Archive | June, 2009
· STILL LIFE ·
Horacio Salinas Conceptual PhotographyNew York based Horacio Salinas is a conceptual and still life photographer. Working with Vogue, the New York Times, GQ amongst other, sometimes fashion editorial sometime just to illustrates and article, his work is really original and full of research…
· ART ·
Petros Chrisostomou Giant PhotographyPetros Chrisostomou giant photography manipulation is amusing – he likes to play with scales. Chrisostomou takes objects with which we are all too familiar with – a high-heeled shoe or two, some eggs, a head of blonde hair – and he plays with scale to such an extent that they look monstrously large in their contexts. The perfectly ordinary object becomes…
· ADVERTISING, CULTURE, HEARSAY ·
PRADA: Standing On LineThe PRADA 2009 Spring/ Summer Ad campaign is stunning, According to VOGUE it was inspired by ” ancient stone bas-reliefs and a desire to return to basic emotional and physical dimensions in classical art and early culture”. It was shot by Steven Meisel.
· PHOTOGRAPHY ·
Andrew Woffinden PhotographyI’m really liking Andrew Woffinden’s photography. I can tell that his inspiration is a mix between Juergen Teller and Terry Richardson. Andrew shoots for Elle magazine a lot and I truly believe that his shoots are propelling Elle in a new, exciting direction!
· DESIGNERS, EDITORIAL ·
Coco Rocha for Les Echos by Jean-Paul GaultierCoco Rocha, the star of Jean Paul Gaultier’s fall winter show, continues in the same spirit for this beautiful Editorial “Esprits Couture” Styled by Jean-Paul Gaultier and shot by Sophie Delaporte for French business magazine: Les Echos, who’s guest fashion editor for the issue was the designer himself. Coco is wearing…
· CULTURE ·
Pixel Perfect Pascal Dangin the master retoucherThe NewYorker wrote a great article about Pascal Dangin owner of the Box Studios. The Box Studio is THE retouching studio, based in NewYork meatpacking district, The Box is working for every single fashion campaign and Magazine – In the world of photo retouching Pascal is a rock star. He is what’s referred to as a “Master Retoucher” – the best there is – and is working with such famed photographers as Annie Leibovitz, Steven Meisel, Patrick Demarchelier and Craig McDean amongst others…
· EDITORIAL, ILLUSTRATION ·
The Simpsons go to Paris – Harper’s Bazaar Aug 07Remember this cool editorial~ The Simpsons go to Paris with Linda Evangelista for Harper’s Bazaar August 2007 !? What a delightful idea. Wouldn’t it be cool to do a whole fashion spread inspired by the Family Guy, South Park, Daria and Futurama? See the bonus inspiration images below…
· EDITORIAL, FEATURED ·
State Of Emergency by Steven MeiselNot quite a subtle point but still a marvelous concept…It was both during Milan fashion week and the fifth anniversary of 9/11 here in New York making it a fitting time to bring you this stunning photo shoot by Steven Meisel for Vogue Italia Sept. 2006 with models Hilary Rhoda & Iselin Steiro
· EDITORIAL, FEATURED ·
Fashion Jewelry EditorialsSome of the most interesting fashion editorials don’t deal with clothing at all. Magazines often feature interesting and unusual content related to jewelry and accessories in general. Here is a compilation of some of the coolest we found around the web – You can also see some more posts we’ve written about Jewelry Designers[...]
· EDITORIAL, FEATURED, PHOTOGRAPHY ·
Gotta Look Sharp by EminI absolutely love this editorial called Gotta Look Sharp, shot for Clear Magazine, by photographer and Editor in Chief of the mag Emin Kadi. The styling, from hair to wardrobe, tells a brilliantly androgynous yet surprisingly upbeat story. If you have never picked up Clear Magazine, its time you do so because without getting the [...]
· CELEBRITY, CULTURE, FEATURED, HEARSAY ·
Its On with Alexa ChungEveryone’s talking about “It’s On” with Alexa Chung! And why not, any reason to talk about the laid back British Style Icon Beauty, is a good chance for me. The girl has got it going on and there is no doubt in that. Chung’s new show on MTV is a good step in the future [...]
· MUSIC ·
Song of the Day : [06/19]DJ Devin : Downtempo Mix- MAY ’09 If you live in L.A. or visit and party from time to time than the chances are pretty big you have danced your ass off to the beats of L.A. nightlife DJ Devin. He DJ’s a lot of the best clubs including Guys and Dolls, Roosevelt, Hyde, and [...]