All Blog Posts Tagged 'fashion' (432)

Chengdu Summer Breeze is Shanghai-based photographer Mattieu Belin's profoundly evocative editorial shoot for LIFE Magazine. The photo series is "a poetic fashion story in Chengdu, China" that invites the viewer to interpret the mysterious plot. The protagonist and sole model, Liao, is seen wearing elegant and free-flowing clothes provided by Dongliang…

Unlike famed model Rick Genest, whose face and body is actually tattooed to look like a skeleton (earning him the title of "Zombie Boy"), model Clémentine Levy's skeletal look is the creative result of expert make up artist…

There's no doubt that designer fashion label Lanvin wanted to create quite a stir with their "Splash" window displays on view at their Paris flagship store. Rather than showcase their Fall 2012 collection by having regular mannequins pose in their usual form, they decided to "up the wow factor" by showing them reacting to being doused with a barrage of paint. Each…

Vogue is celebrating its 120th anniversary this year by publishing an editorial fashion spread in their coveted September issue featuring the most influential people in fashion under 45. The list of subjects include fashion designers, models, actors, singers, and personalities that have made their mark in the industry and are currently influencing modern style. From Florence and the…

Fashion photographer Marina Stenko's portfolio exhibits more than just a series of women in finely stitched, custom-fit garments. Each image utilizes the fine fabrics these women model to help weave a tale of romanticized mystery and intrigue. There's a dreamy ambience set in Stenko's body of work whose mystical aesthetic is only heightened by billowing dresses and misty environments.

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Academy Award-winning French actress Marion Cotillard graces the cover of next month's issue of Vogue (August 2012), also referred to as its "Age Issue." Shot by German photographer Peter Lindbergh, the stunning spread depicts the refined international actress in a collection of clothing that reflects…

Born and educated in England, Cate Parr is a fashion illustrator who has a way with watercolors. Her beautiful works feel dreamy and ethereal, like you're looking at pages of a magazine only that those glamorous figures have suddenly come alive. Awash in bold and pastel colors, her paintings feel fresh and free, the kind you'd love to hang on your wall for a bit of colorful…

Could this be the future of fashion? French fashion designer Franck Sorbier unveiled his latest collection of haute couture for the Fall/Winter 2012-2013 that features a seamless (no pun intended) blend of fashion and technology. The designer's new line of works consisted of only two models — one in a black, fitted dress with an elaborate, pointy hat and the other with a…

Candy lovers will go just mad over this Alexander McQueen-inspired dress made out of gummy bears! The dress was created as a tribute to the late fashion designer and was used for the debut issue of Twelv magazine.

To build the design, stylists Hissa Igarashi and Sayuri Marakumi twisted steel wire into the shape of a dress and covered it with vinyl. They then spent three…

We first came across the fashionably surreal works of self-taught photographer Natalie Dybisz, aka Miss Aniela, last year and are pleased to see that she has continued her creative journey with plenty of new additions to her captivating ongoing series…

The Imperfections is a unique fashion piece designed by artist Sopi Su. The Taiwan-born and New York-based artist was inspired to create this piece after reading a book by the Japanese author Sei Shonagon. Shonagon wrote down her observations of life during the 11th century in The Pillow…

Stunning Dutch supermodel Doutzen Kroes makes us feel like summer has already arrived. Donning swimwear from Dolce & Gabbana, Prada, Bottega Veneta, and Jason Wu, among others, Kroes sizzles in the glowing sun, as world-renowned fashion photographer Solve Sundsbo shoots her for the June 2012 issue of Vogue…

24-year-old Rosie Huntington-Whiteley looks absolutely divine in the April issue of Brazilian Vogue. It was the fourth time the English supermodel has visited Brazil. Before that, she had only visited the country to shoot the Pirelli calendar and to promote Transformers: Dark of the Moon. In the spread, Rosie told the magazine that she didn’t always look like a…

It doesn’t look much like a traditional sari, but this is the Louis Vuitton limited edition Sari Dress by Marc Jacobs. These gorgeous ready-to-wear sari dresses use vintage sari material sourced from New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Madras and other cities in India. The company says the pieces form a collective tribute to the country's long tradition of craftsmanship and splendorous…

The Ritz Paris is set to close for renovations, but before it does, the famed hotel welcomed a photo shoot for Vogue Magazine with model Kate Moss. The extravagant photo spread, shot by British fashion photographer Tim Walker, features the grandeur architecture and design of the establishment while…

Moscow-based photographer Mercuro B. Cotto (also here) is a fashion photographer who resists the formal portraiture approach and photographs delicate, feminine figures within the flow of their surroundings. The women in his images seem to lose bits of identity as Cotto transforms them…

While we're used to seeing famous Chinese artist Liu Bolin seamlessly blend himself into backgrounds, it's not often that we witness his magic on others, letting alone famous designers. In this unique collaboration with Harper's Bazaar, he's done just that, saying to the…

Many of us have heard of Crocs before, but this is definitely not what we had in mind. Amsterdam-based artist Sit created these outrageous high heels as part of his contribtuion to the Hybrid Thinking exhibit currently being held at Jonahton Levine…

Models Saskia de Brauw and Joan Smalls pose near the ocean at France's Hôtel du Cap Eden Roc for Chanel's 2012 Spring campaign. Captured by Chanel's creative director Karl Lagerfeld, the black and white photographs feature these gorgeous models striking athletic poses on gymnastics equipment, but it doesn't look like they're breaking a sweat. Rather, they look…

Come to the L.A. County Museum of Art (LACMA) from now till February 5 to see a gorgeous exhibition. Rodarte: Fra Angelico Collection is by "of the moment" fashion designers/sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte that shows ten extraordinary gowns inspired by frescoes…