Mary Katrantzou by Erik Madigan Heck

Oh I am breathless after taking in these incredible photos of

Mary Katrantzou

Spring 2011

by

Erik Madigan Heck

of

Nomenus Quarterly

They are simply the most beautiful things I have seen this year

Inspired by Pierre Bonnard and Vuillard paintings

Heck took the colorful work of this talented designer and shot to a new level

I am sure that this shoot will open up new doors for Katrantzou

and make editors and buyers sit up and take note

The color saturation and combination is artistry

This is one of the most difficult styles to pull off

Minimalism is restaint

but this is also a form of restraint

The beauty come from knowing just when enough is enough

That is pure talent and intuition

and not something that can be taught

They also make me think of Klimt and Egon Schiele

and the Russian Tea Rooms

All images Erik Madigan Heck

Erik Madigan Heck

Image by the extraordinairily talented Maverick Erik Madigan Heck founder of Nomenus quarterly

Via Cyantrendland

Axel Geis

I often feel like packing in the world of Fashion ............. I dream of cooking, gardening, painting or travelling, then I will see something and a feeling will overwhelm me and I cannot rest until I have retreated to the studio to begin work on a new dress, jacket, headpiece or whatever it is that bubbling  up inside.
That is how I felt when I saw these images on Nomenus quarterly

 

 

all images nomenusquarterly

There is a subtle elegance and timelessness to them. The ladies look confident and yet somehow also vulnerable.

The colour palettes in these two are sublime 

 

 

 images from myartspace

To read an intersting and witty interview with Berlin based Axel Geis go to myartspace