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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Ink and Paper
Nokkasili does very sweet ink pen drawings embellished with Japanese papers. I feel that collage is often hit-and-miss, but this is beautiful~
The Green Houses
Kitagawa Utamaro is one of my favourite artists of all time. ‘Green Houses’ (seirÅ) was the rather subtle term for the brothels of Yoshiwara (Edo’s red light district), and the women Utamaro usually depicts are prostitutes (not geisha, though he … Continue reading
Dolls by Virginie Ropars
More incredible dolls. This time by French artisan Virginie Ropars, with wonderful gothic fantasy elements. http://vropars.free.fr/index.htm
Dolls by Elena and Ekaterina Popovy
After discussing our mutual love of Marina Bychkova’s ‘Enchanted Dolls’, a friend linked to me the website of the Popovy sisters, a Russian duo whose dolls look like something off a haute couture runway. The level of detail in the … Continue reading
Follow the Roses
Fine Taste Magazine, Summer 2011. Photographer: Perla Maarek, Stylist: Amaryllis Joskowicz. Scans from Fashion Copious.
Posted in Fashion, Photo-editorials, Photography
Tagged editorial, fashion photography, Fine Taste Magazine, Perla Maarek
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Illustrations by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
The amazing caligraphic black lines he uses make me incredibly glad that French artists were so into shamelessly ripping off Japanese art. Thank god this stuff exists; his poster prints are like perfectly composed eye-porn. Even his crooked lettering is … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Illustration
Tagged art nouveau, graphic art, Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, posters
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How very sweet
Some people might be surprised to see that I’m a fan of Japanese illustrator Imai Kira. Sacharine compositions in pastel, finished off with a cherry or a bow on top aren’t normally my cup of tea. Kira is best known … Continue reading
Miscellaneous Deliciousness Part 2
“Sometimes I think I should get a tumblr” part 2 Once again, whatever info I have on these images is in the file titles. Some of them I have no clue about.
Miscellaneous Deliciousness Part 1
a.k.a. “Temporarily pretending this is a tumblr, part 1″ Miscellaneous fashion photos, most of which I don’t have credits for, because they’re things I’ve found on tumblr, and other such places where people frequently don’t put up credits. Any info … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Photography
Tagged fashion photography, miscellaneous deliciousness
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