Category ‚Books & Magazines‘

For the most recent issue of LOVE Magazine from the UK, Lindsay Lohan has worked again with Terry Richardson on a shoot. Once again one does see her admiration of Marilyn, just like in the recent Playboy cover story.
The LOVE Magazine ‘After Taste’ issue is now on newsstands.
A further look follows after the jump.

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For the first time Lana Del Rey is making the Vogue cover, which is obviously a pretty big deal for the up- and coming singer. The March 2012 issue of Vogue UK will feature Del Rey in Louis Vuitton on the cover, along with a full shoot inside the issue by Mario Testino. The issue hits newsstands on February 6th.
Take a look at the shoot by Testino and the cover after the jump.

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NYC/Vancouver-based magazine SNEEZE returns with its first issue of 2012. Entitled “the trouble clef” issue, the mag features Iggy Pop photographed by Kenneth Cappello, ASAP Rocky, Lem Villemin, Ouattara Watts, Heidy De La Rosa @ IMG,
Beethoven, Hikaru Iwanaga, Survivor, Peter Sutherland’s More Autografs and more.
Retailers include Firmament (Berlin), Supreme (LA, Japan), Commissary (SoCal), MIA (Miami), Unknown (Miami), Present (London), Fruition (Las Vegas), Reed Space (NY) and KCDC (NY). New street boxes can be found in NYC as of Friday on the Bowery outside of the New Museum and in front of the new Apple store on Greene Street.
Have a closer look after the click.

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Interview Magazine has caught up with ASAP Rocky for its February 2012 issue. The rapper is all over the place right now and keeps on gaining momentum. Just recently we reported about him making the cover of Complex Magazine.
Here we can show you now some images from the Interview Magazine story, featuring the rapper in the latest high fashion has to offer, ranging from Givenchy to Rick Owens and Comme des Garcons. We like the ‘Comme des FuckDown’ cap and beanie from the shoot, which released years ago from SSUR under his The Cut label. We reported about it in 2007 here. Love that!
Photography: Gregory Harris
Check out the full shoot after the jump.

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San Diego-based photographer Tim Mantoani undertook a fascinating project in which he photographed photographers holding some iconic imagery that they were responsible for. It’s always a great thing putting a face to something, as is the case here. There’s no doubt that you have seen some, if not all of these images at some point.
What’s also astonishing is that these were all shot with a large format 20×24inch Polaroid camera, which cost Mantoani $200 per photo. Over 150 portraits were created during a 5-year period, and with the camera company going under, it made it that much more of a mission to complete.
The book is now available in 2 versions at Behind Photographs. Check out the video below to get some insight into the project from Mantoani.
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DC Entertainment has unveiled a wave of new interactive logos that are meant to correspond with certain comics and superheroes. DC refers to them as “peel back” logos where you can see the “D” peeling back revealing the “C” in addition to more insight into the characters, etc.
Speaking with Fast Company, DC’s Senior Vice President of Franchise Management Amit Desai suggested the new logo’s “peel back” imagery reflected the nature of DC characters as individuals with dual identities. “When you think about our DC Comics superheroes, there’s a secret identity,” he said. “When you think about Vertigo, it’s this notion of good vs. evil in many of the stories. And so, in addition to flexibility, the new logo communicates this idea of dual identity: There’s more than meets the eye. You have to take a closer look to understand the richness of our characters and stories.”
Take a further look after the jump.

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For their February/March 2012 issue (also starring A$AP Rocky & Jeremy Scott) Complex hooked up with rising star Lana Del Rey on a killer cover.
Hers was a dramatic setup.
White balloons flashing corroded cartoon clips and ghostly images of President John F. Kennedy—all set to the creepy strains of Bernard Herrmann’s Pyscho theme. The fans kept coming through the door, filling New York’s Bowery Ballroom to capacity. The band stood at attention, poised for action as Lana Del Rey strolled on stage to squeals and whistles. Dressed in a summery white dress, gold belt, and low white Chuck Taylors, the tall red-haired singer looked more like she was ready to grab an ice-cream sandwich from Mr. Softee than perform her first proper concert in NYC.
And then the trouble began.
The issue officially hits stands on February 7, but you can read the full cover story here now.
More images follow after the click.

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The first new issue of Complex Magazine for 2012 is about to hit newsstands and none other than ASAP Rocky and Jeremy Scott have gotten the cover story. One of the most hyped young rappers and always much discussed fashion designer Jeremy Scott certainly make for an interesting match.
“Complex: Why do you think hip-hop is so fascinated with fashion and vice versa?
A$AP ROCKY: As black people it was our thing to show that we’re not living in poverty and that we can afford extravagant things—that kind of stuck with us. So when our great-grandparents were putting on their favorite outfits, it was to put on a front for the hard time. And hip-hop is a bunch of people that never had nothing. Fashion is just an expression. It’s an art. It expresses your taste. Good taste is important in hip-hop. I wake up saying I’m going to look the best I can and do what the fuck I want to do. And that’s what it’s all about. I don’t know if I articulated it good because im pretty high right now—and I have a lisp and I’m going to Mars right now.
Jeremy Scott: [Laughs]. The thing is hip-hop is one of the only communities that really started its own trends.
A$AP ROCKY: Wow.
Jeremy Scott: That’s why I’ve always been inspired by hip-hop artists, because they transform things—even just the jean, turning it around, inside out, sagging it—all these different things. Yes, of course we get little things from other music movements, but hip-hip has been like, Pow! It’s really inspiring and it’s the only new music that has come along in eons. Rock and roll has been around—it’s changing forms. But hip-hip is major.”
You can read the full cover story here.
Check out the photoshoot featuring both ASAP Rocky and Jeremy Scott after the jump.

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La MJC’s annual publication, All Gone, is back with an all new edition featuring last year’s best and brightest releases. The usual suspects such as Nike, Undefeated, Medicom, Stussy, adidas, Supreme, Converse and many, many more are all featured. Clean photography is a hallmark of the book, making it a great pickup for your book collection. Relive 2011 with your copy now.
Check out some images from the book after the jump.

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Once again Lady Gaga and her stylist Nicola Formichetti surprise with an interesting production for L’Uomo Vogue. The Italian version of the magazine features Gaga on their latest cover, dressed in a half-robot like outfit. Shot by Inez and Vinoodh, Gaga wears the same clothes from her recent ‘You and I’ video. After Vogue Homme Japan, this makes the second men’s Vogue cover for Gaga.
A further look at the spread follows after the jump.

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