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JAFA 2014 PART 4 FUTURISM
JAFA is a one of a kind, creative, avant garde runway show. It is a student competition held for our 3 Josef #39;s School of Hair Design campuses in Fargo and Gr...

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Dispensationalism - Jesuit Futurism (SOP)
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Futurism exhibition at Tate Modern

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The last day of New York Fashion Week kicked off with strong-shouldered power-suits in white and cool gray at Ralph Lauren. Then cameJ. Mendel and Calvin Klein, with their breakdown of '90s minimalism, followed by threeASFOUR, which presented a futuristic collection heavy on crisp winter whites. But it was at Marc Jacobs where the trend of space-age futurism was sealed. Click on to see all of our favorites from the last day of NYFW.

It was unclear whether it was a utopia or dystopia that Marc Jacobsconveyed a creepy, spoken-word soundtrack by Jessica Lange signalled the latter but the clothes itself were a warm and inviting collection of modish, simplified separates in neutral tones that hinted to life on some distant space station.

Calvin Kleinpresented a collection that riffed on many themes of the '90s (other than the brand's traditional minimalism). Black combat boots with white contrast laces gave way to ladylike shapes, but the runway was dominated by grungy textures of matted mohair and raw-boucl tweed.

ThreeASFOUR did not disappoint with a spacey futuristic collection of all-white looks. Our favorites were the mille-feuille white organza dresses in stranges shapes that gave off an unusual cloud-like effect.

Gilles Mendel ofJ. Mendelisknown for his fur and evening gowns and on Thursday he presented a collection of maroons, deep greens, and grays. Our favorite was a dripping, hunter-green charmeuse dress draped in an unusual way around the bodice.

Ralph Laurenwas a wash of pale neutrals, offset with mauves and pinks. The first looks were reminiscent of early '80s power-dressing, and made all the more improbable and luxurious in winter white.

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If you don't know, now you know: We are big fans of sublime East Bay electronic bummer pop outfit James & Evander. We also tend to like other musical projects that J&E's Glenn Jackson and Adam Myatt get involved in -- like the brand-new group Pale Blue Dot, a trio that specializes in what the members call "Carl Sagan disco." Think of space disco, but with a heavy dose of retro-futurism and a distinctly optimistic tint to the songs' slowly unfolding electronic layers. Pale Blue Dot's debut EP, available on Bandcamp (as well as limited edition cassette, natch), will appeal to fans of easygoing ambient electronic music in the vein of Tycho, as well as anyone coming down from a Todd Terje high:

Pale Blue Dot is pretty new, but the group has a show at Noise Pop opening for El Ten Eleven on Friday, Feb. 28, at the New Parish in Oakland. We expect good things from these three.

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