Inspiration Source: Kate Moss by Nick Knight

Published in: VOGUE ilaly december 2010
Photographer: Nick Knight
Model: Kate Moss
Film Editor: Jamie Harley
Fashion Editor: Edward Enninful
Hair: Sam McKnight at Premier
Make-Up: Val Garland at Streeters London
Music: Evan Voytas,Cascine – Tomorrow Night We’ll Go Anywhere
http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14409219-873
More details: showstudio.com/​project/​editing_kate/​ 

  Not a long ago my good acquaintance and young fashion designer from Saint-Petersburg Kate Why-Not sent me that adorable new wideo with Kate Moss. What can i say…Does she ever age?! Don’t think so..I can feel that her spirit is Forever Young (!!!). And she still looks incredible..Blonde, Brunette, whatever! Short, Long Haired..No matter! Maybe she is not a beauty idol, but for me she always was a human goddess in fashion. Rewinding my memory..to my 13th birthday..back then i wished to be like her.
  Now Kate is 37 years old (born 16 January 1974) but she still looks great, and she’s still a  total blam-blam. This new photosession proves it one more time. Kate is a master of transformations.
(1974-01-16) P.S. Draw your attention to the stylization of these shoots..it’s so 60’s inspired!

P.P.S. And don’t forget to share your impressions with me!

Inspiration Icon: Lily Cole

Young (22 year old), gorgeous british model Lily Cole is a great example for young girls to follow as she’s not only a famous model but also promising actress (“Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus“, “There Be Dragons“, “St. Trinian’s“). New Generation Rocks! Her alien-face and Aphrodite-curved body are unbelievable!

 Stunning make-up by the way

..To Get My Rocks Off..)

That’s how i’m loosing my writing skills..since i’ve passed my examinations at the university this February i had almost two weeks for myself..just to horse around, see friends, do some little things i never really have time for, get back to writing lyrics, listen to all those music i’ve downloaded and many other pleasant things. My mind has cleared up a bit. Now it’s time to look for a job..haha until next June (when i’ll be passing my exams again). Wow, i wasn’t supposed to say all that..I just wanted to show you guys some pictures i’ve took as a photographer and make-up artist with the help of my friend Uliana (who had her first experience as a model) while we were hanging around at my appartment cause it was so damn cold outside. Don’t be too strict in judjing our professional skills – we’re not magicians, we’re only studying!)

This is my friend Uliana, who’ve been a good model for me. Ice & Fire – all in one! In life she loves rock music, but for first hours of shooting she patiently played a role of good girl even she never felt like beeing one..)

Luckily for us, i’ve already had in mind another role for Uliana – something between Keith Richrds, Janis Joplin and maybe someone like Courtney. So the main thing here was a good inspiring playlist..that provided us with the right atmosphere. Talking about the details, it’s pretty easy to recreate an image of rockstar if you own a couple guitars, leather jackets, flares or skinny jeans, lipsticks and black eyeliners…and of course..the spirit of rock’n’roll boiling in your veins!

i believe everybody knows how to make a hairstyle a-la “i’ve just got out of my bed”.., don’t you? There are many different methods, indeed. If anyone interested in mine, see, it’s one of the easiest. For a more subdued morning look, comb your hair wax or gel through the top layers of your hair and then continuously lift these layers up and out until they look separated, full and messy. Apply hairspray to keep the layers from going flat. For a wilder look, comb the product through your hair with your head and hair down toward the ground. Grab chunks of hair with your hands and tousle them by swirling each chunk around in circles. Let go, lift your head and apply hairspray. These styles work best with naturally drying hair. However, if you’re going to use a hairdryer, hold one hand flat against your hair and continuously tousle and swirl it as you dry, so that it does not dry straight or in one direction. 

 Looks like Jerry Hall met young Madonna!

Pirelli 1999 "Women Through The Decades"

Pirelli 1960 "Californian Girls"

ARR!-TERR!-TONN!

Gemma Arterton, 24, actress
A great example of a beautiful woman

Twenty Six between life & death: Gia Marie Carangi

Some stories falls on us from the sky..I mean it’s like you had to know something about someone. In the end of december 2010 i was walking around the supermarket when i surprisingly took a new issue of magazine “*****” and the article that opened immediately was about Gia Carangi, a supermodel of late 70s and early 80s. I heaven’t read that article back then, but her name permanently stuck in my mind. Later, when i was working on “Beauty over Ages” series of posts for my blog i heard that name again – Gia Marie Carangi. But this time i got to know her story better. She was one of those beautiful & famous girls that died at the age of 26..She was the 3rd, if i’m not mistaken. This awful tendency has started with gorgeous hollywood bombshell of 30’s – Jean Harlow who died of renal failure, the next victim of sudden death was 60s actress and model, a wife of Roman Polanski – Sharon Tate, who was killed by followers of Charles Manson. I don’t know why, but this trilogy seems so strange…If maybe you (my dear reader) know more on this theme – i hope you can share your knowledges.
Now back to Gia Marie Carangi..as she completely captured me with her “singularity in fashion” and her very very sad story. Everybody knew this uncommon girl as Gia when she breaked into the world of high-fashion as a hurricane at the age of 17. Looking like a tomboy with a knife in her pocket, she came to Wilhelmina Cooper model agency and become a number one model in the end of 70s. Everybody wanted her on the cover on their magazines. But fame wasn’t a number one goal for Gia, she was looking for more..she was looking for someone who’ll love her for who she is, she was looking for understanding. But even her beauty, talent and deep inner world never brought her happyness. Problems in family, perhaps, made her too sensitive for this cruel world. Loss of her close friend Wilhemina Cooper also was a big shock for Gia, that likely pulled her to the edge..and falling into the abyss was her affection to heroin, that ended up with her death at the age of 26. She was the first famous woman in U.S.A. to die of AIDS.
Knowing that she is to die soon, Gia wrote in her diary: “Life and death, energy and peace. If I stop today it was still worth it. Even the terrible mistakes that I made and would have unmade if I could. The pains that have burned me and scarred my soul, it was worth it, for having been allowed to walk where I’ve walked, which was to hell on earth, heaven on earth, back again, into, under, far in between, through it, in it, and above.”
And no doubt she was a very talented person who could have had much more brighter future. She wanted to learn photography and have kids, but in the end she said: “I think God has a plan for me, but I don`t think it`s in this life.”..
Facts about Gia:
*She was born in Philadelphia on 29 January, 1960.
*She had italian bloods in her veins from her father & irish and welsh from her mother.
*Gia was known to be a bisexual.
*Carangi was a regular at Studio 54 and the Mudd Club. She usually used cocaine in clubs, but later began to develop a heroin addiction.
* Gia was romanticly linked to her make-up assistant Sandy Linter.
*Carangi did her first major shoot with top fashion photographer Chris von Wangenheim.
*Gia’s body measurements were: (US) 34-24-35/(EU) 86.5-61-89; height 5’7″ (170 cm).
* Cindy Crawford, who also appeared on the covers of fashion publications during her time, was later referred to as “Baby Gia” due to her resemblance to Carangi.
Films about Gia:
*”Thing Of Beauty” 1993’s bio
*”The Self-Destruction of Gia” documentary
*”GIA” HBO movie staring Angelina Jolie as Gia.
Interesting Links:
www.gia-carangi.com
www.giacarangi.com

 

Inspiration Icon: Lara Stone

Juno

A very very beautiful and alien-looking lady from Moscow city, whose full name is Junona Pchelkina.

Beauty Through the Decades: 90’s

That’s how, step by step, we’ve come up to 90’s. The decade of various beauty standarts that were incredibly diverse and constantly changing. I may be wrong, but i think that this decade was a certain transition moment when fashion models became as popular as famous actress and singers and deservedly concurred prefix “super-“. You may not know the name of Gia Carangi (though she was one of the first supermodels), but you definitely heard of Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington and Kate Moss. Breaking into the highest league of models Kate Moss brought with herself a standard of extreme thinness, sometimes referred to as “heroin chic” from the strung-out, emaciated appearance of the face and body. In my opininon that looks great, but not on everybody. And that “androgyny” or “unisex” trend grew into the deepest layers of fashion’s mind. So now in 2011 woman in fashion hardly can afford “loosening the belts”, except Crystal Renn  of course (& other “+” size models). In the early 90’s Grunge was extremly popular not only in music, but also in fashion and lifestyle. Courtney Love can proove that!) Those who weren’t on grunge, were on rave, rap, pop-punk, brit rock or anything else that was popular back then. Tongue, eyebrow and nose piercings (for both men and women) also came into vogue in the ’90s and even crossed into the “mainstream” of youth culture. And for sure most of the teenage girls wanted to look like one of the “Spice Girls”. Well, let’s look over those, who were on the peak!)

 “Spice Girls”

90’s supermodels

famous 90s “Beverly Hills 90210” series

Alicia Silverstone is an American actress, author, and former fashion model. She first came to widespread attention in music videos for Aerosmith, and is best known for her roles in Hollywood films such as CluelessBatgirl in (1995) and her portrayal of Batman & Robin (1997).

 Carla Bruni is an Italian-born French songwriter, singer, and former model.

 Christy Turlington is an American model best known for representing Calvin Klein from 1987 to 2007.

 Cindy Crawford is a former American model. Known for her trademark moleVH1‘s just above her lip, Crawford has adorned hundreds of magazine covers throughout her career. She was named #3 on 40 Hottest Hotties of the 90s. Her success at modeling made her a celebrity that has led to roles in television and film, and to work as a spokesperson.

Claudia Schiffer is a German model and occasional actress, who reached the peak of her popularity during the 1990s, initially due to her resemblance to Brigitte Bardot. Schiffer is one of the world’s most successful models, having appeared on over 500 magazine covers.

 Kate Moss is an English model. She has appeared on over 50 magazine covers and in magazine spreads. She is also notorious for her high-profile relationships and party lifestyle. In 2007, she came 2nd on the Forbes top-earning models list, estimated to have earned $9 million in one year.

 Linda Evangelista is a famous Canadian Supermodel of 90s.

 Naomi Campbell is a British model. Campbell started her career in the 1980s and is considered a supermodel having regularly appeared on the catwalks of Milan and Paris as well as on over 500 covers for such magazines as Vogue Italia, Japanese Vogue, Elle, i-D, Glamour, Harper’s Bazaar, Interview, W, Vanity Fair and GQ. She was the first black cover model for French Vogue, the second for British Vogue and Time magazine. Campbell is also known for a series of legal issues and less known for her extensive charity work. In Europe, Campbell is also known for the perfumes associated with her name.

 Drew Berrymore is an American actress, film producer and film director. She is a member of the Barrymore family of American actors and granddaughter of John Barrymore.

 Neve Campbell is a Canadian actress. After beginning her career on stage, she achieved fame on the 1990s television series Party of Five, playing the role of teenager Julia Salinger. She subsequently appeared in leading roles in several Hollywood films, including Scream, The Craft, and Wild Things, and has since appeared in smaller parts and returned to stage roles.

 Nicole Kidman is an Australian actress, Spokes model, and humanitarian.

 PJ Harvey is a English musician and singer-songwriter. She was raised in Corscombe, Dorset and Yeovil, Somerset. Growing up, her parents were both fans of American blues music. Their record collection exposed Harvey not only to the blues but also to Captain Beefheart. Both the blues and Beefheart would become major influences on Harvey’s own musical style.

 Sherilyn Fenn is an American actress. She came to international attention for her performance as Audrey Horne on the 1990 cult TV series Twin Peaks.

 Shirley Manson is a Scottish recording artist and actress, best known internationally as the lead singer of the alternative rock band Garbage.

 Kylie Minogue is an Australian pop singer, songwriter, and actress.

Courtney Love is an American rock musician and actress. Love is primarily known as lead singer, guitarist and lyricist for alternative rock band Hole, as well as for her publicity-ridden marriage to the late Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain.

 Fiona Apple is an American singer-songwriter. Her 1996 debut album Tidal received a Grammy Award for the song “Criminal“.

 Gwyneth Paltrow is a famous American actress.

 Gwen Stefani is an American singer-songwriter and fashion designer. Stefani is the lead vocalist for the rock band No Doubt.

 Winona Ryder is an american actress.

 Christina Ricci is an American actress. Ricci received initial recognition and praise as a child star for her performance as Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family (1991) and Addams Family Values (1993), and her role as Kat Harvey in Casper (1995). Ricci made a transition into more adult-oriented roles with The Ice Storm (1997), followed by an acclaimed performance in The Opposite of Sex (1998), for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. She continued her success with well-received performances in Sleepy Hollow (1999) and Monster (2003).

 Supermodels of 90s: Cindy & Claudia

 Juliet Lewis is an American actress and musician. Juliette gained international fame for her role in the 1991 thriller Cape Fear for which she received an Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations. This followed with major roles in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Natural Born Killers, The Evening Star, and From Dusk Till Dawn. Her work in television has resulted in two Emmy nominations.

 Kim Basinger is an American actress and former fashion model.

 Madonna (one of her 90s looks)

 Monica Belluci is an Italian actress and fashion model.

 Sharon Stone is an American actress, film producer, and former fashion model. She achieved international recognition for her role in the erotic thriller Basic Instinct. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama for her performance in Casino.

 Sophie Marceau is a French actress.

 Vanessa Paradis is a French singer, model and actress. She became a child star at 14 with the worldwide success of her single “Joe le taxi“. Since then, she has accomplished a career in music, movies and modelling.

 Liv Tyler (born July 1, 1977) is an American actress and model. She is the daughter of Aerosmith‘s lead singer, Steven Tyler, and Bebe Buell, model and singer. Tyler began a career in modeling at the age of 14, but after less than a year she decided to focus on acting.

Tori Amos is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. She was at the forefront of a number of female singer-songwriters in the early 1990s and was noteworthy early in her career as one of the few alternative rock performers to use a piano as her primary instrument.

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P.S. Dear Earthling, if i’ve forgot somebody beautiful and important of this time period – please do not keep silence! Leave Comments, telling me who should also be in the list. Merci.