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Britnee Leigh (NSFW)
Credits: Model: Britnee Leigh Headdresses: Bubbles and Frown Haberdashery Shoppe Photography: Gas Oven Photography
Jean Paul Gaultier, Mastering the Craft with Construction
Taking a risk and designing from the heart is the most important for any wannabe designer in the world. Being a designer by passion for fashion myself, I am critical with my work and have such high expectations as I have been inspired by the greats of fashion from our lifetime, Vivian Westwood, Alexander McQueen, Thierry Mugler, and of course Jean Paul Gaultier. Recently the “Jean Paul Gaultier from the Sidewalk to the Runway” exhibit at the de Young Museum in San Francisco featured his body of work. Thrilled to finally see one of the greats work up close and personal, I had these high hopes of being mind altered after seeing his pieces and his construction techniques. Although the designs have set the trends for many young inspiring artist like myself, I was not impressed in the slightest by the tailoring or construction of … Read more
Red Light District – Henry Alfonso Navarro
Here is Henry Alfonso Navarro’s behind the scenes video of the Red Light District shoot for Dark Beauty Magazine. This guy is simply brilliant and one of the best addition to our dark vision. Watch and get a taste of his shoot of Chrissy Wai-Ching wedding dresses for the Alternative Wedding issue. Thanks to his entire team for putting this sneak-peak together. Model: Farnaz Dadashi Makeup & Hair: Lauren Warner Designer: Wai-Ching Photographer: Henry Alfonso Navarro Videographer: Ignacius Location: Studio 435 (LensExposure Studios) www.lensexposure.com
Louboutin of A Different Era
While the gawk and flaunt over the latest Louboutin’s continue, let’s look at some of the exciting ‘new’ designs from another French designer, Steven Arpad. A relatively unknown in the late 1930s, but whose creativity, unique and unusual designs has shown to stand the test of time. Any women with expensive tastes, but also loved experimental designs would love his creations. His works are archived at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. See Steven Arpad’s collection on MET’s website.
The Film Project
To celebrate their newly transformed Womens Designer Galleries in its London store. Selfridges & Co. has teamed up with some of the industries most talented designers to create a series of short films. From Alexander McQueen to Gareth Pugh, each designer offers a distinct vision of the modern woman. See all the films on Selfridges & Co.’s The Film Project.
Enchanted
Be enchanted. This short is a companion piece to the spellbinding photographs from Sequoia Emmanuelle. Featuring the mesmerizing models: Jill Evyn, Chanon Finley, and Aradia Sunseri; donning imaginary garbs by Gia Logie (Gelareh) and elaborate headpieces by Aradia Sunseri (Sirenstar). With combined beautification by make-up artist Ashley Joy Beck and hair stylist Jewel Flanigan. The video is directed and edited by Daniel Jung.
Tejal Patni – Galactic
Wether it’s avant-garde, film noir, pinup, or black & white; Tejal Patni is a one stop shop of sensational visions. The combination of sci-fi, pop, fashion, and humor in these vibrantly colored photographs is a complete 360 from previous year’s dark and subdued photos. If you’re lucky enough to get your hands on a copy of the limited edition 2012 Splash Calendar, let us know! For us less fortunates, desktop wallpapers will have to do. Click here to download the entire set. View more on Tejal Patni’s Behance portal.
Sølve Sundsbø
Meet one of the top dogs of the photography world, Mr. Sølve Sundsbø. Sølve Sundsbø is one of the great innovators in contemporary image-making. His capacity for visual experimentation has brought him enduring respect within the industry. His advertising clients include Chanel, Cartier, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Hermès, Armani, Louis Vuitton, H&M and Yves Saint Laurent. Sundsbø has also created editorials for Italian Vogue, Love Magazine, Visionaire, V, Interview, i-D, The New York Times, Vogue Nippon, and W Magazine. He has directed short films for Chanel, Gucci, Biotherm and SHOWstudio. His New York Times piece “14 Actors Acting” won an Emmy Award for New Approaches to News & Documentary Programming: Arts, Lifestyle and Culture in 2011. Sølve Sundsbø was born and raised in Norway and has lived in London since 1995. His photographs have been included in important fashion photography exhibitions including his “Perroquets” exhibition … Read more
Lace ’n Leather
This mini-series features the luscious Jayme Foxx, photographed by Hollis James Hoff showcasing Lerin Huntely’s brilliant designs. For more information, visit the talents’ websites: Photographer: Hollis James Hoff Model: Jayme Foxx Makeup: LaDonna Stein Styling: Slipshod Sally Designer: Lerin Huntley
100 Years of East London Styles in 100 Seconds
The world of fashion is without a doubt constantly evolving. I have nonetheless, always wondered what our future generations would think of our contemporary fashion…and now I know.
The Paper Dresses of Isabelle de Borchgrave
When you the think of paper, it’s a material that can possess opposing characteristics; delicately or firm, light or heavy, fragile or strong. From money to posters, diaries to letters, paper-towels to facial tissues, the use of paper seems endless. That is until someone asks you to entertain the idea of dresses made out of paper. And that’s exactly why the work of countess Isabelle de Borchgrave of Brussels, Belgium is so astonishingly beautiful. If you are in the San Francisco Bay Area, an exhibition titled Pulp Fashion: The Art of Isabelle de Borchgrave is currently displaying some of Isabelle’s exquisite work until June 12th. For more information about the exhibition and previews, please visit Legion of Honor’s web page.
Porcelain Attires of Li Xiaofeng
When someone mentions porcelain, one usually associate it with dinning; but not Hubei born artist Li Xiaofeng. Li has turned ordinary, albeit ancient dinning sets into avant-garde fashion. Utilizing fragmented porcelain from the Ming, Qing and Song dynasties, Li created an entire collection of wearable porcelain. Take a look at some of the pieces in detail below or visit HongArt.net to see more.
Dark Garden Corsets
Autumn Adamme established Dark Garden in 1989. Her vision and leadership have brought her company to the forefront of the world’s corset market. Using the finest fabrics, Dark Garden’s amazingly talented craftspeople skillfully build each corset and couture garment. In addition to its stunning array of designs, the fitting, construction and pattern drafting techniques are also unique to Dark Garden. Unlike most off-the-rack corset makers, the sizes and shapes of the Dark Garden Ready-to-Wear or Made-to-Order corset patterns are based on an average of thousands of custom clients, rather than dress forms. This means Dark Garden corsets are made for real flesh-and-blood people and are as comfortable as they are beautiful. To see more or to have one of these lovely corsets made visit them online or in the San Francisco shop.
Wicked T-shirt that I think many of you will find WICKED!
I have been searching for more fashion to bring to you and ran across this t-shirt company based out of NYC. The Wicked Store with their t-shirt lines of the 7 deadliest sins, Sinners n Saints, Blind & Vain, Skull, and Prey. These are some bad ass t-shirts for men and women. Check out their goods if you’re looking for something WICKED to wear and show who you are in this dark world. Visit The Wicked Store
