Archive | July, 2009
· EDITORIAL, WEB ·
V Magazine issue 56V Magazine is now offering their past issue as a digital magazine format. Here are some of my favorite editorials (especially Cat Powers by Ellen Von Unwerth) from their issue 56 – go here to see the magazine in its full version
· MUSIC ·
Song of the Day : [07/13]Dirty Projectors : Stillness Is The Move David Longstreth is the main creative force behind Dirty Projectors, the experimental rock band with a constantly shifting line-up and roots in Brooklyn. Longstreth is talented songwriter and busily prolific man, who cuts no corners and responds evasively to media perception – “I’m Gemini, brown eyes, brown hair, [...]
· FEATURED, PHOTOGRAPHY ·
Valerie Phillips Trendy PhotographyShe likes to shoot young teenagers with attitude, trendy blogger girls or Skater boys – Valerie Phillips photographs definitely have a trendy touch. She shoots for Nylon, Elle UK, and Vice and has shot as well the last Nike X Nylon Campaign and the Reebok by Scarlett Johansson -Valerie is also the co-founder of Cherryvale Skateboard company an ongoing Art project for stray thoughts and ideas (thought it was a real skate company) – Her style is RAW and that’s what i like about it.
· BOOK & MAG, WEB ·
Visionaire 56: Solar in Collaboration with Calvin KleinMy favorite Fashion & Art Book: Visionaire, just released their latest edition: Visionaire 56: Solar in Collaboration with Calvin Klein – This book is a piece of art in itself ! We reviewed a few of their past issues, and will probably do a on review on all their past issues soon… The Visionaire 56 issue is using the latest printing technology, you can enjoy the magazine ONLY in black & white, same for the cover with the all-white embroidery. Now walk outside and expose the issue to direct sunlight… The embroidery cover and all the photography inside transfers into color!
· DESIGNERS ·
Campanas for LacosteA Super Limited Edition by Brazilian brothers Fernando and Humberto Campana and Lacoste – Campanas + LACOSTE series. The limited and super limited editions are produced exclusively in cooperation with Coopa-Roca, a socially responsible sustainable development organization based in the Rocinha favela of Rio de Janeiro that provides work for the very creative craftswomen and [...]
· EDITORIAL ·
Beautiful Lara Stone in W Magazine August 09Beautiful Lara Stone in W Magazine August 09 – “Fashion IT Girl” editorial photographed by Steven Klein and styled by Alex White – She reminds me so much of a young Brigitte Bardot ! Probably one of her idols!
· PHOTOGRAPHY, WEB ·
Light-Test Website“What do I do?” “Just stand there and look at the camera; this isn’t a photograph, it’s a light test.” What a cool site! Some light-test pics are funny, some are art ! This site is for photographer assistants who would like to share their light testing pictures! Photographers pretty much always use their assistants or the production team to do some lightingtests and here are some excellent results ! www.light-test.com – Love it !!
· FEATURED, PHOTOGRAPHY ·
Marchand & Meffre Loves Ruins“The state of ruin is essentially a temporary situation that happens at some point, the volatile result of change of era and the fall of empires” – Yesterday I stumbled on Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre work, and I was pretty impressed as I have never seen similar photography/concept – I’ll call it Ruins photography [...]
· ART ·
Henry Hadlow Graphic DesignInteresting concept from UK graphic designer Henry Hadlow especially his photoshop “Tell a lie” project – here’s his statement on the Project : ” The most controversial lies told with photography today are those told by news photographers who manipulate their work photographs to tell a different story, for example, Liu Weiqiang’s faked photograph of antelope and the rail link with Tibet. “
· ADVERTISING, FASHION ·
Jimmy Choo 09 Campaign by Terry RichardsonThe Autumn/Winter 09 Jimmy Choo campaign shot by Terry Richardson sees Angela Lindvall taking ona a more rocker chick persona whilst still maintaining the power and glamor of the Jimmy Choo woman. The campaign takes its cue from the Autumn Winter collection which is injected with the raw individuality of the rock starlet [...]
· CELEBRITY, FASHION ·
Michael The King of StyleIf there is something you cant deny about MJ is that his style was always on point -In the mid-1980s, he was a fresh representation of how a male pop singer could look: One glove, red pants, white socks, loafers, leather pants and plenty of badges and accessories as well as the infamous military [...]
· DESIGNERS, FASHION ·
Helmut Lang SS10 CollectionIt’s that time again to introduce a new season, SS10 shows are upon us and the trade shows have begun their global trotting. With that said I would like to open up the SS10 collection reviews with Helmut Lang. Perfectly tailored, beautiful and timeless silhouettes are staples of Helmut Lang’s collections. I absolutely love the [...]