Fashion :: She's a Real Doll
I was having a television moment when I was first introduced to the cult of Agyness. Whilst staring at reruns of New York Fashion Week, some friends and I kept seeing this 'Whose That Girl' platinum blonde. Who is that girl?
British Agyness Deyn (born Laura Hollins) is part of a wave of young models who are morphing the old concept of '90s supermodel into something indie... Think of Coco and Irina (annointed by Kate Moss, the original indie supermodel.) Agyness is the newest 'it' girl. Magazines have dedicated entire issues to her (including pictures of the 'boy version' of Agyness Deyn.) Shiseido made her their new face after Angelina Jolie, and display mannequin institution Adel Rootstein made a mannequin in her likeness. more...
The BUZZ
Fashion and Beauty :: You Are What You Wear
60% of ingredients put onto the skin penetrate into the bloodstream within 15 minutes.
Thank goodness for magazines like OKOTEST that advocate on behalf of the consumer by laboratory testing 1,800 cosmetic products to find out which of them have 'questionable' substances. The makers of Clinique, Chanel, and Nivea scored pretty poorly. Who was first? Lavera, founded by Ulrike Jacob-Dewor, a biochemist! more...
Culture :: Takes One to Know One :: 3rd Ward Dance Party Portraits
Usually when I think of artist communities, I think of vegans and freegans and tofu cream cheese. Hence my surprise when the lovely Nikki Bagli, of 3rd Ward told me about their upcoming dance party and pig roast. 3rd Ward even procured a pig roasting expert, Tom Mylan (of Marlow and Sons, Diner & Bonita) to be the master of ceremonies and inspect the pork tacos and other porcine cuisine. Leave it to 3rd Ward to relieve us of the expected (albeit it a pig on a spit!)
3rd Ward is a dreamland, a business-minded artist venue that does not compromise artistry for business or business for artistry. It's 20,000 more...
Fashion :: Heart and Soul
Professional hairstylist, beloved friend, and inspiring coworker, Rafael Jimenez graced the ZOOZOOM world with his presence during his last shoot here on earth. Rafael passed away shortly after the shooting of the following pictures. We dedicate these photographs to Rafael, whose love of creativity will surely be with us always. more...
ZOO Daily :: I Am Not A Fashion Photographer :: An Interview with Mary Ellen Mark
I was nervous enough as it was when I found out that Mary Ellen Mark, formerly of the New Yorker, winner of countless awards, once voted the most influential female photographer, was about to have a conversation with me for ZOOZOOM Magazine, but tension suddenly grew tenfold when I found myself talking to an incredibly shaken version of the stoic eccentric I concocted from reading interviews. Mary had just been 'accosted' in Oaxaca Mexico, where she was currently teaching, and had just returned from the market before our phone interview... completely happy to still be alive, albeit without her wallet. It was definitely a moment of enlightenment for me, foreshadowed by how much I had read about Mary Ellen's uncanny ability to relate a quality of humanism in her subjects; now, she was my subject. more...