Artists Are Seeing Stars For Ralph Lauren & Polo Jeans

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBsIt1Y7_VoksbzPTcwzOcpXSCqW5S38QEm46DAF7ZBjXi2DpwsbuMnqXj2EpNejOpdLt4Riv3-J0iVlV_siKjK3ES0-K82LxRfIvzqJqPQSI-6N_eaAqlumglMs9Bf1KBV36BsldKsEV5/s1600/art+stars+hero.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536681660730452306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBsIt1Y7_VoksbzPTcwzOcpXSCqW5S38QEm46DAF7ZBjXi2DpwsbuMnqXj2EpNejOpdLt4Riv3-J0iVlV_siKjK3ES0-K82LxRfIvzqJqPQSI-6N_eaAqlumglMs9Bf1KBV36BsldKsEV5/s400/art+stars+hero.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 524px;" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2x117U-B9WyIwOQaSa0_a69yyFMCVNTbJtKAa9qUvQzpQmhgBvLJsCpZ4NRJSbG4AMxhIGSPXUNc3uxgs45BEIqV_eu_0Ma7jAGnhGbEIZGV-Y4MDRXZOqgSQeRWJme3Gplf71KKF07Td/s1600/alexone-main_jpg_613x380_crop-True_upscale-True_q85.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536677473878699282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2x117U-B9WyIwOQaSa0_a69yyFMCVNTbJtKAa9qUvQzpQmhgBvLJsCpZ4NRJSbG4AMxhIGSPXUNc3uxgs45BEIqV_eu_0Ma7jAGnhGbEIZGV-Y4MDRXZOqgSQeRWJme3Gplf71KKF07Td/s400/alexone-main_jpg_613x380_crop-True_upscale-True_q85.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 326px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Alëxone with his Art Star of acrylics and mixed media on denim</span></span><br /><br />In early 2010, Polo Jeans Co. Ralph Lauren commissioned over 50 of Europe’s most exciting young contemporary artists to customize actual three-dimensional stars made from the finest American denim.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9TT_u9XjmEs2Ah_uVZYUPuc-gyPST3laKpDgIXRujKc7L1z31wyLmpmh_XfuZPN_4Z82D8sAamcH8tRYMR4QMH2Xdh289a96cbk6NAfATkHraTLslNQBGEGWEtiXci8sJRmVM7B_XP5a9/s1600/Picture+7.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537962291117343906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9TT_u9XjmEs2Ah_uVZYUPuc-gyPST3laKpDgIXRujKc7L1z31wyLmpmh_XfuZPN_4Z82D8sAamcH8tRYMR4QMH2Xdh289a96cbk6NAfATkHraTLslNQBGEGWEtiXci8sJRmVM7B_XP5a9/s400/Picture+7.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 393px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Detail from Herakut Art Star No.21 on display in Breuninger, Stuttgart. </span></span><br /><br />With the iconic Stars and Stripes flag for inspiration, each young artist was tasked with creating something totally unique: beyond the shapes and sizes of the Art Stars, the only limit was their imagination.<br /><br />Each 'Art Star' appeared in various Polo Jeans Co. stores all over the world, before they will be joining a public exhibition in London in late 2010.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisT5G124pwHG-EHLBhTlecrgeOfcQiLXBZmKDHRfsxzO6sVkYYOr6hFQoRmjH8wtl8ELHyTqSRUMwA78Svse16FAjOt3B81GpPRWoOIc_rDZVTt-Ze2fbeuqm5qTmSPVA7WJqBjpaqDScq/s1600/Picture+4.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537958708038554530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisT5G124pwHG-EHLBhTlecrgeOfcQiLXBZmKDHRfsxzO6sVkYYOr6hFQoRmjH8wtl8ELHyTqSRUMwA78Svse16FAjOt3B81GpPRWoOIc_rDZVTt-Ze2fbeuqm5qTmSPVA7WJqBjpaqDScq/s400/Picture+4.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 252px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16ErSjyuQb54GbWUceZPveII0PF00x-uKKcZj2XtTdDCCRccolCI5tqu1HGIpcHBo8g2jgX3N9N3wuiKFkflF9C3pkQUgTcEcuGQa6LY-qtxck20PEIfPNyOLkC_b5L0k20icMzS8XVqE/s1600/Picture+6.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537959434332104770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16ErSjyuQb54GbWUceZPveII0PF00x-uKKcZj2XtTdDCCRccolCI5tqu1HGIpcHBo8g2jgX3N9N3wuiKFkflF9C3pkQUgTcEcuGQa6LY-qtxck20PEIfPNyOLkC_b5L0k20icMzS8XVqE/s400/Picture+6.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 250px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above left: Pam Glew Art Star No.1 on display in Solo, Stockholm and above </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">right: L'Atlas Art Star no.11 on display in Mexicana, Bordeaux.</span></span><br /><br />Contemporary art and fashion aficionados will have the opportunity to own one of these exclusive Art Stars. Below is a look at some of them.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">German duo Jasmin Siddiqui and Falk Lehmann (Hera and Akut aka HERAKUT)</span><br />Art Star No.21. I’M NOT FASHION. I’M STYLE (i hope.), 2010. Acrylics, spray paint, charcoal and love on denim.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1J_ObSMs52c6pMlHXJHlh3TOZ9OAjwnpxuWLxersVBbrrm64yOm71iqKsCLTrZ-kvSLfrWlsFS2mHuLeYau2jyzC1gU_Wkh6s6AcL_gEsofDZNrPewEIiZ9iOpMT2AiwL-MvDY5s4gha/s1600/Picture+9.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537960884043165122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1J_ObSMs52c6pMlHXJHlh3TOZ9OAjwnpxuWLxersVBbrrm64yOm71iqKsCLTrZ-kvSLfrWlsFS2mHuLeYau2jyzC1gU_Wkh6s6AcL_gEsofDZNrPewEIiZ9iOpMT2AiwL-MvDY5s4gha/s400/Picture+9.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 694px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZpmk95iuivc6HK5Bte-IjofIzMeN52h60zE1-clF4TJjerPP6B_TWRQetbM_0w5piDFglGXZzV9PBDuCPwzfrPIVLdeQaOQrMzQRsC9S1YJYtUbeXpcPEjswER3VEQF72X9mwjeFGgx51/s1600/Picture+8.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537960511584528226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZpmk95iuivc6HK5Bte-IjofIzMeN52h60zE1-clF4TJjerPP6B_TWRQetbM_0w5piDFglGXZzV9PBDuCPwzfrPIVLdeQaOQrMzQRsC9S1YJYtUbeXpcPEjswER3VEQF72X9mwjeFGgx51/s400/Picture+8.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 513px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jasper Joffee</span><br />Art Star No. 41. BREE, 2010. Oil and iridescent acrylic on denim.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdKNZoyWtro7T8AflUr3kSHEGCS14tSdLqgyvWJhweooSNsfMVuNbBGCFWcH_6rDLVDtdU2cK2-j9DIu2Dv0ggdicIhK6vcJfPygw7hLMKkOWtydcfJym1gJX7YMccbWFCVprlk2K6j4ZX/s1600/jasper+joffee+art+star.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537966264517298226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdKNZoyWtro7T8AflUr3kSHEGCS14tSdLqgyvWJhweooSNsfMVuNbBGCFWcH_6rDLVDtdU2cK2-j9DIu2Dv0ggdicIhK6vcJfPygw7hLMKkOWtydcfJym1gJX7YMccbWFCVprlk2K6j4ZX/s400/jasper+joffee+art+star.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 480px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fWZ4AqV0QjYURLdQN7cRGtTaZef8wANMlc3uSOaH5rphyHG_3RHrqdFsE05rZHOfjjNM7GGSGq7VHXVExwlsce-CI1djSqzCmumRBpuhn6Q3AMJAZmDbNNCLxiT_CUGVlkySbtUzgI4y/s1600/Picture+11.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537966449794759890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fWZ4AqV0QjYURLdQN7cRGtTaZef8wANMlc3uSOaH5rphyHG_3RHrqdFsE05rZHOfjjNM7GGSGq7VHXVExwlsce-CI1djSqzCmumRBpuhn6Q3AMJAZmDbNNCLxiT_CUGVlkySbtUzgI4y/s400/Picture+11.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 431px;" /></a><br />Something of a Renaissance man, acclaimed painter, novelist, Free Art Fair organiser and editor Joffe gained at First Class degree in Fine Art at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, before an MA at London’s Royal College of Art and a nine month scholarship to the British School in Rome.<br /><br />His painting is technically excellent and can be controversial (Charles Saatchi is among his collectors), but Joffe also incorporates elements of showmanship and surprise into his shows, endlessly reinventing his trade. In 1999, he painted 24 paintings in 24 hours at The Chisenhale Gallery, repeating the experiment in Milan, before going on to do 72 paintings in 72 hours in the Czech Republic.<br /><br />In 2009, Joffe gained mass attention when he famously gave away all his possessions (after a break-up and leaving his gallery) in ‘The Sale of a Lifetime’ exhibition at the Idea Generation Gallery, London.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Antone Unai</span><br />Art Star No.15. THE MODERN MIND IS IN COMPLETE DISARRAY, 2010. Mixed media on denim.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRlXf_lhn2fpCXx8wlTPufglvCA4g0EUMqA0CWa0xXDrALhknlOJrSkBvrWCtcoGD4DZ2Ipp29z1N5n5j5yGhQLmABPDa6FGNTyD1Z0YA8XFR5xBrb_Bc5CTA0RdCJyxRWxW6OS87SUHb/s1600/anton-main_jpg_613x380_crop-True_upscale-True_q85.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536672053316326370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRlXf_lhn2fpCXx8wlTPufglvCA4g0EUMqA0CWa0xXDrALhknlOJrSkBvrWCtcoGD4DZ2Ipp29z1N5n5j5yGhQLmABPDa6FGNTyD1Z0YA8XFR5xBrb_Bc5CTA0RdCJyxRWxW6OS87SUHb/s400/anton-main_jpg_613x380_crop-True_upscale-True_q85.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 323px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4fqMydHyPjutZ1_0dll-FIFhPbKj4aJ9rxa8jMdbRE88NvOGSOdWSgnMQqicM9MCzwwR9mGLBOd69W3NZ1rGtfO-gXeoMlePWWtJit-Urlc2AKhZFW0hG4iZ9JmNeEsiaNls2TB7JAbJ/s1600/anton+unai+star.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536672857280097314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4fqMydHyPjutZ1_0dll-FIFhPbKj4aJ9rxa8jMdbRE88NvOGSOdWSgnMQqicM9MCzwwR9mGLBOd69W3NZ1rGtfO-gXeoMlePWWtJit-Urlc2AKhZFW0hG4iZ9JmNeEsiaNls2TB7JAbJ/s400/anton+unai+star.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 365px;" /></a><br />Using salvaged material found on the streets of Berlin, Catalan-born Unai works on a larger-than-life level, often mixing installations, paintings, performances and collages to create all-encompassing exhibitions. Citing Jean Michel Basquiat and Joseph Beuys as influences, Unai revels in spontaneity, often creating works in week-long, public binges. The result is chaotic, cluttered pieces that mix symbols, phrases and found objects. He has exhibited internationally.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ALEXONE</span><br />Art Star No.24. ARRÊTES DE JOUER TA REUSTA, 2010. Acrylic and mixed media on denim.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKcbwGCSlTF7LdtxYpxakORfn6vSISLfKAzKB4JlYgIKPc-pS_jEjqEG7XRAJpBAnmrClygt9EUvZGrwfWh2FKY7vcnfU7398TmB3g7vN9jBHoJ67fVqX7Yr3lr19IzLiTadgYG8ccazu/s1600/alex+one+with+art+star.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536674271115041986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKcbwGCSlTF7LdtxYpxakORfn6vSISLfKAzKB4JlYgIKPc-pS_jEjqEG7XRAJpBAnmrClygt9EUvZGrwfWh2FKY7vcnfU7398TmB3g7vN9jBHoJ67fVqX7Yr3lr19IzLiTadgYG8ccazu/s400/alex+one+with+art+star.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 398px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJB_ILbYRIn80xCUd-HDVWco6t20KNABoU8tD-NCGmHCFoOp5E6eWJxLyWnr2OJvUB1BHb109Ffor82W9auWcuLMa_pLmK6uwkQ8KA7tiFCsIdUW1-4zlUt6hBQYjayykbBnPBHfFsDS5P/s1600/alex+one.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536674080660516386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJB_ILbYRIn80xCUd-HDVWco6t20KNABoU8tD-NCGmHCFoOp5E6eWJxLyWnr2OJvUB1BHb109Ffor82W9auWcuLMa_pLmK6uwkQ8KA7tiFCsIdUW1-4zlUt6hBQYjayykbBnPBHfFsDS5P/s400/alex+one.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 519px; height: 341px;" /></a><br />One of France’s foremost urban artists, Paris-based Alëxone portrays a fantasy world of Edward Lear-esque characters in his paintings and murals. Rising to fame on the streets of Paris with a series of Oedipus-inspired tags, Alëxone has gone on to exhibit worldwide. His book, Came à Yeux, is one of the most beautiful art and illustration tomes to date, and you can see his work on everything from racing cars to TV sets to beer packaging.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">James Jessop:</span><br />Art Star No.33. CAPTAIN KONG, 2010. Oil and acrylic on denim.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpkUx10Yde1HzZHCNCtZmZXhpUBpwN5Wg_e4aS5U9nCokl7WmC7Bw6g76f5rWpL9UK8vJMPg5fuxy5M-WFl4Kd3dVwqJixX1iWx42nIzYbx7tSfYZXFbL9ujH7RB5lAmjpL5_iWTxCbibp/s1600/jjessop-main_jpg_613x380_crop-True_upscale-True_q85.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536670249508132402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpkUx10Yde1HzZHCNCtZmZXhpUBpwN5Wg_e4aS5U9nCokl7WmC7Bw6g76f5rWpL9UK8vJMPg5fuxy5M-WFl4Kd3dVwqJixX1iWx42nIzYbx7tSfYZXFbL9ujH7RB5lAmjpL5_iWTxCbibp/s400/jjessop-main_jpg_613x380_crop-True_upscale-True_q85.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 326px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFnjWTMjZLrQNTJc0UPVGv8BqJ3ohfRdARL0D4aAsF73t6iTdrgbI07NQxAG_aAA4IbgVVXGFQx-uscJ1CfvbwaPKINZpFswmgRow-oRGoqT5k68KkQ4DFIw50u81nHT8fkDmIq7P8hBy4/s1600/jj+art+star.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536677121683685378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFnjWTMjZLrQNTJc0UPVGv8BqJ3ohfRdARL0D4aAsF73t6iTdrgbI07NQxAG_aAA4IbgVVXGFQx-uscJ1CfvbwaPKINZpFswmgRow-oRGoqT5k68KkQ4DFIw50u81nHT8fkDmIq7P8hBy4/s400/jj+art+star.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 356px;" /></a><br />Inspired by the seminal urban art book Subway Art, James Jessop started his career as a pre-teen graffiti artist, before going on to gain an MA from the Royal College of Art and exhibit as part of Charles Saatchi’s famous 2004 show, New Blood. Bringing the letter forms and backgrounds of the 1980s New York subway to expertly painted canvas, Jessop adds portrayals of old film posters and dirty novels from the 1960s, creating something that is entirely unique.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">L'Atlas</span><br />Art Star No.11. L'ATLASSTAR, 2010. Gaffer tape and acrylic on denim.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_LTxWIDfLmkyGuH1swdT59gOGZPD2CuZ_GpkGYCvlb4iqGcpbmGUOxPIbHSHsrJEN3pdbeZcOAzy0HU2zwhV5rp-zaVzU9xaNSf_G4k5Px99o9t7QLOJfPuMUBo9a-qNDQcF0xlhIjRT4/s1600/latlas-main_jpg_613x380_crop-True_upscale-True_q85.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536670006026838306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_LTxWIDfLmkyGuH1swdT59gOGZPD2CuZ_GpkGYCvlb4iqGcpbmGUOxPIbHSHsrJEN3pdbeZcOAzy0HU2zwhV5rp-zaVzU9xaNSf_G4k5Px99o9t7QLOJfPuMUBo9a-qNDQcF0xlhIjRT4/s400/latlas-main_jpg_613x380_crop-True_upscale-True_q85.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 326px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOVJO6EzezANAJpDWkfmOWS2cvFWAH9-n9RUO6itNDLtJRrnmjh_E8nsSyEFmITStGZo4uqvjhxhKKg45Dc0-niS6eUf9FSdOJamdbZFC8NOwHDvl5xGeTbH7NnvbLkovgRoTemYNaRF7F/s1600/L'atlas+star.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536674796769916946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOVJO6EzezANAJpDWkfmOWS2cvFWAH9-n9RUO6itNDLtJRrnmjh_E8nsSyEFmITStGZo4uqvjhxhKKg45Dc0-niS6eUf9FSdOJamdbZFC8NOwHDvl5xGeTbH7NnvbLkovgRoTemYNaRF7F/s400/L'atlas+star.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 515px; height: 373px;" /></a><br />One of France's foremost urban artists, L'ATLAS is inspired by the symmetry of typography and the smallest architectural details. He once claimed 'manholes are more beautiful than all the paintings in the museum'. Born in Toulouse in 1978 and now based in Paris, he often works by spray-painting the streets with trademark labarynthine patterns, and later transposing them onto canvas. He was recently commissioned to construct one of his giant compass installations in the plaza of the Pompidou Centre and is currently taking his pictures on a world tour.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Matt Small</span><br />Art Star No.2. YOUNG STAR TIMMS, 2010. Denim jeans, household emulsion and spray paint on denim.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEmvoitzZcmtQUHcFfqUcdo_Mme0_lbXQVqkHKKWzucXHMHfsmrLyWXCAywC39lCTJQ8de398qkI2U3pcMKpBI8M1mqDdj5WR_WSdXGHBR7TrE4Ww2vkCBhyWBGptHw-jO-iT_fAhqZJta/s1600/mattsmall-main_jpg_613x380_crop-True_upscale-True_q85.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536669822184433010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEmvoitzZcmtQUHcFfqUcdo_Mme0_lbXQVqkHKKWzucXHMHfsmrLyWXCAywC39lCTJQ8de398qkI2U3pcMKpBI8M1mqDdj5WR_WSdXGHBR7TrE4Ww2vkCBhyWBGptHw-jO-iT_fAhqZJta/s400/mattsmall-main_jpg_613x380_crop-True_upscale-True_q85.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 324px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFnPzIfoNdRE00qd7yzmdS-v_MHH_obH2CZbFX3EJyA6PY3ey9ahXvrYNUhPyaAYUSyzxkm7PUakkk9aQ-ZvcsaGyjfSVXViQo8mW7ebqwXC5C_TP7Eaqq6uVr531vL4TzAZYHnyw7PKN/s1600/mat+small+star.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536673016176127778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFnPzIfoNdRE00qd7yzmdS-v_MHH_obH2CZbFX3EJyA6PY3ey9ahXvrYNUhPyaAYUSyzxkm7PUakkk9aQ-ZvcsaGyjfSVXViQo8mW7ebqwXC5C_TP7Eaqq6uVr531vL4TzAZYHnyw7PKN/s400/mat+small+star.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 357px;" /></a><br />Conveying the toughness and loneliness of the city, London-based artist Matt Small films unknowing strangers in the urban landscape, then turns his documentation into oil portraits on salvaged metal and found objects. The result is a detached but intricate portrayal of his subjects, displaying a masterful technique that blurs the line between traditional and abstract. Because his work does not require a staged sitting, it displays none of the self-consciousness of traditional portraiture.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Anna Taratiel (Ovni)</span>:<br />Art Star No.13. STARSCRAPER, 2010. Collage of fabric and threads on denim.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfT074SbeVFqR5NFpSV2T1c2blKaagUkMCKxTunBRgNnq78neziO7UJrz9OIuGXAU5CfeuLRfzD2mm6iQm9L0t64uqheXUMIRPvb8vc1OE7186XpT94ZKUKHgjDDXQdTxcxFbk_sh-LI_/s1600/annat-main_jpg_613x380_crop-True_upscale-True_q85.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536675343386542114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfT074SbeVFqR5NFpSV2T1c2blKaagUkMCKxTunBRgNnq78neziO7UJrz9OIuGXAU5CfeuLRfzD2mm6iQm9L0t64uqheXUMIRPvb8vc1OE7186XpT94ZKUKHgjDDXQdTxcxFbk_sh-LI_/s400/annat-main_jpg_613x380_crop-True_upscale-True_q85.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 327px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qFVmM6hHqHqnB8cu9xrvShHuB8vwuhQSRtSjVtC-HwpLUCu9sfDCXxh-W7dSTYl_wi7nd00vJqGEpCUIWbBXbgFyug4DMWaFWI5iJMtqaY0wjbD7q9hg91ZSM7vIDnzSM4DR-8GMatYI/s1600/AT+star.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536674579656733778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qFVmM6hHqHqnB8cu9xrvShHuB8vwuhQSRtSjVtC-HwpLUCu9sfDCXxh-W7dSTYl_wi7nd00vJqGEpCUIWbBXbgFyug4DMWaFWI5iJMtqaY0wjbD7q9hg91ZSM7vIDnzSM4DR-8GMatYI/s400/AT+star.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 517px; height: 320px;" /></a><br />Translating movement into visual pieces, Barcelona-based Taratiel creates vivid canvases and walls full of spirals, sweeps and explosions. Using the streetscape as a starting point, she mixes block-ish skyscrapers, roads and terraces with great swooshes that convey the chaos of the environment. Most recently, Taratiel has mixed found objects, such as cardboard boxes and crates, with murals to create three dimensional renderings of the cityscape. She has exhibited in Milan, Lisbon and Barcelona.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Stefan Strumbel</span><br />Art Star No.16. HOME SWEET HOME, 2010. Mixed media and carved wood on denim.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2RWmNUcyuk_DWNfW11i11tl1-1j1yhzG6F3HZ-sZkRObyWhP1_yP5gcnoPPslwcHpjMIQDidNET3I_Sx9hYhCPORAClP1LMWKm9eBDE8gl8ao8NmoIj2qwrtBDgDUJ76KYc3TJOHjpC5Z/s1600/sstrumble-main__jpg_613x380_crop-True_upscale-True_q85.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536666333606738354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2RWmNUcyuk_DWNfW11i11tl1-1j1yhzG6F3HZ-sZkRObyWhP1_yP5gcnoPPslwcHpjMIQDidNET3I_Sx9hYhCPORAClP1LMWKm9eBDE8gl8ao8NmoIj2qwrtBDgDUJ76KYc3TJOHjpC5Z/s400/sstrumble-main__jpg_613x380_crop-True_upscale-True_q85.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 321px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsOhRELDSm6m5PmCPBZTY-YX_pASf-a1Su7W1xwIBn8ggYxc_NIjE2rZRXau4AsXlEuKybhOYMZpO5E8ltOfqaZoMyz526dPd8Dd7KNE8UvZVFyyZkYwz2zWASQlqTMlexM4eP4kvbt-J/s1600/ss+star.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536677640347722162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsOhRELDSm6m5PmCPBZTY-YX_pASf-a1Su7W1xwIBn8ggYxc_NIjE2rZRXau4AsXlEuKybhOYMZpO5E8ltOfqaZoMyz526dPd8Dd7KNE8UvZVFyyZkYwz2zWASQlqTMlexM4eP4kvbt-J/s400/ss+star.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 372px;" /></a><br />Stefan Strumbel's Technicolor clocks and paintings focus on the concept of 'heimat', roughly translated as homeland or belonging. From his studio in the Black Forest, he uses images and objects strongly linked to cultural identity - such as cuckoo clocks and pictures of women in national costume - and mixes them with homegenised symbols that include shopping trolleys, guns and guitars, to question where exactly cultural identity is heading.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Delta (aka Boris Tellegen)</span><br />denim and styrofoam on denim.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xl-YkYQ2gUHqQUtBF7T65eUEKP6eAQt1DhoiGO76oET4CWJXU0k7KSJiJAGyGR7rYtm_mx878iwsorF-uZoV1gjSGTpVLCSASpSz-Ljgag04KBH64SwuqxAExUDCCRsdCBZzk3PtToQT/s1600/delta-main_jpg_613x380_crop-True_upscale-True_q85.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536671321367520226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xl-YkYQ2gUHqQUtBF7T65eUEKP6eAQt1DhoiGO76oET4CWJXU0k7KSJiJAGyGR7rYtm_mx878iwsorF-uZoV1gjSGTpVLCSASpSz-Ljgag04KBH64SwuqxAExUDCCRsdCBZzk3PtToQT/s400/delta-main_jpg_613x380_crop-True_upscale-True_q85.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 323px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PaYDmVVbuFQOAM4ES0qA2uKpjVFOcTdJw5pcSRgBpzFjtLXTxTQSWtIn8OjslMr43CYBFNDIEj1btECRW6DdXUroNsI-OrFLGhwi8ZxTQ9tV-8loemrJk86ObXCrExERy2Kt8WH4MIk8/s1600/delta+art+star.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536676416148732818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PaYDmVVbuFQOAM4ES0qA2uKpjVFOcTdJw5pcSRgBpzFjtLXTxTQSWtIn8OjslMr43CYBFNDIEj1btECRW6DdXUroNsI-OrFLGhwi8ZxTQ9tV-8loemrJk86ObXCrExERy2Kt8WH4MIk8/s400/delta+art+star.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 365px;" /></a><br /><br />Dutch artist Boris Tellegen aka Delta started out as a pioneering street writer in Amsterdam, before going on to forge a name for himself as a spray painter, sculptor and illustrator. Drawing inspiration from the robot obsession of his 1980s youth, as well as growth and decay, he creates complex, architectural 3D sculptures, robot-like toys and even record sleeves for a small, Amsterdam-based label. The geometric beauty of his work is instantly recognizable.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Daniele Villa</span><br />Art Star No.27. UNTITLED, 2010. Collage and laser print on canvas.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZPnUnvgMa5QNMFRfFCAWF3h_duJMZf5XNpf00hFqToLKO24ynjAlJR2AX2DghL44b89meyLgyYUfze7-XsOz8uO-XJe4g54GDnKATj8HBvjR4gmOO0aamZsOKeHdYBsGSLqVvvvxTpAB/s1600/daniele-main_jpg_613x380_crop-True_upscale-True_q85.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536675629549928498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZPnUnvgMa5QNMFRfFCAWF3h_duJMZf5XNpf00hFqToLKO24ynjAlJR2AX2DghL44b89meyLgyYUfze7-XsOz8uO-XJe4g54GDnKATj8HBvjR4gmOO0aamZsOKeHdYBsGSLqVvvvxTpAB/s400/daniele-main_jpg_613x380_crop-True_upscale-True_q85.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 323px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTXC1kTsdYBszkr9_zXIi6K3ARTtYPLVNZRPybDOuNiDYHLaDkOUPl1XaPAZbePuO1D6dMuLpnae53PXhn5ix39ZKDwC7U1O5hT3baH8kGZdTvATOVDEBNFOk8VvAgc9xHTNVH95xI5rw/s1600/dv+art+star.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536676925916327650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTXC1kTsdYBszkr9_zXIi6K3ARTtYPLVNZRPybDOuNiDYHLaDkOUPl1XaPAZbePuO1D6dMuLpnae53PXhn5ix39ZKDwC7U1O5hT3baH8kGZdTvATOVDEBNFOk8VvAgc9xHTNVH95xI5rw/s400/dv+art+star.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 350px;" /></a><br />Rome-based Villa shuns Photoshop to produce collage-based works made solely with paper, scissors and glue. Concentrating on small-scale pieces (typically 5cm by 5cm), he creates miniature worlds that often display a surreal sense of humour: faces emerge from trees and the sea merges seamlessly into human organs. Free from the perfecting powers of computer manipulation, Villa's choice of material feels at once random and artfully composed. He is also a founding member of film production company Citrullo International.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Smash 137</span><br />Art Star No.28. LETTERS AND STRIPES, 2010. Bleached silk screen two-component printing process and clear lacquer on denim.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLLaQTq56tONnfBTxBo6V-GGltVqQD_NuSceRGiGfZ17F9RDAM4FYG_tsxk8drNAwrvAhxb-jWcsozutW_kjbKsmiXIda7mugBlqqJu4m7FeZnokSuac1Ug3JD8JMWv9BSZRessI5F7vOp/s1600/smash-main_jpg_613x380_crop-True_upscale-True_q85.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536666531408369170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLLaQTq56tONnfBTxBo6V-GGltVqQD_NuSceRGiGfZ17F9RDAM4FYG_tsxk8drNAwrvAhxb-jWcsozutW_kjbKsmiXIda7mugBlqqJu4m7FeZnokSuac1Ug3JD8JMWv9BSZRessI5F7vOp/s400/smash-main_jpg_613x380_crop-True_upscale-True_q85.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 514px; height: 318px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWprE_T0Js2Y5IhQH4Puf53qXNca-4DLHLZix2wyM_FVLSsluc1VIWdsvawp6jTxhc3DFZDWZCPAgHUvELStrnAUFoim8459Ucmz1BD-OhZ8092RhyphenhyphenbCQ6RxAZCDlZ3AwOxd9TGxohcIZ/s1600/smash+137.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536676582051437170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWprE_T0Js2Y5IhQH4Puf53qXNca-4DLHLZix2wyM_FVLSsluc1VIWdsvawp6jTxhc3DFZDWZCPAgHUvELStrnAUFoim8459Ucmz1BD-OhZ8092RhyphenhyphenbCQ6RxAZCDlZ3AwOxd9TGxohcIZ/s400/smash+137.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 337px;" /></a><br />Basel-based Smash137 is Switzerland’s best known graffiti artist and one of the world’s most prolific writers - you can see his work on streets from New York to Moscow. Drawing influences from Western calligraphy, he’s renowned for his exact letter forms and for constant innovation in his field, skills that have enabled him to make a smooth transition from street to gallery. SMASH137's recently-published book, Smash Proof, was accompanied by an exhibition in Berlin.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Pam Glew</span><br />Art Star No.1. CAROUSEL, 2010. Bleaching and dye on handmade star flag made from vintage denim, linen and cotton with appliqué stars on denim.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidmN08TJf6nSrzqOq40aoahlitrHrOkHjIom9ig1-J-0MfAgd1Iq4rj0oVP-xJuJeO5Qen-ElIGTL-i2DYCnOP8KV4bO8hbbQQxNaZNMERAPvA8SIuYrQJ1sMA1JJXRoDgp8UMR3VpldMY/s1600/pamglew-main__jpg_613x380_crop-True_upscale-True_q85.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536669389912651010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidmN08TJf6nSrzqOq40aoahlitrHrOkHjIom9ig1-J-0MfAgd1Iq4rj0oVP-xJuJeO5Qen-ElIGTL-i2DYCnOP8KV4bO8hbbQQxNaZNMERAPvA8SIuYrQJ1sMA1JJXRoDgp8UMR3VpldMY/s400/pamglew-main__jpg_613x380_crop-True_upscale-True_q85.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 505px; height: 313px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXSOC6-Dvmycly_ZICfsWXKJsG0d1rN5dCfImlAGvx1-2LapugkTPhoUbbKJabvqHsRkSUMnwTVkf327p7D9Bnt7vdkgaFjcr2tbLg8eMQ_15unaFgKUTDhX-359InRCKhuuev1fhH8UF/s1600/pam+glew.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536675934161864162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXSOC6-Dvmycly_ZICfsWXKJsG0d1rN5dCfImlAGvx1-2LapugkTPhoUbbKJabvqHsRkSUMnwTVkf327p7D9Bnt7vdkgaFjcr2tbLg8eMQ_15unaFgKUTDhX-359InRCKhuuev1fhH8UF/s400/pam+glew.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 337px;" /></a><br />Born in Somerset, England in 1978, Pam Glew is one of the most exciting female figures in the contemporary art world. Working with found materials – most notably vintage flags ­– she blends embroidery, bleaching and painting techniques to create arresting portraits and idiosyncratic textile pieces that draw inspiration from current events, images of cult figures and a love of cinema. Her work has appeared in more than 60 exhibitions worldwide, and Pam has solo shows all over the world.<br /><br /><a href="http://artstars.polojeans.com/artists/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536682865639286626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCSakAzVwLZWXVU4siPen26DrrDDsPlJvD_VoOp6OEtQjH-RjjK6pdz_bf6RUigqlsoVtP0MggjNPTUT9mnyrDnZABADVEDdlPguYNQ_Azq9ukeCiTIylkxSRw4eeeOpsX9zVfu0x84nE/s400/art+stars+header.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 111px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://artstars.polojeans.com/artists/"><br />See all of the artist's stars for Ralph Lauren and Polo Jeans.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >A very special shout out to my friend Scott Rench for bringing this to my attention.</span>

Artists Are Seeing Stars For Ralph Lauren & Polo Jeans

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RMC Apparel and Their Yoropiko Star Wars Jeans

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlGp4i4TVzRU_KT4ZUR3qo5fLOI1UmSa4Psgv9RxfAaA29aykkoio1WDgRFvBzb17TiH7nMRRsiOg6UnrGtl_AHWrYt3C_nF7f0iwJssc3Mde47wQROG1Wzm7OtIx0gifOcwjnoilwsSWq/s1600-h/Picture+12.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217029108089265938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlGp4i4TVzRU_KT4ZUR3qo5fLOI1UmSa4Psgv9RxfAaA29aykkoio1WDgRFvBzb17TiH7nMRRsiOg6UnrGtl_AHWrYt3C_nF7f0iwJssc3Mde47wQROG1Wzm7OtIx0gifOcwjnoilwsSWq/s400/Picture+12.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 216px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.rmcjeans.co.uk/">RMC</a> is one of the hippest, most exclusive men's brands on the market today. One of their latest releases is this Star Wars Stormtrooper jean:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGdBgUnhnxzMumJoLu6LMhUxIaVDWTA6N5ZXZlcqIKLTJ7UxzCyafWz37gbgKrUQwmPscE2b_UZdqYHZXyKj0K_bKw1J1iu3NOw8AWl5kARgoHgOkZEOv235JnyvUUKHYvkzecD6mZ3x08/s1600-h/Picture+9.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217022124472442562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGdBgUnhnxzMumJoLu6LMhUxIaVDWTA6N5ZXZlcqIKLTJ7UxzCyafWz37gbgKrUQwmPscE2b_UZdqYHZXyKj0K_bKw1J1iu3NOw8AWl5kARgoHgOkZEOv235JnyvUUKHYvkzecD6mZ3x08/s400/Picture+9.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 621px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinnJur2HSx-obdcCalpVXLFLZfxSLXzugawmNWH1j2XA3GYXJOw-qrk0BetARxWwt4Mta5A5_kSIq2BIKe9vf1-mk1A6QbHd439pmGFFCDe4abiIdO_d1rAWYqlLLuJOBfYzVIoRVBvgfp/s1600-h/41mBj-fHmGL._SL500_.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217022841731981026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinnJur2HSx-obdcCalpVXLFLZfxSLXzugawmNWH1j2XA3GYXJOw-qrk0BetARxWwt4Mta5A5_kSIq2BIKe9vf1-mk1A6QbHd439pmGFFCDe4abiIdO_d1rAWYqlLLuJOBfYzVIoRVBvgfp/s400/41mBj-fHmGL._SL500_.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 529px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLziQ2OVLhCbSO1YJt0d8OB9wxhBpVU8aj0oU1YljYHpAzN5b3TmsUlsZ2Y2Bpt2rI_Ju9wsRb3rW6LVpWqd2diVK3ftEbWdLUteqhqYNhIka43bV79154PTV2QABkjb90iNQVsWCYTNc5/s1600-h/Picture+2.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217018009893772946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLziQ2OVLhCbSO1YJt0d8OB9wxhBpVU8aj0oU1YljYHpAzN5b3TmsUlsZ2Y2Bpt2rI_Ju9wsRb3rW6LVpWqd2diVK3ftEbWdLUteqhqYNhIka43bV79154PTV2QABkjb90iNQVsWCYTNc5/s400/Picture+2.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 378px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFja9ja9mKqkJwa6QIuFf2q6D1EFIkXglhP4rXjSJbbbafKukYaUUrl0GhDGxH2mxkqdiM4llgMvWAgHi63LuGO2e2u-yuNuaIQ2FUImfZ1RUvs9S37dDF_ygFC0XB7IzOVC5l__Zs9T3-/s1600-h/Picture+1.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217018095793118882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFja9ja9mKqkJwa6QIuFf2q6D1EFIkXglhP4rXjSJbbbafKukYaUUrl0GhDGxH2mxkqdiM4llgMvWAgHi63LuGO2e2u-yuNuaIQ2FUImfZ1RUvs9S37dDF_ygFC0XB7IzOVC5l__Zs9T3-/s400/Picture+1.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 377px;" /></a><br />Above: Yoropiko Storm Trooper Jeans<br /><br />These jeans are from RMC's Martin Yatming, aka Martin Ksohoh, creative line of apparel, <a href="http://www.yoropiko.co.uk/">YoroPiko</a>. They are made in a limited edition of 500 and are licensed by Lucas Film. Price is a whopping $934.95 USD<br /><br />Details:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UhO87GyygsQXzPQxX9z3jnboPlqmNLn68wSlEBcn3Y4RVPXLPffsgcJogAp-ZuHEYX4qV0EDzVynCUjSD9313RNyFr7-eNDFCDgcpnEsoJ3S86Yocq9Rsn51bPs6XWZClabCz6tYEaWk/s1600-h/Picture+3.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217029335722532642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UhO87GyygsQXzPQxX9z3jnboPlqmNLn68wSlEBcn3Y4RVPXLPffsgcJogAp-ZuHEYX4qV0EDzVynCUjSD9313RNyFr7-eNDFCDgcpnEsoJ3S86Yocq9Rsn51bPs6XWZClabCz6tYEaWk/s400/Picture+3.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 540px; height: 360px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmx69IVwOF8HaqtgAN3sdOnrXmx3PItbscuEywf0Ls-mDfe7NEI1n_5tKkZ8CyM7Sl22qTo-_THamdqP_-ORQSW2dZprfnqwvj7SwFN1Uo20KbBIrrlZViOUAJ5wMO60HTwSYv7D73iuA/s1600-h/Picture+7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217017580397043282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmx69IVwOF8HaqtgAN3sdOnrXmx3PItbscuEywf0Ls-mDfe7NEI1n_5tKkZ8CyM7Sl22qTo-_THamdqP_-ORQSW2dZprfnqwvj7SwFN1Uo20KbBIrrlZViOUAJ5wMO60HTwSYv7D73iuA/s400/Picture+7.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 302px;" /></a><br /><br />Dark indigo raw denim jeans Embroidered storm troopers on sides, embroidered star wars logo/trooper back pockets:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinU7AlyfOB5yZE1bo4vDm-Nkvrn4_Qs5BhMdrpsejmNqUX-OmLLedZxltk3dTKouNxMtlAAg6tCB3ahd9CQ-IrwrDn_xrtMcMwMwFKhBeTZe5OjQQ3olPoNnJuCOd8q8dipeCfZ7gvFnEQ/s1600-h/51EaW+9iWFL._SL400_.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217022764422569682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinU7AlyfOB5yZE1bo4vDm-Nkvrn4_Qs5BhMdrpsejmNqUX-OmLLedZxltk3dTKouNxMtlAAg6tCB3ahd9CQ-IrwrDn_xrtMcMwMwFKhBeTZe5OjQQ3olPoNnJuCOd8q8dipeCfZ7gvFnEQ/s400/51EaW+9iWFL._SL400_.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 536px;" /></a><br /><br />Removable 18k gold rhodium finished copper waistband and fly buttons:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEOuswZyp7OrGT-YXqtIw2-Lv6C21CMrJ9prMC7jxTzHpEv9FxBCdWjaDcgMWNmQXwk-tm7YVT7z59VfCoL8FgYiO-7K5rZI7-2miSxBZDS-1oFkVTbwQ_QT04cncEwavGs1uHGmqEMmr6/s1600-h/Picture+4.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217017893929655938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEOuswZyp7OrGT-YXqtIw2-Lv6C21CMrJ9prMC7jxTzHpEv9FxBCdWjaDcgMWNmQXwk-tm7YVT7z59VfCoL8FgYiO-7K5rZI7-2miSxBZDS-1oFkVTbwQ_QT04cncEwavGs1uHGmqEMmr6/s400/Picture+4.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 319px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj30_-ugrWWx2f9HMs0NBwsvJ9CjscaLG8zEHBiJThDu8zPhq6OctF1aZ6AsYtWg-ssUj9uyw5AXCoOUInBbPhOabFM9sPtaZ7jmGBVOJWgASIp2NkgpsOLBPkv5BryV7wecYYGT46n-_R9/s1600-h/617A8tICqaL._SL400_.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217029979967627090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj30_-ugrWWx2f9HMs0NBwsvJ9CjscaLG8zEHBiJThDu8zPhq6OctF1aZ6AsYtWg-ssUj9uyw5AXCoOUInBbPhOabFM9sPtaZ7jmGBVOJWgASIp2NkgpsOLBPkv5BryV7wecYYGT46n-_R9/s400/617A8tICqaL._SL400_.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 530px;" /></a><br />Why removable? Because a unique feature on all Yoropiko jeans, means the buttons on the fly can unscrew and be replaced by alternative styles, some as extravagant as jewel and diamond encrusted:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlq4RwMryD649E8nc39rOaFYkLPSp0CWQEmm2I5Fxd33D5JZAr9L5DN_7CUYAaCjzp_q-mMvl2P-U7oTuGhSeDJ-IcfPiLQJPHMlf5Jd_D01IjtKxznib1yRujAR1CI166Cy8irqRquG1Y/s1600-h/Picture+10.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217024203236613890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlq4RwMryD649E8nc39rOaFYkLPSp0CWQEmm2I5Fxd33D5JZAr9L5DN_7CUYAaCjzp_q-mMvl2P-U7oTuGhSeDJ-IcfPiLQJPHMlf5Jd_D01IjtKxznib1yRujAR1CI166Cy8irqRquG1Y/s400/Picture+10.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 334px; height: 139px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSynzZMFRG_T4-xubOmIbHRgL-VQ0gyQia7itRS9mo2h_jgtUu4I9CcxHnfaFMNSzGy9X0nc_0Y8Yv1_rlZJkwloJ-02DCGiubUrluDeaOlofDMK0pfVLCebDV1umNrB41X_t5gJAtYdk/s1600-h/frontpage-buttons.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217024052912758514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSynzZMFRG_T4-xubOmIbHRgL-VQ0gyQia7itRS9mo2h_jgtUu4I9CcxHnfaFMNSzGy9X0nc_0Y8Yv1_rlZJkwloJ-02DCGiubUrluDeaOlofDMK0pfVLCebDV1umNrB41X_t5gJAtYdk/s400/frontpage-buttons.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 208px; height: 138px;" /></a><br /><br />Purple, red and gold stitching details throughout.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQonhzsKuHMgD4uHNiMKKco9Kmz8JcQi0QFsrRFe-DupfUoJro4PCuGx44G4kF5HnkG9Z2TQFldbgf63Sqcqr6IwxdUY4a5ZgPz5ltEuWRopHQFZIuHguiycz-wdttZb7OkoqaZxkqtavZ/s1600-h/Picture+5.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217017777965538930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQonhzsKuHMgD4uHNiMKKco9Kmz8JcQi0QFsrRFe-DupfUoJro4PCuGx44G4kF5HnkG9Z2TQFldbgf63Sqcqr6IwxdUY4a5ZgPz5ltEuWRopHQFZIuHguiycz-wdttZb7OkoqaZxkqtavZ/s400/Picture+5.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 541px; height: 393px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3wGQHJiJY27TcmsuOsqZGaegC3VWChuK7MhK-OuKrl-vDHYzhvF6ukk3RX3bDPnhB5AVm90RQBZ5Or9cHNdDGcD_ILJZ949j27cgn53kcErW7oRLGCjPHNf6lL8YzGDnJzlTUcXsCXl2m/s1600-h/Picture+6.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217017683476258402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3wGQHJiJY27TcmsuOsqZGaegC3VWChuK7MhK-OuKrl-vDHYzhvF6ukk3RX3bDPnhB5AVm90RQBZ5Or9cHNdDGcD_ILJZ949j27cgn53kcErW7oRLGCjPHNf6lL8YzGDnJzlTUcXsCXl2m/s400/Picture+6.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />Etched and numbered deerskin leather patch on waistband:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk24zxFYUZSbQd1zO95s5Ye2NVNLHhG6qXm7MZXNx-IFyxcpQGRqX18HuijPI5eo41T6rT-5_a5ZrcpVxhjDdChoTeXRIYJ5P4Qx8Cb-7nL7xECNypDgtk0e9xhUwe_SbkgxI7h0laK3Wu/s1600-h/Picture+8.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217017477317828162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk24zxFYUZSbQd1zO95s5Ye2NVNLHhG6qXm7MZXNx-IFyxcpQGRqX18HuijPI5eo41T6rT-5_a5ZrcpVxhjDdChoTeXRIYJ5P4Qx8Cb-7nL7xECNypDgtk0e9xhUwe_SbkgxI7h0laK3Wu/s400/Picture+8.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 354px;" /></a><br /><br />The Loose fit straight leg jeans in an unwashed premium denim that may shrink up to 5% when washed. They come in a black velvet logo embroidered presentation bag. Made in Hong Kong.<br /><a href="http://www.baggamenswear.co.uk/PRD_ProductDetail.aspx?cid=18&prodid=2001&Product=Red-Monkey-RMC-Star-Wars-Jeans&source=webgains&siteid=22843#height_427">Buy the Storm trooper Star Wars jeans here.</a><br />Or <a href="http://www.togged.com/Yoropiko-Starwars-denim-jeans-YORO3799/M/B0019AQSH4.htm">here.</a><br /><br />About RMC:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgHXmOHYbn4p7t0msEvBQmcBzKTgMc6bvijsf1uLNGIWulwn9jwRaq-fLQqa8jQBfMPOpELn0JgB5pMZJ-RaSiQfshyphenhyphenMWrbaCyh_yiB3y6eyB_NSSHibmam8T7yUS76tRhOsg32fHtNGS_/s1600-h/red-monkey-jeans.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217031904112975746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgHXmOHYbn4p7t0msEvBQmcBzKTgMc6bvijsf1uLNGIWulwn9jwRaq-fLQqa8jQBfMPOpELn0JgB5pMZJ-RaSiQfshyphenhyphenMWrbaCyh_yiB3y6eyB_NSSHibmam8T7yUS76tRhOsg32fHtNGS_/s400/red-monkey-jeans.gif" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />RMC by Martin Ksohoh is the brain-child of Martin Yatming, the design genius and fashion guru behind the Red Monkey Company of 2005. Martin is renowned throughout the world as a denim master whose attention to detail is unrivalled.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgcQOGOCw9wqZkvJZHumw5mZbcWOYJ9pWW371tzKog4PpBfXArLK9feAAneQzVB98HWeS_D74kJ7krdj2YHyqKuSN82KN2SpFcSa5ywusGEy0iXepc4CuE5nxeJc1tX5OrIhiDBCYjgv8f/s1600-h/martin-ksohoh.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217020969126239922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgcQOGOCw9wqZkvJZHumw5mZbcWOYJ9pWW371tzKog4PpBfXArLK9feAAneQzVB98HWeS_D74kJ7krdj2YHyqKuSN82KN2SpFcSa5ywusGEy0iXepc4CuE5nxeJc1tX5OrIhiDBCYjgv8f/s400/martin-ksohoh.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 438px;" /></a><br />Above: Martin Ksohoh of RMC and Yoropiko Red Monkey Company changed their name to RMC Martin Ksohoh after 2005. To help prevent any confusion all Red Monkey Company jeans are officially branded RMC Martin Ksohoh. All jeans branded RED MONKEY COMPANY after 2005 are counterfeits/fakes.<br /><br />Martin Koshoh only made limited runs of 300 per style of RED MONKEY COMPANY jeans in 2005 and since 2006 has branded all his denim and apparel RMC Martin Ksohoh and this is now the official brand name. So beware of any post 2005 jeans branded RED MONKEY COMPANY - They’re fakes!<br /><br />RMC/ Yoropiko produce limited numbers of each style, sometimes as few as 50 pairs for the whole world. Only premium Japanese denim is used, woven on a 28" loom, making it far superior to cheaper denim which is woven on wider looms. This attention to detail, the use of unbleached cotton and distinctive selve edge denim produces outstanding jeans.<br /><br />If you're not into Star Wars, but love unusual or hand painted denim, here are a few other examples of RMC's Yoropiko jeans:<br /><br />Hungry Dragon:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZvU2DElPsToyVgaFfoiqR9NevsnqoQ_KOJjTcwMMegEFxoqL3bJwRdpva0ijg7qm1iui0U_L-1FgZk1quNDtmuF6tyfGLZEesm6Iyzs_7a4328RylAbQ5p6GI_669MGpmTHiy2YtxA7Z/s1600-h/hungrydragon.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217029773809196850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZvU2DElPsToyVgaFfoiqR9NevsnqoQ_KOJjTcwMMegEFxoqL3bJwRdpva0ijg7qm1iui0U_L-1FgZk1quNDtmuF6tyfGLZEesm6Iyzs_7a4328RylAbQ5p6GI_669MGpmTHiy2YtxA7Z/s400/hungrydragon.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 532px;" /></a><br />Great Britain Target:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMeDzCQVs5kZw3vgPnKD9xvczOjvv3BrplYWqcdgVIGMcpkoIQJpEx5jyn2lRt9OolJveizZWrOFrQU0s1VAgmIZSN63qX7CrzEv5yNHUVPThkr232aSUPSCtZLk-W2gcG-8HgNreYwJ1u/s1600-h/greatbritiantarget.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217029885478346562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMeDzCQVs5kZw3vgPnKD9xvczOjvv3BrplYWqcdgVIGMcpkoIQJpEx5jyn2lRt9OolJveizZWrOFrQU0s1VAgmIZSN63qX7CrzEv5yNHUVPThkr232aSUPSCtZLk-W2gcG-8HgNreYwJ1u/s400/greatbritiantarget.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 531px;" /></a><br />Tropsicle Flowers:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaReggDXs8WYDPn-ZWYa9yRvuBhSrfalXEHjNig9-YmFSJyvV87sSdLIEqyBUjZDOOlgyy8UDYgoIgk2Q_nYfTxNHMRO52mtiazqo8LvVhN4h5phnKwqX4Ej8r7vW7nz21M_A6c_ec92X2/s1600-h/tropsicleflowers.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217030314975076194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaReggDXs8WYDPn-ZWYa9yRvuBhSrfalXEHjNig9-YmFSJyvV87sSdLIEqyBUjZDOOlgyy8UDYgoIgk2Q_nYfTxNHMRO52mtiazqo8LvVhN4h5phnKwqX4Ej8r7vW7nz21M_A6c_ec92X2/s400/tropsicleflowers.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 527px;" /></a><br />Mym Flyer:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaWvdghKgfkeLuZhL7p_-uA-Lp-_PnF0QaQqnmLuB3K_8LyNz87rshTO1zrtIByJWkrfu7NVSzzRvhJ5wIQL9dH3ojFcoayp8m06fBocpBZkrSudxOgYLYaHsVzg2Ffe1CwWTcPPDzU7JO/s1600-h/mym+fly.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217030637097623410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaWvdghKgfkeLuZhL7p_-uA-Lp-_PnF0QaQqnmLuB3K_8LyNz87rshTO1zrtIByJWkrfu7NVSzzRvhJ5wIQL9dH3ojFcoayp8m06fBocpBZkrSudxOgYLYaHsVzg2Ffe1CwWTcPPDzU7JO/s400/mym+fly.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 530px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_QShvNg1Xt-wOWPt73RTSCYtjyZlmPkNAXqBf6U47MgmzaeXv7qx7T4EQ_GvupG2tZDqmrbpS4QsWGfkRsrOuJkkyZHDa5Tks7FRQartJJIYchjRjuG06ZHJi_Hyz46UEjDvSgMX-lGEY/s1600-h/rmc-apparel-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217032840415846290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_QShvNg1Xt-wOWPt73RTSCYtjyZlmPkNAXqBf6U47MgmzaeXv7qx7T4EQ_GvupG2tZDqmrbpS4QsWGfkRsrOuJkkyZHDa5Tks7FRQartJJIYchjRjuG06ZHJi_Hyz46UEjDvSgMX-lGEY/s400/rmc-apparel-2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 320px;" /></a><br /><br />To find exclusive retailers of RMC, <a href="http://www.rmcjeans.co.uk/">go here</a>

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