lid twelve: the magazine for the color-blind

liv tyler by david croland

h.g.wells 1939

the amazing pierre clementi and isabelle adjani 1981

stuart sutcliffe and astrid kirchherr – hamburg 1961

we love lid, and publisher/photographer david croland… picked up the twelfth issue for $15 and worth every dollar. beautiful black and white photography and a range that is quite supereb. my favorite is the image of pierre clementi by jurgen vollmer. in a sea of crap fashion mags its nice to have david croland around. well done. by dd

koka light: karl needs kash


ok i’m willing to believe for a minute that karl simply didn’t do this for money but because he really loves diet coke and drinks it daily, but then there is barbie… KArl it seems does need KAsh! and chanel doesn’t seem to be doin’ it. by dd

ok this is funny! TOO!


and so who really cares about the stupid royal family and some wedding that will probably cost us a billion? i don’t know a single person who follows this shit… and besides who is this kate moose girl anyway marrying the prince? shes not even dressed properly… by dd

ERWIN OLAF: FROM COMMERCIALISM TO MOMA


i’m not a huge fan of, dutch photographer, erwin olaf’s work, many of which i find to be derivatives of others, and seldom done with the finese that makes a fashion image current, but i do like this series from his body of work… by dd

supersexy superfine: brandless jeans that fit

lucy pinter and flora evans are the london girls behind superfine


it’s hard to miss when you make super fit jeans, sans branding with hidden details, and put em on irina, doutzen and missy… the problems begin when everyone and their mother wants to rock & roll, but are just not ready to starve for it. while the duo behind superfine jeans have been at this since 2003 one can only wonder how much longer will the skinny last… i’m already onward into my pijamas… superfine jeans of london get em while you can. by dd

they don’t shoot horses do they?


hermés is probably one of the only luxury brands with something to own. it’s quite nice to see them milking the horse and the orange ribbon (in other instances) and how it actually works when they do it. by dd

THE SECRET OF “THE WOOLY”

host victor glemaud and the handsome james penfold – this boys got groove!

fabulous designer and host camilla staerk with brian coats and david thielebeule

the ever present yana k

julia restoin-roitfeld and monsieur andre, or in this case lauren tabach bank and david thielebeule

fashion photographer karen collins and ucef hanjani (ceft and company)

beautiful! actually this photo is from another party but she looked too fabulous to pass

annabel tollman and photographer and charming host of the night hanuk

michael carl and demetria white

douglas and amanda wurtz

straggling down new york’s financial district one would expect to find dinosaur bones scattered around from the jurassic financial era, but not a live, hopping, wooly underneath the woolworth buidling!! everyone from waris, to mark borthwick, to karen ellison have graced its thrift-store decor which seems to grow and accumulate with each of my visits there. the wooly has officially become the go-to place for recapturing the intimate parties that gave new york the old reputation it once had. this last saturday fashion designer camilla staerk along with her friends, victor glemaud and hanuk hosted a small but super fun gathering. as expected an eclectic and fun crowd of friends coupled with good music (may kwok & rod) melted the night hours away. all photo credits go to our charming host hanuk. by xy