02/10 Rumble Lounge: aKademy & Olin @ Rodan
02/10 All Systems Go feat. Holy Ghost @ Smartbar
02/11 US Thursdays @ Crocodile
02/11 Hustlepalooza: Hollywood Holt, Curt@ins, Carter @ Wildhare
02/11 Disappear Here: Jesse Jamz, DH @ Angels & Kings
02/12 Antony Atalla, Gene Farriss @ Spybar
02/12 Congorock, Willy Joy, Charlie Glitch @ Smartbar
02/12 Leslie & the Ly's, Christopher the Conquered @ Subterranean
02/12 Family Affair: Riverman, Droopy, Brian Gardner, Brenda D., Todd Mariana, Puffs Baggswelle @ Darkroom
02/12 One Night Stand: Moneypenny, Gemeni Club, Only Children, Skyler, Kid Color, Team Bayside High, Capcom @ Metro
02/13 Frankie Knuckles, Michael Serafini @ Smartbar
02/13 Zola Jesus, Fucked Up, Kurt Vile @ Empty Bottle
02/13 Drug Honkey, Shimmer, Sun Splitter, Bridesmaid @ Darkroom
02/14 Mr Dibbs, Silent Army, Sector 7G, Kidd Russell, Sofrito & Mayonnaise, Qwel & Maker @ Abbey Pub
02/15 Rehab @ Debonair
02/15 Boom Boom Room: Damian Lazarus, Jamie Jones @ Green Dolphin
02/16 Scott Miller @ Schubas
02/16 Earth Proram, Taxi, Portable Models @ Darkroom
02/16 Just Desserts #4: Dan Morrell, Marco Morales, DJ Just Desserts, DJ Scotty T @ Lincoln Hall
02/16 Snoop Dogg @ Metro
02/18 St Vincent, Wildbirds and Peacedrums @ Metro
02/18 Freakeasy Presents: Janaka Selektra & JC Stokes, Radiohiro & MC Zulu, Brad Miner, Striz, Justin Reed @ Smartbar
02/18 FlyByNight: Rob Threezy, Charlie Glitch & More @ Debonair
02/18 People Under the Stairs, Rapper Big Pooh, Eratik Statik @ Subterranean
02/18 Locrian, Harpoon, Anatomy of Habit, Sun Splitter @ Abbey Pub
02/19 Trick Disco: Ghosts of venice, Only Children, La Principale, OCD Automatic @ Subterranean
02/19 Wagon Repair Presents: Matthew Jonson, Sassmouth @ Smartbar
02/19 Dre Day: Psalm One, The Jordan Years @ Darkroom
02/19 Four Tet, Nathan Fake @ Empty Bottle
02/19 Back Spin Concert @ Green Dolphin Street
02/19 Wolfe Tones @ Abbey Pub
02/20 Kings of Convenience, Franklin For Short @ Metro
02/20 White Label Sessions: DJ Lego @ Darkroom
02/20 LA Riots, Members Only AV, Team Bayside High @ Abbey Pub
02/20 Ha Ha Tonka, Rego, Keven Andrew Prchal @ Subterranean
02/20 Hudson Mohawke @ Abbey Pub
02/20 Southside Shakedown #3: Ghetto Division's 3 Year Anniversary @ Metro
02/23 Vitalic @ Empty Bottle
02/24 2Mex, Life Rexall, Sahtyre, Verbal Kent, Qwel & Maker, Scheme, 1773 & CARMA @ Abbey Pub
02/24 Charlie Hunter @ Beat Kitchen
02/25 NIN: Another Version of the Truth (Film Screening) & Dark Wave Disco @ Metro
02/25 Chi Got Soul: Dirty Diamonds, Cherry Bombs, Boomjuice @ Kinetic Playground
02/25 Handsome Devilz: Smiths & Morrisey sets @ Abbey Pub
02/26 Come2gether: Dubtribe, Terry Mullan, Justin Long, Gene Farris @ Green Dolphin
02/26 Equalizer, Soft Speaker, Yukon Blonde, Moxie Motive @ Darkroom
02/26 Atomica Project, theMDR, Rosen Association, Sarah Katheryn @ Metro
02/26 Alexi Delano, Tim Baker, Jason Patrick @ Smartbar
02/27 YACHT, MNDR @ Empty Bottle
02/27 Mig Gets Older @ Five Star
02/27 Panic!: DJs Pogo & Arturo @ Darkroom
02/28 Alkaline Trio, Cursive, The Dear & Departed @ Metro
02/29 Doom & Mos Def, Mike Relm @ Congress Theatre
03/02 We Have Explosives with Weaponry @ 2210 W. Chicago Ave.
03/03 A Sunny Day In Glasgow @ Schubas
03/04 Jeff Garlin @ Park West
03/06 Bring That Beat Back: Blu & Exile,
Eulorhythmics, Tomorrow Kings, DJs Tone B Nimble, Trew, Sean Doe &
RTC @ Subterranean
03/12 Muse @ United Center
03/12 Vivian Girls @ Subterranean
03/13 RJD2, Break Science, Happy Chichester @ Metro
03/13 Family of the Year, Mia Riddle, Queen Killing Kings @ Beat Kitchen (early)
03/13 Zola Jesus, Beau Wanzer, Fielded @ Beat Kitchen (late)
03/14 Copeland, I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business, Person L, Deas Vail @ Metro
03/15 Hammerfall, Powerglove @ Smartbar
03/17 5 Magazine: Jeff Craven, Aaron Dae, Rees Urban @ Smartbar
03/18 P.O.S. @ Bottom Lounge
03/19 Gil Mantera's Party Dream, Brilliant Pebbles @ Empty Bottle
03/19 The Sometimes Family, Bakelite Army @ Beat Kitchen
03/20 The Big Pink, A Place to Bury Strangers @ Metro
03/20 John Simmons, Sativa @ Smartbar
03/24 The Golden Triangle @ Beat Kitchen
03/25 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ Metro
03/25 Caspa, Chris Widman, Phaded @ Smartbar
03/26 Tegan & Sara @ Aragon Ballroom
03/26 Database, Gemeni Club @ Empty Bottle
03/30 John Simmons, DJ Form @ Smartbar
04/01 Bonobo @ Metro
04/01 Beach House, Bachelorette @ Metro
04/02 Passion Pit, Mayor Hawthorne & The Country @ Empty Bottle
04/02 Jedi Mind Tricks @ Subterranean
04/03 Tobacco, The Hood Internet @ Empty Bottle
04/05 Miike Snow, Delorean @ Metro
04/07 Major Lazer, Rusko @ Metro
04/08 Deer Tick @ Bottom Lounge
04/08 The XX @ Lincoln Hall
04/19 Hot Chip @ The Riviera
04/22 We Are Wolves, El Ten Eleven, Parlovr @ Subterranean
04/29 Yeasayer, Sleigh Bells @ Metro
04/30 Owl City @ The Riviera
05/01 Little Boots, Dragonette, French Horn Rebellion @ Metro
05/08 Frightened Rabbit @ Metro
05/23 Brian Jonestown Massacre @ Metro
05/23 Local H @ Metro
Chicago Art Events
Fall 09 Fashion Ad Campaigns
Fall 09 Fashion Ad Campaigns
Prada
Katlin Aas, Kendra Spears, Julia Hafstrom, Anna de Rijk and Ymre Stiekema ph by Steven Meisel.
I find Prada this season a little disappointing, given how stunning was last season’s with the seven girls. But the casting is fantastic as always— Kendra Spears is heading the title role with shots for eyewear all going to her solo. Ymre, Katlin and Anna are predictable but Julia is definitely a hot shot, her natural red hair already suiting the colours of the collection to bits. As mentioned always, starting with anything Prada is just gold.
One thing that I don’t like… the water. It’s very fake, in some shots it looks like a blurred zebra print carpet, like those in the new Cavalli ads. It’s obvious because the lighting/angle of the water and the models don’t even go together? (I am no photography expert but just saying.) The images end up looking awkward. Otherwise, the entire mood could have just been lifted out of the show, the hair, makeup and styling, plus the lighting that resembles the show itself. It’s a great concept and the boats are adorable… it’s just the water.
Miu Miu
Mimmi Soderstrom, Hannah Holman, Victoria Tuaz, Whitney Coble ph by Mert & Marcus
Get use to a different kind of Miu Miu ads, no celebs, all individual (relatively unknown) model shots. It’s about time when celeb hype is not needed to pull attention to a certain collection, these are great enough.
Chloé
Kasia Struss, Sigrid Agren and Karlie Kloss ph by Mikael Janssen.
Bring Inez & Vinoodh back, Chloé ads were at their best under their lenses. Over-photoshopping, flashing too many ‘it’ bags doesn’t seen to relate much to Chloé’s aesthetics, it’s very commercial, and unnatural.
Come on zoom into Sigrid’s face:
Pringle of Scotland
Karlie Kloss ph by Fabien Baron
Just one of Karlie’s five campaigns this season, girl’s on fire!
Mulberry
Kasia Struss and Irina Kulikova ph by Steven Meisel
Makes you wonder, why are two ladies, holding expensive handbags looking so desperately lost in a forest, together?
Kenzo
Magdalena Frackowiak, Marcel and Guinevere van Seenus ph by Mario Sorrenti
Looks similar to last season’s but beautiful nonetheless. Always love Kenzo ads, very easy on the eyes and just drop dead gorgeous.
Akris
Alana Zimmer ph by Steven Klein
Bottega Veneta
Anna Jagodzinska and Eddie Klint ph by Steven Meisel.
Oscar de la Renta
Anna Jagodzinska ph by Craig McDean
Marc Jacobs
Natasa Vojnovic, Ajuma Nasanyana, Kamila Filipcikova, and Olga Sherer ph by Juergen Teller
Add on more shots from the previous campaign post.
Roberto Cavalli
Karen Elson, Isabeli Fontana and Clement ph by Steven Meisel
Versace
Gisele Bundchen ph by Mario Testino
[images: Prada.com, mikas stockholm, Chloe.com, V#60 digital, sfilate.it. TFS scans by Surreal7, Luxx, Helligirl, Manuva, me. nextmodels blog, DNA newsletter]
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