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She is definitely one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood, a fashion icon and a great actress, Scarlett Johansson collaborates with Dolce&Gabbana again (and again and again and again) for the Spring/Summer 2010 cosmetics campaign, and looking beautiful as ever. Channeling Marylin Monroe, “the sensual images capture classic feminine rituals and expose one of the most intimate and personal of feminine moments: a woman applying make-up in the privacy of her bedroom or sanctuary” (from the press release).
In collaboration with publishing house, TASCHEN, infamous photographer Mario Testino released a book of exclusive photographs he took throughout the career of his favorite muse, legendary fashion icon and supermodel, Kate Moss. In a limited edition and personally signed by Testino, TASCHEN will only release 1,500 copies of this book, featuring over one hundred photos spanning from early days backstage at the shows to behind-the-scenes glimpses of the ground-breaking editorials they continue to produce for the world’s most respected magazines.
In his latest exhibition at the Paul Kasmin Gallery in New York, legendary photographer and artist, David LaChapelle enthralls with great controversy, “American Jesus”. The photographs depict the great Michael Jackson as a modern day martyr, in a tribute for the late legend’s epic life. The result of the notorious exhibition exams the state of the Catholic Church in today’s pop culture.
To honor the multiple decades of exquisite fashion, heritage, Haute Couture and glamour associated with the House of Dior comes this latest exhibition: The Dior Grand Ball. Held in founder Christian Dior’s hometown in France — Granville — at the Musée Christian Dior, this incredible feast for all senses celebrates the most famous of glamorous balls from the 18th century to the current, with over 50 Dior ball gowns, audio, video, photos, artwork and more.
In the latest July 2010 issue of Vogue US, legendary photographer Peter Lindbergh and legendary stylist Grace Coddington give us a cinematic editorial of an American 1950s marriage gone wrong. Starring Natlia Vodianova and actor Ewan McGregor in a picture perfect ideal marriage on the outside, yet both are struggling with to keep their marriage going, in all the best that Fall 2010 collections have to offer of course!
The “muse-affair” between Andy Warhol and Edie Sedgwick is legendary, full of turmoil, inspirations, art, and heartache. That affair is also the inspiration for this editorial, titled “Factory Story” by multi-tasker Karl Lagerfeld and French legend, Vanessa Paradis for Madame Figaro. The mood is sixties glamour with a raw edge, a reproduction of Warhol’s photography (and philosophy).
In honor to what would have been the legendary graffiti artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s, 50th birthday, Foundation Beyeler in Basel dedicated the largest retrospective the artist ever had in Europe.
“Our life dictates a certain kind of wardrobe. I think it is important to see the person first and the clothes afterwards.” –Grace Kelly
Mesmerizing beauty, Hollywood star, and once Princess Grace of Monaco, Actress Grace Kelly (1929-82) bewitched and intrigued her audience with her sense of style and refined elegance.
The current exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London traces her life through her exceptional wardrobe. The exhibit brings together dresses worn in films such as High Society and Rear Window, as well as the gown she wore to receive her Oscar in 1955. On display is also the first outfit she wore to meet her then husband-to-be Prince Rainier of Monaco in 1955 as well as custom-made designs by her favourite couturiers including Balenciaga, Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, and Givenchy. Apart from her incredible sense of style, what the exhibition examines is her cult of personality brought about by the movie industry and maintained through her enduring image and timeless appeal. Read the rest of this entry »
At his first attempt in men’s fragrance, the designer of everything “cool”, Marc Jacobs, stars in his first campaign for the men’s fragrance, BANG. Hitting stores July 30th.
The much-awaited Sex and the City 2 film premieres were held on May 25th at Radio City Music Hall in New York, and on May 27th at Leicester Square in London. The star-studded events celebrated the fusion of fashion and film with guests who were dressed to the nines as well as with hundreds of thousands of screaming fans who surrounded the venues.
In his first solo exhibition since 2003, Los Angeles Surrealist-Pop artist Mark Ryden turns to the holy and disgusting to raise eye brows and cause controversies. In his exquisite exhibition at the Paul Kasmin Gallery in New York (from April 29-June 5, 2010), titled “The Gay 90s Olde Tyme Art Show” (in this particular case, the ‘90s’ are referring to the 1890s), Ryden plays with the idealism of the 1890s while addressing the role of kitsch and nostalgia in contemporary American culture, “In the modern era, sentimentality and beauty have been disdained in the art world,” the artist explains. “This new work is explores the line between attraction and repulsion to kitsch, and between beauty and banality.”
The icon of all icons, the Queen of Pop, the number one best selling female artist of all time, Madonna grace the May cover of Interview magazine (for the seventh time) with all her Pop Royalty extravagance and raw powerful sexual assault that only she can pull off. The fantastic editorial is photographed by dual talents of Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, and accompanied with a conversation by one of the most incredible movie directors of our time, Gus van Sant.
For the month of May, Vogue US has put together a ‘special issue’ of “Great American Women”, and on the cover is the sensational Sarah Jessica Parker, looking adorable and discussing her latest film “Sex and the City 2”, motherhood and her recent appointment at Halston. The “Old Hollywood” style shoot was photographed by the infamous Mario Testino.
No one knows luxury like Karl Lagerfeld, and he knows how to keep your luxuries safe, stylishly safe I might add. In his latest design collaboration, Lagerfeld designed a limited edition safe with luxury safe company Döttling, and titled it (appropriately) “Narcissus”. Only 30 will be made (the first one belonging to Karl), and it’s safe to assume, it’s the most expensive of its kind, for 250,000 euros.
Gucci, the iconic Italian luxury house, is headed towards its 100-year anniversary in 2011 which will celebrate its rich heritage, its multiple decades of style creation, and the variety of directions taken by the brand to reach this milestone.
