7 Photographs that changed fashion

We were asked to watch and analyse the film ‘7 photographs that changed fashion’, because I am really into fashion I enjoyed watching this film a lot. The film was about fashion photographer Rankin recreated seven of his favourite images from the fashion industry and how he manages to recreate them.

My 2 favourite images included;

The first image is my favourite because I really found it interesting how photographer Erwin Blumenfeld managed to create this image in 1950 with the technology available. I  also like how in the recreated imaged Heidi Klum changed it slightly by licking her lip adding a touch of seduction to the image and making it her own.

My second favourite image is the photograph of male model David Gandy, in his beautiful state I watched in awe as he posed with the tyres topless and oiled up. I felt like this image had the same feel as the original image, as it kind of had a grungy feel but with you can’t keep your eyes off the male model. 

image links:

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=7+photos+that+changed+fashion&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=QJx4VKuJLcHT7AaH24GIAQ&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=667#imgdii=_

The New Elizabethans

For one of this week’s task we were asked to looked at an article of a list of people who could be said to be ‘new Elizabethans’ (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/9277886/The-New-Elizabethans-the-full-list.html) After looking through the list we were then asked to pick a personality and explain why we thought they were a ‘new Elizabethan’. My chosen personality is Princess Diana of Wales, I chose her because I felt that she had a strong resemblance to Elizabeth I with the royalty and also the public’s obsession with both of them during their time.

I think the fascination in Diana first begun on her wedding day to Prince Charles, it was watched eagerly by roughly one billion people on televisions around the world and marked as a national holiday in the UK. Four years later the couple had 2 children, around this time as well Diana became known as the ‘People’s Princess’, not as much a royalty, more like a celebrity. With her natural beauty, her height and her grace, her ease with people, her sincere honesty and warmth, it was an easy task for personal stylists to help her become a fashion icon, a role model, and maybe even the most photographed and famous woman in the world.

I think this is also where Princess Diana is linked to Elizabeth I, they both had massive popularity and became fashion icons for their time and are still to be influencing styles now. 

 

image from google images:

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=princess+diana&espv=2&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=jk9iVODeJ-Sc7gbWuoGQAw&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=667#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=hlc1wsQiHQlrvM%253A%3BqP0jPacKJewIJM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fimages6.fanpop.com%252Fimage%252Fphotos%252F35600000%252Fprincess-of-wales-princess-diana-35697064-2080-3080.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.fanpop.com%252Fclubs%252Fprincess-diana%252Fimages%252F35697064%252Ftitle%252Fprincess-wales-photo%3B2080%3B3080

The Taming of the Shrew

In this week’s lesson we watched the short film ‘The Taming of the Shrew’, being a modern version it told the story of Katherine Minola who marries in order to obtain her goal of becoming a party leader.  Full of rage and interesting facial expressions Katherine is played by Shirley Henderson who when you first see you instantly thing ‘oh that’s Moaning Myrtle’. Katherine’s sister on the other hand, Bianca couldn't be more different, her long-time manager wants to marry her and in order to put him off she says she won't marry until her sister gets married, thinking this will never happen. So her manager, taking desperate measures ropes in a friend who is titled Earl to meet and marry Kate. The couple being completely different from each other obviously at first don’t get along but after a while is persuaded and agrees to marry Petruchio.

The film also has a few references to the Elizabethan era, in the opening scene Katherine is seen wearing all black including the other characters. Also Kate is often seen wearing an open neck suit linking to Elizabethan styling. Another link to Elizabeth I could be that Katherine is a virgin, her being stubborn and feeling like she doesn’t need a man by her side to become the party leader. 

 

Image from google images:

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=the+taming+of+the+shrew&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=rCphVLvZCqmR7AbWwIDIDQ&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=667

Val Garland

Val Garland is a makeup artist born in Bristol. She has worked with models such a Kate Moss and done runways shows for the likes of Alexander McQueen. She recently worked with Vogue to create the makeup look for Taylor Swift on the cover. In ‘Dazed’ she describes herself as having a bit of a punk spirit, although today being more subtle she states her rebellion by hiding the face with a generous amount of freckles, also seen on Taylor Swift on the November cover of Vogue Magazine. 

Below is some of my favourite Val Garland looks:

Face Charts

Achromatic- Designating colour perceived to have zero saturation and therefore no hue, such as neutral greys, white, or black.

Above is my facechart design and below is the look I recreated on myself. 

Analogous- similar or corresponding in some respect

Complementary- combining in such a way as to enhance or emphasize the qualities of each other or another.

Above is the look I created from my facechart. 

Complementary- combining in such a way as to enhance or emphasize the qualities of each other or another.

Monochromatic- containing or using only one colour

Remembering Kevyn Aucoin

Kevyn Aucoin was an American Makeup Artist from Shreveport, Louisiana. After dropping out of school because of bullying he then decided to enrol in beauty school, this is where I found during research that although he hoped to learn more about makeup here, he actually ended up teaching the class instead. After some unpleasant experiences he then decided to move to New York and began by putting makeup on test models to build up his portfolio, this is where he was discovered by Vogue. He did a total of 18 Vogue shoots and from 1987-89 he completed 9 Vogue covers in a row as well as working on Cosmopolitan magazine. The highlight of his career began when he did Cindy Crawfords makeup on a 1986 Vogue cover, following this he would have to be booked months in advance and could charge up to $6000 for a makeup session.

A quote I found when researching that really stood out for me is “You can put on all the makeup you want, but it won’t make your soul pretty.” 

Ellis Faas

Ellis Faas is said to be one of the most influential makeup artists of this time, from the Netherlands, she has worked with everyone from Mario Testino to Karl Lagerfeld. Ellis actually began being a photographer, but always had an eye for fashion. After a while she became to dislike the technical side to photography and this is where her love for makeup artistry came in, after attending a short course in Amsterdam, she then went to Paris where she trained in make-up and special effects at Christian Chauveau’s Technical School of Artistic Make-up. After her studies ended, she returned to the Netherlands where she worked as a make-up artist for fashion magazines, as well working on two movies. Searching for something more she then decided to move to London where she soon became very successful. There she used her talents for special effects by reproducing skin diseases for medical inserts, as well as doing work on pop videos for the stars of the time.

After the birth of her daughter she then decided to move back to Amsterdam, this is where she decided to start up her own portrait studio. Here, she not only took clients' photographs but she also did their make-up. It was the country's first ever "makeover studio” and came to be very popular.

However in 1999 her whole world changed when she was asked to work for Mario Testino to shoot a series for L’Uomo Vogue. Following this she travelled with him all over the world from Paris to Los Angeles. This is also where she met French fashion editor Emmanuelle Alt, who introduced her to Karl Lagerfeld. Suddenly Ellis was working with makeup artists teaching them how to apply makeup she designed for Lagerfeld’s shows for Fendi and Chanel.

She has an impressive list of people she has worked with some notable include; Working on magazines such as The Face, Harper’s Bazaar, V Magazine, Vogue (Australia, Deutschland, Italia, Nippon, Paris, Russia, UK). She has also worked on fashion shows including; Giorgio Armani, Emporio Armani, Chanel, Diesel, Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, Diane von Fürstenberg, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Kenzo,  Lanvin, Moschino Couture!, Moschino Cheap&Chic, SportMax and Yves Saint-Laurent Haute Couture. 

As well as having an incredible list of people she has worked with she has also recently brought out a cosmetic range with include products for the face, eyes and lips.

Some of my favourite looks she has done are shown below: