Filed under: Fashion news | Tags: 1924, acne paper, Christian Lacrois 2008 couture, dazed & confused, Edward Steichen, gloria swanson, lace face, Mattias Karlsson, Paolo Roversi
Above: Acne Paper A/W 2009. Photographed by Paolo Roversi, styling by Mattias Karlsson
THE A/W 2009 ISSUE OF ACNE PAPER includes a magnificent photo shoot by Paolo Roversi. I found it particularly interesting as I could clearly see the inspiration for the photo shown at the top here, the “lace face”. Although that particular photo (or variations of it) have been done for years now, the original (and quite possibly the most stunning of them all) is the portrait of Gloria Swanson, shot by Edward Steichen in 1924, seen below.
Gloria Swanson, photo portrait by Edward Steichen 1924
As mentioned, several variations of this particular photo have been done, and have inspired many designers as well. More examples of this below.
Model Eva Ionesco, photos by Irina Ionesco. Dazed & Confused October 2002.
Christian Lacroix 2008 Couture collection.
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I loveeee the first 4 images ♥
Comment by ABH November 13, 2009 @ 1:19 amABH: Me too! They’re so breathtakingly gorgeous!
Comment by Tina November 14, 2009 @ 12:47 amwow, those paper look so cool!
Comment by Syuxx November 14, 2009 @ 3:44 pm