a visual collective outlet of inspiration
french fashion designer vanessa bruno presents a wonderful movie to illustrate her new collection. it features lou doillon and is really consistent with the “no mistake” universe of the designer, from the cloths to the unconventional campaigns shot by mark borthwick to this movie. really nice. bien joué! by pp’
fashion
best of fashion week: london | milan | paris and if we must… lamo new york
LANVIN (above and below):“just like valentino, alber albez knows what women want: to be beautiful“
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HUSSEIN CHALAYAN (above and below):“minimal but cool”
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ROLAND MOURET (above and below):“…tailoring plus a bit of sexy”
we asked a very special person to contribute to tomorrow started with her top choices of this season. but as you can see kc is a woman of few words… i guess that will just have to do. by tnv
viktor and rolf does it again
the dutch deign duo behind viktor and rolf blew our minds again. the spring 2010 collection was a whimsical tulle fest in black and pastels. if only the pocket book was a little fatter… by kv
Vogue nippon: paradox of beauty
we want those stockings
the bottom picture is very karen collins. 2 of the 10 page story for the october issue of japanese vogue with models myf shepherd (what lovely name!), and mathilde franchon, photographed by karen collins. by xy
Paradis #5: well done thomas
lovely cover for this issue
the latest issue of paradis #5. we understand the magazine is now biannually so if you like it then get it now. nicely done and well put together. by uh
photographer sam haskins: exhibit at milk gallery
the unaffordable original issue of cowboy kate book by sam haskins that was almost impossible to find is now available in a reissue “directors cut” edition
if you happened to be one of the few lucky ones to make it there at the right time, you would have had the chance to meet sam and take home a signed issue.
the highlight of my day, that day, was indeed the chance of of meeting sam haskins at his show. the exhibit at milk studio was very good but unfortunately not as great as his work indeed is.
that is of course my personal opinion. the small diptychs created did not do the images justice. sam’s pictures are so amazing and simple they deserve to stand alone and in large, large, large, wall paper size formats. of course space is the key issue in nyc and i’m sure that had something to do with it. the exhibits prints were rather small making you feel like you were going through a printed book (what is the point when you can buy the book?).
that night i met sam and his son and his grandson. extremely kind and graceful. sam unfortunately had suffered a stroke recently and was not in top condition yet he was pleased to see so many young fans at the opening and happy to talk and sign my book. by dd
Ferretti – bertolucci – conformista
came across this ad from alberta ferretti’s 2009 campaign, most probably shot by meisel from the look of it, and most probably based on bertolucci’s film “il conformista”. many people try and recreate work based on things but meisel generally pulls it off while most others fail. by dd
apc + supreme
when two of our favorite brands team up together…… well, it’s a bit disappointing…. i was expecting something else of this association but i hope it’s a shy start and that it can move to something more interesting in a near future. let’s see, i know those guys can do better by pp’
romantic 1970’s preppy from spurr
the late sixties and early seventies were a golden era for menswear, according to simon spurr who launched spurr only two years ago. inspired by helmut newton, yves saint laurent, alain delon, bowie and hendrix for spurr’s perfectly finished, immaculately fitted tailoring. a casual, weightless luxury… the ideal ensemble for the contemporary libertine aesthete. by kl
ThreeASFOUR yoko ono posters
beautiful! if i had the space i would get them immediately… design trio threeASfour collaborated with yoko ono on their line inspired by ono’s rarely seen dot drawings, which the designers turned into limited-edition prints on cotton and silk for the new collection. this set of three individually numbered posters were executed for this occasion. each poster is 20 x 28 inches.
50 poster sets will be made available for purchase exclusively through our bookstore. each set consists of 3 individual designs. posters will be on display september 17, 2009 at milk studios for the debut of the collection during new york city fashion week. each unsigned poster pack is numbered x/50 and will be shipped flat. by dd
stiletto: Behati Prinsloo photographed by karen collins
one of my favorite recent shoots by photographer karen collins for french publication stiletto. its almost too good for stiletto if you ask me. the beautiful light and a tangible femininity which was present in her earlier work seems to be seeping its way back into the this period. very happy to see that. model behati prinsloo, stylist wayne gross… the september issue. by xy
nom de guerre: the last fall/winter campaign
sir ernest henry shackleton would be proud… but not this creative director. nice shoot idea terrible execution and photography for such a cool brand. looking forward to the new spring summer 2010. nom de guerre. by uh
