Just unveiled,
the new RAF SIMONS SS16 campaign shot by Willy Vanderperre & styled by Olivier Rizzo in images below.
/ by M.M/
// SEA LEVEL //
Almine Rech brings together a series of works by two Brussels based artists, which both of them created in California in the aftermath of a mutual trip along the West Coast’s national parks.
Jeap-Baptiste Bernadet’s Black Paintings are composed of a diluted mix of black and coloured paint, spread across the canvas with a sheet of paper, while Benoît Platéus’ negative sculptures form when horizontal layers of pigmented resin in vivid colours are poured into empty chemicals containers.
Both series depend on a degree of randomness and unpredictability in the act of making to reveal a landscape of endless variations in colour and textured surfaces, open to projection and interpretation
Jean-Baptiste Bernadet and Benoît Platéus – Sea Level
London
8.1.2016 – 23.1.2016
Courtesy of the artist and Almine Rech Gallery.
Photography by Melissa Castro Duarte.
/ by Kim Poorters /
// MSGM SS16 //
Take a look at the new MSGM campaign, shooted against the backdrop of London's National Theatre by Ben Toms & styled by Robbie Spencer.
/ by Michael Marson /
// CRIMSON&MIDNIGHT //
Four years after launching the VK-1 series with the Classic, Carbon and Legacy models, aëdle introduces two new members to its bespoke Valkyrie range.
The Crimson and Midnight models are the newest among its lightweight premium on-ear headphones, made with aircraft-grade aluminium and premium lambskin leather, and hand-assembled by highly-skilled craftsmen in the French region of Brittany.
Once again a treat to ears and eyes.
// BODY DOUBLE //
Double beauties, Kate Moss & Daria Werbowy are the muses of the last EQUIPMENT's campaign, captured by Daria herself.
/ by Michael Marson /
// CITY GIRL //
Just out now, Anthony Vaccarello‘s SS 2016 campaign featuring supermodel Freja Beha Erichsen captured by Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin, and styled by Alastair McKimm.
/ by Michael Marson /
// BEHIND THE SCENES //
VETEMENTS and the Publisher IDEA BOOKS are releasing a limited-edition photo book shot exclusively by Pierre-Ange Carlotti. The print edition ll be produced in a run of 500 & sold at the Comme des Garçons Trading Museum in Paris beginning January 23, and later at Idea’s Dover Street Market locations in New York, London, & Ginza in Tokyo.
©Pierre-Ange Carlotti for VETEMENTS 2015 / IDEA 2016
/ by Michael Marson /
// SUPER 8 //
50 years after Super 8 film was first launched by Eastman Kodak, the company teams up with San Francisco designer Yves Behar to kick off its Super 8 Revival Initiative.
Their first prototype combines the classic features of the analogue Super 8 camera with digital functionality in a sleek and pared-back, updated version of the original models.
Hollywood’s blockbuster directors and film amateurs alike are going wild.
As are we.
// OTHER WOMEN //
// STRANGER IN A ROOM //
Dior Homme launches its SS 2016 campaign, photographed by Willy Vanderperre with Singer and lyricist Oliver Sim from the XX, actor Alain-Fabien Delon, artist Rinus Van de Velde & model Victor Nylander.
The still images are accompanied by a film which is titled “Stranger in a Room” after a song of the same title by Sim’s bandmate Jamie xx, which actually features the bass-player’s vocals.
/ by Michael Marson /
// 90'S ICONS //
The three 90's legends, Cindy, Claudia & Naomi join the Balmain Army for the last campaign shooted by Steven Klein.
/ by Michael Marson /
// BLACKSTAR //
On Blackstar, to be released tomorrow on his 69th birthday, Bowie, like on many of his other records keeps on creating new personas, only this time the persona is himself. With this album Bowie reveals himself, but on his own conditions. Weaving stories, both emotive and personal, sometimes almost encoded, so the listener will get the atmosphere but is left with some missing clues, only for Bowie to know and reveal.
Blackstar is nevertheless a coherent, reflective and darker Bowie masterpiece.
/ by Deer du Bois /
// BENN & THE BOYS //
The actor Benn Northover is the leader of the new Ermenegildo Zegna Couture for the Stefano Pilati’s SS 2016 collection campaign.
Benn & the boys were captured by Inez & Vinoodh& styled by Joe McKenna.
/ by Michael Marson /
// I LOVE BERLIN //
Urban spaces of Berlin, from a rooftop to a warehouse club are the raw backdrop to the SS16 GUCCI's campaign.
Glen Luchford captured the artistic & brutalist nature of this city contrasts against the dreamy romance mood of Alessandro Michele.
/ by Michael Marson /
// SERIES 4 by LOUIS VUITTON //
“Series 4”, the SS 2016 collection campaign continues the visual dialogue between several artists of imagery, started with "series 1"
Once again, the images comprise a triptych in which each section echoes and completes the other, weaving a narrative about a heroine whose multiple facets Nicolas Ghesquière wished to explore. The authors of this latest chapter are Juergen Teller, Bruce Weber and Square Enix, the Japanese video game and manga creator.
Each one expresses a point of view about the muses of a new era.
/ by Michael Marson /
// #10 MusicVideos 2015 //
BEHIND THE BLINDS' top 10 music videos of 2015.
/ by Michael Marson /
// DEAR FRIENDS, … //
For his first solo show in Brazil, Belgian artist Rinus Van de Velde presents a site-specific work, composed of large format charcoal drawings and text captions.
Together they guide the viewer through the story he wants to tell, evoking the illusion of places, populated by characters spanning from a hallucinatory outsider living on an isolated island, to a 19th century sculptor.
Rinus Van de Velde
São Paulo
11.12.2015 – 9.1.2016
© Rinus Van de Velde. Courtesy Tim Van Laere Gallery.
/ by Kim Poorters /
// COMME DES GARCONS X GUCCI //
COMME DES GARCONS X GUCCI’six limited edition scarves are now available at Dover Street Market New York, London, and Ginza.
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/ by Michael Marson /
// GIVENCHY SS16 Campaign //
Riccardo Tisci unveiled his new SS16 campaign captured by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott. Featuring an all-star cast of 27 models, the campaign reflects the theme of the Marina Abramoviç-directed New York Fashion Week show, all about "LOVE".
Accompanying images of the models, is a poem by singer Antony Hegarty, now known as Anohni: “I am a child on the river, and love waits downstream,” it reads. “A waterfall to steal my breath, and change my mind.”
“He’s a poetic person. In a few words, he said everything,” said Tisci, speaking on Hegarty’s text.
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/ by Michael Marson /
// XMAS //
BEHIND THE BLINDS'
100 favorite gifts for Xmas.
/ by MICHAEL MARSON & KIM POORTERS /
