On Tuesday night I co-organized and DJ'd the official AW12 aftershow party for Kokon To Zai in the Wyld Bar at the W Hotel London. Check out some of the photos below by Billa Baldwin! Guests included Diane Pernet, Charli XCX and Lana Del Rey's stylist and performance artist Johnny BlueEyes with DJ sets by myself, Jodie Harsh, Larry Tee and Miguel Dare. Thanks to Sasha and Marjan of KTZ, Jo Blaz, Joanna Firanka, Victoria Wadwa, Isaac Morrison at Dash Concepts and Fair Vodka for sponsoring.
Mostly known for their portraits of sophisticated, powerful women, Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott's photos typically lend an air of grace and unmistakable perfection to advertising. Their shoot for the latest issue of LOVE caught my eye as it veers away from their usual style, equal parts beautiful and disturbing it recreates Jeff Bark's 2007 series Woodpecker and reminds me a little of Gregory Crewdson's Beneath the Roses (2003-2005), with models bound & gagged and floating lifeless in water wearing Converse and the odd piece by Charles Anastase or Marc Jacobs. It also reminds me of the scene in Sam Raimi's The Gift where Katie Holmes' dead body gets dragged out of the lake, remember that? Anyway, I really like this editorial and so I thought I'd share it, check it out:
