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
she is really amazing if i had a dance gig shed be the one… ; ) by dd
i still have my grudge but hell he’s a cool + talented man… this makes me like him so much more, a) my grandmother used to give me 5 baths a day so we have something in common, b) he’s an intelligent man who loves beauty, another thing we have in common ; ) by ars
model agyness deyn’s ridiculous apartment in williamsburg…makes me want to laugh, cry, and puke all at the same time. apparently on the market for $2.5 mil- i think i’ll pass. by m+m
here come the righteous ones… by dd
i already love the guy, made me laugh to hear all that. it’s so true, and we all tend to want to deny it. but, when it’s spelled out, you see how hilarious this whole industry of ours is. c’est la vie. lol. viola. bam. je ne sais quoi. “hipster with a beard”, a solid buzz. jean luc and george would be proud… film by matthew frost staring model ashley smith. well done. by dd
when full on 80’s meet “studio harcourt” portraits you get “la eyework” campaigns. the famous californian spectacles brand release a book with all those famous portraits. by pp.
i’m at times a bit of a harsh critic, but i really do love this story for french magazine stiletto by photographer karen collins. i think the model, egle tvirbutaite whom i’ve shot with before, looks more gorgeous and elegant than ever. it’s a bit of a tamara de lempicka meets pasolini story.
photo: karen collins on satorialist by scott schulman (see we do credit people). by dd
german publishing house hatje cantz had the great insight to publish a monograph on mythic illustrator francois berthoud, the book is beautiful and seeing the making of this artwork is really inspiring and quite intriguing. a must have i would say. by pp.
i heard about this book for almost 5 years now and was starting to think it was an urban legend…. well now it’s there, it’s at taschen and it looks good. a bit late for x-mas though. by pp.
this french guy julien david makes scarves in japan and the all process is so nice that was worth a video by pp.
vogue has come a long way from the ladies journal of the past to the hyper-trend circulating industrialized journal of fashion today. and, wouldn’t it be amazing to be able to browse the pages of every single page of every single issue? don’t you think it would be interesting to see the evolution of the work of our favorites, or discover new favorites from the past? it might be inspiring, give us perspective, and be more than a fashion reference, but a timeline of culture as it has evolved in reaction to all the worldly evolutions and revolutions to date. yes, it would be amazing, and here it is! only catch is that this is definitely not a service for fans. the nasties know who they’re speaking to with this service and at ‘only’ $1,575 for individuals and a ‘negotiable’ amount for corporations, it looks like it can only be driftwood to the fire of more self-referential fashion. yippee. i guess i’m just jealous. as an avid magazine hoarder i can’t stand the feeling of being deprived this amazing resource, but maybe there’s a way around it… x by kl
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