R Y L I N G / / / http://www.ryling.com Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:34:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.ryling.com/2012/01/1138/ http://www.ryling.com/2012/01/1138/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:34:17 +0000 admin http://www.ryling.com/?p=1138 You noticed him, you saw his shape from across the street, you take it in but try not to stare. You like him, he’s good. …]]>


You noticed him, you saw his shape from across the street, you take it in but try not to stare. You like him, he’s good. But not good as in okay or good as in ‘yeah, the boy’s alright’ but GOOD, really fucking good.

You think maybe if you were with him, just out together for drink maybe or had to a chat to him as he walked to work, not like together as in be my one and only bullshit, but just together… you think somehow the goodness would rub off and you could feel it on you, going into you and just for a day or fuck it, for a moment, maybe you could be good, think good thoughts, feel good inside, say good things, be treated with the goodness that you would project outwards. Yeah, you’d like to be good. And you try; you know that, you really fucking do… but it ain’t come together for you like that, has it? This goodness ain’t washed over you like you thought it would, you’re not going to wake up tomorrow with a head full of good thoughts and act in a way which will make you smile to yourself and feel some kind of inner, what? Calm? No, deep down, proper deep down you know it ain’t like that.

It ain’t going to take that stranger walking down the street to see you and want to meet you and be good to you and for you to eat that shit up and absorb it and for it to become part of you… no, that’s not how it works and you fucking know it.

 

]]> http://www.ryling.com/2012/01/1138/feed/ 0 Gimme Shelter, Mama! http://www.ryling.com/2012/01/my-favorite-bed-in-paris/ http://www.ryling.com/2012/01/my-favorite-bed-in-paris/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:17:48 +0000 admin http://www.ryling.com/?p=1127 Read my write up of MAMA SHELTER – one of my favorite hotels in Paris, exclusively for GLASS magazine. http://www.glassmagazine.co.uk/forum/article.asp?tid=3798#title]]>


Read my write up of MAMA SHELTER – one of my favorite hotels in Paris, exclusively for GLASS magazine.

http://www.glassmagazine.co.uk/forum/article.asp?tid=3798#title

]]> http://www.ryling.com/2012/01/my-favorite-bed-in-paris/feed/ 0 Best of The Season – Menswear AW12 Roundup http://www.ryling.com/2012/01/best-of-the-season-menswear-aw12-roundup/ http://www.ryling.com/2012/01/best-of-the-season-menswear-aw12-roundup/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:14:19 +0000 admin http://www.ryling.com/?p=1124 Blogged my thoughts on this season’s Menswear offerings for GLASS … (http://www.glassmagazine.co.uk/forum/blog_post.asp?tid=3827) LANVIN Alber Elbez and Lavin’s head Menswear designer Lucas Ossendrijver showed a sophisticated, desirable …]]>


Blogged my thoughts on this season’s Menswear offerings for GLASS … (http://www.glassmagazine.co.uk/forum/blog_post.asp?tid=3827)
LANVIN
Alber Elbez and Lavin’s head Menswear designer Lucas Ossendrijver showed a sophisticated, desirable collection that served as a great reminder as to why Lanvin is the brand on everyone’s lips. Here is a house that is unafraid to bring play with ideas of sculpture and proportion to the regimented world of menswear. The jumpers and coats with exaggeratedly rounded shoulders and dropped sleeves are in no doubt experimental but looking past the showmanship of these designs, one can easily see how these details will trickle down to the mass market, don’t be surprised when you find yourself gravitating towards that strange bow shaped jacket come September. Indeed it is in something so simple, such as a rounded shoulder, that excites the most – so long have we been wearing structured shoulders, all angles and severity, that the idea of softening these lines can seem radical and fresh. The layering in the show equally showed that for winter 2012 the number one trend will certainly be a smart, well-cut suit with a sportswear puffa jacket on top, a trend that I for one can get behind.
RAF SIMONS
By now I’m sure we’re all aware of the brilliance of Raf Simons – from a small menswear label, truly do great empires grow. This season Simons presented a collection that harked back to a man’s defining years, yes his schooldays; with oversized knitted sweaters, knee length shorts and ties around a white collar, not to mention the fantastic little hats that I’m sure everyone will be clambering for come September. Showing such a direct-referential collection can sometimes be risky, but here the masterful Simons successfully managed to make dressing like an oversized twelve-year look new and exciting. Brilliant.
GIVENCHY
Givenchy has undoubtedly become the hottest ticket during menswear week, an achievement that proves just how ridiculously talented the designer Riccardo Tisci is. Here is a designer who can wow the critics with couture, Womenswear and Menswear too and single handily saving the house of Givenchy.  This season Mr. Tisci alluded to past work, with a familiar star motif, bright reds and nylon black leggings – perhaps a bit self-referential for some, but for me this is a designer telling us exactly what he likes, and understanding that a man’s wardrobe doesn’t drastically alter every six months, but develops and evolves slowly. Whilst the biggest criticism of his Menswear is that his designs only work for the young and the rich, break this collection apart and you’ll find some amazing pieces suitable for anyone (well they’ll still probably have to be rich…). Also I have to give a quick shout-out to whoever casts his shows – once again, this was the best cast show of the week by far.
RICK OWENS
I don’t think I’m alone when every season come rain or shine my eyes scour the menswear shows for the perfect pair of trousers. You can feel that the designers too are in pursuit of this almost grail-like achievement – playing with shape, cut, dimensions, details. But it seems like this is no mean feat, over the years men have eager to experiment with new ideas in the hopes of finding the perfect cut – they’ve bound fabric tightly to their calves in the stampede of ‘the skinny’, they’ve dropped crotches, alluded to flares time and time again, they’ve worn leggings and mid-thigh shorts. At Rick Owens, the esteemed designer has answered all our questions and shown us what I consider the best trousers for Fall 2012. High-waisted with button details, slim fit to the ankle and in black of course – these are trousers to love!
BURBERRY PRORSUM
Burberry has shown over the past few seasons why they’re one of the most financially successfully fashion houses in the world at the moment, with orders climbing year on year – they make clothes that work in the real world. Luxurious and formal but with city-aware casualness and an attractive sense of effortlessness, this season Christopher Bailey brought use classic suits in non-classic finishes, think velvets in blue, all accessorised with that most English nessesity – the umbrella. What I enjoyed most about this collection was the layering of winter jackets on top of suits, its’ a look that replicates exactly how men over the world dress in their lives. All too often a suit is shown on the catwalk on it’s own, but the styling here nodded towards how Burberry presumes you the customer would actually dress.
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Photograph of Kara R by Tom Ryling, December 2011

]]> http://www.ryling.com/2012/01/flit/feed/ 0 Katerina Jebb – Interview for Glass http://www.ryling.com/2011/12/katerina-jebb-interview-for-glass/ http://www.ryling.com/2011/12/katerina-jebb-interview-for-glass/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:07:00 +0000 admin http://www.ryling.com/?p=1109 I recently met up with the photographer Katerina Jebb to discuss her latest film collaboration with Comme des Garcons, read my interview with her for …]]>


I recently met up with the photographer Katerina Jebb to discuss her latest film collaboration with Comme des Garcons, read my interview with her for Glass Magazine here:

http://www.theglassmagazine.com/forum/article.asp?tid=3711#title

]]> http://www.ryling.com/2011/12/katerina-jebb-interview-for-glass/feed/ 0 This Bitter Earth http://www.ryling.com/2011/12/this-bitter-earth-sotd/ http://www.ryling.com/2011/12/this-bitter-earth-sotd/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:51:36 +0000 admin http://www.ryling.com/?p=1104 ” Today you’re young, Too soon, you’re old ” Love this bashment remix of This Bitter Earth by Dinah Washington  X  Max Richter. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXHGoaEtmFM]]>


” Today you’re young, Too soon, you’re old ”

Love this bashment remix of This Bitter Earth by Dinah Washington  X  Max Richter.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXHGoaEtmFM

]]> http://www.ryling.com/2011/12/this-bitter-earth-sotd/feed/ 0 Always … Coca-Cola http://www.ryling.com/2011/12/always-coca-cola/ http://www.ryling.com/2011/12/always-coca-cola/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:33:55 +0000 admin http://www.ryling.com/?p=1095 COMMITTEE inc & Coca-Cola = EXCITING… http://www.committee-inc.com/2011/11/coca-cola-the-london-beat-2012-international-campaign/]]>


COMMITTEE inc & Coca-Cola = EXCITING…

http://www.committee-inc.com/2011/11/coca-cola-the-london-beat-2012-international-campaign/

]]> http://www.ryling.com/2011/12/always-coca-cola/feed/ 0 We do love a Charade http://www.ryling.com/2011/12/we-do-love-a-charade/ http://www.ryling.com/2011/12/we-do-love-a-charade/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:27:10 +0000 admin http://www.ryling.com/?p=1091 I’m no monarchist, but this photo from Queen Liz II’s wedding in 1947 has just enough Gothic attitude, that I’m into it.]]>


I’m no monarchist, but this photo from Queen Liz II’s wedding in 1947 has just enough Gothic attitude, that I’m into it.

]]> http://www.ryling.com/2011/12/we-do-love-a-charade/feed/ 0 Michele Howarth Rashman – Art Review for GLASS http://www.ryling.com/2011/12/michele-howarth-rashman-art-review-for-glass/ http://www.ryling.com/2011/12/michele-howarth-rashman-art-review-for-glass/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:22:09 +0000 admin http://www.ryling.com/?p=1088   Read my review of ‘He Calls Himself Margaret’ exclusively for GLASS: http://www.theglassmagazine.com/forum/article.asp?tid=3575#title]]>


 

Read my review of ‘He Calls Himself Margaret’ exclusively for GLASS: http://www.theglassmagazine.com/forum/article.asp?tid=3575#title

]]> http://www.ryling.com/2011/12/michele-howarth-rashman-art-review-for-glass/feed/ 0 Our Roof is falling down… http://www.ryling.com/2011/12/our-roof-is-falling-down/ http://www.ryling.com/2011/12/our-roof-is-falling-down/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:17:52 +0000 admin http://www.ryling.com/?p=1084 Morocco, 2010]]>


Morocco, 2010

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