posted by ModestoT

Jun 17, 2008 11:58AM

these potos are awfull.

posted by guest

Jun 17, 2008 11:59AM

i absolutely adore this spread, carmen (is that the model?) looks beautiful.

posted by guest

Jun 17, 2008 12:00PM

Just in time to give costume inspiration to all for the Mermaid Parade at Coney Island, perhaps?

posted by guest

Jun 17, 2008 12:11PM

umm, yeah, apart from the last two photos, she looks like a washed up hag... Really, there's no way this spread could be taken in a good way.

Thank you tho, for a trip down memory lane... The song is officially stuck in my head and I'm delighted! ;)

posted by guest

Jun 17, 2008 12:20PM

the more I look at this the more I laugh... seriously!! How embarrassing to do such a spread. Do models realize how stupid some stuff is? Or are they just grateful to be in front of a camera? I think the photog and creative mind secretly hates this girl... this is a new level of shame... haha,
love it.

posted by guest

Jun 17, 2008 1:07PM

Oh my GOSH -- do you know who I thought this was? That girl from ANTM -- I forget her name, but it was the season they went to Africa, I think. And this girl was runner-up, maybe... and should have won (over Nayema or whatever her name was).

posted by alegra

Jun 17, 2008 1:32PM

i'm torn, it's a bit of an ariel phantasy which isn't too bad, but then again, who would wear a bag of seashells around their neck. in some pictures she looks like she could be in that crappy travolta film. or post man. overall though, dreamy.

posted by sarahchivonne

Jun 17, 2008 1:37PM

i love carmen kass, but these are no good. except for the blue dress.

posted by guest

Jun 17, 2008 1:38PM

To the guest at 1:07, her name was Kahlen.

posted by guest

Jun 17, 2008 1:48PM

I like the model...

posted by guest

Jun 17, 2008 1:57PM

guest 1:07, yeah! the girl from ANTM, Kahlen Rondot, totally looks like Carmen Kass... anyway, I wonder if the next big inspiration for fashion is the sea creatures after the past season's bird-feather inspired look.

posted by guest

Jun 17, 2008 2:55PM

I like the Zac Posen dress... all those watercolored dresses he made were amazing.

posted by guest

Jun 17, 2008 4:44PM

Love the concept (and ariel haha) and the execution is pretty good (im partial to fantasy inspired photography) but they could have pushed it way further than they did

posted by guest

Jun 17, 2008 6:56PM

I like Carmen but this spread is awful, maybe it wouldn't have been this bad if they didn't involve to much fishnet and wet sand. When your wearing dresses i hardly doubt putting sand all over the face, body and hair is a good look, maybe if theyre wearing swimsuits but it just doesn't look right with dresses it makes you look like you were thrown overboard

posted by guest

Jun 17, 2008 7:37PM

a lovely theme, but not very practical.

posted by valenlb

Jun 17, 2008 8:58PM

I love this... since when do editorials have to be realistic or practical? A little fantasy is, well, fantastic.

posted by fourthavenue

Jun 17, 2008 11:11PM

the fourth picture after the cut is upside down.

and i love carmen but her facial expressions in this editorial could be a lot better..

posted by guest

Jun 18, 2008 11:45AM

what! You guys, this is a beautiful spread, very artistic. like someone said before, it's playful and it's supposed to be a fantasy. I love it when they do spreads that aren't practical because I see practical everyday. Yeah, it's unrealistic, but that's the whole point, it's supposed to be fun:0)

posted by guest

Jun 18, 2008 6:23PM

I actually really like this. It isn't pretty, really. But who said it had to be? It's fantasy. She looks like a washed up mermaid, and I think it's fantastic.