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Music of the Month: Gary Clark Jr - Numb

The Official Music Video For Numb by Gary Clark Jr. from his debut album 'Blak and Blu' Out now! - http://bit.ly/15ImDOI

Video Directed By: OG
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Lyrics:
Intro / Chorus-
Well I'm numb
Yeah woman I can't feel a thang
Well I'm numb
Yeah woman I can't feel a thang

Verse 1- She give me hard time in the day
A Hard time at night
She can be so sweet till she wanna Fuss and fight

Chorus 2
Till I'm numb
Yeah woman I can't feel a thing
Well I'm numb
Yeah woman I can't feel a thing

Verse 2-
Ain't passing from the right I'm,
passing to the left
Burn this whole thing down All,
by myself

Chorus 3-
Till I'm numb
Yeah woman I can't feel a thing
Till I'm numb
Yeah woman I can't feel a thing

Chorus 4-
Well I'm numb
Yeah woman I can't feel a thing
Well I'm numb Yeah woman I can't feel a thing

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Garmsville Talk To Art Comes First

Right now Art Comes First, the collective created by Shaka Maidoh and Sam Lambert are at Pitti. ACF are there presenting an amazing new collaboration focused on vintage research.

Before they left London they took some time out from their mad busy preparations to give Garmsvillle and Madoogtv some background about what they do and why they do it.

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Dandified

The urban dandy is no longer a domain simply for the bon ton. Modern day tribes like the metrosexual and hipster, helped along the way by the likes of films such as Tom Ford’s, A Single Man, and the rise in men’s day spa’s and grooming products allude to one fabulous truth – it has once again become socially acceptable en masse for men in the north to spend time grooming.

If you asked the nomadic Woodabe of Niger and the Sahel, they’d say that preening never went out of style. Werner Herzog’s 1989 film, Herdsmen of the Sun beautifully documents the sporadic Gerewol festival where they spend several days getting donned up. That is, only the men dress-up for the occasion whilst the women come as is.

Where Don Draper, and his band of fellow Mad Men echo a nostalgic sensibility of one ilk, the increasing notoriety of the Afro-dandy is shaping a new wave of inspiration. Images of celebrated 20th century studio era photographers, particularly those hailing from Bamako like Seydou Keïta, Malick Sidibé and Adama Kouyaté are taking leaps and bounds towards becoming household names. This is certainly the case amongst art and culture aficionados given the top tier exhibitions, fairs and museums such as New York’s Guggenheim, and Paris Photo that have prominently showcased their work. Moreover, the pristine quality of these images has no doubt led to their natural spill over into the re-blogging domain of social media. And with this diffusion, this wonder for yester-year, echoes a similar vernacular in the world of fashion where designers are eloquently informed by not only the zeitgeist but their own personal familial histories, heritage and treasure troves, the family album.

ART COMES FIRST

Shaka Maidoh & Sam Lambert the London-based creative duo behind Art Comes First (ACF) may look like kin, but theirs is a kinship of sartor, alchemy and progression – words they swear by.

So why art? Adamantly, they are interested in beautifying things. Lambert wore his first bespoke suit, at the age of 5. His father a tailor, insisted on him dressing well much to his displeasure. Yet those early days in Angola have left an indelible mark on Lambert; mixing vintage with new, on most given days you’ll find him wearing a suit.

Lambert and Maidoh riff off each other’s histories. Their ACF tumblr, a mood board of sorts, gives hints as to their current inspiration. In one image, the caption (hand me down style) alludes to a recent photo of Lambert paired with a portrait of Shaka’s father ca. Ghana 1960s. Maidoh & Lambert, are the de facto modern incarnations of the Afro Dandy; momentum is on their side.

The Coal project – ‘Pack Essential’, their latest fashion foray is a tightly edited collaboration and capsule collection created by 7 innovators. Envisioned as the ultimate travel kit, it includes beautifully crafted essentials: socks and shoes, hats with Super Duper Hats, shirt and tie with Eton Shirts, Stitchbook with Kalaf Angelo, glasses with Lotho eyewear and bag with T-Michael.

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A.Sauvage

Dress Easy’, the subtle truism of London-based designer Adrien Victor Sauvage. It’s about pairing simplicity with versatility, and style without fuss. The astute designer launched A.Sauvage in 2010, and so far has clothed numerous trendsetters and personalities like Yasiin Bey (Mos Def), Jude Law, Spike Jonze and more.

His silhouettes always crisp, Sauvage’s attention to detail and craftsmanship pervades his well edited collections. Where the colour palettes show restraint, Sauvage is assertive and bold in his choice of patterns – whimsical and edgy, like a digitally printed dogstooth jacket, shirt and pant ensemble in the AW12 collection to this season’s latest triumph, the Asafo motif where the designer pays an eloquent nod to his Ghanian heritage and Fante ancestry. From the ‘Black Volta’ campaign shot in Ghana, to his collaboration with Doc Martins featuring a Kente fabric colourway, in each instance Sauvage finds that delicate balance to aptly suffuse his label with a refined and appointed element of heritage.

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Adriaan Kuiters

It’s not unheard of for a ‘non-fashion’ designer to try their hand at designing clothes. That said, they are not always successful.

Keith Henning however is one such exception. The trained industrial/product designer decided to launch his label Adriaan Kuiters in 2010. What’s he’s trick? To treat cloth like another form of product design. That he’s already opened his own flagship boutique in Cape Town, is a telling tale of being at the right place at the right time.

Henning’s inspiration – his globetrotting grandfather for whom the label is named after. That and the 1950′s. This golden age of travel informs Henning’s aesthetic choices. With muted palettes and clean lines Adriaan Kuiters reads as a modern menswear line anchored on classical silhouettes, and stands out as one of the must-see shows during South Africa’s Mercedes Benz Fashion Week.

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THE DJ TECHNIQUE APPLIED TO MENSWEAR

The technique presented by the A.C.F Revolving Collective results from the collaboration between Sam Lambert and Shaka Maidoh with Matteo Gioli and Liam Maher.

The progressing of the tradition of menswear design from the past through the present into the future involves a process of hybridization, grafting, sampling and mixology. Like a DJ digging through classic vinyl, remixing standards from the jazz and pop musical canon, menswear designers attempt to harmonize the most potent influences from their vintage research within a single contemporary concept. So Sam and Shaka of Art Comes First step into the atelier with Matteo Gioli of SuperDuper Hats and Liam Maher of Denham to cut, scratch, sample and mix vintage menswear in a demonstration of the DJ technique applied to menswear. Lambert, Maidoh, Gioli and Maher will working toward a creative synthesis of sartorial and workwear influences that reflect each of their individual design obsessions.

Scratching with Sewing Needles: Each day of the event hybrid designs will evolve within a nomadic atelier. And each day finished pieces will be styled into a focused exhibit of looks inspired by the men who progressed modern music from yesterday's legends like Thelonious Monk to contemporary pioneers like Yasijn Bey fka Mos Def.

http://www.pittimmagine.com/en/corporate/fairs/uomo/news/2013/acf.html

Weekend Mood board of Inspiration 31

See more of the inspirations on ACF 

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Art Comes First in Pitti June 2013

The A.C.F Revolving Collective presents the DJ technique applied to menswear. Like a DJ digging through classic vinyl, remixing standards from the jazz and pop musical canon, menswear designers attempt to harmonize the most potent influences from their vintage research within a single contemporary concept. So Sam and Shaka of Art Comes First step into the atelier with Matteo Gioli of SuperDuper Hats and Liam Maher of Denham to cut, scratch, sample and mix vintage menswear in a demonstration of the DJ technique applied to menswear. 

http://www.pittimmagine.com/en/corporate/fairs/uomo/events/2013/acf.html

Super Duper Hats | Popping Hats

Weekend Mood board of Inspiration 31

See more of the inspirations on ACF 

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