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Annie Leibovitz’s Sumo Book by Taschen

February 27, 2014 by bebeleone

“Reality is often stranger than fiction. That’s always in the back of my mind” Annie Leibovitz (Vanity Fair) Nicole Kidman and Baz Luhrmann, New York City, 2008 The Story of Annie Leibovitz’s Sumo Book  Annie Leibovitz‘s big book is over two and a half feet tall and weighs 57 pounds! The third baby of Taschen SUMO Collection, started back in 1999 with a retrospective of Helmut Newton’s work, was officially launched last night at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles […]

Categories: Design • Tags: annie leibovitz, annie leibovitz sumo book, taschen sumo book

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My Heritage and I: Vintage Beach

February 25, 2014 by bebeleone

Photos by Sofia Dadourian […]

Categories: Inspiration, photography, Vintage • Tags: myheritageandI, photography project, vintage beach

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Timeless interview with Claudio Parentela, painter and illustrator

February 24, 2014 by bebeleone

Italian artist Claudio Parentela is unique in the way he engages in several creative techniques, from illustration to art collage, photography and painting. He has been part of the underground art scene for a long time now, collaborating with several contemporary art magazines, e-zines and comics as freelance journalist and cartoonist. Claudio’s art appears to be a reflection of his eclectic personality: varied,versatile, multi-colored and passionate. It almost feels like it were there to please the artist’s numerous faces, the […]

Categories: Design, Illustration, Pop Heritage • Tags: claudio parentela, collage art, italian contemporary art, timeless interview

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vis-à-vis: Willie Christie and Isabelle Wenzel

February 23, 2014 by bebeleone

Willie Christie,1974                                                                                Isabelle Wenzel, 2013 Grace Coddington is photographed by ex-husband and internationally renowned photographer, Willy Christie in 1974. The photographer told Vogue that Grace was one of his favorite subjects because she “had an appreciation and understanding of art in all its forms; mimicry; gentleness and serenity.. she became the image”. Artist, photographer and former acrobat Isabelle Wenzel in her series “positions”, 2013, sets up surreal scenes in which legs feet and intricate postures are the main focus of […]

Categories: Inspiration, photography • Tags: contemporary photography, grace coddington, isabelle wenzel, vintage photography, willy christie

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Gucci Fall 2014 ‘ neo-sixties flair

February 20, 2014 by bebeleone

Back to the sixties for Gucci’s Fall 2014 collection. Creative director Frida Giannini, whose story was recently told in The Director, a documentary about her design process, produced by James Franco and screened this January in Paris, looked into the house archives to deliver a collection made of clean lines and references to Gucci’s “casual” heritage. In her program notes, she said she “felt the need to materialize the essence of Gucci,” which included “remembering its early fame with those […]

Categories: Fashion, Inspiration, The Present of Past • Tags: fall2014, frida giannini, gucci, mfw

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Cinemagraphs to capture the essence of a moment

February 19, 2014 by bebeleone

The Story of Cinemagraphs   Settings: New York, 2011-today Characters: New York based visual graphic artist Kevin Burg and photographer Jamie Beck partnered in 2011 to raise animated GIFs to a new level, giving life to the cinemagraph technique, which combines still life photography and video, creating a whole new style of art for digital ads Plot: The Kevin Burg & Jamie Beck duo made quite a splash a couple of years ago with their “cinemagraph” technique, a combination between photo […]

Categories: Design, Fashion, photography • Tags: animated gifs, cinemagraphs, fashion editorial, kevin burg

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Inspiration: “E.T. a tale of friendship and loss” Lindsey Wixson e Magda Laguinge by Sebastian Faena for CR Fashion Book #4

February 18, 2014 by bebeleone

For the fourth issue of Carine Roitfeld’s magazine CR Fashion Book, the editorial “E.T. A Tale of Friendship and Loss,” photographed by Sebastian Faena is inspired by 80s most touching flick, E.T. In the story, Lindsey Wixson plays then seven-year-old Drew Barrymore and Magda Laguigne the lost extraterrestrial, both showcasing the trends of the spring 2014 collections. Photos via Bloginvoga […]

Categories: Fashion, Inspiration, photography, Pop Heritage, The Present of Past • Tags: Carine Roitfield, CR fashion book, E.T., fashion editorial, lindsey wixson

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Timeless interview with artist Peter D. Gerakaris

February 17, 2014 by bebeleone

By Bebe Leone New York based artist Peter D. Gerakaris recently contributed to Bergdorf’s Goodman “Art Matters” window project, with an installation entitled “Rappaccini Origami Terrarium” inspired by Nathaniel Hawthorne’s tale “Rappaccini’s Daughter”. Peter, who is also a talented musician, describes his approach to art as “visual jazz”: a seamless dialectic between a number of different motifs that contribute to making his artwork a kaleidoscopic, multi-sensory experience. Peter’s signature “Post-Pop Botanic” style is made of riotous visual elements such as  […]

Categories: Art, Inspiration, People, Pop Heritage • Tags: Bergdorf goodman windows, greyarea, origami sculpture, peter d. gerakaris, timeless interview

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Timeless Love stories: Bebe and Bale

February 14, 2014 by bebeleone

To Bale When love is not really about getting along.. The Love Story of Bebe and Bale Settings: New York, Fontainebleu, London, Dubai, 2008-today Characters: Bebe is a bit of a spoiled brat, unpredictable and very demanding. She still doesn’t know what she wants to do in life and keeps changing her mind about it. Being a princess didn’t quite work out, not even a super famous superstar. After thinking for a while to become a very busy business woman […]

Categories: Design, Fashion, Inspiration, photography, Pop Heritage • Tags: timeless love stories, valentine day

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Timeless Love Stories: Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé

February 13, 2014 by bebeleone

Pierre Niney and Guillaume Gallienne in Yves Saint Laurent, directed by Jalil Lespert  The Love Story of Yves and Pierre Settings: Paris-Marrakesh, 1958-1976 Characters: Pierre Bergé is the long time companion and business partner of late French designer Yves Saint-Laurent. Together they founded Yves Saint Laurent Couture House in 1961. After the end of their romance in the late 70s the couple remained close, with Bergé acting as C.E.O of the Company until 2002, highly protective of Saint Laurent’s legacy […]

Categories: Design • Tags: famous love stories, pierre bergé, timeless style, yves saint laurent, yves saint laurent bio

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Timeless Love Stories: Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton

February 12, 2014 by bebeleone

By Bebe Leone “One person’s craziness is another person’s reality.” Tim Burton When love is about eccentricity and ordinary altogether.  The Love Story of Helena and Tim  Settings: London 2001, today Characters: Helena Bonham Carter, one of the most talented British actresses, has worked with partner director Tim Burton in almost all his movies since the couple met while filming Planet of the Apes in 2001. American born, London based Tim Burton started to make movies in the early 80s […]

Categories: Icons, Inspiration, photography, Pop Heritage • Tags: famous love stories, helena bonham carter, tim burton, timeless love stories

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Timeless Love Stories: Kate Moss and Johnny Depp

February 11, 2014 by bebeleone

By Bebe Leone It was the beginning of the 90s. Grunge was setting in, lifestyle became more essential and compared to the previous decades, love itself became more private.  It was worn out in hotel rooms rather than in celebrity-crowded hot spots. Kate and Johnny’s love story came to define this era of ’90s cool, and helped form the woman and man we know today as trend icons. The Love Story of Kate and Johnny Settings: New York, L.A.1994-1998 Leading […]

Categories: Fashion, Icons, Inspiration, photography, Pop Heritage, Vintage • Tags: iconic love stories, johnny depp, kate moss, timeless love stories, valentine day

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Timeless love stories: Gunter Sachs and Brigitte Bardot

February 10, 2014 by bebeleone

By Bebe Leone ‘There were only 12 playboys – not more – in the world‘ Gunter Sachs Gunter Sachs and Brigitte Bardot ‘s story inaugurates our lovers series for Valentine’s week as the love story ‘par excellence’, featuring the bombshell and the gentleman millionaire, set in exotic and desired lands, made of red roses falling from the sky and a flash wedding in Vegas. And most importantly, not meant to last forever. The Love Story of Gunter and BB  Settings:  […]

Categories: Fashion, Icons, Inspiration, photography, Vintage • Tags: brigitte bardot, famous love stories, gunter sachs, valentine day

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Art Matters! Bergdorf Goodman’s spring 2014 windows

February 7, 2014 by bebeleone

Christopher Astley, Assembled sculpture Andrea Mary Marshall The Story of Bergdorf Goodman’s “Art Matters” spring windows Settings: New York, Bergdorf Goodman 5th/58th, spring 2014 Leading Actors: Brooklyn based concept space Grey Area, that showcases the work of both well-known and emerging artists, exploring the undefined space between art and design, collaborated with New York leading department store Bergdorf Goodman to design their spring windows according to the motto “Art is our muse” Plot:  Beginning February 4, Grey Area co-founders Kyle […]

Categories: Art, Design, Fashion, Inspiration • Tags: art matters, Bergdorf Goodman, Bergdorf goodman windows, nyfw, visual merchandising, window design

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“OMG who stole my ads?” Etienne Lavie’s project replaces Parisian ads with famous masterpieces

February 6, 2014 by bebeleone

Street artist and photographer Etienne Lavie came up with the idea of replacing commercial ads all over Paris with famous french masterpieces. The “OMG who stole my ads?” campaign seems to reclaim the right of not being exposed to invasive mass advertisements and imagines a city where art and cultural heritage prevail over market dynamics. We still wonder, did Lavie actually walk the roads of Paris with paper and glue to cover the billboards or is this simply a very […]

Categories: Art, Heritage, Inspiration, photography, The Present of Past • Tags: etienne lavie, omg who stole my ad, street art, viral content

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Lamya Gargash: Through the Looking Glass

February 5, 2014 by bebeleone

Emirati artist and photographer Lamya Gargash developed in 2012 “Through the Looking Glass” a series of portraits that investigate the relationship between self-perception and notion of beauty, without sparing criticism in relevance to media representation of body image in today’s society. Each picture is made of two opposing panels, the first one depicting a portrait of the subject as seen by the world, and the opposing one depicting the subject as seen through their mind’s eye. The project was facilitated […]

Categories: Arabia, Art, photography • Tags: contemporary photography, islamic arts, lamia gargash, middle eastern art, Third Line Gallery

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Elliott Erwitt’s “Kolor”: more than fifty years of culture defining images

February 3, 2014 by bebeleone

By Bebe Leone Bretagne, France, 1960 The Story of Elliott Erwitt’s Kolor book Settings: The globe between the 50s and the 90s Leading character: Born in France from Russian parents, educated in Italy and successively immigrated in the US, New York based Elliott Erwin has a background as eclectic as his personality. Photographer, director, producer, Erwin worked with some of the most influential photographers of the mid century, the likes of Robert Capa and for leading newspapers and magazines, combining […]

Categories: Art, photography, Vintage • Tags: elliott erwitt, erwitt kolor, famous portraits, teneues publishing, vintage photography

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Sneak Peek: Christian Louboutin’s Spring Summer collection camouflaged in paintings by the old masters

February 2, 2014 by bebeleone

By Bebe Leone Thanks to photographer Peter Lippmann ‘s incredible technique, Christian Louboutin realizes the dream of turning his coveted accessorizes into pure work of art, by mingling his Spring Summer 2014 collection with the background of flower still-life masterpieces. Inspiration: Henry Fantin-Latour Inspiration: Camille Pissarro Inspiration:  Jan Brueghel the Elder Inspiration: Vincent Van Gogh Inspiration: Paul Cezanne Inspiration: Jan Brueghel the Younger Inspiration: Claude Monet Credits: Elle UK Check out Louboutin ‘s SS 2014 lookbook: Sweety Charity spiked crossbody […]

Categories: Fashion, Inspiration, photography • Tags: camouflage, christian louboutin, old masters, peter lippmann

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