RESORT 14'

Resort Lookbooks are my favorite! I am saying this as both a lover of fashion and a lover of photography. Going through fashion week photos can be a little overwhelming, collections can include up to 50+ looks and  I can only sit behind my laptop screen for so long. Not only that but with the way runway photos are taken I feel as if I'm only seeing about 50% of the collection. Which totally explains my misunderstanding of Hedi Slimane's Saint Laurent Fall 2013 collection, the genius was all in that missing 50%. But whats nice about a Resort Collection is that its smaller, and because Resort Collections don't get runway shows (unless you're Chanel of course) brands will usually go all out with the lookbooks. Resort Collections aren't really what this industry thrives on so there is also far more creative freedom. Because I honestly don't believe fashion is an art (its a multi-billion dollar industry/business). Though I do think Resort Lookbooks are one of the rare occasions where fashion becomes apart of art. These lookbooks show us where fashion will be but through these images you can also see where photography and art is.  

Below are some of my favorite Resort 2014 images. 

Cheers!

Balenciaga Resort 14'

Chloe Resort 14'

Sonia by Sonia Rykiel Resort 14'

BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS VOLUME ONE

Here is a sneak peak of my first published work. Bright Young Things Volume One includes 73 never before seen black and white images taken during New York Fashion Week Winter 2013. Limited to 100 prints. It would mean so much to me if you’d purchase one, I’ve got about a dozen left! 

CHEERS!

BUY ONE HERE

WE’RE DRIVIN CADILLACS IN OUR DREAMS

Royals by Lorde

Lorde is a rap genius and I did my own take on flower crowns

cheers! 

DANCE

Sweet n Sour by MVSCLES

I just wanted to post this song that I’ve been obsessing over all morning. MVSCLES has three uploads on their bandcamp site which is sad because they're so good and I’m dying to hear more stuff from them. Anyways, the above photo was taken at a wedding i shot in New York. Someone please throw a dance party this summer that I can photograph.   

CHEERS!

Lotus Eaters

backgroud image by The Neighbourhood 

I’m still obsessed with black and white photography and films so it was extremely exciting to see that Lotus Eaters has finally made its way into the US. The film made its premiere two years ago but is now just being able to have an official release having finally settled all the music rights for the film. Lotus Eaters, being Alexandra McGuinness’ first feature,  is set in London and follows a group of young, reckless, wealthy, bored, and basically doomed group of adults as they party in the most glamorous outfits, take bathes in vodka, roam around Glastonbury, own pet lemur’s with bejeweled collars, and brood in cafes. Its basically Gossip Girl but with better clothes (oh its possible) and they’ve got accents. Its a fairly plotless film but the main character really draws you in and its an absolutely brilliant and hilarious satire on the lifestyle that I must admit I have friends live. But for all the laughs there is also a huge dark cloud of doom that just hangs over the film. The cast is brilliant and so is the soundtrack. I also forgot to mention that Johnny Flynn plays an extremely dreamy and dazed heroine addict in this one, and does a heartbreaking cover of 'papa was a rodeo'. So you definitely should watching it. And if your looking for another really good kinda narratively ambiguous film shot in black and white or have ever wished that those extremely romantic Chanel commercials should be an hour long feature you should totally watch For Lovers Only.

You all should also listen to The Neighbourhood’s debut album here. ITS SO ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT AND BEAUTIFUL. 

Its like Lana Del Rey if she were a teenage boy stuck in suburbia. 

Have a great week. Cheers!          

Brooklyn Finds

Laisse tomber le filles by Fabienne DelSol

Spend the day in Brooklyn doing a little thrifting. Found this rad 1976 vintage Sears baby doll top. Honestly, anything with peter pan collars is an instant buy for me. It also helped that it was only $5. I also bought these Tod’s ankles boots that I’ve had my eye on for some time. 

ALSO WHERE THE HELL HAS FABIENNE DELSOL BEEN ALL MY LIFE!?

HER UKG, 60S FRENCH POP PSYCHEDELIC INSPIRED ALBUMS ARE TOTALLY MY JAM RIGHT NOW. 

GOLD COAST SOCIETY

Queen of the World by Ida Maria

Reached into my backpack this afternoon and randomly pulled out an American Flag so I just went with it. Also if yah dig my shirt you should head over to www.Goldcoastsociety.com and purchase one! My brother and I decided it was time we got along and become “friends” and because I’m pretty sure all siblings who want to get along and be friends start companies together, we thought we'd start Gold Coast Society. We’ve got two other shirt designs up for purchase now. CHECK IT OUT!

cheers!