TAO, you rock my world.

credits: Vogue Nippon November 2009 // Vogue China September 2010, Solve Sundsbo // Purple Fashion Magazine #13,
Spring/Summer 2010, David Armstrong // Supreme Management test shots Spring 2009, James Mahon // Vogue Paris September 2009, Paola Kudacki // Vogue Nippon September 2009, Daniel Jackson

This is one of my favorite editorials.  If I had a Miss Havisham fate, this would be my wedding dress.  Oh, what have I done!

Josh Olins, Dazed & Confused February 2010

I knew of Corinne Day, but it wasn’t until her recent death that I actually looked at her full body of work.  The substance of her photos really appeals to me.  She creates a mood with the subject instead of relying on special effects and extravagant backgrounds.  A woman sitting in a chair or a woman against a textured wall is simple, but very beautiful.

Corinne Day, Vogue UK April 2002

This self-portrait characterizes Falstaff, a Shakespearean michief maker.  Usdin’s photos often represent her dreams and nightmares.  It’s an eerie but very cool inspiration and makes me curious to see more.

Elene Usdin, Falstaff 2004

My next haircut.

credits: vogue korea october 2007

I’d wear it everyday.  In green.

credits: jak and jil

I never had a fashion icon until now.

more giovanna

Why can’t I just go to Paris?

credits:  paco park

Grids rock.

There’s always that person in class who is quick to be critical of everyone else’s work.  If you’re going to do that you better make damn sure that your stuff is perfect.  Because if it isn’t, it just makes you suck that much more.  We did grid replicas in class last week.  I chose this pic of Katharine Hepburn because I think her expression captures perfectly the type of woman she is; she doesn’t take life too seriously.  She also got flack for her fashion sense because she was a bit  unpolished.  I love outsiders.

credits: sketch of katharine hepburn shot by richard avedon, 1955

Look at all these photos that inspired Helmut Newton!

credits: elsa peretti by helmut newton (1975), tina fey in vogue march 2010 by mario testino, lisa taylor by helmut newton (1975), ysl s/s 2010 campaign by inez van lamsweerde & vinoodh matadin