KIMBERLY®

i wish i could find out something about this kimberly brand. nada. the only thing i know is that they were one of the many advertisers (especially compared to today) during the 60’s-70’s using illustration. but wait, isn’t that jean shrimpton in the middle? maybe that unsuspecting shoot by david bailey helped establish this new grammar of seeing, and eased a little more creative storytelling in the more personally identifiable and coy medium of photography that we all love so much.  by kl

karl lagerfeld – the new mix

karl lagerfeld the new mix

karl’s back. was he ever gone? reintroducing his own line with this very cool short directed by barnaby roper and music by tristan bechet.

ps. what’s going on with the logo? is there something i’m not getting?  by kl

inez and vinoodh do vegas

not available in the US yet, we get a peek at french vogue’s new vegas exploration by inez and vinoodh. daria looks beautiful as always, the hair (by james pecis) is gorgeous and on-theme, but where’s the turtleneck? didn’t think she could compete with the king?

ps. do you think i can get away with singing this to someone? only avec turtleneck, naturellement. by kl

jil sander and alfred hitchcock

 

according to alfred, “self-plagiarism is style”
i’m not sure what that has to do with this gorgeously intriguing campaign for jil sander’s s/s lines, but it seems fitting. inspired by hitchcock films of the 1940’s, stylist oliver rizzo and photographer willy vanderperre brilliantly transcend the worlds of cinema and fashion here (not to mention the beautiful daria stroukos and natasha poly)
it really makes me want to go home and watch ‘spellbound’ for the millionth time. by sv