mag(rac): harper's bazaar

I know it's the end of the month, so featuring the Harper's Bazaar October issue comes a little late but it is still very timely. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) will open a retrospective of filmmaker Tim Burton on November 22, 2009 through April 26, 2010. In anticipation of this event (read: publicity darlings) Burton's movie characters were fashionized for a Harper's Bazaar shoot. If you have been following me for awhile, you know I love almost every single Tim Burton production so this gets two thumbs up and let's go ahead & throw in two toes for the holiday spirit. Speaking of which, today is HALLOWEEN. Hope this isn't coming as a surprise to you and now you have to go and scramble through your closet for a costume. Regardless, maybe you will find some inspiration here...

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photo cred: tim walker

intrigue(motif): denise dorrance

A cartoon from Denise Dorrance, just because it is Wednesday.

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mag(rac): forty something

Roberto Cavalli sequined silk taffeta dress
Etro rings
Yves Saint Laurent clutch
Fogal hosiery
Louis Vuitton shoes

I love a good photo spread, so before the BIG BOOKS come out in September I wanted to post one of my favourite for this month. While everyone is gushing over the posh + becks W Magazine spread, I flipped back to the spread before - "Forty Something," photographed by Michael Thompson and styled by Karl Templer. The theme is "forties film noir with a dash of seventies divine decadence." The photography is beautiful, even being so minimal.

Escada silk chiffon blouse
TSE cashmere turtleneck
Marc Jacobs hat
Patricia von Musulin earrings
Fallon ring
Missoni bracelet

Dior silk satin blouse and skirt, by John Galliano
Helen Kaminski hat
Dior gloves and belt
Etro bracelet and ring
Yves Saint Laurent clutch
Wolford hosiery
Marc Jacobs shoes

Gucci silk dress with crystals
De Grisogono earrings
Gucci gloves, cuff and shoes
David Webb ring

Yves Saint Laurent wool coat and silk crepe shirt
Giambattista Valli hat
Echo scarf
Sermoneta gloves
M&J Savitt bracelet
Patricia von Musulin ring
Yves Saint Laurent clutch and shoes
Stockingirl hosiery

Louis Vuitton wool jacket and skirt
Marc Jacobs hat
M&J Savitt earrings
Louis Vuitton belt and bag
Robert Lee Morris bracelet
Carolina Amato gloves

Brioni wool dress
M&J Savitt bracelet and ring
Fendi belt.

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Hair by Serge Normant for Serge Normant at John Frieda Salon; hair color by Gina Gilbert for Serge Normant at John Frieda Salon; makeup by Marc Carrasquillo; manicures by Deborah Lippmann for LippmannCollection.com at The Wall Group. Set design by Randall Peacock / Magnet NY. Models: Alana Zimmer / Supreme; Irina Kulikova and Anna Maria Urazhevskaya, both at IMG; Olga Sherrer / One Model Management.


photos taken from the August 2007 W Magazine

intrigue(motif): stina persson

Today, I stumbled upon my new favorite artist. Her name is Stina Persson and here is an excerpt of her bio from her site -

"Stina Persson has lived, studied and worked in Tokyo, New York, Florence and Lund, Sweden, where she was born. She says her illustration style is basically about "finding the right balance between the edgy and the elegant the raw and the beautiful." To achieve this, she uses ink, watercolor and gouache, as well as Mexican cut paper (used at ceremonies and festivals)."

I love the colors, the details and her style has a hippie chic look. Check out her huge portfolio; I especially like the watercolour section.

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