OFTEN DESCRIBED as the quintessentially American photographer, Irving Penn used simple monochromatic backdrops to portray his subjects—often women of inimitable beauty—wearing Cristóbal Balenciaga coats or Christian Dior gowns.
EMILY FAULSTICH and I might have been twins separated at birth, for so closely aligned is our love for midnight skies and satin ribbons, perfect packaging and macarons, candlelight and leopard print, and of course, all things pink . . .
AS YOU KNOW, am an enormous fan of the magical work of photographer Tim Walker, whose trademark fairytale shots have captured the imaginations of many.
CONTROVERSIAL, GLAMOROUS, PROVOCATIVE, are only some of the words that are used to describe Helmut Newton’s photography. He was the most imitated and controversial photographer of his time, because his pictures of women were both alluring and ethereal, representing a concealed and heightened version of reality.
YOU MAY REMEMBER the Tiffany & Co. horse drawn carriage from this week’s inspiration links, by Carrie Harwood at Wish Wish Wish. Well today, she has published the rest of the photographs of Christmas-time in Paris...
NEARLY THE END of December [!] already, and the end of the year. Family is set to arrive in four...
The most recent collaboration initiated by & Other Stories: blogger Garance Doré captures the mood as the Italian Tordini sisters...
HAPPILY STUMBLED ACROSS these enchanting backstage photographs by Billy Nava, backstage at Armani Privé in Paris Fall/Winter 2013
THE IMAGE FOLDERS on the iMac have become insanely unruly, with mislabels and loose photos that never made it into...
IN A TIME WHERE life was simpler and people were happier, there was Slim Aarons to photograph it all. Called by some the ultimate lifestyle photographer, his shots evoke the lost café society years of impeccably dressed socialites having lunch at Chateau de Chilly, basking in the afternoon sun by the pool in a desert house in Palm Springs, or spending time with their family on a yacht in Tuscany . . .
a f e w l o v e l y l i n k s * belle de jour :...
THE OTHER DAY we came across the most charming bookshop — there were books on Paris from the 1800’s, with...
If there is one photographer known for editorials that evoke a luxurious trip to an exotic location such as India...
WHILE MUCH TIME IS SPENT in searching for the new, sometimes, it’s lovely to go back and visit the things...
THIS WEEKEND, there were glass houses and waterfalls, leisurely brunches and pancakes drizzled in maple syrup, pathways and gardens...