I was watching Charlie Rose tonight and he was interviewing photographer Brigitte Lacombe. They started showing her “photographic greatest hits”, which included incredible portraits of everyone from Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to Joan Didion and Helen Mirren, when this image of Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall came up. It stopped me right on my track and I knew I just HAD to post it.
The crazy thing about being at an art opening at someone’s loft in Brooklyn is that when you look up and see 9 11 in digital letters, you have to ask yourself if it’s a piece that’s part of the show or the actual time.
It was the time.
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I was at the Barneys website and came upon a page full of all the different Proenza Schouler bags and thought they looked like little mosaic tiles, and “wouldn’t it be cool if I did a portrait with them?”… so I did?
I don’t know, it seemed like a good idea at the time.
The PS1 has replaced the Old-school Marc Jacobs Stella bag as my all-time favorite.
Yes, these are the things that concern me.
G’mork makes a stylish appearance in Prada’s Fall lookbook.
Prada image via Fashionologie.
I made a zine.
You can find it here.
A technologically erotic moment at Chanel Fall Couture.
Chloe and Mary Calling Up a Storm
Karen Kilimnik’s work is secretly magical and has a sort of charmingly twisted vibe to it. The women in her portraits are strong, but in a real way, with their vulnerabilities exposed. Her bold, loose brushstroke creates an immediate sense of comfort and familiarity that allows the viewer to really get close to the subjects and get to know who they might be. Her work could be placed in the same category as Elizabeth Peyton’s, but I think Kilimnik’s subjects are not romanticized in such a twee way, which allows for more of an interaction between them and the viewer as opposed to the voyeuristic feel of Peyton’s work.
I would love to see her work in the pages of a magazine. How rad would it be if she did an editorial?
Planning the Attack of Malta, the Mastermind and Snow White
My obsession with lace continues.
I want to be a superhero and hide my identity in these.
Photos via Style.com
I’m totally OBSESSED with the gold stones glued on the face.
EPIC.
Photos via Vogue.co.uk.
My favorite thing about Christian Lacroix’s collections has always been La Mariée at the very end of his presentations. They’ve always embodied the decadent, masterful feeling that is the heart and soul of French Haute Couture. Here’s hoping that he can keep on creating his beautiful creations for a long time to come.
Final looks from Christian Lacroix’s Haute Couture collections, starting with Spring 2009 at top left and ending with Fall 2001 at the bottom right. All from Style.com.