Pam Hogg

 

Pam Hogg is a British fashion designer and singer well known for her unique style and extreme designs. She started her career during the mid-eighties getting inspired by the Punk and the Blitz movements. Since then, she has made costumes for several artists like Kylie Minogue and Lady Gaga and her work has been published in Vogue and i-D magazine.

Track: Honeyland

www.pamhogg.com
www.myspace.com/pamhogg

By George P. Traikos

Kinetic Pearls

A story about pearls, Las Vegas showgirls and fine art tattoos.

Photographer: Panayiotis Lamprou
Styling: Athena Kalogirou
Model: Akrivi
Backstage video: George P. Traikos

Special thanx to Aggeliki Aravantinou, Katerina Manolaraki, Hristos Kalliarekos & Stella Athanasiou for their valuable help.

Beaded cape Remember Dimitris Tsouanatos
Dress Preloved
Stockings stylist's own
Feather headpiece Vestiario

Dress Lena Katsanidou
Pearl necklaces stylist's own
Headpiece Vestiario

Top from a private collection
 Fishnet tights Calzedonia

Veronica Ibarra

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New York based photographer Veronica Ibarra is very well known for her pictures of ethereal, fantastic and sometimes strange personalities, full of rich colours and surrealistic elements. She is a multitalented persona having a great experience as a creative in the fashion industry and running the really succesful and inspiring blog La Bella Memoria. Veronica kindly gave this beautiful interview exclusively for Fashion Installation.




WITH YOUR BACKGROUND AS A MAKE-UP ARTIST WHAT PROMPTED YOU TO BECOME A PHOTOGRAPHER?

 Although it seems that my background was makeup artistry, I started taking photographs at the same time. I took photo courses in High School and I combined the two art forms in the early 90s. After high School I attended Otis School of Art And Design and worked part time as a makeup artist. Working in LA really helped me to get jobs in some of the Hollywood Studios doing makeup at Press Junkets and studio events. After I got out of college I began to shoot for modeling agencies , plus I would do their makeup as well but soon that helped me realize I didn't want to shoot models. I moved to NY in 2003 and continued to work. I worked for MAC cosmetics for a few years and met so many amazing people. I was also taking photographs and documenting New York as the years went by. I'm still here running around New York city with a makeup brush in one hand and a camera in the other.

YOU HAVE SEVERAL EXCITING SELF PORTRAITS. HOW EASY OR DIFFICULT IS IT FOR A PHOTOGRAPHER TO BE IN FRONT OF A CAMERA?

In the past I was always intimidated by the camera when it faced me. When it comes to my photographs I rarely work with stylists and other makeup artists, only because its easier
for me to control the entire shoot from beginning to end. When Im shooting someone, it's just an exchange of our two energies working together, but when I'm shooting self portraits it's really hard. My self portraits are usually based on an idea and I usually do get what I want, but getting there takes a long time. I feel that when it comes to shooting myself it's very difficult to find a right angle or pose. It's definitely a challenge and I delete lots and lots! Its been easier now that we have digital cameras for me to shoot self portraits. If I was still shooting film, because of the cost, i probably wouldn't be shooting myself. Digital photography has allowed me the freedom to try anything and play with lighting. It's a vulnerable place to be, I think, in front of a camera. But i thank my good friend, photographer Carmen Hawk for giving me the guts to go in front of the camera.

YOU OFTEN SHOOT MODELS OF STRANGE BEAUTY. WHAT IS YOUR CRITERIA WHEN CHOOSING A MODEL OR A CONCEPT?

Choosing people to shoot is really easy now that we have facebook and other online contact sites. I usually choose to shoot friends of mine or people that I find interesting. I love shooting "real" people as oppose to models because I find that the real people give a sense of mystery and realism because they don't know how to pose so they just do what is natural for them. They are just themselves and that's what I love. I love shooting both men and women although sometimes it's a bit more fun with the women because they get all dolled up! I've always been so obsessed with faces and every time I see someone I want to shoot, I've already created the perfect makeup & lighting to go with them in my head. My shoots always start with a concept but sometimes turns into something totally different.

 

WHAT ARE YOUR SOURCES OF INSPIRATION? DOES FASHION AFFECT YOUR IDEAS?


I'm inspired by so many things. Music, different cultures, history,cats, films, books, trash, fashion, costume jewelry, light, motion, people, old ladies, color, and anything that's obsessive or exaggerated . Who ever said less is more is crazy in my head. I love documentary photographs as well as stylized fantasy set ups. Fashion is always present in my photos even in its absence.

DO YOU HAVE A MENTOR OR ANOTHER PHOTOGRAPHER YOU ADMIRE?
 
I admire a lot of photographers, lets see where do i start... Diane Arbus, Steven Arnold, Annie Leibowitz, Terry Richardson, Serge Lutens of course because he was also a hair stylist, makeup artist and photographer and my all time favorite is Irina Ionesco. Elliot Marks was a still photographer who worked on tons of films in Hollywood and I assisted him for a year or so before moving to NY. He taught me a lot about digital photography because I shot with my Hasselblad for a long time and didn't know a thing about digital. In college I also took a class with Ruben Ortiz Torres who had assisted Joel Peter Witkin, also another favorite photographer of mine. I think Ruben was actually who really got me into shooting in a documentary format. Just being able to realize you can walk down the street and shoot something and capture something really beautiful.

WHAT ARE YOUR FUTURE ARTISTIC PLANS?


I have very special plans for 2011. I just signed a contract to shoot for a very special company and im excited to see where they send me to shoot. I will still be working on my own side projects and probably still be doing makeup as well. I will just see what the future brings my way.

 You can have a look at more exciting pictures from Veronica Ibarra at her online portfolio and personal blog:

viphotography.carbonmade.com
labellamemoria.blogspot.com

Tom Ford S/S 2011 Womenswear: The Film

 

The much-anticipated film from the private Tom Ford s-s 2011 show.

Best Campaigns for Spring 2011

Lindsey Wixson & Nimue Smit by Tima Walker for Mulberry

Abbey Lee Kershaw for Tom Ford Eyewear

Ginta Lapina & Andrej Pejic by Juergen Teller for Marc by Marc Jacobs

Jacquelin Jablonski by Alexi Luborminski for Max Mara Weekend

Anja Rubik by Karl Lagerfeld for Fendi

Mariacarla Boscono, Arizona Muse, Kinga Razjak, Zuzanna Bijoch and Tati Cotliar by Steven Meisel for Prada

A Superheroes theme for Diesel

Kasia Struss by Mert&Marcus for Miu Miu

Pull the Trigger

From the new release of Skeewiff "Breaks of the Unexpected" (2010)

Track: Pull the Trigger

It's groovy!!!!!


By George P. Traikos

"Rupture" a Fashion Film

Photographer Renata Kaveh makes her directorial debut with this fascinating fashion film, with inspiration from David Lynch's movies and the beautiful pictures of Guy Bourdin.
www.renatakaveh.com


"RUPTURE" a FASHION FILM from mimmo+naz on Vimeo.