye-popping detail, from intricate silver headpieces, to vast tinted aviators and elaborately crystal-embellished jackets. Footwear ranged from chunky Birkenstock-style sandals to these fabulously futuristic, silver snakeskin and clear PVC platforms, which could equally form part of the uniform at Chanel Space Station, should M. Lagerfeld ever dream up such a thing.
In 2006, German artist Isa Genzken published a collage book (comprised of three individual titles in one) named I Love New York, Crazy City. The publication documents the time Genken spent in the Big Apple, offering a vibrant and fascinating insight into her artistic approach and working practice which probes at the everyday items that shape our existence. This year, she has released a captivating, similarly idiosyncratic follow-up to the work, titled Mach dich hübsch! this time centring on her experiences while living in Berlin some 15 years ago – a must-read for artists, art lovers and Berlin fans alike.
For those seeking out superior ceramics, design studio Darkroom London have a glorious selection of graphic plates inspired by Italian architect and designer Ettore Sottsass and the 1920's Dutch movement, De Stijl, respectively – Loved here by assistant editor Maisie Skidmore, who dreams of one day adopting a real Sottsass piece for her own interior. “Sottsass once said ‘Decoration can be a state of mind, an unusual perception, a ritual whisper,’” she says, “and that sentiment, the idea that one’s environment can be a place to play out all of the funny thoughts we entertain from day to day, has always resonated with me. With that in mind, I think he himself would have a lot of time for this sweet plate, which looks to me oddly like a ball, frozen in time, as it falls crashing to the floor from a mantlepiece. It would make a very pleasant placeholder, at least, while I save up for an authentic piece…”
