Before Fierce: Remembering Fashion Illustrator Tony Viramontes

An Amazonian woman draped in exotic materials stands before him trying to change her pose as rapidly as the young artist finishes another drawing. His vibrant eyes move over the model capturing more than the newest fashion in which she is adorned; he is able to put on the page a bold and palpable as […]

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Girls, flowers, food and a few places in Paris by Alex Brunet

French-photographer Alex Brunet, long-time VAGA contributor, has been exploring different sides of photography for a while. Starting as a sports photographer and then landing glossy editorial pages for fashion magazines such as POP, Italian Vogue, TANK or Dossier Journal, among many others. Below is a selection of his personal work, part of an exhibition recently shown […]

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Why Are You Looking at Me: Lucky Blue Smith in the Age of Instagram Celebrity

Three blond sisters. All homeschooled, all Morman, and all playing washed out surf rock together in the same band, The Atomics. Yet it’s the drummer, their brother Lucky, who has drawn the legions of fans; and although the band’s music has a snare-driven hypnotic quality meriting attention in its own right, it is Lucky’s celebrity as […]

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The stories I didn’t tell you

“The stories I didn’t tell you” a men’s style editorial photographed by Jaesung Lee, stylist Caitlin Boelke, model Dustin Mask stylist’s own, turtleneck sweater Raf Simons, draped sweater Yohji Yamamoto, pants Helmut Lang, shoes Gianna Barbato. Previous images: mask stylist’s own, shirt vintage Gianni Versace, pants Yohji Yamamoto, shoes Gianna Barbato Mask stylist’s own, belts vintage, […]

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