GLAMOUR PHOTOGRAFY

. . . a very longtime fan of photographer patrick demarchelier's work and was absolutely delighted to happen upon this shoot with emma watson, who took a few moments off from studying from exams to strike a few elegantly windblown poses; adore the soft, painterly quality of the shots, contrasted with the stark regality of the black & white portrait, and most of all, the ruffles paired with french grey in shades of blush and champagne . . .

{p.s.} the second dress is chanel

* more patrick demarchelier here & here
* more emma here & a fun video of the shoot here

{images: patrick demarchelier exclusively for vanity fair june 2010}

. . . this weekend is windswept hair and toes in the sand, picnics on the beach and the city behind us . . . ahead: the last golden days of summer . . .

Have a beautiful, beautiful weekend, everyone!
xo

{p.s.} a few lovely links:
* fun, fun, fun {via here}
* seeing hearts
* rock 'n roll chic fall collection
* back to school
* video: friends forever

{interviews + guestposts:}
* summer musings at automatism
* question & answer with sesame magazine

{images: 1 - Chloè Spring Summer 2007; model: Trish Goff; photographer: Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin; 2 - Yves Saint Laurent’s Paris duplex on the Rue de Babylone; YSL original logo hand-lettered by graphic artist Cassandre, 1961; photography by Pascal Chevallier, Vanity Fair}

We just love the August cover of Vanity Fair, featuring actress Anna Friel. We have to admit we had to look up who she is, and for those of you who don't know, Anna was in the movie "Land of the Lost" and the TV show "Pushing Daisies".
There's a lot of buzz around this shoot, particularly because everyone on the internet is saying she's 'nude'...we consider it more like 'topless', but anyhow...
We wanted to share the few lingerie shots from the feature, along with the gorgeous cover and just a pretty picture of Anna wearing a pink gown.


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We just can't help but post more adorable pinup pictures! It's an addiction! We love it!
We especially love the work of photographer Michael Elins, who is probably best known for his 'vanities' portraits in Vanity Fair. It looks like these fresh-faced models/actresses stepped out of a Vargas painting. The look of these pinup portraits is really a reflection of the styles we are seeing in lingerie/swimwear right now; retro styles, high-waist briefs, garter belts...just like the Christian Dior runway show we posted yesterday.
You can see the rest of his portfolio here.

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Isn't this the cutest photo shoot from Vanity Fair Italy?! These pictures feature Canadian model Kastyn Reid in a series of fun lingerie shots. These pictures make a day in lingerie seem very do-able! We like the idea of cooking pasta in a cute red bra & panty set. Don't you?

P.S. - If you click on the images, and have good eyesight, you can read the lingerie designer credits.

Just a cute photo montage we found online at Vanity Fair.
I believe we actually provided the pink Fifi Chachnil sweater to the photo shoot with Isla Fisher! We only have the ivory version available at the moment, which is just as cute, if not cuter!
It's always fun to see the sweeter side of lingerie in the form of a vintage pin-up shoot. Eye candy indeed!