W Magazine Korea Cover & Editorial
Model: Vlada Roslyakova
Photographer: David Byun
Stylist: Yahaira Familia
Makeup: Shannah Pryatel
Hair: Marcelino
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
W Korea March 2009 Cover + Editorial - Vlada Roslyakova, ph: David Byun
W Korea March 2009 Cover + Editorial - Mariacarla Boscono, ph: David Byun
W Magazine Korea Cover & Editorial
Model: Mariacarla Boscono
Photographer: David Byun
Stylist: Yahaira Familia
Makeup: Yasuo
Hair: John Ruidant
Alexander McQueen Fall 2009 Finale Soundtrack: "Ben" by Michael Jackson
"Ben" is a number-one hit song recorded by the teenaged Michael Jackson for the Motown label in 1972. The song, the theme of a 1972 film of the same name (the sequel to the 1971 killer rat movie Willard), spent one week at the top of the U.S. pop chart.
The song was originally written for Donny Osmond, but he was on tour and unavailable when it was time to record the single, so the song was offered to Michael Jackson.
The band Pearl Jam makes a reference to the song "Ben" on their 1993 album Vs. on the song "Rats", with the line "Ben, the two of us need look no more" repeated several times at the end the track.
The song was covered in 2003 by Crispin Glover, for the remake of the prequel to the film Ben, Willard.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
V Magazine Spring 2009 - Carmen Kass, ph: Jean Francois Campos
Jean Francois Campos photographed Carmen Kass for V Magazine on December 19, 2008 in New York City.
V Magazine Spring 2009
Model: Carmen Kass
Photographer: Jean Francois Campos
Stylist: Jay Massacret
Producer: Rachel Stein
Makeup: Francelle
Hair: Holli Smith
Versace Fall 2009 Show Soundtrack
1. In Flagranti "Convolution"
2. In Flagranti "Futile Attempt"
3. In Flagranti "We Make Love in a House Made of Glass"
4. Black Eyed Peas "Boom Boom Pow" mixed with Punk Division's "Seven Nation"
Punk Division's "Seven Nation":
Monday, March 9, 2009
Haider Ackermann Fall 2009 Show
Haider Ackermann Fall 2009 Show
Time: March 7, 2009 at 10:30 am
Location: Les Beaux-Arts de Paris - Salle Mélpomène - 13 quai
Olga Sherer
Anna Kuchkina
Kasia Struss
Anna Kuchkina
Olga Sherer
Kasia Struss
Friday, March 6, 2009
Isabel Marant Fall 2009 Show
Isabel Marant Fall 2009 Show
Time: March 6, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Location: Couvent des Cordeliers - 15 rue de l'Ecole de Médecine, 6e
Natasha Poly
Snejana Onopka
Carmen Kass
Isabeli Fontana
Natasha Poly
Snejana Onopka
Carmen Kass
Isabeli Fontana
Natasha Poly
Snejana Onopka (closed)
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Balmain Fall 2009 Show
Balmain Fall 2009 Show
Time: March 5, 2009 at 3:00pm
Location: Garage Turenne - 66 rue de Turenne, 3e
Designer: Christophe Decarnin
Stylist: Emmanuelle Alt
Natasha Poly
Isabeli Fontana
Carmen Kass
Natasha Poly
Carmen Kass
Isabeli Fontana
Natasha Poly
We are the slaves of objects around us
We are the slaves of objects around us, and appear little or important
according as these contract or give us room to expand.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
German poet, novelist, playwright, courtier, and natural philosopher, one of the greatest figures in Western literature. In literature Goethe gained early fame with The Sorrows of Young Werther (1774), but his most famous work is the poetic drama in two parts, FAUST. Like the famous character of this poem, Goethe was interested in alchemy. He also made important discoveries in connection with plant and animal life, and evolved a non-Newtonian and unorthodox theory of the character of light and color, which has influenced such abstract painters as Kandinsky and Mondrian.
In 1810, Goethe published his Theory of Colours, which he considered his most important work. In it, he (contentiously) characterized colour as arising from the dynamic interplay of darkness and light. Goethe was the first to systematically study the physiological effects of colour, and his observations on the effect of opposed colors led him to a symmetric arrangement of his colour wheel, 'for the colours diametrically opposed to each other… are those which reciprocally evoke each other in the eye. (Goethe, Theory of Colours, 1810).
Faust or Faustus (Latin for "auspicious" or "lucky") is the protagonist of a classic German legend who makes a pact with the Devil in exchange for knowledge. The meaning of the word and name has been reinterpreted through the ages. "Faust" (and the adjective "Faustian") has taken on a connotation distinct from its original use, and is often used today to describe a person whose headstrong desire for self-fulfillment leads him or her in a diabolical direction.
The legend of Faust was an obsession of Goethe's. The composition and refinement of his own version of the legend occupied him for over sixty years (though not continuously). The final version, published after his death, is recognized as a great work of German literature.
The story concerns the fate of Faust in his quest for the true essence of life ("was die Welt im Innersten zusammenhält"). Frustrated with learning and the limits to his knowledge and power, he attracts the attention of the Devil (represented by Mephistopheles), who agrees to serve Faust until the moment he attains the zenith of human happiness, at which point Mephistopheles may take his soul. Faust is pleased with the deal, as he believes the moment will never come.
In the first part, Mephistopheles leads Faust through experiences that culminate in a lustful and destructive relationship with an innocent and nubile woman named Gretchen. Gretchen and her family are destroyed by Mephistopheles' deceptions and Faust's desires and actions. The story ends in tragedy as Gretchen is saved and Faust is left in shame.
The second part begins with the spirits of the earth forgiving Faust (and the rest of mankind) and progresses into rich allegorical poetry. Faust and his devil pass through the world of politics and the world of the classical gods, and meet with Helen of Troy (the personification of beauty). Finally, having succeeded in taming the very forces of war and nature Faust experiences a single moment of happiness.
The devil Mephistopheles, trying to grab Faust's soul when he dies, is frustrated as the Lord intervenes—recognizing the value of Faust's unending striving.
Many of Goethe's works, especially Faust, the Roman Elegies, and the Venetian Epigrams, depict hetero- and homosexual erotic passions and acts. In Faust, having signed (the Devil insists on his signature in an actual contract) his deal with the devil, the very first use of his new power thus gained sees Faust raping a young teenage girl. In fact, some of the Venetian Epigrams were held back from publication due to their sexual content. However, Karl Hugo Pruys caused national controversy in Germany when his 1999 book The Tiger's Tender Touch: The Erotic Life of Goethe tentatively deduced from Goethe's writings the possibility of Goethe's homosexuality. The sexual portraitures and allusions in his work may stem from one of the many effects of Goethe's eye-opening sojourn in Italy, where men, who shunned the prevalence of women's venereal diseases, embraced homosexuality as a solution that was not widely imitated outside of Italy. Whatever the case, Goethe clearly saw sexuality in general as a topic that merited poetic and artistic depiction. This went against the thought of his time, when the very private nature of sexuality was rigorously normative, and makes him appear more modern than he is typically thought to be.
Photo: Barbara P. Fernandez for The New York Times
Art Basel Miami Beach offers Goethe's words in Barbara Kruger's "Untitled."
London - Uploaded on February 5, 2008by Photography by Ariel
March 2009 Italian Vogue - Kasia Struss, Photo: Steven Meisel, Stylist: Marie Amelie Sauve
We are the Slaves of Objects Around Us
March 2009 Italian Vogue editorial
Model: Kasia Struss
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Marie Amelie Sauve
Makeup:" Pat McGrath
Hair: Guido Palau
Kasia Struss
Kasia Struss
Kasia Struss
Balenciaga Fall 2009 Show
Balenciaga Fall 2009 Show
Time: March 5, 2009 at 10:00 am
Location: Hotel de Crillon, 10, place de la Concorde 75008 Paris - France
Designer: Nicolas Ghesquiere
Casting Director: Ashley Brokaw
Kasia Struss
Olga Sherer
Natasha Poly
March 5, 2009, 6:17 am — Updated: 6:41 am -->
Balenciaga: Paris Under the Skin
By Cathy Horyn
It sort of adds up: the whispering tingle of Serge Gainsbourg on the soundtrack, the smart-looking shoulders, the mix of Persian blue and kelly green, the draped satin dress in a blend of colors. Today’s Balenciaga show was all about Yves.
Even the setting, in a salon room at the Crillon Hotel, seemed a nod to Yves Saint Laurent, who used to present his haute couture collections at a nearby hotel. And yet, considering how many designers have been influenced by Saint Laurent, this was a very good show on its own merits, an interpretation by a pro who understands the connections between one designer and another, between one generation and the next. Nicolas Ghesquiere has always looked to the women around him; his early collections at Balenciaga captured a style he saw on the street, and Saint Laurent himself was similarly influenced.
A virtue of this collection — certainly from the perspective of sales — is that the overall look is softer and more frankly feminine than Ghesquiere’s recent collections. The main event is the draped skirt or (even better) the draped trousers in dark satin; they ripple softly over the hips and taper down the leg. One pair was shown with a tailored jacket in black wool with black satin draped on the lower half. Another black blazer, showed with a black lace bandeau top, came out with dark gray striped pants. In a sense, Ghesquiere made his mark with trousers, and it’s great to see him again make a statement with them.
The other news was the draped coat dress, in black wool but predominantly in spotty, splashy prints, which Ghesquiere said after the show were inspired by the Balenciaga archive. Suede heels came in a blend of colors, typically with a swag of satin at one side.
One wonders if Ghesquiere has long harbored an itch to interpret Saint Laurent. He bided his time, and chose his motifs carefully. Still, this is a modern Balenciaga collection through and through.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Kylie Bax, ph: Paul Rowland
Paul Rowland photographed Kylie Bax with a Polaroid Land camera today at the agency.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Pretty by Elizabeth Arden Commercial starring Shannan Click
Shannan Click's Pretty Elizabeth Arden TV Commercial and Behind the Scenes Video can now be seen at style.com.
Pretty is a spirited floral fragrance of exceptional charm. The floral heart is surrounded by a mélange of fruits, wrapped in a well-rounded background of serene woods. At its core is a premiere ingredient, Petalia.
Top Notes – Italian Mandarin Orpur, Orange Blossom, Peach Nectar
Middle Notes – Star Jasmine, Petalia, Pink Iris, White Peony
Dry Down – Fluffy Musk, Jacaranda Wood, Creamy Amber
The Pretty Elizabeth Arden commercial shoot was produced by husband and wife team, Tom Dey and Coliena Rentmeester.
Tom Dey, born in New England, graduated from Brown University in 1987, and then went to study film in Paris at the Centre des Etudes Critiques. In 1990 he moved to Los Angeles and began attending the American Film Institute (AFI). He became a writer for American Cinematographer magazine. He graduated from AFI in 1993, and made commercials for Ridley Scott Associates. He made his feature film directing debut on Touchstone Pictures' Shanghai Noon (2000). He has also directed Failure to Launch (2006) & Showtime (2002).
The Elizabeth Arden Pretty print & television campaign was shot July 28 & 29, 2008 at Hudson Studios in NYC.
Pretty Elizabeth Arden Campaign
Model: Shannan Click
Photo: Coliena Rentmeester.
Stylist: April Hughes
Hair: David Cruz
Producer: Bobby Kopp
Location: Hudson Studios, 601 West 26th Street, 13th Floor, Studio #1 & 2.
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