“In many ways Kate has the sense of just knowing what she can do to people looking at her, via camera or not” David Ross

An exhibition of Kate Moss’s first ever photo shoot was recently held at Lawrence Alkin Gallery in London. The images reveal a 14 years old, innocent Kate at the very beginning of her career, lensed by photographer David Ross.

Images via Vogue UK

The Story of May Sum lipstick sculptures

Settings: Hong Kong, today

Leading actress: Media Artist May Sum

Plot: May’s project started not long ago, as you can read from her blog wahahafactory, where she announced in July a new daily project , recently turned into an international big hit. First lipstick sculptor in Asia (and we guess in the rest of the world too) May shifted from the usual themes of her sculptures, pets and clothes, to a new topic, chosen to please all fashionistas worldwide: style icons. And what is more appropriate for a fashion symbol than being carved in expensive lipstick paste? All of them make an appearance: from Coco Chanel, Audrey Hepburn and Lady D, stars of the old days, to modern tycoons of the fashion industry the likes of Gaga, Anna Wintour and Victoria Beckam. All skillfully portrayed in 3D and represented with a typical detail, could be Anna Wintour’s bob or Coco Chanel’s iconic hat and pearls. The project gave international fame to May’s art and her Etsy shop, where it is possible to buy the “fashion icons” sculptures and also to request a custom-made one with your face on it. Can’t wait to place our order.

To know more: Wahahafactory

Thanks for the tip Stairway to Fashion

When you meet Nadine you can immediately tell you are facing a woman and artist who is well conscious and proud of her Arab heritage. Nadine’s entire work, as both a photographer and designer, arises from a central theme: identity. It is the idea from which her Jewelry line, Bil Arabi, initiated, taking inspiration from the beauty of Arabic culture and the lyricism of the Arabic alphabet. The exploration of her own identity and the one of her nation, Lebanon, are often intertwined in Nadine’s photography projects, through which she explores the roots of Lebanese nationalism and the essence of modern Arabic identity: she does it discreetly, without taking a stand or suggesting solutions always leaving room for her images to talk and her audience to ponder. Nadine’s work shows a lot of nostalgia too:  she believes that a strong relationship with the past is essential to live in the future and to have a correct understanding of what it means to be Arab in today’s society. Nadine draws on the past, always giving her works a modern twist: her pieces of jewelry are finely crafted to give an updated interpretation of the Arabic language and to convey new visual messages. Somehow Nadine’s work is both a work of preservation and innovation. Reason why it has gained international recognition, testified by the recent collaboration Nadine undertook with Italian designer Cruciani who asked her to create her own design of the worldwide famous bracelet. And that is exactly what she did, using her signature language to convey a message of love.

Nadine’ s Timeless Interview

H: Do you belong more to the past, the present or the future?

N: There is a lot of nostalgia shown in my work: whoever does not have a past can’t live in the future. But I live in the present.

H: What of your country’s heritage represents you the most?

D: The way we welcome people

H: Something of your family’s heritage which you would like to bring forward?

N: The pride and our Arab identity . My family gave it to me and I have to pass it on to my kids

H: An heritage image?

N: A family reunion when everyone sits at a table sharing food and talking

H: A place?

N: Beirut

H: A word?

N: Nation

H: A sound?

N:The sound of the sea

H: An object belonging to your own heritage?

N: A necklace worn by my mother and given to me

H: A time in history you would like to live again? 

N: The late 40′s and early 50′s. This is when the Arab Identity and nationalism started.

H. Something heritage you would like to wear?

N: A vintage Dior skirt with calligraphy prints

H: Something from your present meant to become heritage?

D: My Jewelry!

Photos: Courtesy of Nadine Kanso

To know more: Nadine’s web site and Facebook page

Nadine’s Art: Cuadro Gallery

“What Isabella represented is that differences should be celebrated, and these images, which were taken at Doddington Hall, her ancestral home, are meant to represent that” Nick Knight

The Story of Fashion Galore and Isabella Blow

Settings: Somerset House Nov 20 2013- Mar 4 2014

Leading Actress: British born Isabella started her career in the early 80s as Anna Wintour’s assistant at US Vogue. On her return to London in 1986 she worked as Fashion Director for  magazines the likes of  the Sunday Times Style and Tatler. Driven by a passion for creativity, Isabella is credited for having nurtured and inspired numerous artists and designers, discovered and launched models Sophie Dahl and Stella Tennant, and inspired major photographers such as Steven Meisel, David LaChapelle and Sean Ellis, establishing herself as a legendary figure within the international fashion and contemporary art worlds.

Plot: The exhibition will showcase over a hundred pieces from Isabela’s incredibly rich collection, one of the most important private collections of late 20th Century/early 21st Century, now owned by Daphne Guinness. This includes garments from the many designer talents she discovered and launched, such as Alexander McQueen, Philip Treacy, Hussein Chalayan and Julien Macdonald amongst others.Curated by Alistair O’Neill with Shonagh Marshall and designed by award-winning architectural firm Carmody Groarke, with installations by celebrated set designer Shona Heath, the exhibition will display thematically the breadth of Isabella’s collection, a life lived through clothes. As part of the exhibition, the Somerset House, the Rizzoli editions, the Isabella Blow Foundation and the Central Saint Martins joined forces to produce a 168-pages book “Isabella Blow: Fashion Galore!” The work brings together exclusive photographs made in color or in B&W by Nick Knight from the aforementioned wardrobe.

Model Xiao Wen Ju wearing a Philip Treacy and Simon Periton hat, from A/W 1999. Dress: Tristan Webber S/S 2000. Shoes Manolo Blahnik.

Model Alexia Wight in undercover by Jun Takahashi, S/S 2003. Shocking pink sheer burka with printed teddy bear detail, tulle. Worn to Christian Dior, Haute Couture S/S 2003, Paris, January 2003.

Model Alexia Wight in Alexander McQueen, S/S 2003. Black frock coat with feather stand up collar and embroidery detailing, silk and feather.

Model Alexia Wight wearing an Alexander McQueen jacket from Central Saint Martins MA Fashion Collection 1992. Duchess satin jacket with boned bustle back and points at the front, silk. Underwear: Rigby & Peller. Shoes: Manolo Blahnik.

Model Xiao Wen Ju wearing Philip Treacy, S/S 2003. Cut out mouths pop art hat, paper, silk and wire.
Dress: Chalayan, S/S 1999. Cream folded pleat dress, silk.

All images © Nick Knight ( via Yatzer ) are part of the book  ”Isabella Blow: Fashion Galore!” published by Rizzoli

For information: Somerset House

The collection is based on clothing designer Martijn Van Strien imagined would be worn in the mythical kingdom Land of Cockaigne, a land of plenty described in one of the fourteenth-century Kildare Poems.He used the flamboyant ruched and ruffled garments worn in portraits of European nobility from the Middle Ages as a starting point for the designs. Taking the silhouettes of the historic designs, Van Strien wove the garments from contemporary synthetic materials to create the structure and volume. Van Strien used a four-by-four-metre Jacquard loom at the Textiel Museum in Tilburg, the Netherlands, to weave the clothes.

Source: Dezeen

To know more: Martijn van Strien

Canadian photographer Todd McLellan started the classic motorcycles project as a collaboration with an artist interested in getting detailed reference photos for his larger than life paintings. The idea was to have photographs that could look very descriptive and elegant at the same time. McLellan, specialized in advertising photography with a focus on transportation, chose a very light natural background to make the polished design stand out beautifully. Among the bikes featured an amazing 1969 Triumph Powered Dragster owned by Bar Hodgson.

All photos ©Todd McLellan

Tuscany, 1973

The story of Piero Scortecci 

Settings: Arezzo,Tuscany 1962- today

Leading Actor: Piero Scortecci is a well-known Italian journalist and economist. He worked for many years at La Nazione di Arezzo interviewing big names within the Italian economic and political landscape. Loving husband and father, Piero has always lived in his beloved Arezzo, which he praises for being the hometown of famous artists and academics across time, the likes of painter Michelangelo and poet Francesco Petrarca.

Plot: Believe it or not Piero has always had a moustache. As soon as it was possible for him to grow it, he did : he was only 18 years old and he has been wearing a moustache ever since. Every day for more than fifty years, he has been taking good care of it, giving it just the right trim, always the same shape and length, turning it into an essential part of his look and personality. Piero and his moustache have been through an entire life, a loving family, a fulfilling career. What strikes the most about this story, is the coherence behind it. Piero made a choice when he was just a boy , he wanted to wear a moustache as his father did before him, he took a direction and never drifted apart. His moustache could inspire austerity at first but in truth it symbolizes integrity, great attachment to ideas and strong will of bringing forward a family tradition. But overall it’s a statement of style: by deciding to wear it all life long, careless of trends and changes, Piero adopted his own style, timeless and ever lasting. There is a lot of talk these days about moustaches because of Movember, the well established Australian charity that raises funds for men’s health worldwide.The group of friends who started the NGO back in 2003 started it leveraging the concept of being enough of a man to wear a moustache despite adverse trends. They suggested to grow it for a limited period of time during the month of November. We just wonder, how much of a man you must be to wear it all life long?

With Giovanni Spadolini in the late 70s

Interviewing Umberto Agnelli in the beginning of the 80s

At La Nazione with a colleague in 1988

Hat and moustaches, 1991

Portrait, 2002

With his niece, 2012

Photos: Courtesy of Piero Scortecci

Check out more about Movember 

The Story of Eternity Dress

Settings: Paris, 20-24 November 2013, Ecole des Beaux-Arts

Leading Actors: Olivier Saillard—author, poet, star fashion curator and Tilda Swinton, actress, fashion muse, sculpture

Plot:  Eternity Dress is a fifty-one-minute performance whose concept is  to follow the making of one dress, epitome of all dresses, made on the sculpture/fashion muse, Tilda Swinton. From the lines and measurements working up through the paper pattern and the muslin which is cut and sewn by TIlda herself. The finished Dress—a black sheath with long sleeves and an open back—is a stand-in for a century of fashion history, from Paul Poiret to Comme des Garçons. Show’s climax is Tilda striking  iconic poses of the great couturiers, including Chanel, Dior, Yves Saint Laurent and Courreges. The performance is inspired by a method found in the museum’s collections from the 1950′s 

Photos © Piero Biasion via Diane Pernet

The Story of the Damien Hirst and Alexander Mcqueen collaboration

Settings: McQueens headquarters, November 2013

Leading actors: British design house Alexander McQueen and famed British artist Damien Hirst

Plot: In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Alexander McQueen‘s iconic skull scarf, british artist Damien Hirst has collaborated with the famed fashion brand in the creation of 30 limited edition scarves .The patterns have been adapted from Hirst’s entomology series, with motifs effortlessly blending in with McQueen’s signature skull image. The partnership seamlessly plays on the shared aesthetic vision of the artist and designer, in which symmetry and strong references to natural history and the environment are significant parts of their creative vision. The collection offers 30 unique designs exclusively available from Alexander McQueen boutiques and online at alexandermcqueen.com. Photos via Design Boom

To know more visit Alexander McQueen‘s online boutique

APRIL 1995: “HOLLYWOOD HIGHEST—THE CLASS OF 2000” Jennifer Jason Leigh, Uma Thurman, Nicole Kidman, Patricia Arquette, Linda Fiorentino, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sarah Jessica Parker, Julianne Moore, Angela Bassett, Sandra Bullock

APRIL 1996: “BOYS’ TOWN” Tim Roth, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew McConaughey, Benicio Del Toro,Michael Rapaport, Stephen Dorff, Johnathon Schaech, David Arquette, Will Smith, and Skeet Ulrich.

APRIL 1997: “THE NEXT WAVE” Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Claire Danes, Renée Zellweger, Minnie Driver, Alison Elliott, Jada Pinkett, Jennifer Lopez, Charlize Theron, and Fairuza Balk.

APRIL 1998: “THE HOT NEXT WAVE” Joaquin Phoenix, Vince Vaughn, Natalie Portman, Djimon Hounsou, Cate Blanchett, Tobey Maguire, Claire Forlani, Gretchen Mol, Christina Ricci, Ed Furlong, and Rufus Sewell.

APRIL 1999: “NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK” Adrien Brody, Thandie Newton, Monica Potter, Reese Witherspoon, Julia Stiles, Leelee Sobieski, Giovanni Ribisi, Sarah Polley, Norman Reedus, Anna Friel, Omar Epps, Kate Hudson, Vinessa Shaw, and Barry Pepper.

APRIL 2000: “SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS” Penélope Cruz, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari, Marley Shelton,Chris Klein, Selma Blair, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, and Sarah Wynter.

APRIL 2001: “MASTER CLASS” Nicole Kidman, Catherine Deneuve, Meryl Streep, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett, Kate Winslet, Vanessa Redgrave, Chloë Sevigny, Sophia Loren, and Penélope Cruz.

APRIL 2002: “RHAPSODY IN BLUE” Kirsten Dunst, Kate Beckinsale, Jennifer Connelly, Rachel Weisz,Brittany Murphy, Selma Blair, Rosario Dawson, Christina Applegate, and Naomi Watts.

APRIL 2003: “ALPHA LIST” Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, Jack Nicholson, Brad Pitt,Edward Norton, Jude Law, Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid,Ewan McGregor, and Matt Damon.

APRIL 2004: “SEND IN THE GOWNS” Julianne Moore, Jennifer Connelly, Gwyneth Paltrow, Naomi Watts, Salma Hayek, Jennifer Aniston, Kirsten Dunst, Diane Lane, Lucy Liu, Hilary Swank, Alison Lohman,Scarlett Johansson, Maggie Gyllenhaal

MARCH 2005: “NOT SO DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES” Uma Thurman, Cate Blanchett, Kate Winslet,Claire Danes,Scarlett Johansson, Rosario Dawson, Ziyi Zhang, Kerry Washington, Kate Bosworth, Sienna Miller.

MARCH 2006: “FORD’S FOUNDATION” Scarlett Johansson, Tom Ford, Keira Knightley

MARCH 2007 “Ben Stiller! Owen Wilson! Chris Rock! Jack Black!”

MARCH 2008: “FRESH FACES” Emily Blunt, Amy Adams, Jessica Biel, Anne Hathaway, Alice Braga, Ellen Page, Zoë Saldana, Elizabeth Banks, Ginnifer Goodwin, and America Ferrera.

MARCH 2010: A NEW DECADE A NEW HOLLYWOOD Abbie Cornish, Kristen Stewart, Carey Mulligan, Amanda Seyfried, Rebecca Hall, Mia Wasikowska, Emma Stone, Evan Rachel Wood, and Anna Kendrick.

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The story of the Studio Togood installation for Hermès Petit H

Settings:  Hermès  London flagship store, November 20-December 7

Leading Actors: Under the creative direction of designer Faye Toogood, the London based Studio Toogood executes interiors and environments from concept to creation for clients who seek alternative ways of developing their brands. 

Plot: The entire ground floor of the Hermès flagship Bond Street store has been dedicated to a custom-designed Studio Toogood interior that, transforming the rooms into a slaughterhouse inspired space, wants to act as an antidote to West End slickness. The ideas for the installation, completed for the petit h division of Hermès which was established in 2010 as a series of products made by using the brand’s offcuts and rejected stock, came from the craftsmanship that goes into creating those products. The blood red color used throughout the store is a reference to Hermès’ previous branding. The staff too will be getting involved in the spirit of upcycling, delving into a special Studio Toogood dressing-up box filled with aprons, hats and other accessories – all fashioned from discarded Hermès scarves and leather goods.

Photos via Dezeen

To know more: Studio Toogood

Based between New York and Venice, Antonia Miletto started to design fine jewelry more than 20 years ago, following a degree in gemology and an instinctive passion for diverse materials, that brought her to relentlessly travel the world in the search for new elements that could attract her imagination and creativity. Amazing gemstones,exotic woods, acrylic resin and “occasional pieces” elegantly come together in Antonia’s jewelry line that effortlessly combines precious and semi-precious components. Among all materials she favors wood: purpleheart wood, which was used by the American Indians to make arrows, Slovenian maple because of it’s beautiful trans-lucid off white color and Ebony, always beautiful to wear. All the woods and acrylic resin parts are carved and carefully finished by hand by specialized craftsmen in Milan and Florence. Some of the pieces are one of a kind and a polished manifestation of Italian excellence.

Antonia’ s Timeless Interview

H: Do you belong more to the past, the present or the future?

A: A conjugation of all

H: What of your country’s heritage represents you the most?

A: The mixture of simple and invaluable things

H: Something of your family’s heritage which you would like to bring forward?

A:The respect for others

H: An image of your heritage?

A: A huge apricot tree loaded with fruits in my grandparents ‘ country house

H: A place?

A: Venice

H: A word?

A: preposterous

H: A sound?

A: In the order : the crackling of logs of woods in a fireplace, the crispy creak of the first snow under my feet in a street of NY and the pop of a champagne cork

H: An object belonging to your own heritage?

A: A picture of two little girls: me and my sister Eugenia

H: A time in history you would have liked to live in?

A: During the Italian Risorgimento when splendidly dressed women led the people towards liberty (reference is made to the princess of Belgioioso)

H: Something from your present meant to become heritage?

A: The best pieces of my jewelry collection

Photos: Courtesy of Antonia Miletto

To know more: Antonia Miletto

French photographer Franck Bohbot carefully chooses the subjects of his series, favoring seemingly ordinary places and spaces and turning them into images full of emotional charge. In his Swimming Pool series, done between 2012 and 2013, he captures with his lens the soul of Parisian swimming pools, showing the buildings as empty, enchanted public spaces that evoke hygiene rituals from a bygone era and the sensory experience of those ancient baths. Inspired more by movie directors than photographers, Bohbot puts special attention to the dialogue between architectural lines and colors, creating scenes that go beyond architectural photography and that could come straight from the set of a movie.

Photos © Franck Bohbot via Ignant

To Know more: Franck Bohbot

“ ”The jeweller of kings and the king of jewellers.” King Edward VII referring to Cartier

A saphir pendant, that belonged to the Queen of Romania, now belonging to the Museum of Quatar

The Story of the Style and History Exhibition

Settings: Grand Palais, Paris. 4 December-16 February 2014.

Plot: From 4 December to 16 February 2014 the Cartier. Style and History exhibition will be showing, in the lavish frame of the Grand Palais in Paris,  600 selected iconic creations as a celebration of Cartier style and craftsmanship throughout a century. High jewellery pieces, watches and precious objects trace the evolution of Cartier ‘s style in the context of  the social developments that have occurred from the mid-19th century to the modern days. Most of the pieces on display are drawn from Cartier’s extensive archives but about 100 items are on loan from private collections. Among them, the engagement ring of Grace Kelly, the Tiara worn by Kate Middleton on her wedding day, the sapphire once belonged to Queen Maria of Romania, believed to be one of the largest cut sapphires ever documented and the multi-gem flamingo brooch made for Wallis Simpson, duchess of Cambridge. Archive material such as sketches, paintings and clothes accompany the exhibition’s content. This creative heritage, displayed as part of an art history exhibition, testifies to Cartier’s influence on social evolutions in taste and decorative arts for more than a century.

The Academician’s sword made for Jean Cocteau, Cartier Paris, 1955

Grace Kelly’s engagement ring, 1951

Snake necklace made as special order for Maria Felix in 1968. It is made of 2473 diamonds

The exact replica of the Lunar excursion module, Cartier Paris, 1969

The Halo Tiara  worn by Kate Middleton on her wedding day, made in 1936 for Queen Elizabeth

Photos: Courtesy of Cartier

Lady Agnew,1893

Mrs George Swinton, 1897

Mrs Charles E. Inches, 1887

Mrs John Chapman, 1893

Madame X, 1884

Mrs Carl Meyer and Her Children, 1896

Izme Vickers, 1907

Photos via Pinterest

My Heritage and I is a project about parents and their progeny, about descendants and ancestors.  And about style that remains unchanged across time and generations.The Story of Bebe and Nora

Bebe, chief editor of the Heritagestudio and creative consultant, loves style that comes from the past, bringing history and tradition within. She wears a dress from the early 60s belonged to her grandmother, designed by Le Sorelle Fontana, historical brand chosen by Audrey Hepburn for her never celebrated wedding. Nora is 3 and a half years old and not surprisingly wants to be a ballerina or a princess despite her mum told her that it won’t be as easy as she thinks.

Bebe and Nora love sugar-pink pretty things and feeling feminine and chic. They always take time to look beyond the horizon.

Photos: ©Sofia Dadourian

Style : Bebe Leone

Make Up and Hairstyle: Manuel Losada

Follow the project on Instagram : bebeleone

By Sissi Macchetto

GQ Magazine’s editorial inspired by Leo Gasperl, winter 2012

The Story of Leo Gasperl

Settings: Austria-Italy, 1912-1997

Leading Actor:  “Angel of the Snow,” Leo Gasperl, one of the fastest man on ski in the 30′s 40′s , was the first coach of the Italian National Ski Team and pushed downhill skiing to new, extreme heights. He also acted in Luis Trenker and Leni Riefenstahl’s movies, he taught many royal families and international celebrities to ski, was a model and trend setter for ski fashion, a photographer and a writer.

Plot: While other skiing champions have come and gone, none displayed the elegance of Leo Gasperl. His name can’t be separated by downhill skiing which was born with him in 1931 when in Saint Moritz he set the first record ever, descending at the speed of 136 Km/h. But Leo was not only a sportsman: the book written by Fulvio Ferrari , released in the late nineties, explores the life of this legendary champion and his great innovations through beautiful archival images. Friend of the great architect Carlo Mollino, with whom he devoted his winter time to the inventing of a new style of skiing , Leo wrote the book Discesismo in 1939 and filmed a movie about it soon after. Icon of style and trend setter he developed with his wife a fashion line and special clothes for better jumping and downhill skiing. Teacher and friend of celebrities, socialites and royal families,the likes of Italian Prince Umberto di Savoia and the Aga Khan, his name is linked to the renowned ski area Cervinia and the economic boom after the war that turned skiing into a mass sport .

Leo Gasperl with French aristocrat, socialite and fashion designer  Jacqueline de Ribes, as photographed by Vic Skrebneski in Cervinia, Italy, late 1950s

Photos via Pinterest

To Know more: Leo Gasperl by Fulvio Ferrari

Get the Style:

Moncler Flannel Cargo Pants

John Smedley Cardigan

Moncler Snowflake Knit Sweater

Ralph Lauren Hand-burnished boots

Inspired by Henri Rousseau The Dream - 1910

The Story of Santa Classics

Settings: Philadelphia, today

Leading actor: Ed Wheeler is an american artist, photographer and Santa devotee 

Plot: Artist Ed Wheeler, steps into classic masterworks of art dressed as the iconic santa claus, paying homage to the original paintings. Wheeler has researched hundreds of paintings and finds that certain compositions beckon to him for a “Santa intervention.” Often Santa replaces a main figure in a painting; sometimes he is added to a group composition or may even be the single human presence in a landscape. Wheeler’s intent is to pay homage to the original paintings while offering art lovers an additional reason to smile.

Inspired by Sandro Botticelli The Birth of Venus - 1486

Inspired by Caravaggio Supper at Emmaus - 1601

Inspired by Francisco Goya The Third of May 1808 - 1814

Inspired by George Caleb Bingham Fur Traders Descending the Missouri - 1845

Inspired by Edgar Degas The Ballet Class - 1880

Inspired by Jean-Leon Gerome Pygmalion and Galatea - 1890

Inspired by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge A Friend in Need - 1903

Inspired by Giorgio de Chirico The Soothsayer’s Recompense - 1913

Inspired by Theo van Doesburg Composition - 1929

Inspired by René Magritte Golconda - 1953

Inspired by Edward Hopper Nighthawks - 1942Photos via Design Boom

To Know more: Santa Classics

Marilyn Monroe as Clara Bow photographed by Richard Avedon in 1958

Pin up girl photographed by Wallace Seawell in the early 60′s

Carolina Beaumont  by Jean Paul Goude 1976

Julia Roberts by Helmut Newton, 1990

Kate Moss and Johnny Depp by Annie Leibovitz

Scarlett Johansson by Tim Walker, Moet & Chandon campaign 2011

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For his SS14 collection Peter Jensen took inspiration not only from the wardrobe and look of super icon Diana Ross, but also from episodes of her private and public life. More explicit are Diana’s prints, contributed by Jensen’s artist friend Julie Verhoeven, who artfully duplicates Diana’s visage surrounded by a corona of superstar hair on tops, skirts and dresses. Then comes the reference to the low-V neckline, part of Diana’s signature look since the early years of her career. Diana’s Las Vegas concert from 1979 , where she wore all-white costumes by Bob Mackie, inspired items in virginal broderie anglaise, and silver-sequined sweatshirts and pencil skirts. A much more subtle reference: the raindrop print coming from Ross’s performance in Central Park in 1983, when she got caught in a thunderstorm and kept performing no matter what. When asked “Why Diana?”, Jensen replied he felt “Ross stood for a good time, a chance to dance away the dark”. The fascination for the late 70′s and a Studio 54 “sunny” lifestyle marks also Jensen’s men SS14 collection, where the designer is after no less than Andy Warhol’s personal style. But this is another story.

Via Style.com

To know more: Peter Jensen