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I wasn’t really thinking about going to Paris Fashion Week. For us it has never been about sitting front row, being seen or sipping  free drinks and munching on free food.

I am not being dishonest here. If you ever get to talk to one of my clan, they will tell you that you can piss me off with a few things : I hate being on display (and by that I mean I’m totally awkward) and I’m difficult about other people paying restaurant bills. (Yeah, my accountant is pretty stoked about that too, but hey.)

So when Kris Van Assche sent us an invite to the LONDERZEEL Number 2 launch, my brain did that thing again. It does this weird click that unfortunately is not self-regulatable (great word, I know).

It’s the click that got me from an internship at MTV Londen to a Senior Producer job at MTV Networks because I had dreamed of those things since I was a thirteen year-old. It’s the click that made Kanye West link us. It’s the click that got us this condo with a view on Brussels’ greatest landmarks. It’s the click that went off when Baloji told me that he wanted me to style his official images for his album Hotel Impala. He looked me in the eye and said : “I know you really like the Kris Van Assche collection. I do too. Could we make that work?”

We all know how victorious that was!

This time my brain went: even if you would go, you have to make the most of it. You can stay 2 1/2 days MAX because other deadlines are beckoning.

And then I thought: what if we try to talk to the designers that inspired KNOTORYUS and Ü the most the previous couple of years?

Meaning Kris Van Assche, Damir Doma and Niels Peeraer.

Turned out this plan was completely doable if we were willing to put in the work.

So we got to meet the artistic director of Dior Homme and head of KRIS VAN ASSCHE,  Kris Van Assche.

This is the tattoo he shares with a couple of his dearest friends.

It’s a hummingbird sipping nectar.

They all got it at Dragon Tattoo situated at Le Marais.

Also this same evening :

No hating here: that tattoo and bag totally made me laugh in a good way.

Here’s what’s coming up :

More KNOTORYUS and Ü meet Kris Van Assche  soon on Ü

More KNOTORYUS and Ü meet Damir Doma

More KNOTORYUS and Ü meet Niels Peeraer

And here’s Kris Van Assche’s new short film :

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Tonight, at 23.30 my bud, the incredible Baloji will take the stage at Glastonbury. He was invited by Glasto headliner Damon Albarn to join his project Africa Express. He will be performing with Dizzee Rascal, Baaba Maal & Manu Dibango.

The above picture is of a KNOTORYUS styled shoot…

Which I am extremely proud of.

That’s right. Here at KNOTORYUS we mix the bizz with the pleash.

Or let me rephrase that. When you love the people you’re working with, it’s called a collab.

I asked the wonderful Kris Van Assche if we could pull some of his looks.

He said yes.

The fab -and now london based hair master- Marino Scissorhand Lambrix is responsible for this perfectly executed coiff. My over-the-phone instructions : “a mullet without the neckdrizzle. Think mini ski-slope. Allez-y!”

(btw : One of the five things I would love to be remembered by : “She who got to mess with Baloji’s signature do”)

Before all you chicks start yelling at me. I know he looked good in his corn rows too. But come on.

If you’re at Glasto do two things :

1. Go check out Africa Express : I’m currently pumping Baloji‘s unreleased remixes. Believe me, you’ll have a blast.

(those who can’t make it : let’s meet up in Paris August 5th.)

2. Try & spot @Dizzy Blazeberg. I’m guessing he’s the most fun to hang with this year. Take him to see Baloji. Show us what you learned in your African contemporary dance class.

Hey B, bring me a signed Damon Albarn shirt.

And a pic of you and the two Dizzee’s.

Baloji in Louis Vuitton here

Baloji in KNOTORYUS here

photographer : Jérome Bonnet here

styling : KNOTORYUS

Buy ‘Hotel Impala’ on iTunes

Including Beautiful artwork by Sozyone Gonzalez: buy here

More info on Baloji here

On September 29th I fell head over heels for the Kris Van Assche S/S 09 collection.

(if you read that one again the extremely proud moment I’m talking about is Face Everybody And Rule by KNOTORYUS being picked up by Colette. We had just found out)…

At the end of January, I received a call from Kris Van Assche‘s HQ’s in Paris that I was allowed to pull some of their looks for a shoot that was very important to me.

I was ecstatic since Kris Van Assche was my first choice. I absolutely wanted to use his garments for this shoot.

I’m not allowed to release the pictures just yet. But I will. Soon…

Now: since I’m a big on-line shopper, I found that Forward by Revolve carries a beautiful selection of the Kris Van Assche Women’s collection.

Here are some of my favourite looks :

When Delphine Arnault, the second biggest shareholder of LVMH (she owns 7,5%) showed up for Gareth Pugh A/W 09 show, it set tongues wagging…

Was LVMH acquiring a stake in the British fashion house? Or was Pugh being tapped as the new designer for Dior Homme, hereby succeeding Hedi Slimane and Kris Van Assche?

“Well placed sources” have now confirmed the latter and the announcement that Pugh will take over from Van Assche is expected any time now. I’m hoping this will give Kris Van Assche more time to spend on his own two lines which are my favourite right now. Maybe design some stomping boots for girls…

Gareth Pugh A/W 09-10                     Dior Homme A/W 09-10

I think the Dior Homme A/W 09-10 collection that was created by Van Assche -and which will probably be his last- was absolutely exquisite. I especially love the turtle neck shirts.

By the way, great taste in male models sir!

Both images Kris Van Assche for Dior Homme A/W 09-10

images by Giovanni Giannoni via wwd

Did you see that?

You know I love Raf Simons. But I can’t wrap my head around his Fall/Winter 09/10 collection. It looks like he glued those sleeves on with superglue.

Bape makes  it rain on the Teriyaki Boyz in this funny little snowglobe gadget. Hey, that’s cute! That’ll be 200$, please.

Can’t remember where I found this.

Adidas SS09 Consortium line, which is their superduper exclusive line. You can’t even order it by catalogue if your shop wants to carry it. You have to fly to Berlin and sit down to dinner with friends of the Dassler family and then fly back with your boxes on your lap.

Alife for Casio.

The Bloody Beetroots are coming to Europe. They’ll be landing here this weekend. Download their 2009 remixes teaser HERE.

Kris Van Assche reveals the most beautiful Dior collection in years, in my opinion.

WAR Magazine, by those !WOWOW! kids. This is supposed to become the flipside of the upcoming LOVE magazine. Feel like becoming a contributor? Click the image for contact details.

More of those Vinoodh Matadin & Inez Van Lamsweerde pics.

This is what the new Martin Margiela store in LA looks like:

This is what the new Martin Margiela men’s collection looks like.

And this is what it looks like when a faceless naked woman dances around in a Martin Margiela Wig Dress:

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KAWS Original Fake for Levi’s.

The Walter Van Beirendonck Fall 09 men’s collection reads like a trend forecast: day-glo african mask knitwear

My hero Walter Van Beirendonck meets Kanye’s posse…

Anna Piaggi is amazing

I should get Lil KNOTORYUS one of these…

Kris Van Assche & Karl Lagerfeld.

KNOTORYUS & Kris Van Assche

First & fourth picture by Mr. Ferrari Murakami

My selection for February 09…

YSL Pendant here

(more after the jump)

ARE Weapons shirt soon…

MM22  (140 euro) here

Kris Van Assche ‘Amame’ bracelet  here

Black Prez shirt here

The Kooples jeans & tees here

Resonate belt

DKNY for 39 euro here

Junya Watanabe Comme Des Garçons bag  here

Best Fucking Friends chain by In God We Trust here

Kris Van Assche footwear makes my feet happy. And my calves. I have great calves, did you know that?

Sculpted.

And Kris wants to wrap them up in a snug leather package. Nice.

Plenty of images after the jump.

Look at the pretty pictures.

Steven Meisel: patterns shoot for Vogue US.

Sacred Mountain

Kanye poses with one of his own Vuitton designs, dropping soon(ish).

Also goes well with Afro mullets: Kris van Assche blazer S/S09.

You’ve probably seen these: Original fake: my favourite previews of S/S09.

Obama ran so kids could fly.

Most hyped photography of 2009 so far: Pixel prOn by Jeans-Yves Lemoigne.

Kneel before the ultimate roadsign by Item Idem at Art Basel.

And to close: Raf Simons for Fred Perry S/S09.

(pic : Kanye & Kris Van Assche by Don C)

Thank you Complex.

I laughed so hard, Chablissnot -it’s a stay-at-home Saturday night- came out my nose…

Complex  imagined how Kanye would handle do the intern life.

A little preview:

9:23 AM
• ‘Ye’s new boss asks him to go out for coffee. Surprisingly, Kanye agrees and returns 10 minutes later with the order perfectly executed, including change and receipt.

9:34 AM
• ‘Ye sends out his first company-wide, subject-only email: “HOW FUCKING HOT WAS THAT COFFEE???!!! AHHHHHHHH!!!!!”

9:40 AM

• Kanye given his first warning for surfing black on blonde porn at work.

Visit Complex for the other 7 1/2 hours and the big finale! (it’s like Katie fucking Grand)