New work: Matthew Rolston’s “Art of Fashion” for Neiman Marcus

The new issues of Vogue and W feature a gorgeous portfolio shot by Matthew Rolston for Neiman Marcus. Called “The Art of Fashion,” the chic ad insert showcases couture by 16 different designers, from Versace and Gucci to Prada, Burberry, and Valentino. And, if you can believe it, all of the photographs star just one [...]

New work: David Drebin’s “All My Children” fashion shoot for Los Angeles magazine

. Last month, I wrote that David had shot a big fashion story for Los Angeles magazine (and I included a photo of David with Susan Lucci), but the issue hadn’t come out yet, so I couldn’t show it. Well, it’s out now, and not only have I posted it here for your viewing enjoyment, [...]

Creative Review embraces the moving image; British creative director names David Drebin “one to watch”

. For its 30th-anniversary issue, Creative Review asked various industry figures to talk about “one thing, person, idea or place that they are excited about for the future, in order to create a list of 30 exiting prospects for the future.” The RED camera was one of those things, and the magazine uses a recent [...]

Lauren Greenfield on shooting spring fashion for New York magazine

. Twice a year, New York chooses a photographer from outside the fashion world to document the big fashion shows (spring and fall) from his or perspective, with the resulting photos taking up nearly an entire issue of the award-winning magazine. This year, photography director Jody Quon selected Lauren Greenfield for this plum assignment. “This [...]

What Roxanne Lowit looks for in an assistant

. . There’s a supernice story on Roxanne posted today over at Exclusively Fashion Magazine in which the writer, Rochell “E,” asks the legendary chronicler of the fashion scene about what she seeks in assistant: “I look for someone who is intuitive,” Roxanne tells EFM. “I live a very busy and sometimes hectic life.  I [...]

Party pics: “Backstage Dior” book signing at Claridge’s

.. Last month, there was a big, glittery exhibition and book party for Roxanne Lowit’s Backstage Dior at Claridge’s hotel in London, and I just received a bunch of great photos from Roxanne’s studio manager, Shoko. I’ve posted them below. As a funny aside, did you see the piece on über publicist Kelly Cutrone in [...]

Care for a broccoli handbag or some eggplant slippers?

.. Fulvio Bonavia’s book A Matter of Taste (Hachette Australia), which features the conceptual photographer’s sublimely absurd still lifes of apparel and accessories that he fashioned from foodstuffs, continues to wow the press overseas. The newspaper Corriere della Sera in Italy, in fact, has just posted a 15-image photo gallery from the coffee-table book, including [...]

T Magazine Blog interviews Roxanne Lowit

.. The buzz surrounding Roxanne Lowit and Backstage Dior continues to grow, grow, grow. The book, which I saw in person yesterday at Stockland Martel’s offices, is a hefty, eye-popping collection of otherworldly fashions and the equally out-of-this world women who modeled them. .. .. Roxanne captures the glamour and the gorgeousness, and interprets it [...]

Dior-arama!

.. Roxanne Lowit’s new book, Backstage Dior, is such a hit, it’s garnered more glowing mentions than Lagerfeld has handheld fans. Candy Pratts Price of Style.com featured it as a must-buy for the holidays: … GoSee, the “PR Office for the Creative Community,” profiled the book in a lively story: … Here she is at [...]

Diane Pernet interviews Roxanne Lowit

… It’s not often that a journalist is regarded as a figure of intrigue. Being interesting is the subject’s role; we writers are there to pay attention and faithfully tell their story. That’s generally speaking. And there’s nothing general, it seems, about Diane Pernet. “The fashion journalist Diane Pernet crosses the Pont des Arts at [...]