Fashion in Jamaica and the region exists, much to my annoyance, almost outside of an international aesthetic. It's my desire, then, to build a bridge between what is innately cultural, and the international industry, all the while highlighting trends and shifts within both spheres.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Vogue Italia
I've always admired European magazines, especially Vogue! Credit them for positing fashion as daring, innovative, artistic and brave. Vogue Italia, in recent memory, has given us some of the most, most memorable, most incendiary images in fashion editorial. Here are just a few.
From top to bottom: State of Emergency", September 2006; "Lily Story", model Lily Donaldson re-imagined as mannequin, shot by Stephane Sednaoui, October 2004; Naomi Campbell in an all-black issue; futuristic dystopia; Grace Jones shot by Steven Meisel in October 2008; Racquel Zimmerman flipping the bird at PETA protestors
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