Joy Gryson, former Director of Design and Development for Marc Jacobs handbags and accessories (remember the Stella, Sophia, and Zoe bags?), has struck out on her own and created a line of edgy bags at prices that won't make you homeless. Her bags are reminiscent of Marc Jacobs' pre-Louis Vuitton days and we love them! Gryson's approach to design is to make the inside of a bag as beautiful as the outside and making this level of luxury approachable and affordable. I love this Skye leather satchel and have ordered mine in chocolate brown for fall. The braided handle adds sophistication to this other wise casual bag. I won't be using the shoulder strap but for those of you who need both hands free for cell phone and starbucks this is the perfect bag! $695 at Bergdorf Goodman. Pre-order yours today! At these prices they will be sold out before Labor Day.
My work consists of wearable objects and photographs of models wearing the object. They are a symbol of self-defence against physical, linguistic and psychological forces in the real world. As a blood scab naturally protects a wound on the skin, unconsciousness also instinctively aids the defensive system against psychological attacks from the outside. The most significant reason why this defensive system occurs is ‘fear’, which is caused by one’s previous traumatic experience. Fear has two extreme dispositions like two sides of a coin, consisting of defensive and offensive characters. When an animal is wounded, it becomes more violent and, consequently, more offensive. In my work, the symbol of these aggressive aptitudes is the horn. As you might know, amongst mammals, only herbivorous animals have their own horn as a defence from carnivorous animals. This is the compensation as a result of evolution to adapt them to the environment. - Jung Ki Beak
