Monthly Archives: November 2009

italian vogue’s black barbie love…

forty six black barbies rocked the fashion world in july when italian vogue dedicated an entire issue to them. having first appeared in 1980, their comeback is destined to be peppered with hype and hi-brow style galore as the vogue italia team have styled them in a series to be auctioned off starting tomorrow HERE.

master craftsman ryoji imaizumi’s sublime barbie coiffure creations for shu uemura which is included in a very special vogue italia box-set containing two barbies. nice one.

and below, some colorful snapshots from a hollywood boulevard wig shop, even if the mannequin skin color doesn’t correspond…

“ursine” by jill greenberg…

i love a good bear. and yesterday afternoon as i spotted these images on the walls of guy hepner gallery in los angeles i definitely experienced some sort of apparition. photographer jill greenberg is an interesting sort: her past subjects include crying kids, monkeys and now, bears, all of which are actors and were shot on location in calgary.



rodarte shoe action…

check these spring/summer 09 (top) and fall/winter 08 (middle) rodarte shoes. if you’re currently experiencing a passion burst over them you might want to check out the rodarte shoe sale in new york city, details below.