| 01/20/10 — 1 comment |
Milk Studios display
Imagine dreamy photos of a beautiful naked woman on a sultry summer beach that transport you away from a chilly New York winter night for even a few minutes. You really wouldn’t expect anything less from Milk Studios than a stunning — and nude-centric — exhibit, would you? “No. 3,” from the Saguaro Series, features 25-year-old Paz de la Huerta, an upcoming actress we will be seeing plenty of in the coming years.
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Patrick McMullan | Categories: Inspiration, People + Personalities | 1 Comment » |
| Article Tags: Art, James Macari, Milk Studios, Paz de la Huerta, Photography | |
| 12/15/09 — 0 comments |
Karl Lagerfeld at the Chanel showcase – Paris Fashion Week 2009
The 2005 New Yorker profile of Comme des Garçons’ Rei Kawakubo revealed that the iconic designer enjoys watching people fall down. So long as no one loses an eye, don’t we all love a good oops moment? For those tickled by the sight of people struggling to stay awake, the second segment of HABILLÉES POUR L’ÉTÉ 2010 (DRESSED UP FOR SUMMER 2010) brings the funny.
| 10/16/09 — 0 comments |
At the end of September, Sam Haskins released his first book in nearly 20 years. The much-anticipated launch resulted in a crowd that lined the streets outside Milk Studios. Inside the opening, it seemed that nearly everyone was there — everybody, that is, except the photographer himself. Unfortunately, mere hours before the opening, Sam suffered a stroke that left him recovering at St. Vincent’s Hospital rather than celebrating with his colleagues, friends, and fans.
From Fashion Etcetera, by Sam Haskins
Last week, Pierce Jackson called to tell me that he was heading to an interview with Haskins that he was doing for LeBook. He also made the mistake of asking me if I’d like to join. Within minutes, I was shuffling my morning meetings and sprinting to meet him. Inside the gallery, I was met by Pierce, Sam, and Sam’s son Ludwig. Pierce asked Sam to do a mic check, and a few numbers in, he paused and apologized. “I never used to sound this hoarse. It’s from the stroke,” he confided. He went on to say he thought he sounded foolish. I said he didn’t and joked that if he wanted to hear what foolish sounded like, he ought to listen to Pierce. It was a potshot, but it worked. Pierce offered a playful scowl, and Sam cracked a smile. The interview began.
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Ashley Simko | Categories: Inspiration, People + Personalities | No Comments » |
| Article Tags: Fashion Etcetera, Irving Penn, LeBook, Milk Studios, Photography, Sam Haskins | |
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| 10/06/09 — 0 comments |
In our FASHION IN PROGRESS series we explore the role of people working quietly behind the scenes of major fashion shows. We caught up with Anita Bitton after New York Fashion Week to do one last check in.
Anita Bitton
The casting director presents a partly visual diary of her New York Fashion Week:
What was the highlight of your week?
Alexander Wang–Courtney Love–Santigold extravaganza at the West Side Highway gas station, hosted by Milk Studios and M.A.C …
Isabeli Fontana at the Alexander Wang party …
Hanne Gaby Odiele at the Alexander Wang party …
and Mirte Maas opening the Alexander Wang show (first show EVER).
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Christopher Bartley & Pippa Lord | Categories: Craft, Design + Designers | No Comments » |
| Article Tags: Alexander Wang, Anita Bitton, IMG, Jay Alexander, Jill Stuart, M.A.C, Milk Studios, New York Fashion Week, Zac Posen | |
| 10/06/09 — 1 comment |
Models backstage, Milk Studios, Los Angeles
Each year, Teen Vogue descends upon Los Angeles in the form of the Teen Vogue Young Hollywood Party. One of the best things we can bring to the city of L.A. is fashion, big-time fashion. So we restage a fall fashion show here in L.A., throw a massive party, and invite all the celebs we have featured in our October issue. It is a fun project to work on, and like any great event, it is like a machine with multiple moving parts that must all coordinate. Last year I focused on the celebrity dressing aspect, working with the celebrities who were attending to pick out something for them to wear on the red carpet. This year, as the Teen Vogue West Coast contributing editor, I styled the fashion show.
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Aya Kanai | Categories: Design + Designers, Style + Trends | 1 Comment » |
| Article Tags: D&G, Los Angeles, Milk Studios, Teen Vogue, Young Hollywood | |
| 10/01/09 — 3 comments |
Stylist applies makeup
At threeASFOUR, countless tiny dots of eyeliner are applied around the eyes of every model. From afar, they appear to create a fluid line. The makeup provides a very appropriate analogy for the collection. Initially called ASFOUR, the company consisted of four people who shared a loft, a lifestyle, and … a bed. Upon the departure of Kai Kühne, the three remaining designers (Gabi Asfour, Adi Gil, and Angela Donhauser) rebranded to form threeASFOUR. Today, all three designers work together to create a unified and often breathtaking collection.
From the perspective of a graphic designer, I find threeASFOUR extremely fascinating. The garments are often composed of dramatic lines, graphics, and art (my favorite until now was their use of fractals). This season threeASFOUR collaborated with Yoko Ono to incorporate a handful of her drawings into the fabrics in the clothes as well as the makeup. As MAC’s key makeup artist hands me a sheet of the drawings that they are attempting to emulate on each model (with a black MAC Penultimate Eye Liner), she confesses, “There are about a million dots to draw.” As time passes, each makeup artist frantically gains speed and tunes out the chaos all around to focus only on the task at hand.
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Ashley Simko | Categories: Craft, Design + Designers, People + Personalities | 3 Comments » |
| Article Tags: Albert Maysles, Kai Kuhne, M.A.C, Milk Studios, New York Fashion Week, Yoko Ono | |
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| 09/16/09 — 5 comments |
There seemed to be a sort of black magic floating around at Rodarte’s show Tuesday afternoon. Backstage was a mix of gothic lips, cobweb hair nets and dark polish. Perhaps most intriguing were the tribal tattoos that adorned each model. I initially assumed that Sharpie had taken their sponsorship of Fashion Week to the extreme and that they had been drawn with a permanent marker. Luckily, I was (as I so often am) mistaken – the marks were applied with paint.
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Ashley Simko | Categories: Craft, Design + Designers, Inspiration | 5 Comments » |
| Article Tags: Behind the Scenes, Makeup, Milk Studios, New York Fashion Week, Rodarte, Tattoo | |
| 09/15/09 — 3 comments |
Editor’s Note: Ashley Simko feels more comfortable backstage than in the front row. Follow her as she slips in and out, documenting the details, during New York Fashion Week.
When I was 15 I shamelessly idolized Gwen Stefani. I would sit in my bedroom listening to Tragic Kingdom, trying to memorize the lyrics. I worshipped the words as if they were the holy grail. I bought pants that were too big and I secretly cursed my parents for raising me in Connecticut instead of sunny California. Gwen was the spunky girl that every guy wanted to date and every girl wanted to be friends with — and I was no exception. Gwen had an impossibly unique sense of style and confidence; she celebrated being a girl.
Gwen has funneled that style and attitude into her clothing line, L.A.M.B. (an acronym from Stefani’s first solo album from 2004: Love.Angel.Music.Baby). In the past she described the line as “a little SOUND OF MUSIC, some Orange County chola girl, some Rasta, and a bit of The Great Gatsby.” L.A.M.B. still taps several of those inspirations, but this year there is a practicality to the collection. This season, she smiles, “it started with an African eighties feel but the goal was to make it comfortable and wearable.”
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Ashley Simko | Categories: Design + Designers, People + Personalities | 3 Comments » |
| Article Tags: Gwen Stefani, L.A.M.B, M.A.C, Milk Studios, New York Fashion Week | |
