Baz Luhrmann’s 3-D version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby will prove to be the most interesting summer’s movie. The time would seem to be right for another Gatsby, one that retilts Fitzgerald’s jazz-age lovers to catch the light of the contemporary celebritysphere. “I liken Gatsby and Daisy’s relationship to one of those chemically dangerous relationships you see between celebrities like Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton,” says Luhrmann. “Gatsby is hounded by his own celebrity. Remember that celebrity gossip and newspapers are a new invention. Celebrity was just being born in the twenties, and Fitzgerald was fascinated with it.”  What the Australian director did for Belle Époque Paris in Moulin Rouge! he’s now done for Jazz Age New York, which Fitzgerald himself characterized as a “steady golden roar.”

In Luhrmann’s hands, the attempt by Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio) to win back lost love Daisy Buchanan (Carey Mulligan) is set against a fizzing, sexy bacchanal influenced by Studio 54 in its heyday. DiCaprio’s Gatsby appears to have trace elements of his Howard Hughes in The Aviator and, in his ill-gotten gains at least, his plantation owner in Django Unchained. Mulligan promises to be more sensual than previous Daisys. For the film, which opens this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Luhrmann has blended a mysterious vibe with a genuine 1920s feel: The contemporary soundtrack features songs by Bryan Ferry, Jay-Z, and Florence and the Machine. Miuccia Prada and costume designer Catherine Martin created Mulligan’s wardrobe. DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire (who plays Nick Carraway, Gatsby’s confidant) have been dressed by Brooks Brothers, whose clothes Fitzgerald first wore at Princeton, and Brooklyn tailor Martin Greenfield. The exteriors draw on archival photographs of early-20s Queens, New York, including Northern Boulevard and the Corona Ash Dumps.

If Luhrmann has caught a whiff of the self-delusion in Gatsby’s belief in “the orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us,” his excessive vision will have done Fitzgerald proud.

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Inspired by the Jazz Age, with some pieces created specifically from Tiffany’s Blue Book boasts bracelets, earrings and headpieces with 1920s deco flair for The Great Gatsby.

Jordan Baker at Gatsby’s party.

Scenes from The Great Gatsby

Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan and Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby.

The First Edition of the book

Daisy’s chandelier dress and fur when she goes to one of Gatsby’s parties for the first time customade by Miuccia Prada.

Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan and Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby.

CAREY MULLIGAN AND LEONADRO DI CAPRIO

Jay Gatsby, or at least the last one on film, played by the one and only Robert Redford, in a script penned by Francis Ford Coppola.

The last star to play Daisy on the big screen was Mia Farrow in 1974.

Robert Redford and Mia Farrow

Jay Gatsby  played by the one and only Robert Redford, in a script penned by Francis Ford Coppola.

Mia Farrow as Daisy

Mia Farrow and Robert Redford on Great Gatsby.

Daisy has got to be a kind of hothouse flower,” Leonardo DiCaprio (Gatsby) observed to Luhrmann after Mulligan’s audition.Photo: Mario Testino

Mulligan found the roots of her character in Fitzgerald’s first love, Ginevra King, and his wife, Zelda.Photo:Mario Testino

As Daisy, Mulligan portrays a woman whose voice, Fitzgerald famously wrote, “is full of money.”Photo:Mario Testino

Mulligan came at the end of a long line of actresses auditioning for the part.Photo:Mario Testino

“It’s like she’s living in a movie of her own life,” says Mulligan of Daisy. “She’s constantly on show.”Photo:Mario Testino

Scott Fitzerald’s Novels

Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda

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The V&A has been given unprecedented access to the David Bowie Archive to curate the first international retrospective of the extraordinary career of David Bowie – one of the most pioneering and influential performers of modern times. David Bowie is will explore the creative processes of Bowie as a musical innovator and cultural icon, tracing his shifting style and sustained reinvention across five decades.

The V&A’s Theatre and Performance curators, Victoria Broackes and Geoffrey Marsh have selected more than 300 objects that will be brought together for the very first time. They include handwritten lyrics, original costumes, fashion, photography, film, music videos, set designs, Bowie’s own instruments and album artwork.

The exhibition will explore the broad range of Bowie’s collaborations with artists and designers in the fields of fashion, sound, graphics, theatre, art and film. On display will be more than 300 objects including Ziggy Stardust bodysuits (1972) designed by Freddie Burretti, photography by Brian Duffy; album sleeve artwork by Guy Peellaert and Edward Bell; visual excerpts from films and live performances including The Man Who Fell to Earth, music videos such as Boys Keep Swinging and set designs created for the Diamond Dogs tour (1974). Alongside these will be more personal items such as never-before-seen storyboards, handwritten set lists and lyrics as well as some of Bowie’s own sketches, musical scores and diary entries, revealing the evolution of his creative ideas.

Album cover shoot for Aladdin Sane, 1973. Photograph by Brian Duffy © Duffy Archive

Vogue UK’s May 2003 edition saw Kate Moss emulate Bowie’s Aladdin Sane album for the cover

Striped bodysuit for Aladdin Sane tour 1973
Design by Kansai Yamamoto
Photograph by Masayoshi Sukita
© Sukita The David Bowie Archive 2012

Original photography for the Earthling album cover, 1997
Union Jack coat designed by Alexander McQueen in collaboration with David Bowie
Photograph by Frank W Ockenfels 3
© Frank W Ockenfels 3

Having admired Kansai Yamamoto’s designs at a London show in 1973, Bowie decided to wear them on stage. The mohair jumpsuit was worn during Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust tour, with musician and artist pictured here on the Tokyo stretch in April 1973.

Jean Paul Gaultier’s spring/summer ’13 collection saw the designer source the pop idols of the Eighties as key inspiration, notably David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust, wearing the designs of Kansai Yamamoto.

The singer matched his eccentric red mullet with zingy trousers and a red lightning bolt down his cheek, when performing in the Seventies.

Photo collage of manipulated film stills from The Man Who Fell to Earth
© STUDIO CANAL Films Ltd

David Bowie and William Burroughs
1974
Photograph by Terry O’Neill
Courtesy of The David Bowie Archive 2012

Little did the eye-patch wearing Bowie know that future designers would look to his 1974 family portrait with wife Angie and son Zowie for stylistic inspiration.

Gorgeous David Bowie

Promotional shoot for The Kon-rads
1963
Photograph by Roy Ainsworth
Courtesy of The David Bowie Archive 2012

David Bowie

Bowie

So cool!

In the video for his latest single The Stars (Are Out Tonight), Bowie teams up with Tilda Swinton to play a bored husband and wife with some very strange and androgynous neighbours.

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After Alexander McQueen in 2011, The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art is paying homage to Italian designers Elsa Schiaparelli and Muccia Prada. The exhibition Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations will explore the striking affinities between these two iconic women from different eras.

In the galleries, emblematic ensembles by Schiaparelli and Prada will be presented with videos of imaginary conversations between the two designers directed by Baz Luhrmann, focusing on how both women explore explore similar themes in their work through very different approaches.

“Given the role Surrealism and other art movements play in the designs of both Schiaparelli and Prada, it seems only fitting that their inventive creations be explored here at the Met. Schiaparelli’s collaborations with Dali and Cocteau as well as Prada’s Fondazione Prada push art and fashion ever closer, in a direct, synergistic, and culturally redefining relationship.”
~~Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO of the Metropolitan Museum of Art


Drawn from The Costume Institute’s collection and the Prada Archive, as well as other institutions and private collections, signature objects by both designers will be arranged in seven themed galleries.

George Hoyningen-Huené (Russian, 1900-1968)                        Guido Harari (Italian, born Cairo, 1952)

Portrait of Elsa Schiaparelli, 1932                                               Portrait of Miuccia Prada, 1999

Courtesy of  The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Courtesy of The Met Museum of Art

Hoyningen-Huené/Vogue; © Condé Nast                                    Guido Harari/Contrasto/Redux

Waist Up / Waist Down

Wallis Simpson in Elsa Schiaparelli, Vogue,                          Miuccia Prada, spring/summer 2011

June 1, 1937                                                                       Courtesy of The Metropolitam Museum of Art,

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art,                        Photograph by © David Sims

Photograph by Cecil Beaton, Cecil Beaton Studio

Archive at Sotheby’s

Diana Vreeland i Elsa Schiaparelli,                                  Miuccia Prada, spring/summer 2005

Harper’s Bazaar, April 1937                                             Courtesy of the Met Museum of Art,

Courtesy of the Met Museum of Art, Photograph              Photograph by © Toby McFarlan Pond

by Louise Dahl-Wolfe Louise Dahl-Wolfe Archive

© 2012 Center for Creative Photography, Arizona

Board of Regents

Elsa Schiaparelli, Vogue, September15, 1938                      Miuccia Prada, spring/summer 1999

Courtesy of the Met Museum of Art, Photograph                 Courtesy of The Met Museum of Art,

by Horst Horst / Vogue; © Condé Nast                               Photograph © Toby McFarlan Pond

Ugly Chic

Elsa Schiaparelli, Vogue Paris, February 1927                    Miuccia Prada, autumn/winter 1996-97

Courtesy of The Met Museum of Art, Photograph                Courtesy of The Met Museum of Art,

by George Hoyningen-Huené ©R. J. Horst                          Photograph by © Toby McFarlan Pond

Hard Chic

Elsa Schiaparelli, Vogue, September 15, 1938                        Miuccia Prada, autumn/winter 2004-5

Courtesy of The Met Museum of Art                                      Courtesy of The Met Museum of Art

Photograph by Regina Relang                                               Photograph by © Toby McFarlan Pond

Naïf Chic

Elsa Schiaparelli, Vogue Paris, June 1949                                       Miuccia Prada, spring/summer 2006

Courtesy of The Met Museum of Art, Photograph by                         Courtesy of The Met Museum of Art,

Rutledge Rutledge @ Vogue Paris Photograph by ©Toby McFarlan Pond

The Classical Body

lsa Schiaparelli in Elsa Schiaparelli, autumn 1931              Miuccia Prada, autumn/winter 2004-5

Courtesy of The Met Museum of Art,                                  Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art,

Photograph by Man Ray © 2012 Artists Rights                    Photograph by © Toby McFarlan Pond

Society (ARS), New Yor / ADAGP, Paris

The Exotic Body

Elsa Schiaparelli, Vogue, June, 1935                             Miuccia Prada, spring/summer 2004

Courtesy of The Met Museum of Art,                             Courtesy of The Met Museum of Art

Photograph by Horst Horst / Vogue;                              Photograph by © Toby McFarlan Pond

© Condé Nast

The Surreal Body

Elsa Schiaparelli, Harper’s Bazaar, February 1935                Miuccia Prada, autumn/winter 2002-3

Courtesy of The Met Museum of Art,                                    Courtesy of The Met Museum of Art,

Photograph by André Durst                                                   Photograph by © David Sims

Harper’s Bazaar/Hearst Communications, Inc

Wallis Simpson in Elsa Schiaparelli, British Vogue,                    Miuccia Prada, spring/summer 2000

July 10, 1935                                                                          Courtesy of The Met Museum of Art

Courtesy of The Met Museum of Art, Cecil Beaton                     Photograph by © David Sims

Elsa Schiaparelli, L’Officiel, October 1937                              Miuccia Prada, spring/summer 2000

Courtesy of The Met Museum of Art,                                     Courtesy of The Met Museum of Art,

Photograph by George Saad                                                 Photograph by © Toby McFarlan Pond

Copyright © Les Editions Jalou, L’Officiel

All images are from the exhibition catalogue, Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada: Impossible Conversations published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2012

The exhibition is on view from May 10 through August 19, 2012, preceded on May 7 by The Costume Institute Gala Benefit.

Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada: Impossible Conversations

Directed by Baz Luhrmann

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Supermodel Linda Evangelista has made a surprise return as the face of Chanel’s Spring/Summer 2012 eyewear collection. At first glance the ads look like something out of the 1980s / 1990s, with the 46-year-old model rocking a short sleeked back ‘do, bold make-up, black-and-white graphic outfits, and sporting colourful frames.

Photographed by Karl Lagerfeld (who else?) here are some images which gives us an insight into how the campaign was created. It is a legendary team-up between Lagerfeld and Evangelista which goes to show just how professional these two are. Take for example how they utilise a simple backdrop to create stunning photographs.

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Kate Moss stars in “Checking Out”, a gorgeous spread in this month’s Vogue showcasing the crème de la crème of January’s couture collections. The shoot evokes a modern day Marie Antoinette, with Moss cast as the extravagant queen, lounging about the Ritz in frothy dresses while her ladies in waiting clamor behind in Valentino Haute Couture.
Lensed by Tim Walker, one of our all-time favorite photographers, and styled by Grace Coddington, everyone’s all-time favorite creative director.

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Each bag is unique and handmade.

New York Fashion Week is usually deprived of anything Miu Miu (the brand shows in Paris). But not this week. We had a hint Miu Miu was up to something in The Fair City when we heard about a party they were throwing on Valentine’s Day cryptically called “The Woman Dress.” We hear that the party has something to do with a premiere for the next installment of “Miu Miu Women’s Tales Saga,” the brand’s film series that explores “the feminine love affair with Miu Miu,” But Miu Miu hearts NY in more ways than one this week.

Aside from the V-day fete, Miu Miu is launching a limited edition collection of 46 bags which will be unveiled in each of the major fashion capitals during their respective fashion weeks. Each bag is unique and hand made with 17 different material combinations using 12 different processing techniques. Crocodile, ostrich, teju and python are mixed with lurex jacquard, patch brocade, linen and, of course, glitter.

You can see all 16 New York bags in this mesmerizing bag-porn gif Miu Miu has created.

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Tsumori Chisato for Ladurée

We can’t tell if this is sugar or kawaii overload. Ladurée, French makers of luxury cakes with a new store in Manhattan, has joined forces with Japanese designer Tsumori Chisato, renowned for her unabashed playfulness, to create these pink macaroons inspired by Japan’s famed cherry blossom trees. They’re calling the flavor, which was concocted by Vincent Lemains under the artistic direction of Chisato, “phantasmagorical” and we believe them. Completing the collaboration is a scented candle—a first for Ladurée, who’ve previously teamed up with John Galliano, Christian Louboutin, and Marni—again infused with the essence of cherry blossom.

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Madonna Rocks the Super Bowl Halftime Show With a Little Help From Her Friends

Madonna  blew the roof off of the 2012 Super Bowl halftime show in Indianapolis on Sunday. The Giants defeated the Patriots to take home the championship, but Madonna was another winner of the evening. She performed some of her biggest hits like “Vogue” and “Like a Prayer,” as well as her new single “Give Me All Your Luvin.” Nicki Minaj and MIA joined her for that cheerleader-inspired jam, though MIA managed to cause a bit of controversy when she seemed to give the middle finger to the camera. Madonna also sang alongside the guys of LMFAO and Cee Lo Green. Madonna’s impressive spectacle ended with a light show and inspirational message of “World Peace” for the audience in the stadium and watching around the country.

THE ONE & ONLY QUEEN OF POP FOREVER & ALWAYS  !!! SHE WAS ABSOLUTELY AWESOME !!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

LOVE LOVE LOVE

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Are you ready for some Football this Sunday? I am looking forward  the 12 minute Madonna Super Bowl half time show as the Material Girl prepares to perform at Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis.

Take a look back at the superstar’s life and career, both of which have been lived firmly in the public eye.

In 1990, Madonna hit the road again on the Blond Ambition World Tour to promote her fourth studio album, Like a Prayer. French designer Jean-Paul Gaultier designed Madonna’s costumes for the show, which included the now-infamous cone bra.

Called “sexually provocative” by Rolling Stone, the Blond Ambition World Tour played upon themes of passion and desire, as well as Catholicism. Madonna’s show was officially denounced by the Pope, as he asked Christians not to attend and was responsible for the cancellation of one appearance in Rome.

THE ONE AND ONLY  MADONNA!!!

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“I am many of the thousands of people enraptured by the throaty, seductive voice of Lana Del Rey,” says Alexandra Shulman in her editor’s letter. ”Once I had seen Lana play at a small event in London, I was convinced that she would be a great Vogue cover girl, even though she is probably one of the newest stars in her field that the magazine has ever had on the cover.”

She’s the singer everyone is talking about.

LANA DEL REY is the music name on everyone’s lips: her first UK gig sold out in 13 minutes; Christopher Kane and Emilio de la Morena chose her music to accompany their spring/summer 2012 shows; and her debut single, the beautifully haunting Video Games,  had over two million You Tube hits – despite only being released one week.

For the first time Lana Del Rey is making the Vogue cover, which is obviously a pretty big deal for the up- and coming singer. The March 2012 issue of Vogue UK will feature Del Rey in Louis Vuitton on the cover, along with a full shoot inside the issue by Mario Testino. The issue hits newsstands on February 6th.

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