Inspirational Imagery: July 2011

Miscellaneous Babes

Sigourney Weaver as Ripley in Alien Resurrection

Madonna

Iman for YSL, Spring 1980, shot by Claus Ohm

Linda Rondstadt, with a cute smile!

Where is this? Who saw it? How come no one took it apart? What else is there? How will I ever find out?

UPDATE: Thanks so much to Stefano, who has let me know that this was taken by Kyle Telechan in 2009. Its title is Abandoned Ferris Wheel. The photographer doesn't remember the exact location of it, other than it's in North Carolina.

FURTHER UPDATE: Digging deeper, I found that it's actually in Mercer County, Virginia, at the "haunted" Lake Shawnee amusement park. There are shit-tons of personal accounts of people who spent time there to wade through at photographer Karen Steuben's website (though very many of the stories are nearly intelligible due to their poor grammar and writing skills.) There is interesting history of the site as it was a Native American-Colonists' battleground, leading to cursed land, leading to present-day hauntings.

Beach babes are so brave, ca. 1930's

1970 Ferrari 512 S Modulo concept car, by Pininfarina. See how the roof slides forward to open? It must not rain if you plan to drive, or the car will totally get messed up on the inside.

The media in the 1920's declared Paul Whiteman as the King of Jazz.

Poster remake for Jim Jarmusch's 2003 film, Coffee and Cigarettes. The clever design by Viktor Hertz is a big improvement over the original (in terms of design, anyway.)

Miscellaneous People

Lionel Richie, as drawn by Richard Amsel. I have always felt that Lionel seems like a cool guy, and I wish he was a friend of mine.

Inez Dickerson shot in 1951, by Carl Van Vechten for the Living Portraits Series 1939-1964. I've tried to find out, but I don't know who she is or what she may be known for.

Still from Alejandro Jodorowsky's 1970 film, El Topo (he also directed The Holy Mountain). Sourced from one of my faves, I Love Hot Dogs.

Old friend, David Bowie, putting on his face in the 70s. It looks like so much fun to play with all of that pigment!

Pianist Mauricio Kagel, 1937-2008

Graphic Play

These are from an editorial from the May 2011 issue of Chinese Vogue, entitled "Graphic Play". It's Karlie Kloss shot by Patrick Demarchelier. Love the outfits, styled by Nicoletta Santoro. Click on the images to see the clothing details.

Christian Dior, Couture Fall 2011

Loving the first part of the Christian Dior couture show for fall 2011. It's got a new-wave pastel Beverly Hills Flintstones look, and you KNOW that is right up my alley!

Miscellaneous

Kotur D'Abo minaudiere

Early film star, Lillian Gish

Miu Miu glitter oxfords

Yves St. Laurent

Louis Feraud ad, 1987

Jewels!

Blandine Bardeau necklace

Swarovksi by Holly Fulton necklace

Isharya ring

Shourouk necklace

Fendi cuffs

Beukelsblauw, Rotterdam

Dutch artist, Florentijn Hofman, painted this block of nondescript houses in Rotterdam so that people would notice them again. The previously unnoticed block has become one of the most oft-photographed blocks in the town.

I love this blue color on its own, but when it's contrasted with pretty much any other color: the yellow flowers from the shot above, the red scooter from the top.

New York City, shot by Edward Steichen

Edward Steichen had a long career that he filled with tons and tons of beautiful photos of all different subject matter, but to put them in some kind of order, I'm showing you some that he took of New York. The Flatiron is the most iconic, I'm sure, but I especially find the Brooklyn Bridge interesting, particularly when put in a historical context; I'm sure you don't have to be told about all the lights and buildings that surround it now.

The Maypole – The Empire State Building, New York, 1932

The Flatiron, 1904

Brooklyn Bridge, 1903

Drizzle on Fortieth Street, New York, 1925

Album Covers

The Names, Calcutta/Postcard, Factory Benelux, Belgium 7-inch, 1982

Section 25, Crazy Wisdom, Factory Benelux, Belgium 12-inch, 1985

Cockney Rejects, I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles, EMI, UK 7-inch, 1980

Life, Better, Factory Benelux, Belgium 12-inch, 1985

Elvis Costello & the Attractions, Talking in the Dark, Radar Records, UK promotional 7-inch, 1979. PS, (if you couldn't tell) this is a Barney Bubbles design!

Miscellaneous Babes

From Helmut Newton's Pirelli calendar, 1985

Susan (no last name) and Debbie Harry, 1977, shot by Swiss photographer and filmmaker, Edo Bertoglio.

Bertoglio was a regular on the downtown NY art scene in the late 70's and early 80's. He made Downtown 81 (aka New York Beat Movie) with Maripol, starring Jean Michel Basquiat (and tons of my other favorites: James Chance, Kid Creole, Tish & Snooky, Roberta Bayley, John Lurie...the list goes on and on). It was shot in 1981, but wasn't released until 2000.

A 1970's makeup ad. I don't think they make it any more, but I seem to remember my mom having this brand around when I was a little kid.

~~My inclination is that this is a French new wave band called the Modernes, but I am really having a hard time verifying that.~~ JohnnyM let me know that this is an '80s French synthpop duo, Elli & Jacno, and that the photo is by Pierre René-Worms from 1981. Here is their MySpace page.

It says all that in the caption, and I tried to look up what I thought it might say, but it was too small to read!