Vintage Love: Boots
November 25, 2009
Loving This Image…
October 30, 2009
Jean Paul Gaultier | Paris, 1983
Image via: ASVOF
MaRIO DE JANEIRO Testino
October 28, 2009
Published: FTV.com
Mario Testino, the world famous fashion and portrait photographer, released a new book featuring Rio portraits, scenery and carnival shots. Inspired by the boys and girls from Copacabana and published by Taschen, MaRIO DE JANEIRO Testino will also include words from celebrities including supermodel Gisele Bundchen. The book shows Rio through Testino’s very own eyes. Coincidentally, in the same week of the book’s release, Rio de Janeiro was chosen the host of the 2016 Olympics. Brazilians must be proud.
Visit taschen.com for more information.
Images via: taschen.com
Keith Me
October 23, 2009
Can I have those Balenciaga booties? Like, now…
Photographed by David Sims
It Takes Two: Meeting the Girls Behind Milla Concepts
October 23, 2009
A jewelry line focused on masterpieces you can wear.
by MELISSA ALVARADO SIERRA
Published: The Fashion Spot
Sisters Aimeé and Katia Suero are not new to the fashion scene, especially after holding a repertoire that contains stints at Óscar de la Renta, Donna Karan, Simón Alcántara and Edmundo Castillo. But back in 2006, the duo decided to branch out and spring anew to invent jewelry on their own. Milla Concepts was then born out of sisterly love and a background that proves to be a perfect fit. Aimeé Suero studied at the Altos de Chavón School of Design, a well-known institution in the Dominican Republic affiliated with Parsons. Aimeé handcrafts the pieces, while Katia Suero bestows her marketing expertise to promote the brand.
The result of their collaboration consists of three collections aptly named Princess, Chains and One of a Kind. Their seemingly bricolage approach to conceiving their impressive necklaces for the One of a Kind collection, for example, is in reality a meticulously orchestrated design. Each necklace features a distinct color palette, varying slightly in form, but all echoing an almost Fulani tribal aesthetic. Their other collections include über-cool plastic chain necklaces and delicate designs – all with a defiantly feminine mystique. The pieces are made of luxurious materials such as silk, nylon, semi-precious stones and Argentinean silver.
Milla Concepts centralizes on handcrafted creations that are truly masterpieces for your neck. The Suero’s believe in timeless, wearable art. That’s what drives their design process, culminating in intricate pieces that are meant for today, tomorrow, and forever.
Browse all collections at millaconcepts.com
Interview:
Sister, Sister | Katia and Aimeé Suero
tFS: How did you girls came up with the name, Milla Concepts?
MC: Milla is a nickname that uncle Edmundo Castillo put Aimeé when she was little. It made sense because it’s a family business.
tFS: How do you get inspired when designing?
MC: From traveling and living…
tFS: What other jewelry designers do you admire?
MC: JAR
tFS: How would you describe your personal style?
MC: Our style is a little mix of everything. Depends on the mood!
tFS: What trend do you love right now?
MC: A mix of Graphic + Organic.
tFS: What trend do you hate?
MC: Fashion victims.
tFS: What’s something every woman needs?
MC: A beautiful necklace!
Photo Credit: Andrea Barbiroli
Paris Vogue Blackfaces Lara
October 14, 2009
by MELISSA ALVARADO SIERRA for TSOL
Following several intensely controversial spreads, most recently featuring a pregnant model smoking, Carine Roitfeld once again styled a polemical editorial for French Vogue by showing Lara Stone in blackface makeup. Yes, a white model was painted black.
Photographed by Steven Klein, the October issue celebrates supermodels and showcases Kate Moss, Claudia Schiffer and Eva Herzigova among others. Interestingly, no black models were present in the rag except for the 14-page spread of a “black” Lara…
Leave it to Carine Roitfeld to sourly draw attention towards a fashion glossy.
Whatever it takes…
September 16, 2009
Backstage at Alexander Wang, models are urged not to trip. Fashion is such a glamorous world, isn’t it!
Image via russh
Gianni Versace: Vogue Italy 1993
September 9, 2009
This Gianni Versace ad campaign features Moss, Evangelista, Seymour and other supermodels posing for Avedon. In case you’re wondering who’s the dude, its Kate Moss’ brother Nick.
Images via: tFS forums
Here’s some Galliano love…
September 8, 2009
Enjoy dear readers!
Revisiting an Era: The Photography of Hans Feurer
August 31, 2009
by Melissa Alvarado Sierra
When you come across an image that strikes you, it’s probable that you preserve it in your memory bank for ages. A thought provoking picture has the power to inspire and convey emotions you have never felt before. Each time you see something that reminisces that image, you feel that way again. It happens with music, people, perfumes and… photography.
The following images speak volumes of an era: the eighties, full of excess and splendor. Back then, some photographers showcased powerful women complete with copious amounts of character. They wore the clothes, not the other way around.
Hans Feurer
It seems to me that many magazines these days have forgotten about the power of an impressive editorial, with healthy and strong models that come to life (contrary to some models today: bland with empty stares), and imposing stylists full of inventive ways of displaying fashion.
But there’s good news. The genius behind these photos is Hans Feurer and he still photographs with like minded people. Born in Switzerland in 1939, Hans Feurer started in London in the 1960s collaborating with numerous prestigious publications such as British Vogue, French Vogue and French Elle. He is “one of the few” who still envisions fashion as power for women. His pictures, decoding decadence and hunger for life, definitely make me feel that way. Enjoy.
US Vogue: July 1983
Stylist: Polly Allen Mellen
Hair: John Sahag
Makeup: Tyen of Paris
Cato Van Ee by Hans Feurer
Número Tokyo: September 2009
Images: The Fashion Spot forums
