Last summer we had a conversation with my friend Julien about America’s fascination for chrome plating. Chrome trains, subways, trailers, cars, appliances, guns or even web browser.

Etymologically, chrome comes from the Greek word chroma, meaning color. However, chrome itself doesn’t have a proper color besides the one it reflects.

I thought about a license plate I had seen on a car earlier that day that was depicting an American flag accompanied by the watchword these colors never run.

We positively agreed on the fact that the United Stated should replace the Stars and Stripes by a flat chrome flag.

Seriously?

I recently discovered the works of Jiří Trnka (1912-1969), a Czech artist mostly known for his puppet animations films. In 1965, he created “The Hand” to denounce Soviet control over the arts and freedom of speech.
By association of ideas, it made me realize that one of my most lasting and vivid childhood memories is dated from December 25th 1989 when I watched on TV the execution Nicolae and Elena Ceauşescu.
Far be it from me to compare Czechoslovakia and Romania that goes without saying…

The look. Via the Château Thombeau.

This is pretty random I guess but I kind of like this Dries van Noten tattoo knit…