the extraordinary images of Willy Ronis

Place Vendome, Paris, 1947

 I came across Willy Ronis, because I kept thinking about Brassaii today, and how he has influenced the way we think about Paris to this day I believe. I didn't know about this photographer, he was around at around the same time as Brassaii and Lartigue, and had a strong style of his own. More lyrical perhaps, less of social commentary, I'll get back about this, as I need to investigate him more.

One of the not so beautiful moments at Paris Fashion Week?

 

"Dear Anna Dello Russo waiting for the show to start"

Ok, this blog is supposed to be a collection of things which inspire me, but I had to put this in because it shows what I think is a not so beautiful moment at Paris fashion week. This sort of seemingly 'out there' moment, this woman dressed in the so so cool, a revelation in air-kissing anxieties, also feeds something, maybe something political...people always think fashion is only about beautiful, but here is someone whose influences spread far and wide,and she's just got the very latest hottest look happening no doubt, but to me she looks like a victim with too many layers of money and hype protecting her from herself and the truth...(am I being too harsh?)

Jean Paul Gaultier AW10

 

Jean Paul Gaultier showed his universitality in Paris this week, with his latest A/W collection.

There ethnicity, a Chinese influence, and yet always style, timelessness, and his own take, his signature, which I find one of the more consistently alluring and inspiring...