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A Mad Hatter: Albertus Swanepoel's One-Offs Exhibiting in Odin NY Boutique

BY DEBORAH FERGUSON

 

CFDA/Vogue Fashion Alumni - South African born/NY based Milliner Albertus Swanepoel's first exhibit, "A Milliner's Story," had a private opening July 23 in the Odin New York boutique in Soho. Since I'm an avid hat collector, I could not miss the opportunity to attend and lust over the the workmanship and design. The various styles presented on one-off hat forms in glass cases would be best suited to a throwback "dandy" or a contemporary interpretation of Sherlock Holmes.

The exhibit was fascinating to me as Albertus collaborated with various New York based RTW designers, including Cushnie et Ochs, Suno, Richard Chai, Duckie Brown and Band of Outsiders, and asked them to create a one-of-a-kind hat form and gave no direction. My favorite was the black snakeskin hat form by Cushnie et Ochs and Irene Neuwirth's pink face decorated with semiprecious stones. The craftmanship of the trillbies, fedoras, and tophats was an impressive selection of vintage felt, cashmere, fur, and skins. Jason Wu, Alexander Wang, Marc by Marc Jacobs, and Proenza Schouler (to name a few) have all commissioned Albertus to design hats for their RTW shows. I'm not surprised and look forward to seeing his future commissions appear at future RTW shows.

Hats available for purchase at Odin New York: www.odinnewyork.com

FALL 2013 Campaigns: Celebrities Model for Givenchy & Louis Vuitton

BY DEBORAH FERGUSON

 

Louis Vuitton'S Fall 2013 handbag ad campaign features the award-winning actress Michelle Williams. Her indie film career has poised her to be iconic and independent, a perfect match for Louis Vuitton and its subliminal branding for their W and Capucines handbags.

 Photographer: Peter Lindbergh

 

Givenchy's creative director Riccardo Tisci collaborates with Amanda Seyfried in the Fall 2013 RTW print campaign as well as the "Irresistible" Parfum ad campaign.

 Photographer: Mert and Marcus

"Irresistible" Parfum TV Ad (www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjUyZQaYNLA)

 

Trending: 1950's Inspired Floral Print Swimwear

BY JEANETTE ZHU & GEMELIS NUNEZ

 

 

Do you feel the summer heat wave? Get your best catty eyes on while slinking around on the sand or poolside in a hot trend: floral prints in 1950's inspired silhouettes. We have curated a hit list that will turn heads.

 

 

SHOP THE LOOK: 

1. Prabal Gurung x Linda Farrow acetate sunglasses, $425
2. Illesteva + Zac Posen tortoiseshell sunglasses, $295
3. Charlotte Olympia feather print sunglasses, $389
4. Tom Ford 'Bardot' sunglasses, $380
5. Oscar de la Renta '26 C3' sunglasses, $686
6. Bantu printed bikini, $160
7. Zimmermann floral print bikini, $210
8. Charlie by Matthew Zink halterneck swimsuit, $255
9. Zimmermann 'Celestial' swimsuit, $340
10. Topshop floral bikini, $68

2013 Emmy Nominations: Congrats to Our Contributing Actors in Breaking Bad, House of Cards, etc.!

BY DEBORAH FERGUSON

 

7 hours ago, the AP annouced the 2013 Primetime Emmy nominees and the ContentMode team sat in anticipation as we have had the privilege to photograph and interview cast members of various primetime Emmy-nominated Television series. We are excited for them and will keep all body parts crossed in hopes that their nomination become statues too heavy to carry!

 

In our current issue, we feature 2 actors who appear in nominated dramatic series:

Thomas Sadoski in HBO's The Newsroom

Interview: http://contentmode.com/issue10/thomas-sadoski/

Max Thieriot in Bates Motel

Interview: http://contentmode.com/issue10/max-thieriot/

 

PAST CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS:

RJ Mitte in highly nominated Outstanding Dramatic Series, AMC's Breaking Bad

Interview: http://contentmode.com/issue6/rj-mitte/

Kate Mara in Netflix's House of Cards

Interview: http://contentmode.com/issue7/kate-mara/

Lily Rabe in FX's The American Horror Story

Interview: http://contentmode.com/issue9/lily-rabe/

Norman Reedus in AMC's The Walking Dead

Interview: http://contentmode.com/issue7/norman-reedus/

 

Miu Miu Fall 2013 Ad Campaign: Inez Van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin

BY DEBORAH FERGUSON

 

The Miu Miu Fall 2013 ad campaign is shot on a dark, dreary day on CGI cruise ship backdrop. referencing 1930's surrealists. I'm always impressed with Miuccia Prada's constant historical art and fashion references for both her RTW collections and the highly art directed ad campaigns. The large eclectic mix of models are captured through the lense of the dynamic duo fashion & art photographers Inez Van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin.

Inez and Vinoodh have a long overdue exhibit that opened last week in LA at the Gagosian Gallery, not to be missed as the last two decades of their conceptual editorial photography was always a step ahead of their contemporaries.

Check it out here: Gagosian Gallery LA

Models: Daphne Groeneveld and Lindsey Wixson

Models: Lindsey Wixson and Georgia May Jagger

Models: Anne Verhallen and Katlin Aas