john french with fiona campbell-walter above
back in the day things were a little different. photographers have always enjoyed to jump into the frame. above is john french with fiona campbell-walter ‘then’, and below is terry richardson with kate moss ‘now’. by kl
some people are just born pissed off. from dirty nasty- the white album. by dd
emerging young designers childhood friends laura hall and gillian mahin surprised us with their fall 2010 collection. this is the third season for the young designers who showed at fashion week this february for the first time. they say their fall 2010 collection is inspired by film noir style movies and lady gaga’s use of bondage. if you were at intrigued by these photos as i was visit there website and their blog where they show their inspiration. by nh
love this little thing by illustrator tobie giddio for a book by amy sedaris, it made my day and made me smile. the actual title of the book is “i luke you”… i’m still pondering on that one. by dd
“mean to me” is the the first scripted film by mcdermott & mcgough. the film stars actor linus roache and agyness deyn in her acting debut. the 13 min art film was sponsored by guerlain and mikimoto, and the stylized 1930s era pieces were courtesy of zac posen who selected gowns from his archive. it’s quite a beautiful piece, and agyness is not only gorgeous in it, but rather impressive in her delivery and acting. that is not necessarily the case with linus roache, who almost looks the part but not quite. like tom fords film, “mean to me” is more of a visual feast than a “film” but for sure worth the time. a great first film, and impressive for a film that is so fashion based.
the film will be shown at galerie jerome de noirmont in paris from june 2nd through july 3rd. the film will also be screened at the centres pomidou during their film festival series september 24th through 26th 2010. by uh
– Goethe
was sending some pix to a friend and thought that sam surely deserves a post after all. never thought of it before, but tonight it reminds me of robert longos men in the city series in a glance! by xy
look a stool! very funny to come across this very old picture from numero, of amanda moore with the uber long legs by photographer karen collins. wonder what amanda is up to to these days now that she’s left tarzan! by cdc
leave it to the dutch designers… now that’s whimsical and coooooooooool… or is that, goooooooooooooool. by dd
well, not everyone can be tom ford. from one icon to another tom ford may need to help mr. lagerfeld with his plot. the symbolism, imagery, and lifestyle portrayed in this short for chanel cruise collection 2010/11 is remarkable. the clothes are to die for, as you can expect nothing less from chanel, and we are not doubting karl lagerfeld’s one of a kind vision, which oozes through this short. however, the acting is, well…. lets just say that trying to add a slash to your resume doesn’t always work out for everyone. by nh
i went through an old issue of the great photography magazine “foam” and reminded how beautiful is the work of japanese photographer masao yamamoto. i actually own a book of his work but the other contributors of this blog keep an hand on it… more here
by pp’
this story is as nice as the pictures. when designer carlo mollino died, his executors found in a wall of his studio, few thousands polaroids of mostly naked girls (i only show very decent ones here otherwise mister google or kl won’t be happy, but feel free to check further, petits cochons…). he started to take those pictures in the 60’s and did it until he died. the models were random turin’s women. there is a charming aspect in the fact he did it for himself, not thinking it would ever be displayed. most of the time, pics were staged in his apartment against backdrops and around furnitures he had design. and when checking actual images of the place, you can recognize the tiles or curtains from the polaroids, nice! by pp’
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