Images selected from the Modern Man editorial in Style:Men, Singapore, April 2012/
Photo: Stefan Khoo/ Styling: Chia Wei Choong/ Model: Bart Grein /images via fashionisto.com
Author: laviniaban
Tie-Dye Red by Isabel Marant
I found this stunning image above on Tumblr. I don’t know where it comes from or who did it, but that’s an exquisite piece of art. Then comes Isabel Marant’s S/S Collection 2012, very close to that spirit. I’m talking about the red pieces. The red is great along with those tie-dye effects! And the string dress with braids goes in the same crafted and flamboyant idea as the art piece mentioned above.
Isabel Marant S/S 2012 Collection- images via vogue.com
Celebrity Skin
It seams that global warming goes hand in hand with the revival of the body arts. Showing some skin is really catchy if it’s an adorned one. The thing with the tattoo is that you can make it much more personal (and lasting) than any designer item. As fashion goes faster and faster, this could be some kind of personal statement.
If you’re really interested in the tattoo issue, I would recommend you to check these books:
Celebrity Skin or 1000 Tattoos
Claudia Schiffer for Guess – Then&Now
Claudia Schiffer returns to Guess to celebrate the company’s 30th anniversary. Schiffer, photographed by Ellen von Unwerth 23 years ago in an iconic Guess campaign, is probably the symbol of the American brand. There’s no wonder they pick her back for their 2012 campaign. The stunning thing is there’s no difference between these two campaigns, nor after 23 years! The same girl, the same black&white, the same photographer, the same Bardot styling… In artistic terms (but mainly in commercial terms) this seems to be a winning formula. Good for them!
(Personally, I’d pick the old pair of jeans from the 1989 campaign)
Claudia Schiffer in the Guess campaign, 1989
Claudia Schiffer in the anniversary Guess campaign, 2012
Summer Shoes 2012
Designer’s shoes from S/S 2012 collections play with the retro inspiration (Marni, Celine), futuristic look (Phillip Lim, Rick Owens) or creative adornment (Blumarine). In most of the cases it’s not about reinventing shoes, but rethinking the way we can wear them – see Dolce&Gabbana or Mary Katrantzou. I’ve made a small selection of the most interesting shoes to pick for this summer. Now talking of my personal taste, my favorites are Rick Owens, Blumarine and Marc Jacobs designs.
Prada S/S 2012
Balmain S/S 2012
Phillip Lim S/S 2012
Mary Katranzou S/S 2012
CDG S/S 2012
Blumarine S/S 2012
Heider Ackerman S/S 2012
Louise Gray S/S 2012
Marni S/S 2012
Rick Owens S/S 2012
Dolce&Gabbana S/S 2012
YSL S/S 2012
Ann Demeulemeester S/S 2012
Celine S/S 2012
Topshop Unique S/S 2012
Jean Paul Gaultier S/S 2012
Marc by Marc Jacobs S/S 2012
images source: vogue.com
Popcorn
Zita Pop is a Romanian fashion designer, living and working in Satu Mare. She’s also the author of the popcorn dress, just in case you want to wear or to eat something. Anyway, I think the piece looks pretty nice. Definitely, it’s not for eating in the cinema.
Popcorn by Zita Pop and Endredy Sebastian/ makeup by Sas Gabriella/ photo by Adam Szigeti/ model: Oana Timerman
The Skin We Live In
The scene from the Sistine Chapel versus the image from an editorial in Exhibition (#2,the “Leather” issue).