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-Yulya X-
Archive for the Photography by Sølve Sundsbø Tag
Wednesday December 23rd, 2009
Merry Magdagascar!
Tags: Anastasia Barbieri, Magdalena Frackowiak, Maison Martin Margiela, Martin Cullen, Photography by Sølve Sundsbø, Polish model, Sally Branka, Versace, Vogue China
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Saturday December 5th, 2009
Super Sonia Strikes H&M
Lara Stone and Anne Vyalitsyna show off Sonia Rykiel lingerie collection pour H&M
After seeing Sonia Rykiel’s line for H&M in person, I am feeling a little bit confused right now. Perhaps it is because as I stepped out the door at home, extremely excited to see the fresh new arrivals, my loving mum reminded me once again that a pair of panties of that quality could be made at $USD 1.00. Arrrrgh… Thanks, Mum!
Well… If I neglect mum’s advice, I think the prices of Sonia Rykiel’s line for H&M are reasonable, because afterall it is evidently cheaper than the real line. Nonetheless, it’s still not to my wallet’s taste, especially the headband and the oversized brooch with the playful Rykiel big bow at respectfully $USD 34.95 and $USD 24.95. As expected, the store was flooded with people today. They all snapped a monstrous chunk of sexy bras and panties intimately in their arm. The favourite amongst the crowd was understandably the design with the colourful Rykiel signature stripes. With the armful of goodies, the girls found themselves stuck in a hideous queue outside the changeroom. Only a few dared to spend and went home with a tiny little Sonia Rykiel pour H&M bag. Well… It seems like no one was willing to go completely nuts for it.
Tags: Anne Vyalitsyna, Brazilian Models, Camille Bidault Waddington, Caroline Trentini, Dutch models, H&M, Lara Stone, Photography by Sølve Sundsbø, Russian Model, Sonia Rykiel, Underwear
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Friday November 20th, 2009
Get Sexy in Sonia Rykiel!
Sonia Rykiel pour H&M Christmas 2009
Mark the Date! Sonia Rykiel for H&M’s lingerie collection is coming to stores worldwide on 5th December 2009. Ready or not, you know, it’s going to strike in style! So far from the pictures released, the collection seems to be playful and chic in the French label’s notorious ways! Although to me the girls in the campaign – Lara Stone, Anne Vyalitsyna and Caroline Trentini – looked out of place and not in sync with each other, I just love the way each girl looks so comfortable and at ease in it. That’s the way underwear should be, no? Body conscious, smart and sexy; Sonia Rykiel has it!
Tags: Anne Vyalitsyna, Brazilian Models, Camille Bidault Waddington, Caroline Trentini, Dutch models, H&M, Lara Stone, Photography by Sølve Sundsbø, Russian Model, Sonia Rykiel, Underwear
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Wednesday April 1st, 2009
Vogue U.S. March 2009: Michelle Obama by Annie Leibovitz
Overall, I was quite pleased with the March issue of Vogue U.S. The price is reasonable for its content. It is not as thick as it once was, but it has pretty much all you need to know for Spring/Summer 2009 in terms of ad-wise and ed-wise. Perhaps Ms. Wintour should stay afterall…
Scarlett Johansson in Dolce & Gabbana's makeup ad
I love how I flip through the first page and there is this double-double-folded page of a Dolce & Gabbana makeup ad with Scarlett Johansson channelling Marylin Monroe. It really sells to me – partly it is of course because of the precision makeup application by Pat McGrath and the ingenious photographic work by Sølve Sundsbø; but also because of its high resolution. Printed mags still win e-mags or forum scans for me.
Editorial-wise, I find it absolutely strange to see some European Vogue favorites in U.S. Vogue, like Anna Maria Jagodzińska, Anna Selezneva, Edita Vilkevičiūtė, Sasha Pivovarova and Natasha Poly. Of course, these slavic girls are not bound to appear only in European Vogue, but because U.S. Vogue has been quite brazilianised over the years, seeing some Slavic faces in it just seems like meeting a Martian on earth for me. It is an exciting-yet-frightening experience. In particular, when Ms. Pivovarova and Ms. Poly had to do the signature U.S. Vogue jump to be photographed respectively by David Sims and Patrick Demarchelier, it was weird and brought back memories of old U.S. Vogue I had with Caroline Trentini. Where are you, dear Carol?
Doing the U.S. Vogue Jump: Sasha Pivovarova, Caroline Trentini and Natasha Poly
Other than that, it is always great to see Carol’s fellow brazilian model: Raquel Zimmerman. I must admit, I used to have a lot of doubts about Raquel, but the more I see of her work, the more I see how committed she is and how much energy she gives, and for that, I started to really appreciate her. She is a true professional.
In terms of clothing choice, the best were chosen of course. Watch out for Louis Vuitton’s exotically wild feather-decorated heels; Rodarte’s scary diamond cut leggings; Alexander McQueen’s leather corsette belt; python-print dress and python-and-whip snake slingback pumps both from Prada; caged T-strap sandals and caged ankle boots both from Yves Saint Laurent by Stefano Pilati; and Narciso Rodriguez’s zebra print pants.
Content-wise, I have not read through the issue yet, because I still have a load of print-outs from iht.com, nytimes.com, ft.com and themoscowtimes.com to read through, but the topics look quite interesting and relevant to today.
Overall, I give this issue 8 out of 10.
Considering that there is no annoying lengthy searches, no getting infected by viruses on imagevenue and no weird sex ads on image bam, buying it is a wise move, so I will definitely recommend it.
If you missed it, buy it on ebay.
Tags: Caroline Trentini, David Sims, Natasha Polevshchikova, Natasha Poly, Pat McGrath, Patrick Demarchelier, Photography by Sølve Sundsbø, Sasha Pivovarova, Scarlett Johansson, Vogue US Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour
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Sunday March 8th, 2009
Harper’s Bazaar Australia April 2009: Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson for Harper's Bazaar Australia April 2009.
Despite the current maelstrom surrounding my economic situation, I gave in and purchased the April issue of Harper’s Bazaar Australia like there was no other way for survival in my life. Well… You have to admit it: the accompanying ‘free’ Sass & Bide rose-print T-Shirt is more than devilishly tempting.
Tags: Photography by Alexi Lubomirski, Photography by Sølve Sundsbø, Scarlett Johansson
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