BOTTOM-UP FASHION: a man, a plan, and a pair of scissors

adam at work. pretty cool. image: splendora

Adam Saaks. Have you heard of him?

Wow...I guess I've been a bit out of the loop...or at least the Ed Hardy loop-- but Adam Saaks uses stylist tricks to create a name (and career) for himself. Very cool to see that he's a new kind of traveling "performer," with shows on his live t-shirt creating processes.

Here's a peek at what I was watching tonight:
He definitely makes it look easy. Look how fast he whips those scissors around!



I'm surprised I haven't heard of him till now, but I am shocked and pleased to see he has been going strong since at least 2007, shredding, tying, and crocheting t-shirts. What surprises me most is that he's still popular now-- and it appears his US exposure has been growing this past year. (just google/youtube him and look at all the recent blogs/vlogs DIY-ing his style) Surprising, since he's been doing the same thing for years and it's still popular, and also surprising since it's all for Ed Hardy- who has already experienced their peak of their own trend.

Adam Saak, the *performer*




Adam Saaks performing in Paris
Uploaded by MAG_TECHNIKART. - Arts and animation videos.

oooohkay...so I've never actually done anything as detailed as this with a t-shirt. That's really cool.

crocheted back from a single piece of fabric! image: splendora

Yes, I must admit...I've definitely taken a pair of scissors to a shirt (or two, or five, or ten), tied a few knots, and revealed a bit of cleavage and then some (of the models' cleavage!!! haha...not mine!)...so these videos strike close to the heart.