de toulouse Lautrec

Leading up to Mardi Gras, here are a few paintings by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec depicting women together in 1890's Paris.

ssshhiinnnaa here I come

Changing Moods

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Michael Murphy-Shadow portraits

Michael Murphy's Obama Art

Paris 1871

Cottage by the Sea vs Persona

Cottage by the Sea by Steven Meisel in Vogue Italia (Nov 08) and stills from Persona by Ingmar Bergman (1966)...followed with a photo by Louise Dahl Wolfe called 'Twins at the Beach' (1955)...I'd like to think the image is being kept alive via constant refinement and reinterpretations.

Cottage by the Sea:



Persona


Twins at the Beach

Anouk Aimee

I first noticed her in Fellini's 8 1/2...and looking at her photos chronologically, She's like Penelope Cruz matured into Sophia Lauren.

Hoyningen-Huene + Brassai

Gerhard Richter

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Painting

From Purple Diary

Purple #11 from Purple Magazine on Vimeo.

adieu Number (N)ine

After 12 years of keeping the punk in high fashion, Number (N)ine by Takahiro Miyashita is coming to an end.

Libertine

It is an art trying to print illustrations onto tailored garments...it could end up looking like oversized kid's clothing or just plain tacky. I think Libertine's got it just right:

Inès de La Fressange

Perfect DNA.

Men Hiver 09 Invitations

From the wallpaper gallery...my favorite is Raf Simons' mirror invite.

The best of the Brits edition I.D. Magazine

My Kind of Bed

Pascal Boyer Gallery: Jacques Adnet bed, great to have an afternoon nap in...smooth Leather, firm, cooling.

A modern take on the Modern Coffee table?

A collaboration between Staffan Holms and the Japanese designer Dan Sunaga, it's produced by Swedish producers Karl Andersson & Söner and was recently awarded the Nordic Design Prize. Also check out Staffan's precious series here.