Mandy Coon. Images by Cara Stricker. Text by Liz Doupnik. Show: Kimberly Ovitz Date: September 8, 2011 Time: 1pm Venue: Pace Gallery Inspiration: Destruction versus relief, man versus nature and Japanese architecture. Music: Beginning softly and despairingly, piano music hung in the air before transitioning into a militaristic spoken word beat. Favorite Look: Wide, flowing [...]
Category Archives: Beauty
Chronicles of NY Fashion Week – SS12: Kimberly Ovitz, Mandy Coon & Peter Som
September 11, 2011 – 2:01 pm
David Downton lives in love
September 7, 2011 – 1:07 pm
Illustrations by David Downton Oscar de la Renta has taken the age-old mantra “Live each day as if it’s your last” and endowed it with his signature refined uptown twist. The result is live in love, both an affirmation and the name of his house’s new perfume (available in stores this October). Described as “a [...]
Gucci’s Guilty Pleasure, for Him
July 6, 2011 – 12:58 pm
My first recollection of male fragrance as an “alluring” entity was in junior high, in about eighth grade, when the more popular boys started soaking themselves in Drakkar Noir By Guy Laroche, an aggressive, headache-inducing scent. The less cool ones were stuck with their father’s Old Spice—such was the choice cologne of middle-aged, middle-class men [...]
Pretty Girl is Like
June 9, 2011 – 7:09 am
Makeup (Left): Giorgio Armani Lasting Silk UV Foundation, Face Fabric and Eyes to Kill. Dior Impact in Trendy Taupe. (Right) MAC Paint Pot in Blackground. Photography by Charli Ljung Makeup by Mayumi Handmade wigs by Takayuki Model: Vania at Ford Models Europe Mac Paint Pot in Blackground and Eyeshadow in Carbon. Make Up Forever Glitter [...]
Illamasqua: The Queen of Hearts
January 25, 2011 – 10:53 pm
Heading to the SoHo Grand to attend a master makeup class taught by Alex Box, Creative Director of the London-based cosmetics company Illamasqua, I knew I was in for an eye-opening experience, literally. Having previously seen her work, I was excited but had no idea what was in store, as Alex’s artistic training comes from [...]
