Posts featuring stylist Mel Ottenberg

Bella Hadid Delivers and Ode to the Era of Flashdance in 032c

Bella Hadid delivers and ode to the era of grit and glam in “Us Vs. Them” by Collier Schorr for 032c Magazine, Summer 2017. Bella settles into seduction as she emulates a girl from the wrong side of the tracks. Portraying a tough chick from Pittsburgh, Jennifer Beals made us fall in love with her tough wit and determination, forging a unity of female soldiers ready to fight for freedo…

Luigi & Iango Ask Us To Unleash Avant-Garde Beast Out of Order

Lia Pavlova & Odette Pavolva, Jessica Miller & Tina Veshaguri in “Join the Club” by Luigi & Iango for Out of Order Magazine, S/S 2017. The monarchy of the muted come to be as all things go quiet with thoughts we can see. Words would merely conflict the constitution of this piece, with quiet renderings made to make you think. But, don’t get it twisted – just &…

Tribal Goes Tectonic in Tapestry of Tactile "Jungle Beat" V Mag

Ali Michael invites us to join in the “Jungle Beat” by Mario Sorrenti for V Magazine, September 2016. Tribal goes tectonic in tapestry of tactile. Join the jungle beat as confetti drops across the page in this collision course of creativity. Authentically inspired imagery forms an artful revelation, as Michael finds herself caught in a conceptual explosion. A plethora of pa…

Anna Cleveland Mixes Things Up Gender Bend Style for 032c

Anna Cleveland, Sam Jonah & Robbi G redefine their sexual roles by Pierre Debusschere for 032c Magazine, Winter 2015-16. Gender bends as avant-garde art is portrayed. Anna relinquishes her role as the sexually defining Venus queen, instead taking on the spirit of sameness. Stylist, Mel Ottenberg, doesn’t mark the bodies as merely male or female, instead he imposes a grande…

Anja & Stephen are Bound Together in the Art of Dance

Anja Rubik & Stephen Galloway are bound together by the beauty of dance in ‘What We Believe‘ by Inez & Vinoodh for 032c #28, Summer 2015. The Culture issue erupts as this Master Dancer/Model, “accentuate every contour of their hyper-defined bodies.” To know everything and to see absolutely nothing, Galloway learned this from the master of space/time,…

Camilla Christensen is So Sweet You Could Eat in 032c

Camilla Christensen crosses the arc of ethereal beauty in ‘Queen Frostine’ a saccharine story captured by Mario Sorrenti for 032c No. 26, Summer 2014. So sweet you could eat, Sorrenti uses Camilla’s body as a living piece of sculptural art. An arresting vision of edible fashion, through the prisms of pastel we get closer to the truth. Sugar n’ Spice & every…