The lovely Kat Bret was in town last week, and popped by to see me at work. Kat has long been one of my favorite alternative photographers, shooting designers like Antiseptic and Eirik Aswang for magazines like Digital SLR and Bizzare. I admit I was a little saddened when she left the Bay Area a year ago to pursue high fashion photography in New York. However, I promised her I would take a look at her new project, Kat + Duck.
I am happy to say that in collaboration with her partner (the Duck in Kat+Duck), Kat has managed to make the leap to high fashion without losing either her personal style or her alternative edge. Instead of losing a terrific alt photographer, we have gained a terrific fashion photographer- and are one step closer to world domination.
Wait, did I say that last part out loud?
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Another one from Vogue Italia, this one shot by Emma Summerton.
I’m pretty sure this is what Zoetica wears to keep the aliens from listening to her brain.
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Photos by Michael Jansson for Vogue Italia (2009)
If I tried to do this to my hair, I would look like a hedgehog in a stiff breeze.
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Olapa Boot, $199.95 † Sidon Boot, $199.95
Asmick Shoe, $120.00 † Baco Boot, $180.00
I’m not entirely sure what’s up with Tsubo. They seem to be a company with multiple personalities. They make some really ugly shoes of the sort that look totally comfortable and functional and that middle-aged Berkeley hippies wear with yoga pants to go to Trader Joe’s. Then again, they make some perfectly middle-management shoes with sensible heels and rubber soles, in a variety of neutral tones, which speak to me of carpeted cubicle walls, morning meetings, and standing in line for the copy machine. But on the third hand, they also make some really strange and adorable boots- the Sidons are right at the top of my current want list. I love the turned-up toes, and although I haven’t personally tried them on (yet) rumor has it they are super-comfy. Has anyone experimented with these? Opinions?
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