John Galliano Spring/Summer 2010.

Divine little Galliano dolly-birds! The styling is quite Janis Joplin-esque, which may be a contributing factor to my lusting over the entire collection. The man could doll-up a paper bag.

Alice Anderson

Blood Drawing

Blood Drawing

Mother and Doll

My Parents' Voices

Rapunzel

Puppet Master

Dolls Mask

Spectre.

Alice's site is here.

Unbelievable range - she does everything; photography, drawing, 'constructions', films... I'm a convert and I wanted to share her.

The Amazing Askill Brothers.

These are the fantastic works of the multi-talented Askill bros. The first two pieces are sculptures by Jordan Askill, the following are but a few examples of his jewellery, and the final work is called "We Have Decided Not To Die" and its by Daniel Askill (Jordan is the man jumping through the glass).

WOW!! Brothers Askill, this doll salutes you!

This is Daniel's site.

This is Jordan's site.

Ellen Von Unwerth

Ellen Von Unwerth is such an interesting photographer to me. She by no means just photographs female subjects, but when she does, she has this undeniable oeuvre. Obviously they are constructed with the woman as sexual icon, but the seeming 'availabilty' of the subjects is interesting as its another instance of 'women constructing themselves for the male gaze' - a long standing art debate when looking at photographs of women.

Beautiful work. I would love to read some of Von Unwerth's interviews to gain some insight into her rhetoric.

Cecil Beaton

"Charles James Evening Dresses" New York, 1948

How beautiful. The picture of the 'Charles James Evening Dresses' is one of Beaton's most iconic photographs...

Known for his portraiture, he helped to collapse the divide between fashion photography/portrait photography and art photography.

The favourite photographer of Audrey Hepburn. How revelatory are his shots of Marilyn??

What do you think?

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Sringtime knocks the door and as this is not a fashion blog, we will focus on the next season trends, specifically in The New Manicure: shiny bold metalized colours for Nails SS2010.

Trends : pastel and metal. No need to say what I love and what I hate :)

Unlimited Color de Deborah Milano  All metals from copper to silver.  9 €.

Polish by MAC. Peppermint Patty & Seasonal Peach, 18 €. 

Afraid of green? don't be. Remember Cabaret, remember Sally and her green nails

If you like matte  texture (I don't get used to it, but the effect it's so impressive)

Completely mattt by zoya  15 €.

 And now, if you want to use Kat von D fave nail polishes, this season continues being great for!

Piha Black, the newest from Lâncome. 19'95 €.

Diamond Matte Black. Leathery looking matte polish. (from Scrangie.blogspot)

Resist & Shine Titanium de L'Oréal Paris, 7 days lasting : 9.50 €  606 black / blue or 502 purple.

 

Deep blue, O.P.I 14 €  and Purple Rain by Nars, 18 €

 

A Classic that never dies . Red by YSL, 24 € or  forever strong #6 Deep red for 9€ only.

Love darkest red? Let's go one step further. Resist And Shine  from L' Oreal Bordeaux Noir 502

  

Cherry Tobacco by Diamond. Red-burgundy based. Velvety shimmer that looks dark on the edges and light in the middle. (from Scrangie.blogspot)

Hope you find your colour this spring!