tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36393563541042691712024-03-05T14:08:53.234+01:00feu d'artificeMartahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09519957883128177763noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639356354104269171.post-31672911036023360492009-05-25T17:58:00.005+02:002009-05-25T20:37:29.780+02:00MARIE ANTOINETTE<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBqJHm6pynASLJFu_PqN-hyP9gdsbTNs18-EaRc2PfsE3pgqSp2PZGONEGfKgyUzghwhBT3ht7QP5JdOC-UXImc2DqMamIUQ76_FDVrLWJdjU1Rc_6H_Pe2PvtSC64D1TR2P_2u5Y7hs/s1600-h/untitled.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339795414067584562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBqJHm6pynASLJFu_PqN-hyP9gdsbTNs18-EaRc2PfsE3pgqSp2PZGONEGfKgyUzghwhBT3ht7QP5JdOC-UXImc2DqMamIUQ76_FDVrLWJdjU1Rc_6H_Pe2PvtSC64D1TR2P_2u5Y7hs/s400/untitled.bmp" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmpPyk_gAIW44mQcXaO2xg3fazvKPkm9-gxMLgGf-Y1FFygmbfd3-nCWC7egAU0MyIAKygZ870VyKLxFk-cE4kyUtqw3VuF8DjmGL6MwvCGLrUGPpwBdG8gb3sGxjJIppQ-1aA2WinZoY/s1600-h/Marie_preview.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339795410772540498" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbWLDhXdCp2wkPzuvR3_ajrroJy11n-asUaa13YUNH7mj4iBuEPG7AR7DWjpnQy7NuH6cpy5guZGwvODO80KvOrRf3yugeBQxKxQXZm2a_Ow0OvVWAiE5-grA07BGE9R1cvTNa5U04Zc/s400/13mari_2_650.jpg" border="0" /></a> The thing which strikes me the most about this film (besides the amazing fashion, the champagne and the tons of cakes and macarons which, as the French would say, "me mettent l'eau à la bouche") is the feeling of intimacy with Marie Antoinette that I get. Approaching this subject in a non-epic, non-judgmental way is not usual, although this very intimate, very sensual way of filming is typical but also exclusive from Sofia Coppola. Pastel tones, a classic elegance and a very pictural photography remind me of the frivolous paintings of Fragonnard. The film got all kinds of reviews because of its non-orthodox soundtrack and atrezzo, but I love the way this is a very Pop Marie Antoinette without ever falling on any easy clichés and with a very good historical background. The film is a true hommage to the exhuberance of Versailles and its gardens, to the french definition of luxury and to the "joie de vivre" in general. Some days ago I heard Sofia Coppola is preparing her fourth film, which will be set on the infamous Chateau Marmont Hotel in California, and will tell the story of a decadent rockstar and his daughter. A plot that would seem "banale" if it was made by any other filmmaker, but with Coppola we can all expect pop culture references, a delicate approach to emotions and aesthetics, a great soudtrack and an otherworldly light. At the very least. </div>Martahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09519957883128177763noreply@blogger.com151tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639356354104269171.post-16754516560457196682009-05-01T21:43:00.003+02:002009-05-01T21:57:07.526+02:00QUI ETES-VOUS POLLY MAGGOO?<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOIt4Z7fWfH2IW86Sd2MWDCbeyRmqdETquDIn9dKt59Z-f5Ud5IKOgiHXB2DDbJ6EevzpWcjUo3XKe8H4HxO9c-DWnNqQT8wRoA-mJRg7gTKYmyaTdrKKoT4W4OaNpWK_WsSdtutJ5bfQ/s1600-h/pm2.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330944348971342802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOIt4Z7fWfH2IW86Sd2MWDCbeyRmqdETquDIn9dKt59Z-f5Ud5IKOgiHXB2DDbJ6EevzpWcjUo3XKe8H4HxO9c-DWnNqQT8wRoA-mJRg7gTKYmyaTdrKKoT4W4OaNpWK_WsSdtutJ5bfQ/s400/pm2.png" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1N0tSrPWcOt9Bt3WN2P-OnKm3P95xKhwCMyy1qTsuMFis0gDrTZt-uoHcbUI6DcXQOL1enrr5LgTVbzefGV-zWWzNTR61Z7tpR1e90wYlc0HU9Q-TEnM04uBcmuV1OikKQ_GuP0YXWfw/s1600-h/maggoo003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330944344892945602" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 242px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiarAbrQIoEgAtxep08c2JAIejiLlkxTGm6LTPJUaS2CRvrL7t9ZSPBZLlN9_rQxH6oA0xIFkgRSwgjGkZ3NdNsxF-Hjgo1u81Ry-c5j-MbkVtmUt2RvltI7FYspMiRqEAiKFKwsw7dwz0/s400/2089246408_0709a07ee8.jpg" border="0" /></a> How was the life of a supermodel in the sixties? In this film, William Klein unveils, with a crazy surrealist-inspired aesthetic, many a secret about the fashion world. It's the story of Polly, an american model living her (short) moment of glory in Paris. A team of french TV producers follow her around all day long, trying to understand the fastly evolving fashion system from Haute Couture to mass market for twig-looking teenagers, from fashion Divas (the character of the fashion editor was largely based on Diana Vreeland and earned Klein a lot of dislike in certain fashion circles) to modelstruck princes. What does a supermodel want? What does a supermodel care about? Polly is predictable and surpising at the same time. She has pretty much the dreams and problems of every girl, except she's being "manipulated" in a most particular way. And, at last, everything ends just as fast as it had begun. Those of you who have not seen it need to do it. It's definitely a "perle rare" of the sixties cinema.</div>Martahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09519957883128177763noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639356354104269171.post-53028078534679395532009-04-22T20:23:00.004+02:002009-04-22T20:56:50.642+02:00JAMES DEAN<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdF93WAjT91ckXNpNE4JVH5oNRrDF-1MqzU89YvPJklzV66MbABezI9BMUkOYqpSbEHtKA7AO_xf9avBz8AL1WQY6jDrQBCBDPlyX-OGe-YAjz-34bKBg6aLz3IFR7kvI1zAYsR8pVnVo/s1600-h/untitled.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327584335903002242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 392px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdF93WAjT91ckXNpNE4JVH5oNRrDF-1MqzU89YvPJklzV66MbABezI9BMUkOYqpSbEHtKA7AO_xf9avBz8AL1WQY6jDrQBCBDPlyX-OGe-YAjz-34bKBg6aLz3IFR7kvI1zAYsR8pVnVo/s400/untitled.bmp" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtK67QULMSKeDnP1e0Td9q3_uKII-p2-p_uS3fO_cJozJ0F29g3bJ3Tpl3Jw5R6C8c2YKCQ-s2GGn6HDhy8Ls6T-oT16iVY9Cfc64zX8msQTlbzb1s4mn-EXT0405X_sXz_6jnXEr77u0/s1600-h/QyGOt5dgojpu8iz0RW2fwsafo1_500.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327584209478592770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 314px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtK67QULMSKeDnP1e0Td9q3_uKII-p2-p_uS3fO_cJozJ0F29g3bJ3Tpl3Jw5R6C8c2YKCQ-s2GGn6HDhy8Ls6T-oT16iVY9Cfc64zX8msQTlbzb1s4mn-EXT0405X_sXz_6jnXEr77u0/s400/QyGOt5dgojpu8iz0RW2fwsafo1_500.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0g216xTs_UN8biDeEi1wmmnkehBIZedYCKbhvYKvT4IPGLnPDfQ0xntOa09v3U5k9oXZhDkU6JxW4uF6655euqXwv23r12sQqbmQhVWEH2TIr8HTC8VXDdw2b-mH5kUc0hbVcVVaq87Q/s1600-h/untitled+2.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327584205141472210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 308px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0g216xTs_UN8biDeEi1wmmnkehBIZedYCKbhvYKvT4IPGLnPDfQ0xntOa09v3U5k9oXZhDkU6JxW4uF6655euqXwv23r12sQqbmQhVWEH2TIr8HTC8VXDdw2b-mH5kUc0hbVcVVaq87Q/s400/untitled+2.bmp" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqIgKP3tSM9vdvzSnu9PdTdShAU-4sRKtXio_QklU6PWeR0d1QaYRsXUhpQ-e_Lo2u08JDssFoXCZRGG_-kWP2UMufPRM-ezoVAGa3i6rISwcpA7OJQL6Yjk8D7vMA8YDoXKeKJUTq2kE/s1600-h/james_dean_01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327584203338151986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 387px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqIgKP3tSM9vdvzSnu9PdTdShAU-4sRKtXio_QklU6PWeR0d1QaYRsXUhpQ-e_Lo2u08JDssFoXCZRGG_-kWP2UMufPRM-ezoVAGa3i6rISwcpA7OJQL6Yjk8D7vMA8YDoXKeKJUTq2kE/s400/james_dean_01.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3aA1i8QnRUGEM2JxP1_l_8fwX3EKA8qhc3OInGfx6Fo7XGTCZ6f7UFmOabbIy1nH2ZQcxLfqy4GrNdESs6VD68AD42GV2etLr2oz96HHocvGmB94UG2vZotUgrFQMKKviaf4-XeGNJc/s1600-h/james_dean_bullets.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327584199761792674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 317px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3aA1i8QnRUGEM2JxP1_l_8fwX3EKA8qhc3OInGfx6Fo7XGTCZ6f7UFmOabbIy1nH2ZQcxLfqy4GrNdESs6VD68AD42GV2etLr2oz96HHocvGmB94UG2vZotUgrFQMKKviaf4-XeGNJc/s400/james_dean_bullets.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaixCyrQ863I4ImHO8dlAAD0sdLq7ngtWG-7ztGEa0bxIRQXGURDySnyQsIYwb6FoCdyrI2LHtE6NEwCv_wE34xDO3EzcjapXqRMoFYsp2S4u5sBGqNPPPfF2yyfxN3ZEORUQlqiD060I/s1600-h/James_Dean_4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327584195737350898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaixCyrQ863I4ImHO8dlAAD0sdLq7ngtWG-7ztGEa0bxIRQXGURDySnyQsIYwb6FoCdyrI2LHtE6NEwCv_wE34xDO3EzcjapXqRMoFYsp2S4u5sBGqNPPPfF2yyfxN3ZEORUQlqiD060I/s400/James_Dean_4.jpg" border="0" /></a>Let's forget about all the cliches. Why is James Dean an icon having only made three films? I don't think it's because of all that "too fast to live, too young to die" babble. It's simply because he was young, fresh and spontaneous. There was a certain innocence and there is still an enduring ambiguity about him, which continues to fascinate and intrigue us. When looking at him, one sees a confused, awkward and insecure boy starting to experiment with life. He was not a superman, just a normal boy. He will always represent the essence of youth.</div>Martahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09519957883128177763noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639356354104269171.post-77750466040784069242009-04-15T15:17:00.005+02:002009-04-15T15:41:34.595+02:00GUY BOURDIN<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPN5FqGP2jtMn6N9vYl_xxnURP2KTQ6qsevKdW9uGilbDcSz6quzD-5tTLpd2M12b2tRTKWnlpzlBWszWmMhPWXTDjz9nJChj1UEIJzcvCCYRxD7Pl56Lt_i9ZCAD1vz8h6jm13cl_3Eo/s1600-h/page3_blog_entry300_1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324907566527883330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 280px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPN5FqGP2jtMn6N9vYl_xxnURP2KTQ6qsevKdW9uGilbDcSz6quzD-5tTLpd2M12b2tRTKWnlpzlBWszWmMhPWXTDjz9nJChj1UEIJzcvCCYRxD7Pl56Lt_i9ZCAD1vz8h6jm13cl_3Eo/s400/page3_blog_entry300_1.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOzBJI0vk6UsTU4kECvUAMrBsLE6NsjeRy5gtJHGBbamKie2IvOhQ5NtugiLP2oSMtPO7HymubvItCt4Z1gpay3ZqweqDl6dyJhkMrOFKCSyeVMx0Uq11FuK93pZ9ZXUw5jS0XZS4XQHA/s1600-h/Guy_Bourdin.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324907437811061186" style="DISPLAY: block; 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Do they actually think? What is fascinating about Bourdin's pictures (apart from the bright precious stone-like colours, so audacios and sensual) is the fact that the models have the look of nearly alive mannequins. A subtle paradox specially in the fashion world where Bourdin did most of his work (in collaboration whith french shoe brand Charles Jourdan). These images are of course erotic; not just bold provocation, but a very personal view on sexyness. Pain and pleasure don't seem to matter much in a world where reality and the artificial live together, and in which Bourdin explores the problems and insecurities of women in their relationships: power, desire, love and fetish obnubilate their minds. Is it Bourdin's way of criticizing the fashion world? </div>Martahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09519957883128177763noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639356354104269171.post-39940195072085099972009-04-04T17:28:00.003+02:002009-04-04T17:47:56.771+02:00BLOW UP<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_lK-B585mcPjlJue-hROCEDyC50umWfS_upFaKLCjTKO1_15P0yvYcIfFMly0sLBjlkgTre3CloBPuIs61xiMGA8wVXtsjUKSPQfR0Z3qpH0NOcfsBN_CZ3gA6hFGcaRUZfZBubhyTAM/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320859343228241522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 350px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_lK-B585mcPjlJue-hROCEDyC50umWfS_upFaKLCjTKO1_15P0yvYcIfFMly0sLBjlkgTre3CloBPuIs61xiMGA8wVXtsjUKSPQfR0Z3qpH0NOcfsBN_CZ3gA6hFGcaRUZfZBubhyTAM/s400/1.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYfiYK5VICNqLTSUmncVv-LnBr_J4LFA2otoie3ouX4OJB6nZAAIzrIKHMQa2KGRV43obsCEQl9SMgjTAmDGku106RJSSIN6EnccVBGcCwJKDmwOr-Dtaz2LhKO-vUg-QfvE2T3ABLhQ/s1600-h/2.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320859344515159218" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4rZcd4obtzEung3MHOT9QpM5lSaHJluM7kUx2WGfM_ML10hK2k5E0Qkexlq7WtYmOPIAaDgdlUjMgaRUVEZ4MSYizyJKtTnYOoNV6m-wRusLi23z4OanJfAkS1Bo1B5RShcdRKc4AKc/s400/8.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgclgA_KYlN892UCafs3imXxiKeMaG2AvJGxYDYLk4K7d1uVaJhRVDCSTXg9hF7QTNHElTQxgyfHpAtAqSpC7084mcXzKwSI455LDsoDp4XYhTPx0hzDoy22Sv022bcqC6i58WrBE8dX48/s1600-h/blow-up-15.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320859058727663554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgclgA_KYlN892UCafs3imXxiKeMaG2AvJGxYDYLk4K7d1uVaJhRVDCSTXg9hF7QTNHElTQxgyfHpAtAqSpC7084mcXzKwSI455LDsoDp4XYhTPx0hzDoy22Sv022bcqC6i58WrBE8dX48/s400/blow-up-15.jpg" border="0" /></a>Lately I feel so Sixties. It's difficult not to be nostalgic (of a time when I wasn't even born) when watching films like "Blow Up", Michelangelo Antonioni's masterpiece and one of the most amazingly hallucinogenic insights in the 60s music, fashion and attitudes. Starring David Hemmings as a David Bailey alter ego of sorts, the film has in it some of the greatest talents of the decade: Jane Birkin, Vanessa Redgrave, Veruschka, Peggy Moffit... And of course the Yardbirds. We can really feel the change from mod to psychedelic as the film goes by and there is a sense of freedom and that everyhting is possible in it that I think has completely disappeared nowadays. If you have never seen it, do; if you already have, watch it again. It's one of those films you never get tired of. As for me, in these very 80's inspired times, I will still stand for the 60's utopism, creativity and edgyness!Martahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09519957883128177763noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639356354104269171.post-34004170223766851702009-03-31T15:06:00.004+02:002009-03-31T15:24:07.168+02:00ARTHUR RACKHAM<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOA6FmVg3e6OmT2Yn1x6Ig_wuwz4xhJ2FYck7CabWxu4wJIzRTVnolQt1LeNlhwKN9Ve2cGg8GyoQZ_cTafKdLyMy7wxd24Ctos8w12Dr0ZaxQc-q4bjRb9fgafaeG3doq8WUJoyb2ejc/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319338017017141730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 321px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOA6FmVg3e6OmT2Yn1x6Ig_wuwz4xhJ2FYck7CabWxu4wJIzRTVnolQt1LeNlhwKN9Ve2cGg8GyoQZ_cTafKdLyMy7wxd24Ctos8w12Dr0ZaxQc-q4bjRb9fgafaeG3doq8WUJoyb2ejc/s400/10.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7Wo8FPrJfT9uzQEkLheMrryWy4ieHCk04AaNDwPzk2EufDV0OO9BpouRgMR-Xb7sGWCBa8nyT5EHPqsd-QgjHBOsyaePv_kHNaKuS_ywl-laEr6t7olGvAI5LdwlgCook9lPykAIox0/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319338018074378498" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 321px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwZDS4BZfxybMH4Wo2wJdA7745UV7bP3E6ZqU_47X2SMKWh-HLJwwYO-ok0XO6kLh5pI0oKVb9D_Ath9E0JyiMVfGNKsQju0KIdMDcAi2dG_wlewknq7chgTm90aEZpJiPpKrI-Lm_pw/s400/3.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcGXTVYVothz76G6oCRYH79oVemZISebtJXZEQX-rNBPC9IgyrlNrkSqn7tLfPEUvYTzFL63mxA_xezFgh-8uujMqUtrMCO96fxtNHzORS07r7l_W0NuORJMmO9FW1M_RulCtJHvt1L44/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319337749209445346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 375px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcGXTVYVothz76G6oCRYH79oVemZISebtJXZEQX-rNBPC9IgyrlNrkSqn7tLfPEUvYTzFL63mxA_xezFgh-8uujMqUtrMCO96fxtNHzORS07r7l_W0NuORJMmO9FW1M_RulCtJHvt1L44/s400/2.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9lyAkEOVbDbfhl5AXsviiIQZ7kRmfIe0mcUpEZ44AdcNyQYYzYTS1hjY27OHdSnnBlkW6K-k_nVq0ouR4MwSKe7tatSg94R5EEhyv72C8ef5u3nu6xJYmu91dIm8zhcQJmQ3MxZl-10/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319337738770784834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 321px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9lyAkEOVbDbfhl5AXsviiIQZ7kRmfIe0mcUpEZ44AdcNyQYYzYTS1hjY27OHdSnnBlkW6K-k_nVq0ouR4MwSKe7tatSg94R5EEhyv72C8ef5u3nu6xJYmu91dIm8zhcQJmQ3MxZl-10/s400/1.jpg" border="0" /></a> When looking through fairytale books nowadays, I can't help but noticing just how hideous most illustrations are. There are various illustration trends, all of them equally ugly: the "postmodern" illustration, usually made very obviously by computer and which just looks "fake", the "naive" illustration, which looks like the illustrator thinks children are idiots, or the "arty" illustration, of which I'd rather not speak. All those self-proclaimed illustrators should just look back to the ultimate classic of fairytale illustration (we all remember his Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland versions), Arthur Rackham. His style, between Preraphaelite and Art Nouveau was simple, detailed, narrative, with a very airy and free trace that makes us think his characters are in a world which has less gravity. In his work, fairies and other characters, subtle and fragile but still real, bathe in the rare light of fantasy. I am not a big fan of fairies, trolls and gnomes, still Arthur Rackham's illustrations make me dream...Martahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09519957883128177763noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639356354104269171.post-9297419574663066002009-03-25T17:42:00.005+01:002009-03-25T17:55:24.890+01:00THE BEATLES<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGdw_V_K1dAR80vj4-KxObi_cDnk-tkalLngetFpGOVsGqm9Zwn1nuIfwirKE6TSMnrj2jy7m0YuKBfEfEEn6VWCw6EsWFMLhrD6Qrq07TxofXyzmK3j4ITKFNw_tInL8GDUZZXLzZWw/s1600-h/beatles+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317167609662764562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 398px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGdw_V_K1dAR80vj4-KxObi_cDnk-tkalLngetFpGOVsGqm9Zwn1nuIfwirKE6TSMnrj2jy7m0YuKBfEfEEn6VWCw6EsWFMLhrD6Qrq07TxofXyzmK3j4ITKFNw_tInL8GDUZZXLzZWw/s400/beatles+4.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLA3liPn_5EfZgOvI6VG8mRHklrIxk5iamBP5yc1avkKlayFhty2gWmP9b8QnJMKAhTWTWbM3EVs2DVe5_4AnifiMzu5Z090HiyETtfV5uhOuCJP75yzMliRQtCYuhVmbJIFe7v6Bm0Sw/s1600-h/beatles+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317167506243077490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 366px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLA3liPn_5EfZgOvI6VG8mRHklrIxk5iamBP5yc1avkKlayFhty2gWmP9b8QnJMKAhTWTWbM3EVs2DVe5_4AnifiMzu5Z090HiyETtfV5uhOuCJP75yzMliRQtCYuhVmbJIFe7v6Bm0Sw/s400/beatles+3.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzlxY3izXaCs65IrTQ2OWYUrVNl13eGCcBpB7jVuUMlqwkjod6Nikic-v-KSQN1wyz7o5L7vfbZh-Zw597lVbJd9shUIRVzbQRAFpJZu21BfgoOgGzZwiC_fdOpiCkwZLukRv9nIJJzw/s1600-h/the+beatles+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317167499771577954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 301px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzlxY3izXaCs65IrTQ2OWYUrVNl13eGCcBpB7jVuUMlqwkjod6Nikic-v-KSQN1wyz7o5L7vfbZh-Zw597lVbJd9shUIRVzbQRAFpJZu21BfgoOgGzZwiC_fdOpiCkwZLukRv9nIJJzw/s400/the+beatles+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQyP_KvoEQexi6leO9VPvfHJ2Oyw4_BFvUqMkzE1shyphenhyphennehthuLwNc_wS7TzDb3uBYRVA4qszFredjBLo7GLjmzG6Z52t8EAplrUzgaRO3ZjfF6mWo09-eDmur9lcGV1NUYf1Nau8KA2uA/s1600-h/beatles+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317167501133136130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 291px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQyP_KvoEQexi6leO9VPvfHJ2Oyw4_BFvUqMkzE1shyphenhyphennehthuLwNc_wS7TzDb3uBYRVA4qszFredjBLo7GLjmzG6Z52t8EAplrUzgaRO3ZjfF6mWo09-eDmur9lcGV1NUYf1Nau8KA2uA/s400/beatles+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMu1W-JKrT1TheQ4oMCUGouXPDrgWpJlOt5Q07ALSZT9jQ62oAx_KfeLR7ODGbov6-SlN93l8w7MhuyO1g-r4eNMo8PXgx58SnWO9Nev1bZBL0JxkCpi0I483oQvPBjuGkjyslvnhLbeU/s1600-h/beatles+5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317167475985986354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMu1W-JKrT1TheQ4oMCUGouXPDrgWpJlOt5Q07ALSZT9jQ62oAx_KfeLR7ODGbov6-SlN93l8w7MhuyO1g-r4eNMo8PXgx58SnWO9Nev1bZBL0JxkCpi0I483oQvPBjuGkjyslvnhLbeU/s400/beatles+5.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7yzxbmrjjnnDZCS_BT0khpstz9rlVdPPXPdCPQqecrsE9KEQ0rlr0XXkHt8MxQVv7B2nJ-R1fLteJEGV11FWAlqMpT0reP1QDLgbATigBle7ugdsHYjkzzbvLLZD4DLCdCe6ZznSdv3Q/s1600-h/beatles+6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317167468772136434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 351px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 344px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7yzxbmrjjnnDZCS_BT0khpstz9rlVdPPXPdCPQqecrsE9KEQ0rlr0XXkHt8MxQVv7B2nJ-R1fLteJEGV11FWAlqMpT0reP1QDLgbATigBle7ugdsHYjkzzbvLLZD4DLCdCe6ZznSdv3Q/s400/beatles+6.jpg" border="0" /></a> We don't care how much time has gone by, or how fashionable it is to say "I'm not impressed by them"; we still think The Beatles are simply the best band ever. Their music influenced everyone from their time on and their outrageous style marked british youth culture forever. Why does everyone have to know them for their worst songs like "Yellow Submarine" or "ob-la-di, ob-la-da"? They should be remembered by amazing tunes like "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Oh, Darling" or "Help". Their music is still completely fresh (in fact, much fresher than most of nowadays music), and it will probably remain so for the next 50 years.Martahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09519957883128177763noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639356354104269171.post-60637657013744120052009-03-19T21:01:00.002+01:002009-03-19T21:08:10.950+01:00LOUISE BROOKS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXXWDJzRiplw6P758z5t4FklZJKG8e4LLa3bkqhcX8u1dhXytJweqR_ppplNO3PZeDna-fPfMoOx2RWpSOZeG1Nj1ajONEJjyU5RtV5sUUtGMklgj8t5FqH3EdtRB12S5eacpi7zDPE0/s1600-h/1.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314992892996040722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 322px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXXWDJzRiplw6P758z5t4FklZJKG8e4LLa3bkqhcX8u1dhXytJweqR_ppplNO3PZeDna-fPfMoOx2RWpSOZeG1Nj1ajONEJjyU5RtV5sUUtGMklgj8t5FqH3EdtRB12S5eacpi7zDPE0/s400/1.bmp" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPaSVx7-ZApNKrb9sUg5Rhpuf_P_BPoe5_M4GHyNAvIYMpAPIJyV1dtwmLZL27tJKA0fo2Y8_K9YEgdzIautCL6fR0GOVjtLQTlrqRqe6OijJ5ECS-PJywcY8GDwvjXacLJ1RKwhl5Txg/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314992891507088146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 311px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPaSVx7-ZApNKrb9sUg5Rhpuf_P_BPoe5_M4GHyNAvIYMpAPIJyV1dtwmLZL27tJKA0fo2Y8_K9YEgdzIautCL6fR0GOVjtLQTlrqRqe6OijJ5ECS-PJywcY8GDwvjXacLJ1RKwhl5Txg/s400/2.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7GmEVqMg7ITX8QNCsPkdHU1It5vYU38NhyYgy5Ckf53oLbn0Y1LIjuiPFlR32yvHtZINgCgMz7BrEdgGgTSSqEu63sE9nlort9hR3Xj2pA5wzbY_7uCb93VRSVUnoRM1g9IJ6DDQYXX8/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314992575224521394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 314px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7GmEVqMg7ITX8QNCsPkdHU1It5vYU38NhyYgy5Ckf53oLbn0Y1LIjuiPFlR32yvHtZINgCgMz7BrEdgGgTSSqEu63sE9nlort9hR3Xj2pA5wzbY_7uCb93VRSVUnoRM1g9IJ6DDQYXX8/s400/3.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz11o1hmLAmRB_zDMLDDpq4eFhvWhHb-3XMUp1I24uhC0cGQ0r9KZfHspEgeiW7zJcwuLy8p-HZacjOEYZIMAEk8eLRYsdgZVKznlpTcRM9mu4bV_5af5PsRWJkaugDn2_ZD10lYlwIKI/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314992572046674354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 312px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz11o1hmLAmRB_zDMLDDpq4eFhvWhHb-3XMUp1I24uhC0cGQ0r9KZfHspEgeiW7zJcwuLy8p-HZacjOEYZIMAEk8eLRYsdgZVKznlpTcRM9mu4bV_5af5PsRWJkaugDn2_ZD10lYlwIKI/s400/4.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOI-06mPX1hyAMGowMI4FDr4R43izg9-8PW5VA0AMegUgqNNVLw9lY-z2BYU1gWlWl-hP2_OIMOSjU5YrapBzBTn6Aamym02s8aqVRteyO-iJ3G3E5EteNFPPVboMeBNhfXeghM35y8Zg/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314992561148732178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 375px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOI-06mPX1hyAMGowMI4FDr4R43izg9-8PW5VA0AMegUgqNNVLw9lY-z2BYU1gWlWl-hP2_OIMOSjU5YrapBzBTn6Aamym02s8aqVRteyO-iJ3G3E5EteNFPPVboMeBNhfXeghM35y8Zg/s400/5.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglh2AX44IU5nfaSY-OjjxOjmGAZ6napNc4IgBbBX_65Hcs8h2WLcIc1arXBbRJBg_bGn1mZePodmOAiTSVYf7-9tdtAZ0ahuU6RepY9e7knkCZ9UtWONw70pAsDkWwosCqh1KEdxqXWPQ/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314992560588514162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 388px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglh2AX44IU5nfaSY-OjjxOjmGAZ6napNc4IgBbBX_65Hcs8h2WLcIc1arXBbRJBg_bGn1mZePodmOAiTSVYf7-9tdtAZ0ahuU6RepY9e7knkCZ9UtWONw70pAsDkWwosCqh1KEdxqXWPQ/s400/6.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbhyojV-AE5yYTQPHYW-PfxgPav21dzznnEP_80N3oWksa7-Z8vukxNYwK50b5-0OB-VqzCfdsR9MUSiAr1Ju-pIqAXZCS2thzjFpBiAYR_Ia3ui1e3q285XZ8S8JLLV9vNKRu90l_dE/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314992553039749698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 308px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbhyojV-AE5yYTQPHYW-PfxgPav21dzznnEP_80N3oWksa7-Z8vukxNYwK50b5-0OB-VqzCfdsR9MUSiAr1Ju-pIqAXZCS2thzjFpBiAYR_Ia3ui1e3q285XZ8S8JLLV9vNKRu90l_dE/s400/7.jpg" border="0" /></a>The star of Pabst´s “Lulu” was not only one of the biggest symbols of the roaring 20s for her sexyness and crazyness, but she was also a true individualist. She couldn’t have cared less for what Hollywood and the public thought of her. All her life, she made her own choices, both professionally and personally, sometimes paying a high price for it. Hollywood made Louise Brooks famous for her daring hairstyle and flapper-like allure, but the films she made in Europe (which had for her the consequence of being blacklisted in Hollywood) showed the best of an obscure and exotic personality, sexually ambiguous and liberated, always playing outcast characters in a very human way. Her social compromise and edgyness were not appreciated back in America, and thus Brooks gradually quit cinema to work in Bloomingdale’s for a living. She then earned a good reputation writing about film, of which she had a very deep knowledge and an undeniable talent. Her having the courage to quit being a film star to be completely free as a person is what makes us absolutely crazy about Louise Brooks.Martahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09519957883128177763noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639356354104269171.post-76569101678306943082009-03-05T17:44:00.005+01:002009-03-05T17:58:19.287+01:00DETECTIVE MAGAZINES<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88lOyfl4tqOmlAOXmex3opnlQ3VHLMqMXmgN3xrZudf9byn0_UIWsGnklT3pViOwKcR6KbIYlsN35wDpaFG7PMaQ62y2kRYHq4fAcD9uKt7El5PRYjNHI_fWvSVG4htPqMQCY1zYaf7Q/s1600-h/13.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309746434808880610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 295px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88lOyfl4tqOmlAOXmex3opnlQ3VHLMqMXmgN3xrZudf9byn0_UIWsGnklT3pViOwKcR6KbIYlsN35wDpaFG7PMaQ62y2kRYHq4fAcD9uKt7El5PRYjNHI_fWvSVG4htPqMQCY1zYaf7Q/s400/13.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK363Y4Dc_TaJrxhKVZNTQb_cEhzCtLYPwVi-qRPeSzSrp9WjMhV-2rCCM-BgUNWGpdIRWXgw3iaJwkfhFGTaId46vhFYM0C7GGrmjGPR7WaTOLWSJxDkptAC_4z14si2nHsXALToXILc/s1600-h/12.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309746431138674882" style="DISPLAY: block; 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The detective fever kicked off with the Great Depression, when bootleggers and swindlers were normality and petty criminals, as well as big time gangsters, were very nearly superstars. As time went by, the econmy grew stronger and as a result crime rates lowered. It was then that the stories began to focus on domestic crime and to take a very sexual nuance. Women acquired a very important role as the lowest version of "Femme Fatale", either as deadly temptresses or as well deserved victims of horrible tortures; only fit for the gutter, in any case. The attractions of detective magazines were many: they offered sin, scandal and sex for the bargain of 15 cents; enough to feed the lowest passions of the average American without making him feel guilty. For, as the seal on the cover of all magazines said, "crime does not pay".Martahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09519957883128177763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639356354104269171.post-75709046905703471112009-02-26T17:14:00.002+01:002009-02-26T17:19:04.314+01:00VERONICA LAKE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8S0SLxQR04WmYcEbXTAX4-Qx7N5-VOGvn2qJXg0KEciae3up648dqdR7eqRChQQztut31G79Ft7Aqu-OzgMfbg7GdB9K7pWyO-PxUgnY5dBVOPTt3WYocX-mkdXkp-Db2fledQTBYtqk/s1600-h/Veronica_Lake-Hair.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307141060663183154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 314px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8S0SLxQR04WmYcEbXTAX4-Qx7N5-VOGvn2qJXg0KEciae3up648dqdR7eqRChQQztut31G79Ft7Aqu-OzgMfbg7GdB9K7pWyO-PxUgnY5dBVOPTt3WYocX-mkdXkp-Db2fledQTBYtqk/s400/Veronica_Lake-Hair.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBvtvrnZx3vsjRdeLiSA7hvS-eGwWvhJiwfxq4QJOai1nGaIJpdzBkViZgLDut4RAvFufJAOxOCoMwQ8KYV_dwrCBhRhSVr_3C1Q-zi6EaskuB7Z4RulORxs-misz_KKF1FYkfi7xUGxY/s1600-h/lakeDM0309_468x497.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307140927705810802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 377px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBvtvrnZx3vsjRdeLiSA7hvS-eGwWvhJiwfxq4QJOai1nGaIJpdzBkViZgLDut4RAvFufJAOxOCoMwQ8KYV_dwrCBhRhSVr_3C1Q-zi6EaskuB7Z4RulORxs-misz_KKF1FYkfi7xUGxY/s400/lakeDM0309_468x497.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjunUa-0YOlr6MCn10R1l3AitrqSmZxSGTOmMlFB3t2rc2km7LdPN_NnGpQk36DcmRrd6IU5aILHmT8Xime1UVPnaqdNsED5IyU5wbcSqmjsDCUUE8mc5WO9oB3zq-QFC3ciS1T9NDnVqk/s1600-h/1317297762_37dcbd41e6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307140929544750674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 302px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjunUa-0YOlr6MCn10R1l3AitrqSmZxSGTOmMlFB3t2rc2km7LdPN_NnGpQk36DcmRrd6IU5aILHmT8Xime1UVPnaqdNsED5IyU5wbcSqmjsDCUUE8mc5WO9oB3zq-QFC3ciS1T9NDnVqk/s400/1317297762_37dcbd41e6.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYCJtJtM6L_fnF6tKCJRFWuYKUB43vciW1rqyZLKSxT28ellv_u11vj7VtDiXb0FM5KcheuJwowXYMDejXh8AgYq2y7Tn5Esh7RuVria4G1ZW0vsmuJwDVRKvWcOU-SwyA4tET4H74D4/s1600-h/veronica_lake+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307140922845347874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYCJtJtM6L_fnF6tKCJRFWuYKUB43vciW1rqyZLKSxT28ellv_u11vj7VtDiXb0FM5KcheuJwowXYMDejXh8AgYq2y7Tn5Esh7RuVria4G1ZW0vsmuJwDVRKvWcOU-SwyA4tET4H74D4/s400/veronica_lake+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2C1GHkdVMbqxBlX_ydhXyDI6s5INnbCEPcRqSZegCEa0wkHb59qSM03i9PO-YpikVMX393C-U5QEjtXa9Vuxw-mNxyh_hjSEBFkH7rvw7x71PXHGKxKibqgg3POmXCWJeyfH4paMLZY/s1600-h/veronica_lake03.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307140922848093714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 317px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2C1GHkdVMbqxBlX_ydhXyDI6s5INnbCEPcRqSZegCEa0wkHb59qSM03i9PO-YpikVMX393C-U5QEjtXa9Vuxw-mNxyh_hjSEBFkH7rvw7x71PXHGKxKibqgg3POmXCWJeyfH4paMLZY/s400/veronica_lake03.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqz3ZxdYEIrqP6F2a8HXmKHxSJvIyyOu6HtUHf_N8vdPjUlSqGF63dPlZ2S9_O5nIrSia5dzhc0a5IJ07UQI5xEGUxEE3vRcMM3Js3XvrEBW9JnkmbxgRFPGo0ttW7Sf9Die3AZSEkls/s1600-h/VeronicaLake40.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307140922196632194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 343px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqz3ZxdYEIrqP6F2a8HXmKHxSJvIyyOu6HtUHf_N8vdPjUlSqGF63dPlZ2S9_O5nIrSia5dzhc0a5IJ07UQI5xEGUxEE3vRcMM3Js3XvrEBW9JnkmbxgRFPGo0ttW7Sf9Die3AZSEkls/s400/VeronicaLake40.jpg" border="0" /></a>Here is another one of our favourite blondes. We have fallen in love with Veronica Lake; with her low, dense voice, her obscure film noir characters and, of course, her peek-a-boo bang hairstyle. Hers is a tragic story: after being one of the most desired and admired Hollywood goddesses during her film noir years and her association with Alan Ladd, she slowly began to fade when her main physical feature, the famous peek-a-boo bang, was prohibited during the World War II (since girls tried to work in the army with the same hairdo, covering one of their eyes, with the most awful results). Some bad choices and the end of the film noir genre did the rest. She ended her years working as a waitress in a diner. But we will always remember her for her strong, independent and sexy personality.<br /><div> </div>Martahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09519957883128177763noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639356354104269171.post-69046945577209806612009-02-24T14:00:00.002+01:002009-02-24T14:15:18.550+01:00LOST IN TRANSLATION<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkm2cYKmbzIvNiMNbJJFskFgibJFvUBDu4kjs_f5Khp4ECyBKkjdAPRk3zyhs4dHL84V-PTaFQT3my7gega-zi2N53tOfKVLskCUCMmXAUgfHB5KnFprZ3nHenfT733TpNUgnmpe4znY/s1600-h/opening-lost-in-translation.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306351384876785938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 256px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkm2cYKmbzIvNiMNbJJFskFgibJFvUBDu4kjs_f5Khp4ECyBKkjdAPRk3zyhs4dHL84V-PTaFQT3my7gega-zi2N53tOfKVLskCUCMmXAUgfHB5KnFprZ3nHenfT733TpNUgnmpe4znY/s400/opening-lost-in-translation.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQWsT00Y97lWogeXwS43ltD9nAk_TddFJOpK88VtZI5sGoZWC4mFlKTEm1_Pej2EOhgjdNDJuq7lEEnkBeCZSosovbEGzcWrTGEYensmGr6KH3JLxetX5Zasy_CmxstJW41CxJ1Nd-JtE/s1600-h/Lost_in_translation.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306351199830516066" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihrQDaf-qAFft3Yql3NbUvg6vFjPIzAJJlDkUyXSpiMIsnhQbFttZXh3P_otm3TQOt4uoVz7FN10L3nD_fL1kEV6_Ab9uEconYvb6MxgTctujQaT13aP_rylDa5iIqCOZ74guvPhyphenhyphenDf_o/s400/lost.bmp" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrBmXmYFM7TMJ-jB3XHsM_mrXVQHzPlhbWZ2GPo2xN-socjUj-KIn8IgxaScEIBvhwqUDOb9gVXPnFGVGAUEFkQewUYLUK_pWMj9dLj9qN2cPsT64iUxZgySBqil9FmSOV5WqFRX3I6w/s1600-h/lost+4.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306350501863955490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 270px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrBmXmYFM7TMJ-jB3XHsM_mrXVQHzPlhbWZ2GPo2xN-socjUj-KIn8IgxaScEIBvhwqUDOb9gVXPnFGVGAUEFkQewUYLUK_pWMj9dLj9qN2cPsT64iUxZgySBqil9FmSOV5WqFRX3I6w/s400/lost+4.bmp" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixh4BSWbhBwVAnyPjqv_2ng_amjUGq9XGnqu-YvouuOBl93cRtRfKHEdiwun-LW_LoOQIVWZ3PauLnE-sv_IzxDIZvYr3gv2SuFY1ZiVUE-3YWSIXwsLa9W3JKGvllYm8H5QjvRvx1p9U/s1600-h/trans2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306350499568402370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 277px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixh4BSWbhBwVAnyPjqv_2ng_amjUGq9XGnqu-YvouuOBl93cRtRfKHEdiwun-LW_LoOQIVWZ3PauLnE-sv_IzxDIZvYr3gv2SuFY1ZiVUE-3YWSIXwsLa9W3JKGvllYm8H5QjvRvx1p9U/s400/trans2.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0bnlpWXLlDje0dYeUvu-ZeoU2vMUAJgxUymkfb6YJBbw_QOuPw9n-iLC7e3pVsd9VHsgERZFczuegu_YYSjV6tTzClYqd0V_kh9e5XteW_9SNq4PwDx7zRulrDKRvatzQQSjoxfrVm0s/s1600-h/lost3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306350497445785218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0bnlpWXLlDje0dYeUvu-ZeoU2vMUAJgxUymkfb6YJBbw_QOuPw9n-iLC7e3pVsd9VHsgERZFczuegu_YYSjV6tTzClYqd0V_kh9e5XteW_9SNq4PwDx7zRulrDKRvatzQQSjoxfrVm0s/s400/lost3.jpg" border="0" /></a>I just revisited Lost in Translation and remembered what a great film it is. The thing that strikes me the most is the fact that it’s different from everything that has ever been done before: not much goes on in the plot, and the characters don’t suffer from any substantial change in their lives throughout the story. Charlotte and Bob Harris meet in one of the most exotic and surreal places in the world (for us westerners); they share some food, sake, music and personal crisis, and they part. We just witness an episode in the lives of two people, with a bit of a Chekhovian spirit, only with much less tragedy and a pop background. That gives Sofia Coppola the opportunity to concentrate in the aesthetics of the film: the colours, landscapes, lights, outlines, music and situations are as postmodern yet as zen as contemporary japanese culture is. It is the perfect set for the character’s mental state: for they are both going through a crisis, stuck both professionally and personally, drifting apart from their respective companions, dubious about everything and about themselves. No decision is made during the film. Just waiting, living in the middle of nowhere, sitting still while looking out the window where the world moves fast.<br /><div></div>Martahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09519957883128177763noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639356354104269171.post-2546051404691832542009-02-17T17:48:00.005+01:002009-02-17T19:47:44.713+01:00NICO<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303810139612583266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh37mNEfiKLVvO0Djmg1NB-5KA8nmmJp36okVKQldFPaHp8CuT5eiqqrflkAGwOVrQT-nTU7GA5i-U4MK5Rv__m4Izowp5PIB3v7qvE-QlcHy-vQ6s8bMq_OT_kEKK85Q2CjvQG2fBDDLQ/s400/Foxley-ChelseaGirlsNico1H.jpg" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirN7cfqAw6Rk2qazkdB8I_QkaGHL_47XcbzQLR0ZKXTIP-UiZIX96sD-y5d3SsYbxy_Sn_busRKg7gHhpow_5lilt8QW93Ftx2am8VSKTDwxVu_3LiVLBDczLU5zgGXAKfH0avZOyLbnU/s1600-h/Nico.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303810135437342418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 398px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 331px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirN7cfqAw6Rk2qazkdB8I_QkaGHL_47XcbzQLR0ZKXTIP-UiZIX96sD-y5d3SsYbxy_Sn_busRKg7gHhpow_5lilt8QW93Ftx2am8VSKTDwxVu_3LiVLBDczLU5zgGXAKfH0avZOyLbnU/s400/Nico.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ytB-6r92ItLt8DAyjdeC_sxQmn9azzzbH1wr0SvpLqvr0OH0wCGeQQe3Gi-t3XwDwlbXIV4E3_dqxlRfWXCO-B10wAZLXBxzyEpMRc6WvzoMJ82zV5V5m0IKyoz6e6EynZ2fTj90hEQ/s1600-h/dolcep1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303810136869209762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 251px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ytB-6r92ItLt8DAyjdeC_sxQmn9azzzbH1wr0SvpLqvr0OH0wCGeQQe3Gi-t3XwDwlbXIV4E3_dqxlRfWXCO-B10wAZLXBxzyEpMRc6WvzoMJ82zV5V5m0IKyoz6e6EynZ2fTj90hEQ/s400/dolcep1.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqeG1bZQWjPiPSgxGmihj2X8PgzWSPrEk4iifEPYLZkG_4oewZ1u3fOjVAYnHxHPue2zB9YsvWdGDVyunQhkklhpCZRPSJf0nYhKrbqBPPWwm17bnBBhQQ36RN4hbGrmJSpFmekVQAQGs/s1600-h/04nico01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303809849507108274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 292px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqeG1bZQWjPiPSgxGmihj2X8PgzWSPrEk4iifEPYLZkG_4oewZ1u3fOjVAYnHxHPue2zB9YsvWdGDVyunQhkklhpCZRPSJf0nYhKrbqBPPWwm17bnBBhQQ36RN4hbGrmJSpFmekVQAQGs/s400/04nico01.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4D8m97fUzbuydIJb8dbSivMRhrW21NjCydWUBwjovOS1BBgqddciSs2eTLjBsJbIlqAhsAJvVferpLiGiRTdUXPAlmUL9HHqcvEXsYotkN5s4tHaHsh9bzvf2snVlDSv0lXk2RE9_sY/s1600-h/chgn.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303809850761724850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 336px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4D8m97fUzbuydIJb8dbSivMRhrW21NjCydWUBwjovOS1BBgqddciSs2eTLjBsJbIlqAhsAJvVferpLiGiRTdUXPAlmUL9HHqcvEXsYotkN5s4tHaHsh9bzvf2snVlDSv0lXk2RE9_sY/s400/chgn.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fvUyPaWHKQ4lCi52l-IDavE8kQukB2FQm_d52GADyZtJhfN7SN4A8cOT_SHdTEcxQgxqnsTaIN1CczuHzYep2OGbg80UzLNar3paTlICaRWQ4sQV8HHssdeez9F9Svh1uLaB1QvRF5o/s1600-h/nico6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303809847721036882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 303px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fvUyPaWHKQ4lCi52l-IDavE8kQukB2FQm_d52GADyZtJhfN7SN4A8cOT_SHdTEcxQgxqnsTaIN1CczuHzYep2OGbg80UzLNar3paTlICaRWQ4sQV8HHssdeez9F9Svh1uLaB1QvRF5o/s400/nico6.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_mrwa1dQ0PdQaoVFG13JQTmLjzRn0rtVPefJDdqBQH1uLpn5fzfmMAsteudbPB2C06NhOKmnbILxv-Y1f5ATpSDSniRGRVAaM-EemJF6X5rL0iElT4Bboh7ov2JDJpE7908EEFsB4hQ/s1600-h/nico-lou-reed-velvet-underground.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303809839291709282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 336px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_mrwa1dQ0PdQaoVFG13JQTmLjzRn0rtVPefJDdqBQH1uLpn5fzfmMAsteudbPB2C06NhOKmnbILxv-Y1f5ATpSDSniRGRVAaM-EemJF6X5rL0iElT4Bboh7ov2JDJpE7908EEFsB4hQ/s400/nico-lou-reed-velvet-underground.jpg" border="0" /></a>Andy Warhol was fascinated by her. This very disconcerting character impersonates all the bizarreness of Aurora Borealis. Her icy physical perfection contrasts with her warm, deep voice. Her weirdness and exotic accent gave to the Velvet Underground a touch of otheworldliness. She was extravagant (she used to spend whole nights in her bathtub, completely dressed), fabulous (she starred in films as different as “The Chelsea Girls” and “La Dolce Vita”) and independent (throughout many love affairs she stayed true to herself). The most mysterious of all the Factory Superstars is today one of our female icons.Martahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09519957883128177763noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639356354104269171.post-29601315356100226212009-02-10T18:58:00.002+01:002009-02-10T19:11:25.334+01:00CLANG BOOM STEAM<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08xZhFGzjS1DZJ2eujUTpBoiWhXyFf651iAhC52a8x-tWIozkdkA4DvhfT4YSNg9DNpfwUA7f_SqxYqNQ_ILJeGt4ETdPiW1aG36pCSlApGnJOpVc_y-kpKgN7MaDk9Cq1EhDHjD7jX8/s1600-h/_MG_7839+01+p.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301232243197314018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08xZhFGzjS1DZJ2eujUTpBoiWhXyFf651iAhC52a8x-tWIozkdkA4DvhfT4YSNg9DNpfwUA7f_SqxYqNQ_ILJeGt4ETdPiW1aG36pCSlApGnJOpVc_y-kpKgN7MaDk9Cq1EhDHjD7jX8/s400/_MG_7839+01+p.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCVrkRviUu6jKdmbE9q9OLc6XlXEoiD6t-4Jz79vJidxkDccTGnPVZM1mPWNOGr5bmQWCLvLELDNCr-g8r7_Ei-Oc7eRgMooWBuolDbLiY_GCEzyxVwBe6MuK12yLrJWRfaw0PhLnACuI/s1600-h/_MG_7833+01+p.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301232242575066130" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoP9D3BUV2Mt6g1Q15f1v97hBzby-yrzOdACJEGPHFkVpAgUKDqx37jSedTpSYVGRbIe_i_LIh3CQ1XM3P9M-8HBusLziWLhjY8RFF5tLDEDuiMr7P667yX-ot4z1x2b4aFIITWMOpjPc/s400/_MG_7876+01+cortada+01+p.jpg" border="0" /></a> A migrant young beauty defies the dryness and difficulties of a hot country. Homeless and ragged, but always strong; coarse but beautiful, our heroin runs wild through the sunkissed and deserted fields as summer dies. This is our latest shoot for Artificial Magazine, and we had ever so much fun doing it. The mysterious young nomad was gracefully played by exotic, strong, androgynous model Fife, whose perfect cheekbones and perfect attitude surprised us; she was magnificent even in the extreme hot and dry August weather in Castille. So was our photographer, spanish rising talent Álvaro Pérez Mulas, who is specialised in texture photography and did for us his first fashion shoot. Following the big inspiration of Artificial’s second issue, Tom Waits, I did the styling, make-up and hair, helped by Eva Eulate and Manuel Ezía for locations. In the middle of this cold long winter it feels so good dreaming about these pictures!Martahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09519957883128177763noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639356354104269171.post-49853409836390888282009-01-23T14:27:00.002+01:002009-01-23T14:34:02.898+01:00MARILYN MONROE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOwweqIpWo2v88C1b8FOGpYercDXFEUuVLsPPPByiz0k8SpJiNEkjN7EBF_r6efoPzgST8eFKpg2zaOR-zQU335pwo5ZWFLcrR63EkfxvdI3EBKzSGyUz8bacPRqkC5gT3DzEgNnlWA0/s1600-h/2.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294481614149422130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOwweqIpWo2v88C1b8FOGpYercDXFEUuVLsPPPByiz0k8SpJiNEkjN7EBF_r6efoPzgST8eFKpg2zaOR-zQU335pwo5ZWFLcrR63EkfxvdI3EBKzSGyUz8bacPRqkC5gT3DzEgNnlWA0/s400/2.bmp" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwb2grAIpwh9_9cAYxOeINUDnvNhRHuY3qAVP4L7sf-SgDOrAPeeLRx9C6G9Kr22vvzrbNqnYpb2TcfeW0togL94F8Ryba25rEGMb41nY8PWIscCCfKoXiAYtviZVcI4mn4D7twFzEjE/s1600-h/marilyn_monroe_5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294481610730235554" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 262px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 368px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFTL5jb_2_bc5h8kuOnNwKaKPF03KzkHWi92mqwFczH8BJWALL6UTAISyc2VybiFxp45_8NgRxbt2fHccs6uPcbtBlyEA3PYsZHWGOCyNUj7yiteAbXmZ7_PtiZZGrUmcDXa1JBouHIE/s400/040_F2001087~Marilyn-Monroe-Posters.jpg" border="0" /></a> We just adore her. What we love about Marilyn is the paradox between her character and her real self, so estranged from the diamonds-are-a-girl’s-best-friend/dumb-blonde cliché she worked and perfected in a unique fashion. A frail and vulnerable girl, the real Marilyn was completely uninterested in jewels but quite liked literature, only she wouldn’t show it too much “because men don’t like it”. Wounded animal look and girly whispering voice, mysterious and primal; she was the true essence of femininity. Seldom understood but always admired, she will stay an icon: not so much for her platinum-blonde hair, dark beauty spot and red shiny lips, but for her magnetic personality. She earned it for herself.<br /><div> </div>Martahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09519957883128177763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639356354104269171.post-78029005550306515932009-01-08T16:31:00.004+01:002009-01-08T16:49:10.327+01:00ERTÉ<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRRhrsxB8tG1FDwJqbT8B_F4CfmlrYKq6LpxEl7c4PUA_Aa6wPbffXJdo6JbrhcgWPTsuI8tJVA4EKZAqZWSUxMKH6MgDvMis207c09U5Meb4z2bgH21AL2xOCeWLqqmQCHbe0w5fuWI/s1600-h/ebony.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288950175210152162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 303px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRRhrsxB8tG1FDwJqbT8B_F4CfmlrYKq6LpxEl7c4PUA_Aa6wPbffXJdo6JbrhcgWPTsuI8tJVA4EKZAqZWSUxMKH6MgDvMis207c09U5Meb4z2bgH21AL2xOCeWLqqmQCHbe0w5fuWI/s400/ebony.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8CJPuhZbnTojM0s76JyOSO8AZTRIDYMzjpcaSaggE_gl6bPtQ5AYxhvZgv93m_4K9BA9tn4PYy_Z_fNOwzl_IQ4V_rGgwCzvY2RfM-wpMgnAC74O-7tquA5ZVOL-fZRiw8NOr8j7N14/s1600-h/erte2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288950060642725490" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 297px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHT17y1M_NVKBYf3rxyuoZEk4QoKvUmY9hVDhi5BVm2VbnFrQuXKnYipHfBraT4escvQB90z67FpobO4DUmeg-SyUFn_VhTf3al56hKafn0mempW09YbNyoIfH92b83dV7rhPGYmIMtoM/s400/erte8dq4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Erté is a unique character, both in the art and fashion fields. The Russian-born, Parisian-adopted illustrator shaped the 20’s and its characteristic sense of style – Art Déco – just as much as Coco Chanel, Paquin or Le Corbusier. His dreamlike illustrations show us the ideal life of the 1920’s well-to-do young lady. Exotic, impossible garments of the most excessive textures, shapes and colours are worn on crazy, fantastic nights. Or days. Erté’s work is a symbol of a time when extravagance was normality, when logic and loony meant the same thing, when people lived like there was no future- and no past. Erté is, therefore, the ultimate fashion utopia.<br /><div></div>Martahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09519957883128177763noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639356354104269171.post-2652280479810756152008-12-29T13:27:00.005+01:002008-12-29T13:31:28.704+01:00TOM WAITS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOSI1oqPGC653HoPuSnFzQx6fC0J7uPlS6c7P6ggmm8qWBPTP0lJAhukZzkqYFWtp93agAXG-2KuHxwJmtBFmff-lXnv3kMmDvQmKClQmGVRh8u0BfjSap7dagjRhAzlMh_o_8Sl4Hw1k/s1600-h/Tom+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOSI1oqPGC653HoPuSnFzQx6fC0J7uPlS6c7P6ggmm8qWBPTP0lJAhukZzkqYFWtp93agAXG-2KuHxwJmtBFmff-lXnv3kMmDvQmKClQmGVRh8u0BfjSap7dagjRhAzlMh_o_8Sl4Hw1k/s400/Tom+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285188138424539554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrU_EtAQqdWvNvpb2VoB00N8MHoAzIe0IhgbN21jMFD0IxKEd-Gmul86-Mp0i_SvLuIiNLsI7uSieTCJWXZEVbGKh5Wb1lgcQdg0NtIVW07TiWrVqS0p2-DpOpbeqp3AtEXuhmpmrJmc/s1600-h/tom+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 392px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrU_EtAQqdWvNvpb2VoB00N8MHoAzIe0IhgbN21jMFD0IxKEd-Gmul86-Mp0i_SvLuIiNLsI7uSieTCJWXZEVbGKh5Wb1lgcQdg0NtIVW07TiWrVqS0p2-DpOpbeqp3AtEXuhmpmrJmc/s400/tom+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285188136821638050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht8T-rLVSStEh0UHfUGCjGwPs6fPZ1A3jK5sTvWSwrgWoXrgkntl5mfEWvw-Ze5lBA5vB-12JtF5xV08fOIkykjnanUx4zIs1S54miuoJJjiGa_mbki79horoApVbYx7sbEWVoBCc6FT0/s1600-h/tom+4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 395px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht8T-rLVSStEh0UHfUGCjGwPs6fPZ1A3jK5sTvWSwrgWoXrgkntl5mfEWvw-Ze5lBA5vB-12JtF5xV08fOIkykjnanUx4zIs1S54miuoJJjiGa_mbki79horoApVbYx7sbEWVoBCc6FT0/s400/tom+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285188130699057602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzgACYk_ovmcC381qy00KQk2dEW0c9JOIeOIFBC9BDVWHWbCRil2_XIoG6P9zHcldOuJ4mQs5tJ_VWMIrQySPtrI7z2xfQv-uwdYwx9MxXuvo0rnbPNgVXfZxAOuYqvvy6nHEkJodWpJQ/s1600-h/tom+6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzgACYk_ovmcC381qy00KQk2dEW0c9JOIeOIFBC9BDVWHWbCRil2_XIoG6P9zHcldOuJ4mQs5tJ_VWMIrQySPtrI7z2xfQv-uwdYwx9MxXuvo0rnbPNgVXfZxAOuYqvvy6nHEkJodWpJQ/s400/tom+6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285188133334351218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pYnklbM-0eT__5fkStJ2sZ7S_EXqZWUGua4sWR-WBae2_x-vIP4buFIucbHmP9Bfop96THqbUp10qA_YP0PprMguSsQmmXl6rAeQQ42mZn2ZSYiR-e_l6ggTWNvJq5sU_fRtbPYQdRk/s1600-h/tom+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 381px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pYnklbM-0eT__5fkStJ2sZ7S_EXqZWUGua4sWR-WBae2_x-vIP4buFIucbHmP9Bfop96THqbUp10qA_YP0PprMguSsQmmXl6rAeQQ42mZn2ZSYiR-e_l6ggTWNvJq5sU_fRtbPYQdRk/s400/tom+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285188128873498626" border="0" /></a> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">He’s our idol, and the icon that has inspired all of Artificial’s second issue. The characters he creates, as well as his music, are rough, masculine, typically American but not lacking in weirdness. His voice seems to have been soaked in whisky and cigarettes, and been run over several times by a truck. His references are many, from Mae West to Bertolt Brecht, from John Steinbeck to Jack Kerouac, from Edward Hopper to hip hop. A true punk, Tom Waits has been developing his own style since the early 70s, exploring all sorts of music styles (American folk, jazz, surf, rock & roll, cabaret, experimental music…) and adapting them to his very peculiar alter ego. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Artificial Magazine’s second issue will be out on 16 January, and it will be a complete celebration of Tom Waits’s universe. Don’t miss it! <o:p></o:p></span></p>Martahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09519957883128177763noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639356354104269171.post-27685076839174922742008-12-23T16:58:00.007+01:002008-12-23T17:07:15.416+01:00GIL ELVGREN<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3P53x7qmG9pDU0wdJ4DH8ecPxr8Mb47yDioasEd3nkRT7Y2NFxV7KC_xvD-Prv2L6iUNYXAJ9UV2tVnazB-QGwEAPrzedqwA0w_g6XKX9Hwb2J8bnJmCavQem92qlY2qcdEHJVul1x-E/s1600-h/1068105289_259f41cc5e.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3P53x7qmG9pDU0wdJ4DH8ecPxr8Mb47yDioasEd3nkRT7Y2NFxV7KC_xvD-Prv2L6iUNYXAJ9UV2tVnazB-QGwEAPrzedqwA0w_g6XKX9Hwb2J8bnJmCavQem92qlY2qcdEHJVul1x-E/s400/1068105289_259f41cc5e.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283017314868630402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvmbJKIwcIFHCrIITlS3-v3FC0Bd18JAvaXGxOreK2x1QUsp_RiB4DdJaWWhSy5_KLhytEjh7facrLJgApaTdDb_f_p58-yzR1P4BP36ecQvTg9pljUKdu9HO1AYgQggUwC3nc4PgNOrQ/s1600-h/KBS-elvgren-006-LG.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilv4JWGUzr6rCFegL8VpspGrnxSWrsjGdO2Ec5-VzSrVdMYBhzy60rJac0ZQ3tNgWPvomL6HmD1X1vlnUtynuYIP-vIPThmy2gHKiYfxtskrNw4fKdhEom_TCi57_PYxmgb1l06b_HKIA/s400/Nome+do+criador++Gil+Elvgren.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283016200999823378" border="0" /></a> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">In the fascinating subject of pin-ups, there is one artist that outstands them all : Gil Elvgren, “the pin-up Norman Rockwell”, is as much part of American history of the 40s as </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Pearl</span></st1:placename><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Harbour</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> or Betty Grable. His girls are pretty and colourful and suffer from never-ending sexy accidents. They suggest more than they show, in a peek-a-boo naïve/conscious way. From the working girl to the pouting wife, all these characters, although too beautiful to be true, are in fact not so different from real girls…<o:p></o:p></span></p>Martahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09519957883128177763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639356354104269171.post-16358122143531042452008-12-08T22:29:00.003+01:002008-12-08T22:39:10.776+01:00THE GRAPES OF WRATH<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3mMfEDB5d9zXzVfNfCSl1DCt9VxvyfK9kW0J_PLvHAHDYdxDNz28B8e2ZMmFJ7lLIumN75z6Je6p8iL8H58b5AElAKvFPAlBjjShLeyQtc21VTa0ahxpUAqzqlFyD4enlVu38SnwZaY/s1600-h/rothstein.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277536623052394658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 296px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3mMfEDB5d9zXzVfNfCSl1DCt9VxvyfK9kW0J_PLvHAHDYdxDNz28B8e2ZMmFJ7lLIumN75z6Je6p8iL8H58b5AElAKvFPAlBjjShLeyQtc21VTa0ahxpUAqzqlFyD4enlVu38SnwZaY/s400/rothstein.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMDjmXswVrHXZZjhpxUVtwBsbXm9g5Au_JVyvUVmx1uivfwjL3jS8494catnGiDtFLAqfKkbzy6IFedmeQ6Si5Hi4SBk7xoKpO9O5suLlk-X86bTOi3_4KUGV1Jy_aGNOnRacWLKu7AQ/s1600-h/styling+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277536615258133186" style="DISPLAY: block; 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The first half of the 30s were marked in th USA by rags, nomadism, wind and dryness; and, paradoxically, by amazing creativeness: Edward Hopper, Norman Rockwell, Truman Capote, John Steinbeck, Harper Lee...As Hollywood was creating and perfecting the utmost icons of glamour, they captured the despair and resignation in the southerner’s peasant’s vacant looks. As did the photographers of the NRA. The most striking of all these images is no doubt Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother, but they all witnessed this terrible and odd yet fascinating part of american history.<br /><br /><br /><div></div>Martahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09519957883128177763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639356354104269171.post-39676938613392953602008-12-02T21:07:00.006+01:002008-12-02T21:16:07.301+01:00DAVID CARSON<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4L09nDuAKkyNI79z19nJ7M60kdwbXLFm_AMCpR2-xvaQby71ZIfy-MLr7tus7kuD7eQN59l8j9d-5x4wVzhypMv1MO0usYxY-6fmEX276D5SATCyb6Z06GxcZBka0ob-oFS-6BsBuqFg/s1600-h/carson+5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275288163204854770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 289px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4L09nDuAKkyNI79z19nJ7M60kdwbXLFm_AMCpR2-xvaQby71ZIfy-MLr7tus7kuD7eQN59l8j9d-5x4wVzhypMv1MO0usYxY-6fmEX276D5SATCyb6Z06GxcZBka0ob-oFS-6BsBuqFg/s400/carson+5.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwyd0Ew7MzLGABDWssP1bW4cCFWMwsuV_qI9tTAT39n_SPKCt1tGrcLHHQ4Uk3kWQcmcsp5U9aEIeQtf97Pd8w0iGv0N3AzeoslpZvGK6j_CF95Ouy8R0FO2xo08WzZjEHWYfPk0HjFX8/s1600-h/raygun.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275288160469145842" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 337px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9u4NZmKICVXIi0lElr5sXt-xeOJa8VpQBkZsfmFLuU_APlAZ2da18ufMKYizONXd8O_WX3rS1akn2qK_9jY2gJyOsz5YNYx6znDIv0sTYFDzxAPj9Fqd0T8Ol9SNahr0Q_U6MTF_Zsj8/s400/rg+25.jpg" border="0" /></a> David Carson’s Ray Gun magazine has been a major influence not only in our work, but also in the way all magazines have evolved in the last fifteen years. His do-it-yourself, colourful retro and collage inspired covers were a shock to everyone in the 90’ and Carson himself found them surprising. Ray Gun was an anti-glossy, anti-establishment manifesto that became a synonym of rock & roll, rebellion and alternative spirit: technical knowledge is often creatively restrictive and a way of just becoming part of the mass. David Carson opened the door to a new way of working in the editorial world. Since the end of Ray Gun, Carson’s style has often been imitated, but never improved.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Martahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09519957883128177763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639356354104269171.post-79454017353357053732008-11-20T20:45:00.002+01:002008-11-20T20:50:22.236+01:00EDIE SEDGWICK<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xeXB2AJIvuQoIYIirIFieQsRa3UcoO0qTYSGMQKhCuhAgzfSUl6xslnTPCtTRFFiNgbWvQSpA_R6FJq5GeSpgfyAO-7UR7Qp_WofJ0fQUFhiMJAzcikPUiu_6qi2lWUr7cpS7pU2CpE/s1600-h/1.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270828967465329666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 334px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xeXB2AJIvuQoIYIirIFieQsRa3UcoO0qTYSGMQKhCuhAgzfSUl6xslnTPCtTRFFiNgbWvQSpA_R6FJq5GeSpgfyAO-7UR7Qp_WofJ0fQUFhiMJAzcikPUiu_6qi2lWUr7cpS7pU2CpE/s400/1.bmp" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVhNwm6J7NDGlfpfZFrJGxulyeCY6Nv-b3Tn3igcygY8f4catfeOB7dpE4Vf1RYF8AXWVsP7T2tczdAxr0v0obNcFzzKOjlC5bF90cfUt-3ElezZFds3leuRStkFZE2dArE7ub5BkFmk/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270828962581435266" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYABY71FC0H8dWtXqIRvZG-IfjhCmJqNRkveNcrFykd4i2P_MbeYx-rh0rSjjSEYdBMVQLIYj3ZcFSwaI21Z4A-4xAw-p3EZZi4GqeAsOq0MEdX1PfuI_WvGRdFwGclMnaSkZ96H6694/s400/10.jpg" border="0" /></a> “In January ’65 I met Edith Minturn Sedgwick. She’d just come to New York that summer. She’d been in a car accident and her right arm was in a cast”. Young Edie decided to leave university for the Factory the minute she met Andy Warhol. That’s how she became part of a unique environment that inspired her to develop a unique style: tights, an old t-shirt, boyish short hair, big earrings and her signature trademark – a white mink coat. That outrageous look made her famous to our days; we still love Edie because she was different to everyone else, because she deliberately ignored the fashion codes of her time to stay faithful to herself. A true anti-fashion icon.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Martahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09519957883128177763noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639356354104269171.post-30180687006767139872008-11-13T11:03:00.003+01:002008-11-13T11:10:21.269+01:00BLACK MARKET BABY<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z308/gilda_020/fanzine%20work/_MG_2762.jpg?t=1226570859"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 427px;" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z308/gilda_020/fanzine%20work/_MG_2762.jpg?t=1226570859" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z308/gilda_020/fanzine%20work/07_MG_2935.jpg?t=1226570829"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 427px;" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z308/gilda_020/fanzine%20work/07_MG_2935.jpg?t=1226570829" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z308/gilda_020/fanzine%20work/louBourdin.jpg?t=1226570784"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 427px;" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z308/gilda_020/fanzine%20work/louBourdin.jpg?t=1226570784" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z308/gilda_020/fanzine%20work/_MG_2878.jpg?t=1226570748"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 427px; height: 640px;" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z308/gilda_020/fanzine%20work/_MG_2878.jpg?t=1226570748" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z308/gilda_020/fanzine%20work/_MG_2700.jpg?t=1226570703"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 427px; height: 640px;" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z308/gilda_020/fanzine%20work/_MG_2700.jpg?t=1226570703" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z308/gilda_020/fanzine%20work/_MG_2674.jpg?t=1226570658"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 680px; height: 1023px;" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z308/gilda_020/fanzine%20work/_MG_2674.jpg?t=1226570658" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z308/gilda_020/fanzine%20work/_MG_2688.jpg?t=1226570616"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 427px;" src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z308/gilda_020/fanzine%20work/_MG_2688.jpg?t=1226570616" alt="" border="0" /></a> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">This is one of the photo shoots That are featured in the second issue of Artificial magazine. Inspired by Tom Waits’s feminine characters, our black market baby is a fascinating and mysterious yet somewhat bizarre young temptress. The pictures were shot by Japanese- Parisian photographer Yoshimi Lee and styled by Italian fashion genius Vanni Cacocciola and myself. The name of our beautiful model must remain in the utmost secrecy, but what we can say is that she is the ultimate Parisian.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">While the new issue of the magazine is not yet out, you can have a glimpse of it here. Enjoy!<o:p></o:p></span></p>Martahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09519957883128177763noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639356354104269171.post-52329615312331867312008-11-08T15:14:00.006+01:002008-11-12T17:45:05.756+01:00HEDI SLIMANE<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266290481530260034" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qoXF0KqhmP_CmWM2SV8O9mTOF_69Hb7flqUMmpjkWhW9V88k3EVrlDq4y7vvc2uirF5M_xqqyM66450TzZz6KhvW-G-pZ5_hjtG-BbZSwAlJLqSLLz9fjJzGLOgOQqiNxwoeEMgZ_AY/s400/1.bmp" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Bu-NKKCSQk1xyRJiHJ7dSFIV96XLybZ9D0cHmma5Fbx3I6lg5BwSX7Oe4fR6PvTz4U2fhVBjL0KWXIbqmu1ys-R7lg3RkwJ67VpIGNzn0dgLJ2sjdy-gSqmycJDEwZL7NKK28nTZmvA/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266290478461087714" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Bu-NKKCSQk1xyRJiHJ7dSFIV96XLybZ9D0cHmma5Fbx3I6lg5BwSX7Oe4fR6PvTz4U2fhVBjL0KWXIbqmu1ys-R7lg3RkwJ67VpIGNzn0dgLJ2sjdy-gSqmycJDEwZL7NKK28nTZmvA/s400/2.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE7jeXpMH368Xjei_gl1FtAwnAu-dL851aDSvRMYrfRBOiZU73ZPE-_F6F1Djz2vIBwhjBLQFce-knSBYcCzc3zyB5Ye_8aCSsRQwFU6RlvsZ2jhrbKGD8sDFq00iia41C_EF3VZHjb-g/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266290295056605522" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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But now that he has moved on and changed fashion for photography we are simply crazy about him.<br />His portraits of young, androgynous, skinny, rockin’ boys and girls represent a world where the most important things are music and enjoying every living moment. Slimane has a very aesthetic but nonetheless poignant point of view on youth and popular culture: his work, (very graphic and always in black and white) is not meant to impress us or make a statement, but to capture the teen spirit. And that’s what Slimane does best: his photographs express all youth obsessions, yet they never fail to transmit a certain sense of innocence, that of “children playing with cigars”.<br />Here are some of our favourite shots from the Diary. The first two ones are of Ed, our favourite male model at Artificial Magazine!<br /><div></div>Martahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09519957883128177763noreply@blogger.com0