david seidner

anne rohart in YSL, 1983

YSL, 1980s

francine howell in victor edelstein, 1987

tina chow wearing jewelry of her own design, 1988

pink orchid, 1999

charlotte flossaut in romeo gigli, 1991

beggty lago in chanel, 1986

thérèse bachy, vogue france, 1987

YSL, fame, 1986

rosima with vase, 1984

reflection, 1994

cy twombly's desk, 1999

YSL, ca. 1983

lips, francine howell, alaïa, 1986/1988

taya thurman in madam grès, ca. 1980

helena bonham carter, 1998

(selected for the millennial exhibition at the national portrait gallery in london as one of the 100 great photographs of the century & received a LIFE magazine alfred eisenstaedt photograph of the year award in 1999)

homage to erwin blumenfeld, 1984

orchid, 1999

betty lago in azzedine alaïa, 1986

simonetta gianfelici in valentino, vogue italia, 1984

paloma picasso, jardin des modes, 1987

cindy sherman, 1990

self-portrait

all photographs by david seidner.

ads - fall/winter 2013

sam rollinson photographed by mert alas & marcus piggott for sonia rykiel.

luka badnjar photographed by viviane sassen for carven.

anja rubik photographed by mert alas & marcus piggott for ysl parisienne perfume.

jerry hall, marisa berenson & pat cleveland for MAC antonio lopez collection.

tess hellfeuer, marique schimmel & esther heesch photographed by patrick demarchelier for chloé.

vivian witjes photographed by meinke klein for peet dullaert.

oh, hedi

at the denver art museum opening gala for the exhibtion,  yves saint laurent: the retrospective, yves saint laurent co-founder & saint laurent's longtime partner, pierre bergé had this to say about the brand's new creative director, hedi slimane:  "i am very, very happy today to have hedi slimane because he is a great fashion designer and he has a great talent, a huge talent. i like him, he is a friend and he worked for saint laurent a long time ago and he's a member of the family, of the YSL family. i'm very happy."

confirmed: stefano pilati out at ysl

wwd is reporting that stefano pilati is out at ysl & will present his final collection on march 5th.  pilati said "[i am] incredibly proud of what i have accomplished with my teams over the past decade at saint laurent....i exit the house with fierce conviction in all that we have achieved and deep gratitude to those who have supported me along the way...i wish the maison yves saint laurent and its new creative director the very best for the future."

there have been problems between ysl executive pierre bergé & pilati for years - even saint laurent expressed dissatisfaction with pilati saying "some of what he does is good. some of it not so good."

regardless, pilati managed to turn the house around especially with bags & shoes.  ppr chairmain françois-henri pinault added, "i join paul deneve & the house of saint laurent in thanking stefano for his dedication and contribution to the story of yves saint laurent. i personally wish him all the best."

i'm just so on the fence because i have such a huge fashion crush on both pilati & slimane. i am super excited for slimane to return to fashion AND design for women but i will always have a soft spot for stefano pilati.  just recently, a friend & i were having a discussion about how 2012 has been the year of changes & it definitely seems to be true.  

there has been no confirmation regarding slimane's return but i can't imagine this rumour not to be true.  

hedi slimane returning to ysl?

holy guacamole. so much happening!  raf simons leaves jil sanders. jil sanders returns to her label. & now the gossip is that hedi slimane will replace stefano pilati as creative director at ysl.
i love stefano but.....hedi back at ysl? yes. please!!  love, love, love him.
a "source" is reporting that the "contract has been signed by both parties."  a spokesman for the ppr group, which owns ysl, declined to comment. slimane started his career at ysl in 1996 leaving in 2001 for dior homme. he left dior homme in 2007 saying he wanted a chance to design for women. he has since focused on photography shooting music & fashion. (he fast become one of my favorites as anyone who reads my blog knows!)
time will tell......

la nuit de l'homme

vincent cassel, eniko mihalik, alyssah ali & marine vacth directed by darren aronofsky for ysl.
he's still hot.

clan of the cave bear

céline pre-fall 2010

lanvin pre-fall 2010

givenchy pre-fall 2010

ysl pre-fall 2010

giambattisi valli pre-fall 2010

lots of fur for pre-fall....