carlo mollino – plaroids



this story is as nice as the pictures. when designer carlo mollino died, his executors found in a wall of his studio, few thousands polaroids of mostly naked girls (i only show very decent ones here otherwise mister google or kl won’t be happy, but feel free to check further, petits cochons…). he started to take those pictures in the 60’s and did it until he died. the models were random turin’s women. there is a charming aspect in the fact he did it for himself, not thinking it would ever be displayed. most of the time, pics were staged in his apartment against backdrops and around furnitures he had design. and when checking actual images of the place, you can recognize the tiles or curtains from the polaroids, nice! by pp’

edward weston first nude


is it possible that a first of a kind outdo the followings? well to me this nude which is supposed to be the first edward weston took is my favorite. not that i don’t like the others but there is something more here. maybe what we call a “supplement d’ame” in french (a little extra soul) by pp’

fashion icons: love magazine asks 8 of “the most beautiful women in the world” for their opinions on their bodies

daria werbowy 26 krakow poland
do you like your body? no. your body is a…? tool a 12 piece black & decker
kate moss, 35 london england
do you do anything special to prepare for a nude shoot? no.
jeneil williams, 21 kingston jamaica
whats the worse thing about your body? my toes.
lara stone, 25 mierlo the netherlands
do you like your body? sometimes.
naomi campbell, 39 london england
your body is a…? temple… and my job.amber valetta, 36 phoenix arizona
do you like your body? usually. but sometimes i wish i had a more voluptuous and toned body.kristen mcmenamy, 46 easton pennsylvania
whats the worse thing about your body? my legs, i hate my muscular legs.
natalia vodianova, 27 nizhy novgorod, russia
how do you look after your body? like a favorite pet. 

issue three of katie grands love magazine with 8 individual covers photographed by mert and marcus piggott. lovely to observe as an outsider, but pretty sad remarks i must admit… rather revealing of the state of things. by dd

2010 Pirelli Calendar: by terry richardson

a good one! funny 

the above two are rather ordinary/un-terry! 

…at least they are not retouched to death! any how, yes, we are a bit behind on the calendar front but the post below made us do it… besides it’s still january, and this calendar belongs in every lube oil change garage from manhattan to dokota city. by dd