JACLYN SMITH

Hair John Sahag. Makeup David Frank Ray. Photographer Rico Phulman for BAZAAR USA

Marjorie Andrade for Cosmopolitan 1980

This was a cover try of Marjorie wearing a Norma Kamali jumpsuit. They went with the blue background instead....but I've always loved the red one too. I was creative director, fashion stylist, hair and makeup artist and Douglas Dubler took the photos.

Coke Can Chic?

Lady GaGa wearing soft drink cans in her hair....asking the question Pepsi or Coke?

PIERRE CARDIN

"Pierre Cardin: 60 Years of Innovation" is a monument to the French designer's oeuvre. Written by his long-term collaborator Jean-Pascal Hesse, the book vividly illustrates Mr. Cardin's career through images of colorful circle furniture and visionary zippered-jersey masculine sportswear.

AZIZA Cosmetics

Thank you to Karin van Vliet.

Long Live McQueen

Here sandals wreathed in gilded roses matched the salon's ornate decoration, while the mirrors reflected the models' golden feather Mohawks. The intense workmanship was of couture quality, which is the way Mr. McQueen had been moving his signature line.
Photo: Chris Moore/Karl Prouse of McQueen's last collection before his death.

JENNY SHIMIZU

Ran into Jenny at the JEFFERY FASHION CARES event last night.
She was just as nice as she is beautiful.

Shimizu and Gil Cruz on the Intrepid at the charity event.

Bert Stern photographes Club Monaco Ads

An image from Club Monaco’s spring campaign.


Bert Stern photo By Matt Carasella/PatrickMcMullan.com

Photographer Bert Stern is prolific, to say the least. At 80, he has been clicking away for the last 64 years — snapping celebrities, models and everything in between. He may be best known for a series of photographs he took of Marilyn Monroe six weeks before her death in 1962,

which he re-created with Lindsay Lohan for New York magazine in 2008.


But when it comes to discussing his work, Stern is self-effacing. “I guess that’s what I do,” he says, matter-of-factly.

Stern’s latest project is for Club Monaco’s spring campaign, a series of 20 retro-inspired black-and-white images that will be celebrated Thursday at the retailer’s Fifth Avenue outpost.

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Vogue Paris

Rose Cordero ph by Mert & Marcus. This marks her first ever Vogue cover and also, the first Vogue Paris cover to feature a solo black model since Liya Kebede in 2002.

JACLYN SMITH AND ME

It was around 1986 and we were shooting with famed fashion/beauty photographer Patrick Demarchelier for a magazine cover and inside editorial. Towards the end of the shoot Patrick asked me to sit in with Jackie for a portrait. Jaclyn was and still is a great beauty and hasn't changed a bit over the years....wish the same could be said for me.

VIVA

So this was the very first cover I ever had in the 70s. I not only did the hair and makeup but I came up with the concept, cast the model and even bought the flowers.

Vintage Vogue

Steve LaPorte designs the Port-a Case & the Face Maker Series

Throughout Steve LaPorte's career he has always found ways to condense his working materials into simple “on the go” containers & kits. As Steve worked on “Lost” over the past 6 years, traveling light & being prepared without lugging around a huge kit became a necessity. He also wanted to make life easier for his fellow crew members.
As a result, after 2 years of trials & prototypes Steve developed an over the shoulder utility bag that's called, the Port-a-Case, designed for Makeup, Hair, Wardrobe, Props & any on the go craft or service professional.


Steve also developed a line of small, themed, makeup kits called “Pocket Pallets”. As part of his “FaceMaker Series”, these are highly pigmented crème based cosmetic collections which include: “Frekyll-n-Hide”, “Clown Alley”, “Here-After” & “Actors’ Alley”.

These pallets combine all the colors needed for Cover-ups, Character, Age, Distressing, Vampires, Zombies, Corpses, Circus Clowns & Face Painting. Once set with powder, the makeups are more durable than water based colors, apply & blend easier and are sweat & water resistant.

Under his new company, Freeform Creations, Inc. his “Port-a-Case” line is ever expanding to a larger line of Cases, Bags & Pouches while the “FaceMaker Series” will focus on the education & organized use of cosmetics for the professional as well as theatrical and special occasion markets.

Catherine Roberts photographed by Gordon Munro

I did the makeup and styling for this photo test in the 70s.

MONROE

ADRIAN ALICEA @ COUTURE FASHION

Makeup by Face Atelier, Hair by Federico Salon, Shoes by Vanessa Noel Couture.

NEW FACE....Aishah

We met during Couture Fashion Week and she is over 6' tall and fabulous!

Couture Fashion Week Makeup Sponsor

FACE ATELIER

McQueen Dead @ 40

Alexander McQueen, the iconic British fashion designer, was found dead Thursday inside his London home after reportedly hanging himself.

May his soul rest in peace.

Lauper and GaGa for Viva Glam

The ad campaign, conceived by James Gager, senior vice president and creative director of MAC Cosmetics, was shot by Ellen von Unwerth. It will begin running in April fashion, beauty and lifestyle magazines, as well as a few weeklies later this month. “Cyndi looks sexy, I look sexy — I think it’s a more feminine side of me,” says Gaga.

This year, Viva Glam is focusing on the increased risk women face in terms of HIV/AIDS infection, notes John Demsey, group president of the Estée Lauder Cos. Inc. and chairman of the MAC AIDS Fund. “The litmus test for this campaign is that each person has to be able to stand in front of a MAC audience and be passionate and believable about this,” he says. “Because both of these women are so iconic in an alternative world as well as with young people, the juxtaposition of the two of them takes Viva Glam to a new level.”
source: WWD

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

The beauty was in Tom Ford's film A SINGLE MAN....too bad the older guy is so unsexy. I would have posed for them!

IMITATION of CRISP

For all things Quentin Crisp, please visit CRISPERANTO / THE QUENTIN CRISP ARCHIVES. Photo by Devin Elijah.

ADRIAN ALICEA @ COUTURE FASHION

New York-based fashion designer Adrian Alicea will present his latest collection at Couture Fashion Week in New York City on Friday, February 12, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. The fashion show will be held in the legendary Grand Ballroom of the world-famous Waldorf Astoria hotel on the city's legendary Park Avenue.

The "Falling In Love Collection" for Fall/Winter 2010 marks the solo launch of Mr. Alicea of the Nico and Adrian New York label. The distinctive ensembles incorporate the designer's original and edgy style in a fresh couture approach. The collection is inspired by the very essence of love and a wide variety of elements shine through: the designer's love of world travel, flashes of shades of red, pink and gold, animal prints and exotic furs, the sleek lines of modern architecture combined with the soft flowing movement of the fabrics of dance - from flamenco to ballet. It's all about the mix.

A native of Puerto Rico, Mr. Alicea is a gifted designer, creative director, and photographer who has traveled the world extensively and has spent many years moving in the chic fashionista circles of Paris, Japan, Brazil and New York. He began his career as an international model and dancer and that experience lead him to co-found the Nico and Adrian fashion house in 2001. The successful team's designs have been featured on the covers of Vogue Italia and Vogue Russia, among others. Their innovative and provocative creations have captured the attention of supermodels and Hollywood celebrities including Linda Evangelista, Patricia Velasquez, Omahyra, India Arie, Lil'Kim and Paris Hilton.

Guerlain S/S 2010

Natalia Vodianova photographed by Paolo Roversi

The legendary Debbie Reynolds

"She was born Mary Frances Reynolds on April Fools' Day, 1932, and since then Debbie Reynolds has entertained the world acting, singing, dancing, and making people laugh. Today Debbie is involved in a number of activities, entertaining and public speaking, aside from film and television work. Numerous awards include an Academy Award for Best Actress for The Unsinkable Molly Brown, a Golden Globe for The Debbie Reynolds Show on television, a Golden Globe for the motion picture Mother, and a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for In & Out. In 1997 she received the Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy. A bundle of energy, charm and beauty, Debbie Reynolds remains a highly talented and versatile singer and actress, a celebrated American fixture, a genuine personality, and one who stands today as a symbol of sweeter times, still enriching the lives of millions with her laughter."