adriena lima for v magazine
we know that times are desperate, we get that bomb-shell curves are back in (granted not by choice rather by necessity of our western obesity), but can someone please explain what v magazine is doing/thinking. absolutely crass, mundane and uninteresting series of covers. you can add this to the bang ad by marc jacobs (see post). seems like crass/kitsch taste is quite back in fashion. quite happy to be well outside of it. by dd
apc is presenting it’s own blog for a couple of weeks now. they posted a pics of their new store in singapore… pretty cool store isn’t it? very colonial in the aesthetic, love it! this blog was elaborate with ezra petronio and its actually based on the exact same template as the selfservice blog which oddly disappeared . but enough bitching, we will follow this one for sure! by pp’
just saw the new “comme des garcons” perfume wonderwood. the smell is very strange as it is the case with most of their fragrance. but rather interesting as always.
i was wondering if marc atlan who used to design the previous bottle and who set the image of the brand is still doing it. anybody know? anyway, this one seems to be a bit less original than odeur 53 but always cool to welcome a newborn. by pp’
furry kate plays chess in the park, don’t believe it, but cute anyway… i mean amber plays a wicked football so who knows what kate is capable of? photo by juergen teller. by xy
i can see your minions oohing and aaahing at your genius but marc, as a friend i tell you this, you are so lame!!! this stuff was tacky when the jersey boys did it, and its tacky now that you’re doin’ it… besides didn’t jeremy scott already bore us to tears 10 years ago with this crap. paleez! can we all move on… by bh
model ieva laguna being serviced by amazing hair stylist peter gray
model egle tvirbutaite with makeup artist itsuki
egle tvirbutaite on set of photographer karen collins with hair stylist peter gray
egle and ieva in nothing but fur
stylist haidee-findlay-levin
after fendi pulled all of their existing fragrances off the market, for over a year, there was a vacant spot begging to be filled. “fan di fendi” is the newest launch due in stores this september 2010. the simple yellow packaging and the proportion of the bottle are quite beautiful and summary, however the name is a little uncool for our taste. not only it sounds odd upon first read, its rather a direct derivative of the very successful j’adore dior. one would have expected karl lagerfeld to resist it just for that, but one can see how such a name can make marketing directors and the family filled with excitement. after all who doesn’t want “fans”… or for that matter to be “adored”. the only problem is that naming it that doesn’t necessarily make it so. the jus is signed by perfumer delphine lebeau-krowiakj and the ad campaign is, once again, created by mr baron (yawn!) and features models anja rubik, abbey lee and karmen pedaru suspended in a moment of rock and roll ecstasy.
for the record, our favorite fendi has always been the original classic “fendi by fendi”. the 70’s scent was delicious but unfortunately found it’s way into the low end retailers in the 80’s and the rest was histrory. with a bit of re packaging and updating that scent could find a great spot next to the latest, and we hope fendi will consider bringing that back. by dd
these ads were just so amazing… carolyn murphy as mrs. robinson with pee wee herman as mr. lucky bastard! by dd
ok i generally hate t-shirts but this one rocks, i was practically on the floor when i saw one on the street. by dd
was never a golf fan but i dont mind playing golf with either of these novices. spread from vogue nippon, by photographer karen collins. by xy
john french with fiona campbell-walter above
back in the day things were a little different. photographers have always enjoyed to jump into the frame. above is john french with fiona campbell-walter ‘then’, and below is terry richardson with kate moss ‘now’. by kl
emerging young designers childhood friends laura hall and gillian mahin surprised us with their fall 2010 collection. this is the third season for the young designers who showed at fashion week this february for the first time. they say their fall 2010 collection is inspired by film noir style movies and lady gaga’s use of bondage. if you were at intrigued by these photos as i was visit there website and their blog where they show their inspiration. by nh
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