Richard Avedon

the international center of photography

avedon fashion 1944-2000

fashion photographer richard avedon defined the role as a fashion photographer.

working for harpers bazaar and vogue during his lengthly career he went from helping reinvent paris as a glamorous city after the war through to helping actress' and models such as twiggy, jean shrimpton, bridget bardot, brooke shields become fashion icons.

these are some of my favourite shots from the exhibiton

Bowling and Pizza in Brooklyn

NEW YORK

the gutter was last night's entertainment.

retro style bowling alley in williamsburg, brooklyn teamed with a western style bar with a fun laid back atmosphere allowing new yorkers can bowl away 'til three in the morning.

Bouffant

i love this photo, taken in 2008 , with such a 60's feel to it.taken by alex prager,and is also located at the M+B gallery.

the simple dress, big hair and dark eyes...it's a style i like, and am going to try out this autumn.

maybe a little bouffant hair too..?

M + B gallery LA

also at the M+B gallery were a few peices by Massimo Vitali. i had seen some of his work earlier that day, so was happy to stumble across some large prints. i love them on them in books and even on the screen, but printed out properly they look amazing.

http://www.mbfala.com/...to find out more about the gallery and the photographer

M + B Gallery LA

as i have been venturing around the USA, i haven't had much time unfortunately to do much blogging. time now to share a few things which i have enjoyed visually...

first of all...LA

i lovelovelove LA, so much to see and do

something i particualrly enjoyed was the M+B gallery which is currently holding the 'Barack Obama: the freshman' exhibition...

"Lisa Jack, then a student of photography at Occidental College, sought a striking subject for a portrait project and was tipped off about a charismatic freshman named “Barry” Obama who would make an ideal subject.

After the shoot, these images would remain locked away for the next 28 years, until a dare from a friend triggered Lisa Jack to seek them out.

At first worried these images could be used against President Obama, Jack realized they were not incriminating of anything other than being young and self-conscious, and that they offered a unique glimpse into how the man who made history went from being “Barry” to Barack.

This exhibition marks the first time these rare photographs have ever been printed and on display."

What Katie Wore

fashion blog 'whatkatiewore' is one of my favourites. started by boyfriend when katie claimed that she thought that she could go a whole year without wearing the same outfit twice. he photographs her daily and records her stylish outfits day by day. quirky, eccentric and colourful, each outfit is seen to be different. here are some of my favourites..

...oh so jealous of the size of her wardrobe.

Linder- flower face

floral face

Linder's photomontages aren't exactly new, having been around since the 70's...however i love these shots...especially as florals have been so on trend this summer..

Bangers and Fash NG1

proud of my trent boys

a small group of my friends who do graphic design at my uni have set up a t-shirt company called 269.

designing the graphics and screen printing them to the tees themselves is how they have begun their business. earlier this month they held a fashion show at a brownes bar in nottingham along with other up and coming brands; we make t shirts and individual threads.

mr dan boaden from synthdromes was the guest dj along with justin reid-simms

the night was a huge success

as they say,

'watch this space...'

one of these please...

busy end of term times have meant i haven't blogged in a while now..so let's get back into the swing of things

summer is finally here and the beach is beckoning...can't wait to hit the cornish waves next week...could do with one of these to get me and my surf stuff about!

image from thecoolhunter

shoot the sherbet

a sherbet spring

i love this photo shoot created by stylist pirjo niemela.

the colours are so fresh, with a beautiful eclectic mixture of clothing.

couture

Magazine: Calle20 (www.20minutos.es/calle20/ )
Photographer- Paco Peregrín (www.pacoperegrin.com )

Styling- Kattaca (www.kattaca.com )

Make up artist- Lewis Amarante
Hairdressing- Daniel Martin (http://www.danielmartingroup.com/)

the tattoo trend

are tattoos simply a fashion trend? 

with so many people these days inking their skin it has become a modern day phenomenon...but will it go out of fashion? is there going to be some special way of not maintaining the quality of the image when the skin gets old and wrinkly?! 

some i love and some i hate, but i can't help thinking, no trend lasts forever. i change my wardrobe, hair and general style far too much to be sure of having something on me forever!

this photoshoot is way back from december 2007, vogue italia, but i thought it was appropriate for my thoughts!

fashion week down under

   

   

source: http://themoment.blogs.nytimes.com/category/womens-fashion/

having recently completed a fashion project for uni on glam rock, my eye caught this fun collection from ash..found from one of my favourite spanish blogs

http://www.ashitalia.com/

it was my 20th birthday last wednesday

had an awesome day and night with friends, went and saw la roux before we went out..best known for 'in for the kill' with various remixes.