C40 fashion + culture in the heartland
BLACK HOLE SUN An unusually dark spring comes as a ghost crossing the yard. A palette of muted tones, wicked romance and tailored destruction cast shadows across the light.
photography + art direction attilio dagostino lighting + art direction bob pitts styled by jill manoff model beth terry for mother model management/next models makeup + hair by dee stemick
black hole sun credits. Photography + Art Direction: Attilio D’Agostino Lighting + Art Direction: Bob Pitts for www.thestudio703.com Styled By: Jill Manoff Model: Beth Terry for Mother Model Management/NEXT Models www.mothermodelmanagement.com + www.nextmodels.com Makeup By: Dee Stemick for www.thestudio703.com Hair by: Dee Stemick for www.thestudio703.com Fashion Assistants: Autumn Sij + Marylyn SImpson Photographed at the Ha Ha Tonka Castle in Ha Ha Tonka State Park in Central Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks (http:// www.mostateparks.com/hahatonka.htm). Special thanks to Sue Holst, Denny Bopp, Larry Webb, Gary Plymell and Clint Kincade at the Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources; Victor O’Henley at www.extremegameplay.com for Beth’s sword; and Bonnie Kruger at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis for the Elizabethan Ruffs.
wardrobe. BLACK HOLE SUN
Ann-Sofie Back Dreamcatcher top and Lacing skirt (www.annsofieback.com). Sword courtesy www.extremegameplay.com.
An unusually dark spring comes as a ghost crossing the yard. A palette of muted tones, wicked romance and tailored destruction casts shadows across the light.
photography + art direction attilio dagostino lighting + art direction bob pitts styled by jill manoff model beth terry for mother model management/next models makeup + hair by denise gurganus
Ann-Sofie Back Dreamcatcher top and Lacing skirt (www.annsofieback.com); Bakers Fame booties (www.bakersshoes.com); tribal hairpiece by Michael Drummond (thexcorpse@gmail.com); tights, stylist’s own. Sword courtesy www.extremegameplay.com.
Ann-Sofie Back Dreamcatcher top and Lacing skirt (www.annsofieback.com); Bakers Fame booties (www.bakersshoes.com); tribal hairpiece by Michael Drummond (thexcorpse@gmail.com); tights, stylist’s own.
wardrobe. Jelek by Dragana Jovic bustier, harem pants and belts; Bakers Chleo booties (www.bakersshoes.com); tribal armband (right; Andhra Pradesh, India); silver antique tribal interlocking anklet, worn as armband (left; Rajasthan, North India); handmade solid silver tribal cuff; silver Rajasthani tribal bracelet (top; North India); silver hand-crafted Kuchi tribal bracelet with inlaid coral beads (bottom; Northern Afghanistan) and silver raised Kuchi tribal rings (Afghanistan) all available at www.macrosun.com; tribal hair extensions by Michael Drummond (thexcorpse@gmail.com). Jelek by Dragana Jovic dress and belt; Bakers Farah boots (www.bakersshoes.com); filigree cuffs (Tibetan refugee community, Nepal) available at www.macrosun.com; tribal hair extensions by Michael Drummond (thexcorpse@gmail.com); headband and tights, stylist’s own.
Left: Jelek by Dragana Jovic dress; Jennifer Neal headpiece (worn as eye patch); cuff and skirt, stylist’s own; tribal hair extensions by Michael Drummond (thexcorpse@gmail.com). Right & below: Jelek by Dragana Jovic coat and boot harness; Bakers Chleo booties (www.bakersshoes.com); hair extensions by Michael Drummond (thexcorpse@gmail.com)
Jennifer Neal cape, pants and top; Elizabethan Ruffs courtesy of Bonnie Kruger at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, Washington University; Kuchi and Rajsathani tribal rings (Afghanistan and North India) available at www.macrosun.com; tribal hair extensions by Michael Drummond (thexcorpse@gmail.com); headband, stylist’s own.
Ann-Sofie Back Slashed dress (www.annsofieback.com); Wild Pair Larah booties (www.bakersshoes.com); one-of-a-kind Turkman wedding headdress with inlaid carnelian, tribal silver and brass; filigree cuffs (Tibetan refugee community, Nepal) and ring (www.macrosun.com); tribal hair extensions by Michael Drummond (thexcorpse@gmail.com); tights, stylist’s own.
wardrobe. Ann-Sofie Back Slashed dress (www.annsofieback.com); Wild Pair Larah booties (www.bakersshoes.com); one-of-a-kind Turkman wedding headdress with inlaid carnelian, tribal silver and brass; filigree cuffs (Tibetan refugee community, Nepal) and ring (www.macrosun.com); tribal hair extensions by Michael Drummond (thexcorpse@gmail.com); tights, stylist’s own.