Monday, September 12, 2011
Road Movie by Ragnar Hartvig
Ragnar has worked as an independent freelance photographer since 1996. For him, photography is a full time obsession. He describes his job as more of a lifestyle rather than actual work. With a big interest in fashion, design, interior and travel, he got to explore his other interests trough photography.
Ragnars main clients are fashion and interior magazines. He also did a lot of fashion for catalogs and shopping malls, interior catalogs and advertising material.
With a passion for creating moods in nature-locations and architectural atmosphere, high on life and a hopeless romantic, he likes to capture beauty and positive energy.
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Digital Portraits by Bao Pham
Dreamy digital portraits by US based artist Bao Pham.
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Fashion Week - Roberto Cavalli F/W 11/12 Ad Campaign
Photographed by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott in Black Park near London, Natasha Poly, Mariacarla Boscono and Karen Elson are the faces of the Fall/Winter 2011/2012 ad campaign for Roberto Cavalli.
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Sunday, September 11, 2011
PHOTO: Milla Jovovich's Topless Turn: Yay Or Nay?
When we spotted Milla Jovovich at the Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture show in Paris several weeks ago, she was looking elegant in a metallic black shift dress.
The Ukrainian-born actress-slash- model sat front row, accompanied by husband Paul W. S. Anderson and daughter Ever Gabo.
In a dramatic departure from that demure ensemble, Jovovich has posed for the September cover of Jalouse wearing an odd combination of pinstriped pants with suspenders, a lemon-hued jacket and a pair of heavy gold chains.
Shirts, apparently, are overrated.
Guess she's a fan of hats this month -- she also sports a jaunty cap on the cover of German ELLE.
Personally, we've seen looks we like better on Milla.
What do you think of the risqué cover?
Latina Magazine Celebrates 15 Years
Has it been 15 years already?
Latina magazine celebrates its 15th anniversary with a special collectors issue, 15 Latinas We Love, which highlights fifteen of the most influential Latina celebrities on its October 2011 cover since the magazine hit the stands 15 years ago.
In the 3-page fold out cover, from left to right: Shakira, Selena Gomez, Salma Hayek, Zoe Saldana, Eva Longoria, Gloria Estefan, Michelle Rodriguez, Jessica Alba, Daisy Fuentes, America Ferrera, Rosario Dawson, Ana de la Reguera, Natalie Morales, Rosie Perez and La La Anthony.
Latinas 15th anniversary issue took 9 months of planning, 7 photo shoots, more than 100 red designer dresses and upwards of $10 million in jewelry to create the triple gatefold cover, which hits newsstands on September 13th.
A hour-long special, Access Hollywood & Latina Magazine present 15 Latinas We Love, will bring the cover to life. Natalie Morales, news anchor & co-host of NBCs Today show and Latinas parenting columnist, will host the weekend edition of Access Hollywood. 15 Latinas We Love†airs next weekend on September 17th & 18th check local listings for times.
Latina.com has dedicated a special section celebrating their 15th anniversary highlighting their cover stars throughout the years and 15 favorite Latina brides. There, fans can let Latina know what they think about the cover. However, it looks like fans and celebrities featured on the cover are already beating them to it on Twitter. Don't forget to take our poll, "Which Latina Wore It Best." Check out the slideshow below:
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PHOTO: Rihanna Gets Yet Another Hair Style
Another day, another Rihanna hair 'do.
The recently brunette (and before that, redhead) pop star has debuted a new blonde pixie for Armani Jeans' latest campaign.
Shot by Steven Klein in New York City, the sexy black and white ads have a film noir feel... except where the leading lady is wearing leather pants.
We wonder if the new hairstyle was comped by Armani, considering the large bill Riri's been running up with her hair stylist.
Last month the Daily Mail reported that Rihanna has been shelling out nearly $23,000 a week to celebrity hair stylist Ursula Stephen, saying, "Rihanna likes to pioneer new styles but it's costing her a fortune."
Fortunately, we sorta kinda like Rihanna's new look... maybe she'll keep it for more than a week?
Check out the new Armani Jeans ad below and check out Rihanna's past hair styles here.
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Fashion Week - Catwalk Watch: Ashley Brokaw
Before a model hits the runway—and before she snags her first editorial, her first ad campaign, and her first billboard—she’s got to make it past the sharp eyes of fashion’s casting directors, who are tasked with finding the perfect girls for designers’ exacting visions. In our fashion week series, the industry’s top casting gurus share their thoughts on who we’ll be seeing this fashion week—and beyond.
Ashley Brokaw casts Proenza Schouler, Narciso Rodriguez, Rag & Bone, and Tommy Hilfiger in New York this season. Below, she weighs in on a few of her favorite new and new-to-us faces.
Maria Bradley at FACTOR (left): “New face from Wichita, Kansas. Great tomboy vibe with a killer body.”
Vika Falileeva at DNA (center): “Beautiful blonde with a fantastic body. She has a great attitude and much more confidence this time around [the Russian model has walked in several shows over the past two seasons].”
Xiao Wen Ju at IMG (right): “A season under her belt has done wonders for her confidence. She has great presence when she walks and her face is divine. Xiao doesn’t look like anyone else out there.”
Fashion Week - Catwalk Watch: James Scully
Before a model hits the runway—and before she snags her first editorial, her first ad campaign, and her first billboard—she’s got to make it past the sharp eyes of fashion’s casting directors, who are tasked with finding the perfect girls for designers’ exacting visions. In our fashion week series, the industry’s top casting gurus share their thoughts on who we’ll be seeing this fashion week—and beyond.
James Scully casts Oscar de la Renta, Carolina Herrera, Reed Krakoff, Victoria Beckham, Jason Wu, and Derek Lam in New York this season. Below, he weighs in on a few of his favorite new and new-to-us faces.
Beegee at SUPREME (left): “This is only Beegee’s first full season, but she enters the shows with the pedigree of having banked future editorials with Carine Roitfeld and Mario Testino. I expect her to be a hit right from the beginning of the week.”
Alyona Subbotina at MARILYN NY (center): “Her milky skin, white hair, and eyebrows definitely stand out. Although she may be categorized along with some of the more android-looking models, don’t be fooled. What the others lack is her personality and that catlike walk, which set her apart from the rest.”
Julia Frauche at NEXT (right): “My underdog of the season, she is a dead ringer for Raquel Zimmermann, who, in my opinion, is the ultimate chameleon with one of the best bodies in the business. Julia reminds me so much of Raquel when she started out, so I’m curious to see how her season goes. I, for one, will definitely be using her.”
Fashion Week - Meet The Muse: Aneta Bartos
Girl-about-town Natalie Joos spends her days casting for shows like ADAM and Yigal Azrouël and editorials for the likes of Mario Sorrenti and Mariano Vivanco, but her passion is vintage clothing. Joos’ blog, Tales of Endearment, spotlights her “Muses,” impeccably styled girls and guys who share her secondhand obsession. In a new partnership with Style.com, Tales of Endearment’s subjects discuss their shoots right here on Style File.
Photographer Aneta Bartos likes to stay behind the lens, but the Polish-born beauty made an exception for Joos last weekend for their “rogue” photo shoot. Luckily, Bartos had her wardrobe stashed in some of the most unlikely of places. “I even keep clothes in my kitchen cabinets!” she tells Joos, while going into the cabinet for a pair of shoes—now there’s a girl after our own hearts. She might serve up a plate of shoes if you came to her house for dinner, and yet she doesn’t give off the illusion of being fashion-obsessed. (”I’m not looking for anything specific,” she says of her vintage shopping methods. “It’s all about what appeals to me at the moment.”) Rather, she simply has an eye for beauty. “Sometimes I buy things that are so not me, but that I think are too beautiful to let go,” she says of a pair of hardly worn Prada shoes, an impulse purchase she made in the nineties. Here, Bartos opens up to Style.com on her personal style and latest projects.
It’s officially fashion week. Do you have a fashion week ritual or vice?
Actually, yes, I look at Style.com when I wake up!
That’s always nice to hear. What do you have planned?
I have no idea as of yet. If I make it to any events this fashion week, it will be a miracle, because I’m working on an art project and a collaboration right now, which has a deadline right after fashion week.
Tell me more about those projects.
I’m currently working on an art-piece commission for a restaurant in Soho this month, which is curated by Neville Wakefield, as well as a collaboration with Minden Chan for her new collection. I’m also preparing for two upcoming art shows in January 2012.
How does your work as a photographer influence how you dress?
I tend to go though the stylist’s rack every time I’m shooting, picking up a piece or two to dream about. If I have time, I will even try it on to see if it would be worthy of purchasing in the future.
How would you describe your personal style?
Comfortable chic. I tend to dress up when I go out, though.
Who do you count as style icons?
Counting is a little strong of a word, but I enjoy the personal style of Kate Moss.
What are the signature pieces that you wear?
Some of my favorite items are my motorcycle Balenciaga bag (which is so beat-up now, it’s time for an upgrade), my Alexander McQueen aviator sunglasses.
Finish this thought: What’s old is new again when…
You reinvent.
For more from Aneta’s shoot, visit Tales of Endearment.
Catwalk Watch: Michelle Lee
Before a model hits the runway—and before she snags her first editorial, her first ad campaign, and her first billboard—she’s got to make it past the sharp eyes of fashion’s casting directors, who are tasked with finding the perfect girls for designers’ exacting visions. In our fashion week series, the industry’s top casting gurus share their thoughts on who we’ll be seeing this fashion week—and beyond.
Michelle Lee of KCD casts Marc Jacobs and Marc by Marc Jacobs in New York this season. Below, she weighs in on a few of her favorite new and new-to-us faces.
Estee Rammant at VNY (top left): “With early buzz surrounding this first-season stunner, Estee has a promising chance to secure major contracts in the future with her girl-next-door charm.”
Senait at IMG (top right): “[She] has an undeniable classic beauty, and a lovely personality to match.”
Sojourner Morrell at WILHELMINA (bottom left): “The quirky, androgynous appeal that landed Sojourner a strong editorial summer [see her in the Prada Resort lookbook] could very well lead to a strong show season.”
Valerija Sestic at WOMEN (bottom right): “Works a striking dichotomy—while very young and fresh, she also has a domineering quality reminiscent of a young Cordula Reyer.”
Fashion Week - Qui Êtes-Vous, Simon Doonan?
Tonight, Barneys New York creative ambassador at large Simon Doonan kicks off his weekend Fashion in Film festival with a fête at the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), where Qui Êtes-Vous, Polly Maggoo? will be screening. Before the festival, hosted by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and MAD, Doonan took a few minutes to talk with Style.com about the “twisted and kinky” film preferences of fashion insiders and muse over Liberace, the movie.
How did the idea for this film festival come about?
The folks at Vanity Fair called me and said they wanted to do a fashion film festival and I jumped right in. The most interesting thing about film and fashion people is that fashion people take their inspiration from film all the time, but from very unexpected places.
How so, exactly?
It’s not from Funny Face or Breakfast at Tiffany’s like one might expect, but more obscure, twisted, kinky, and strange movies. Fashion people are a little more perverse and they are always looking for something haunting that comes from a Rothmeyer or a movie like Qui Êtes-Vous, Polly Maggoo? or something like that.
How did you pick Maggoo and the other films like X, Y, and Zee and Hearts and Craft?
I came up with a huge list and then we worked our way through it. We included new things, like the Hermès and the Rick Owens documentary, but also some classics. I think today, with the whole red-carpet scene, people forget real fashion is strange and unusual and intriguing. This movie [Maggoo] captures that notion of the strange world of fashion. It’s often counterintuitive. I always say, “Don’t look to fashion for normalcy and healthy role models.” William Klein did a great job of capturing that masochistic and mysterious side of fashion. The opening scene, girls are wearing these aluminum outfits and the girls are saying, “It cuts, ouch!” That movie, to me, shows the strangeness and the beauty of fashion. At the end of the day, everything else is just clothes. Which is fine, but that’s not my idea of fashion.
What’s your favorite fashion film of all time?
Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! It’s funny but fantastically stylish. When you see it you will see how many Italian Vogue shoots and Guess ads and editorials over the years have been influenced by this movie. It’s lots of bad girls and girls with too much eyeliner. Also, a film like Grey Gardens had so much influence.
Any upcoming fashion films on your radar right now you are excited about?
I heard they are making a movie of the life of Liberace. I think that could result in a whole new wave of bedazzling—definitely. When Faye Dunaway wore that whole look in Bonnie and Clyde, that look was just cusping and then women saw her look so amazing in it and then everyone started wearing it. There’s been a lot of austerity with a military influence in fashion these days. I could see the bravado of Liberace having a huge impact. Chinchilla capes for men, hello!
Fashion week is in full force. What are you most excited for?
Very excited about our Carine Roitfeld party. I get to do karaoke and I’m such a show-off, so I can’t wait! But seriously, don’t miss X, Y, and Zee with Liz Taylor. It’s extremely hilarious from a style point of view. It’s like Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf but with crazy caftans, it’s just hilarious.
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Fashion Week - Catwalk Watch: Natalie Joos
Before a model hits the runway—and before she snags her first editorial, her first ad campaign, and her first billboard—she’s got to make it past the sharp eyes of fashion’s casting directors, who are tasked with finding the perfect girls for designers’ exacting visions. In our fashion week series, the industry’s top casting gurus share their thoughts on who we’ll be seeing this fashion week and beyond.
Natalie Joos casts Zac Posen, Yigal Azrouêl, Charlotte Ronson, and United Bamboo in New York this season. Below, she weighs in on a few of her favorite new and new-to-us faces.
Kelly Mittendorf at MARILYN (left): “She has a more than intriguing look, with slanted, wide-set eyes, a full head of curly chestnut hair, and a big smile at all times. Kelly, a proud American girl from Arizona who can be seen in the new Prada ads, is sure to shoot straight to the top this season.”
Gertrud Hegelund at IMG Paris (center): “Gertrud hails from Sweden and is the younger sister of Agnete (also a model). I booked her for a Turkish Vogue editorial that came out a few months ago. She’s super-tall and regal, and a little bit of an enigma, as she’s being kept very exclusive.”
Josefien Rodermans at WOMEN (right): “[Josefien] has been on my radar since she was a new face at Union models in London. I gave her a spot in my top 30 faces for V last season, and she’s been shooting more and growing into her own modeling skin. She’s working with one designer exclusively in New York. Could it be Calvin? Either way, I’m very proud of her.”
Fashion Week - Electric Boogie
She answered their call, adding a touch of glamour to her frock-focused Electric Feathers line. Zuñiga looked to light-catching lamé for inspiration, spinning the disco fabric into jumpsuits, caftans, dresses, and trousers-call it eveningwear for a desert princess. While she cited disparate elements of dance, eighties culture, and Grecian draping, the designer’s influences are ultimately rooted in music and her work as a costumer for various stage acts.
Since desert princesses (and chic urbanites) also need handbags, Zuñiga has supplied them with multifunctional, reversible ones. Of the quilted bags, she said, “For traveling it’s functional, [even] as a pillow on the Jitney!”
Fenton X Alexandre Plokhov, The Sequel
Fenton jewelry designer Dana Lorenz is still going with her “more is more” approach, but for Spring she lightened up her look with layers of pastels, pearls, and geometrics baubles inspired by Miami Art Deco. Some of the dyed agate, jade, and moonstone statement necklaces—a few of them trimmed with feathers—are almost sizable enough to be a chestplate (left), but it’s the studded collar that caught our eyes. It had that dark, almost gothic edge of some of her previous collections.Speaking of past seasons, Lorenz has once again joined forces with Alexandre Plokhov. (The two collaborated before she launched Fenton.) Tomorrow, Plokhov makes his return to New York with his debut womenswear collection after spending time working for Versace.
“He wanted the jewelry to be really graphic and strong but almost seamless with the clothing,” Lorenz tells Style.com of the oversized cuffs she created, in basic black and white as well as “shocking” colors. “We used rough-cut diamonds as inspiration—the result is a multifaceted, enormous cuff; they are huge!”
Fashion Week - Alexander Wang Spring 2012 Show Video
Alexander Wang Spring 2012 Show Video
Time: September 10, 2011 at 5:00pm
Location: Pier 94 (West Side Highway at 55th Street)
Stylist: Karl Templer
Hair: Guido Palau
Makeup: Diane Kendal
Casting Director: Anita Bitton at The Establishment
Models: Hilary Rhoda, Lais Ribeiro, Jourdan Dunn, Mirte Maas, Fei Fei Sun, and Britt Maren
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