June 11, 2013
Published in: Covers
Straight off a 1950’s film set and into the June 2013 issue of Vogue Italia, Chloe Hayward is a retro-dream in this divinely inspired pictorial by Ellen von Unwerth. Achingly original the Unwerth way is all about bringing the beauty of nostalgia to life. Moving beyond the typical retro reminiscing, Hayward delivers an authentic imitation of one of history’s most powerful fem…
February 6, 2013
Published in: Editorials
Anne V & Irina Shayk tease us times two in ‘Sister Act’ by Ellen von Unwerth for Vs. Magazine 2013 S/S issue. Channeling real life sisters, the Kessler Twins, this beautiful pair hits it out of the park with their rendition of 60’s showgirls. In a season saturated with retro inspired editorials, leave it to Unwerth to cover this era with just the right amount of c…
December 6, 2012
Published in: Avant-Garde, Editorials
Juliana Schurig takes ‘Paris by Night’ in the December 2012/January 2013 issue of Numéro #139. Ellen Von Unwerth goes for cult & camp in this deliciously dark editorial, emulating the classic style of B-Films. It’s late night in the City of Lights, in this after-hours scene set outside a dance club in Paris. Fantasy inspired fashion with a cabaret tw…
November 25, 2012
Published in: Editorials
Ellen Von Unwerth unmasks the ugly-truth in, ‘Party Dolls,’ for the December issue of Vogue Japan. Intoxicated by the madness, Josephine Skriver and Anja Konstantinova unravel with the reverie in their relentless pursuit of endless excess. A beautiful symphony of self-destruction, these graphic images capture the seething mass of contradictions that lye just below t…
September 14, 2012
Published in: Avant-Garde, Pop Culture
It’s a tale of terror under ‘A Full Moon,’ in Ellen von Unwerth’s ode to 50’s era B-movies, currently showing in the Fall/Winter 2012 issue of Vs. Magazine. Coco Rocha embodies her dual role as Scream-Queen & Object of Desire, in this high-fashion homage to low-budget horror. Celebrating the over-the-top, kitch drama associated with this sty…
April 24, 2012
Published in: Avant-Garde
In her never-ending quest to expose the raw nature of beauty through avant-garde means, Ellen von Unwerth taps into the glory of female-empowerment, in the May issue of Schön Magazine. Fighting the power, we watch as Crystal Renn unleashes a fury in, “We are the Champions.” Set for battle & poised for world-domination, this is the picture of a modern-woman. Garbe…