I hate to be stereotypical and post about the MET Gala, but I came across these candid shots and just wanted to share. These are much better than the entire range of posed shots seen around the place [bends the elbow, puts hand to waist]. Random note, Rihanna's dress is insane. And not in a good way. Photographed by Phil Oh, via . . .
Florals & Fashion
There have been great things coming out of Australia these days - admittedly, I get a little flutter of excitement whenever I see that something's from Australia. Call it pride or perhaps surprise, I'm not sure which. Being so far away from the rest of the world with a relatively small population (Shanghai has the same population as the whole of Australia), we don't normally have much news coming . . .
Splashes of Colour
Painted Images is a series by Los Angeles-based Alexandra Valenti merging photography and painting. She makes use of both of her passions to create a new world splashed with colour and personality, giving each of her vintage-style photographs a unique flair, youthfulness and vibrancy. Really pretty. via ufunk. . . .
Ulyana Sergeenko Haute Couture Spring 2013
Have been having a week-long public holiday over here in Shanghai - yes, China has an absolutely blissful number of days off. For once, stayed at home and caught up on all the things you seem to put off with the excuse of "too much work" (one of which included starting to watch Breaking Bad which is extremely addictive). I've been doing plenty of reading and far too little blogging to say the . . .
Beauty in Darkness
"Guess who's back, back again. Shady's back, tell a friend. Guess who's back, guess who's back, guess who's back, guess who's back, guess who's back, guess who's back..." *music plays in the background* Yes, I'm back from my brief hiatus (with a massive tan) - adventured around Turkey & Greece for the past few weeks, which was more amazing than I could've imagined with each city being so . . .
Surrealism
Obsession of the day - photographs with a pinch of magic, dreams and surrealism. In a period of time where Photoshop skills run rampant, Ukraine-based photographer Oleg Oprisco's work stands out from the crowd as they are not actually artificial digital manipulations. Say what?! We have no idea how, but Oprisco carefully plans out each of these scenes and shoots them on his old-school film . . .
Masked Beauty
"Dia de Los Muertos" was typed in my Google search bar for many days leading up to Halloween, and ideas swirled around...but nothing like this. You may have heard of the Mexican Day of the Dead festival with their masks and way too much facepaint - Rankin and Hunger’s Beauty Editor-At-Large Andrew Gallimore used it as an inspiration to create this absolutely stunning beauty editorial. A fresh . . .
Organised Chaos
A great picture of costume designer Isabel Toledo in her studio, photographed by Biel Parklee. via W Magazine . . .
Beauty in Feathers
Feathers and plumage used in fashion are being celebrated at an exhibition in Antwerp's Mode Museum, showcasing garments from designers such as Ann Demeulemeester, Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen and Thierry Mugler. From haute couture to mixed media art by Kate McGuire, this exhibition definitely looks like one to visit. It will be on till 24 August 2014. "Ever since I was a child I have . . .
Metal Mouth
Photograph by Patrick Demarchelier; styled by Alex White; W magazine April 2012 LOVE. via W Magazine . . .