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Agostino Osio’s dreamlike cities
Italian photographer and artist Agostino Osio in his project “Spazi-Aree” breaks up landscapes and spaces to compose them in new, dreamlike views made of collages of different images. Choosing first...
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vis-à-vis: Guy Bourdin and Honer Akrawi
Guy Bourdin, Vogue Paris 1969 Honer Akrawi for Grazia France, 2014 Guy Bourdin was inspired by surrealism and rejected the traditional codes of photography...
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Melvin Sokolsky ‘s whimsical bubbles
“I have always loved telling stories.. stories about people who breathe and feel and suffer and dream. Stories that explore and create different worlds within the world we all live in” Melvin Sokolsky...
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Dinah Fried’s photographic recreations of literature’s most beloved meals
Dinah Fried‘s Fictitious Dishes features elegant photographic recreations of some of literature’s most beloved banquets. From Proust’s fine madeleines to Kerouac’s apple pie with cream, Fried captures...
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The Bardot Pose: just a pair of black stockings
Known as “The Bardot Pose” and considered one of the sexiest poses BB ever struck, this picture taken by the actress in the early 60s half naked, wearing just a pair of black stockings, defines a...
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Art, music and love on t-shirts by G.Kero
The Story of G.Kero Settings: Paris, today Leading actors: Siblings Marguerite and Philippe Bartherotte are the duo behind G.Kero, a recently born french label of cotton and jersey separates, aiming...
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Photography and pets: 10 meaningful images
Photographer Herbert Tobias and his cat, 1962 Iggy Pop and friend, by Bonnie Shiffman 1966 Princess Caroline by Helmut Newton, 1980 Karl Lagerfeld and Choupette, 2012 Buster Keaton and puppy, 1920 ca...
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Casa Malaparte: an ode to solitude in Capri
By Sissi Macchetto “Libera’s Malaparte house is private. It is a house of paradoxes. It is an object which consumes. It is filled with unrequited histories. It is a relic left upon the pinnacle after...
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Guerrilla art on the Roman coast: the story of Aevo
By Bebe Leone “Those who live by the sea can hardly form a single thought of which the sea would not be part.” Hermann Broch The story of Aevo Settings: Ostia, June 2014 Plot: One night was enough to...
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Iconic catwalk moments: Missoni’s aquatic show at Piscina Solari
The Story of Missoni’s aquatic show at Piscina Solari Photo: Courtesy of Missoni Press Office Settings: Piscina Solari, Milan, December 1967 Leading actors: The Missonis or to put it with Suzy Menkes’s...
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Hotel du cap-eden-roc : a sepia-toned atmosphere unaltered through time
By Sissi Macchetto “Card keys—jamais! The key is the tie that binds the client and the concierge.” Philippe Perd, Director, Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc The Story of Hotel du Cap d’Eden Roc Settings: Cap...
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Slim Aarons ‘ iconic poolside photographs
By Bebe Leone “Slim Aarons shot the kind of life that most of us dream of living” Scott Shuman Poolside gossip , 1970: shot at architect Richard Neutra’s desert house for E. Kaufmann, Palm Springs The...
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Rodney Smith’s whimsical ballet series
By Bebe Leone The post is dedicated to the Heritagestudio’s contributor Sissi Macchetto in the month of her birthday. To her sense of style and beauty, to her love for gracious and whimsical living....
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The ageless beauty of African prints styled in 10 images
By Bebe Leone “Anyone who sees beauty and does not look at it will soon be poor” African Proverb (Yoruba People) Nigerian born designer Duro Olowu, SS2015 Isienwenro James Iyoha Inneh, Ekegbian of...
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From the archives: the evolution of Balenciaga’s hoodlike hat
By Bebe Leone The Story of Balenciaga’s hoodlike hat Presented as a complement of the single seam wedding dress Cristobal Balenciaga launched in 1967, the monastic-like hood was designed to replace the...
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Vintage editorials: Brad Pitt dresses to kill for Rolling Stones Magazine,...
By Bebe Leone Photos ©Mark Seliger via The Custom Family Filed under: Icons, photography, Vintage Tagged: mark seliger, rolling stones magazine, vintage brad pitt, vintage celebrity...
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Vis-à-vis: Salvador Dali’s floral moustache vs Bill Murray’s daisy-sprouting...
By Bebe Leone Salvador Dali by Philippe Halsmann, 1954 Bill Murray by Inez&Vinoodh, 2004 Halsman took numerous photographs of friend and playmate Salvador Dali, all...
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Timeless style: Chic sausage-dog prints
Sausage dogs calling!! Please tell us the secret of your success..From Pablo Picasso to Andy Warhol, from Brigitte Bardot to Peter Jensen, many artists and designers were fond of the clumsy,...
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Richard Avedon’s Fable of decadence: In memory of the late Mr. and Mrs. Comfort
By Sissi Macchetto The Story of Richard Avedon’s Fable Settings: The New Yorker, Nov 6, 1995 Leading Actors: Richard Avedon, Nadja Aumermann and a skeleton Plot: Back in November 1995, The New Yorker...
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Finding: Niki de Saint Phalle’s surrealist necklace for Gem Montebello
By Bebe Leone In 1967 Milanese goldsmith GianCarlo Montebello persuaded a long list of modern artists including Lucio Fontana, Hans Richter, Jesús Soto and Alex Katz to collaborate with him, creating a...
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