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Leigh Bowery inspired Designers, Photographers & a Painter (Part two)
Leigh Bowery, ph. Nick Knight . Leigh Bowery was an Australian performance artist, club promoter, actor, pop star, model, and fashion designer, based in London. He is considered one of the more...
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Sandy Powell, ‘Costume is More Interesting than Fashion’ (Part one)
Sandy Powell OBE (born 7 April 1960) is a British costume designer who has been nominated ten times for the Academy Award and won 3 Oscars and she was appointed Officer of the Order of the British...
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Sandy Powell; styling Tim Walker editorial, an Interview & the Book that...
Sandy Powell OBE (born 7 April 1960) is a British costume designer who has been nominated ten times for the Academy Award and won 3 Oscars and she was appointed Officer of the Order of the British...
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Albert Maysles documented Grey Gardens & Iris (Apfel) and inspired Steven Meisel
Albert Maysles, ph. Grant Delin Intro Albert (born November 26, 1926) and his brother David (January 10, 1931 – January 3, 1987) Maysles were an American documentary filmmaking team. They have shot...
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The Peacoat, from Navy Coat to Designer Coat
Junya Watanabe Junya Watanabe Comme Des Garçons Junya Watanabe Liam Gallagher Rebuilt by Needles (Japan). Individually made from repurposed naval uniforms, this handsome peacoat features a...
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Mark Borthwick’s seemingly effortless Images for Maison Martin Margiela
Mark Borthwick, Ph. Olivier Zahm .. Soon the first collections by John Galliano for Maison Martin Margiela will be presented and like many I am very curious about his approach to MMM. What an exiting...
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Betty Catroux, Yves Saint Laurent’s Muse &“Twin Sister”
Short introduction Yves Saint Laurent has called her his twin sister and referred to her as his female incarnation. Tom Ford was so inspired by her that he dedicated his debut YSL Rive Gauche...
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Isabella Rossellini and Steven Meisel for Dolce & Gabanna and a Tribute to...
Leaving their native Italian soil to land in Manhattan with a collection packed in suitcases, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabanna had asked Steven Meisel to photograph their next campaign. Steven...
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John Lennon, ever-changing & always inspiring Personal Style
John Lennon circa 1950’s “Teddy-boy” look . John Lennon is notoriously known as an eternal style icon and infamous music legend. He defined and in the opinion of many, created the profound relationship...
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Jun Takahashi , the Graces, Uniqlo & Nike (part two)
Jun Takahashi, photo by Yoshie Tominaga The Graces, Dolls Designer Jun Takahashi of the ‘cult’ fashion house Undercover makes dolls. They’re called Graces and he makes them out of metal and teddy...
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Raf Simons, inspired by Richey Edwards, Ian Curtis & Kraftwerk
Raf Simons was born on 12 January 1968 in Neerpelt, Belgium, to an army night watchman (Jacques Simons) and a house cleaner (Alda Beckers). Raf graduated in Industrial Design and Furniture Design from...
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Peter Saville & Yohji Yamamoto, a Colourful Collaboration
Peter Saville Yohji Yamamoto . Peter Saville is a designer of unique influence on visual culture. Over 30 years he has challenged our understanding of graphic art. As a founder of Factory Records, the...
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Panos Yiapanis, one of Fashion’s top Stylists
Panos Yiapanis, Ph. Ezra Petronio . Cypriot-born stylist and fashion editor Panos Yiapanis is renowned for his fashion forward editorials and signature youth-culture-inspired aesthetic. Regularly...
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A.F. Vandevorst, other Projects besides Cool Collections
Filpi Arikcx & An Vandervorst, ph. Ronald Stoops . AF Vandevorst stands for the Belgian design duo of An Vandevorst (born ’68) and Filip Arickx (born ’71). The husband-and-wife design team met in...
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Dame Vivienne Westwood inspired many Photographers
In September ’14, the National Portrait Gallery unveiled the latest commissioned portrait of Dame Vivienne Westwood. She was captured in her London garden by photographer Juergen Teller. Teller has...
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Sarah Moon, Mystery and Sensuality (part one)
Sarah Moon by Sarah Moon , Sarah Moon (born as Marielle Hadengue), is a French photographer. Initially a model, she turned to fashion photography in the 1970s. Since 1985, she has concentrated on...
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Sarah Moon, Comme des Garçons & two Beautiful Books (part two)
Comme Des Garçons 1998, ph. Sarah Moon 12345 . “…On a rainy day, in the morning light, I look back at all these photos I have accumulated-moments of awakening, split seconds, a slow motion rough cut...
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Ma Ke, One of China’s most Successful Designers
Ma Ke . Ma Ke (born in 1971) is one of China’s most successful designers. She graduated from the Suzhou Institute of Silk Textile Technology in 1992, studied womenswear at Central Saint Martins in...
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Polka Dots, always in Fashion
The 1950s was the polka dot’s biggest decade. Everyone from movie stars to housewives dressed up in dots, and the polka dot pattern has been often associated with the 1950s ever since. Because the...
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Marie Antoinette, Portrayed by many Photographers
ph. by Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin Marie Antoinette, born in 1755, was the last Queen of France. The extrovert personality and extravagant lifestyle turned her into the most scandalous...
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