In bloom

Fashion Dolls

It's been a while since this editorial was first published on Vogue Paris and, according to the blogsphere rules, I'm totally late in publishing it. By the wat, I think these photos are great and they are totally going to be part of future Fashion history books, so I'm sharing them with my readers,

Giampaolo Sgura photographed Magdalena Frackkkowiak and Elisabet Erm in the manner of fake Barbies, clearly taking inspiration from the controversial Moschino SS15 runway show. And, as I said, I think this is brilliant! I can only say "bravo" to the whole creative team who made this happen. But there is actually one thing I'd like to point out as a Barbie-lover and former collector: I rember how amazing Barbie's tiny packages looked like and the joy I felt while opening them, but I also remember my disappointement when I realized that inside those lovely pink boxes there were just few accessories: a tiny hairbrush and a pair of shoes for my doll, a bracelet or an hairclip for me. These human-size packages instead are completely fulled with bags, jewels, sunglasses, pets and props. So now my question is what should a girl choose between having more Barbie accessories when she was a kid, or owning the human-size designer contents from one of these Vogue boxes?

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Medicamina faciei femineae

Nefertiti bust

Nefertiti Sophia by Priapo40

Vivien Leigh as Cleopatra

Apprendete, fanciulle, quali accorgimenti diano pregio al viso

e in che modo dobbiamo proteggere la vostra bellezza.

[...]

Ritratto di donna, Pompei

Mosaico di San Vitale, Ravenna

Le vostre madri vi hanno fatto delicate:

voi volete che i vostri corpi siano coperti da una veste dorata

volete che i vostri capelli profumati abbiano un'acconciatura sempre diversa,

e che la vostra mano risplenda di brillanti.

Al collo indossate pietre venute da Oriente

e altre due, ben pesanti, alle orecchie.

Nulla di male: preoccupatevi pure di piacere,

giacché gli uomini della vostra generazione sono altrettanto eleganti.

I vostri mariti curano il loro aspetto non meno di una donna,

e quanto a raffinatezza ha ben poco da aggiungere.

Pollaiolo

Botticelli

Vermeer

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Ciascuna si agghinda per sé e di quali amori vada a caccia

non ha alcuna importanza. Con il loro buon gusto non commettono alcun crimine.

In campagna le perdi di vista, ed eccole lì che si sistemano i capelli; può nasconderle

l'Athos impervio, ma anche sulle cime dell'Athos saranno raffinate.

[...]

Renoir

Klimt

Per prima cosa, fanciulle, vigilate sui vostri costumi,

un bel volto attrae quando è il riflesso di un buon carattere.

È durevole solo l'amore per il buon carattere, gli anni devasteranno la vostra bellezza,

e il volto di un tempo ammirato sarà solcato di rughe.

Verrà il giorno in cui vi spiacerà guardarvi allo specchio

e il raccapriccio sarà ulteriore causa di rughe.

La bontà d'animo invece resiste e dura a lungo

e a questa è fedele l'amore nel corso degli anni.

Marilyn Monroe

Brigitte Bardot

Cindy Crawford

Kris Lewis

Miranda Kerr

Dia de los Muertos

♫ - ¡Viva Calaca! - Day of the Dead

The Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día de los Muertos) is a national Mexican holiday, which focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for people they cared about who have died. It is celebrated with festivals, parades and the traditions connected with the Day of the Dead include building private altars honoring the deceased using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed and visiting graves with these as gifts.

Its origin can be traced to indigenous and to an Aztec festival dedicated to the goddess Mictecacihuatl, and this kind of holiday is celebrated not only throughout Mexico, but also around the world in other cultures. In fact similar observances occur in Brazil, Europe, Asia and Africa.

The celebration for the Day of the Dead, which takes place on 11/01, is in connection with the Catholic holidays of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day (11/02), celebrate by visiting cemeteries and churches. And that’s why the hauntingly beautiful model, Imogen Morris Clarke, is wearing embellished Catholic imagery and jewelry, the rich colours of Mexico and folkloristic accessories for the October issue of Marie Claire US.

Tanned skin, smoky eyes, intense lipsticks and braided “Frida Kahlo” inspired hair complete the look.

"Frida Kahlo" hair by Ward Stegerhoek.
Make-up by Vicky Steckel.

Stylist: Romina Herrara Malatesta.

Photographer: Enrique Badulescu for Marie Claire US.

Spanish documentary about the Mexican tradition, "Day of the Dead".

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