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Robbie Spencer styled the shoot, while it was photographed by Mark Segal. Click on the thumnails below to view more.Is there a particular reason why Anja Konstantinova‘s modelling gigs are increasingly abounded by cat ear headbands and sex kitten styling? Yes, it would seem there is. Not only does she fit the mould,Air Jordan III 1967′, she’s apparently as drawn to feline creatures as they are to her.
Australian label Stylestalker booked Anja for their latest collection look book, titled Baby’s On Fire, with dreams in mind of those said cat ear headbands and sex kitten looks. Having no idea if Anja was fond of cats, they were pleasantly surprised to discover not one but four cat-related tattoos across her body. A lucky match made in heaven, the tattoos quickly became a key part of the shoot.
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With soft dreamy colours and abstract prints punctuated by harder elements like metal rings, the ‘Baby’s On Fire’ collection from Stylestalker has on offer precisely what fans of the brand keep coming back for.
Click on the gallery above to view more of Anja Konstantinova‘s feline-filled shoot.Sunday watch: backstage at McQueen
To say ManiaMania have build up something of a cultish following would not be inaccurate. The jewellery label’s quickly-established trademark of bohemian rawness and mystical themes is as clear cut and singular as their pieces are complex, and there couldn’t be a better face for the brand than Abbey Lee Kershaw – a walking personification of their style. For spring 2011/2012 their collection The Third Mind takes inspiration from Surrealism. In reading in-depth about those inspirations you get the sense that you’re peering into the fragmented Kaleidoscope of the design duo’s mind. Australian Melanie Kamsler and Tamila Purvis cite inspirations from Kenneth Anger to Anais Nin.
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The range moniker pays homage to The Third Mind, a 1978 book and concept by William Burroughs and Brian Gysin, which showcased the ��cut ups�� technique originating from the Surrealists – a form also adapted to film making by Kenneth Anger and Maya Deren. In this mode, unrelated texts and images where literally cut up and rearranged to form radical narratives and vistas.
The conceptual latticework of Andre Breton��s Surrealist Manifestos takes concrete form in the ��Manifesto�� ring and cuff; the smoky vernacular,Air Jordan 5, bohemian lifestyle and courage of erotic diarist Anais Nin are embedded in the pierced ��Anais�� cuff,Air Jordan XI Having indulged in Tom Fordery,Air Jordan 8, ring and pendant; ��The Pleasure Dome�� ear cuff sites Kenneth Anger��s psyched out film ��Inaugration of the Pleasure Dome�� (featuring Anais Nin); while ��The Third Mind�� kaleidoscope neckpiece is functional and symbolic to the spliced juxtapositions of the Surrealist outlook.
If you’re feeling tripped out just from reading those descriptions,Jordan 11 Retro, ponder no further on it; I figure you don’t need to understand the jewellery to enjoy it.
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Abbey Lee for Maniamania: the videos (24 Sep 2011)
