Inspirational Imagery: August 2011

Julie Eileen Berger

Love these photos that were taken from a campaign for the Nokia C7. The clothes are by Julie Eileen Berger, from the Marry Me Nature collection. The photographer is Yves Borgwardt.

Frieda & Nellie Jewelry

Necklaces, Clockwise from top left:

Goddess of the Sea Necklace

Window to Wonderland Necklace

Legend of the Wildflower Soul Sister Necklace

Legend of the Rustic Retro Cowgirl Necklace

Bracelets, top to bottom:

Frieda Bracelet #58, #61, #60, #52, #40, #54, #57, #53

Frieda & Nellie make glamorous mash-up jewelry with friendship bracelets and vintage costume jewelry. Best friends Stacy Herzog and Sarah Reid came up with the line after they were inspired by colorful bracelets they saw while on vacation in Ecuador. All of the pieces shown here are available online at Charm & Chain.

Color + sparkly gems + mixed styles = what I like.

See the necklaces in detail after the jump.

Rennie Ellis (1940-2003) was a documentary photographer from Australia, who shot varied subject matter from smutty to serious. I enjoy some of these smutty ones from Australian nightclubs in the age of decadence.

From top to bottom:

Embrace, Berlin Party, Inflation, Melbourne c.1981

Le Louvre Parade, Chasers, Melbourne 1979

Life's a Parade, Melbourne 1985

Get Down, Inflation, Melbourne c.1980

Michelle, Windsor c.1978

Jenny Bannister Plastic Tutus, Big Top Sportsgirl Parade, 1979

Vintage Sunglasses

Left to right, top to bottom:

Michele Lamy, 1970's. Available at Eyewear Mebius

Michelle Lamy is a super cool individual. It's hard to find much history about her, especially related to the sunglasses. What's easy to discover is that she's Rick Owens' wife, that she used to own Les Deux Cafes in Los Angeles, and that she has dyed black fingertips and gold plated teeth.

“TAXI” by Casanova Venezia, 1990's. Available at Solakzade

Unknown brand, 1990's. Available at Eyewear Mebius

Michele Lamy, 1970's. Available at Eyewear Mebius

Graffitis, 1960's. Available at Eyewear Mebius

Michele Lamy, 1980's. Available through 1st Dibs

These are off the hook. They remind me of a 1930's bakelite radio, reinterpreted by the animators of Beverly Hills Teens.

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See all in detail after the jump.

New York Rocker

The New York Rocker was a monthly paper dedicated to underground music, published from 1976 to 1982. It covered all my favorites, as well as employed awesome music photographers, Laura Levine and Ebet Roberts.

The Clash, 1979

Devo, December 1979

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I (of course) favor the style used from 1980-1981. Elizabeth van Itallie was the art director.

Lydia Lunch and Lene Lovich, May 1980

Pretenders, June 1980

X, September 1980

Pylon, March 1981

Prince, June 1981

Gianni Versace, Spring/Summer 1988

The Gianni Versace spring 1988 campaign was shot by Richard Avedon. The models are
Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Paulina Porizkova, John Enos, Scott Benoit, and Curt Butrum.

I'm especially enjoying the diagonal grid, all of the shoes, Linda's Jacket, and Paulina's gloves.

Wet Magazine, July/August 1981

Wet was an "artsy" LA-based magazine that published 34 issues between 1976 and 1981, with diverse subject matter relating to culture, politics, fashion, entertainment, decorating, food. They have a new-wave design aesthetic, and of course, it makes me go crazy! Loving the random diagonal grids.

I found an issue online, and I saved some of the pages that I liked best.

The epitome of early 80's Modern/Cool design. So funny.

Walter Burger

Walter Burger is a Swiss painter, born in 1923. I haven't been able to find much info about him, so if you know anything, please inform me!

Walter Burger, Begegnung, 1968. Definitely the piece he is known for.

I don't have information on the title for this.

Morgen, 1994

In 1993, a Swiss Aids awareness organization (AHSGA) started collaborating with artists for a series of lithographs. Above is Burger's contribution.

"Gerade Menschen, die mit dem HI-Virus leben müssen, empfinden das Leben oft als deutlicher, bewusster, mit geschärftem Blick." - Walter Burger

My translation is this: People who live with the HIV virus often have an especially clear consciousness and keen eye.

Shae Acopian Detar

Gorgeous mixed media work from Shae Acopian Detar. She does quite a bit of fashion editorial work, both photography-only and also enhanced with paint. The painted work is my favorite.