Written by Tania Braukämper on 19 May 2013
Remember Cara Delevingne’s ’60s icons shoot for Vogue China? Well, there’s a video for that. There’s also a video of Aline Weber doing her fierce model thing out in the sand dunes for Vogue Italia, a beachside film showing Hopeless Lingerie’s latest collection, and two films that take on Blow Up style photographer characters shooting their gorgeous model subjects: one sexy (shot by Ellen Von…
Written by Khaiyajc Bucarile on 17 Apr 2013
Hunger Games lead star Jennifer Lawrence is the cover of the May 2013 issue of Tatler Russia. The 22-year old actress looks like a sexy vintage glamour pin-up girl with her prowling cat-eye make up and with that bouffant headband hairstyle with soft end curls.
Written by Tania Braukämper on 23 Dec 2012
One of Ellen Von Unwerth‘s strengths is her ability to pick a theme, and just go for it full-force. There’s no room for ambiguity: her shoots and videos – like this one, which stars Ashley Smith as a wildly dominatrix-like cowgirl – commit fully to their thematic choice in everything from styling to soundtrack, and that’s exactly why they work. Beyond the lingerie, leather harnesses,…
Written by Tania Braukämper on 22 Dec 2012
I’ll disclaim from the outset that the title of this post is inaccurate: “best”, when it comes to any form of art, is subjective. There’s no right or wrong on what can be called the best when it comes to fashion shoots, but there’s only so much you can explain in a title so I’ll say it here instead. There are certain editorials that stand…
Written by Tania Braukämper on 6 Nov 2012
Ellen Von Unwerth puts her trademark theatrical-slash-borderline-burlesque stamp on Cara Delevingne for the November 2012 issue of Vogue Italia. And while we’re not accustomed to putting Cara’s name and ‘NSFW’ in the same sentence, there is a bit of nudity in this one. Given her recent shoot for Centrefold and appointment on the Victoria’s Secret runway, seems that seeing the sexy side of Cara is…
Written by Tania Braukämper on 29 Oct 2012
Katy Perry can be a bit of a chameleon, not least her rainbow of hair colours. But for Ellen Von Unwerth’s campaign shots for ghd, everything is kept perfectly classic in black and white. You might recall a few initial shots from the campaign. Now, to launch the ghd Metallic Collection (which sees the ghd Gold Classic Styler on shelves for Christmas in all-metallic finishes…
Written by Tania Braukämper on 16 Oct 2012
Fiery colours, bling and plenty of makeup: Lana Del Rey covers the November 2012 issue of Tatler Russia.
Written by Tania Braukämper on 8 Aug 2012
The last few ghd campaigns starring Katy Perry have been as glossy, colourful, and fantastical as the pop singer herself. Those were photographed by David LaChapelle (see here and here for examples of the fairytale-inducing imagery). This time a new direction takes shape under the guiding hand and lens of in-demand photographer Ellen von Unwerth.
Written by Tania Braukämper on 7 Aug 2012
Lana Del Rey is an all-over creation, a persona. Lana Del Rey doesn’t just stick to a particular style, she is that style. She’s the hair, the makeup, the long talon nails, the “gangster Nancy Sinatra” dress sense. This is not an accusation of falseness, though she has been accused of that before; this is just a statement of truth, that the way we look…
Written by Tania Braukämper on 7 Aug 2012
Accompanying Keira Knightley’s “modern day Guinevere” cover for Harper’s Bazaar UK is a shoot by stylist Cathy Kasterine and photographer Ellen Von Unwerth that channels the season’s Gothic sentiments flawlessly. In one shot Knightley descends a stone staircase in a cloak and winged headpiece, looking very much the medieval queen.
