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Aching 2C Better Part of Humanity, Love Heals Wounds

Beauty Borne on Sight Bred Into Light. We Ache to See the Coming of Avant-Garde Artistry as We Wake to See the Better Part of Humanity. Ruinan Dong covers THE Future in “Shimmer Shimmer” by Greg Kadel for Dansk Magazine Issue #43, S/S 2020. THE Future is Now. This is a Defining Moment. It’s a coming to light. High Art resists commonality by it’s willingness to exceed the …

Curves Migrate Built-Up Body Parts Take Strange Shape

THE ARCHITECT OF THE ANCIENTS KNEW WHAT THEY WERE BUILDING. The physicality of this piece is a poetic tribute to the female form. Every curve creates a chasm every straight line a lesson of linear intent. Padding migrates as curves turn to daringly, mangled angles. This fantasy tale takes us to another world, where we merge forces outside the earthly plane. Playful in it’s intention, th…

90's Muse ~ Stella Tennant Settles in for Grunge Redone

This is GRUNGE REDONE. Stella Tennant steals your heart and sets the stage for a style redo that’s en-rage, by Nathaniel Goldberg for Muse Magazine, Issue 53. Fall Fashion looks through the prism of the 90’s, with divine designs that embrace the era of grunge. Seattle soared as the Cultural Epicenter of Grunge. The movement was real… the fashion followed. This is a stori…

Ventriloquy Fairs Quite a Show Vittoria is One with Role

Vittoria Ceretti plays in powdered snow as she goes “On With the Show” by Luigi & Iango For Vogue Germany July 2018. Fantasy is on fertile ground as artistry erupts in semi-sonic surround. Making the transition from stiff mannequin to a woman of walking/taking wonder. I begin to imagine Vittoria as a rogue doll separated from her stringed connections. Caught in the stagecra…

Capture Wild Ways of the Chameleon

Madison Headrick captures the ways of a chameleon in “La Nueva Ola Del Color” by Txema Yeste for Vogue Spain, 04/18. The face becomes a palate as the skin becomes a stage. Like colors culminating in a chasm of creativity, so is the Art of the Face. It’s pictorial pandemonium. Beauty blasts against the borders, as cosmetic creations work in symbiotic surround. There’…

Anna Cleveland a Perfect Palate for "Les Petits Papiers"

Anna Cleveland’s body becomes a palate for papier-mâché perfection in “Les Petits Papiers” shot by Alix Malka, 7Hollywood Magazine. The Art of Anna Comes To Be as We Escape Inside the Fantasy. Paper Mache takes a turn as each ripped piece is placed over an epidermal layer. A showpiece that slowly transforms into an art installation. Torn paper finds it’s way to …

Matilda Dods a Mannequin in Neon "Pink Light District"

Matilda Dods plays a doll part in “Pink Light District” by Miles Aldridge for Numéro Magazine, S/S ’16. Saturated with his unique brand of beauty, Miles takes us one shade away from the Red Light District. Model/Musician, Matilda, goes from pretty to plastique, as this story screams with layers of sadness. Samuel François uses bright styles that meet the surroundin…

Maartje Verhoef Rides the Curves "Rhythm and blues"

Maartje Verhoef feels the heat in “Rhythm and blues” The Musique Issue, by Txema Yeste for Numéro #171, March 2016. Stylist, Samuel Francois, finds the fire as red light spreads over the curves of her body. Fashion flies through the night as Chanel’s wings catch wind and dare to take flight. Cloaked in a matching dress and coat by Givenchy, the music plays on with a drama…

Lili Sumner Sinks in Splendored Rush of Neon Plush in Numéro

Lili Sumner blasts off in Artifices by Miles Aldridge for Numéro #168, November 2015. I sank into a splendored rush of wicked wonder and neon plush, color swirls in dated play as I find myself doing the retro sway. A hail of high pitch tones touch the screen, from the roar of orange to the grasp of green. Interlocking floor mats flush together as tiles meld like pieces of a pop art puzzle…

Celebrate the Season of Change in 'Express Yourself'

Karlina Caune, Edita Vilkeviciute and Constance Jablonski celebrate the season of saturation, in ‘Express Yourself!’ by Giampaolo Sgura for Vogue Germany. Embarking on a new era, Fall fashion explodes in the form of modern art. This Collection uses the Symbolic Kraft of verbiage to capture the true meaning of haute couture. The tempo of trends erupt with designs that redef…

Pop & Pow in 'Superhero Makeup: Do It All & Kick Ass'

Senait Gidey & Dauphine McKee show us how to pop with a Pow in ‘Superhero Makeup: Do It All & Kick Ass’ by Owen Bruce for ELLE Canada. The power of patent leather pops in this playful editorial that celebrates the art of female flair. Superheros give severe style with divine wears decked out in black/red/white & gold. Stylist, Juliana Schiavinatto, brings the heat w…

Fall Into a Dreamy Mix of Pop & Play by Miles Aldridge

Giedre Kiaulenaite falls into a dreamy mix of pop and play in ‘Extase’ by Miles AldridgeNuméro #162. Camera shots capture our imagination as crazy angles pull you in. Modern fashion erupts with avant-garde statements that define the art of bold. From wickedly wonderful to sickeningly sweet each shot celebrates the beauty of beyond. Stylist, Samuel François, gives us a u…