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Photographer Marie Vosgian Fashion Stylist Franรงois Castrillo Makeup Artist Marie Bressant Hair Stylist Tomoki Sawada Models Marion & Amandine, Natalie Models
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(Right) Dress by CHRISTOPHE JOSSE Wristbands by SYLVIA TOLEDANO Shoes by UNITED NUDE
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embrace 16 White Leather Dress by DIRK BIKKEMBERGS Earrings and Necklace by MOA Shoes by UNITED NUDE
Dress by CHRISTOPHE JOSSE Wristbands by SYLVIA TOLEDANO Shoes by UNITED NUDE
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(Left) Long Blue Veil Coat by ARAISARA Pink Leather Panties and White Fur Scarf by MAC DOUGLAS Shoes by UNITED NUDE
(Right) Simili Fur Coat by FOREVER 21 Skirt by MAC DOUGLAS Shoes by UNITED NUDE
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Halter Dress by Sun Jun Wang Beaded Accessories by Norma Hasjak
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embrace 30 White Floral Blouse by Sun Jun Wang Knitted Gold Metallic Scarf by Norma Hasjak Leopard Boots by Sam Edelman
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Dress by peep Shoes by Jessica Simpson Earrings by ctb fashion New York Hair pin by ctb fashion New York
Dress by Sun Jan Wang
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Photographer Paul Goodsin Fashion Stylist Fashion Editors Christian Broussard Owabukolah Animashaun Hair & Makeup Nomi Ngyuen Model natalie Christensen, Look Models
Dress by ctb fashion New York Shoes by Calvin Klein Earrings by noir
Blue Dress by Asos Shoes by Zara Earrings by Patricia Breetlove
Corset by CTB Fashion New York Shoes by Zara Jacket by Bellen Brand Earrings by CTB Fashion New York Pants by Mansoor Scott
Black dress by Asos White skirt by Strickly Savy Cuff by Asos Shoes by Calvin Klein
Black and white top by strickly savy Pants by H&M Rings by H&M Earrings and Necklace by Ctb fashion New York Shoes by D Squared
Sequin corset by CTB Skirt by Strickly Savy Shoes by Jessica Simpson Earrings by Michael Kors
One see by Bellen Brand Shoes by Dee Find Shoes Hat by CTB Fashion New York Gloves by Asos Harness by Zana Bayne Necklace by H&M
One see by Bellen Brand Shoes by Dee Find Shoes Hat by CTB Fashion New York Gloves by Asos Harness by Zana Bayne Necklace by H&M
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ART
1- BURJ KhALIFA Dubai, United Arab Emirates Skidmore, Owings & merrill, 2010
2- LINKED hyBRID
Beijing Steven Holl Architects, 2009 Composed of eight connected towers, this mixed-use complex represents a compelling vision for 21st-century urban development. To combat the isolation often associated with luxury residential buildings and gated communities, the architects placed wide, open passages at ground level, ushering pedestrians into a series of public spaces that include gardens, shops, restaurants, and schools. High overhead, glass-and-steel bridges also contain retail spaces and a café, providing another sphere for community-fostering encounters between visitors and neighbors.
3- PEROT MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE Dallas morphosis Architects, 2012
Architect Thom mayne, the Pritzker Prize–winning founder of morphosis, is famous for breaking the mold, and his latest building is no exception. Sheathed in panels of textured concrete, it consists of a five-story cube, fractured at one corner and set atop a sweeping plinth planted with Texas grasses. Slashed across the cube’s exterior is a dramatic glass-enclosed escalator, which whisks visitors to the top-floor entrance to the exhibits.
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Rising a dizzying 2,717 feet above the desert, this spectacular supertower reigns as the tallest structure in the world. Its 162 floors contain offices, residences, restaurants, an Armani hotel, and an observation deck, 124 stories up. The strength of its design stems not only from its awe-inspiring verticality but also from its sleek silhouette. Wrapped in a glass curtain wall with steel mullions that catch the Arabian sun, the building tapers gradually from its Y-shaped base, with setbacks culminating in a 700-foot spire.
4- METROPOL PARASOL
Seville, Spain J. Mayer H. Architects, 2011 When excavation for a parking garage unearthed Roman artifacts in Seville’s Plaza de la Encarnación, city officials opted to commission this welcoming landmark instead. Metro / Some 90 feet high and nearly 500 feet long, the billowing timber pavilion is part pergola, part urban parlor. Viewing platforms are perched atop the organic forms, which also shelter restaurants and an archaeological museum.
5- ABSOLUTE WORLD Mississauga, Ontario MAD Architects, 2012
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These residential high-rises strike a voluptuous profile in Toronto’s largest suburb. With continuous balconies and elliptical floor plans, the 50- and 56-story skyscrapers appear to shimmy and twist, each around its own axis. Such creative formmaking is the focus of the young Beijing firm, whose design was executed in coordination with Burka Architects. Founded by Yansong Ma in 2004, MAD has earned a reputation for innovative edifices such as Inner Mongolia’sOrdos Museum. Like that project, the Absolute towers offer a refreshing take on a familiar building type.
6- Chicago Spire
Chicago, USA 2010 Santiago Calatrava The phenomenal chicago spire, when completed in 2010, will be the world’s tallest residential building and the tallest building of any kind in the western world. Seemingly modelled on the image of a giant drill poking through the ground, the 609m structure will dominate the chicago skyline.
7- The CCTV Headquarters
Beijing, China Architects: Rem Koolhaas, Ole Scheeren At a modest 234m the cctv building isn’t going to stand out from a distance. However the design and shape is a crowdstopper to say the least and will be another incredible addition to beijing’s skyline in time for the 2008 olympics. The shape, described as a ‘z criss-cross’ results in a very high, seemingly unsupported corner at the front. Let’s hope there’s a glass floor up there.
8- regatta hotel Jakarta, Indonesia
Architect atelier Enam Taking on a nautical theme, the developers say the 10 smaller towers represent sailing boats whilst the larger building is ‘the lighthouse’. It’s the lighthouse that steals the show for me, possibly the most incredible looking structure i’ve seen for a long time. If it ends up looking anything close to these pictures i’ll be impressed.
Mumbay, India Architect Perkins & Will
Construction has begun on residence antilia despite opposition from those who see it as an ‘excessive’ design in a city where more than 65% of the population live in slums. Politics aside and after you recover from the initial shock of seeing a skyscraper that resembles an ikea cd rack, the building actually looks like it may succeed as a stunning, unique, green piece of architecture.
10- penang global city centre Penang, Malaysia Architect Asymptote Architecture
Following months of speculation and sturdy opposition, this humungous project is in the final stages of approval and apparently construction will start very soon. Even so, due to the size of the plan it will take at least 15 years to complete. resembling a sci-fi city, the area will be crowned by 2 x 200m towers and completely transform the small island of Penang.
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ART
awakening of
Freddy
Camargo By Creative Director Tshombe Crumley
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“ I’m not afraid to show other artists how I do what I do. I like to inspire others to create so I am not afraid to show my process.” Freddy Camargo, an admirer of Picasso and Van Gough. Abstract, Expressive, Free, Adaptable, Diligent and Self- Taught are words to encompass the guy who enjoys cooking, working and creating art. “Every day I try to accelerate myself and try something new” “Society plays a role with art because it drives the critics and artists to a dual of opinion” Camargo is a modern artist who specializes in commercial art, photography, painting, drafting and illustration. He especially admires the people who don’t like his work for opinion and opposition can be seen as negative but in the art world can inspire one to do more or create more of that opinion and opposition. We surfaced the subject of is Fashion Art? Freddy rebounded with…. “Behind the fashion is art. Fashion is a word and a trend. The people who create the art are artists. So I guess the collaboration of all of this makes fashion art.” Future plans for Camargo include shooting editorials for other magazine brands as well as creating his own voice. VOI – an extreme splash of art, fashion and culture focused publication slated to debut in Summer of 2014. Can’t wait to see Camargo.
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Zilberberg Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind By Fashion Editor Braxton Lee II “The movie that reflects my life is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Really surreal. Non -chronological. Reflects my super crazy fantasy concept that I would want to happen in real life” The digital nature series created by Alice Zilberberg is described as digital art mixed with photography, image compositing and digital painting. Alice Zilberberg is a photographer and visual artist born Estonia, grew up in Israel and currently lives in Toronto, Canada who enjoys teaching photo-shop, taking yoga and spinning classes and of course sleeping. What makes her art different is that she takes something from the real world and put it into a medium that is a fantasy and showcase it in reality. Inspired by folklore, mythology and fairy tales the work of Zilberberg explores the themes of femininity and the environment. Blending women with nature is a major influence that helped to create the environmental ad campaign to promote environmental awareness of how we should treat nature and take care of ourselves. She extracts the essence of female power, taking goddesses back to their origins, removing outdated notions of a weaker sex, questioning our values, the treatment of the natural environment and the state of the earth. The characters in her works are women that are powerful, capable, alluring and defeating. What’s up next for you? “I want to create work that is controversial, more out there and questionable. I would describe it as more modern pop surrealism. Much different that my nature series. I can’t say much. We’ll just see what I have in store.”
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Bridal makeup and hair in every part of the world is pretty stunning, but for sheer creativity when it comes to makeup and use of color, Kosovar brides from the town of Donje Ljubinje take the cake. Their elaborate maquillage, which includes white face paint, sequins, and tons of gorgeous patterns, is designed to ward off bad luck, but it’s also a work of art. The tradition is unique to this area and goes back as far as the town’s earliest recorded history, making it truly an amazing cultural artifact. I came to this idea, after visiting Kosovo this summer for 4 weeks and got into the cultural traditions and art. Through my works with Matthu Placek this spring, I got inspired to create a fashion shoot with this make up and hair tradition. Matthu Placek recently used this concept for a recent shoot with the New York based artist Marina Abramovic for one of her future projects. Mark Jordy Gonzales @ Illamasqua, Toronto was working on the intensive make up and hair styling for about 4 hours. I decided to combine current fashion with traditional bridal make up. The contrast makes the picture speak its own story. Also I used transparent complementary colored plates to emphasize the contrast of tradition and the modern. - Alban Smajli
Jacket by Zayan Pants by Issa London
Dress by Patricia Breedlove Fan by CrossRoads Earrings by Kola’s
Jacket by Rebecca Vallance Coat by Rebecca Vallance
Blouse by Alon Livne’ Jacket by Mango
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embrace 65 Pants by Brandon Sun Top by Saunder Transparent Jacket by Alice Roi Shoes by Tania Spinelli
embrace 66 Dress by Leila Shams Blouse by Alexander Wang Jacket by Mango Purse by MCM Shoes by Django Dog is called Chanel
Pants by Issa London Top by ACNE Sequence Jacket by Pia Pauro Shoes by Mango
embrace 67 Dress / Bracelet by Patricia Breedlove Gloves / Head Piece by Rod Durant Fur by CTB Collection NY Earrings by Vintage Dior Necklace by Major Marley Shoes by Steve Madden
Dress by Alice Roi Shoes by Mango
Dress by Alice Roi Shoes by Mango
FASHION
FALL | WINTER
2013 Alexander McQueen
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by fashion editor hope morgan
FASHION
Kenzo
Tom Ford
Balmain
Donna Karan
Emilio Pucci
Erdem
Falguniand Shane
Glove Love
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Mark Fast
Kenzo
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Dolce
E Tautz
Louis Vuitton
Kenzo
Versace
E Tautz
Six Lee
Astrid Andersen
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Versace
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ARCHI-TOUCHED M ODER N S T RU C T URE A N D S T YLE photography Hemali Zaveri Fashion Stylist Creative Director Tshombe Crumley Hair & Makeup Nomi Ngyuen Model Luke Kenneth Roberts
Sartoria Sacho pants Shirt by Etu Evans J. Lucas Clothiers vest Mountain and Sackett tie Allen Edmonds shoes Allen Edmonds belt
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The Sock Hop socks
Double Breasted Blazer by Oscar de la Renta Denim Shirt with Red Stitch by Hieros Black studded leather triangle piece by West Coast Leather Cotton Canvas Wine Jean by Matias Shoes by Jean Yves Guitar Accessory by Ki Rorie IV
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Poncho/Vest by Isaac Sellam Brown Oil Suede Leather Moto Pant by West Coast Leather Navy tee by Hackafore Indian Inspired Leather Belt & Western Accessory Kye Rorie Master Leather Smith
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Brown front zipper boot by Delve
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REALITY
Black diagonal button vest by Masnada Peacock accessory by Etu Evans Collection Drop Crotch Virgin Wool Pant by Song for the Mute
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Brown front zipper boot by Delve
REALITY
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Military Green Jacket by Hieros Black fatigue Pant & Floral Pattern Shirt by Rogue Clock accessory by CTB
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Grey Wingtip Boot by Fashion Gone Rogue
Navy Pinstripe blazer by m.a+ Wrinkled Black Denim Shirt by Rogue Black Pant by Carlo Pignatelli Red Rose & Bolo Accessory by Etu Evans Collection Red Suede Chukka by Rycroft
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REALITY
SHUT DOWNN GOVERN
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POWER
PL AY By Rhianna Helfman
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Junkies are breeding, bent on acquiring and displaying materialistic power. This addiction is a widespread goal often viewed as success. We rely on an external consumer power, like the fiends we are, to fill the gaps in our egos with inappropriate notions of self worth. Beauty is commodified as sex and sex is power, just like guns and money. The problem is that consumer power doesn’t come from within you, it comes from external sources. Our political and religious parties and large corporations use media to propagate false consumer ideals to distract us from what true power is. They do not tell us that consumer power is temporary. They do not tell us because then we would succeed. They don’t need us to succeed, merely survive. We fall into a power trap. If we base our power on what we own, then we do not have power. By overcoming our addiction to our materialistic consumer power, and instead acknowledging ourselves as the source, we can achieve a totally different form of power and success, one that is whole and can’t be taken from us.
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ARCHITECTURE SLAVERY SOCIETY FASHION
HIERACHY
STRENGTH ENDURANCE WILL
SURVIVAL CHANGE BEAUTY ART
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CULTURE WAR RAPE
Dress by Litke Ring by Adornia Earrings by Echo of a Dreamer Shoes by Forever 21
Dress by Litke
Dress by Alax W. Diamond Head Piece and Necklace by Shop Lately Shoes by Forever 21
Dress by Litke Earrings by Echo of a Dreamer Shoes by Forever 21
Dress by Litke
Earrings by Echo of a Dreamer Short Suitby Ambali Shoes by Forever 21
White Blouse by RYU RYU Black Dress by Reverie
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