anna selezneva photographed by claudia knoepfel & stefan indlekofer & styled by marie pasquier anna vogue paris.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
jamie b.
jamie bochert photographed by daniel jackson & styled by mattias karlsson for another spring 2010.
Friday, February 19, 2010
frantisek drtikol
feny, 1927
czech photograher frantisek drtikol was born in 1883 in the mining town of pribram, west of prague. he studied photography in munich where he was heavily influenced by the art noveau. in 1910 he opened a studio in prague where he shot portraits of some of the most important figures of his day. in the 1920s he focused on expressive nudes reshaping the genre of the classical nude by synthesizing a new aesthetic influenced by silent film, avant garde art, expressive dance and art deco design until he eventually eliminated the live model entirely in 1930. ultimately live models were not always malleable enough to capture his ideas - in the latter phase of his work the figures he introduced became flattened, elongated & stretched, sometimes in rhythmic patterns. his studio in prague was was of the most successful in europe in the 20s and early 30s but abruptly in 1935 he gave up his photographic career to return to painting. he sold his studio and drifted into obscurity devoting himself to mysticism & the seclusion of a hermit's life.
he died practically forgotten in 1961.
grunge + goth
eniko mihalik photographed by willy vanderperre & styled by panos yiapanis for another s/s 2010.
who is hakaan?
london based, turkish born designer hakaan yildirim is on everyone's radar after todays show for london fashion week. carine roitfeld flew in just for his show & joined emmanuelle alt and kate moss front row. walking the show were natalia vodianova, anja rubik, mariacarla boscono, abbey lee, natasha poly, rose cordero & lara stone. the designer, whose best friend is photographer mert alas, pulled together a dream team that included stylist edward enninful, casting by sara murray, music by frederick sanchez & pr from relative mo. expect to see & hear a lot more from this young designer.
the most sought after face in fashion
lara stone photographed by mert alas & marcus piggott & styled by ludivine poiblanc for interview.
the warrior way
daria werbowy photographed by david sims & styled by grace coddington for vogue u.s.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
i fell in love with a dead boy
i'm having such a hard time thinking about alexander mcqueen....someone i had never met but knew so well - or so we thought. it's so hard to think that someone with such talent who should have been so happy couldn't make it. i don't know why this has hit me so hard...maybe because he was so iconic to the fashion world....i just feel so sad.
les femmes de jacques henri-lartigue - coco
there is so little information available on marcelle "coco" paolucci online. they met in 1933, married in 1934 and divorced around 1941-42. i know that her father was the head electrician at the cannes and deauville casinos - during this period lartigue had earned a reputation as a painter and worked as an interior decorator at the cannes casino which is where they must have met. there is really only the one photo of her from the front, and believe me, i've spent hours online looking for her! in 1942 he met his last wife florette in monte carlo and that is the last of coco....one enigmatic, beautiful picture. if anyone has more please email me - i'd love to see her! next is the delicious & stunning reneé perle....a lack of photographs is definitely not a problem with her.
commando
iselin steiro photographed by david sims & styled by emmanuelle alt for vogue paris.
oh. my. gawd. so fucking hot. LOVE.
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