Most of the visual images we see today are a result of past experiences. We often don’t realize that the things we see may not be that unique or new. Sure there’s appropriation in art, which makes a particular statement, but in fashion photography the inspiration often goes back to art (painting) history, only to [...]

Photographs: my own (left) and  John Paul Pietrus (right).

Photo magazine cover and photograph from Vogue Paris December 2007.

Photograph and styling credits of all these images when reading the full post.
What’s your favorite accessory?
1. A black, cylindric hat like the one I made at school when I was little and only now used in fashion photo [...]

 
Photography: Steven Meisel for Vogue Italia December 2007.
All fashion interested probably saw this Vogue Italia fashion spread by now, but still I wanted to post these amazing photographs because Lara Stone (second from top) is gracing my desktop background for a while now. It’s a busy image but an amazing one! I risk forgetting about [...]

A couple of days ago I posted this amazing fashion editorial starring Romanian model Elena Baguci, today, another Romanian supermodel: Diana Dondoe, is the star of my blog. She was a very present face on all major runways, but lately I think she does more editorial work than runway. She may not be your typical [...]

Hedi Slimane photographs. Because he is not only a designer, but a complete artist. That male model on top is pure perfection, isn’t he? Pete Doherty is the subject in the bottom photograph. Click to read the full post and remember who Hedi’s girls are. Still can’t get over how androgynous-modern-cool they are.

Most of the times fashion is an illusion, but this time surrealism seems to leave a mark in fashion, making it a big trend for next spring. Prada’s spring 2008 collection comes to mind, and editors already started interpreting next springs looks. I found these two editorials pretty similar, even thought they were published in [...]