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Von Unwerth, Wheels & Dollbaby: a match made in heaven

If you’re familiar with Wheels & Dollbaby, and with the photography of Ellen Von Unwerth, then you wouldn’t even need to see the results of a collaboration between the two to know the match would be heaven-made. In fact it’s an all-round alignment of stars: the collection, of which the “Jolie Bow” silk picnic dress and its matching headscarf are a definite highlight; the beauty…
Wheels & Dollbaby: A/W '12 campaign by Ellen von Unwerth
Wheels & Dollbaby: A/W '12 campaign by Ellen von Unwerth
Wheels & Dollbaby: A/W '12 campaign by Ellen von Unwerth
Wheels & Dollbaby: A/W '12 campaign by Ellen von Unwerth
Wheels & Dollbaby: A/W '12 campaign by Ellen von Unwerth
Wheels & Dollbaby: A/W '12 campaign by Ellen von Unwerth
Wheels & Dollbaby: A/W '12 campaign by Ellen von Unwerth

Wheels & Dollbaby know how to party (video)

If you’re looking to “snare a millionaire”, Wheels & Dollbaby have always sloganed themselves as the place to go. The items you need for your trap: back-seamed stockings, killer heels, vampish red lipstick and a dress that accentuates an hourglass figure. Wheels & Dollbaby have a cult-like reputation for specialising in such looks, though theirs always hit the racks with a twist of modern rock-star.…

The making of the pin up girl

They were the fashion-cum-sex icons of their day. So dominant was their bearing, so influential their style, that to this day fashion still apes them – be it in the guise of Paul Smith’s ‘naked lady’ motifs, brands like Wheels & Dollbaby, and the women who bring this vintage, pin-up style to their modern wardrobes. How the pinup girl came to be has always been…
Gil Elvgren pinups: before and after
Gil Elvgren pinups: before and after
Gil Elvgren pinups: before and after
Gil Elvgren pinups: before and after
Gil Elvgren pinups: before and after
Gil Elvgren pinups: before and after
Gil Elvgren pinups: before and after
Gil Elvgren pinups: before and after

Pin-me-up, Tiah Eckhardt

Fashion’s obsession with nudity has largely moved well beyond the raw overtness and into more soft, sensual territory… but along with Terry Richardson there are still some photographers out there who excel at the former style. One such is Elvis Di Fazio, who unashamedly labels himself a ‘smutographer’. Skimming through his blog, that doesn’t necessarily equate to a man with any old camera, a bright…
Tiah Eckhardt: Wheels & Dollbaby A/W '11 Campaign
Tiah Eckhardt: Wheels & Dollbaby A/W '11 Campaign
Tiah Eckhardt: Wheels & Dollbaby A/W '11 Campaign
Tiah Eckhardt: Wheels & Dollbaby A/W '11 Campaign
Tiah Eckhardt: Wheels & Dollbaby A/W '11 Campaign

Hi-yo, Ginger! Tiah Eckhardt for Wheels & Dollbaby

The super saturated imagery lensed by Elvis Di Fazio for Wheels and Dollbaby’s 2010 fall campaign makes the most of Tiah Eckhardt‘s bombshell red hair. The photographs feature a set of twisted vintage inspired scenarios, our favourite is the nod to cowboys with Tiah mounted haphazardly atop a rocking horse. Click the image above to see the full campaign.
Tiah Eckhardt: Wheels & Dollbaby Fall 2010 Ad Campaign
Tiah Eckhardt: Wheels & Dollbaby Fall 2010 Ad Campaign
Tiah Eckhardt: Wheels & Dollbaby Fall 2010 Ad Campaign
Tiah Eckhardt: Wheels & Dollbaby Fall 2010 Ad Campaign