Your mind will be blown by the personal style of these stylish seniors found inside the pages of Ari Seth Cohen’s book ‘Advanced Style: Older & Wiser’, published by powerHouse Books. This made me think of Yves Saint Laurent’s famous quote, “Fashions fade, style is eternal,” and nothing rings truer when it comes to these chic […]
Naked In Times Square To Promote Body Positivity
(NSFW – Strong nudity) Your naked body by itself is sometimes weird upon observation, so imagine showing it to a bunch of strangers, for the sake of art?! Well, last Friday, I did just that. I participated in an art project that was both liberating and exhilarating! If you were in the Times Square area […]
Here’s a video discussing fashion illustrator Tony Viramontes who Anthony Vaccarrello recently mentioned as an inspiration for his Fall 2014 collection. Tony perfectly captured the glamour + excess of the Eighties, granting him jobs with elite fashion labels including Yves Saint Laurent, Chanel + Versace. Look at how perfect he made his subject’s imperfections look. Unfortunately, he […]
Let’s Commemorate Bastille Day With That Other French Revolution Won By The Americans – ‘Versailles ’73’
This Sunday, marks the anniversary of Bastille Day, the day citizens victoriously stormed the Paris Bastille in 1789, at the outset of the French Revolution + what better way to commemorate this revolution than remembering another kind of French revolution. This one however, took place in Versailles 1973 + it was the American fashion designers that victoriously stormed […]
Saint Laurent’s Newest Rock Star Ad Campaign
Saint Laurent is no stranger to dressing musicians, as the house styled Mick + Bianca Jagger for their St. Tropez nuptials back in 1971. This time around, designer Hedi Slimane is dressing the likes of Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth, Courtney Love, Ariel Pink + Marilyn Manson, for Saint Laurent’s newest ad campaign, wearing pieces styled by […]