Posts tagged ‘kate moss’
Black on Black
Ask anyone to describe a typical “New Yorker’s” style and they will undoubtedly respond “all black”. Indeed, on almost every block of New York City you will see at least one person dressed in black from head-to-toe, and truth be told it’s quite possible that I may be one of them. As much as I love mixing different colors and patterns, sometimes an all black ensemble just feels more chic and edgy. It’s no lie that wearing all black certainly makes you look thinner, but regardless of its slimming tricks, there is something empowering about the all black look.
Many people look down upon the “all black” costume because they consider it to be a boring and uninspired outfit, but let me just say that fashion icons like Kate Lanphear, Freja Beha Erichsen, and Kate Moss are constantly seen wearing all black get-ups and they are considered some of the most influential style icons in the industry. So next time you’re having one of those days where nothing in your closet looks good or you need an outfit that’s going to make you feel confident and empowered, I suggest opting for black from head-to-toe.
Fashion’s Past
Although there are a whole slew of amazing new ad campaigns hitting the newsstands as I type (Refinery29 does a pretty great round-up of them here and here), there are certain campaigns from the past that stick out in my mind like a Meryl Streep movie.
Anyone born before 1986 can’t help but remember the notorious Calvin Klein ads featuring a waifishly thin Kate Moss and extra hunky Mark Wahlberg…oh, excuse me, I mean Marky Mark and his “Good Vibrations”. Or how about the heart melting Ralph Lauren “Romance” ads with Tanga Moreau and Cedric Jimenez? Or, one of my personal favorites, the ever classy Claudia Schiffer clad in over-size Jackie-O shades in the Salvatore Ferragamo campaigns.
When I was younger I used to save every.single.magazine that I bought. I had stacks upon stacks of Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and no I’m not afraid to admit it…Seventeen Magazine (hey, it was cool in the 90s). But, in attempt to not turn my room into it’s own episode of Hoarders, I got rid of all my old, perfume scented glossys and thus lost all the hard copies of some of my favorite ad campaigns. While this “cleanse” happened years ago (we’re talking 1998 at the latest), I still think about those campaigns that caught my eye back in the days of braces and school uniforms; the days when I would often rip pages out of magazines and tape them to my wall, admiring them while I attempted homework.
When these adolescent years passed, I was still obsessing over fashion ads, but in a much different way. Instead of taping them to my wall, I would rip them out of their publications and store them in an over-stuffed folder that managed to travel with me from highschool to college and then to New York, but I stupidly threw it out on my last apartment move. While I didn’t look at them very frequently, I would often look back through them when I needed inspiration. But, after some serious research I managed to find online scans of a few of my favorite ads that I thought were gone forever and thought I’d share them with you.
Chanel 1998 by Karl Lagerfeld
Calvin Klein Jeans 1993 by Herb Ritts
Gucci F/W 1996 by Mario Testino
Missoni F/W 1997 by Mario Testino
Romance by Ralph Lauren 1999 & 2001 by Bruce Weber
Louis Vuitton Jewelry 2004 by Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin
Salvatore Ferragamo F/W 2007 by Mario Testino
Kate Spade S/S 2006 by Tim Walker
Ralph by Ralph Lauren ca. 2001
Miu Miu S/S 2008 by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott
British Fashion Awards
I’m not sure how I feel about Kate’s hair, but I adore her outfit.
<3 Georgia Jagger
she looks like a goddess
source: coutorture, tfs
hate it or love it
Hate it or love it…she’s still hot.
Lindsay is in the latest issue of Muse Magazine photographed by Yu Tsai. Apparently the shoot was based around Johnny Depp and Kate Moss’ relationship in the 90s.
Well, I get the theme and everything, but Lindsay definitely put her own edge into it. I might even go as far as to say it has a hint of Sid and Nancy in it…
What do you think?
