Tuesday 26 June 2012

Thursday 14 June 2012

Late Seventies Roller Disco


Vita Miezitis and Bill Bernstein's Brilliant Night Dancin'- an indespensable guide to New York nightlife in the late seventies. Aside of covering

Tuesday 12 June 2012

Haruko Wanibuchi and Kansai Yamamoto


Former Avedon Assistant Tad Wakamatsu's 1970 book 'Ipy Girl Ipy' is, as everybody knows, amazing. Also amazing is that Kansai Yamamoto did the costumes. These images are from First and Last, which is kind of a retrospective celebration of the original book, with lots of outtakes, interviews and texts. As the original Ipy Girl was a nude book, there wasn't so much in terms of clothing, so this is the first time Yamamoto's full designs have been seen. Enjoy!

Thursday 7 June 2012

Stars of the new wave no.1 - Judy Frankland

Blitz Kid Judith Frankland's graduate collection from 1980, seen here in Viz magazine. You can catch up with her current activities here: the swell life

Scenes by David Bailey / March 1969



Definitely one of his more surreal pieces of work..

Tuesday 29 May 2012

Thursday 17 May 2012

Friday 11 May 2012

Vepres Laquees : Le Palace, Le Main Bleue and Les Bains Douches


This is an amazing book! documents the faces of Le Palace, Le Main Bleue and Les Bains Douches. Inside it is Karl Lagerfeld (at the masked

Tuesday 8 May 2012

Ken Pate : Roquette Rockers

 
Ken Pate's subculture classic Roquette Rockers- the kids of the Rue de la Roquette in the 11e arrondissement. Brilliant, and very unique images of Parisian rockers in the early 70s,

Saturday 28 April 2012

Senti Roman - Nobuyoshi Araki


Visually striking, uncommon Araki photo novel. One of his better books and a fine early example of Araki's first person narrative style.

Erotoscope - Jean Claude Peretz / Raymond Abiego



Brilliant flipbook, featuring 3 models, in 12 layers of dress, nudity and hairstyles, with thousands of possible combinations. "Trois filles ensorcelantes!!! habillez-lez ou déshabillez-les! selon vos goût, votre humeur, au gré de votre fantaisie. 26568 combinaisons possible." Incredible.

Sam Haskins - Cowboy Kate and other stories



Was shown as part of 'The Open Book: A History of the Photographic Book from 1878 to the Present'. Important second book by Haskins, beautifully printed in gravure in Switzerland. A superb copy of the narrative, nude cult classic.


Chloe Sevigny for Opening Ceremony



Really nice lookbook in the format of a flipbook, with of course, the looks, and drawings by Marika Thunder, Rita Ackerman, Lizzie Bogatos, Benjamin Cho, Dan Colen, Matt Damhave, Amy Gartrel, Lily Ludlow, and Spencer Sweeney. An excellent presentation.

Mary Quant's London



Slim, elegantly designed volume issued at the time of the Quant dress exhibition at Kensington Palace. Lots of great pictures, some unpublished elsewhere.

Carlo Mollino: Photographs 1956-1962


Great book of previously unpublished private photographs by celebrated architect and designer Carlo Mollino. Mainly hostesses procured by a friend, it is an amazing book of intimate nudes. Mollino worked very much with the process and re-touched and/or partially coloured all of the photographs by hand. A beautiful work by an extremely interesting character.

Tom Wood - Looking for Love


Truly amazing first book from award winning photographer Tom Wood, who together with Parr and Graham represented the first generation of British fine art colour photography. Shot from 1982-1985 at the Chelsea Reach nightclub, Liverpool. Incredible, intimate and touching portrait of youth in the early eighties. Amazing images.


Ellen Von Unwerth - Omahyra & Boyd


Great Ellen Von Unwerth project featuring New York model and Jean-Paul Gaultier favourite Omahyra Mota and her boyfriend. Classic Von Unwerth.

28 Girls by Kishin Shinoyama


Considered to be one of the most important Japanese photobooks of the 20th Century. Very 60's and very amazing first book by the master of the nude. With text by Yukio Mishima and Makato Wada. Scarce in such a fine condition. Packed with really superb images, brilliant composition and colour that set a new form and standard for the nude.

Juergen Teller - Go Sees



From May 1998 to May 1999 Teller photographed every model who turned up for casting on his West London doorstep. The result is over 400 portraits in different lights and seasons. Some famous (Devon, Gisele, Sophie Dahl, Eva Herzigova, Erin O'Connor etc.) but many now obscure, this is an interesting snapshot of a time and a charming project in itself.

Shuni Okura - Emma (Private 2)

A classic and one of the greats. Number 2 in the private series (all of which are highly sought after), shot by Okura, featuring soopermodel Emma Sugimoto!