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RJ Cutler Rumored to Be Working On Teen Vogue's TV Project; See A Portrait of Gareth Pugh and His Longtime Boyfriend, Nude

fashionologie — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 12:14:40 PST

Nick Knight captured Gareth Pugh and his longtime boyfriend, artist Carson McColl (left), as part of a video portrait project [SHOWstudio, SHOWstudio]
Word is that the new TV project September Issue documentarian RJ Cutler is working on is connected to Teen Vogue; apparently they've reached out to at least one well-known blogger to participate [The Cut]
Hamish Bowles shaved off the mustache he's had for the past year while in South Anjuna for New Year's Eve [WWD]
Lauren Hutton is a fan of Tom Ford's films: "He said, 'I'm going back to fashion.' I said, 'Oh no, why? I like your work, but I love your movies!' But, anything for Tom, and he knows that" [Harper's Bazaar]
Calvin Klein bought Manhattan restaurant Indochine out tomorrow night for his boyfriend Nick Gruber's 21st birthday party [NY Post]
J.Crew extended their buyout deadline to Feb. 15 to appease shareholders [The Cut]
Philip Crangi just signed a manufacturing and distribution deal with Lucas Design, the company that produced Tom Binns's Disney Couture line, and is considering a move into leather goods and eyewear [WWD]
Anna Wintour, who attended the White House for Chinese President Hu Jintao last night, told reporters she intended to ask Hu: "Will he invest some money in Chinese fashion?" [Styleite]
22 year-old Lily Kwong, cousin of Joseph Altuzarra and an Elite model, collaborated with her photographer friend on a David Lynch-inspired editorial [T]
Kate Moss loves her country home in the Cotswalds: "I need to get away from the city every weekend to talk, cook, ride my bicycle to Londis to pick up veg and do the country thing. I had another place in the country for three years. Then there was a year that I didn't have it and I didn't know what to do with myself. I was absolutely lost without it" [Vogue UK]
Ryan McGinley captured Lauren Hutton, Lou Doillon, Tali Lennox, and many others for Club Monaco's Spring 2011 ad campaign [Fashionetc, WWD]
Miguel Enamorado, who spent the past three years as Interview's fashion market director, has been promoted to the magazine's fashion director under creative director Karl Templer [DFR]

Films in the Future from Ryan McGinley or Inez & Vinoodh?

fashionologie — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:28:15 PDT

>> Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, who are celebrating 25 years of collaborating professionally with a retrospective in Amsterdam, say their plans for the future aren't limited to photography. The duo told Nowness in the next 25 years, "We will hopefully have launched five fragrances based on our images and directed a few exciting movies. Or we could be doing yoga, full time, on a mountain in India."

And they aren't the only fashion photographers mulling a foray into film; Ryan McGinley told The Cut that he's been considering doing a feature film for a while: "I'm gearing up towards [a feature film], I'm not there yet. I'm not a writer, but I would write something with somebody. I've been looking at a lot of scripts, but nothing has popped out to me."

fashionologie — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 05:53:21 PDT

>> Roe Ethridge: The Latest Art Photog Crossing Over into Fashion -Ryan McGinley has led the pack of art photographers breaking into fashion with his shoots for the likes of W, Vogue Paris, Stella McCartney, and Missoni, but Collier Schorr, who's worked with Interview and Vera Wang, and now Roe Ethridge are quick on his heels. Ethridge, who worked with Marie-Amelie Sauve on a Balenciaga editorial for the new Spring 2010 issue of i-D, is the latest addition to the bunch, and The Imagist reports he's "inches away from another huge blue chip mag commission." [TI]

Laura and Kate Mulleavy Channel Virgin Suicide-Style Sleepwalkers for Rodarte Fall 2010

fashionologie — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:04:17 PST

>> A number of designers have been doing all black for Fall 2010, but between Marc Jacobs yesterday and Rodarte today with their parade of pales, we're left wondering: is soft the new loud? The theme of the day was sleepwalkers, Laura and Kate Mulleavy said backstage, with some inspiration drawn from the Mexican border town of Juarez.

As the lights went down in the Gagosian Gallery, a centerpiece of white candles, dripping wax everywhere, was lit at the runway entrance, and white confetti was thrown on floor, causing the photographer pit to break out in a rendition of "Happy Birthday, Rodarte." Soon, a trail of girls, including Karen Elson, who's been walking a surprising number of shows this season, and Jamie Bochert, entered the smoky room, filling it with patchwork tops, Aztec eagle prints, and even a few pairs of pants. The look was very Virgin Suicides - appropriately, Kirsten Dunst was front row (along with Tavi Gevinson, Chloe Sevigny, Ryan McGinley, Natalie Portman, and Jason Schwartzman) - floaty wedding dresses with ivory and white crochet, lace chiffon, feathers, and pearls. The shoes, meant to look like the models were floating on melted candle wax, had drippings on their heels.

In true Rodarte fashion, four (instead of the usual three) white be-gowned models were left standing in stilted formation at the end; black lights were turned on for the finale procession to "Blue Moon," causing the gowns and confetti on the ground to glow blue in the dark, and revealing lights in the shoes. Cathy Horyn weighs in: "Re Rodarte, concept of randomness not fully developed or particularly novel. We've seen broken brides before. Rei?" Full video of the show can be seen here.

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Levi's Partners With Opening Ceremony On Spring Corduroy Collection

coutorture — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:39:32 PST

Opening Ceremony loves an American heritage brand collaboration and has most recently co-designed pieces for classics like Keds, Pendleton, and Timberland. During New York Fashion Week next month the retailer will debut its newest lineup designed in partnership with Levi's. The collection of corduroy basics- button-up shirts, jackets, and trousers-will be available in eight spring colors inclucing fuchsia, teal, lavender, beige, curry, olive, navy, and white, proving workwear staples never go out of style.

Source: Ryan McGinley/Opening Ceremony

fashionologie — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:17:32 PST

>> Ryan McGinley, Rodarte Collaborate for Olympics Shoot -Ryan McGinley, who has a history of shooting Olympic athletes - he contributed a portfolio of the US Olympic Swim Team back in 2004 to the New York Times Magazine - revealed at Art Basel over the weekend that he's at it again: “I've been in Utah. I've been shooting for the Winter Olympics, and I got Rodarte to make me the outfits. It looks crazy!” [Hint]

Fashion in 50 Seconds 11/17/09 Ryan McGinley Photographs Kiddies in Couture for Purple

coutorture — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:55:45 PST

Tiny tots jump around in Rodarte, Givenchi, and Miu Miu in the current issue of Purple magazine, shot by Ryan McGinley.

Ridley Scott is finally ready to make that Gucci family film. Although it is too early to determine the cast, Scott does have a script "kind of getting there."

Zero + Maria Cornejo is launching a capsule collection of menswear for spring.

Adriana Lima and husband Marko Jaric welcome baby girl Valentina Lima Jaric.

Notable quotes from the International Herald Tribune Techno Luxury conference happening now in Berlin.

Aloha Rag's owner Tatsugo Yoda has designed a collection of deconstructed jackets and tops to be sold exclusively at his boutiques.

Alber Elbaz will be decorated with the Grande Médaille de Vermeil de la Ville de Paris, given by the mayor to people who have made cultural impacts on the city of Paris.

Source: Ryan McGinley/Purple

fashionologie — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:00:10 PDT

>> Ryan McGinley Scores Fall 2009 Missoni Campaign -Ryan McGinley is becoming a master at toeing the high-low fashion line: His Wrangler campaign won a Lion D'Or at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival last month; he photographed Levi's new campaign to grab the attention of youth; Stella McCartney re-hired him to do her Bambi-laden Fall 2009 campaign; and now he's replaced Steven Meisel for Missoni Fall 2009. Together with stylist Vanessa Reid, he captured Hanne-Gaby Odiele riding on the back of a truck at Floyd Bennett Airfield in Brooklyn in this first image. [Supreme Being]

Stella McCartney Finds a Place for Bambi and Friends in Her Fall 2009 Ad Campaign

fashionologie — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:22:39 PDT

>> Stella McCartney has never been secretive about her love for animals, but in her Fall 2009 campaign, she's making the message pretty clear: Sigrid Agren, who was photographed by Ryan McGinley (putting in his second season for the label) in the woods of Worcestershire, England, is surrounded by a live dear or fox, plus an overlay of Disney's Bambi and friends.

“I’m a huge Bambi fan, and the film reminds me of my mum,” said McCartney explained. “And we wanted to have some fun. The clothes in the campaign are looking quite fierce, and we wanted to contrast them with the innocence of Bambi.” The campaign was styled by Jane How and the art direction was done by McCartney's in-house team team and Partner and Partner in London instead of M/M Paris, who she's used in the past.

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fashionologie — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:22:52 PST

>> ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL -For the Spring 2009 season, Ryan McGinley did a little ad work - both in front of and behind the camera. He took Angela Lindvall and Kate Moss down to Puerto Rico to produce Stella McCartney's watercolor-infused campaign, and then posed for Marc Jacobs lensmen Juergen Teller in a bathtub, shoe propped on his knee, as the label's Spring 2009 face (click through for image). [Models.com]