When I was in high school, African heritage was a trend in fashion (this was when Cross-Colours was big.) I was so attracted to the colors and bold prints on the kaftans that I saw on (mostly older) women, and so when I found an entire collection of the fabric at Jo-Ann, I bought a bunch. I remember using a green, black and gold fabric to line a woven bag that my grandma got in Mexico in the 70's. (I had been carrying it so much, that the weave was coming out, and stuff would fall through – hence the liner.) Other than the bag, I don't remember what happened to the rest of the fabric!
The African influence is showing up a lot lately, and L.A.M.B.'s Spring 2011 collection is one of the places it can be found.
Everything is bright and crazy, as I like it, and I would be happy to wear any of it.
I do wish the make-up had been done differently, though.
Miscellaneous
Mid-80's ad for Yves St. Laurent makeup
Joanne Catherall and Susan Ann Sulley of the Human League. I referenced Sulley in my overall look last week.
A shot from The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog, Alfred Hitchcock's 1927 silent film.
One of my favorite design teams, Viktor & Rolf, shot by Amsterdam-based portraitists Anuschka Blommers and Niels Schumm. This was a great pairing because both Viktor & Rolf and Blommers & Schumm do really entertaining and clever work.
Miscellaneous
Orville Robertson
Alex Katz
Brooke Shields, East River, NYC.
Ad for Italian fashion brand, Basile; mid-80's. I haven't been able to find out whether or not they still make clothes, though their accessories are sold online through Forzieri.
Those foil palm trees are fun.
Bjork by Jean Paul Goude
Jean Paul Goude shot Bjork for the September 2007 issue of the defunct French magazine, Mixte.
Goude, of course, will forever be associated with Grace Jones, as he played a major role in developing her image. They were also a couple and had a son together, musician Paulo Goude.
Goude, of course, will forever be associated with Grace Jones, as he played a major role in developing her image. They were also a couple and had a son together, musician Paulo Goude.
Craig McCormick: Economic Entropy
I was attracted to these photos by architect/photographer Craig McCormick, because they reminded me of my Midwestern upbringing, where from time to time, I would see particular landmarks so often that I forgot to notice how appalling, interesting, and/or funny they looked.
Now, I am quite certain that these sorts of instances and feelings happen all over the world, but I reference the Midwest not only because that's where they were taken, but also because this is what it generally looks like to drive down the roads and highways of my youth.
Cantilever (Optimism)
Lebanon, Indiana
Mexmarsh
20% More
Hamilton Avenue (Whitewashed #1)
Robert Heinecken: Recto/Verso
Below are a few selections of a late-80's portfolio of work called Recto/Verso by Robert Heinecken, which explores themes of female sexuality and media messages.
Heinecken (1931-2006) was a multi-media artist best known for his assemblage of found imagery.
Though his work appears to be done with film, he's not exactly a photo-collage artist; he used techniques that were quite a bit more analog (though I suppose film could be considered pretty analog these days!)
A note from the publisher of the collection about Heinecken's method: "The Recto/Verso photograms were made without the use of camera or film. A single page from a mass-circulation magazine was placed in direct contact with color photographic paper and exposed to light. The resulting image superimposes the visual and verbal information from the front and back of the magazine page. No collage, manipulation, or other handwork was employed."
The Recto/Verso portfolio is available through Vincent Borrelli, in case you happen to see it on my Christmas wish list.
I've been a fan of double-negative imagery ever since I had a faulty camera as a child. I got a pleasant surprise when my shots came back from the developer all psychedelic.
Heinecken (1931-2006) was a multi-media artist best known for his assemblage of found imagery.
Though his work appears to be done with film, he's not exactly a photo-collage artist; he used techniques that were quite a bit more analog (though I suppose film could be considered pretty analog these days!)
A note from the publisher of the collection about Heinecken's method: "The Recto/Verso photograms were made without the use of camera or film. A single page from a mass-circulation magazine was placed in direct contact with color photographic paper and exposed to light. The resulting image superimposes the visual and verbal information from the front and back of the magazine page. No collage, manipulation, or other handwork was employed."
The Recto/Verso portfolio is available through Vincent Borrelli, in case you happen to see it on my Christmas wish list.
I've been a fan of double-negative imagery ever since I had a faulty camera as a child. I got a pleasant surprise when my shots came back from the developer all psychedelic.
Ohne Titel, Spring 2011
Below are shots from the Ohne Titel Spring 2011 presentation.
For as long as I can remember, I have always loved mixing hard-core sporting clothes with everyday wear. Now, I'm not saying I've ever been really successful at this – it's kind of risky to spend all that money on a neoprene bodysuit and expect to look good with the rest of my clothes. However, I've always really wanted to incorporate the look of motocross pants/jackets, wrestling shoes, spandex cycling pants/tops, baseball stirrups, surf gear, etc. into my wardrobe.
Thus, taking a look at Ohne Titel's stuff for this season is a treat, because they've really given that look to me, but made it right for day-to-day life. So great, but not so risky.
The shoes (by Cesare Paciotti for Ohne Titel) are fantastic too!
For as long as I can remember, I have always loved mixing hard-core sporting clothes with everyday wear. Now, I'm not saying I've ever been really successful at this – it's kind of risky to spend all that money on a neoprene bodysuit and expect to look good with the rest of my clothes. However, I've always really wanted to incorporate the look of motocross pants/jackets, wrestling shoes, spandex cycling pants/tops, baseball stirrups, surf gear, etc. into my wardrobe.
Thus, taking a look at Ohne Titel's stuff for this season is a treat, because they've really given that look to me, but made it right for day-to-day life. So great, but not so risky.
The shoes (by Cesare Paciotti for Ohne Titel) are fantastic too!
Miscellaneous Babes
A model from the Fall 2010 Katie Gallagher show. I'm digging the make-up of course.
Madonna. The lipstick is the best.
I thought that this would be a Maripol shot, but I can't find any evidence that it actually is.
Paulina Porizkova by Arthur Elgort.
I know it looks like she is wearing flip-flops, but I am going to imagine that they are not. They in fact look something like these funky shoes I used to have that crisscrossed over the big toe. Let's just pretend they are the same ones.
Magazine ad for French men's brand, Renoma. Probably from 1986 or 87.
Adam Magyar: Squares
As someone who is always catching funny details when I'm out and about, I am interested in the work of Adam Magyar. He captures the interplay of the micro and macro aspects of public spaces with his innovative photography techniques. He composited many high-res photos to create these hyper-realistic situations for his project "Squares". On his website, you can zoom in to look at each individual person.
517, 2007
Hong Kong IV, 2007-08
Hong Kong II, 2007-08
Miscellaneous
This photo of the Pointer Sisters is so sweet. They have said that they didn't have money for performance costumes, so they wore vintage stuff. The look is much different than their slick "Jump" days...which I like too.
Edie Sedgwick
This is a French new wave (music not cinema) band called Taxi Girl. I have to look closer into what they actually sound like.
Chair by Nendo Design, sold by Phillips de Pury Company; 2010
These vintage Oliver Peoples glasses are roughly like the ones I got last weekend. Super!
Philippe Morillon
Philippe Morillon is French painter, photographer, and art director who in the 70's created super-glamorous depictions of the Paris party scene, featuring famous socialites and celebrities. Andy Warhol wrote the forward for his book of art Ultra Lux.
Here is a friend's recollection about Morillon.
Joël Lebon, Bénédicte Siroux et l'auteur sur la terrasse, le soir (Joel Lebon, Bénédicte Siroux and the author on the terrace in the evening), 1978
Portrait de l'auteur en jeune homme, (Portrait of the author as a young man), 1975
Edwige Belmore, 1978
Inès de la Fressange, 1978
Miscellaneous
Marc Jacobs coat...that's all the info I have.
This is my friend Kelly's dog, Maude.
She was an actress and jazz singer, whose best known performance is Miss One in The Wiz!
The shot is from the Living Portraits series – a really fantastic collection of Van Vechten photographs of notable African Americans, taken between 1939-1964. Most of the shots are styled with brightly colored textiles and lively props.
I like the palette in this Guy Bourdin shot.
Lou Reed for Honda, 1985.
Funny! and kind of shocking, right?
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