Author Archives: Chris Wallace
Karen Knorr’s Gentlemen
Photographer Karen Knorr’s series Gentleman, presently on display at the Centre Pompidou in Paris is a witty collection of mustaches on these dandy Mona Lisas. And it predates the fawned-over UnhappyHipsters.com by about three decades.
YSL Retrospective at the Petit Palais
March 11 the Petit Palais at the Musee des Beaux Arts in Paris will open its retrospective of the great fashion designer’s work. In collaboration with the Pierre Bergé-YSL Fondation–and its patroness, French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy whose dove dress is included in the collection–the museum with display highlights from 40 years of YSL’s couture [...]
Manifest Equality, Closing Night Party
Design by Yosi Sergant
Get your equality on. The organization Manifest Equality will conclude their weekend of art and awareness with a slambang fiesta featuring performances by Sam Sparro, Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse, Sea Wolf, and DJ sets by Kelly Cole, The Crystal method and many others. Have your voice heard–all americans deserve equal rights. [...]
Joanna Newsom by Annabel Mehran
Over the past couple of years photographer Annabel Mehran has taken scores of photos of her friend and muse, folk singer Joanna Newsom. “She combines strength and femininity in a way that I find incredibly inspiring,” says Mehran. “There is something about her that turns on my mind and makes me come up with good [...]
Bonjour from the Copper Capitol of the World
Dehillerin, the hoary old grande dame of culinary supply, is best known for its gorgeous hammered copper, but, god, you could spend 6 hours in their whisk section alone. Walking down the aisles you can feel your inner cook slathering for a shopping spree. Beware the vortex of cutlery or you may miss an important [...]
Designer Paul Fortune Insists on the Best
Photo by Ari Michelson
The great interior designer Paul Fortune has helped shape David Fincher’s Los Feliz home, made a marvel of Mark Jacobs’s Paris apartment, and created a landmark with a glamorous renovation of the iconic Sunset Tower hotel. He put the first Cadillac through the roof of the Hard Rock, and moved a Hollywood [...]
If You “Built” it, They Will Come
Our buddy John Sofio, head honcho of Built Inc., leaked us a couple of early peeks at The Trousdale, a new LA hot spot smack dab in the middle of the Sunset Strip across the street from Boa.
More images after the jump.
The 2010 Pirelli Calendar by Terry Richardson
Love him or hate him, photographer Terry Richardson got the keys to the sexiest calendar in the world. Run down to Brazil with the crew and a dozen supermodels to take a look behind the scenes on set, after the break. Video after the jump.
