May 14, 2019
Published in: Avant-Garde
Sora Choi, Gigi Hadid, Daan Duez, Maoro Bultheel & Clement Chabernaud let their duality shine by Willy Vanderperre for Document Journal Spring/Summer 2019. Vanderperre aims to abolish mediocrity through methods of creativity. Trick photography captures the theme with a wild array of special effects employed. I see this story as echoing the evolutionary arc. This is a play on e…
December 21, 2017
Published in: Avant-Garde
Vivienne Westwood and Andreas Kronthaler use clothes as a canvas in “Clothes for Heroes” captured by Willy Vanderperre for AnOther Magazine, A/W ’17. In the tedious tending of tomorrow’s truth… is where we find Saskia de Brauw leading the crew. She captivates on the cover followed by an editorial that fills in the blanks. We stare on high under a cloud …
September 3, 2016
Published in: Editorials
Bella Hadid, Kiki Willems, Frederikke Sofie & Lulu capture the Fall covers in “Fashion of the Times” by Steven Meisel for Vogue Italia, September 2016. His artful inclination is to not just present his works, rather, he would have us experiencing the images from the inside… out. And, while his model choices might at first glance seem incongruent, they blend in the mos…
July 31, 2016
Published in: Editorials
Julia Nobis is mixed-up in the mania of “Melancholia” by Willy Vanderperre for Love #17, F/W 2016/17. While searching we seek… in silence we speak… for quiet comes calling in the dark hour of our need. What could be seen as merely a swath of stomped out grass, is transformed, into a path of the unknown. Each picture projects a sense of solemnity, wrapped in the purity …
May 1, 2016
Published in: Covers
Stella Tennant is blown out and beautiful by Willy Vanderperre shot for Document Journal, SS 2016. Standing in the silhouette of Stella a thespian comes forth, through the cloud of creation a modern woman is born. Balenciaga by Demna Gvasalia delivers a conceptual take on the idea of bold, with a fitted jacket that flairs out as it feels. Stylist, Olivier Rizzo, celebrates the season of …
March 4, 2016
Published in: Avant-Garde
Anna Cleveland fights for light as she rules the night in “Redz” by David Sims for Love Magazine, S/S 2016. Fueled with a kind of fashion fury, Anna invites us inside as she rides into the Red light district. Like an inferno set to blow, the embers of ecstasy combust, leaving the aire dizzy with hits of synthetic fantasia. Olivier Rizzo ventures into the high stakes world of haute c…
January 11, 2016
Published in: Editorials
Julia Garner delivers a delicious mix of vintage and modern in “Girls & Boys” shot by Steven Meisel for Vogue Italia, January 2016. An ode to the art of the exquisite, Meisel dares to rediscover our roots, as he delves right in with powerful pictures that speak. Each image is thick with rich depictions of the past while keeping us on a trajectory towards tomorrow. Olivier Rizzo…
October 26, 2015
Published in: Covers
Julia Nobis plays the part of a double-sided princess waiting to take flight in “Prada” an exquisite story shot by Willy Vanderperre for Document Journal, Fall/Winter 2015. Pretty with a twist, Nobis shows us how its done in this avant-garde fairy tale come to life. Stylist, Olivier Rizzo, matches unfinished crafts with a selection of Prada’s finest, for fashions t…
October 23, 2015
Published in: Avant-Garde
Julia Nobis and Mica Arganaraz lead the pack down a daring track in ‘Dior’ by Willy Vanderperre for Document Journal, F/W 15. A story that hits neither light nor dark, this tells a tale of life’s confounding middle. I’ll wear what I wear as a reflection of my being, but what I am can not be transmitted through mere clothing. Robbed in ethereal gowns, this takes us fr…
August 8, 2015
Published in: Covers
Poppy Delevingne gives us a blast from the past shot by Willy Vanderperre for Love Magazine No.14, The Talents, F/W 2015. All rocked out & ready to roll this girl explores the 70’s like a kid playing dress-up. Party art explodes as Poppy doesn’t just delve into another decade, she completely crosses over. Stylist, Olivier Rizzo, transforms this actress into a rock star w…
June 12, 2015
Published in: Editorials
Natalie Westling & Yuan Bo Chao go post-apocalyptic skater punk by Craig McDean for Vogue Italia, July 2015. A revelation of exaltation, this story puts out a hypnotic hue with eclectic elements that aim to inspire. Frenetic energy pops off the page as each girl plays the game of hurry up and wait. Stylist, Olivier Rizzo, gets wrapped up in the hype with designs that dare to defy. The fusion o…