Mike Ruiz Shoots Khloe Kardashian's New Look For YRB Magazine.

Khloe Kardashian is sporting a new look on the cover and in an inside editorial and interview for YRB magazine. Shot by A-lister photographer (and superhunk) Mike Ruiz with styling by Darius Baptist , makeup by Joyce Bonelli, hair by Clyde Haygood.






below: Photographer Mike Ruiz poses with Khloe Kardashian

images courtesy of YRB magazine.

The images are accompanied by an interview with Perez Hilton.

Annie Leibovitz Shoots A Spidey Fashion Editorial For Vogue

above: dancer and gymnast Emmanuel Brown, pictured here, is a stunt double.

Photographer Annie Leibovitz went behind the scenes of the new Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, directed by Julie Taymor with music and lyrics by Bono and The Edge, to shoot this fashion editorial for Vogue's December issue.

CAPTIVE AUDIENCE


above: Mary Jane (Jennifer Damiano) falls into the clutches of the Green Goblin (Patrick Page). Will Spider-Man save the day?

fashions: Alexander McQueen red printed silk chiffon bustier dress. Shot on location at Foxwoods Theatre, NYC. Mask by Julie Taymor.

DAMSEL IN DISTRESS


above: Mary Jane fends off the multibladed Swiss Miss (Sean Samuels). “There are a lot of comic-book nerds out there who are in love with Mary Jane,” says Damiano. “I don’t want to let them down.”

fashions: Marchesa sculptured sapphire satin-faced organza ball gown. Mask by Julie Taymor.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST


above: The ill-intentioned Carnage (Collin Baja) goes after Mary Jane. Says Taymor: “I saw the inherent theatricality in it, and I couldn’t resist.”

fashions: Marchesa black-and-white hand-painted crinoline ball gown.

WEB OF DESIRE

above: Carney and Damiano as the star-crossed Peter and Mary Jane.

fashions: Dior Haute Couture red-and-violet hand-painted satin organza dress. On Carney, Billy Reid striped shirt and Marni pants.

Images shot on location at PRG Scenic Technologies, New Windsor, NY. In this story: hair, Kamo for Mod’s Hair; makeup, Gucci Westman for Revlon. Photography production design by Mary Howard. All costumes by Eiko Ishioka. Fashion Editor: Tonne Goodman.

above images and captions courtesy of Vogue.com



The story:
Drawing from over 40 years of Marvel comic books for inspiration, Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark spins a new take on the mythic tale of a young man propelled from a modest rowhouse in Queens to the sky-scraping spire of the Chrysler Building, the bustling offices of the Daily Bugle, through the dizzying canyons of Manhattan, to new vistas never before seen.The musical follows the story of teenager Peter Parker, whose unremarkable life is turned upside-down— literally—when he’s bitten by a genetically altered spider and wakes up the next morning clinging to his bedroom ceiling. This bullied science-geek—suddenly endowed with astonishing powers—soon learns, however, that with great power comes great responsibility as villains test not only his physical strength but also his strength of character. (text from Broadway.com)

A behind the scenes glimpse at the musical:

The Swatch Fashion Challenge. "True Colors" As Seen By Editors and Bloggers

above image is a crop of part of VISION Magazine's entry

above image is a crop of part of All Magazine's entry

The Swatch New Gents Collection True Colors Competition



Swatch challenged fashion editors, bloggers and trend setters to style the Swatch New Gent Collection, shown above, and discover their “True Colours." Editorial magazine layouts and video presentations were submitted by well known magazines like Wallpaper, Interview, and i-D, fashion and style related sites like Style.com and bloggers like BryanBoy and Diane Pernet.



Swatch is now asking readers to vote on the submissions. By voting, you are entered into a drawing in which you could win one of the colorful New Gent watches.



Below are the competing magazines and a sample spread from each of them, in no particular order:

Kinki:

Hooligan:

Cleo:

Neo2:

Open:

All Magazine:

Interview:

Wallpaper:

Elle Greece:

Faces:

Gustav:

Milk:

Vice:

1626:

Pulp:


Yoho!:

Tom:

VISION:

L'Officiel:

WAD:

i-D Magazine:

style.com:

Sleek:


The accompanying videos seem to be a combination of "making of videos" of the editorial spreads and on camera explanations and pitches from those who received the Open Brief from Swatch. Some seem to be music videos or motion graphics.

It seemed unclear as to whether or not the submissions upon which you are asked to vote will actually appear as editorial spreads in the magazine or not, but a reader tells me they are.

To see the accompanying videos (and to vote), go to the Swatch YouTube channel, The Swatch Facebook group site or The Official Swatch site.



At the time of this post, the submissions from ALL Magazine, Kinki and Neo2 have garnered the majority of the votes.

Steven Meisel Shoots A Sexy Miranda Kerr in 3D for Vogue Italia

As it hit the newsstands in Milan two days ago, the September issue of Vogue Italia had a cover that looked a little different. Why? Because it was shot in Vogue's newest photography frontier, 3D. Enclosed with the Italian issue was a special pair of 3D vision glasses.



Although I'm sharing the cover, the whole editorial and the backstage video of the shoot here with you, you'll need to wear the 3D glasses to see the cover and the editorial the way it was truly meant to be seen. Besides, who doesn't want to see Miranda Kerr's natural assets in three dimensions?



Shot by photography master Steven Meisel, the September issue features 22 pages of the sexy Australian model (and the newly pregnant wife of Orlando Bloom) Miranda Kerr.



Thanks to the possibility of seeing in three dimensions, Vogue images will acquire a totally new power, crossing the borders of fashion photo shoots, to strengthen even more the very high quality pictures, which have always been the trademark of the magazine.













And a look at the backstage video of the photo shoot.



Also, for Vogue Italia readers, the 3D surprises of the September issue carry on in The Scent of the Future, a story shot by Tim Walke.

image credits – Video posted and scanned images scanned from mayfrayn @ TFS, Vogue Italia