V Magazine consistently puts out some of the best fashion spreads in the publishing game, of course never afraid to push the proverbial envelope (we particularly enjoyed their covers with Adriana Lima and Ana Beatriz Barros, Miranda Kerr and Natalia Vodianova). And when the envelope involves two of the most coveted women in pop culture, Rihanna and […]
While hanging out at an opening with a bunch of local Barcelona-based female artists I noticed they were all wearing these beautiful pinky rings. On closer inspection and inquiry I was told they were handmade by Chilean-born artist Beatriz Fabres. So a few days later I went to visit the impeccably put together Beatriz at […]
After going soft porn in 2010 with Terry Richardson’s unforgettable take on the Pirelli Calendar, the Italians toned it down quite a bit and went classical with Karl Lagerfeld behind the lens in 2011, then went the naturalist route with Mario Sorrenti in 2012. Now Pirelli is continuing the tamed path with a very clothed […]
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Pirelli have just released a behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of their 2010 calender, including interviews with Terry Richardson and Ana Beatriz Barros, where it becomes painfully evident that Richardson has the best job in the history of the working man. I do find it hilarious when models complain about working so hard tho, it […]
Pirelli’s calenders have become iconic treatises on the female form since their inception in the mid-60s, and the 2010 version photographed by Terry Richardson is no different. Featuring a bevy of Brazilian models — and a surprising dearth of actual tires — the 2010 version reflects Richardson’s playful, and quasi erotic, style to a tee. […]
There are plenty of reasons why I pray print magazines don’t die the languishing, agonizing death of the newspaper, and one of them is V magazine. They feature two great shoots in their just-released November V62 issue — the first a post-modern ode to the classic swimsuit-clad pin-up model shot by Willy Vanderperre. It stars […]