On the one hand, it does look a bit like a ’90s Gap ad and we’re sure Fashion Spot commenters are complaining about Alt’s lackluster styling. But on the other hand, it’s kind of amazing. Alt chose a great cast of gals who look awesome together, photographed beautifully by Inez & Vinoodh, and the simple outfits definitely highlight each woman’s beauty.
Today is Flag Day, the day where Americans everywhere celebrate the adoption of the US flag. Instead of hanging the Stars and Stripes out on the porch, we’re putting our favorite flag editorials out into the ether for you to salute. We’re sure that some of these break official flag etiquette, but we hope our Read more →
Justin Bieber may be one of the highest grossing pop stars of all time but dude could definitely brush up on his modeling skills. Because is it just us, or does The Biebs look confused/depressed/constipated during his whole V shoot, lensed by Inez & Vinoodh ? We get that a gladiator hat and shiny leather Read more →
Last night at his pop-up shop Nicola’s, Nicola Formichetti premiered a never-before-seen video of Lady Gaga made during the filming of her music video for “You and I.” The film was directed by fashion photogs Inez & Vinoodh and Formichetti was in charge of the fashions, obvi.
It seemed all of lower Manhattan got their freaky dressing on last night to celebrate the opening of Nicola’s, Nicola Formichetti’s pop-up concept store with BOFFO Building Fashion. The black-leather-filled line that snaked up Walker Street held enough silver studs to decorate a Hun army, and I counted no fewer than six people with primary-colored hair all before even entering MI-5, the uber-cool bar next to the pop-up where Thierry Mugler parfums was throwing the celebration.
The outfits themselves weren’t the only unusual sight. Rarely do you encounter a store in the middle of Tribeca with an interior of fractured mirrors and a giant panda in the window. But that’s Formichetti for you; the Thierry Mugler designer and Gaga stylist is always mixing it up.
So how did it all come about?
“Boffo approached me and asked if I’d be interested in opening a store,” Formichetti told us. “And I was like, ‘Well, it’s not like I’m not busy.’
Dutch beauty Lara Stone is the cover star of August’s Vogue Paris. Shot by Inez and Vinoodh, the cover is a dramatic departure from the close up shots that have dominated the VP since the start of Emmanuelle Alt’s tenure.
The fall campaigns keep rolling in today, the latest of which feature some very big names. The first image from Givenchy’s Fall Women’s campaign surfaced on Style.com. It was shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott and stars Naomi Campbell. If it looks like she’s making a slightly frightening scowl, that’s because the campaign (and the collection) is feline-inspired. Things get even crazier in the behind-the-scenes video of the shoot which features Naomi, Natalia Vodianova, Kristen McMenamy, and Mariacarla Boscono posing on ornate pillows with their best growl faces. Unfortunately, we can’t hear if the models are actually saying “grr,” but that’s probably a good thing.
If you’ve been following photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin’s Tumblr you know that the duo have been working on photographing CFDA nominees and models for this year’s CFDA journal. Our favorite shot is still the back of Anja Rubik’s big hair, held up by sheets of cardboard and clips.
Today, the famed photog duo have released several official finished portraits of designer nominees. According to WWD, Inez tried to get everyone to strip down for their portraits. Shockingly, Marc Jacobs is the only nom to have been photographed shirtless.
Take a look at Inez and Vinoodh’s CFDA portraits–they just released one of Kristen Mcmenamy looking a little pissed off with a cigarette hanging out of her mouth.
Tumblr can be a little daunting for those don’t “tumbl,” especially when it comes to navigating the myriad of fashion-related ones.
There are a lot of decent tumblrs out there devoted to fashion, but after awhile they all start to blend together in a sea of pretty pictures. Luckily, there are quite a few industry insiders whose access to the industry lends itself to smartly styled pages, valuable tips and insights, and, of course, very pretty pictures. Here our are favorite tumblrs run by folks within the fashion industry–they range from models to editors to PRs to photographers but they’re all, clearly, ahead of the game when it comes to social media.
Famed photog duo Inez and Vinoodh have been putting up the portraits they are doing for the CFDA on their Tumblr. The photos are gorgeous–so far they’ve revealed portraits of Raquel Zimmermann, Isabeli Fontana, and Freja Beha Erichsen but our favorite by far is this front and back shot of Anja Rubik and her amazingly awesome big hair. So that’s how that works…
As we gear up to awards seasons, with the first major red carpet event, the Golden Globes, coming up this Sunday, W has put out a timely spread they’re calling “Best Performances.” “The most remarkable moments in film this past year weren’t 3-D action sequences but characters so real they hurt. Here, the actors who made us believe,” the subhed reads. True to the title, the spread, shot by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin features all the most buzzed about actors from the past year including: Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis from Black Swan, Julianne Moore, Annette Bening and Mark Ruffalo from The Kids Are All Right, Jonah Hill, the Fanning sisters, Michael Douglas etc.,–it’s an impressive assemblage of major A-listers.
Beyond the impressive celeb line-up, the most striking thing about this spread is the styling by Melanie Ward. What have they done to Mark Ruffalo? I’m a big Mark Ruffalo fan (I mean, You Can Count on Me?) and I would be hard pressed to ever find his appearance laughable but that’s all I can do when I look at his portrait in W. Why the technicolor dreamcoat? Why topless with his hand extended back over his head as if to say, “Ole!” but in an intense seductive kind of way? Why the weird sunset backdrop?
And the fun doesn’t stop there. Dlisted‘s Michael K says it best when he calls this spread “a gallery of glorious WTFness.” After Ruffalo, Jonah Hill’s over-serious portrait, fist on face, deep in thought, wearing a vintage YSL cape elicits some giggles as well. Julianne Moore is screaming in her portrait. And Michael Douglas is eating baby’s breath.
