Love for Lily

Glamorama, Vogue US December 2005

Lily Donaldson, Gemma Ward & Caroline Trentini by Steven Meisel

The Now Mix 'n' Match, Vogue IT May 2008 

Lily Donaldson and Gemma Ward by Emma Summerton 

While searching images for my previous post, I couldn't help but stop to looking closer at these two editorials featuring the wondrous Lily Donaldson, with the alluring Gemma Ward. Both girls have an otherworldly aesthetic to their unconventional beauty which when paired together is only heighten and more prominent. Although slightly outdated, the fashion and style of both shoots creates nostalgic ties to the eclectic and experimental trends of the past, placing fashion in the forefront of everyday experiences and settings. The movement and fluidity of the images is what allows them to be continuously relevant, beautiful and boundary pushing. 

No Smoking

Three days into the new year I would imagine there are a few people out there suddenly realising the resolutions they made at 12:00am after the count down are not in fact as easy or as straight forward as they originally thought they were when they made them in their slightly intoxicated state. 

One such resolution that comes around year after year is the old faithful, "I will quite smoking this year." This statement is usually followed by the grand gesture of smoking one last cigarette the night of New Years Eve, before throwing an un- finished package into the garbage as if to symbolise the finality of the statement! Come 9:00am the next morning however and it's a whole different scenario, suddenly it's not so easy and subtle reminders of doubt filter into your mind. You realise that you're going to have to work really hard to achieve your goals…which in retrospect is good thing, you'll have to push yourself and challenge your discipline, but when you succeed the sacrifice will be suddenly be worth it. 

With this stock standard resolution in mind, I though this slightly crazy off beat photo shoot circa 2009, was strangely appropriate. Lily Donaldson appears in a black comedy editorial in Vogue Paris entitled, 'No Smoking,' channelling what appears to be an unfit example of what a mother should be, cigarettes and all. Patrick Demarchlier captures a truly humorous aesthetic, which when combined with the soft colours and cuts of the fashion can only be taken lightheartedly. 

No Smoking, Vogue Paris April 2009 

Model: Lily Donaldson

Photography: Patrick Demarchlier

Style: Carine Roitfeld

Model Love: Sasha Pivovarova

After sorting through my uncontrollable and ever growing collection of fashion magazines, the covers from countless Vogues reminded me that I have not yet shared with you my ultimate model crush, Sasha Pivovarova. With ice blue eyes that stare intensely into the camera, I find Sasha’s unconventional beauty and mysterious aura so enthralling and intriguing she has remained at the top of my favourites list since her debut in 2005.

“In Rrrussia, vee have proverb: Only bad soliders don‘t vant to be general.” -Sasha Pivovarova

Her illustrious modelling career has resulted in Vogue Paris declaring Sasha as one of the top 30 models of the 2000s and as a favorite of renowned photographer Steven Meisel, she has appeared on the cover of Vogue Italia five times.


Here’s some of my favorite Sasha moments from the past six years…trust me it was hard to narrow down.







Born in Moscow, Russia, Sasha studied Art History at the Russian University for Humanities, but two weeks after her photo was shown to IMG in New York, Sasha opened the fall Prada show in Milan. Shortly after, she the face of Prada, signed an exclusive three year contract with the fashion house and walked in six consecutive runway shows. Sasha lives in her current home and art studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, with her husband, long-time boyfriend and photographer Igor Vishnyakov. As an artist, Sasha’s work has been featured in French Vogue and also exhibited in New York and Paris galleries.